A bartender sleeps with a regular patron whose brother has recently passed away.

Three people all sit down to talk after a night of drinking, but the agenda of one dinner guest changes the night.

A father tells a story about his deceased wife and the wild traditions they used to have involving alcohol as well as the disapproval his mother-in-law had about their relationship.

An old drunk abuses his wife and children, which negatively impacts their lives in numerous ways. One day, the drunkard faces a tragic accident which allows his family to finally be free of his tyranny.

An old bar cleaner, resentful of the new ownership, decides to play a trick that has drastic consequences.

A counselor breaks his sobriety streak after several meetings with a frustrating client. After arguing with his wife while drunk, the counselor begins to feel murderous and must fight his violent urges to earn back her trust.

After a man loses his wife in a car crash, he decides to hibernate through the winter. Soon, the rest of the town follows suit.

A woman tries to convince her husband to quit his exhausting job as a traveling salesman. She reflects on the impossibility of having everything that she wants.

When a fisherman takes his son and nephew on a duck hunting trip on Christmas Day, their boat takes off while they are on a ledge, leaving them stranded in the dead of winter as the tide rises.

A father and son need to get home by Christmas Eve dinner, but a late departure from the Cascade Mountains and a closed road make the trip home difficult and dangerous.