A deceased man’s friends and coworkers try to come up with the best way to mourn him and comfort his widow, even though it seems like she doesn’t need it.

A woman comes home dreading her grandmother's funeral, but she finds that moments of shared sorrow allow families to come together and celebrate life.

A professor tries to convey to his students the magnitude of the most perfectly crafted poem ever written in the English language: “Lycidas.”

Left conquered and disappointed from her past relationship, a girl addresses her selfish lover who had sexually used her. The girl compares the boy to a vampire and speaks about how he has left her like an empty shell craving love and blood just like he was when he first approached her.

A man mourns the death of his wife and celebrates the birth of his child.

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.

After a lifetime of secrecy, a young girls father finally includes her in the family business, giving her a sense of belonging while also drawing her into the generational curse that comes with a life of taking on other people's pain to allow them a peaceful death.

A man receives a call in the middle of the night and learns that his ex-girlfriend has committed suicide. He spirals into reflection about the woman and their relationship.

A boy spends the day singing around his sister, as he and his family watch her sink into a tar-pit as punishment for killing her husband. He toggles between the maturity and the child-like helplessness this jarring experience brings out in him.

A writer reflects on his mother’s incredible strength, which he depicts in a short story. However, his mother does not approve of the piece as he had hoped, and he soon makes an important discovery.