A scientist who specializes in neurolinguistic computing built an ASL translation system to more easily video-call with her deaf sister, who is an avian conservationist. When one of her birds accidentally gets online with the scientist's children, the scientist discovers that her translation software can give a voice to animals too.

A catalog of the tools different alien species use to read and write, leading to fundamental questions about what it means to make patterns of knowledge against the noise of the universe.

A grieving mother and accomplished linguist relives her child's lost life as she learns to communicate with the aliens that have landed on earth.

When another witch moves in to her neighborhood and opens a bakery too, a witch must keep a close eye on her and her antics.

Come winter, a girl discovers the horrific truth behind her friend's dreams.

A doctor ponders their time spent with a planet-sized library in the wake of its scheduled destruction.

When a mysterious bruise appears on the back of her head, a woman struggles to figure out why—and stumbles upon her past.

After the father turns into a tree, a family struggles to figure out what to do with him.