A woman is employed by wealthy individuals to eat the sins of their recently deceased relatives.

At a monk retreat, a guilty pharmacist tries to reclaim his attention span—and take accountability for what he has done.

The tyrannical Traitor King employs a baker that creates pastries which trigger memories. The baker's wife serves as the royal taster for this same king who tortured and hung her sister.

A lustful, rhapsodic husband makes an unsuccessful attempt to seduce his distant wife and is surprised when the tables soon turn.

Professor gives a talk about the human appetite for death

Alyse, a part-time writer, is unable to excavate any interest from her seemingly boring family, utterly unaware of the deeply complex and exciting adventures her brother, sister, and aunt often have

In a Thai village, the life of a boy who the head monk believes has unlocked the highest state of enlightenment is jeopardized when the village chief seeks to exploit the local festival of floating lanterns for profit. Upon finding out the Thai village chief's evil scheme for the local lantern festival, a precocious child's life is threatened.

In a future where technology has advanced to the point where humans can undergo "optimization" to rid themselves of emotions and increase their mental functions, one man decides to cling to his humanity in an effort to atone for his sins and appreciate the beauty of being human.