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Shortchanged

Tammy’s about to get her associate’s degree and she’s got a chance to get a real job, with a desk and a chair and vacation days. There’s just this one thing…

Transubstantiation Gone Wrong

In which an impish, six-year-old girl finds solace in the arms of a laughing son of God.

Meet Me There

Three Louisiana men, all fathers of little girls, confront a dark secret that tests their morals and bonds them in unexpected ways. Will they serve justice or be consumed by their own hatred?

Irish Exits

A lost dog brings Janie Doyle face-to-face with her peculiar neighbors, who live only three blocks away—but in a world that’s entirely different from Janie’s.

The Liquor Trailer

Just across the state line, that’s where you go to be a man.

Every Story Is a Confession

Is renewing an old friendship always the right thing to do? Maybe not.

Good Money

The Buckleys were, you might say, entrepreneurial. Particularly on Fourth of July Eve in the Waffle House parking lot.

I Am Not a Rock Star

Sometimes, the haircut you want is not the haircut you need.

By the Light of the Flower Moon

Every now and then, if the moon is just right, the old ones will assemble and take someone back with them.

We’ll Start a New Country Up

From the time they were kids, they just couldn’t wait for something bigger than their small Alabama town.

Summer’s End

Every year, they gathered at the campground to feel the magic of the mountain fireflies that glowed in time with each other. Then, a harsh discovery broke the spell.

The Interview

There was a time in Hudson, North Carolina, when a man would never walk into a beauty shop. But one day, in 1973, one did.