I really enjoyed most of these short stories, some of them more than others. Some not at all - looking at you, Paul Tremblay. This is a book I will listen to again because it was that good.

"Funeral Birds" by M. Rickert
Lenore is socially awkward and lonely but knows how to keep a secret.

"For Sale by Owner" by Elizabeth Hand
Subtle, quiet horror. A group of housewives find excitement in their curiosity about the homes of strangers.

"In the Deep Woods; The Light is Different There" by
Seanan McGuire
Beautiful, atmospheric, Lyrical, and spooky. Follows the pattern of abuse and how they change but stay the same.

"A Hundred Miles and A Mile" by Carmen Maria
Machado
Maybe premonition or hypnosis? Or voices from another time.

"Quiet Dead Things" by Cassandra Khaw
A story of racism, prejudices, and murders in a little town.

"Something Like Living Creatures" by John Langan
Rituals and tradition. What’s more believable - witches learning divination or girls learning religion - or both.

"Money of the Dead" by Karen Heuler
Toxic relationship between a mother and her son. A tragic tale if parental guilt and nature vs. nurture.

"Hag" by Benjamin Percy
For fans of cults, small-town horror and secrets, murder, family dynamics.

"Take Me, I Am Free" by Joyce Carol Oates
A disturbing story of neglect between a mother and her unwanted child as well as the father who pretends not to notice.

"A Trip to Paris" by Richard Kadrey
Compelling tale of craving freedom and independence from family and the surprising guilt afterwards.

"The Party" by Paul Tremblay
I wish I could say I knew what this story was attempting to tell, but I don’t. I listened to it twice but it just ends with no idea why I care anything about the characters or what happens to them.

"Refinery Road" by Stephen Graham Jones
Themes of friendship, ghosts, and secrets. Spooky!

"The Door in the Fence" by Jeffery Ford
A supernatural story about the life of a widow after the death of her husband, noticed by a neighbor boy.

"Pear of Anguish" by Gemma Files
Dark coming-of-age of adolescent girls.
Finding kindred spirits when you're awkward, lonely, and different.

"Special Meal" by Josh Malerman
Math is forbidden and a girl has to hide she has secretly learned it.

"Sooner or Later, Your Wife Will Drive Home" by
Genevieve Valentine
Different women all named versions of Elizabeth all going through experiences with sexism, predators, and pretending/performing in relationships.

"Tiptoe" by Laird Barron
Family dynamics between fathers and sons, childhood secret trauma, and psychopathy.

"Skinder's Veil" by Kelly Link
A man takes a job as a housesitter for a friend who has a regular housesitting gig for a residence out in the woods. There are some strange house rules. The story is very "Twilight Zone"-esque.