This drama is based on a John Updike story and is narrated by the author. It is the tale of an angst-filled hero attending music school.

A young unmarried couple leave the politically turbulent Berkeley behind for a life in the country. Finding a place in sheep country, the couple awaits the birth of their first child as they revel in bucolic splendor. The tensions of city life are left behind as things progress towards the anticipated due date. The couple wishes to have a natural childbirth and are comforted that the expectant father is a pre-med student with some knowledge of the upcoming situation. Things go along smoothly until the expectant mother’s father returns after years of being a sailor.

An improvisational comedian, working with The Committee improv group in San Francisco, struggles to be taken seriously.

In the world of the Murkworks where nightmares are made, the evil Synonamess Botch hatches a scheme to make non-stop nightmares. Only Ralph and Mumford, misfits from the cheery land of Frivoli where good dreams are made, can stop him.

一个缺乏幻想的男人娶了一个理想主义的年轻女人。妻子试图用她洋溢的乐观态度重塑丈夫。但当她的第一次怀孕以流产告终时，婚姻开始变得非常紧张。