M Allen: 23 books

Cormac McCarthy has been writing and publishing novels since 1965, but most readers have plunged only recently into his darkly baroque work. In this 2,700-word essay, M. Allen Cunningham, an avid McCarthy fan, considers the author's entire corpus and the trajectory of his reputation.

Culled from notes kept during one strange autumn and winter in which M. Allen Cunningham resided in a barn, "The Caretaker's Gleanings" ruminates on the nocturnal mysteries of a creaturely life.

Only when you’re young and small do you fully understand the bigness of things.Originally published in Boulevard Magazine, “The Giant’s Face" is a 1,300-word short story by M. Allen Cunningham, author of the novel The Green Age of Asher Witherow, the novel Lost Son, and the illustrated limited-edition story collection Date of Disappearance.

Flogged for attempted escape, transported for theft, James Walton (alias Morton) is determined to make good in the new southern land. Never again will he endure the lash or risk the punishment hells of Port Arthur or Norfolk Island; he craves a chance of honest employment and dares to dream of marriage...

Nel 2006 per Maria Allen, professionista della salute mentale all'estero per lavoro, inizia una bella storia d'amore con un uomo che viene da lontano. La passione e la fiducia nella vita la portano a sposarsi nello stesso anno, ma nel giro di pochissimi mesi si troverà travolta da eventi inimmaginabili....

The puzzled and puzzling narrator of "The Man in the Blue Coat" is a movie projectionist whose hold on reality seems to be loosening. Surreal and whimsical, this is a 4,100-word story about the inner life and the seemingly infinite distances between ourselves and others.

Trapped in what her friends believe to be the perfect marriage to the perfect man, no one knows the true nightmare Evangeline lives behind closed doors But after months of planning, one fateful night, she finally makes her escape. As Sheriff in the small town of Shelby, Tanner Coleman knows...

Reeling from the loss of his wife and all but lost to himself, Gleason sets out from San Francisco on a journey to Turkey, hardly knowing why. Is it that he wishes to reconcile with his estranged father, now living in a Turkish village, whom Gleason hasn't seen for fifteen years? Whatever the...

The Art of Creating Your Exceptionalism presents personal performance concepts and techniques based on generations of mover and shaker mentoring experince. It provides valuable insight for those considering a career in management, or as a development guide for team leaders, supervisors, and managers...

Slade is an ex-military man turned self-made millionaire as a part owner of Cross Securities Inc. He's used to getting anything he wants, including the most beautiful women falling at his feet. But when he meets Reyna for the first time he finds that he's the one falling at her feet. Reyna...

Just out of a marriage from hell with a cheating, controlling man, the last thing Brooke needs in her life right now is another dominant man. But when Dalton Cross walks into her life, her attraction for him is undeniable and she begins to wonder if she can really resist the feelings she's beginning...

Hudson Drake has protected the best of the worst when it comes to his charges. But when he’s hired to protect Presley Crawford his patience and restraint is stretched to the limit, and so is his immediate desire for her. Presley is a woman who is used to getting anything and everything she...

Sixteen-year-old Joel Prickett is on a study abroad program exploring Mayan pyramids in Mexico. He is having the time of his life, until the Mayan end of the world prediction begins to come true!Caught up in events beyond their control, Joel, along with Lisa, the daughter of the expedition's...

The Art of Creating Team Exceptionalism explains what your team members want and need from their boss based on generations of mover and shaker team interaction experince. We dive into the basics of individuals and their interactions which afffect team dynamics, development, and management. We start with...