At a time of sudden danger and mass confusion, two strangers find something to believe in: each other. A husband keeps a nasty secret from his wife - for 9 months. A middle-aged man can't get his first love out of his mind. The economy leaves two young working-class men of of work, money and options. A photographer is drawn away from comfort and closeness and toward the horrors of war.In just a few pages - sometimes in one beguiling scene, crackling conversation or insightful observation - this masterful collection of short and short-short stories paints a complete and vivid picture of people's lives and their relationships with those close to them.