Fiction, Short Stories (Single Author)
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The Devil Spinners
by Margit Hesthammar
Meet The Devil Spinners: edge-dwellers, poets and lovable scoundrels who bluster, blunder and bellow their way to redemption—or not—between stops at Crawley's Pub. Each faces a moment of life-bafflement, brief or prolonged, that finds resolution...
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this is all we know
by Robin Anne Ettles
In this second collection of short stories, Ettles offers a version of the Canadian landscape against which eccentric tales and colourful characters evoke ever-shifting perspectives on what we see and who we are. A modern working woman of 1983...
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Persian Garden of Imagination
Iranian Myths, Fairy Tales, and Folk Tales by Manijeh Rabiei-Roodsari
Carefully curated and translated by Dr. Manijeh Rabiei, Persian Garden of Imagination breathes new life into these ancient texts that shed light on Iranian culture and mythology. The literary stories of Iran contain complex topics and symbols...
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Connections
by John Connolly
RELATIONSHIPS HAVE THE POWER TO PROFOUNDLY IMPACT OUR LIVES in ways we never could have anticipated—and take us to places we least expect. This collection of short stories explores the euphoria of newfound love, the agony of loss, and the...
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A Mixed Bag
by Agnes McIntyre
Sixteen short stories from sixteen different perspectives, this thoughtful collection traverses a range of topics and themes intrinsic to the human experience. Connected only by their exploration of how we understand our world, each tale is a...
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A Nasty Piece of Work
number one by J. Andersen
J. Andersen loves to play with expectations. An ode to a city turns into a collection of its flaws. A beautiful waitress takes her belly button off at night. An embarrassed son watches his father choke to death on the very thing the son hates so...
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Compassion Fatigue
...and Other Stories of the Indecent Past, Weird Present, and Feared Future by Humberto da Silva
A father comforts his young son, hoping against hope their last little island of the Azorean archipelago won’t be strip mined by the Singularity. A couple choose a cheap upload for the consciousness of their young daughter who is dying from a...
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Lives & Spaces
by Subhas
The stories in LIVES & SPACES range from twisted emotions to tenderness; from greed to brutality; from ascendency to failure; from loneliness to death. The broad range of circumstances provide the scope of the stories. Each story encapsulates the...
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The Mountain Girl
Stories from the Himalayas by Mark Batterbury
It is the year 1972 and God is alive and well in India. Many young seekers journey from the West to explore yoga and meditation in the land of its origin. In "The Retreat", a young couple's decision to meditate together in a cave leads to endless...
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Skiing the Guggenheim
The Colossal Adventures of an Armchair Curmudgeon (& Other Stories) by Ross A. McCoubrey
I use the wall as the tapestry to weave together times throughout history. Carruthers informed me. We are, after all, connected. Don’t you think? By the gentle sweeping of a grandfather clock’s pendulum, Christmas returns each year to provide us...
