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Unable to visit the psychologist in person, the kitten resorts to email. Which our psychologist can manage just fine. Except the kitten thinks this makes payment unnecessary. That... that's problematic. The psychologist could break off the...

Ravaged by war, the solar system has one hope left: the Dauphin terraforming project and its leader, Dr. Jeff Koenig.Jeff might have been saddled with Dr. Bella Lawson, whose tantrums would make anyone want to vent their oxygen, but failure? Not even an...

The kitten returns, with just as many psychologist issues as ever.Which, fantastic-if it had some way of paying. Somehow (delicately, probably), the psychologist needs to find the kitten a source of income. And fast. The second instalment...

A free groom and a half-price ring bearer with every wedding gown purchase: the perfect solution to Lisa's relationship problem. Now she just has to choose the right groom. Ah, what the heck: why not spring for a...

That dandelion. A flash of stubborn yellow in a dark box of space. It had promised sunshine but had tasted sour.Artefacts.A dandelion. A mayfly. A family, bereft.Items and mementos of a life, lived hard and with love, or long, empty, bitter.In these...

A kitten for a client? Preposterous. A talking kitten, at that? Beyond reason. Trying to get the kitten to see reason? Completely, utterly, one-hundred-percent impossible. See: kitten. But for the sake of their best friends, this...

Abbi the Labrador loves her people—but she loves her bunny friend Zac even more. So when he pleads with her to let him out of his cage one night, she does.Even though it’s the wrong thing to do. Even though the consequences will be worse...

In 'You. I. Us.' Annalisa Crawford captures everyday people during poignant defining moments in their lives: An artist puts his heart into his latest sketch, an elderly couple endures scrutiny by a fellow diner, an ex-student attempts to make...

Mysterious ~ Enlightening ~ Frivolous ~ DangerousA group of librarians open an S&M club.A Victorian maid disrupts a seance.An older woman stands up for herself.A jewel thief uncovers a love story.A detective searches for a robot.Sherlock Holmes...

Intriguing ~ Adventurous ~ Peculiar ~ DeviousA linguistics expert solves the murder of her mentor.Mrs Hudson foils a plot to assassinate Queen Victoria.Men keep dying from their own sheer stupidity.A frozen man is discovered in post-apocalyptic...

The new broom sweeps clean...Dot Sayers sat at her desk, huffed on the plastic card that was her new class A Private Security licence, and buffed it with her sleeve. She was now a fully licensed private investigator!Problem is, she knows there's...

Whatever your view of life - spiritual, ornery, laid-back, reactionary, woke or wacky - you will welcome this debut collection of short stories by Sydney-born, Sydney-bred, peripatetic author, Phillip Derone.Tales born of experience and imagination.Share...

Navigating the online and offline worlds of pairing up, this spiky collection of short stories delves deep, with dark humour, into what it takes to strap on a smile through thirty-something failure and make human connections in the modern age.Gordon...

This is the third book in the series of funny, fictional short stories by Robert Wells, a lifelong fan, about the lives and chaotic times of Elvis Presley and all those who live with him at Graceland, including his family, the Memphis Mafia, and his...

Assorted stories put the readers into a world where the delicate dance between life and death intertwines with the awe-inspiring beauty of nature. Explore vibrant cultures, immerse yourself in breathtaking places, and discover the power of belief in this...

This powerful collection of stories is a fascinating character study of people at various stages of life. They are essentially about the emotions they display; both those that are unique to human beings and a few others that aren't.Although these...

Tami Knight started drawing cartoons about climbers when the glaciers were a lot larger. C'mon in and enjoy Knight's rats and humans as they get up to mountains of mischief! This book may even help you re-work yer primal scream!And, dang, Jon Krakauer...

A Pocketful of Starlight is a collection of twenty-three vignettes of the human condition, beautifully supported by the magical water-colours of Denise Williams. Some are wrapped in the genre of fairy tale, and the trappings of times past; some border...

THE TRILOGY IS THE STORY OF GURU DEV in the after life and his involvement with Brahma in the creation of Heaven on Earth. Peace and prosperity for times to come. The story is not factual; it is simply based on the imagination of the author...

The characters in this collection are often dislocated, outsiders looking for something more from their experience – some finding it, some learning from it, some losing it. The stories are blackly humorous, twisting the reader towards an offbeat...

Two brothers face their mother's impending death.A convenience store clerk balances compassion with duty.A grieving soldier receives a package of cookies meant for someone else.In this series of connected flash fiction pieces, people navigate the trials...

The Raymond Chandler Project is a collection of short stories, songs and poems inspired by a list of unused titles of Raymond Chandler, originally commissioned via a random Facebook post in the summer of 2020.

The author has written and published six books for children at various ages. Words appeal to her, and she wants children to value them too. She valued correct words in her work on her Bachelor of Business Administration at George Washington University...

Come peruse the dusty shelves of BOOK HAVEN. Scan the titles, study the strange trinkets that are lined up on display. Maybe pull aside the cobwebs and run your fingers alone the spines of the books, caress the artifacts. You will find many forgotten...

《东京往事》系列散文记述作者在东京的留学生活和经历。上世纪八十年代中后期国内兴起去日本留学的热潮，很多国人尤其是上海人东渡扶桑留学，《东京往事》作者也是其中一员，于1987年至1996年在东京留学生活长达近九年之久，跨越从昭和到平成两个时代。期间读过语言学校，大学和大学院（研究生院），同时做过各种不同工作，不仅与许多来自中国大陆台湾韩国等地的留学生多有接触，也有机会与日本的普通会社社员，私企经营者，学校老师，大学教授乃至议会议员等各种不同职业和阶层的日本人有所交往，《东京往事》以诙谐幽默笔触通过对在日留学...

How many of us allow our treasured memories of ourselves, our children, and their children to slowly slip away and be forgotten, never having been recorded for future generations?“I decided to give my children and their children slices of our lives...

Women's traits can be very specific, particularly those who like gangsters. If you want something suspenseful and exciting, this is the book for you!

Christmas comes at us from many angles and experiences. Some Christmases may be fun and crazy, while others more serious and reflective. Christmas Briefs is a collection of holiday stories, some touching and some humorous, that will surely get readers in...

This collection of stories takes place in the fictional shtetl of Patchentuch, located somewhere in the backwater of Eastern Poland in the late nineteenth century. The stories tell of the lighthearted adventures and misadventures of the town's residents,...

We follow Tommy Quinn and a group of 2ndgrade kids growing up in St. Thomas Aquinasparish in South Buffalo. They experience allof life's ups and downs and go from 7-20years old.

Is pustak me lekhak ne apanee antaraatma kee pavitr aavaaj ko sunakar prakaash punj kee rachana kee hai. Jisake maadhyam se lekhak ne paathako ke pavitr hrday ko chhoone ka saphal prayaas kiya hai.Hame ummeed hai, aap sab is prakaash punj ko padh env...

aksar dekha gaya hai, salaah evan nek salaah par kisee ka dhyaan jaldee se nahin jaata. jab bhee salaah evan nek salaah kisee ke bhee samajh mein aatee hai. tab tak samay nikal chuka hota hai. nek salaah sadaiv jeevan sudhaaratee hai. nek salaah ke...

bade anubhavon ke pashchaat gyaan ka praadurbhaav hota hai. bahut se khatte meethe anubhavon ko ekatrit karane ke pashchaat gyaan ka praadurbhaav hota hai. bahut se raseele evan kasaile anubhavon ko praapt karane ke pashchaat gyaan ka uday hota hai...

Is pustak me lekhak ne apanee antaraatma kee pavitr aavaaj ko sunakar prakaash punj kee rachana kee hai. Jisake maadhyam se lekhak ne paathako ke pavitr hrday ko chhoone ka saphal prayaas kiya hai.Hame ummeed hai, aap sab is prakaash punj ko padh env...

Is pustak me lekhak ne apanee antaraatma kee pavitr aavaaj ko sunakar prakaash punj kee rachana kee hai. Jisake maadhyam se lekhak ne paathako ke pavitr hrday ko chhoone ka saphal prayaas kiya hai.Hame ummeed hai, aap sab is prakaash punj ko padh env...

aksar dekha gaya hai, salaah evan nek salaah par kisee ka dhyaan jaldee se nahin jaata. jab bhee salaah evan nek salaah kisee ke bhee samajh mein aatee hai. tab tak samay nikal chuka hota hai. nek salaah sadaiv jeevan sudhaaratee hai. nek salaah ke...

Is pustak me lekhak ne apanee antaraatma kee pavitr aavaaj ko sunakar prakaash punj kee rachana kee hai. Jisake maadhyam se lekhak ne paathako ke pavitr hrday ko chhoone ka saphal prayaas kiya hai.Hame ummeed hai, aap sab is prakaash punj ko padh env...

Is pustak me lekhak ne apanee antaraatma kee pavitr aavaaj ko sunakar prakaash punj kee rachana kee hai. Jisake maadhyam se lekhak ne paathako ke pavitr hrday ko chhoone ka saphal prayaas kiya hai.Hame ummeed hai, aap sab is prakaash punj ko padh env...

Is pustak me lekhak ne apanee antaraatma kee pavitr aavaaj ko sunakar prakaash punj kee rachana kee hai. Jisake maadhyam se lekhak ne paathako ke pavitr hrday ko chhoone ka saphal prayaas kiya hai.Hame ummeed hai, aap sab is prakaash punj ko padh env...

bade anubhavon ke pashchaat gyaan ka praadurbhaav hota hai. bahut se khatte meethe anubhavon ko ekatrit karane ke pashchaat gyaan ka praadurbhaav hota hai. bahut se raseele evan kasaile anubhavon ko praapt karane ke pashchaat gyaan ka uday hota hai...

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Is pustak me lekhak ne apanee antaraatma kee pavitr aavaaj ko sunakar prakaash punj kee rachana kee hai. Jisake maadhyam se lekhak ne paathako ke pavitr hrday ko chhoone ka saphal prayaas kiya hai.Hame ummeed hai, aap sab is prakaash punj ko padh env...

Is pustak me lekhak ne apanee antaraatma kee pavitr aavaaj ko sunakar prakaash punj kee rachana kee hai. Jisake maadhyam se lekhak ne paathako ke pavitr hrday ko chhoone ka saphal prayaas kiya hai.Hame ummeed hai, aap sab is prakaash punj ko padh env...

Is pustak me lekhak ne apanee antaraatma kee pavitr aavaaj ko sunakar prakaash punj kee rachana kee hai. Jisake maadhyam se lekhak ne paathako ke pavitr hrday ko chhoone ka saphal prayaas kiya hai.Hame ummeed hai, aap sab is prakaash punj ko padh env...

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Is pustak me lekhak ne jindagee se rojamarra ke anubhavon ko bade kareeb se dekha env mahasoos kiya hai. Jise usane apane anubhav ko anubhav ke maadhyam se samajhaane ka athak prayaas kiya hai.Yadi aapakee jindagee me bhee kuchh is prakaar ghata hai. Ya...

aksar dekha gaya hai, salaah evan nek salaah par kisee ka dhyaan jaldee se nahin jaata. jab bhee salaah evan nek salaah kisee ke bhee samajh mein aatee hai. tab tak samay nikal chuka hota hai. nek salaah sadaiv jeevan sudhaaratee hai. nek salaah ke...

Is pustak me lekhak ne apanee antaraatma kee pavitr aavaaj ko sunakar prakaash punj kee rachana kee hai. Jisake maadhyam se lekhak ne paathako ke pavitr hrday ko chhoone ka saphal prayaas kiya hai.Hame ummeed hai, aap sab is prakaash punj ko padh env...