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Second chances are tempting, but some come at a cost - the second installment of the Thumb Wrestler Series finds injured thumb wrestling champ, Newt "The Digit" Feldenstein, bored with conventional life...twiddling his thumbs on the sidelines. A new scientific breakthrough, a prosthetic Smart-Thumb Technology, suddenly offers Newt hope and another shot at the big-time. Enter Antoinette Legume...vivacious, retired Olympic Gold-Medalist in Skiing. Like Newt, her career was cut short by a horrible accident during competition. But now, through Prosthetic limb-replacement surgery, this former amputee has "legs for days" and knows how to use them. What's Newt's next move? Should he embrace technology and go under the knife? Is he risking too much? Will using a new fake thumb compromise the soul of the sport? Does a man with a busted thumb just go and risk everything on a dream?. As one passes through life, some transitory passions may fade, but can the true fighting spirit of a thumb wrestler ever really be broken?

"Not Approved For Cancer Treatment" follows an elderly man, with his wife of 50 years, who finds out from his doctor that he has cancer. A new treatment has been discovered that cures all cancers, but the FDA will not approve it for cancer treatment, which means Medicare will not pay for it. The couple could pay out of pocket, but they cannot afford to, forcing them to choose a more common treatment that may or may not work.

As struggling Jazz Musicians, Dez Delmonico and his trio knew they would have to start at the bottom. But, being booked to play the men's bathroom of Ricky's Jazz Club might have been one of the strangest back channels to fame the jazz world had ever seen. Munson, Ricky's greedy, exploitative owner, promised Dez's Band the world, but what he really offered was a dark, stinky crap-hole with leaky pipes for a stage. What should the guys do? Do they forget appearances, ignore the noble jazz traditions of Duke Ellington and Count Basie only to hold their noses and pull up a stall? ...What would Miles or Trane do? ...Well, one thing for sure...if an ambitious jazz band goes and makes a deal with the devil in the bathroom, they better make him wash his hands first.

In "Eliminated," a working class, married couple are coerced and locked in their own home by a soldier in order to be routinely questioned, but as they move through this strange and absurd circumstance, James and Mary are tricked into admitting guilt for living their daily routine, and as a result, it is the soldier's job and duty to make sure that these blue collar workers are eliminated because of their class in life and as a result of new government laws. What price will be paid for attempting to live the American dream in the shadows of a corrupt power?

This winter a Thumb Wrestling Champion faces his own mortality...

Missy Blaustein's misery index has just hit an all time high. She's just been dumped by her ex and spilled chunky style Chili over her favorite top. Unfortunately, her world will be rocked once again in, of all places...her local dry cleaner. Can Missy's top be saved? While on her journey, a tough, no-nonsense "Garment Detective" from the 38th precinct, Sam Crease, stops Missy on the street; he confronts her with a tale of conspiracy and opportunism, culminating in one crazy, unimaginable claim...ALIENS FROM SPACE ARE AMONG US AND DOING OUR DRY CLEANING!!!. Why on earth are space aliens doing our dry cleaning? What do they want? Are their rates reasonable? Do they have Sunday Hours? Is their ultimate goal world colonization? And, possibly the most important question of all, will these inter-galactic suds-peddlers zap Missy's best blouse into a zillion unwearable bits?!!. Outta This World is a new, sharp sci-fi satire that gives new meaning to the term, "outsourced."

Johnson Wood believes that oatmeal is not just for breakfast anymore. So, despite skepticism of friends and family, Johnson launches "Oatmelios," a restaurant proudly serving oatmeal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Fussy foodies be damned. Aided by his brilliant chef, Buzzy, and spurred on by his new Shrink/girlfriend, Vajuna, Johnson creates a menu to set the NY Chelsea dining scene aflame. Glowing reviews follow. He is hailed as the next Wolfgang Puck. Alas, in life, as in any good bowl of oatmeal, there are always some lumps along the way...Johnson's success leads to competition and copycats. Soon, his whole neighborhood morphs into one big collection of eateries vying for control. Everything comes to a boil when Johnson finds himself challenged to an oatmeal duel-to-the-death by the only chef with the skillet skills to match him, Ron Breakfastino. Adversity tests the true measure of a man. When challenged, will Johnson rise to the occasion, spoon-swinging?...will he falter.. when he stares down at the bottom of the "oatmeal bowl of life," will emptiness stare back or will he dig down deep and somehow find the "Grit" to survive?

Jordey (also referred to in life as Little Jordey, Jordey Pocket Pants, Little Buddy, Tiny Dancer, etc.) is a rescue dog who's living life and enjoying it. Most of the time. As the protector of the house, Jordey also has to chase off any unwanted burglars, and there's one pesky burglar who frequently visits. What happens one day when Jordey is forced to square off against his cornball rival?