Short Days

It’s one single steamy July day at the West 4th Street Court in New York City, otherwise known as the Cage. Hotshot baller ESPN is wooing the scouts, Boo is struggling to guard the weird new guy named Waco, a Spike Lee wannabe has video rolling, and virgin Irene is sizing up six-foot-eight-and-a-half-inch-tall Chester. Nine of young-adult literature’s top writers reveal how it all goes down in this searing novel in short stories that each ingeniously pick up where the last one ends.

Abhorrent abominations. Murderous miscreations. Desperate desires, familial bonds, and soul-clenching will to survive contend with mythic malevolence and esoteric evils in 16 tales of disturbing, thought-provoking horror. Challenge both your imagination and courage with grotesque and bizarre stories published in small press across the world, collected and combined with never-before released material.

Diese unterhaltsamen Kurzgeschichten auf Französisch sind perfekt für Anfänger und fortgeschrittene Lernende. Tauche in die französische Sprache ein, erweitere spielerisch deinen Wortschatz und verbessere dein Hörverständnis – alles, während du die korrekte Aussprache übst.

Embark on a transformative journey towards greater clarity, peace, and purpose with "Journey to Enlightenment: A Practical Guide to Living a Fulfilling Life." This comprehensive guide offers practical insights, exercises, and techniques to help you integrate the wisdom of enlightenment into your everyday life. Drawing from ancient spiritual traditions, modern psychology, and personal growth practices, this book provides a roadmap for navigating the complexities of modern life while awakening to the truth of your inherent nature.

This collection of short stories serves as a sequel to Barred: Short Stories. It explores the intricate ironies of fate, the human condition, and the complexities of individuals and their sense of belonging. The narrative introduces a diverse cast of characters, each facing the challenges of everyday life or extraordinary circumstances. As readers delve into these stories, they witness the profound impact of these experiences on the characters’ hopes and aspirations. Prepare to be challenged and evoke a range of emotions, from laughter to tears. Most importantly, anticipate an escape and ...

Wow, I think you will enjoy this final edition of A View from My Bay. If you enjoy short stories over poetry, then this audiobook is for you. I am sure that some of my experiences will spark flashbacks for some, hopefully with a smile.

Lillian Maxfield was not sorry to see the Christmas holidays go on their merry way until next year. In fact, she was feeling like 'Scrooge' herself these days! Everything that could go wrong seemed to be going wrong, which explained her short irritable disposition. It all started a week ago when her dear mother fell on the driveway, breaking her leg in several places. Her mother was a single parent, and together, she and her mother worked hard to keep their little household going. Now that the holidays were over, Lillian had been laid off from her Christmas job, and her job working at the ...

The Trident Security Field Manual: Standard Operating Procedures for FNGs (f--king new guys—and anyone else who wants to listen to it) is a fun compilation of extras for fans of the TS series and its various spinoffs. Fans will get a Q&A session with characters from the TS series, the TS Omega Team series, and the Doms of the Covenant series, and exclusive short stories—four of which had been previously published but are no longer available on Samantha A. Cole's website, plus a never before released short story featuring fan favorites Jenn Mullins and Doug Henderson!

Quick listens with spicy, steamy, and explicit BDSM themes. 15 Stories to quench your thirst. You'll encounter alpha males and submissive beauties, handmaidens with hidden agendas, and lovers who push the boundaries of pleasure and pain. Whether it's a clandestine rendezvous at a drive-in theater or a steamy encounter in a rooftop hot tub, every story is an intoxicating allure of BDSM and the intimate connections it forges.

A Colombian writer is witness to a murder that will mark him forever. A woman sits alone in her house, waiting for her husband to return, while he lies in another woman's bed 20 kilometers away. Through blood-soaked betrayal, a love affair, murder, and long-meditated revenge, Vasquez achieves an extraordinary unity of emotion, morality, and landscape with these fragmented lives.

From horror master Rick Wood, author of The Sensitives and This Book Is Full of Bodies, comes 12 horrifying stories to spook up your Christmas season! From a sadistic secret Santa gift, to a murderous telekinetic fairy, to a nativity full of the undead, you’ll find a horror treat for all 12 days of Christmas.

From Egypt to a Russian village to the mountains of Eastern Europe and back, one of the old-fashioned gentlemen of Russian literature, Nikolai Leskov, takes his listeners on a journey of spirit, mind, and imagination.

Homecomings: Memorial Day is the new anthology series from Ferndean Press. Featuring fun and sexy short stories and flash fiction, it's the perfect listen for passing time while traveling or lounging around over the holiday.

Denver Moon is Mars’ top private eye. She works the tunnels of Mars City, a struggling colony ravaged by the mysterious red fever. Her latest client, Jard Calder, is demanding results. Someone is dismembering the pimp’s prostitutes and salvaging their body parts. But since the victims are robots instead of humans, is it really murder?

Bad never looked so good Lady Seraphina is facing scandal and ruination if the secret of her father’s debt gets exposed. She’s run out of options. Except him. Him being the evil one. The debt holder. One night pleading for his mercy may very well change her mind—and her heart—toward him though. All it takes is one kiss. Sebastian, Duke of Ravenshire, has always paid his own debts, ever since he learned his lesson as a boy. So when Seraphina sneaks into his house one night with a proposition to eliminate her father’s debt, he’s not the least bit interested. That is, until she ...

Ghost stories from the golden age. Six great writers weave their spell in creepy, insidious style.

There is wreckage in the rearview. Jody Grafton's world is crumbling around him. To get away from it all, Jody moves from his native Ohio to Brooklyn to sort through the rubble of his self-indulgent 20s. His marriage is over. His new girlfriend is pregnant. And his career as a pseudo-famous singer-songwriter has fallen apart: gone is his record deal, his money, his fame - even his desire to create new music. While he stares at the ruins of his musical career, his mother becomes ill, and Jody starts drinking heavily.

It was late morning now and I decided to continue my walk on the beach heading back with my eyes for the edge of surf meeting the sand. The beach was getting busier now with beachcombers dotted on the horizon. They all think this job requires the proper outfit, white canvas pants rolled up with faded blue shirts and a straw cap for the ladies. Most of the men wear their golf club caps from either the Orchid Club or Johns Island. They are all walking with their heads down and plucking up stones, shells or other treasures. A short story that reflects life......Just one day on the beach ...

A criminal wakes up locked in a walk-in freezer.