Six stories of personal encounters in compelling situations and one-on-one conversations. The Alien of Mt. Pleasant An alien hunter’s comical confrontation with a marooned extraterrestrial. Political satire. Hands Two A standalone story and a continuation of the supernatural tale appearing in The Festival of Sin. A man with magic beneath his fingers Living Ugly Is beauty truly skin-deep or in the eye of the beholder? Epitaphs Two friends and bandmates in their youth reunite in their sixties Actresses A chance encounter between an acting legend and a fan Life Eternal A broken man travels through a strange purgatory