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06:25
Hermit No More

by Joanna Courteau​

Joanna Courteau was an outsider by choice until a near-death experience cracks open her bashful shell.

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06:29
Sister Rivalry

by Michelle Robertson

Michelle  and her sister are super competitive.

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05:26
Shoeless and The City

by Isabelle Raphael

Isabelle finds herself in a pinch when she drops her keys down the elevator shaft. 

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10:08
The Muck and the Mire

by Christal Brown

Christal Brown finds a connection to her father through dance.

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05:51
Same Taste in Women

by Catherine Smyka

Catherine Smyka and her male friend have the same taste in women.

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06:08
Persistence

by Gabrielle Shelton

Gabrielle Shelton tries to find work as a welder.

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05:29
Between a Rock and a Hard Place

by Wanjiru "ciru" Kibera

Wanjiru Kibera goes off the path in the Kenyan wilderness.

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07:31
Beauty In Brawn

by Sandra Kimokoti

Sandra Kimokoti feels conflicted over her physical strength.

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04:23
A Reason To Cry

by Ali Muldrow

Ali Muldrow wants to parent her kids differently from the way she grew up.

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05:49
Partners in Crime

by Michelle Cloud

When her daughter throws a secret party, Michelle finds herself dealing with the consequences.

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12:55
Sisters Forever

by Henny Lewin

Henny Lewin, a young Jewish girl, is smuggled out of a Lithuanian ghetto during WWII. 

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14:26
To Bravely Do or Bravely Die

by Sivad Johnson

Sivad Johnson takes us behind the scenes of the Detroit Fire Department.

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14:44
A Violin’s Life

by Frank Almond

Musician Frank Almond makes a historic discovery. 

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13:36
100 People Who Love You, No Matter What

by Zahra Noorbakhsh

Zahra Noorbakhsh had not met her extended family back in Iran.

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05:08
This Keeps Me Up at Night

by Zeeshan Nayeemuddin

Mohammed Zeeshan Nayeemuddin is an ER doctor with a critically ill patient.

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06:23
Truth-ache

by ​Anagha Mahajan

Anagha Mahajan has a biking accident and ends up in the ER.

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11:05
Movie Night

by Nestor Gomez

Nestor Gomez tries to learn English by watching television.

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09:26
Runaway

by Brian Belovitch

Brian Belovitch is welcomed by the Rhode Island drag community.

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08:13
A Rooster's Tale

by Lincoln Bonner

Lincoln Bonner has an unlikely childhood companion.

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06:40
Pas de Une

by Val Rigodon

Val Rigodon attempts to become a ballerina.

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