Author: E. W. Farnsworth
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244319103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
This collection of literary, sometimes melancholy, tales by E. W. Farnsworth invites thoughtful readers to dive right in anywhere for a few minutes or an hour on a subway ride or before bed. Novella 'River Tales' outlines the recruitment of a female CIA agent. 'The Blood Closet' is about a headmistress's perplexity dealing with gender issues in a middle school. Each work of flash fiction is thought-provoking. Some stories are profound and most will reward re-reading - closely; a few link by characters and actions to other works by the author. E. W. Farnsworth lives and writes in Gilbert, Arizona, USA. With over two-hundred and fifty short stories published online and in print, he renders real-world experience in fiction with his own cosmos. One critic sincerely hoped that the incidents in Farnsworth's fiction have no counterparts in real life. In fact, they all are drawn to life. In that sense, his fiction is troubling, intentionally so.
Troubling Tales
Author: E. W. Farnsworth
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244319103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
This collection of literary, sometimes melancholy, tales by E. W. Farnsworth invites thoughtful readers to dive right in anywhere for a few minutes or an hour on a subway ride or before bed. Novella 'River Tales' outlines the recruitment of a female CIA agent. 'The Blood Closet' is about a headmistress's perplexity dealing with gender issues in a middle school. Each work of flash fiction is thought-provoking. Some stories are profound and most will reward re-reading - closely; a few link by characters and actions to other works by the author. E. W. Farnsworth lives and writes in Gilbert, Arizona, USA. With over two-hundred and fifty short stories published online and in print, he renders real-world experience in fiction with his own cosmos. One critic sincerely hoped that the incidents in Farnsworth's fiction have no counterparts in real life. In fact, they all are drawn to life. In that sense, his fiction is troubling, intentionally so.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244319103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
This collection of literary, sometimes melancholy, tales by E. W. Farnsworth invites thoughtful readers to dive right in anywhere for a few minutes or an hour on a subway ride or before bed. Novella 'River Tales' outlines the recruitment of a female CIA agent. 'The Blood Closet' is about a headmistress's perplexity dealing with gender issues in a middle school. Each work of flash fiction is thought-provoking. Some stories are profound and most will reward re-reading - closely; a few link by characters and actions to other works by the author. E. W. Farnsworth lives and writes in Gilbert, Arizona, USA. With over two-hundred and fifty short stories published online and in print, he renders real-world experience in fiction with his own cosmos. One critic sincerely hoped that the incidents in Farnsworth's fiction have no counterparts in real life. In fact, they all are drawn to life. In that sense, his fiction is troubling, intentionally so.
No More Secrets
Author: Janice Ristock
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135956359
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Violence is a male biological trait. When women fight, no one gets seriously hurt. Lesbians don't abuse their spouses. The truth revealed in Janice Ristock's groundbreaking book is that lesbian relationships sometimes do turn violent. Based on interviews with more than one hundred lesbians who have suffered abuse and seventy-five case workers, No More Secrets is the first in-depth account of this startling phenomenon. Although one in four gay and lesbian couples are affected by domestic violence, the problem has remained hidden for several reasons. By giving voice to the victims, Ristock helps women to address violence by breaking silences, sharing secrets, and naming the forms of abuse.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135956359
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Violence is a male biological trait. When women fight, no one gets seriously hurt. Lesbians don't abuse their spouses. The truth revealed in Janice Ristock's groundbreaking book is that lesbian relationships sometimes do turn violent. Based on interviews with more than one hundred lesbians who have suffered abuse and seventy-five case workers, No More Secrets is the first in-depth account of this startling phenomenon. Although one in four gay and lesbian couples are affected by domestic violence, the problem has remained hidden for several reasons. By giving voice to the victims, Ristock helps women to address violence by breaking silences, sharing secrets, and naming the forms of abuse.
Tales from the Haunted South
Author: Tiya Miles
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469626349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain. "Dark tourism" often highlights the most sensationalist and macabre aspects of slavery, from salacious sexual ties between white masters and black women slaves to the physical abuse and torture of black bodies to the supposedly exotic nature of African spiritual practices. Because the realities of slavery are largely absent from these tours, Miles reveals how they continue to feed problematic "Old South" narratives and erase the hard truths of the Civil War era. In an incisive and engaging work, Miles uses these troubling cases to shine light on how we feel about the Civil War and race, and how the ghosts of the past are still with us.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469626349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain. "Dark tourism" often highlights the most sensationalist and macabre aspects of slavery, from salacious sexual ties between white masters and black women slaves to the physical abuse and torture of black bodies to the supposedly exotic nature of African spiritual practices. Because the realities of slavery are largely absent from these tours, Miles reveals how they continue to feed problematic "Old South" narratives and erase the hard truths of the Civil War era. In an incisive and engaging work, Miles uses these troubling cases to shine light on how we feel about the Civil War and race, and how the ghosts of the past are still with us.
How I Saved the World
Author: Jesse Watters
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063049147
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The conservative political commentator shares his story—and his outlook on America’s future—in this #1 New York Times bestseller. In How I Saved the World, Jesse Watters takes readers on a tour of his life from basement-dwelling Fox minion to pampered champion of right-thinking Americans. He has divined great truths about the nature of our country while stumbling across beaches asking oblivious college students basic political questions and while stumbling out of Air Force One with the President. Interspersed are his thoughtful suggestions for overcoming left-wing radicalism, maintaining American democracy, moving beyond aging hippies (like his long-suffering, loving parents), saving the world from social justice warriors and the deep state—all while smirking his way through life in only the nicest way. Watters outlines the stark choice ahead of us between all-American hamburgers and leftist Green New Deal breadlines (okay, maybe that one is a no-brainer) and shows the way for order and fairness to be restored. A manifesto and a call-to-arms from a man for all seasons, How I Saved the World is a hilarious, enlightening, entertaining book with a reasonable chance of winning a Nobel Prize in every category, even chemistry.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063049147
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The conservative political commentator shares his story—and his outlook on America’s future—in this #1 New York Times bestseller. In How I Saved the World, Jesse Watters takes readers on a tour of his life from basement-dwelling Fox minion to pampered champion of right-thinking Americans. He has divined great truths about the nature of our country while stumbling across beaches asking oblivious college students basic political questions and while stumbling out of Air Force One with the President. Interspersed are his thoughtful suggestions for overcoming left-wing radicalism, maintaining American democracy, moving beyond aging hippies (like his long-suffering, loving parents), saving the world from social justice warriors and the deep state—all while smirking his way through life in only the nicest way. Watters outlines the stark choice ahead of us between all-American hamburgers and leftist Green New Deal breadlines (okay, maybe that one is a no-brainer) and shows the way for order and fairness to be restored. A manifesto and a call-to-arms from a man for all seasons, How I Saved the World is a hilarious, enlightening, entertaining book with a reasonable chance of winning a Nobel Prize in every category, even chemistry.
A Selection of Short Stories
Author: E W Farnsworth
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244361088
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
E. W. Farnsworth's brainy and visionary short stories in this volume are meant to be read individually as invitations to other of his creations. The uncanny interplay of the writer and his context can be understood by the thoughtful, patient reader capable of perceiving semantic patterns beneath the surface of words. The excerpt from 'Nightworld: A Novel of Virtual Reality' inspired the cover image for this book since the woman with the wolf in the forest is a boundary-crossing Artificial Intelligence. Part of Farnsworth's epic vision for the future of humankind, AIs and robotics, the stories from 'DarkFire' and 'DarkFire Continuum' weave a continuous cosmology as the adventures of the spaceship 'Arcturus' begin. These stories reveal how their many intellectual games open vistas to the author's past and future stories as well as to inventions and discoveries on the far-horizon of human thought. E. W. Farnsworth is currently working on a visionary epic poem, 'Voyage of the Spaceship Arcturus'.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244361088
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
E. W. Farnsworth's brainy and visionary short stories in this volume are meant to be read individually as invitations to other of his creations. The uncanny interplay of the writer and his context can be understood by the thoughtful, patient reader capable of perceiving semantic patterns beneath the surface of words. The excerpt from 'Nightworld: A Novel of Virtual Reality' inspired the cover image for this book since the woman with the wolf in the forest is a boundary-crossing Artificial Intelligence. Part of Farnsworth's epic vision for the future of humankind, AIs and robotics, the stories from 'DarkFire' and 'DarkFire Continuum' weave a continuous cosmology as the adventures of the spaceship 'Arcturus' begin. These stories reveal how their many intellectual games open vistas to the author's past and future stories as well as to inventions and discoveries on the far-horizon of human thought. E. W. Farnsworth is currently working on a visionary epic poem, 'Voyage of the Spaceship Arcturus'.
Knock Twice
Author: Andrew Simms
Publisher: The Real Press
ISBN: 0995662339
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Bewildered by the modern world? Folk tales throughout history explore the extremes of human experience and help us make sense of them. With dazzling and original twists this new collection of modern folk tales explores everything from mobile phones to the refugee crisis, celebrity, climate change and the banks. Uniquely, the contributors are not just story tellers, but leading, independent authorities on the earth sciences, the environment, finance, economics, inequality, social policy and more.
Publisher: The Real Press
ISBN: 0995662339
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Bewildered by the modern world? Folk tales throughout history explore the extremes of human experience and help us make sense of them. With dazzling and original twists this new collection of modern folk tales explores everything from mobile phones to the refugee crisis, celebrity, climate change and the banks. Uniquely, the contributors are not just story tellers, but leading, independent authorities on the earth sciences, the environment, finance, economics, inequality, social policy and more.
Fairy Tales for the Disillusioned
Author: Gretchen Schultz
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400883458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A new collection of subversive French fairy tales The wolf is tricked by Red Riding Hood into strangling her grandmother and is subsequently arrested. Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella do not live happily ever after. And the fairies are saucy, angry, and capricious. Fairy Tales for the Disillusioned collects thirty-six tales, many newly translated, by writers associated with the decadent literary movement, which flourished in France in the late nineteenth century. Written by such creative luminaries as Charles Baudelaire, Anatole France, and Guillaume Apollinaire, these enchanting yet troubling stories reflect the concerns and fascinations of a time of great political, social, and cultural change. Recasting well-known favorites from classic French fairy tales, as well as Arthurian legends and English and German tales, the updated interpretations in this collection allow for more perverse settings and disillusioned perspectives—a trademark style and ethos of the decadent tradition. In these stories, characters puncture the optimism of the naive, talismans don't work, and the most deserving don’t always get the best rewards. The fairies are commonly victims of modern cynicism and technological advancement, but just as often are dangerous creatures corrupted by contemporary society. The collection underlines such decadent themes as the decline of civilization, the degeneration of magic and the unreal, gender confusion, and the incursion of the industrial. The volume editors provide an informative introduction, biographical notes for each author, and explanatory notes throughout. Subverting the conventions of the traditional fairy tale, these old tales made new will entertain and startle even the most disenchanted readers.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400883458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A new collection of subversive French fairy tales The wolf is tricked by Red Riding Hood into strangling her grandmother and is subsequently arrested. Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella do not live happily ever after. And the fairies are saucy, angry, and capricious. Fairy Tales for the Disillusioned collects thirty-six tales, many newly translated, by writers associated with the decadent literary movement, which flourished in France in the late nineteenth century. Written by such creative luminaries as Charles Baudelaire, Anatole France, and Guillaume Apollinaire, these enchanting yet troubling stories reflect the concerns and fascinations of a time of great political, social, and cultural change. Recasting well-known favorites from classic French fairy tales, as well as Arthurian legends and English and German tales, the updated interpretations in this collection allow for more perverse settings and disillusioned perspectives—a trademark style and ethos of the decadent tradition. In these stories, characters puncture the optimism of the naive, talismans don't work, and the most deserving don’t always get the best rewards. The fairies are commonly victims of modern cynicism and technological advancement, but just as often are dangerous creatures corrupted by contemporary society. The collection underlines such decadent themes as the decline of civilization, the degeneration of magic and the unreal, gender confusion, and the incursion of the industrial. The volume editors provide an informative introduction, biographical notes for each author, and explanatory notes throughout. Subverting the conventions of the traditional fairy tale, these old tales made new will entertain and startle even the most disenchanted readers.
Inviting the Wolf in
Author: Loren Niemi
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874836561
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A difficult story is any story whose content makes it challenging to tell or difficult to hear. Told for the wrong reasons, it can be as painful for the listener as for the teller. But as we know from literature and media from Sophie's Choice to The Sixth Sense, told properly, a difficult story can powerfully alter not only he who tells it, but those who hear it.
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874836561
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A difficult story is any story whose content makes it challenging to tell or difficult to hear. Told for the wrong reasons, it can be as painful for the listener as for the teller. But as we know from literature and media from Sophie's Choice to The Sixth Sense, told properly, a difficult story can powerfully alter not only he who tells it, but those who hear it.
Kill for Love
Author: Malcolm Richards
Publisher: Storm House Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
The game of love can be murder... When shy student Wendy is found bludgeoned to death, her classmate Bridget is the chief suspect. But what turns a caring teenager into a cold-blooded killer? Private detective Emily Swanson is desperate to find out. Bridget is the little sister of Emily's oldest friend, and with no motive or history of violence, her role in the crime doesn't add up. Until Emily's investigation leads to a horrifying discovery. A psychopath is stalking online dating sites, searching for young women to play his sick and twisted games. Games that turn innocent victims into killers. To clear Bridget's name, Emily must enter the dark world of online catfishing. But can she catch a maniac who doesn't appear to exist—before she becomes his next obsession? Fast-paced, suspenseful, and packed with twists and turns, Kill for Love is the fifth and final book in the Emily Swanson murder mystery series. The complete Emily Swanson series: 1. NEXT TO DISAPPEAR 2. MIND FOR MURDER 3. TRAIL OF POISON 4. WATCH YOU SLEEP 5. KILL FOR LOVE Keywords: amateur sleuth, British crime series, British detective series, British mystery series, complete series, crime fiction, crime series, crime thriller series, detective books, female detective, murder, murder mystery series, mystery books, mystery series, mystery thrillers, pi crime, private detective, private detective series, private eye, private investigator series, private investigators, psychological suspense, psychological thriller, strong female protagonist, thriller and suspense
Publisher: Storm House Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
The game of love can be murder... When shy student Wendy is found bludgeoned to death, her classmate Bridget is the chief suspect. But what turns a caring teenager into a cold-blooded killer? Private detective Emily Swanson is desperate to find out. Bridget is the little sister of Emily's oldest friend, and with no motive or history of violence, her role in the crime doesn't add up. Until Emily's investigation leads to a horrifying discovery. A psychopath is stalking online dating sites, searching for young women to play his sick and twisted games. Games that turn innocent victims into killers. To clear Bridget's name, Emily must enter the dark world of online catfishing. But can she catch a maniac who doesn't appear to exist—before she becomes his next obsession? Fast-paced, suspenseful, and packed with twists and turns, Kill for Love is the fifth and final book in the Emily Swanson murder mystery series. The complete Emily Swanson series: 1. NEXT TO DISAPPEAR 2. MIND FOR MURDER 3. TRAIL OF POISON 4. WATCH YOU SLEEP 5. KILL FOR LOVE Keywords: amateur sleuth, British crime series, British detective series, British mystery series, complete series, crime fiction, crime series, crime thriller series, detective books, female detective, murder, murder mystery series, mystery books, mystery series, mystery thrillers, pi crime, private detective, private detective series, private eye, private investigator series, private investigators, psychological suspense, psychological thriller, strong female protagonist, thriller and suspense
The Shapeshifter
Author: Nora Beckette
Publisher: Nora Beckette
ISBN: 1777858208
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Enter the world of the Ancients and let them take you on a journey of mind-shattering, steamy passion that will have you begging for more. A sizzling romance, with unexpected trials and heart-pounding, make-out sessions that will devour you whole. For centuries Braiden lived a lonely existence. As an ancient being, he has powers and strength beyond measure. Some would kill to acquire his abilities, but Braiden alone knows the truth. The only thing his powers offer him is loneliness. Tormented by his ever-changing appearance, he yearns for something more, a real connection. Riley Clarke, princess of the Elder Grey Lycans, lived a normal and carefree life till the day she entered into a blood oath, promising to marry an alpha from a formidable Lycan pack. That very decision turned her life upside down and inside out, until a delightful accidental encounter that causes her to fall into the arms of Braiden, an Ancient. Their very touch sparks a searing passion. An electrifying energy, fueled by lust, desire, and need. But is it meant to be? A Lycan princess on the run, and an ancient being who is forced to hide his true origins. Can their love withstand shadowy secrets, a villainous lover, and everything in between?
Publisher: Nora Beckette
ISBN: 1777858208
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Enter the world of the Ancients and let them take you on a journey of mind-shattering, steamy passion that will have you begging for more. A sizzling romance, with unexpected trials and heart-pounding, make-out sessions that will devour you whole. For centuries Braiden lived a lonely existence. As an ancient being, he has powers and strength beyond measure. Some would kill to acquire his abilities, but Braiden alone knows the truth. The only thing his powers offer him is loneliness. Tormented by his ever-changing appearance, he yearns for something more, a real connection. Riley Clarke, princess of the Elder Grey Lycans, lived a normal and carefree life till the day she entered into a blood oath, promising to marry an alpha from a formidable Lycan pack. That very decision turned her life upside down and inside out, until a delightful accidental encounter that causes her to fall into the arms of Braiden, an Ancient. Their very touch sparks a searing passion. An electrifying energy, fueled by lust, desire, and need. But is it meant to be? A Lycan princess on the run, and an ancient being who is forced to hide his true origins. Can their love withstand shadowy secrets, a villainous lover, and everything in between?