My Cardboard Balcony

Jessie and Todd by Belinda Roddie Jessie and Todd were lovers in high school, but once they graduated, it was doomed. Jessie wound up with someone super cool - a woman whose judicial career bloomed - while Todd became a Catholic priest. He prayed away the urges; his collar was stiff, while his manhood was not. Jessie had made a fortune off a video game blitz, many she independently produced, while her wife was bound for the Supreme Court. In the meantime, Todd wanted to play loose with a former nun at the church. A short affair ensued, but he was quickly caught. Excommunication is so not hot.

A man finds a bypass route to avoid the 5 o'clock traffic on a Friday afternoon. But instead of going around the busy freeway like he wanted, he finds himself reversed and winds up across the bridge in a tiny town called Port Ridgedale. There's a bar nearby called The Sick Bastard, and he's really not in the mood for a beer; he just wants to go home. But then he remembers that his wife has been mad at him ever since he got passed over for a promotion, so maybe a White Russian or a screwdriver would be really good right now.