Don’t miss this exciting collection of short stories that explore how we as ordinary humans cope with circumstances that test our convictions: a loving husband’s desperation during the Katrina disaster (Paoletti), a woman’s struggle to accept family secrets that contradict stories she heard as a child (Campbell), a contract killer’s reassessment of personal priorities as he carries out his final assignment (Frieden), a young woman’s life-changing altercation with a gang in 1980s Humboldt Park (Borcherts), and so much more.