The characters found in jokes are forced to act out the jokes every time they are told.

After a local child goes missing, a mother watches her own child with caution and examines her relationship with the mother of the missing child.

When his cowriter of many years vanishes into thin air, a TV writer realizes he may not know his closest companion at all.

A young boy and his classmates meet Ms. Ferenczi, a strange substitute teacher with intense travel stories and peculiar mathematical theories to share. However, her comments become controversial and the children must decide if they want her around the classroom.

After his wife's death, a man struggles with his belief in God and with taking care of his young daughters as a single father. But when someone is brutally murdered in the rural countryside, the man finds both a welcome distraction in bringing justice to the killer and an unlikely ally along the way.

A couple plays a guessing game. They disagree on whether a corner could be classified as an object and meet no consensus.

A woman goes to pick up a neon sign and is entranced by the sign maker. Her husband at home seems to be going crazy as he is obsessed with making wooden dolls.

A man working at a communications community wants a new job. His coworker promises him one, so long as the man helps to hide human body parts.

A New York bartender attempts to engage in a conversation about owning comets — as in, the ones in space —with his somewhat crazy customer.

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