The Chinese exchange student who enters into a fake marriage so he can bring his wife to America; the Home Depot employee who spends day after day helping customers find the right color paint for every project but can't find the color in her own life; the troubled foster son who has decided never to talk to his foster father again; the rural school janitor who understands more about education than anyone could guess -- these are some of the characters you'll meet and want to share with your friends in Michael David Fels' first book of short fiction.