Stories with settings as diverse as a rabbit warren to a mythical village in China to the island of Newfoundland. What happens when the inhabitants of a rabbit town decide to adopt the ways of their intellectual superiors? Why does a beautiful Chinese village nearly come to complete ruin because of a minor accident? Why does a fisherman's simple wish stir up the bowels of Hades? How does a small fishing community survive in a very hostile environment and without aid from its own government? Some of the trials and tribulations of getting old are examined in a humorous manner. And finally, how...

This is the ongoing story of a boarding house in St. John's, Newfoundland, in the late 1940's and the assortment of unique characters that make up its clientele. The culture and social norms of the day are interwoven into the storyline. Sometimes dramatic, sometimes romantic, often humorous, and always interesting, the interactions between the various boarders parallels that of a large family as the story progresses day by day.