Hattie Donahue
In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their family farm.
Beulah Balt
Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks too much, his children are always in trouble, and he tom-cats around with the wives of friends. Jacy's back in town, after a mildly successful acting career, life in Italy, and the death of her son. Folks assume Duane and Jacy will resume their high school romance. And Sonny is "tired in his mind," causing worries for his safety. Can these friends find equilibrium in middle age?
Widow White
Quando sua mãe envia Jack para comprar mantimentos, ele chega em casa com uma bicicleta suja, mas carregada de magia. Sua mãe está furiosa, mas quando Jack usa a bicicleta mágica para salvar o carrinho de cachorro-quente local das garras dos grandes empresários corruptos, ele se torna o herói da cidade.
Estudantes tarados, dispostos a acabar com o prestígio da universidade em que estudam, inventam uma "fundação", supostamente dirigida por um famoso cientista, para poder "estudar" a vida sexual das garotas utilizando dinheiro de órgãos governamentais.
