The Railfan

MIDWESTERN PASADENA follows Maisie Andrews who is home from college on her "winter break". As she gets settled in, she bumps into her neighbor, Angus, as they reconnect. Maisie finds out that Angus is taking a gap year to save up and travel. Throughout the story, Maisie and Angus share moments of reflection and reminisce about their shared past and discussing their dreams and aspirations. Maisie also struggles with the her feelings of uncertainty of the future. It is when Angus and Maisie are in their High School's parking lot when Maisie admits to Angus that she is not really on break and has dropped out, expressing to him that she feels unfulfilled and disconnected from living in the city. She even questions her major. Angus offers support and encourages Maisie to take her time and explore different paths until she finds what feels right.

Tony, pursuing a fresh new life, attempts to make new friends.

A disgruntled customer follows two employees on their way home from work.

On a trip into Chicago to buy allergy pills, Ben runs into an old high school friend.

A group of guys are affected by a ghost train from the Chicago L.

When her boyfriend suddenly ghosts her for days on end, Jane finds herself devastated and unable to take the advice of her friends. Jane rejects modernity and wallows in a feminine melancholy.

A fashionable odyssey that follows a circus's ringleader and crew as they venture across the Atlantic Ocean. Tragedy strikes as a storm sweeps the ship off its course, and the members of The Grand Applause question if they will arrive at their destination in one piece.