Based on Lidia Yuknavitch’s autobiographical bestseller “The Chronology of Water”

Lifelong swimmer and Olympic hopeful Lidia Yuknavitch (Poots) accepts a college swimming scholarship in Texas to escape her abusive father and alcoholic, suicidal mother. After losing her scholarship due to drugs and alcohol, Lidia moves to Eugene and enrolls at the University of Oregon, where she is accepted by Ken Kesey as one of thirteen graduate students who collaboratively write the novel Caverns with him. Drugs and alcohol continue to dominate, accompanied by bisexual promiscuity. The discovery of S&M helps Lidia cope with her inner demons. Ultimately, her career as a writer and teacher, along with the love of her husband and son, replaces the earlier chaos of her life.