Enjoy a bevy of stories about human foibles. Meet an amiable young man's whose chance at romance is ruined when he repeats a story. Attend an uncomfortable interview with an aspiring arts critic who doesn't like art. Sit at the campfire and watch graduate students battle over their dissertation ideas. Witness a series of shady business transactions initiated by a young Indiana orphan. Hear the tales that destroy an old lady's relationship with her family. Get trapped at a cult ranch with a young woman. Life is more fun with a book of lively fiction on the nightstand.