Three stories cross three centuries in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. Nora May French, a young poet, spirals into the 1907 Bohemian Club in pursuit of art, freedom, and egalitarianism. Angela Steel, the last surviving San Francisco City supervisor, sees a chance to build an ideal world from the ashes of a mid 21st century global war. Luz and Cody, rivals in a mid 22nd century small town, take an unwanted journey to fulfill a last request. In each era people take different approaches to the common desire for love, fulfillment, and strength.