A lonely teenage loner at a Massachusetts high school introspects on his isolation, appearance, and yearning for connection as he begins to navigate his social world.
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A proud sorceress from a distant shore endures captivity in a foreign master's house, harboring secret knowledge and defiance beneath her role as a possession.
A wife receives a mysterious phone call about her husband and arranges to meet her informant at a local diner.
A studious valedictorian celebrates her graduation with her father, who gets her drunk for the first time and seduces her.
A sorceress enslaved in a foreign house reflects on her former life, forbidden sacred texts, and the lineage of female mages she is destined to inherit.
A couple navigates a swinging lifestyle and community fallout while moving a terminally ill friend into care.
A lonely orphan's life changes when he meets a kind stranger who becomes the family he never had.
A man heads to his late father's isolated cabin for deer hunting season, reflecting on loss and the outdoors they shared together.
A dying woman is saved by a shadowy figure and an angel, awakening in a strange new existence she doesn't yet understand.
After a devastating playoff loss, a rejected varsity letter and an ominous summons to the coach's office lead Danny into a coercive sexual encounter.
A lonely, neglected wife calls a repairman and finds the attention and passion her husband has stopped giving her.
An 18-year-old narrator recounts how, at age 12, she began a secret sexual relationship with her stepfather after overhearing her mother refuse his frequent advances.
A lone space voyager arrives on a world of inexplicable happiness and encounters a mysterious girl who reveals the hidden melancholy of its smiling inhabitants.
A Master reads a heartfelt apology letter from his submissive, who ended their relationship after meeting an old flame at the store.
A lonely teenager attempts suicide and meets a girl who takes pity on him, only to discover her affections may not be genuine.
A grieving widower hires a young Mormon babysitter, and an unlikely relationship develops between the lonely father and his devoted helper.
A 14-year-old narrator reflects on his ongoing sexual relationship with his older friend Derek, now nearly 17, as Derek begins drifting toward other relationships.
A socially awkward orphan begins college hoping to connect with women, but an unexpected event forces him into becoming a woman himself.
An Air Force serviceman in the Dominican Republic takes in a 13-year-old girl from a host family, and their innocent cohabitation begins to take a sensual turn as she matures.