At a monk retreat, a guilty pharmacist tries to reclaim his attention span—and take accountability for what he has done.

While teaching a student his practice, an ailing Buddhist monk reflects on his life and his violent relationship with his family.

In a future where technology has advanced to the point where humans can undergo "optimization" to rid themselves of emotions and increase their mental functions, one man decides to cling to his humanity in an effort to atone for his sins and appreciate the beauty of being human.

Stinging from his recently cut-off engagement, a young man retreats to a small town in the mountains of Virginia to work as city editor of the local newspaper. Alternately entranced and disgusted with his hermit-like nocturnal life, he finds peace and pleasure listening to the St. Anthony Chorale.

A daughter, on the verge of becoming a mother, learns a great deal in spending time with her own mother.

When a couple goes grave-robbing for artistic inspiration, they wonder what could go wrong.

A beastling attempts to terrorize a village only to learn what they're truly afraid of.

A boy tries to bring his parents back, but at what cost?

The ex-wife of a famous male writer considers a story he wrote about a neighbor they once had.