Before the Gate Closed
Travel and adventure
A harbour crew has a delivery deadline, but the water does not follow their schedule.
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Romance
Two former partners try to agree on the catalogue description of something they once bought together.
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A Qualification in Small Type
Mystery
A researcher follows a carefully worded footnote through two editions of a local history.
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An Authentic Tuesday
Comedy
A neighbourhood walking tour runs into the residents whose ordinary lives it has promised to reveal.
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Weight Allowance
Travel and adventure
An exhibition organiser must decide which part of the show can travel when the booked van is too small.
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The Agreed Version
Friendship and family
A family prepares for a visit, but a practical question resists the account they have rehearsed.
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The Department of Almost
Fantasy
An experienced clerk receives an application for a memory that comes uncomfortably close to his own.
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The Good Listener
Romance
A man who takes pride in listening begins to hear what his partner has left out.
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The Witnesses for the Weather
Mystery
An assessor compares two accounts of a small collision on a rainy morning.
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Without Prejudice
Comedy
Two neighbours discover how much effort a small shared hallway can absorb.
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The Return Route
Travel and adventure
A guide and his former mentor need a clearer conversation before they can finish a familiar walk.
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