An unexpected letter reminds a man that he was once voted "Most Likely To Succeed" by his graduating class. Even though both world wars have changed the course of his life, he realizes that he is not unhappy.

When a gay writer is hit over the head and knocked out by his Slovenian friend, he finds himself aimless in New York City, unable to do anything more than read about Eastern European history, retell the same story over again, and wait for his friend to return.

A white woman who has recently moved to a rural Southern area with her family experiences a hysterical fear of the neighboring Mexican children.

A young, Black woman clings desperately to a friendship and a relationship which both ended long ago. Through clashes with a "godmother" who appears as an apparition in her apartment, the woman finally resolves to move on.

An older gentleman walks around his hometown of New York City and reminisces about the life he used to live there, only to find his home is not as familiar as he thought.

A maid in New York City catches stray bits and pieces of her customers’ lives as they waltz in and out of her dressing room at a nightclub.

A New Yorker working at a salon spends her time observing people she meets on the subway and at work. Though she meets a lot of people between washing hair and riding the subway to and from work, she avoids talking to them except for the rare occasions when she has to.

An independent elderly woman becomes involved with a much younger man and reflects on life, love, and relationships.

A middle-aged salesman from New Jersey finds himself studying the intricacies of his life and the hospital he stays at after he becomes ill on his flight.

Bundy, an old man, agrees to take care of Miss Tyler’s dog. However, Bundy is ashamed of the pet, and waits for the canine to die.