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Married Love is a masterful collection of short fiction from one of today's most accomplished storytellers. These tales showcase the qualities for which Tessa Hadley has long been praised: her humor, warmth, and psychological acuity;...
3) Anonymous
The pursuit of the vain hopes of success and the total invisibility of entire segments of the population are the two complementary visions that characterize the protagonists of this novel.
Seven stories, separated in places and environments, meet only on a chronological level, leaving each immersed in anonymity, the only possible solution between an unattainable affirmation and a tragedy not consonant with the characteristics of contemporary
A sequence of scattered frames on this Planet, of stories at first glance disconnected and dragged along by the rush of contemporary society, turns into a fine balance of chance and necessity.
What may seem like an ordinary day in our existence is reduced to twenty-four simultaneous stories contained within the span of a single hour.
A turn of the clock that punctuates Time, the true master of today's Odyssey in which we are immersed,
5) Righter
Righter is a collection of stories about people putting their world right... in their own way... They can't escape reality but they can certainly bend it to suit them... because reality is always and only our own reality and is rarely suited to most...
Who can ever find Alana Love again ?
Where is the Astronaut travelling to ?
A Woman In Disappearing's world in coming to her end
Fedelma – A tale of hope and success
...Mavis Gallant is renowned as one of the great short-story writers of our day. This new gathering of long-unavailable or previously uncollected work presents stories from 1951 to 1971 and shows Gallant's progression from precocious virtuosity, to accomplished artistry, to the expansive innovatory spirit that marks her finest work.
"Madeleine's Birthday," the first of Gallant's many stories to be published...
A collection of short stories plus one not so short. Featuring Thai characters and/or Thai settings. A young girl wants revenge for her father's death. He was a drummer but not respected by other musicians. She steals the show with her drumsticks. She does more with blades on the Phuket's beach. A package is delivered, and an ear falls out. Then there is a tap at the door. Thailand's version of a vampire was locked in an underground room. The new
...he line between sin and faith can be very narrow indeed. Then there is the perennial question: Why are we here? The answer may be a surprise. Also surprising is the real story behind Area 51. The human need for companionship can show up in strange places, while a 2,000-year-old dead bird can cost a school teacher her job. Plus, will a community go so far as to resort to human sacrifice to stop an unwelcome commercial development? How about the
...The Twilight Region is a collection of stories that will shake the cultural edifice of your mind. Written by established writer Carlos B. Camacho, some of them are thrillers; the others are psychological, horror, science fiction, historical and philosophical stories but all of them are gripping and spellbinding:
'....He drove a short distance and stopped at the entrance of the old sugar mill. He got out and pushed opened the heavy
...Having very little memory very few memories of my childhood in Iran... and less and less as time goes by... I chose to pay tribute to the Iranians... my own way... at last I have a bridge back to Iran again...
Iran is often confused with a country with ill-famed people... little do people know how wrong they can be in assuming so... and those (usually self-proclaimed) specialist of Iran and Iranian life and culture are not specialist at all...
Iran
...13) Jasmine
A retired college instructor and former teacher in India meet online and decide to meet in person during COVID. They form a pact to be together forever.
14) Next
What is next? Answering that question everyday will keep you young. This volume of fictional short stories explores the possibilities ahead and the outcomes for a host of characters in contemporary life.
15) Rule Number Four
Tanis Foster has a list of 61 people. He also has four rules to follow.
There is now one person and one rule left. Will he finish what he set out to do?
16) If I Survive You
17) Falling for You
One night makes everything right
Ellie
I never thought I'd return to my hometown as a broken hearted twenty-six-year-old with no family. Yet here I am, starting over, trying to find a new dream, a new future. I don't expect to run into my old neighbor; a man I remember being close to my mom's age. I do not remember him being a straight up silver fox. Nor do I expect the blatant lust I feel towards him.
Blake
I
...18) Griffin
Griffin
My life is the Army, but I bounce at a bar on the weekend.
It's my way of keeping an eye on my soldiers, and keeping them out of trouble when they're off duty.
But this weekend, I'm tasked with babysitting a bachelorette party for my buddy's fiance.
So when one of them sneaks out of the party room and nearly falls down the stairs, I don't think. I just act.
Time stands still when I see who's landed in my
It should have been an easy kill...
When Xander MacKenzie gets the job of assassinating a prominent FBI agent, it's his chance to prove he's still got what it takes.
Except sometimes, even the best plans go wrong – and Xander's luck is quickly running out...
Three Ways to Die forms part of the Case Files series of short crime stories from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Amphlett.
Listen to the Case Files: short crime fiction stories
...20) Beckett
Sara
The last place I want to be is out at a bar, stuck on a horrible double date, wearing these stupid shoes.
Not surprisingly, I almost kiss the concrete when I trip.
I'm saved by the sexiest man I've ever seen.
Too bad I'm here with someone else.
But when my date crosses the line, my military hero is there to save me.
Again.
Though the sparks between us are instant, I have to guard my heart.
I'm tired
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