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When a city commissioned a famous artist to create a masterpiece for their newly refurbished downtown, they only forgot one thing: to tell him when to stop. Now his greatest work is threatening to take over everywhere. It's a race against time and space and dimensions nobody even knew were there!...

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Three stories of a lonely youth. Jimmy Kruzel's bad luck is that his worst enemies are always his best friends, or is it the other way around, and that sometimes his darkest hours seem to come right after the dawn. In tales more bitter than sweet, Jimmy finds that you can attract more flies with honey than you can with vinegar, but really, who wants to attract flies anyway?...

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Being a zombie, not so easy. That could have been Dave Connor's six word memoir. "At first he couldn't remember how he'd ended up in that shallow grave; he just knew it was hell to claw his way out, and that the taste of its dirt would remain in his mouth for the rest of his time on this earth" ... Expect the unexpected in this existential resurrection thriller....

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For 12,000 years a dark and deadly secret has been hidden deep below the Great Sphinx of Giza. In present day Egypt, a frightening, yet awe-inspiring story unravels as archaeologists race against time to decipher an ancient truth? A deep probing mystery riddled with prophecy and danger, Secret of the Sands uses Egypt and her mythology as a backdrop to delve into the meanings of life and religion. -McNally Robinson Rai Aren and Tavius E. have crafted a fast-paced, exciting novel overflowing with mystery and intrigue. The tension is constant. The characters fully developed. And the plot gripping. Ancient history and present day relevance are so expertly intertwined, that you might forget you are reading a work of fiction. -- Thomas Phillips, author of The Molech Prophecy Secret of the Sands, Amazon Bestseller (www.secretofthesands.com)...

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LA RAKONTOJ en ci tiu volumo estas intencitaj por infanoj, al kiuj, ni esperas, placos la malnovaj rakontoj kiuj placis al tiom da generacioj. La rakontoj de Perrault estas el la malnova Angla versio 18- jarcenta. La rakontoj el la Cabinet des Fées kaj de Madame d’Aulnoy, estis tradukitaj [Anglen]—pli precize, adaptitaj—de F-ino Minnie Wright, kiu ankau, lau afabla permeso de M. Henri Carnoy, interpretis “La bronza ringo” el lia Traditions Populaires de l’Asie Mineure (Maisonneuve, Parizo, 1889)....

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The three short novels comprising The Secret Trilogy share characters, plots and locales across different genres: a mystery (Squatter with a Lexus) , an urban fantasy (Secret Sidewalk), and a ghost story (Hidden Highway). A secret thread runs through the set, defying the reader to sniff it out. In the end, who can run away from that which never pursues?...

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Squatter with a Lexus Secret Sidewalk Hidden Highway

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Some psycho kidnaps his would-be girlfiend, gets chased by the cops halfway across the state, runs out of gas right outside your house, where you and your spouse are enjoying a quiet evening at home, and now you’re held hostage at gunpoint and surrounded by police. It could happen....

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A man awakens in a mental hospital, accused of murdering his only child, but more uncertain is whether he committed the act as himself or as someone else. Can Richard Ratner uncover who really murdered his daughter and why? Who would want him framed and to suffer for the rest of his life?...

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Being wheeled down a dreary, dilapidated hall, Rick Ratner’s head bobbed up and down onto his shoulder. He was half conscious but had no idea where or when he was. He had never seen this place before but soon felt himself being strapped to a chair in a dimly lit room. Outside, a tumultuous storm was brewing. Lightning could be seen through the windows of each room Rick passed. The thunder crashed like sonic booms. A tree banged hard against the building, creating a loud bang and then, a very eerie scratching sound that toyed with one’s ears and mind like a crazed madman playing with his prey before the kill. “Hello, Mr. Ratner. I’m Doctor Selis. Do you remember killing your daughter?” “Killing my daughter? What the hell are you talking about,” smirked Rick. “Your daughter, Nataly… She was brutally murdered, Mr. Ratner, by you,” retorted the doctor, as if Rick had been convicted already. Sitting in the stiff chair, unable to move from shock, and from heavy restraints, Rick could think of nothing else to say. Trying to process what he had just been told seemed like some impossible task had been set before him. ...

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Γεννήθηκα στην Αθήνα το 1968. Σπούδασα Ιατρική στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών με μεγάλη λαχτάρα και την εξασκώ με την ίδια αγάπη μέχρι σήμερα. Με νύχια ακόμα απαλά άρχισα να ξύνω τη λογοτεχνία από όλες τις πλευρές της, διαβάζοντας και γράφοντας. Αργότερα, σε μια δύσκολη εποχή της ζωής μου, τη χρησιμοποίησα σαν δεκανίκι. Αποδείχτηκε πολύ γερό, αντέχοντας όλο μου το βάρος και βγάζοντάς με απέναντι. Την εποχή εκείνη άρχισα να γράφω το ιστολόγιο Liquid days, που μου έδωσε την ευκαιρία να πειραματιστώ στα μονοπάτια της γραφής και να γνωρίσω επιδέξιους εραστές του ποιητικού και πεζού λόγου. Τούτη η συλλογή διηγημάτων περιέχει απόπειρες γραφής από τα πρώτα εκείνα χρόνια του ιστολογίου μέχρι και σήμερα. Αφιερώνεται σε όλους τους φίλους, φυσικούς και διαδικτυακούς, που με ανέχτηκαν, με στήριξαν και με διάβασαν αυτά τα χρόνια. Μαρία Δριμή Καλοκαίρι 2012...

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Περιεχόμενα ΑΝΤΙ ΠΡΟΛΟΓΟΥ………………………………………………………7 Το τέλειο χτένισμα……………………………………………………8 Όχι χωρίς λόγο…………………………………...………………….9 Ένας άγγελος στην Πανεπιστημίου……………………16 No milk today…………………………………………………………23 Η μέρα και η νύχτα της ποίησης……………………...27 Ναϊάδες στα μαύρα………………………….………………….30 On/Off……………………………………………………………………32 Το μαύρο κουτί……………………………………………………35 Το σκούντηγμα………………………………………………………38 Το τελευταίο κλικ………………………………………………….42 Συλλέκτης ήχων…………………………………………………..46 Η νεράιδα των κίτρινων λουλουδιών……………...52 Η Νόρμα στο υπόγειο………………………………………….55 Η Ευτυχία και οι ζωές των άλλων………………………62 Μεθυσμένα μυρμήγκια……………..……………………...65 Πορσελάνες και κρύσταλλα………..……………………..67 Οι δώδεκα λίρες…………………………………………………..70 Fairytale και άλλες ξένες επιτυχίες……………………..73 Τα απομεινάρια μιας μέρας………………………………..76 Όλα με το μαχαίρι………………………………………………..82 Τα σαλιγκάρια δεν βγαίνουν ποτέ κουνημένα.85 Η καθαριότητα είναι μισή αρχοντιά……………………86 Χνάρια…………………………………………………………………….88 ...

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A collection of stories, including the Legend of the Wandering Cashier, the roadside diner Angel of Death, the classic tale of the Bathroom on the Bus, and featuring private eye Dawn Debris in the Land of Many Things...

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A collection of short fictions, including the complete Sexy Teenage Vampires trilogy, The Futile Epikles and other characters, and several previously unpublished stories....

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A gang of street kids, an anonymous radio announcer, a detective from the future, a presidential assassination attempt and a frequently mistaken narrator all play a part in this jumble of introductions to an open-source novel inspired by the works of Macedonio Fernandez. Cover painting by Delma Soult....

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This is not your father’s time travel. There’s no machine, no dial. There’s no telling where or when you’ll go. The only thing that can change is you. It will make you what it needs to make you. And if you come back, it won’t be the same you. You’re messing with the nature of things, and the nature of things does not like to be messed with. Welcome to a riddle of change and addiction....

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Η τέταρτη συλλογή της Χλόης Κουτσουμπέλη. Εκδόθηκε το 2006 από τις εκδόσεις ΝΕΑ ΠΟΡΕΙΑ.

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[...] Κι από όλη την οικογένειά μου, απόμεινε μόνο ένα άλμπουμ με σκιές να κυνηγούν ατέρμονα η μια την άλλη μες στη νύχτα.

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DeBarrie's Stationery Store needed help again. Somehow, the part-time people never worked out. It was a problem. One after another, the part-time people came and went, and sometimes, nobody ever found out what happened to them. The newest one seemed even more hopeless than usual. His job application announced "there's a man who follows me around and ruins everything I try to do"....

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Illustrations by Barb Fenner. A priest with a dark past wrestles personal demons. The priest is called upon to prevent a divorce and comfort grieving widows as he attempts to unravel the mystery of Masada with its deep connections to a unique vision heritage. The priest must confront the truth about his own connections to an ancient race when the responsibility falls to him to take up the torch as the next keeper of the Light....

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"I have the ability to see things. I have visions. Mostly, my visions are about things that happened in the past. The women in my father's family have a long history of this ability, which they call the 'sight'. And recently, I have started having these visions. My father's family views these abilities as a gift, something that I should try to explore and use to do some good. My mother calls it all hocus-pocus; she thinks it is evil. She doesn't want me to use it. She doesn't really believe I have it." ...

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Shared Visions Vision Lesson Unshared Vision New Ears, Old Vision Passing the Torch New Life Protection Trenchancy New Vision Soldier, Priest, Counselor A Perfect Silence Counseling Revelation A Brush with Vision Through Things, Other Things Depression Past and Future The Past Eyes and Ears Acceptance ...

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A sequel to "One Song Sets" with stories from The Bunker that don't start and end with either Kitty or the Professor, plus a couple that do.

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As for the institution, no dancer will claim Candy as a stage name. At first it was because Mom didn't want the Professor reminded. But every once in a while a new dancer wanted to claim the moniker. The Professor told Mom that it didn't bother him, but she made sure there was nothing Candy-esque about the dancer. Candy #2 was pretty to look at but dumb as a box of rocks. She didn't last a month, aborting a fetus just before pregnancy started to show. Candy #3 was too sly for her own good and went to jail her first night on the floor. She picked a drunk's pocket. Then there was the last Candy, Candy #4. Every once in a while somebody will shake their head and mention that they miss her. Even the Professor. About the only thing Candy #4 had in common with the original was being female. She was upwards of six foot in heels and started out brunette, straight hair that fell down her back in the way only seen in shampoo ads. She smiled easily and genuinely. Six or seven years out of high school, she still had all that sweetness without any of the bile. Her breasts were augmented, but not ridiculously so and not obv...

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O Goddess sing of how the Pink House went From being fairly clean to state unkempt. A tale of debauchery, lies and television. A story about booze, drugs, sex, war, money, and burger boxes. A novel about a house. A Pink House that starts off structurally sound and then falls into millions of beautiful pieces....

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Who you believe in and what you believe is the most important matter in life. In a morally troubled world, how powerful a hold does religion have? Are you confused about religious ambiguity, love of money, love of power, sexual immorality, art? Reading The Brass Bed and other Stories may help, then again it may just raise more questions....

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The Salesman Alabaster Easter The Albatross Cafe She wore clover . . . Tabula Rasa The Two Men The Dancer

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This is the story of a true miracle. Read how Boris the cat got lost for over a year and how he was finally reunited with his family who were living 400 km away. Guaranteed to make you smile!...

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Preface Enter The Cat Burglar Target is Cat Corleone The Cat Who Came To Stay Amazing Reunion About The Author

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Rich Shapero’s TOO FAR follows a pair of ultra-imaginative six-year-olds, Robbie and Fristeen, through a transformative summer spent exploring the woods behind their remote Alaskan homes. As their family lives become increasingly unstable, the children travel deeper and farther into their private world. The forest—and the gods who inhabit it—becomes their refuge until, at summer’s end, they are forced to choose between the crushing prospects of the real world, and the lethal demands of their ideal one. ...

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Short stories told by a Zambian schoolboy. Fantasy and stories told by parents.

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Novel in Dutch: Life of a teacher in biology in a boarding school. Facts and fiction intermingle. Philosophical content.

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A collection of oddly surreal stories for unusual children, featuring a mouse and his friends - a squirrel, an elephant, a limpet and a fish - along with an assortment of mischievous clouds and cowardly mushrooms....

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In this dystopian fantasy, certain people are stuck at binary ages (8, 16, 32 ...) due to an unknown cause. They cannot age, or change, or become sick or even injured. By turns experimented on, abused, tortured and scorned, they are eventually exiled into a strange prison, an infinite forest world from which there is no escape. There they seek a cure, an antidote, a solution to their problem. Four people are selected, seemingly at random, by an invisible being who communicates to them through wild animals. They are told they must go somewhere, find something, take it somewhere and do something with it. This is all they know. The thing, whatever it is, could be anything, and it could be anywhere. As for the chosen ones, they have other problems. Two are bitter rivals in an endless and seemingly pointless game, another is a novice, newly torn from her everyday life, while the fourth has been an old man for much too long, for all of them are immortal, exiled with nothing into an infinite forest by a world that cannot tolerate their existence. As they struggle to work together to achieve a goal that none can even imagine, failure mig...

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From their humble beginnings as inventors of a handheld device with basic mind control capabilities, the tech-folk behind World Weary Avengers, Incorporated moved on to develop such gadgets as one capable of recording an individual's very personality and replaying it back into another person. Devices with even more sinister potential are in the pipeline. Only a small band of software quality assurance engineers stands between these audacious inventors and your very soul. Would you trust such as these with the future of mankind? I didn't think so. In 'World Weary Avengers', the beginning of the end, old friends Tom and Chris decide to change the world by a radically simple means. In 'Ledman Pickup', one of Tom's rare new devices is let loose in the wild, as the gadget seeks to make its own way in the world on its own terms. 'In Constant Contact' continues the saga of inventions gone wrong, when always-online 'professional friends' lead to nothing but trouble....

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World Weary Avengers Ledman Pickup In Constant Contact

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Enter the world of Snapdragon Alley, where every so often very strange things happen in a far corner of the city of Spring Hill Lake. Beginning as children, Alex and Argus Kirkham and their friend Sapphire Karadjian encounter the whatever-it-is and find themselves repeatedly drawn into its orbit. Is it a sentient wormhole to another dimension? Is it a creature of vast and unusual appetites? Is it even a thing or a place at all, and will anyone ever unravel its essence? Four episodes in the lives of these three people over a period of fifty years explore the mysterious worlds of Dragon City in four short novels, including Snapdragon Alley, Freak City, Dragon Town and the new, fourth and final story in the series, Happy Slumbers, in which all questions are answered, and all ends are tied....

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Inspector Stanley Mole doesn't mind a hard case, but things have gotten out of hand. There's a killer who escapes to a parallel universe, a frozen caveman with a bullet in his skull, a woman who claims to have witnessed her own murder, a toddler assassin, time-traveling dictators, and subatomic-particle sniffing butterflies. For Mole, this time more than just his reputation is on the line....

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Subspectrum Counterfeiters alludes to grave concerns for the future of the United States of America, and perhaps the world. Here's to liberty on this lonely orb amid the stars....

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I dedicate my novelette, such as it is, to a Passenger Pigeon named Martha.