After being recruited for a so-called neurological study, man meditates on the imaginary city he sees in his dreams.

In the depths of his mind, a writer tries to uncover the autonomous, nefarious motivations of his own characters.

A man recalls his intimate friendship with his former English professor, who resolved to fuel his unsatisfied desire for playwriting during the time they were apart. In their reunion decades later, instead of the brilliant play he promised, the professor shows his former student a disturbing product of his mental instability.

A teacher reminisces about all his wonderful students of the Narrative Studies courses he has taught around the world before his career comes to an end.

When a prominent actor has his mind wiped and resold on the black market, a brain police officer goes undercover to find who is responsible — but in doing so, uncovers a scheme that makes her question even her own identity.

A neuroscientist on the brink of a scientific breakthrough dies in a car crash. Yet her consciousness is still alive.

A Los Angeles speech pathologist is assigned to the case of a presumably mentally-ill woman who speaks in gibberish that turns out to be Old English. When the woman disappears, deciphering her mysterious writing leads the pathologist to wonder if she has stumbled across a time traveler.

A writing critic reviews the construction of Charles Chesnutt’s stories and how to write surfiction.

Anxious ahead of an important lecture, a psychology professor blows up after finding a photo of his wife's ex-husband.

A teacher on the Lower East side meets a friendly man with a presence resembling a dead English poet.