What defines friendship? What defines loneliness?

This question asks the reader to critically and thoughtfully engage with the two human experiences that form the basis for the book’s primary narrative and thematic considerations. Responses might reference different sorts of friendship, from casual acquaintances to best friends, and might reference qualities like trust, connection, mutual vulnerability, and the willingness to make time for one another. In terms of loneliness, responses might reference the experience of being alone, whether in the company of people or in actual solitude. Answers might also reference sadness or depression associated with that experience, and/or a feeling of isolating, fundamental difference from others.  

In Chapter One, there is a reference to “Wednesday Nights.” What are “Wednesday Nights,” and how do they relate to the book’s central thematic points of analysis?

"Wednesday Nights" is the name that the author's acquaintance Ozzie gives...