Through his experiences and frustrations we meet Delany Richardson, a budding writer and old friend of Stan's; John Snyder, a local musician; Brian Fetzler, Stan's stoner roommate; Dave Greibing, a mountaineer and Delany's ex-boyfriend; and Bridgette Jonsen, a former heroin addict and Dave's current girlfriend.
Through his experiences and frustrations we meet Delany Richardson, a writer and old friend of Stan's; John Snyder, a musician from the local scene; Brian Fetzler, Stan's stoner roommate; Dave Greibing, a mountaineer who was previously in a relationship with Delany; and Bridgette Jonsen, a former heroin addict now dating Dave.