The title personalities here are wandering spirits presently operating a Laundromat in a retarded Appalachian community. Mother and son, they have little in common save devotion to one another plus an obligated interest in a town which is by turn comedic, cruel and conniving. The cruelty is offered in part by those residents who are in a larger part inward-looking and feckless. Two of them are a black man and white boy, one who may or may not have killed the other; neither is amicably whole. Other players include a cheating white woman married to the black man; a radio station commentator who...

Our spinal column is probably the most problematic area of the human body. Its disc, nerve and muscle problems are famous. We certainly all know about the pain and stiffness and let's not forget about the headaches, neck tension, shoulder difficulties, and all the excruciating symptoms in our lower back and legs. Yes - at some point in our life, likely we all will experience the telltale signs that something isn't quite right with our back. Which begs the question, "Why?" Why does this area give us so many problems? Is it because of its mechanical nature? Is it our posture? Or, is it how we...