Short Stories
epub, azw3, mobi |eng | 1934-01-01 | Author:Agatha Christie [Christie, Agatha]

At twelve o'clock on Christmas Day, Edward Robinson strode into the tiny drawing room of a house in Clapham, with the customary greeting of "Merry Christmas." Maud, who was rearranging ...
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epub |eng | 1981-01-01 | Author:Jean Shepherd [Shepherd, Jean]

There are times when I awake at 3 A.M. from a fitful sleep hearing the clink-clink-clink of poor Ernie’s dog tags. Ernie, lost forever in Arkansas, wearing only his GI ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub, azw3 |eng | 2011-09-09 | Author:Andersen Prunty [Andersen Prunty]

2. Until a week ago they had been John and Larry. Larry said, “Fuck it. If God is dead then I don’t need to use my God given name anymore.” ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 2010-05-24 | Author:John Updike [Updike, John]

The day was a clear one in February, with a chilly breeze. The barn was a relic of the horse-and-buggy era, with several stalls and mangers and a large central ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2009-11-10 | Author:William Styron [Styron, William]

MY FATHER’S HOUSE ONE MORNING IN THE YEAR AFTER the end of the war (the Good War, that is, the second War to End All Wars) when I had returned ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 2012-09-18 | Author:Kevin Canty [Canty, Kevin]

MOONBEAMS AND ASPIRIN ON THE VERGE OF DIVORCE, THEY HEADED FOR FLORIDA: AN ISLAND in the Gulf, a place they remembered as a refuge, dolphins, pelicans, vodka–and–Cheez Whiz picnics. They’d ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 2012-09-14 | Author:Steve Gannon [Gannon, Steve]

Outside, Lara pulled her coat around her as she struck off into the darkness. Passing through the settlement’s outer perimeter, she lowered her head against the wind and trudged across ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub, mobi | | 2010-06-10 | Author:Grisham, John [John, Grisham,]

Ford Country Chief Larry returned to his store and fell into a state of severe depression. Once again, his tribe had been demolished by the white man's greed. His Yazoo ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 1995-04-14 | Author:Zenna Henderson [Henderson, Zenna]

"All the sheds went," he said, "and. apparently the animals, too." He twisted his face at the smell that rose from the smoldering mass. "They surely would have saved the ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 2008-12-31 | Author:Omar Tyree [Tyree, Omar]

As soon as the photographer left out the door, Arnold walked over and peeped out the keyhole before he locked it. Gabrielle eyed the sly, old publisher from the bed ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 2012-08-01 | Author:* [*]

"His blood's too warm," the blacksmith said. "He really hates killing anybody." SinceDorie wanted to ask him to pretend to be married to her, this was good news. She'd found ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub, azw3 |eng | | Author:Antonio Tabucchi [Tabucchi, Antonio]

The Battle of San Romano I would have liked to talk to you about the sky over Castile. The blue and the swift billowing clouds driven by the upland wind, ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 1993-01-01 | Author:Haruki Murakami [Murakami, Haruki]

—translated by Jay Rubin GREETINGS, The winter cold diminishes with each passing day, and now the sunlight hints at the subtle scent of springtime. I trust that you are well. ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-12-10 | Author:Ruth Madison [Ruth Madison]

Other Books by Ruth Madison (W)hole Breath(e) Parallel Loves (coming soon) Visit www.ruthmadison.com for more free short stories and sign up for the newsletter at www.devlovepress.com for more books and ...
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epub, mobi |eng | 1970-01-01 | Author:Rod Serling [Serling, Rod]

A narrow, irregular line of water drops led from the pool to the ambulance where the body of Bartlett Finchley lay on a stretcher. A policeman with a notebook scratched ...
( Category: Short Stories March 27,2014 )