The neighbors on this quiet street are more of a family than just neighbors. They interact with each other like relatives. They take care of each other. They squawk and squabble at times just like all families do – but there is loyalty - and love such as it is. They accept each other for whoever and however they may be. They are all good people. When Walter, a shy, socially inept man who has recently lost his mom, announces that he's getting married, there is reason to celebrate, or IS there?
The Story
The Main Characters
Walter
Marty/Ruby
Debbie
A large, sweet simple, socially inept man who lives alone in his childhood home. His mom recently passed away and Walter is bravely attempting to forge new connections. He works as a custodian and every day he stops at the local grocery/convenience store for a morning coffee and an evening take out dinner.
Gregarious and outgoing, Marty makes a good living by performing as his alter ego Ruby Razzamataz
at the local watering hole. He loves the neighborhood and has become somewhat of the social director, go-to for lonely hearts and counselor for the disenfranchised.
The cashier at the local grocery/convenience store, Debbie is almost cripplingly shy. She keeps her focus on the items and the cash register. She can look at items without scanning them and tell the exact amount with tax and also calculate the change without using the computer screen on the register.
Deena
Shaldeen or Deena as she is known to her friends is a woman of a certain age who has been around and heard it all. The owner and manager of the local bar, she chooses to run it as a community service and often helps out the needy by handing out healthy food, hospitality and non-judgmental advice to patrons, and those down on their luck.