Status Updates From Mrs Caliban and Other Stories

"That was wrong, in any case. The ocean was different from an aquarium, which was an artificial environment. The ocean was a world. And a world is not art. Dorothy thought about the living things that moved in that world: large, ruthless and hungry. Like us up here."

06. An Artist’s Life, 3 stars. Rich boy consumed by jealousy over his inability to make art, maintains a bitter friendship with his creative but poor BFF.
07. In the Act, 3 stars. Neglected wife is enraged by husband's secret project, hides it away as a bargaining chip.
08. The End of Tragedy, 4 stars. Gullible one-trick pony actress is cajoled into a convoluted murder? revenge? plot, never knows what the truth is.

04. Blessed Art Thou, 3 stars. Monastery is thrown into chaos when one of the younger members claims to be visited by an angel, and physical changes seem to back them up.
05. Friends in the Country, 4 stars. Bickering couple get lost and wind up at the wrong dinner party, are very welcome and encouraged to stay the weekend.

01. Mrs Caliban, 4 stars. Lonely housewife takes in fugitive frog monster, has affair with him.
02. I See a Long Journey, 4 stars. Insecure woman marries into extremely wealthy family, has a small passion for her husband's bodyguard.
03. On Ice, 5 stars. Young American girl is swept off her feet by a much older German doctor, unexpectedly meets old friends on a ski vacation.