The asteroid work crews don't have much to do but tell tall tales to each other. One man tells a particularly riveting account of an expedition where he met a strange parasitic species that inhabits human bodies and barely escaped unscathed—or did he?

In an environment where the earth is devouring itself and human beings and producing valuable drugs, a successful drug-harvesting team tries to escape a deal with a powerful businessman but face terrifying consequences for defying his orders.

In a world where immortality has become the norm for humans, two men attempt to introduce an old-fashioned tribe to eternal life.

When a far-away planet requests the return of two fugitive queer extraterrestrials, a closeted man finds the empathy necessary to enable their escape.

Three men in a bar find themselves talking about the kind of woman they'd like to spend their lives with, and discuss indulgent sexual encounters versus the comfort of a steady, solid marriage.

A quarreling married couple takes a trip to the mountains in Colorado in an attempt to save their marriage, but disaster strikes when they see a pair of young mountain climbers fall, leading to a perilous rescue mission.

A few men gather in a small house to discuss what makes humanity unique as compared to the rest of nature.

In an austere farmstead on the distant planet O, two lovers must find a way to fool their fellow citizens and satisfy a complicated series of marriage rites so that their forbidden love may last forever.

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

An enslaved lunar miner journeys with his friends from the center of the moon to its surface, seeking the destruction of the oppressive city above and a glimpse of the void beyond the mines.