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Family Life: A Novel by Sharma Akhil
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-04-07 | Author:Sharma, Akhil [Sharma, Akhil]

The day Birju was supposed to be brought to our house, Mr. Narayan rang our doorbell at around eight in the morning. He stood in the doorway smiling, his face ...
( Category: Asian American April 9,2014 )
The Lottery and Other Stories by Jackson Shirley
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 1988-01-02 | Author:Jackson, Shirley [Jackson, Shirley]

She had worked for Robert Shax for nearly eleven years. When she came to New York the Christmas she was twenty, a thin dark girl with neat clothes and hair ...
( Category: Short Stories April 9,2014 )
The Sundial by Shirley Jackson
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-01-27 | Author:Shirley Jackson

8 “‘I had, as I hinted before,’” the nurse read, going slowly in her flat voice, “‘a parcel of money, as well gold as silver, about thirty-six pounds sterling; alas! ...
( Category: Horror April 9,2014 )
The District by Carol Ericson
epub |eng | 2013-12-31 | Author:Carol Ericson [ERICSON, CAROL]

Chapter Twelve An arm slammed her face-first into the metal door. Her tongue smashed against the chipped paint. The coffee sloshed over the rim of the cup and scalded her ...
( Category: United States April 8,2014 )
Return to Mystic Lake by Carla Cassidy
epub |eng | 2013-12-31 | Author:Carla Cassidy [Cassidy, Carla]

Chapter Nine Jackson had no idea how long they ran. It felt like forever. At any moment he half anticipated a bullet to the back, but as they got farther ...
( Category: Thrillers & Suspense April 8,2014 )
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Millennium: Fall of Terok Nor/War of the Prophets/Inferno by Judith Reeves-Stevens
epub |eng | 2002-05-12 | Author:Judith Reeves-Stevens [Reeves-Stevens, Judith]

( Category: Hard Science Fiction April 5,2014 )
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 2007-12-17 | Author:Kurt Vonnegut [Vonnegut, Kurt]

Fred was often asked, of course, whether he was related to the famous Senator Rosewater. Fred's self-effacing, ignorant reply was along the lines of, "Somewhere, somehow, I guess—way, way back." ...
( Category: Satire April 5,2014 )
Bagombo Snuff Box by Kurt Vonnegut
epub, mobi |eng | 1999-04-04 | Author:Kurt Vonnegut [Vonnegut, Kurt]

That night, in his hotel room, Laird put in a long-distance call to his second wife, Selma, in a small house in Levittown, Long Island, New York, far, far away. ...
( Category: Short Stories April 5,2014 )
Armageddon In Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
epub |eng | 2009-04-07 | Author:Kurt Vonnegut [Vonnegut, Kurt]

That night, Elmer prayed for a new husband for Ivy, a stout heart for Ethelbert, and a merciful death and paradise for himself on the morrow. “Amen,” said Elmer. “Maybe ...
( Category: Anthologies April 5,2014 )
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis
epub, azw3 |eng | 1998-12-10 | Author:Machado de Assis [Assis, Machado de]

LXIV The Transaction I wandered through the streets and retired at nine o’clock. Unable to sleep, I set about reading and writing. At eleven o’clock I was sorry I hadn’t ...
( Category: Criticism & Theory April 4,2014 )
You Herd Me!: I'll Say It if Nobody Else Will by Colin Cowherd
mobi |eng | 2013-11-18 | Author:Colin Cowherd [Cowherd, Colin]

I Value What I Need First, an experiment. Please indulge me for a moment; it won’t take up much time, and you’ll see the results rather quickly. The next time ...
( Category: Humor April 3,2014 )
The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter
epub, mobi |eng | 2009-04-01 | Author:Jess Walter

CHAPTER 16 Welcome to Weedland, Haiku #2 I WANT MY DEALERS To be smarter than they are; Welcome to Weedland “Wake up, Slippers,” says a voice I don’t recognize. I ...
( Category: Satire April 2,2014 )
Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-07-22 | Author:Jennifer Estep [Estep, Jennifer]

18 Bria, Catalina, and I raced toward my smashed-up car at this end of the bridge. Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! The vampires kept firing, and bullets zipped through ...
( Category: Superheroes April 2,2014 )
Wolf Story, A by James Byron Huggins
epub | | | Author:James Byron Huggins

five Wait," Aramus said, more softly. Kaleel looked desperately to Aramus, to the rock, and back again, seemingly unable to contain his fearful energy. Then he sat back, his head ...
( Category: Classics April 2,2014 )
A Wolf Story by James Byron Huggins
mobi, epub |eng | 1993-01-01 | Author:James Byron Huggins

five Wait," Aramus said, more softly. Kaleel looked desperately to Aramus, to the rock, and back again, seemingly unable to contain his fearful energy. Then he sat back, his head ...
( Category: Classics April 2,2014 )

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