Short stories Books

Auch der zweite Band von "Schlaf" beinhaltet Träume und im Schlaf Gesprochenes.

'Dorfkind - Eine Kindheit auf dem Lande' erzählt in 60 kleinen Geschichten vom Fahrrad- und Schlittenfahren, vom Kaugummi-Automat vorm Dorfladen und der ersten Zigarette, vom Fische fangen und Floßfahren, von Ponys, Weihnachtsbäumen und Dorfkneipen .....

Gänsepelle mit Schmunzel-Effekt oder Herzbumbern bis zum großen Zeh. Beides könnte beim Lesen dieses Buches passieren - womöglich sogar gleichzeitig. 50 Geschichten regen dazu an, die komischen und nicht so komischen Episoden des Lebens aus einem anderen...

Unverhoffte Ereignisse oder verwirrende Begegnungen mit Menschen: Beides kann uns ergänzen. Manchmal ziehen wir den Kopf ein, manchmal entdecken wir etwas Neues an uns selbst, manchmal ändern wir die Laufrichtung.Davon handeln diese Erzählungen.

Was machst du gerade?Nichts.Elf Autor*innen schreiben über das, was den Alltag besonders macht. Diese Anthologie erinnert uns an den Zauber der gewöhnlichen Tage, der in großen Romanen viel zu häufig keinen Platz findet.Dabei sind:Alex Rump · Lily...

Wie fühlt es sich an, eine alleinerziehende Mutter zu sein? Ein Terrorist? Oder eine ältere Dame, die eine verheerende Diagnose bekommt? Ich habe keine Ahnung-, ich bin jemand, der nur ahnt, wie es ist. Aber ich versuche mich in Leute hinein zu...

Le mystère de la chauve-souris, roman de G. Toudouze, met en scène la petite communauté de la presqu'île de Crozon au début du XIXe siècle, qui voit s'affronter des conspirateurs monarchistes œuvrant contre Bonarparte, et des fervents républicains, sous...

La Mort d'Olivier Bécaille d'Émile Zola est une nouvelle saisissante qui plonge le lecteur dans les méandres de la conscience d'un homme enterré vivant. Olivier Bécaille, le protagoniste, souffre d'une maladie qui le plonge dans un état de catalepsie si...

L'Oeuvre d'une nuit de mai d'Elizabeth Gaskell est une nouvelle envoûtante qui transporte le lecteur dans l'Angleterre victorienne. L'histoire se déroule dans un petit village paisible, où la monotonie est soudainement brisée par l'arrivée d'un jeune...

Dans ce livre qui contient vingt textes, vous trouverez d'autres lettres d'amour, de gentils petits contes et d'autres mignonnes petites histoires qui peuplent ce second livre. Vous découvrirez la suite du sourire en cavale, l'histoire de Tony la puce au...

A fascist fighter pilot and his talking dog receive unwanted visitors. A man goes to a doctor's office, not understanding the concept of generational trauma. With the help of famed drummer Antonio Sánchez and some apparitions, an alcoholic gets help. One...

Immerse yourself in four otherworldly tales of unwelcome visitors from beyond: One from from Heaven, one from Hell, one from the past, & one who does not exist in any realm, other than within the walls of a tormented writer's imagination. They are...

A vacant home. A new neighbor. A desperate cat. A one-time job.I'm Kat Jones, and no matter what anyone tells you, I don't work for cats... unless it's the only option.The vacant home in my neighborhood has been vandalized. But that's not the...

The Northport Stories chronicles the lives, loves, and struggles of residents of the small, fictional Oregon coast town of Northport. Evans' stories are skilled, wry, and sometimes bitterly ironic glimpses into the lives of people who change, and are...

Patois, patwah, patwa or whichever other way it is spelt, is a dialect, a mixture of a least four different languages, mainly English, French, Spanish and Dutch. It is the(de facto) national language of Jamaica, sometimes referred to as Jamaican English...

In The Ramshead Algorithm and Other Stories, sand cats speak, ghost bikes roll, corpses disappear, and hedge mazes are more bewildering than you've ever imagined. These 11 fantasy and science fiction stories from KJ Kabza have been dubbed...

"Thirteen dead black men, and nobody knows it happened," so says Johnny Smith, who sets out on a quest to make things right in the powerful novella that begins this collection - a masterpiece of collaged voices. Voice is urgent and significant--Dobson...

Combine an optimistic realtor selling a home with a sexual playground, a kindergartener convinced he's actually French and something called, "Chicken Soup for the Kidnapper's Soul," and you get Patrick Wensink's hilarious collection of short stories. Sex...

Life becomes a search to find our way home after unexpected storms knock us off course. This collection of 16 stories reflects that deep urge to return to where we feel at peace. The journey back becomes a rite of passage.The title story, “Hunting...

Death in Three Quarter Time is an eclectic collection of original short stories. By expressing life's true meaning through the written word, these stories deal with conflict and times of grief that will surely bring insight and understanding into the...

An anthology of stories about believable, everyday people.Some have happy themes, some evoke the sadder aspects of life, all have characters as real and as fallible as people you meet every day.A heartwarming collection to make you smile, cry or chuckle.

In an apartment fit for a fairy tale princess who knows what magic might happen?In the bustling heart of the city, Helene King is looking for a sanctuary.Her lease has expired. She's tired of sharing. She needs to economise.One fateful day, she finds a...

The Secret Pirate and other stories is a collection of tales inviting you into a world of imagination arising out of everyday life and fantasy. Prize Winning stories and previously published individual works including a poem or two reflect a master...

The twelve stories in this collection touch upon science fiction, horror, and fantasy, but all see people brush against the sublime and discover who they truly are. In "One Saturday Night, With Angel," a young man staffing a convenience store frets as...

Dans Les contes du Medway, vous retrouverez de courtes histoires qui, bien qu'elles puissent sembler, à première vue, destinées aux enfants, pourront facilement émouvoir les jeunes, les adultes et les personnes de tout âge.Ces récits se déroulent dans la...

"I'm Living with a MOMSTER!" takes a real life look into the daily struggles that parents face, and the way children perceive them. This book delves into the battles of parenting, and the comical illustrations and relatable text will make this book an...

 It all began with a little black seed - the seed of a watermelon. Yahya, the self-styled 'Melon King', presented it to Tahir Shah, urging him to plant it in the courtyard garden of his home, the Caliph's House. The seed was duly planted,...

This fourth book of Nasrudin tales from the acclaimed storyteller, Tahir Shah, concerns the trials and tribulations of the inimitable wise fool's life in the Land of Fools. Some Nasrudin stories are overtly hilarious, while others are downright odd,...

Merging true tales of adventures on the high seas with imagined dips in magical pools and manmade ponds, Marine Drive is an immersive showcase of fifteen short stories and flash fictions with a watery notion. Sarah-Clare Conlon writes with a clear and...

Suburban Surreal: A collection of dark talesFormer South Shields born Pro Wrestler, Gary J Davison, takes us on a journey through darkest suburbia in this surreal collection of his short stories.

Beyond the Forest Floor: forest tales is a collection of magical forest tales. Forests are at the heart of each tale. Each captivating story contains an intriguing blend of adventure and quest with fascinating characters from both land and water settings...

The stories are fictional but there are small incidents that come from my experience, having travelled in Africa, Australia and New Zealand.Two young men from Birmingham leave England, individually, to pursue their lives elsewhere in the world; one...

The publishing company said I needed a back cover introduction to this catastrophe. They said to use my Instagram bio. I don't use Instagram! What part of "old-fashioned" don't they understand? Here goes nothing.Hello there. If you're anything like...

The Minerva Club might look like any other London gentlemen's club but behind its respectable and discreet façade, some of the most ambitious schemes for heists, money-making and evasion of the law are being worked out. It's an exclusive club for...

Working as a vet for nearly five decades, James Cameron Weir has his fair share of stories to tell. From escapee parrots to a stoned cat, helping in charity parades and assisting farmers in the middle of the night, James has seen it all.Here, he recounts...

This is something that I made up for my grandson Levi who was 3 years old at the time, now 8 years old. The Blanket however was a Blanket that belonged to Rupert another grandson of mine aged 6 now. It's about a blanket that I use to help Levi make...

Sid and Bassant are two brothers who were banished to the forest by their father when they were very young. Due to a misfortune they get separated and lead completely different lives to each other.

The children are listening, learning, and following examples every day in their young age. This retold story with illustrations seeks to help them become interested in reading and learning about the moral compass through the book.

"Aside from Infinity," is similar to John's earlier book, "Beside the Benign." It consists of twelve sci-fi short stories composed in a similar style to the Twilight Zone TV series. The tales are intended to be an entertaining mix of science, history,...

A charming book about when Braylon and his mom visited the Caribbean island of St. Croix. They enjoyed banana ice cream, strolled through a rainforest, visited the agricultural fair, swam in the turquoise sea, and observed leatherback sea turtle...

A black cloak in a dark alleyway, a mask red like blood, and a priest, hanged from the church bell ropes. This is how A Murder in Venice starts. It is a story of murder, betrayal, and unlikely love.When people find the old priest father Satori hanged...

From Prison Guard to School teacher, Psych Tech to Pilot to Mexican orphanage volunteer, and many more in between these fourteen short stories are a kaleidoscope view into Mid-Century American and Mexican views, ideals and ways of survival, of both men...

I was still standing in the ocean in the midst of the moonlight. In a far distance, I dimly saw layers of long white waves rushing toward me. The white waves looked like a march of cavalry soldiers dressed in white uniforms marching toward the enemy. In...

Being able to let go of mental scars inflicted during the formative years of life is not always as simple as it may sound to most Those of whom at least claim to have taken charge of those scars and put them to positive efforts towards living a better...

Steve Waltman is the rare triple-threat writer (short stories, poetry, humor) who has broken through with his compilation, Some Things I Think I Said. If you choose to travel with Waltman, he will take you on an uneven road that will lift you up, bring...

With some of the most beguiling prose this side of The Ladies of Grace Adieu, Jordan Kurella's When I was Lost conjures visions from beyond the fields we know. Majestic, often mournful, full of dark wonder and grit, these stories bridge the gap between...

People are dying in the small oceanside village of Vista Tranquilla. Are these deaths accidents or are they crimes? Detective John Fitch, who is new to the job and average in every way, must dive deep to uncover the truth while masking his own...