Tender Lies

Among them are: an old woman whose once-elegant existence has deteriorated into an impoverished wait for life to end

And A young woman who longs to be an artist but who works pitting apricots to support her alcoholic mother

Along with and a man of strong religious conviction who killed his son's rabbit in a fit of rage and does not know how to find forgiveness

Arlo suggests that an insecure girl stop wearing dark glasses because ... "You'll feel safe talking to strangers in broad daylight"

He must also deal with a neurotic who buys lotions for rashes that have yet to happen!

Like an archaeologist, Arlo can, with time, make even his dullest and most pathetic discovery sparkle