Rob Williams wrestles with a strange and disturbing riddle in this true story about the lives of elementary school boys.

Expatriate Christopher Ryan finds out that he’s not cool, despite Finland’s sub-zero temperatures.

Uche Ogbuji writes a poem about his adventures constantly moving, and never fitting in.

You GAVE someone your DRAFT? Oh sweet Jesus. We’re really in for it now. I mean, I saw that draft with my own eyes, and it was not pretty. The typos! The awkward dialogue! The plot holes! (Mary Richert faces her inner critics.)

If this story isn’t true, why is it categorised as memoir? Because Steve Sparshott – and 29 others – remember a small school’s big event of Summer 1989. And while they’ll agree that it didn’t really happen, they’ll continue to tell the story.

An elementary school in the South. A black teacher and a white student. Hateful words said in innocence. An unexpected opportunity to learn.

Why is it that the strongest memories from school don’t have anything to do with school?

In a moment of desperation, Jeremy Resnick decides to pursue his real estate salesperson’s license. He signs up for an online course that actually begins with the words, “Location! Location! Location!” And it only gets worse from there.