In the sleepy little town of Port Hampton, strange and magical things happen in this anthology from author Juno Jakob (The October Season). A collection of fifteen short stories weaves a pattern of curiosity and wonder: an elderly couple figure out their place in the town, a sinister shadow haunts the backstage of an old cinema, two old friends talk their lives and how they can change, an sick woman recalls the pleasures of having a pet cat, a drunk in search of inspiration runs into his literary idol, Old Mr. Wilson feeds his cawing crows; a man has a memory of past love and something spooky is rattling in the attic...