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I'll Be There | 我会在你身边
A story of two seventeen-year-olds who find love despite complex pasts. After revealing their res...
The Pumpkin Carvers | 雕刻南瓜的人
An aging couple, Clark and the much younger Allison, share a poignant evening carving pumpkins. T...
Love of Life | 热爱生命
A man, abandoned and injured in the wilderness, endures extreme hunger, cold, and exhaustion in a...
The Bloody Forehead | 血染的额头
An elderly man falls and is injured in an airport rush. While others ignore him, passenger Dana i...
The Whale Sound | 鲸歌
The narrator is forcibly taken by police while haunted by the imagined sound of a harpooned whale...
Detour to Romance | 浪漫的迂回
A young man waits endlessly at a train station for his fiancée who never arrives. Taking a job th...
The Double Blanket | 一床双人毛毯
A grandfather is being sent to a government home. His son buys him an expensive double blanket as...
Candlewick | 烛芯
A new neighbor, suspicious of a boy's request for a candle, refuses him, only to discover he was ...
An Ingenious Love Letter | 一封巧妙的情书
A clever lad writes a love letter that appears harsh to the girl's disapproving father, but conta...
A Special Encounter | 特别的相遇
An elderly couple's visit to a fish seller becomes magical when a Koi leaps into their basket, pr...
The Blackberry Jam Story (Part 1) | 黑莓酱的故事（上）
Maggie, still coping with personal loss, finds the courage to revisit the moor she once frequente...
The Last Ride | 最后的骑行
A boy, knowing his motorcycle's brakes have failed, hides the danger from his scared girlfriend. ...
A Pleasant Encounter? | 一次愉快的邂逅？
This excerpt from Edna O'Brien's *The Girl with Green Eyes* captures the intense, awkward, and bi...
A Silent Love | 无声的爱
A young couple overcomes family opposition and distance, only to be tested by a tragic accident t...
The Last Stop | 终点站
Mrs. Conroy, accustomed to napping on her friendly bus driver's route, falls asleep with a substi...
Forever Love | 永恒之爱
A story of unrequited devotion where a girl's promise of eternal love endures despite betrayal an...
Christmas Roses | 圣诞玫瑰
On Christmas Eve, a dental hygienist grants a prisoner's wife extra time with him before his appo...
The Love Potion | 爱情神药
A young man, Alan Austen, visits an old man who sells peculiar potions, seeking an affordable lov...
The Rich Man's Potatoes | 富翁的土豆
A philosopher grandfather recounts a tale of a controversial rich man in a bygone town. To counte...
A Chance of a Lifetime | 一生一次的机会
A woman dreams of moving to New York for a career opportunity. At a farewell gathering, she is ca...