Ups and Downs: Part One

David loves Kate.
Jim loves Ann.
Martha loves vodka.
Marvin loves gambling.
Milton loves money.
Jim, David, Kate and Milton love weed.
Ann is unavailable for comment.

After JFK's assassination, The Beatles on Ed Sullivan and the escalation of the Vietnam War, the 1960s became a roller coaster of a time in which to grow up. Ups and Downs is a serial novel about friends, lovers, family, and the turbulent times that they navigate in their own ways.

David and Jim want to open a record store.
Jim and Ann want to be together forever.
Marvin wants to win big.
Martha wants to fall asleep on the couch.
Now Milton is unavailable for comment.

There's never enough time, enough love, or enough cash for everything an American wants in the 1960s. The path to getting everything you need, whether you're young or old, is full of Ups and Downs.