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In the appropriately titled The Corridors of Longing, a wide variety of otherwise ordinary people anxiously face crucial choices. Personal trauma, anger, frustration, sexual desire, cultural shifts, work, and an assortment of other common issues are deepened and made singular, even in these very short stories, by the sharp focus of close observation.In settings and situations that range from mid-20th century to the present, fathers and sons, mothers...
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We all sometimes miss the stories of our fathers or grandfathers, told on cold nights by the fire in the fireplace.
Unfortunately, people socialize less and less, so stories like this slowly fall into oblivion.
I desire to save from the oblivion at least the little bit of soul that remained in the stories I heard.
This story is a fond memory of one such night.
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In the title story of this collection, Alysson was raised to believe in a sisterhood of women. She is plunged into a world where the 'sisters' are twisted. Women set her up at work by a malicious prank. A manager tries to molest her. These events occur in the stories set in a fictitious agency where she is a badly treated casual. In 'Bad Neighbours', Trudy, Alysson, the owner of the property, and most of the street, are victimised, any hour of the...
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This book has been split into three separate parts. You can read each part as a separate book. They can also be read in any order.
These parts share characters and events, so after reading one part, you will find additional insights and perspectives in the other parts. The order you choose to read the parts will produce slightly different results regarding how you will feel about the events that unfold.
The book is designed to be an easy entertaining...
5) Square Pegs
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You are invited on a journey through the unconventional with Square Pegs. Celebrating two decades of powerful storytelling, Square Pegs is an eclectic assortment of genre defying tales which explore the complexities of human nature and the beauty found in embracing individuality.
6) Righter
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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 endFedelma – A tale of hope and success for a woman who just wouldn't give...
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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...
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Big brother said that when I was born in the shadow, I was born to deal with the dead. I was born with Yin and Yang eyes, and I have learned a few mystical skills, and I can handle ordinary children. But one day, I met a thing that I don't know whether it is a person or a ghost, this thing is handsome and extraordinary, but it insisted on pegging me to marry him
10) About Face
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About Face is an illustrated children's book about a dream in which ears, eyes, nose and mouth become detached from the narrator's face, taking on lives of their own.
The facial characters, free from all restrictions, delve into mischief including party music, trying to bake a pie without burning down the kitchen, eating and even dancing!
About Face is a hilarious children's story illustrated with remarkable 3D effects and fantasic visual innovation...
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En esta segunda parte de Los cuatro mundos, el protagonista junto al Rymperión deberán frenar la llegada del Hombre Prisma, un ser que representa la oscuridad que todos los seres llevan dentro.
Sin embargo, no será tarea fácil, pues su influencia no ataca a nivel físico, sino de un modo mucho más atroz y despiadado. La Kingdom of Darkness es su dimensión, donde si te atrapase sufrirías la tortura eterna de un mundo de desilusión.
¿Podrán...
12) Anonymous
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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 society....
13) Jasmine
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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.
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Meet Ramone, a stoic and ruggedly handsome man searching for his destiny. Though sparing with words, Ramone's magnetic presence and insatiable thirst for life's vibrancy hints at deeper complexities within. His visionary sight is fixed on the horizon, compelled by a mysterious force to continue seeking something unknown before anyone else discovers it first.
The encounters upon Ramone's ominous journey are unspeakably chilling, enough to make one's...
15) Confrontations
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Fred and I enjoyed wrestling around on the playground. We tried not to hurt each other, and both of us knew that. "Oh no. Here comes the teacher.""Here we go. To the office again. I don't mind. I had fun wrestling with you, Fred.""Yeah, me too. My mom and dad will not like this. I just hope the paddle does not have any holes in it."The paddle did not contain any holes. However, the next time, and every time after that, there were holes in the paddle....
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Tales of R.L. Culkin Vol. 1 is a group of short stories from the mind of R.L. Culkin that take the fantasies of space, death, love, fear, and the unknown and showcase them in fast-paced stories that keep you engaged and interested. Tales of R.L. Culkin. Vol. 1 is also a quick read for most and a joy not to be put down until ended. With original characters and stories please enjoy tales of R.L. Culkin Vol. 1 and read something new.
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The book is a large collection of must-read, out-of-the-ordinary stories. They are unlike anything you have ever read before. Some of them will challenge your cultural view of the world. This large collection of literary works encompasses the following genres: suspense, horror, action, science fiction, literary fiction, historical fiction, erotic, and off-the-beat.
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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...
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"Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?"
Everyone knows the words. Many people know that the Australian poet 'Banjo' Paterson wrote them. But how may people know the origin of the tune? In 1895 a young woman named Christina Macpherson sat down and played a marching tune she'd heard. 'Banjo' Paterson, who was visiting Christina's brother, liked it and wrote the words of a song to it. That song was 'Waltzing...
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