BACK FORK is the story of an everyman, WAYLON, struggling to hold his life and family together after a heartbreaking tragedy. He and his wife, NIDA, barely recognize themselves, let alone each other. Their inability to continue on and to heal, leaves them hopeless. With the growing burden of the unanswered questions of why, and a heavy dose of self-blame, It__APOS__s only a matter of time before Waylon turns to the magic of the pills to make the problems disappear. He finds a kindred spirit in his sister, RAYLENE, as he sleep walks through life with addiction. It__APOS__s only a matter of time until Waylon finds himself at a crossroads. He learns that he__APOS__s been asking the wrong question all along. The question isn__APOS__t why, rather, where do I go from here? He__APOS__s then able to see that we__APOS__re all wounded animals. Sometimes we die, but sometimes we live.