<p>The characters in&nbsp;Nature Trail Stories&nbsp;escape to nature and commune with it. A housewife fantasizes about avenues of her own demise a young man wants to save his addict brother from himself a counseling patient tries therapeutic screaming instead a mother seeks bonding with her teenage son during lockdown a young woman finds healing through sexual exploration at a music festival. Ruminative and reflective&nbsp;Nature Trail Stories&nbsp;interrogates humans' desperation for and struggle with connection highlighting the power of solitude as an agent of personal alchemy.</p>