The Pinch of the Crab: and other stories

A small boy feels sad and bewildered when the tiny crab he befriended on the beach pinches him, and his confusion deepens after witnessing the violent arrest of a teenager. A mother is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from her son who has been jailed for possession of marijuana. A young girl begs her estranged father not to leave after a huge earthquake shakes their home. When her estranged husband comes to return their pet Golden Retriever, a woman hesitates before openi...