A poet attempts to sleep comfortably at a friend’s house without disturbing his hosts.

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

As a woman slips in and out of sleep, her dreams become windows to moments in her life.

A young, beast-like creature who works as an apprentice to a god carver is tasked with carving a new god. However, the god he carves clashes with his society's values; as a result, his people take his memories from him and banish him to the wild to start anew.

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.

A husband signs up to have his wife's eyes inserted after her death, only to find that the world from her perspective is unbearable to him.

A Black poet living in an old plantation house struggles to maintain control of her mind by writing the stories of her ancestors. When one of those ancestors begins possessing her and forcing her to kill as punishment, she must choose between continuing to document their stories or being silenced forever.

A young boy finds a clearing while exploring the wilderness and meditatively observes the nature around him.

While teaching a student his practice, an ailing Buddhist monk reflects on his life and his violent relationship with his family.

A Buddhist monk tells a visitor about an enchanting woman he met and why he feels he must redeem himself.