These short fiction and prose selections depict the author"s exploration of life experiences from various narrative stances and his attempt to understand ego development and self-actualization. Following up the success of his recent novel "Etchings in the Dead Wax", familiar topics like fear, sadness, mental illness, forgiveness, and understanding the environments we share reappear as the author dips deep in the inkwell in search of answers. The title offering is a candid coming of age piece loosely based around real events in the city of Winnipeg.