Juxtapositions from the Good Vibe Lounge is a trilogy based on real characters and events pivoting from the late 1970s to modern times. In Book 1, published April 2023, The Paradise We Create, the story centers on a diverse group of High School performing arts geeks who’s adolescent adventures seed humor,romance,heartbreak and chaos. The two primary characters are Drew and Yoyo, who come from extremely different, but dysfunctional family backgrounds. Their unlikely pairing sets the stage for a forty year narrative thru the lightest and darkest moments of the human experience.