Short Story Press Presents Front Page Kiss

Short Story Press Presents Front Page Kiss PDF Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1647589932
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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Short Story Press Presents Front Page Kiss by Eve Gaal Viola Timmons is mesmerized by the large, red-haired city editor who always calls her by her last name. He’s so absorbed in his work he has no time to notice her at all. When a lie slips from her mouth she realizes that perhaps she’s desperate and obviously in love. She forms a plan and courageously insists that he take her to the mayor’s luncheon where she blatantly reveals her feelings. Meanwhile, her amateur photographer friend is supposed to help out and take a photo of the mayor, but the deadline is nearing and there won’t be time to check for mistakes. Hopefully her friend Laura will snap the perfect shot and she won’t be an amateur for long. More importantly, if Viola can get the city editor to use her first name, then she’ll know he likes her too. Find out if the lies catch up to Viola after deadline and if a kiss makes all the difference. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Short Story Press Presents Front Page Kiss

Short Story Press Presents Front Page Kiss PDF Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1647589932
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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Short Story Press Presents Front Page Kiss by Eve Gaal Viola Timmons is mesmerized by the large, red-haired city editor who always calls her by her last name. He’s so absorbed in his work he has no time to notice her at all. When a lie slips from her mouth she realizes that perhaps she’s desperate and obviously in love. She forms a plan and courageously insists that he take her to the mayor’s luncheon where she blatantly reveals her feelings. Meanwhile, her amateur photographer friend is supposed to help out and take a photo of the mayor, but the deadline is nearing and there won’t be time to check for mistakes. Hopefully her friend Laura will snap the perfect shot and she won’t be an amateur for long. More importantly, if Viola can get the city editor to use her first name, then she’ll know he likes her too. Find out if the lies catch up to Viola after deadline and if a kiss makes all the difference. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Short Story Press Presents A Final Kiss

Short Story Press Presents A Final Kiss PDF Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648914020
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25

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Short Story Press Presents A Final Kiss By Short Story Press & Alicia Danielle Voss-Guillén o Alicia Danielle Voss-Guillén, author of Price World Publishing’s Tori Series for middle grade readers, as well a previous short story (“One Winter Moment”) for Short Story Press, returns with another poignant tale of the difficulties and dilemmas imposed by impossible loves. o “A Final Kiss” relates the wedding day of Natalie St. John, an educated young woman from a wealthy New England family who must come to terms with the fact that she’s made a life altering mistake. o As an idealistic seventeen-year-old, Natalie meets and falls in love with Joey Renetti, a charming young waiter at a local Italian café. From the very beginning, it is evident to Natalie that the two are a match made in heaven. But Natalie’s uppity parents are far from being in agreement with their daughter. o Natalie’s mother insists that a life with a lower-class restaurant worker is not any kind of a future for a girl of Natalie’s breeding and social standing. She insists that her daughter meet and mingle with other young men. At first, Natalie is defensive of her relationship with Joey and goes to all lengths to protect it, even after she leaves home to attend a prestigious university. o But slowly and steadily time works it wiles, and Natalie’s parents succeed in driving a wedge between their daughter and the young man she truly loves. They are ecstatic when Natalie meets Adam Pennington, a well-to-do businessman and New England socialite who can provide their daughter with the finer things in life. Resigned to a future without Joey, Natalie embarks on a relationship with Adam, and the two soon become engaged. A mere month after Natalie’s graduation from university, the wedding will take place. But as the big day draws close, Natalie finds herself experiencing niggling doubts about Adam, and try as she might, she is unable to put Joey Renetti out of her mind. Even so, she goes through with the ceremony, assuring herself that everything will be all right. After all, Adam is kind, loving, and caring. Natalie has no doubt that he will make a good husband. o But when Natalie unexpectedly runs into Joey Renetti at her wedding reception, all her old longings resurface, and she must confront the reality of the life-changing mistake she made once and must live with for the rest of her days…. o Told through an alternating series of present-day happenings and flashbacks to Natalie’s eighteenth year, A Final Kiss explores the consequences we bring about ourselves when we close our hearts to their inmost desires. o Alicia Voss-Guillén was inspired to write A Final Kiss as she pondered the possibility of such a life-altering regret as Natalie faces in the story. “The concept of a bride meeting up with her one and only true love on the day she is married to a different man was just too good to pass up,” she says. The author infuses her character with the human emotion that she believes would be inherent in a similar scenario, and she hopes that none of her readers will ever have to deal with Natalie St. John Pennington’s level of regret. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Kissing the Witch

Kissing the Witch PDF Author: Emma Donoghue
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064407721
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243

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Thirteen tales are unspun from the deeply familiar, and woven anew into a collection of fairy tales that wind back through time. Acclaimed Irish author Emma Donoghue reveals heroines young and old in unexpected alliances--sometimes treacherous, sometimes erotic, but always courageous. Told with luminous voices that shimmer with sensuality and truth, these age-old characters shed their antiquated cloaks to travel a seductive new landscape, radiantly transformed.Cinderella forsakes the handsome prince and runs off with the fairy godmother; Beauty discovers the Beast behind the mask is not so very different from the face she sees in the mirror; Snow White is awakened from slumber by the bittersweet fruit of an unnamed desire. Acclaimed writer Emma Donoghue spins new tales out of old in a magical web of thirteen interconnected stories about power and transformation and choosing one's own path in the world. In these fairy tales, women young and old tell their own stories of love and hate, honor and revenge, passion and deception. Using the intricate patterns and oral rhythms of traditional fairy tales, Emma Donoghue wraps age-old characters in a dazzling new skin. 2000 List of Popular Paperbacks for YA

Short Story Press Presents A Final Kiss

Short Story Press Presents A Final Kiss PDF Author: Alicia Danielle Voss-Guillen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648912351
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Alicia Danielle Voss-Guillén, author of Price World Publishing's Tori Series for middle grade readers, as well a previous short story ("One Winter Moment"). Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Short Story Press Presents Man of the House

Short Story Press Presents Man of the House PDF Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913121
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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After his mother goes deaf, a young boy must navigate through the many difficulties of his childhood. The boy witnesses his Mom deal with loss, his father becoming distant, his older brother living a life of his own. The protagonist feels alone, powerless, voiceless. At the same time, the boy tries to impress the girl of his dreams at school, leading him into a troublesome situation. He must make choices which could affect him for the rest of his life. Through it all, he must figure out how to endure and grow, how to become the man of the house. • See how the protagonist deals with the struggling relationship between his mother and father. • How to deal with the struggles of puberty and coming of age. • Impressing your crush at school and the holes this can trap you in. • Navigating through a house filled with tension while also trying to take control. • Understand what it’s like to live with someone who has experienced recent trauma. • Read about the importance of a mother-son relationship and how the bond between parent and child can grow. The story is fictional, but tells true experiences of the author. It is a personal story that speaks to what growing up is really like for many young boys, and how they look to their parents or siblings for guidance. This story tells what can go wrong when that guidance is not there, but also the powerful bond between mother and son. About the Writer Alex Eaker grew up in the cold suburbs of Connecticut. At five years old, his parents got a divorce, putting Alex on an early path towards writing. Ever since, Alex has written about his experience as a son and younger brother, operating between his mother and fathers’ homes while also enduring the universal struggles of adolescence. His stories serve to share his experience, an experience not uncommon in today’s world. He hopes his words can reach the ears of readers who are seeking a voice to connect with, a voice they feel they have a common thread between. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Kiss My Book

Kiss My Book PDF Author: Jamie Michaels
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375890661
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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RUBY CRANE IS a rising star. At 15, she sold her first book, got a movie deal, scored the hottest guy in school, and became the most popular student at Frasier High. Now, as a soon-to-be junior and published author, she's ready to make waves in New York's literary world. But every star falls back to earth one day. Ruby's accused of plagiarism - on national television. And the worst part is that the proof of her literary lies is indisputable. Her friends won't return her phone calls. Her boyfriend's gone AWOL. The media vultures are flying low, and they want answers. So Ruby does what any self-respecting headline would do. She disappears. And that's when her story really begins.

Short Story Press Presents Running Into The Rain

Short Story Press Presents Running Into The Rain PDF Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913016
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 21

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Short Story Press Presents Running Into The Rain by Brandon Dowless Alan and Katie, a young couple married for not quite a year, have both been consumed with work and wrapped up in starting their lives ever seen their marriage. But now, they've been given the chance to escape their busy lives for the first time since their honeymoon. Katie's father, a big-time real estate broker, has offered them the keys to a beach house for a weekend, and the two jump at the opportunity. Katie's younger brother comes in to watch the house and family dog, and she and Alan strike directly for the beach, eager for a weekend of fun and sun. Unfortunately, Mother Nature has other plans, and strong thunderstorms follow the unlucky couple all the way to their destination and stick around. Unable to fully enjoy all the ocean has to offer, the two are stuck inside for the weekend. Now, the young couple has to find ways to enjoy themselves indoors, all plans for swimming and bikinis washed away under the torrential rainfall. Will Alan and Katie make it work? Or will the weekend be a bust and will they return to their busy lives at the end of the weekend as desperate for love as they were at the beginning? Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Baby KISS

Baby KISS PDF Author: Running Press
Publisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN: 0762467983
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

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Introduce your littlest rocker to the glamour and theatricality of KISS in this delightful book in the Baby Rocker board book series. Black-and-white face paint. White lights. Pink tongue. Orange fireworks. Celebrate all that encompasses the rock group KISS with your young toddler in this fun, fantastical, and playful new board book. Perfect for the KISS fan, young or old, this book is sure to provide read-aloud fun with the pairing of iconic KISS items with simplified text. At the book's end, get ready to rock n' roll all nite with Baby KISS and their baby friends!

Short Story Press Presents Love Doesn't Exist

Short Story Press Presents Love Doesn't Exist PDF Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913202
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

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Short Story Press Presents Love Doesn't Exist by Aivan Antonio If you are a person who see failing not as a negative thing but a learning experience, this story will resonate with you. “Love Doesn’t Exist” is a story about an 18-year old boy named Bruno who experiences a lot of embarrassment and faces a lot of his internal demons only to achieve one of life’s greatest joys – searching for that eternal love. After suffering from a devastating rejection from Maria, Bruno decides to do whatever it takes to find the girl of his dreams. He found a book that he believes will cure his awkwardness with girls. Discovering the book gave Bruno the urge and confidence to interact with women. He approaches girls in his school. He approaches girls in his community. He approaches girls in whatever place he could think of but every encountered failed. Being an amateur in meeting women, he fails miserably. But all hope is not gone. He is a young man full of determination that even a mountain blocks his way, he will make a hole through it only to achieve his goal in life. Each rejection Bruno faces, gives him a little knowledge in achieving his goal. Do you think he will finally find his true love? Let’s see and find out. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

The Comics of Chris Ware

The Comics of Chris Ware PDF Author: David M. Ball
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496800990
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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With contributions by David M. Ball, Georgiana Banita, Margaret Fink Berman, Jacob Brogan, Isaac Cates, Joanna Davis-McElligatt, Shawn Gilmore, Matt Godbey, Jeet Heer, Martha B. Kuhlman, Katherine Roeder, Peter R. Sattler, Marc Singer, Benjamin Widiss, and Daniel Worden The Comics of Chris Ware: Drawing Is a Way of Thinking brings together contributions from established and emerging scholars about the comics of Chicago-based cartoonist Chris Ware (b. 1967). Both inside and outside academic circles, Ware's work is rapidly being distinguished as essential to the developing canon of the graphic novel. Winner of the 2001 Guardian First Book Prize for the genre-defining Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth, Ware has received numerous accolades from both the literary and comics establishment. This collection addresses the range of Ware's work from his earliest drawings in the 1990s in The ACME Novelty Library and his acclaimed Jimmy Corrigan, to his most recent works-in-progress, “Building Stories” and “Rusty Brown.”