Desc: Driving to Phoenix: With Eduardo Arteaga, James David Patterson, Valerie Saunders. The road to recovery is littered with abandoned baggage. James David Patterson describes the frustrations of adult life -- following a childhood marred by sexual abuse -- in this metaphorical journey across the desert southwest to a Phoenix he cannot seem to find. Blending monologue and chance encounters along the journey, Patterson seeks a way to reconcile the contradictions of his life.