04:16

Holding Your Breath

by Gretchen Waschke

A newly divorced mother is evicted from her home.

05:56

Playing Parts

by Launa Lea

A worker at a community center has a knife pulled on her.

08:17

Sit Tight, Kid

by Jason Schmidt

A boy realizes his father is not a superhero, just a man who did his best.

13:51

The House of Mourning

by Kate Braestrup

A chaplain helps others deal with death after facing her own tragedy.

06:53

Teacher Talent Show

by Tim Manley

Tim Manley is failing as an awkward high school english teacher until the school talent show helps him find his voice.

06:50

Dog Off Leash

by Arthur Bradford

A man spends his second wedding anniversary in jail after getting picked up on an outstanding warrant from the Parks and Recreation department.

07:14

War and Peace (and Humping)

by Sofija Stefanovic

Sofija Stefanovic has a deep crush on a boy whose family is on the opposing side during the Yugoslavian wars.

05:07

Fangs for the Memories

by Matt Day

A tourist gets a scare in London’s Highgate Cemetery.

07:03

Juggling and Jesus

by Colin Ryan

Colin Ryan is outed in 6th grade as a member of a Bible clown group. 

05:19

Empathetic Subway Screaming

by Jeff Simmermon

Jeff Simmermon has a run in with a grouchy straphanger on the subway.

06:32

Deah, Yusor and Razan

by Suzanne Barakat

Suzanne Barakat explains how her brother, his wife and her sister were murdered by their neighbor. 

Please note: This story contains descriptions of racial violence.

05:50

Flying Home

by Amir Baghdadchi

Amir has a "chat" with a government agent, in windowless room, at the airport.

15:06

The Value of Words

by Maris Blechner

A professional who works with adoption services details the personal reason she was drawn to her work.

13:38

Panic on the Road to Jericho

by Nadia Bolz-Weber

A Lutheran minister visits The Middle East and combats her intense fear of heights.

12:24

Another Saturday Night at The Clam King

by Adam Wade

Adam Wade is an awkward teen who spends every weekend with his adoring grandma and her sister.

07:09

Development

by Adam Wade

Wade attempts to impress his friends and family in his small New Hampshire town with his swanky new TV job. 

06:49

Hoboken Roast Beef

by Adam Wade

Slow service at a deli counter leads to an angry and regrettable outburst.

10:59

Talking To My Kids About Sex In The Internet Age

by Adam Savage

A father of twin teenage boys finds the internet a scary place for impressionable minds.

10:09

The Missing Pants

by Adam Gopnik

A writer loses a treasured pair of pants.

14:19

The Pieties of Perspiration

by Adam Gopnik

Adam Gopnik battle liberal guilt with his son in a sauna.