Short Story Collection | Short Story Collection
May.15.2009
Marvelous and mystical stories of the thirty-six anonymous saints whose decency sustains the world-reimagined from Jewish folklore.
A liar, a cheat, a degenerate, and a whore. These are the last people one might expect to be virtuous. But a legendary Kabbalist has discovered the truth: they are...
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May.07.2009
Thomas E. Kennedy, in his introduction for Shadow Bones, commends these twelve stories for the author's dedication "to literature that speculates not so much about the arbitrary manners of our crumbling civilization as its ground zero, about the science which is writing the fiction of our...
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May.05.2009
A Travel Guide for Reckless Hearts is a collection of stories, rooted in the Midwest and cultivated in the Deep South, for those of us who suddenly find ourselves tourists in our own lives.
Reminiscent of the work of Lorrie Moore and Jill McCorkle, the 10-story collection features the sweetly off-...
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Apr.30.2009
G. Winston James' stories examine the individual, familial, and societal complexities of desire. Candidly rendered, they unabashedly consider the formation of personal and sexual identity in a world in which the carnal is highly policed, variously dangerous and all too often denied. Shaming the...
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Apr.18.2009
From Publishers WeeklyThe human element remains at all times paramount in the 15 SF stories gathered in the 20th edition of L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future series, at this point the most enduring forum to showcase new talent in the genre. Standouts include Eric James Stone's eerie "In...
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Apr.02.2009
“Gareth L Powell’s first collection of short stories is stuffed with mind-bending ideas and unforgettable characters. Ranging from the day after tomorrow to the far-flung future, these fifteen stories are perfect for anyone with a craving for intelligent and thought-provoking adventure. ”
“Buy this...
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Mar.23.2009
The Famous & The Anonymous uncovers the private obsessions and subterranean desires of the nameless and the internationally recognized, both contemporary and historical. Ten of the twenty-two stories within the collection take the reader behind a celebrity’s poseur façade to reveal the anxiety-...
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Mar.23.2009
With a nod to the chemically-induced contentment of Huxley’s Brave New World, “American Soma” explains how a friction-filled democratic system is lubricated by a collusion of partisan politicians and commercial interests. “Evolution”, written during the Dover Area School District ’s Intelligent...
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Mar.09.2009
In these busy times, mystery readers are increasingly discovering the joys of getting their crime genre fixes in the small, punchy packages offered by short stories. Award-winning short mystery fiction writer, Kris Neri, delivers quite a selection of thrills in this compilation: From the brand new...
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