Resultados para "Still" en Antologías y relatos breves

In her life, there have only been three lovers. But Leslie doesn’t lament the meager number, she only truly mourns the second one. In her youthful arrogance, she turned him away, thinking there would be many more chances. Now, she lives two lives—one in the present, and another plagued by bittersweet memories of the past. But maybe, even now, it will be possible to reconcile the two.

The Jane Austen Fan Club is hosting a grand ball, and June has been invited! To her great surprise, among the guests is an old acquaintance: Detective Sergeant Sean Darcy. There's a distinct spark between June and the attractive detective. However, any budding romantic connections are derailed when something terrible occurs. The event's sponsor collapses and dies—apparently from an allergic reaction.

Thirteen stories about grief that won’t lie to you. No inspirational platitudes. No silver linings. No promises that time heals all wounds or that everything happens for a reason. Just the raw, honest truth about what it’s like to lose everything and somehow keep breathing anyway.

Jul och nyår. Tiden på året när gemenskap är som allra viktigast och alla människor ska vara som lyckligast. Men så är det ju förstås inte alltid, även om få vill erkänna det. I "Stilla natt" skildras livet bakom kulisserna - det som ingen får se utan särskild inbjudan. En ensam natt kan dessutom ta en oväntad vändning och resultera i något nytt, frigörande och spännande. Här flyr den eviga singeln Mari till Portugal med sin påhittade pojkvän, medan småbarnsmamman Lisa kommer till insikt i sitt inrutade äktenskap.

Supernatural detective Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate a case of stigmata. A young girl is bleeding from her hands and feet and claims to be talking to the Virgin Mary. But Nightingale soon realises that all is not as it seems - and the girl is in mortal danger.

Gina Gambino wants revenge. Her life has been turned upside down with the murder of her two hoodlum sons, but she knows who's done it. Her target is Don Francini, leader of one of the most powerful mafia families in Palermo. Using her brain and her body, Gina worms her way into his household, becoming first his housekeeper then his mistress, weaving a complicated web of poison and murder. It seems her plans are going well until one disastrous night.

A compilation of classic tales by great American writers performed by terrific actors, with a lineup including Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners, and PEN Award winners.

Der Lockdown trug merkwürdige Blüten. Erst machte er einen frei, einen ungebunden, löste einen raus aus dem alltäglichen Leben. Dann kam die Schwere. Das Gefühl eingesperrt zu sein. Man verlernte das Lächeln und eine kaum ertragbare Stille senkte sich über einen.

Es war bei den Lakota Indianern Tradition, dass die Ältesten ihre Weisheit in Geschichten an die Jüngeren weitergaben. Diese Geschichten, in denen es um mythische Sagengestalten, die Wesen des Himmels und der Erde, die lebendige Natur und ruhmreiche Vorfahren ging, waren Wegweiser auf den verschlungenen Pfaden des Lebens. Sie vermitteln Werte wie Liebe, Respekt, Mitgefühl und laden ein zu verweilen, sich zu besinnen. Poetisch, magisch, wunderschön - die Weisheitsgeschichten der Indianer sind ein Geschenk an die Welt.

James Still left eastern Kentucky for Europe in 1941 after enlisting in the US Army during World War II, leaving behind a recently published, semi-autobiographical work of fiction, On Troublesome Creek. Even as he developed a broader worldview, his work continued to draw from the agrarian and regional sources of life in the Cumberland Plateau that supported the American war effort. Like the riverbeds and creeks he so often evoked, Still reminds listeners of the local and regional founts that they were fighting for in the century’s second global war.

From the beloved creator of the wildly popular Sam O’Nella Academy YouTube channel, an irreverent and timely science fiction collection that offers a wry look at the not-so-distant future Sam A. Miller, the creator behind Sam O'Nella Academy, has spent ten years teaching his 4.8 million...

Elin's across-the-street neighbor has gotten a little obsessive about mowing the lawn. Shadow Hill's HOA isn't that strict. Is there something darker going on? Or is Elin just letting her imagination run away with her?

Step into the shadowed worlds of Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, and Algernon Blackwood in this chilling collection of classic horror short stories.

A surreal and darkly comic collection of stories that offer a fresh and irreverent look at life in contemporary Northern Ireland from “one of the most exciting and original Northern Irish writers of her generation” (The Sunday Times, London). Humorous and horrifying, tender and absurd, the...

„Rock 'n' Roll in der Stillen Nacht“ ist eine Weihnachtsgeschichte von Johannes Eppler die auf Basis eines Gesprächs mit Sophie Schwingenschuh beruht. – Einen Tag vor Weihnachten sangen wir noch Rocken 'n' Roll und am nächsten Tag „Stille Nacht“ bei meinen Eltern.

Step into the golden age of imagination with A Vintage Science Fiction Short Stories Collection, a masterfully curated anthology featuring some of the most influential voices in classic science fiction. This timeless volume brings together visionary storytelling from Frank Herbert, Philip K. Dick, Fredric Brown, E. E. Smith, John W. Campbell Jr., Murray Leinster, Robert Sheckley, Stanley G. Weinbaum, and William Tenn—authors who helped shape modern speculative fiction.

J.R. Hamantaschen returns with a collection of his inimitable weird, dark, and imaginative fiction. In these intelligent and haunting stories, Hamantaschen pushes the boundaries of horror, exploring the deepest corners of the human psyche with an unflinching eye.

Alle kennen sie, die Personen, die man am liebsten nie wieder sehen würde. Wer hat nicht schon einmal über. den Pechvogel auf einem Ausflug gelacht oder sich über kindliche Aussagen amüsiert. So unterschiedlich sind. auch die Kurzgeschichten in diesem Buch. Von heiteren Erlebnissen im Rheingau bis zu tödlichen Entschlüssen. und gemeiner Rache ist alles vertreten. Ein Teil der Kurzgeschichten beschreibt die ersten Ermittlungen einer jungen Kriminalkommissarin. Sie reichen. von der beinahe-Aufklärung eines 30 Jahre zurückliegenden Unfalls bis zu aktuellen Unfällen und Verbrechen.

Drawing heavily on Lovecraftiana and myth, these are tales of devil’s bargains, love songs to monsters, and the people—human and otherwise—who inhabit liminal spaces. Ghosts, gods, and ghouls make their way as best they can, one step sideways from the mortals around them. Many are connected; some are puzzle pieces that don’t quite fit. Spanning a decade of writing, Still So Strange is Amanda Downum's first collection of short fiction, and includes stories originally released in Strange Horizons, Realms of Fantasy, and Weird Tales, as well as original, unpublished work. 

Diese Sammlung führt in verschneite Dörfer, leuchtende Kirchen und geschäftige Märkte. Jede Geschichte spielt zur Weihnachtszeit und entfaltet Spannung in ruhigem Ton. Hinter Lichterglanz und Tannenduft warten Rätsel, falsche Fährten und leise Abgründe. Die Sprache bleibt klar, die Atmosphäre dicht, die Wendungen präzise.