Dan Pousson

In a world where all crime is regulated and committed by the government, a reluctant ex-con is hired by the Ministry of Evil to revamp its most irrelevant department: The Department of Petty Crime.

After quitting his dead-end job, 24-year-old Nathan is driving back to his hometown to work for his parents. Those plans change when his car suddenly breaks down in smoke. A man pulls over to help, but it's none other than Nathan's dreaded high school music teacher, Mr. Richmond. With no other options, Nathan must heal old wounds in order to get back on the road.

A young orphan boy wanders through a half-abandoned dust bowl town in search of his parents.

After the worst case of writer's block could keep him from feeding his son, a depressed alcoholic novelist with disdain for critics must confront his recent past and discover the real culprit behind his wife's early demise.