Fragments: Growing up Bohemian Poor In Dementias House, a collection of illustrated short stories about growing up bohemian poor with an artist father and crazy, zany mother, paints the authors life as a child, teenager, and adult dealing with a mentally ill mother who slid into dementia in her later years. Memories, triggered by houses the author lived in from 1950 to 1964 and later-- physical houses, metaphorical houses or spaces, or a house of dementia-- transport you through turmoil and joy. A quick read, its got humor, tragedy, nudity, and sex.

A woman stands on a windmill tower in Kansas, ready to jump. The woman is married, two kids. The farm is driving her crazy. She can escape by jumping or she can escape to the city. Olive needs to say goodbye to the kids. Saying goodbye, she changes her mind. She drops the kids with grandparents, steals her husband's car, and heads for Wichita. Three women guide Olive on her journey from farm girl to city woman: Janey, a waitress shows her the sexy, seamy side of night life. Eileen, a transgendered former basketball player teaches Olive how to dress. Rose, a psychiatrist opens Olive's dreams...