A woman feels a strange wash of power over her as she accidentally stumbles into the world of a science fiction convention.

Curious about a poet incarcerated for horrible crimes, a woman tries to get closer to poetry—and to him.

A man becomes the newest host of America’s longest-running, number-one television game show—with a horrific twist.

When a deadly infection strikes the world, a girl and her family must make and live through difficult choices.

A woman’s desperate desire for love in Paris leads to her some dark places.

Over the course of her pregnancy, a woman reflects on her long and difficult friendship with someone she has known since high school.

When scientists forecast a once-in-a-three-thousand years weather event with divine properties, a boy finds himself the unlikely recipient of its blessing.

When a woman meets a strange seed salesman one day, she endeavors to create a magnificent—and unexpectedly magical—herb garden.

On a long taxicab ride to Idaho, a man bonds with his driver.

As they prepare to sell off their family’s house, two siblings reckon with the difficulty of their childhoods—and the tragedy of their third sibling.