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In five disparate tales, introspective women at key turnings points face otherworldly experiences which force them to consider who they are and who they might have been. An ex-figure skater is haunted by her best friend’s ghost in “The End of All Things.” The frontwoman of a rising punk band navigates a strange liminal space towards a mysterious train in “Our Lifelong Dreams.” In “I’ve Been Here Before,” a nihilistic college student experiences vivid memories of a past life that ended in a tragic roller coaster accident sixty years before.

Dinner is served - with a little something on the side. A Brooklyn wife is too sharp to allow her husband’s wandering eye to get the best of her in this witty short story of a dinner party with a delicious comeuppance. Eleanor and Jonathan have joined a few of their most irritating best friends for an intimate catered gathering. Through all the intellectual chatter, Eleanor’s on watch. Jonathan has already confessed to wanting an open marriage, and tonight, Eleanor has decided to accommodate him. Just not quite the way he expects.