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Inside you will find a collection of short stories I have written for one reason or another. They range all over the map, from a 1920's detective scene to trouble in deep space aboard a ragged ship on a routine frieght run. I hope you find my works interesting enough that you might want to take a...

From the Preface:The thought came into my mind, Write a book for the children; and while I listened, it became a desire and a pleasant one, for I would dearly love to become the household friend of many little children who are growing up within the homes of the Saints.If they are willing...

The central theme of these thirteen short stories, mirrors Dorothy Edwards’ own life; that of people’s inability to fully empathise with each other. Her characters mix on a social level, often over tea or at the piano or on walks but when they fully reach out to each other, only disappointment...

A collection of 19 short stories spanning 40+ years of the author's career as an independent author. The stories are divided into three groups: Tales for Young Adults, Oddities, and Tales for Adults, and center on eerie Ridgewood, Pennsylvania and some of the characters who live there.

For fans of The Twilight Zone and Ted Dekker! In Squint: And 10 More Surprising Short Stories, you’ll experience: …a con-man who receives a life-changing message from God. …an angry teen shooter who makes a fatal mistake. …a carjacking victim who comes up with a permanent solution. …a...

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF MARY SHELLEY! ALL THE NOVELS, SHORT STORIES TRAVEL NARRATIVES, POEMS, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND NON-FICTION Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is one of the most famous works of fiction of all time, the name recognized by millions of people around the world - old...

My book has five short stories, they are very important to life, and I used animals to explain these books. The first is about the importance of taking care of your children, and siblings loving each other, because we never know when one of them will no longer be with your family. Another is about...

A collection of short stories from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Alyssa Day... I published my first book, Email to the Front, in 2003 and never looked back to my old career in law. I absolutely love creating stories, and I feel so lucky and privileged to be able to do this...

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist, who wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. Published in 1888, “Pig” is a satirical short story, included in “Plain Tales from the Hills”, a collection of stories of life in India....

Melbourne in the last decade of the millennium feels like a hard-boiled fiction or a noir film, with corruption in the air and on the ground. Six short stories and a novella circle the city's decay, spiral towards a thrilling conclusion and fuse into a new kind of crime fiction. Vignettes...

A three short story collection about weddings and families. Wedding Flowers: A Miss Lila’s Extraordinary Floral Shop Story Older bride Elyse thought stopping into the floral shop on a whim was a good idea. She figured that she could easily cross off “flowers” on her wedding to-do...

Sometimes funny, tearful, serious or all three, these stories give the reader little chance to recover, as they change from contemporary to the historic, love to war, personal to public, offering a pot-pourri of the author’s work. Culled from the treasury of Brian Mullally’s collection...

Holiday short stories to get you through the holidays with a bit of Mystery, a dash of Romance and an ending with a whole lot of steamy mistletoe kissing going on. Sexy Miss Claus is coming to town, and she wants to save Santa the trip by being naughty, then again, being nice might just bring...

Five Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories: One of these stories will resonate with you, which one? Each story was written with a purpose. Spirit 101: A story written to explore and experience what happens when one “wakes up dead.” What happens when one is still alive in a spiritual...