Freshly transferred from a hospital position, a twenty-year-old navy sailor must adjust to his new position, which requires him to clean the ship's furnaces. Despite being warned, the work is much harder than he expects, but he is determined to get the job done.

A routine inspection for a Space Navy ship leads to confusion over a vague item. A hasty fix before a military inspection causes more stress than intended.

A woman embarks on a treacherous, snowy journey to help her friend.

Years after facing abuse from the hermit overseeing a nature preserve, two children—now adults—enact their revenge.

A maid, silently and in thought alone, contemplates her own position in a house full of opulent, decadent lives.

The ex-wife of a famous male writer considers a story he wrote about a neighbor they once had.

At the root of her complicated family formed by her father and stepmother, a girl faces years of abuse through what they consider to be a “royal beating.”