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Star Begotten is a 1937 novel by H. G. Wells. It tells the story of a series of men who conjecture upon the possibility of the human race being altered by Martians to replace their own dying planet. The protagonist of the story Joseph Davis, who is an author of popular histories, becomes overtaken with suspicion that he and his family have already been exposed and are starting to change.
Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869 - December 10, 1951) was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The following recording includes the short stories, "The Olive" and "Ancient Lights."Show book
Jack Pilton is now a firm favourite in the Woman’s Group in the small village of Little Trumpington in Cornwall. When the vicar’s wife joins the group she is surprised that there is a man in the group because she knows there are spankings for the losers of the card games they play. It turns out that she loves to be spanked by Jack, and she drags him off to the vestry on Sunday after church, demanding another spanking. Jack and Mary declare their love for each other and Mary’s husband is happy and moves to his flat in London. Mary and Jack go into the country to have some spanking fun in the woods and are discovered by Terry’s mother who wants to have some fun as well.Show book
"The She-Wolf" by Saki is a comedic short story that revolves around Leonard Bilsiter, a man who has failed to find interest in the real world and compensates by weaving elaborate tales of magic and transformation. He boasts about his supposed ability to turn people into wolves, which draws the attention of Clovis, a witty prankster.Show book
Prepare to be entertained by a host of Hollywood celebrities reading the finest collection of short mystery stories— many by Edgar Award-winning writers— set in the world of entertainment. The fourteen stories collected here include: " Revival in Eastport" by Jon L. Breen " The Enjoyment of an Artist" by Gordon Bennett (writing as Isak Romun) " A Break in the Film" by John F. Suter " Gee Whiz, My Lovely" by Betty Buchanan " It Was Bad Enough" by Ron Goulart " Snookered" by Gerald Tomlinson " The Waste Pile at Apple Bowl" by Joan Richter " A Slip of the Lip" by Lawrence Treat " The Double Death of Nell Quigley" by J. F. Pierce " Death of a Princess" by Joyce Harrington " Saturday's Shadow" by William F. Nolan " New York, New York" by Thomas Adcock " Captain Leopold Goes to the Dogs" by Edward D. Hoch " The Last Escape" by Henry SlesarShow book
In a world teetering between light and darkness, "Tales of Ashes and Embers" brings together gripping stories of heroes who fall into shadow and villains who seek the spark of redemption. This dark fantasy collection explores the fragile balance between good and evil, with unforgettable characters caught at the crossroads of fate. From evil necromancers striving for atonement to just and honorable commanders , each story in this collection pulls you into a world of violence, betrayal, and second chances. Ideal for fans of morally complex fantasy and fast-paced flash fiction, "Tales of Ashes and Embers" will captivate lovers of grimdark, sword and sorcery, and tales of redemption. Perfect for readers of George R.R. Martin, Joe Abercrombie, and those who crave epic, yet compact storytelling, these flash fiction stories remind us that even the most tarnished souls can rise again from the ashes.Show book
What might William Burroughs be doing in Tahrir Square at the height of the Egyptian revolution of 2011? Was there really a radical atheist insurgency in New Cairo? Where in extant science fiction do people go when they die? In these Cairo-focused stories written at the height of the Arab Spring, in its wake and its ruins, the reader is led by a colorful cast of characters through a hypnagogic urbanscape pulsating with the spectres of post-political Islam and failed revolution. Whether it is an alien abduction in “Lexi” or a Cairo-centered, futuristic retelling of an Old Testament narrative in the titular story “Emissaries” - the stories here play with notions of contemporary Egyptianness to evoke a human circus of possibility and despair that is undeniably universal at its core. Emissaries, and other short stories is the first short story collection of Youssef Rakha's work. The short stories within this collection appeared first in the following journals: The Boy Jihadi (Guernica) Thus Spoke Che Nawwarah (Kenyon Review Online) Emissaries (The Puritan) Nawwah (Miranda Literary Magazine – defunct) Qaf (Mashallah News) The Secret History of Atheism (Minor Literatures) A Father’s Counsel (BULL) The End Night (Litro) “Lexi” and “The Trees Are Houses” are published for the first time. “The Trees Are Houses” was written especially for this publication.Show book
