What do two Emergency Medical Technicians, a mysterious man with a shotgun, two hesitant lovers, a little girl with two fathers, a death row inmate about to be executed, and a man who has had too much to drink have in common? The EMTs struggle to save a dying patient and argue over methods; the mysterious man enters a building with an unknown but definite sense of purpose; the two lovers meet for hesitant, then passionate, furtive love-making; the little girl is readied for bed by her two loving fathers, the death row inmate is prepared for execution, but not without a hitch, and the man who has had too much to drink draws a peculiar doodle on his napkin and gets bumped one too many times. A single act of violence weaves an unexpected thread through the lives of several strangers, spreading like a virus and escalating toward a surprising conclusion.

Forms: Narrative Fiction, Short
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Urban
Niches: Gay/Lesbian