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Legendary ghost hunter Hereward Carrington called the Walsingham Ghosts one of the most “striking” hauntings he ever investigated. This chilling retelling brings to life a story that refused to stay buried.

A woman seeking a reconciliation with a long-lost brother. The rancher who opened his home to strangers hoping to find a wife. A con artist determined to control them both. As a child, Tillie Youngerman was the peacekeeper to her two older brothers. When a feud between her brothers causes one to leave for good, she carries the guilt that it may have been her fault. Ten years later, she’s determined to find her lost brother and try to reconcile with her family once more. Unfortunately, her other brother has dragged her into a sinister scheme that could shatter them forever.

Inspired by the Nipsey Hussle mixtape, Mailbox Money, this collection of twelve interconnected short stories explores what it means to chase more than money; to chase a name, a future, a reason to keep running. Each story draws from a track off the mixtape, pulling its emotion and message into the lives of characters hustling on the corners of New York streets, plotting their next move, or standing under stage lights they once only dreamed of.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt Sardiniens und lassen Sie sich von atmosphärischen Erzählungen voller Sehnsucht, Tradition und unvergleichlicher Schönheit verzaubern. Von den lebhaften Gassen Olbias über die unberührten Strände der Ostküste bis in die verwunschenen Bergdörfer im Herzen der Insel – diese Sammlung berührt alle Sinne und macht das authentische Sardinien erlebbar.

Los cuentos de Pedro Ugarte se mueven en un terreno reconocible, cotidiano, en una tranquilizadora geografía de residencias y avenidas donde «la felicidad es un archipiélago de islas pequeñas, cuyas costas se ven azotadas por un océano oscuro y turbulento», pero basta desviar un poco la mirada, dar un solo paso en falso, para adquirir conciencia de los abismos que asoman a los lados.

Step into the whimsical and wonderfully absurd world of Stephen Leacock, Canada’s beloved humorist. This carefully curated collection brings together 12 of his most delightful short stories from Frenzied Fiction (1918), Literary Lapses (1910), Nonsense Novels (1911), and Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy (1915). Whether skewering the pretentiousness of academia, playfully mocking social conventions, or embracing the sheer joy of nonsense, Leacock’s tales remain as fresh and comical today as when they first captivated listeners over a century ago.

They're soft, they're snuggly, they're adorable, and they're absolutely deranged! Welcome to the plush nightmares of Get Stuffed--a hilariously unhinged collection of short stories where teddy bears commit arson, attend Furry club events, infiltrate Wall Street, and sabotage doomed couples in remote cabins for kicks. These aren't your regular bedtime stories. They're blood-soaked, trauma-inflicting emotional roller coasters!

Animal Behaviour titles each of its short stories with animal facts, but the experiences they describe are very much human. The cast of characters is diverse but the world they inhabit is universal: one in which all of us will recognise fragments of our own lives in some form, an echo of our shared humanity.

The Soundtrack of Gay Lives is a mixtape in story form—fifty short stories inspired by the songs that helped one gay man find his voice, make sense of heartbreak, and uncover the shape of home. Structured like a double LP, this deeply personal collection unfolds across eight thematic Sides: Becoming, Wanting, Breaking, Reckoning, Celebration, Homecoming, and six final Bonus Tracks.

Amid the reflections and twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple are haunted by the past. On a sharp December day, the wind changes—and the birds begin to gather. A group of wartime scientists attempt to capture the power of death, an eye operation reveals a monstrous reality, and a woman returns home to find she doesn't exist.

Una raccolta di racconti umoristici, per narrare piccoli episodi di straordinaria banalità, romantici conflitti, contrattempi scoppiettanti, allegre tragedie. Perché la quotidianità ci sconforta, a volte, e contro il logorio della vita moderna–in assenza di amari e distillati–può venirci in aiuto una risata.

A collection of six otherworldly tales from the author of We Burn Our Dead Tell No Tales.

Deep in the Cumberland Mountains awaits an evil and Three Forks, Virginia is at the center. An old legend merges with a being beyond human comprehension, and Silas Sword has fallen face-first into it. Evicted from his apartment, and fired from his job as a detective, he is forced to return home to Three Forks, where he finds his parents brutally murdered. Silas is pulled into the local police to help investigate. As things unfold, he finds a mysterious cabin that morphs with each visit. Add in a mysterious blue mist, and a freak snowstorm, and you have a recipe for disaster.

This is a tale of how the career experiences of a female federal government agent intersect social issues and every day realities facing women in all walks of life. As you take this journey you will find nuggets sprinkled along the way that explore love, loss, pain, joy, and other concerns affecting women. Not only will we explore challenges but we will find some solutions too.

Echoes of the Frontier gathers thirteen unforgettable tales by literary giants such as Jack London, Willa Cather, Mark Twain, and Bret Harte—each story capturing a different facet of life at the edge of civilization. From the perilous ride of The Denver Express to the poetic solitude of On the Divide, and from the chilling desperation of Love of Life to the dry wit of Nevada Sketches, these stories illuminate the grit, dreams, and humanity of those who dared to tame the wild.

Begleite Charlie auf ihrem ungeahnten Aufeinandertreffen mit ihrem lang vergessenen Teenager-Idol, das zu einem Dinner einlädt und verlorene Gefühle wieder zum Leben erweckt. Erlebe mit Anna und JD eine amouröse Reise, die mit unerträglichen Zahnschmerzen beginnt, sich jedoch zu einer zarten Liebe entwickelt und von angsteinflößenden Bedrohungen auf die Probe gestellt wird. Tauche ein in die Gefühlswelten sechs weiterer Charaktere und lasse dich von ihren romantischen Abenteuern verzaubern.

An einem total verhexten Freitag, dem 13ten. Sie nimmt mich mit in den Club, in dem sie arbeitet. Dank ihrer erfahrenen Hand sehe ich so sinnlich aus, wie nie zuvor. Einmal will ich mich so fühlen, wie meine coole Freundin es jeden Tag tut. Einmal will ich sexy und verführerisch sein.

Erin tends bar at the last dive left in gentrified Red Hook, Brooklyn, where old-timers spin tales of the bar’s legacy and the waterfront’s crime-ridden past. Her boss, Jimmy, a real estate magnate responsible for much of the neighborhood’s shiny transformation, also has a story to share. Back when he was a struggling beat cop, two neglected boys introduced him to an ancient creature that made Jimmy’s dreams come true. Nightmares too. Erin doesn’t believe a word. The bar is her life. But this bar at the end of the world is also home to a deadly stowaway. And it’s looking for a new host.

From Australia’s master storyteller comes this retrospective of his best short stories from the past two decades. Pictures of You: Collected Stories brings together the best of acclaimed writer Tony Birch’s short fiction. Cherrypicking from across his oeuvre, this anthology showcases his skills at finding the extraordinary in ordinary lives, and the often-unexpected connections and kindnesses between strangers. His work is by turns poignant, sad, profound and funny–and always powerful.

Maria ist ein Single und arbeitet zufrieden als Wäscherin in Dublin. Sie lacht gerne und ist bei sämtlichen Arbeitskollegen beliebt, zumal sie bei auftretenden Zwistigkeiten immer gerne als Streitschlichterin auftritt und daher mit Spitznamen „Die Friedensrichterin" genannt wird. Als Katholikin, die ihre Arbeit bei Protestanten verrichtet, praktiziert sie gelebte Toleranz.