A grieving widower determined to leave the past unchanged begins finding things done around the house. A soldier brazen in battle but suspected of faking an injury returns to his beloved hometown to find much has changed. A despondent scientist makes a personal discovery in a desolate desert. A man meets an old flame at a college reunion and struggles to determine if anything remains. A young composer is forced to face the passion of her own music. These are a few of the ten short works of fiction in Tales from the Rain, a literary collection for those who appreciate the sentiment of tragedy and aesthetic of sadness, all with a glimmer of hope.