In a town so small it can hardly be called a town, a black woman serves a rich white family until a series of horrific events causes the single joy in her life to vanish.

In an East Ohio town, a middle-aged man checks into a hotel and explores the various characters, events and surroundings that define small town life.

When a woman returns to her home town in Kentucky after many years, she finds her family nothing like she remembered. Much to her dismay, she also encounters the man who broke her heart so long ago.

A man reflects on the loneliness of his childhood home, where his family would fervently clean the house every Saturday for guests on Sunday who would never show.

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.

A large factory is shut down in a small town in Illinois, and the town's residents face a sudden economic depression — until a prison is built where the factory had been, invigorating the economy but bringing along with it unintended consequences.

A town newcomer befriends a seasoned bird hunter and learns about his tragic past and the wild family that continues to haunt him long after they’ve left town.

In a small town in South Carolina, a middle-aged man is dragged into being the referee for a $1000 grudge match between his eccentric friend and a town outsider.

A slice of grim parts of life

A ranching family stays optimistic during tough times by remembers their good luck last summer when they persuaded a generous rancher to work on his farm.