Short stories Books

Poems and short stories mingle in this provocative memoir that simultaneously explores and re-imagines one young woman’s pursuit of excitement in a world of drugs, booze, boys, rock and roll. On the border of Detroit and Windsor the stories Bridget...

Like a semi-autobiographical novel in over forty chapters, the stories that make up A Mad Bent Diva range from intimate portraits of a queer childhood, to lengthy narratives about a group of friends who engage in annual holidays at a favourite beach...

They keep meaning to say I do…Laney and Kyle lost each other once. Now they’ve found a way back together, and nothing will break them apart. But real life—two busy careers, nosy family members, and very different priorities for their...

La Dolce Vita. For real.Cosima is on a working holiday in Rome. Home of art, opera, and fine dining. She booked a hotel with an elegant staircase. Perfect for tiaras, masked balls, and holiday romances.Fabian is an aspiring opera singer. Working in her...

Love over long exposure.Christy Zachary is down on her luck. Working as a photographer for a private investigator.Staking out Hunter Preston. Barracuda of the Business World. Drop-dead gorgeous.She's up a tree. Losing her grip. And her dignity. She's...

What would you do?Wild and untamed Australia.Breathtakingly hot.Eucalyptus trees as far as the eye can see.The sound of scurrying creatures a constant assault.Exhausted by the battle to work his grant of land.Tom hears a scream in the darkness.

This collection of short stories handles many aspects of life with very human touches in momentary situations. The stories do not resort to prolong the place or time, but rather they are snapshots that flash and illuminate the situation without paradoxes...

Αυτή η ανθολογία περιέχει δέκα μικρές και τυχαίες ιστορίες. Κάποιες είναι αστείες, κάποιες ανατριχιαστικές και οι περισσότερες είναι απλά περίεργες.Περιέχει τις Ακόλουθες ιστορίες:Η απειλή με τη μάσκαΗ αποστολή του Μάρτιν Πάθερ στην ΚίναΗ αιωνιότητα...

Nobody suspects good-natured Skribs's real job as assassin for the queen. Everyone else's eyes? Diverted by the gruesome horrors the Northern ambassador brings for show. But Skribs's attention? Fixed where it really matters: protecting his...

Imprisoned in a back bedroom with a darkness deeper than any lack of light for company, Ava bides her time. Fury boils inside her, keeping her going, giving her purpose. Soon-very soon-she can let her rage spill over... And her captors won't know...

Stolen Magic Tea. An Army of Orks. Two Dragon Riders to Save Everyone.Dragon Riders protect the Realm.Cato studies a map. He struggles to learn about the orks. He hears a powerful crime.Can Cato learn the truth?If you enjoy page turning action packed...

Stories of women whose faith in God helped them gain strength to overcome the worst of life...The Purple Rose: Wife of an alcoholic husband. Mother of two young children. How will she cope with the abuses and desertion of a husband whom she loves despite...

The short stories of Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name Saki, have remained in print continuously for over a hundred years. This collection is the first of its kind to present his stories as they were originally published in newspapers and...

In Schindler's Short-Short Stories & Uncommon Sense, you will experience Schindler's unique humor and insights. The incredibly short, true, and humorous stories, along with an assortment of timely observations and comments, will definitely bring a smile...

A charming tale of rediscovering our childhood dreams.Escape to a secluded home in the mountains.  Write stories with Aunt Millie-stories filled with pirates and druids.  Explore magical woods with a fey fox.  But dreams don't always...

The Unfortunate Event and Other Stories is a collection of short stories based in rural villages in Northern Kenya. Each story includes an illustration, beautifully crafted to show the scene of the settings. The stories depict the daily life and turmoil...

This debut collection of short stories from Julie Chappell takes us to old family farmsteads, ancient Celtic ruins and long-forgotten hidden holy places. Family secrets, buried relics, feral hogs and more make for an atmospheric read. Settle in and be...

Author Carol Mann grew up in western New York State along the banks of Ellicott Creek. She experienced its spring floods, summer ennui, autumn mists, and winter ice. Changes and barriers, natural or manmade, altered its course.Reflecting upon her early...

"It doesn't matter what human we have, as long as we have a human."Jostlethwaite the Gordian believes this with all of his heart. However, when his daughter runs away, he is forced to leave the security of his beloved bed to try to find her. It's a...

Little glimpses of light in a kaleidoscope, a little red triangle here, a green diamond there. All together, these short (very short) stories catch us by surprise while going through the daily grind.

Peter: Sergeant and chief for the Seattle PoliceDepartment.Peter tracks Simon, the Drug Lord, and busts his shipment of cocaine. In the process, Simon got away but Simon's brother got killed in the raid.Now Simon, bent on revenge, sets his focus on Peter...

The COVID years. A time of constriction, of staying at home, of restricting our breathing and our voices with masks, of limiting our travel and leisure experiences, of narrowing our social lives to those who live with us in our suddenly cramped and...

Sabrina is a stunningly beautiful sixteen-year-old Jamaican/West African girl who moves to America with her guardian after the death of her mother. She comes in search of a new and better life. Her arrival sparks sibling rivalry between the two sons of...

A fun romp through one man's life's events with a quirky look at what he learned. The facts are pretty comedic and irreverent to the extent that he was constantly being lectured or dressed down for expressing his off the cuff opinion. You know that...

When I Grow Up, I Want To Be A ... is the first in a series of children's stories masterfully designed by the author to meet two primary goals. The first is to aid Spanish-speaking children in their pursuit of English, and English-speaking children in...

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Surviving out on the streets it's not a joke. Every city has it's ghettos in this case it's varrio's and every varrio has it's stories.Mainly based on the north east of los Angeles this fictional stories and characters reflect some reality and take you...

Ali Dashti liked to claim, in a somewhat self-deprecating manner, that he was "really only a politician who just happen[ed] to have filled some pages with myths andfantasies on the side." He was being too modest since over the years he produced more than...

Death by the Fire is a collection of short stories that aims to take a deeper look at the ideas of transition and transformation in life and death. These six narratives culminate one motion; finding out who we are and the purpose of the events we all...

"...the snowflakes tumbling from the skies like clumsy, half-frozen bumble bees out of a freezer up in the cloud. There was something in him still that reminded him of the kindness of people, and he let one or two of these snowflakes alight on his...

The exciting short stories depicting fictional characters operating in a real-world will entertain, inform and inspire you. Various emotions and ideas are laid bare for all to feel and relish. The humorous essays will not only lighten up the mood but...

Thought provoking, These Shoes, is a collection of poems, short stories and pondering that challenges the different views of the world and makes the reader question if they'll really judge a situation a certain way if the shoes were on their feet...

A collection of short stories that catches one in between sanity and the blessing of insanity. Short stories of intrigue and mystery intertwined with reality and mental blindness. Please read during the light of day and the presence of others.

"In bringing the 'cautionary' tale of Pasquale Stiso and his elegiac musings to a new audience, Ruberto and Verdicchio perform a generous and necessary act of cultural anthropology, reinvigorating an historical memory in danger of succumbing to amnesia...

Es un libro de cuentos, compuesto por ocho relatos con unidad tematica: la maternidad, el aborto, las relaciones entre padres e hijos. Lo mas importante de estos relatos no es que pasen grandes cosas. El peso esta dado por lo psicologico, por como la...

The end of the road can be a haunted place. These genre-bending stories are set against a backdrop of sudden violence and profound regret, populated by characters whose bleak circumstances drive them to the point of no return...and sometimes even further...

Acres of Perhaps collects acclaimed weird fiction writer Will Ludwigsen's recent and most heartfelt stories; these are tales that delve into what crime means, could a person live a different life than the one of the moment, what humanity can do...

Winner, Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short FictionDrawing from fairy tales, ghost stories, and science-fiction, the stories in ActivAmerica explore how we confront (and exert) power and re-imagine ourselves through sports and athletic activities. A...

This novel presents a more traditional take on the beginning romances of several unique couples. These short stories will hopefully warm the hearts of readers right up until the last minutes of the satisfaction of letting new characters enter ones life...

Dear Parents and Teachers,You might ask, “Why did we write this book for children?” We have realized over the years that it is important to talk with children about difficult issues happening in the world. They do notice them, and they do...

Do you remember when story time was magical, enchanted, and filled with wonder and amazement? Many psychologists and spiritual teachers have commented on the great value of revisiting children’s stories in our later years. Within this little book...

Thirteen beautifully wrought tales of crime, passion, and people on the brink of disasterMarybeth met Jamie at the Horn & Whistle, a neighborhood pub warm enough to keep out the chill on a bleak January day. Over a pint of stout, he won her heart...

Every summer the population of college-age kids explodes in Southern California. Some come for opportunities on movie lots and recording studios. Others migrate for summer jobs at Disneyland or Knott's Berry Farm. A few are simply on vacation. Most...

Megan Watkins is an artist and finds the life on Sullivan's Island a challenge in many ways. Her marriage ended in divorce and she moved to Sullivan's Island in hopes of finding a new life. She meets Jake and finds out what true love is all about. Her...

Don't Pet the Sharks is the humorous, sometimes snarky, sometimes whimsical and occasionally sentimental long-overdue follow-up to The Solid Green Birthday & Other Fables. Focusing more on every day life on the Big Island of Hawaii, Kona Lowell applies...

Carlos de Lorenzo is an ordinary boy from a poor, hard-working family in an unremarkable Mexican town. Not as academic as his younger brother, perhaps, and with a tendency to get into trouble, but a normal boy who loved his mother. Carlos' father,...