Sad Short stories is a collection of six very moving stories taken from different walks of life: In Rapidly Downhill, A teenage boy teaches his grandfather, who has Parkinson's, how to play a game on an old mobile. In Champion's New Home, a Doberman pup called Champion, sees his siblings sold off to new homes and looks forward to his own new home. In Will You? A young student in a pottery class is looking for friends. Will she find what she's looking for? Playing God with František tells the story of a rich foreigner in Prague helping out a local guy. In Afternoon in Cairo, a businessman suffers in the hot streets of Cairo after losing his wallet. In the final story, The House That Billy Built, we meet Billy Francis, a very special schoolboy, whose life is transformed by a new teacher.