Silly Hobby Justina is a wife and a mother to a toddler. In her spare time she writes. At her son's birthday party, she's also waiting to hear from her literary agent about selling her manuscript. Her excitement is tested when hoity-toity neighbor Lola makes an offhand comment about her passion project. Fragile-19 Carissa is prickly to everyone, even to her favorite cousin Lyle. When Lyle enlists in the US Army and gets deployed to Afghanistan, Carissa falls prey to a depression, leaving her family worried. When she fakes happiness for the sake of her therapist, everyone is pleased -- except Carissa. When cousin Lyle returns from active duty and contracts covid-19, Carissa's joy turns to guilt since she's the most likely person who gave it to him. Shattered Hernando wants his proposal to Divashni to be utterly flawless, and it would be, except Divashni has his intentions all wrong. Cherry Italian Ices for Summer All Mark and his pregnant wife Cerise want is a relaxing day at Rockaway Beach. When Mark's mother shows up to tag along, the day is nearly ruined. When Cerise unexpectedly goes into labor on the way to the beach, she confesses a secret irrational fear around cherry Italian ices. They all need a miracle from each other, but can they stop bickering? Under the Mulberry Tree at the Center of the Universe An elegant string of prose describing yearning to be with one's love in an ordinary place that becomes magical in the anticipation and consummation, except it's forbidden.