Resultados para "Mend" en Antologías y relatos breves

Pequeños relatos camaleónicos, telescópicos, autobiográficos, polivalentes, ficticios pero de lejos, inmaculadamente inciertos, estrictos y procaces, dolorosos cuando menos. Son historias breves tan surrealistas como lo es el propio mundo. El autor, de manera radical, deja de ser él mismo durante unos minutos, seguramente aburrido de su propio personaje, y se dedica a meterse en la piel (en los zapatos, dicen los norteamericanos) de cualquier ser que se le ocurra pasar por su mente en esos instantes. Persona, animal o cosa. No importa qué. O un concepto, o un estado de ánimo.

Gabriel Mendes é um dos escritores brasileiros mais promissores na área do autoconhecimento e é reconhecido por muitos como o possível sucessor de Paulo Coelho. Escrevendo para os mais importantes sites de espiritualidade, ele angariou centenas de leitores que o acompanham desde então. Tornou-se um escritor best-seller da Amazon ao lançar seu livro sobre sua experiência em uma aldeia indígena, intitulado Os 2 Guardiões da Rainha da Floresta. Os textos de Seis Histórias Sobre Você abordam o que consideramos lições de sabedoria universal, com temas como humildade, coragem, companheirismo e disciplina.

This story follows Sandy, a 19-year-old woman, as she makes the difficult transition from living in an insular religious community to “outside” life in a college town.

Whatever you do, do not listen. Ignore that pull, the need to escape from drudgeries of life and find peace and solitude within nature. It is not the cool breeze and the scent of pine that whispers your name. No, these things within the forest will rip out your heart and devour your soul. You will tremble as they revel in your madness, taking everything from you and leaving you with nothing. Delve inside this anthology of what truly lurks within the shadows of the trees. We dare you to take this journey with us and find out what horrors await you.

Pax Thayer is what folks might consider damaged goods. Disfigured by a horrific accident that destroyed his career and stripped him of his promising future, he’s become something of a recluse out of necessity. He knows he’s not an easy sight to behold, and he doesn’t blame people for looking away. When he finds himself drawn into a budding friendship with his new neighbor at Pemberton Manor, Pax has a hard time believing that she sees him as more than a pitiful, misshapen monster.

Lonely and reeling after a medical diagnosis, Lexi Macomber agrees to a weekend retreat at her ex-fiancée's secluded cabin. No drama. No expectations. Just a fun chance to reconnect. A promising start quickly unravels as old grudges and buried arguments resurface. After a shower mishap ruins their final attempt at repairing the relationship, Lexi demands to leave. Unfortunately, leaving the cabin is not going to be easy. One obstacle leads to another, and Lexi is faced with a dire decision: either she’s hallucinating or her ex is plotting to kill her.

A Kappa is a Japanese water spirit, often depicted as a small, humanoid creature with a turtle-like shell and mischievous intent. Sometimes deadly intent. Jennifer Levy didn’t believe in them though. Kappas were a stupid myth her cousin used to frighten her with as a kid; a story she hadn’t thought about in years. Not until she shared the legends with a young boy named Dale Oberman.

“Implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness, and a good working knowledge of fairy tales.” —Katherine Arden, bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy, on A Spindle Splintered Follow professional fairy-tale fixer, Zinnia Gray, as she helps women get the...

Hastur was not a creation of H.P. Lovecraft but an adaptation of concepts created by Ambrose Bierce and Robert W. Chambers. Nevertheless, Hastur, AKA The King in Yellow, has since gone on to become one of the most iconic Great Old Ones. Whether the mysterious Lord of Leng in the Dreamlands or Cthulhu’s alleged half-brother, he is a figure who haunts the dreams of those mortals who touch upon even the barest knowledge of his existence.

In 2021, Amber James developed an unhealthy fascination with Old Saint Nick. Ever since, she’s chosen boyfriends based solely on their ability to satisfy her Santaphilia. Unfortunately, she can’t find a man worthy to come down her chimney. After multiple fails, she gives up the search for a Santa-with-benefits, and that night, she has an erotic dream featuring the jolly elf himself.