Words To Drive By Barrington Smith

To salvage his marriage, New York advertising exec reluctantly travels with his wife to the Midwest for her high school reunion.

When her best friend is diagnosed with cancer, an empty-nester takes a road trip, leaving her husband at home.

Feeling stifled by her unruly household and her giant panda, a woman contemplates escape.

As a long-married couple prepares to part ways, the husband tries to convince his wife to change her mind.

In a dystopian future, a woman juggles memories of her former life with her growing feelings for someone new as she and her nomadic tribe face a dwindling water supply in the desert.

Short story: In a near-future dystopia, two people check into a hotel room knowing only one will check out.