Resultados para "Check" en Antologías y relatos breves

Hockey isn’t just a sport, a game, a career. To me, hockey is life. When I’m on the ice, nothing else matters—I’m in my zone—always 10 plays ahead of the opponent, and always in control. Except for that night. That game. The first one she’d ever been to—Gracelyn Bolton. And I found her. Even while slammed against the wall, tangled up with the enemy’s ace goon—known only for his fighting, not his stats—I spotted her, only her, amongst a crowd of hundreds. And when I finally track her down, the list of reasons why things won’t work is long…throwing me completely off my game.

"Security Check" was first published in the June 1957 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Eigentlich ist die betagte Lady Sally ein ausgemachter Weihnachtsmuffel. Doch als sie eine Einladung von ihrem Ziehsohn Robert und dessen Freundin Vanessa zum Fest der Liebe erhält, nimmt sie diese kurzerhand an und macht sich auf den Weg zum Seaside Hotel. Für Sally beginnt eine Reise voller Erinnerungen in die Vergangenheit, in der die Uhren anders ticken. Hier ist sie wieder jung und bis über beide Ohren in den attraktiven Eventmanager Alan verliebt, der für ihre Familie den traditionellen Weihnachtsball ausrichten soll.

My son’s friend Henry notices the chessboard in my dining room and challenges me to a match after falling in love with the game online. I beat him easily, and he’s downtrodden but determined. Now we’re raising the stakes, with each game getting more and more daring. We’re playing for our modesty, but I quickly discover Henry has been conning me! He’s better than I thought! Listen on as we get naked together and do something unspeakable when I take his virulent seed in my body.