The Apples and the Coins
Mystery
A market seller has fewer apples than expected, but more money.
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The Important Visitor
Comedy
A restaurant owner prepares for the wrong kind of inspection.
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Moving the Moon
Travel and adventure
Rain is coming, and the theatre’s largest prop will not fit through the door.
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The Last Viewing
Romance
A flat viewing brings two former partners back to a place they once imagined sharing.
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Two Receipts
Mystery
Two people bring the same repair receipt to a watch shop, but a receipt proves less than they think.
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Words of Welcome
Comedy
A volunteer discovers that understanding a language is easier than delivering a ceremonial speech in it.
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The Long Way Across
Travel and adventure
A courier needs a customer’s decision before taking an expensive detour with a fragile part.
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The Key in the Drawer
Friendship and family
A daughter asks her mother to change a habit that has begun to cost them both.
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The Letter Behind the Glass
Fantasy
A museum offers a visitor one chance to read the apology she never sent.
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The Picture by the Window
Romance
A photographer must settle an old disagreement before asking an assistant to work with her again.
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The Meeting That Wasn’t
Mystery
An archivist checks a recording against a disputed set of meeting minutes.
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The Printer Knows
Comedy
A manager takes an office printer’s demonstration script surprisingly personally.
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