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Предисловие к новелле Отъезд. Казалось бы, прошли годы, изменились времена, города, не стало тех дорог и людей которых я знала. Но я сегодня читаю эти новеллы и...

Pull up a chair. Stoke the fire. Grandpa has seven stories to tell, and every one of them is true in the way that matters because out past the firelight, the world keeps its own rules, and the people who live to tell about it are the ones who learned those rules in time.These are grown-up...

The lawyer wants an inventory. The realtor wants two hundred words of history. All she has to do is walk through her late parents Oregon coast bar, write a tidy listing, and put a number on the place. But every photograph, carved boat, and pencil mark on the doorframe pulls her back to a British...

Joan Lippolis was twenty-seven in 1985, vivacious and whip-smart, recently accepted into a major university's top-notch creative writing program, when she unexpectedly and tragically died. Hers was a quiet, lonely death. What happened that final night? For decades, Joan's demise would be...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The streets of 18th century Dublin in Ireland were rife with appalling levels of poverty. Desperate mothers regularly begged for alms to feed their children, and although passers-by might have occasionally contributed a few coins, no large-scale remedy...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Paul's Case by Willa Cather is a short story collection of one title, presented here as an audiobook narrated by an AI voice. The single story, Paul's Case, is a sharply observed portrait of longing, identity, and the pull of a more beautiful life. Set...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The library is closing. The last readers have gone, the bolt has slid into place, and the only ones left are you, the quiet librarian Ruth, and Marmalade — the library cat who has been on the staff for nine years. As the evening settles, Marmalade...

waterborne (wȯ-tər-bȯrn) supported, carried, or transmitted by water. Water can serve as a vector for disease or monsters. The water beckons with its gentle waves. The peaceful surface reflections hide the monsters that lurk below. Theres more than fish that live in these waters. How deep...

Thirteen stories. Plenty of laughs. A few surprises. And more than one twist you won't see coming. Welcome to Once Upon a Time, a collection of entertaining short stories for adults and grown-up children where ordinary people find themselves in extraordinary situations, family arguments take...

This title is narrated by virtual voice. 27-year-old fur trader seeks wife and helpmate." Expecting a plain, dependable woman to reply to his advert, what Jack Trudeau actually gets is pampered fashion plate Olivia Hansson. There's no denying she's pretty, but patently ill-equipped for life in...

Born from the golden age of internet creepypasta, Pleasant Nightmares is a chilling short story collection steeped in cerebral horror and existential dread. An astronaut wakes from cryosleep to find three years have cost him two centuries—and the only voice in the static still calls him Daddy...

כל הגיבורות שבקובץ הסיפורים 'שווייצריה זה כאן' נמצאות על סף התמוטטות רגשית או אובדן שליטה. הן חיות בחוסר נחת ובתחושת אי־סיפוק, ועולמן מלא בחרדות יומיומיות והרות...

**Eleven interconnected murder mysteries. One seemingly peaceful street. A secret that changes everything.** Ashcroft Lane looks like an ordinary neighbourhood, where familiar faces live behind respectable doors and quiet gardens hide nothing more than everyday life. But appearances can be...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Kerfol is a classic ghost story by Edith Wharton, presented here as a full audiobook in English and narrated by an AI voice. This edition is a collection of one short story, Kerfol, a single atmospheric tale told in the tradition of the Gothic...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Rappaccini's Daughter is a single-story audiobook of classic American Gothic fiction by Nathaniel Hawthorne, narrated by an AI voice in English. In a secluded garden, a young man becomes captivated by a mysterious young woman and the strange world...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Blue Hotel is a collection of one short story by Stephen Crane, presented here as an English audiobook narrated by an AI voice. The collection contains a single title: The Blue Hotel. Set in a small hotel in Nebraska during a harsh winter, the story...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. El caso de Paul es una colección de un solo relato, escrito por Willa Cather y narrado en español por una voz de inteligencia artificial. Paul es un joven sensible e inconforme que siente su entorno como demasiado estrecho y monótono. Frente a esa...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell is a collection of one short story, presented here as a full English audiobook with an AI voice. When a murder investigation brings two women into a troubled farmhouse, small details that the men dismiss as trifles...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Mr. Jones is an audiobook edition of a short story by Edith Wharton, presented as a collection of one story and narrated by an AI voice. The single title, Mr. Jones, is offered here as a full, unabridged-style listening experience in English, ideal for...

A rare cold snap grips the South, and a lonely new bishop—quarantined with the measles—watches a brilliant red cardinal plead for help outside his window. Across the way, brave little Gwinie phones from the orphanage, and a simple request for birdseed sparks a quiet cascade of charity. As...