In an apocalyptic future where Earth has been ravaged, a lonely man studies the stars until, one day, they come to him.

A woman on a farm in France in the late 1800s meet a curious young man who is an artist. The two develop a friendly relationship as they learn from each other new ways of seeing the world.

Vincent's new mysterious lover lives in fear of a murderer she calls "Mr. Destronelli." As their relationship develops and she slowly loses her mind, she becomes convinced that every man she's ever been with has actually been Mr. Destronelli in disguise — including Vincent.

A talented lower class painter strikes a horrible deal with a popular, untalented nobleman - his masterpieces will receive the adoration they deserve, under another man's name.

An amateur painter attends his first art show, hoping to sell some of his work. He soon understands, however, that the path to success in art is not nearly as simple as he once perceived it to be.

A man who is trying to find his place in the world tries his hand at multiple professions but ultimately settles with painting. Though he has talent as a painter, he leaves his patrons unsatisfied, taking wild artistic liberties he takes with commissions—a lesson which his two closest friends will come to learn when he paints a portrait of one of them.

An art-gallery owner reluctantly accompanies his amoral detective friend as they investigate a murder in Mercury’s art community, ultimately uncovering a scheme of deception and forgery in this futuristic take on Sherlock Holmes.

Consumed by the memory of his larger-than-life roommate who recently passed away from AIDS, a grieving man working at an art gallery reflects on life.

A writing critic reviews the construction of Charles Chesnutt’s stories and how to write surfiction.

Two American astronomers work to understand why fixed stars are moving at impossible rates, only to find that a corrupt and wealthy inventor is behind the entire phenomenon.