The Myth of the Fishes

The two central characters are breaking up. Moira flees to Paris; Stan goes up north with gay writer friend, Timothy. Moira returns and joins Stan and Timothy up north to sort things out. Roberta, Stan's old friend also arrives. The next 24 hours reveal the assortment of tensions, expectations, humour and discontents of four people experiencing the difficult transition to middle age. The four characters return to Toronto to resume their separate lives.

Sulfur dioxide and acidic precipitation have added stress to the forest ecosystem and is the unofficial cause of the decline of the Sugar Maple. This is the lamentation of a world slipping away. A farm here, a person there.