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06:54
A Very Tiny Grownup

by Margot Leitman

A young girl grows up too soon.

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12:08
A Work In Progress

by Aimee Mullins

A double amputee explores her changing relationship with prosthetic legs.

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13:57
My Son Carl

by Sirdeaner Walker

The mother of a bullied teen tells the story of his suicide.

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12:35
How To Draw A Nekkid Man

by Tricia Rose Burt

A burnt-out corporate executive tries to shake her A-type personality at art school.

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06:53
Oliver's Pink Bicycle

by James Braly

A three year old’s pink birthday wish makes a man consider the kind of father that he wants to be.

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06:57
Tetris

by Steve Zimmer

Coworkers become obsessed with a video game.

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09:02
George Washington, Gangsters, and Cookies

by Deborah Allen-Carr

A student learns what she won't give up for a friend.

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05:29
Standing Up

by Ed Koch

A young man from New York City stands up to his anti-Semitic platoon leader while in training for World War II.

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04:31
Penitentiary

by John Crotteau

A young man faces the fullest extent of the law.

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05:24
A One Year Sentence

by Bobby Stoddard

A construction worker discovers the upside of his girlfriend’s one-year prison sentence.

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07:09
Giant Lizard Eating My Pants

by Jeff Simmermon

An American tries to prove himself on an Australian adventure.

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05:40
Love At First Blister

by Gabe Bullard

A man is treated differently after getting a bad burn.

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04:53
The Model Couple

by Alisha Brophy

A woman is an unwitting witness to a prank show.

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10:34
The Letter

by Jamaica Kincaid

A girl is sent to live with her aunt after the birth of her little brother.

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06:33
No Cheese Sandwiches

by Judith Benezra

A sardine sandwich teaches a girl an important lesson.

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05:59
Wilson Avenue and the Land of No Return

by Don Ray Smith

A man reflects on the segregated neighborhood of his childhood.

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06:04
I Don't Do Sexy

by Amy Rood

Amy Rood thinks she can learn to be seductive if she takes a pole dancing class.

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13:27
To Russia With Love

by Elna Baker

A woman raised as a Mormon is terrified that her parents will disown her when she confesses that she has left the faith.

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14:23
Stars On The Ceiling

by Tina McElroy Ansa

A woman describes how her father’s risky entrepreneurial endeavors kept her close-knit Southern family in flux.

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06:00
A Very Dangerous Person

by Paul Teodo

A hitchhiker is picked up by an infamous driver.

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