A woman reflects on her time in the Bay Area—and the two women she knew from there.

A writer is drawn into a dangerous love triangle with a haunting, immortal spirit in contemporary San Francisco.

A man recounts his life experience in New York, covering the various people near and dear to him, as well as the growth of the city itself.

A local sailor in Venice is upset by the irreverence exhibited by tourists—and it gets him into immense danger.

A rich know-it-all visits Los Angeles after his marriage falls apart, where he has a spiritual encounter with wildlife. He is left with a greater understanding of himself, but needs yet another push to finally change his attitude.

A lonely, aging American man joins forces with a French street vendor to sell his goods as his own funds dwindle.

When a wealthy Chinese widower living in San Francisco begins dating a much younger woman, he realizes he may have trusted her too quickly as her true intentions come into question.

A liquor seller living in Rock City tries to explain why he is home so late after making a delivery to the observatory at an unusual hour.

An immortal being living in 1906 San Fransisco is aware of the devastating earthquake about to occur but is under oath to not tell his mortal companions about it. As his fellow operatives try to save artwork and literature, the immortal being finds himself drawn to an innocent young boy.

An Italian man recounts how his father came into money upon arriving in the United States but spent and then lost it all when his factory caught fire. Despite his Papa’s veritable financial ignorance and dangerous pride, the son asserts none of it was ever his father's fault.