Time is a precious commodity, that becomes ever more valuable when it appears the world is about to end. This story is about seven strangers and their families who must confront not only their own mortality, but also how best to use the time left to them. No matter the end result, their choices ultimately change their lives and illustrate how one can live without the hesitations.

In this short story collection, the various facets of loss, sadness, and death humanity grapples with on a daily basis are explored. A young woman struggles to cope in "Empty Bed." A marriage crumbles in "Dissolved." A widower contemplates the circle of life in "Bonfires." A teenage orphan travels incessantly to escape her pain in "The Last Train Home." An abandoned spouse finds solace on the water in "Adrift." A Good Samaritan's help has unintended consequences in "Seconds." A suicidal man looks to one final good deed in "Free Fall." A town simpleton ponders the loneliness of God in...

White Picket is a dark comedy that proves that you never really know the person that lives next door. Adam Marks and his serial killer neighbors have made their own utopia on a suburban street near Washington D.C. With a set of rules to help them kill undetected, Adam has been living his American Dream. However, when a normal family moves in across the street due to the reckless actions of one of their own, their presence threatens to expose them all. Adam soon realizes that his American Dream might be falling apart. After an unexpected friendship with his new neighbor, Adam must decide how...