In a collection of vignettes and short stories, L. Lloyd Lewis shares tales, spiced with the salt of truth and mixed with the pepper of fiction, about everyday folks wandering through the arena of life. Within brief pieces penned with a rhythmic writing style, Lewis explores the vicissitudes of life and the strange coincidences that connect us to perfect strangers, often in unexpected ways. After a woman wakes up from a tequila-fueled blackout, she must decipher who she shared a bed with the night before. Arthur Earskin was destined to be a third-generation police officer, until something went awry. Now as he hangs his private detective shingle, he hopes to shed his dark past. After Zephyr Oden and Henry Hammer meet in military school, they become known as Salt and Pepper. Before long, their seemingly unshakable bond becomes evident. But will it last throughout their lifetimes? Salt and Pepper is a volume of vignettes and short stories fraught with abrupt plots that twist and turn while exploring life, death, love, and friendship through the eyes of a diverse band of characters.