A Love Refracted In A Stream is a first person fictional memoir that follows the experiences and somewhat unreliable observations of Crate as pertains to his life and especially to that of his brother, Raynold. Crate delivers his disaffected account of their lives, recalling personal truths and various social dysfunctions. In the end, even though Crate attempts to protect and care for Raynold, he can’t prevent Raynold’s suicide. As the narrative unfolds, Crate is surely unraveling.