Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Slue-Foot Sue navigate the treacherous passes of adolescence at Lone Star High and Our Lady of the Holy Cross.
The director of interns at a failing Midwestern circus tries to repair his relationship with a married trapeze artist and discover the truth about a workplace mauling.
Santa experiences an existential crisis and glances through his spam email folder, and a couple's marriage is strained during the twelve days of Christmas.
A Stan in decline changes his name in an attempt to reclaim his former glory, a miller's daughter struggles to guess the name of a scheming, gold-spinning homunculus, and other stories.
A recent high school graduate works for the Novelty Parking Enforcement Department and clashes with a Machiavellian tenant subletting a crawlspace in his parents' house.
Old flames, new flames, and lost attendees of the Midwest Celebrity Impersonators Association's annual retreat convene at a ten-year high school reunion.
A young child believes that an accountant lives beneath his bed, beleaguered parents turn to outsourcing, a single mother works for the Human Lotto, and a thrifty father purchases his dead wife a Dial-a-Grave.
The daughter of Elvis and Cher impersonators lives in an RV called Graceland, a man launches the American history/youth lifestyle magazine "Historical Gossip for Teens," and more stories of life on the periphery of celebrity.