A four-year-old Southern boy can read novels but has never spoken a word in his life. When he goes to his family's Fourth of July picnic, he must decide whether it is the appropriate moment to speak—or if there ever will be one.

Lost in her fantasy, 6-year old Elvy becomes devastated when she believes her imaginary husband has died. Her family strives to convince her otherwise.

A woman tells a story about a fox who, to great consequences, raises a human child.

A young boy grows up avoiding his abusive mother and idolizing two men in his life: his father and a boy in his class. But when both of his heroes betray him, he turns to his mother for comfort.

An all-powerful, magical three-year old boy who can read minds, manipulates beings and objects, and more, terrifies a town into declaring everything is fine even if it is not, out of fear of the boy’s intervention. One night at a town gathering, the birthday man being celebrated gets drunk and angry at Anthony, who retaliates violently.

On his sixth birthday, a young boy receives a surprise present that forever changes his perspective on life.

A boy runs away from an abusive household and a magical figure from a cautionary tale: the Fool-Killer. Fear of the Fool-Killer shapes his whole life as he tries his best to live honestly and un-foolishly.

An eight-year-old girl attends a family lunch with her aunt, uncles, and cousins. Family drama ensues as a baby is hidden from his grandmother, an uncle drinks too much alcohol, and children indulge in naughty conversation.

A little girl navigates her relationships with two boys in her elementary school class, a brash bully and a shy victim, and learns about the nature of suffering.

A young girl works to impress her highly critical parents and submits to a terrible fate as she struggles to meet their impossible standards.