Midge has a problem with relationships. He has a distant relationship with his father, given how he died before he was born, and his mother sold the family home whilst he was at university and moved without telling him. It has also taken him five years to speak to the girl that he loves. All he really wants to do his follow his passion of becoming a writer. Life just keeps getting in the way.From a dysfunctional beginning to a poignant end, the journey twists and turns. As Midge experiences a range of emotions from euphoria to despondency he faces difficulty after difficulty as he tries to get through life.