Following a year spent in restless flight across the breadth of the United States, the Parkers sought refuge in a place no one would suspect: Alaska. Yet, their past, woven with falsehoods and deceit, was not so easily left behind. Soon, th…

Nate is finding his footing in this new chapter as a stay-at-home father. He manages – though perhaps barely – the demands of children entering adolescence and Robin's demanding career coupled with her restless social life.

Edie maintained her watch over the Parkers, searching for the most easily manipulated among them. She found herself fortunate in the abundance of candidates.

Now that Robin is unemployed, the responsibility of earning falls to Nate. He’ll be working aboard an Alaskan factory fishing trawler. It promises seven months of hardship: the stench of decaying fish, the haze of methamphetamine, and the a…

The dock was the last sight of the sea for Nate as his family bid him farewell. A ride back to town deposited him into a world subtly altered. He quickly perceived that things had shifted, and a growing disquiet settled within him. No, it w…

Recalling Robin and Nate’s inaugural vacation as a couple. A journey to the tropics, their first time apart since the arrival of their children. A word of caution: it proves to be a deeply unpleasant experience.

Nate found himself back with his family, orchestrating a hurried departure from Edie and the authorities. Their escape hinged on the unlikely assistance of a terminally ill, ninety-year-old Alaskan bush pilot.

After their plane crashed in the Alaskan wilderness, the family found their only hope in mutual support. Their struggle for survival echoed the harshness of a wilderness ordeal, though thankfully, with somewhat less physical exertion.

The Parkers, at long last, encountered assistance within the desolate ghost town, a place populated by individuals of disconcerting seriousness dedicated to Pacific Rim role-playing.