Revelations: Stories about big reveals

Growing up in the fifties and sixties, Jenice Matias senses there's more to her mother's occupation than she understands, and D.B. Firstman has always known their body is different, but at the age of thirty, they make a discovery that changes everything.

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Emergency: Stories about urgent situations

As a first-generation pre-med student with no financial aid, Brooke Dolecheck takes a job as a 911 operator to support herself, and flight paramedic Marc Doll must transport a child to St. Louis for his last chance at a heart transplant.

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Math Class: Stories about adventures in math education

High school math whiz Tori Ball has always hoped a boy would fall in love with her mind, but when it finally happens, she's not sure how she feels, and high achieving, but superstitious college student Maryam Zaringhalam’s entire system collapses when she misses a calculus test.

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