Jules Kincaid is a child writing prodigy of only fourteen when the novelist Arthur Brolin takes him from the slums of Chicago to a primitive, free lifestyle beach village in Indonesia late in WWI on a one-year writing sabbatical. Brolin says Jules has the necessary talent, but his writing does not yet have passion in it. Brolin isn't the only one who helps Jules to experiences that feed his passion and hone his writing.
Tim craves sex, but is too shy to ask a girl out. He turns to masturbation to relieve the pressure. He finds that panties left in the laundry room add to his pleasure. His life descends into the sameness of stealing panties and using them to masturbate. Tim didn't count on stealing the panties of a girl with a plan.
A former security enforcement officer heads to a barren world seeking revenge and finds a lot more. After killing the men responsible for his great uncles death he ends up with three women. His uncle's mine does more then earn him credits.