Ten interconnected tales from the town where the impossible becomes inevitable and redemption is always within reach.
In Middle Falls, Oregon, ordinary lives intersect with the extraordinary. A desperate girl finds salvation through a mysterious dog who defies the laws of physics in All the Leaves are Brown. A ghost trapped for forty years in a high school multipurpose room haunts Tethered—Albert Parsons. Scott McKenzie discovers that his vigilante past has prepared him for an unexpected afterlife career in Karma Delivery Service. Two Watchers take a day off to witness key moments in human history in Bearing Witness. Michael Deakins relives the worst day of his life, learning that survival isn't the same as victory in The Five Lives of Chief Deakins. Harold Murphy accepts an impossible job: give away a billion dollars, one act of kindness at a time in The Billion Dollar Card. Moondog opens his door to shelter a stranger from danger in What Moondog Saw. An elderly widower ready to fade away meets a persistent dog named Mushu who won't take no for an answer in A Reason to Stay. A lonely man's accidental Christmas invitation transforms into an unforgettable feast in Christmas Most Unusual. And on one chaotic Halloween night in 1961, the KMFR tower falls at Artie's Drive-In, changing Middle Falls forever in The Night the Tower Fell. From the cosmic to the deeply personal, these stories remind us that second chances come in unexpected forms—sometimes with four legs and knowing brown eyes, sometimes from voices we can't hear, and sometimes from the simple act of opening our door to someone who needs help. Welcome back to Middle Falls, where every ending is just another beginning. These are all original stories written for this collection, with the exception of Christmas Most Unusual, which was released as part of Middle Falls Holidays.
