A man writes a letter to his close friend updating him on his new wife, or lack thereof.

A lovestruck journalist and a torn painter pull the threads of their affair in opposite directions: he desires something more permanent, while she feels indebted to her husband and sons.

A man walks with a writer around London who tells him about the novel he wrote that was lost which can never be matched in beauty by any other.

Nick and his wife live in a cozy New York City apartment until one morning when she goes out to get bagels and never returns. In search of stability, he winds up at the house of an old friend who he quickly realizes feels more at home with than with his wife.

A heartbroken man remembers his ex-lover while reading about the dramatic end to the relationship between two famous poets and listening to his favorite musician.

The wife of a poet documents her marriage of five years as it tumultuously unravels during one summer in Maine.

A three-years-married couple have lost the spark that once excited them, leading the wife to venture into tentative love affairs.

A man tells the story of his son-in-law who used his poetry skills to make real money.

A couple with a rocky marriage argues over fetching a newspaper, which becomes a catalyst for their impending divorce. When they unexpectedly reunite over a decade later, the former couple witnesses how their lives disparately transformed thanks to the fateful newspaper.

A married woman begins a flirtatious affair with her husband's former student, but when her cousin comes to visit, the woman realizes just how much she's sacrificed.