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The Complete Short Stories of Saki by Saki
epub |eng | | Author:Saki

The Seventh Pullet ‘It’s not the daily grind that I complain of,’ said Blenkinthrope resentfully; ‘it’s the dull grey sameness of my life outside of office hours. Nothing of interest ...
( Category: Short Stories June 12,2019 )
Dead Flowers by Alex Laidlaw
epub |eng | 2019-04-26 | Author:Alex Laidlaw

War Story The baby woke us up around one, and my wife got out of bed with him because it was her turn. I think she nursed him, but I ...
( Category: Short Stories June 12,2019 )
The Killing Spirit by Jay Hopler
epub |eng | 2012-07-31 | Author:Jay Hopler [HOPLER, JAY]

Quickly arriving home, I went through the apartment and looked for potential money-hiding places. From the Italian crime shows I’d seen on Nossi’s TV, I remembered two or three good ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
Unblinking by Lenzo Lisa;
epub |eng | 2019-05-05 | Author:Lenzo, Lisa;

Lorelei In the mornings, I write stories; in the afternoons, I drive for the public bus that provides door-to-door service in and around Saugatuck, Michigan. We carry young and old, ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
Seaside Serenade (A Seaside Flirt) by Melissa Foster
epub |eng | 2019-03-18 | Author:Melissa Foster

CREE HAD NO idea how her noodle legs were carrying her as Brock led her through the crowd. Didn’t he know she was still trying to catch her breath? He’d ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
In the Walled City by Stewart O'Nan
epub |eng | 1993-06-10 | Author:Stewart O'Nan

The Doctor’s Sickness Doctor Markham loved Monday morning and the start of another workweek. One eye closed by his pillow, he remembered business he had left hanging Friday and arranged ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
Witch Hunt by Kate Allenton
epub |eng | 2019-01-01 | Author:Kate Allenton [Allenton, Kate]

Chapter 11 I don’t know what woke me up, but my eyes flew open. The moonlight was streaming in through the window into the room. The familiar comforter lay heavy ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
Obscurities by Nahid Husain
epub |eng | 2018-11-29 | Author:Nahid Husain

Obscurities Dedicated to AJ. T, J.M B, S.M.A.K “And this is Michael.” I looked at my future dance partner. Yeah, he was cute. Why the hell were they sticking him ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd
epub, azw3 |eng | 2009-06-10 | Author:Nan Shepherd [Nan Shepherd]

SEVEN Life: The Plants I have written of inanimate things, rock and water, frost and sun; and it might seem as though this were not a living world. But I ...
( Category: Essays June 11,2019 )
Her Deepest Fear: A Breakdown Series Short Read by Hinze Vicki
epub |eng | 2018-09-06 | Author:Hinze, Vicki

* * * A scant twenty-four hours later, Thomas phoned with the council’s response. Dana had a new job and a new home. Both would be waiting for her to ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
eightball by Elizabeth Geoghegan
epub |eng | 2019-01-23 | Author:Elizabeth Geoghegan

On a late afternoon in early February, Salvatore Scaduto visited his mistress Sophia. It had been several weeks since they had spent any time together and he missed her—she always ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
The Compleat Werewolf by Anthony Boucher
epub |eng | 2018-06-10 | Author:Anthony Boucher

Mr. Lupescu The teacups rattled, and flames flickered over the logs. “Alan, I do wish you could do something about Bobby.” “Isn’t that rather Robert’s place?” “Oh you know Robert. ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
Lost in His Kiss by Tracie Douglas
epub |eng | 2019-01-02 | Author:Tracie Douglas [Douglas, Tracie]

Chapter Five Jordan Once I’m on the road, I shoot King a text. JL: 911. Meet me at Annabelle’s. The drive to her house is torturous, and it takes everything ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
Dirty Laundry by J.D. Monroe
epub |eng | 2015-09-21 | Author:J.D. Monroe

WHAT NOW? If you enjoyed this little outing with Charity Pierson, then keep reading for a sneak peek at the full-length novel, SWEET CHERRY PIE, featuring Charity and more of ...
( Category: Short Stories June 11,2019 )
The Stone Collection by Kateri Akiwenzi-Damm
epub |eng | | Author:Kateri Akiwenzi-Damm

Butterflies Are Free WHEN FREDA LIFTED HER SON FROM HIS HIGH CHAIR, CALLED the dog, slung the diaper bag and her purse over her shoulder, grabbed her keys and, on ...
( Category: Native American June 11,2019 )

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