Josephine Lohoar Self

Set in the Bronx, in the era of 1950s McCarthyism, everybody wants to look the same. Michael a gay, twenty-something-year old mouse, hides his true identity while he works as a tailor. When Isaac enters the shop one day he offers the escapism and love Michael craves. In Michael’s confined apartment, he becomes tormented by the memories of Isaac’s tragic death. Michael’s memories and flashbacks are triggered when he notices Isaac’s jacket draped on the back of a chair. Haunted by the solace Isaac once offered, he struggles to come to terms with his loss.

A precocious 12-year-old plots her stepfather’s demise, but a weekend in his presence forces her to confront the grief she’s kept hidden.

One Christmas day, Günter, a pudgy family pug falls madly in love with an inanimate object.