Deep in the furry nostril of Wisconsin lies a troubled teenager forced to look adult life in the squinting brown eye without goggles or even a tarp. This is the story about a series of interconnected lives and events bound by one common thread, location. Throughout this tale, the thread begs to fray but through the grace of self preservation, medication, and mutilation, the unraveling ceases and begins to flower into something new. The Barrens has also been called: "A pointless tale of sex, death, drugs and violence." - Chance Beardsly, Editor "Weird." - Many "Seriously, WTF?" - Many more. "Welcome to Wisconsin" - Wisconsin