Author: Michael Daly
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1398410411
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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In each of the twelve stories in Michael Daly’s collection, he attempts to cunningly expose our human frailties and foibles with hopefully an expert mixture of humour and sadness at many of life’s challenges. Retirement plans that don’t quite work out, a husband whose wife thought she really knew him well, a pet lover who has to ask an arch-enemy to help her bury her cat, people coping with illness and the lonely lady in London whose life is completely changed by telephoning a random phone number on a used banknote! These short stories may appear perfectly calm on the surface, but readers will quickly find themselves submerged in the murky underwater of real life.

Author: Michael Daly
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312587444
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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Daly recounts the colorful, astonishing, and, at times, troubled life of the beloved New York Fire Department chaplain who had been among the first to be pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center.

Author: Wayne Kyle Spitzer
Publisher: Hobb's End Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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There is a byway between reality and dream. A transit we call Möbius Blvd … Inspired by the enigmatic Möbius strip, a mathematical construct that defies conventional notions of linearity and infinity, Möbius Blvd has no beginning or end but exists in a place where reality and dream have fused … coalesced … merged. With each turn of the page, you'll encounter a unique blend of horror, fantasy, and science-fiction—fiction that will challenge your perceptions and leave you in awe of the infinite possibilities that exist within the written word. Indeed, Möbius Blvd is far more than a magazine; it's an experience. It's an exploration of the infinite, a passage through dimensions where the only constant is storytelling at its most daring, a kaleidoscope of wonder and terror. Join us on this winding, never-ending journey of speculative fiction that will keep you entranced from the first twist to the last loop. Open your mind to the limitless worlds of Möbius Blvd … and discover that the boundary between fiction and reality is as thin as a strip of paper with a twist. In this issue: DRIVING ALL NIGHT Brad Goldberg EXPIRATION DATE Trish Renee HOUSE MADE OF GINGER Justin Fellows HUNGER Joseph Flynn THE ELEPHANT SLAYER Wayne Kyle Spitzer OPTOPHOBIA Ken Goldman PERIOD. Ginger Keller Gannaway THAT FORGOTTEN MONDAY Mark Connelly THE DREAM THEATER Joe Prosit TYSON’S CORNER Griffith Pound

Author: Sathya Saran
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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Author: Stephen Graham Jones
Publisher: Tordotcom
ISBN: 125075206X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones, comes a slasher story where a teen prank goes very wrong and all hell breaks loose in a small town. Winner of both the 2020 Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards! We thought we'd play a fun prank on her, and now most of us are dead. One last laugh for the summer as it winds down. One last prank just to scare a friend. Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. Until it starts killing. Luckily, Sawyer has a plan. He’ll be a hero. He'll save everyone to the best of his ability. He'll do whatever he needs to so he can save the day. That's the thing about heroes—sometimes you have to become a monster first. "A fairy tale of impermanence showcasing Graham Jones’s signature style of smart, irreverent horror." —The New York Times At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author: Cheryl Alexander Malcolm
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Over the last decade a proliferation of books and articles have been published about the novelist and short story writer Jean Rhys (Voyage in the Dark and Wide Sargasso Sea). Despite her slim output - five short novels, three volumes of short stories, and a small number of other brief pieces - Jean Rhys has a standing as a major feminist writer in the contemporary era. This text surveys the small canon of Rhys' short fiction, organizing their approach around the outsider theme in Rhys's work. Also included is a biocritical study, and an overview of critical reception of Rhys's writings.

Author: Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 161775160X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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Manila is not for the faint of heart. Population: over ten million and growing by the minute. Climate: hot, humid and prone to torrential monsoon rains of biblical proportions. The ultimate femme fatale, she's complicated and mysterious, with a tainted, painful past. The perfect, torrid setting for noir. Edited by Dogeaters (Penguin, 1991) author and National Book Award Nominee Jessica Hagedorn, and featuring original stories from a stunning group of multi-award-winning authors.

Author: Brad Barkley
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312291477
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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With his keen ability to evoke characters in the South and Middle America who find themselves in reduced circumstances, Barkley restores faith in human beings to endure the ravages of time with decency and humor.

Author: J. B. Stamper
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780590420273
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Thirteen stories of horror.

Author: Harlan Ellison
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429929251
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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An original anthology celebrating Rod Serling's landmark television series When it first aired in 1959, The Twilight Zone was nothing less than groundbreaking television. Freed from much of the censors' strict oversight because of the show's classification as "science fiction," the 156 filmed episodes explored powerful and moving human themes—love, hate, pride, jealousy, terror—in their own unique style.The show has since inspired two revivals, as well as fiction, comic books, and magazines, and even a pinball game and theme park rides. Just as important, it sparked the imaginations of countless writers, filmmakers, and fans around the world, and is considered a seminal show for broadening the horizons of television. This anthology will be an all-new collection of stories written in the vein of the original television show. Edited and featured and introduction by Carol Serling, the anthology will include brand new stories by science fiction and fantasy luminaries such as Whitley Strieber, Loren D. Estleman, Joe Lansdale, R. L. Stine, Timothy Zahn, and Peter S. Beagle, as well as writers from the original series, Earl Hammer and Harlan Ellison®, all in honor of Rod's incredible vision. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.