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Collected here for the first time are the complete short stories of “a singular American visionary” (New York Times). The publication of The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy is a literary event that marks the first time all of James Purdy’s short stories—fifty-six in number, including...

Short stories are the poetry of prose. Mistakes, in a novel, can be buried. In a short story, they stand out like roaches on a sugar cookie. Short stories are precise, cut to the bone, every word a necessity. A novel may go far afield, but a great short story requires unbelievable restraint. Not many...

A MIX OF SIX: Six Short-Short Stories Why not give them a try? If you find you like the way she strings words together, you might be interested to know that she has also published twenty-six novels (eighteen in her Rafferty & Llewellyn British Mystery Series, two in her Casey & Catt...

Limelight A Golden Light Anthology Limelight: A Golden Light Anthology features tales of new worlds and old worlds and worlds yet to be. These stories twist and turn with adventure, intrigue, and wonder. This anthology of short stories brings science fiction and fantasy out of the shadows and into the...

The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. In this series we look at short stories from many...

Office Flirts! features five funny, romantic short stories set in the zany workplace of Dunner Advertising where pranks rule, secrets abound, and nothing’s off-limits for the office pool. Follow the employees as they find love, laughter, and heartbreak on the job.These five stories stand alone,...

Blackly humorous yet poignant and multi-levelled, finely crafted and thoroughly entertaining, this short-story collection is from a unique writer with a rare and distinctive talent.*'Reading Shonagh Koea's stories . . . is like sampling a box of good, rich chocolates. Read (or eat) too many at once...

The Short Stories Of RD Blackmore. The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. In this series...

It's in the Water and Other Stories is a book of fifteen short stories written since 2006 by Ronald W Hull. There is something for everyone in this little book of gems. There is hard science fiction, true stories that are fictionalized to protect the innocent, biting satire, heartwarming tales, and...

Lamplight A Golden Light Anthology Lamplight: A Golden Light Anthology illuminates Biblical truths and offers hope. Only the Bible is ‘a lamp unto your feet and a light for your path’, but this anthology, filled with inspirational short stories and poems, may help along the way. Authors Seth D. Clarke,...

This book is about Conan the Cimmerian written by Robert Ervin Howard. In this edition contains 6 stories of Conan The Cimmerian. 1.” Black Colossus.” is one of the original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and First published in1933....

This book is a compilation of 10 science fiction and speculative fiction short stories by the author from his two previous short story collections, Book of Dreams and Book of Dreams 2nd Edition, as well as two new stories written in 2013. Its scope extends from the innermost dimensions of the mind...

Love is a magical thing, especially when witches, ghosts, and Cupid are involved. Magic Flirts! features five short, fun romances laced with enchanted elements. The stories stand alone but are connected when read together. Each story is between 9,000 and 13,000 words—perfect for lunch breaks or...

The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. In this series we look at short stories from many...