The characters in Unruly Mix I (Tales of Music, Artists, Posers and Misfits) don't fit in anywhere. What brings them together is the setting of Burnham, Connecticut - a quiet hill town where tradition still holds sway and change arrives slowly, if at all. Some residents are lifelong locals, others come from nearby towns, and a few are only passing through. Bound by place rather than temperament, they navigate lives shaped by inherited values, private convictions, and the pressure to belong. In this first volume of the series, we meet these characters as redeeming qualities, destructive tendencies, and unexpected circumstances begin to surface. Small tensions and unseen forces lay the groundwork for conflicts that will unfold over time. Unruly Mix I explores the people, places, and music that shape lives lived on the margins, and what happens when those margins begin to fray.