Showing results for "Humans" in Short Stories

In the not-too-distant future, UNIT JHEU198, a Safety and Street ROBO, has malfunctioned. It has attacked an innocent man. This shouldn’t be possible. No one was truly harmed, and no real blood was spilled, but still, Amir has the board breathing down his neck for answers.

An old man wakes inside his comatose, completely nonresponsive body. According to his insurance company, in order to return to his life and family, he must pass a test. As if coming out of a coma weren’t enough of a challenge, our patient must also pass the Turing test, i.e., prove he’s human to an AI resuscitation machine. This satirical but heartfelt tale reminiscent of Kurt Vonnegut and Ted Chiang asks the question: Can a person articulate the deepest truths he knows to be real?

It was supposed to be a simple rescue mission: secure the doctor and exfil to the surface. A task that Nade Wilhelm and Pip Damon of A.L.P.H.A Team could be forgiven for considering beneath them. But there are things thriving in the underground facility that would have been better off undiscovered.

Lonely, observant, and quietly hopeful—what does it mean to truly see life unfold around you? Step into Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield, a masterful short story that illuminates the beauty, longing, and subtle heartbreak of everyday life.

An undocumented woman answers a job posting only to find herself held hostage, a group of outcasts obsess over boys drowned while surfing, and an unhappy couple finds themselves trapped in a terrifying maze. With scalpel-like precision, Ampuero considers the price paid by those on the margins so that the elite might lounge comfortably, considering themselves safe in their homes.

Recipe? Two parts evil, one part dark, fill the rest with fear. Add a dash of sarcasm and serve it with a beer! A collection of horror stories from the author of Demon and Other Inconveniences. Not a cook book.

Award-winning comedian Andrew Heaton brings wit and warmth to his vision of humanity, the supernatural, and bureaucrats in his debut short story collection. Learn the pitfalls of settling resurrected Neanderthals in Detroit. Explore the work-life balance of a professional who assumes other people’s hangovers. Or the travails of a State Department diplomat posted to a planet with relentless boredom and allergies. Discover the challenges time-travel regulators face when everyone tries to kill Hitler.

Dark, moving and eccentric, GENTLEMAN'S RELISH is Patrick Gale's second collection of subversive and exhilarating short stories 'The short story form suits Gale's ability to zoom in on the smallest nuances of a relationship' Kate Saunders, The Times A lonely prison governor's wife develops a...

It is said that dreams are harmless, that they are nothing more than the meaningless fancies of an unconscious mind. It’s only a dream. It’s only a dream. It’s only a dream. This, of course, is something we tell ourselves when we wake up screaming in the dead of night. We repeat the mantra in order to bring ourselves back to reality, in order to remind ourselves that there is nothing to fear.

Untouched by Human Hands consists of 13 stories of beings who dwell on the strange borders of reality. Some of these stories tell of people you know or of events that might happen - but haven't yet. Some will take you to the furthermost reaches of the sky and to planets whose names are unknown this side of Arcturus. And some - perhaps the richest and most memorable of these stories - open into the interior of strange minds to reveal the reflection of ourselves.

From the first campfire to the iPhone, the world’s greatest inventions looked very different from the floor—right beside the water bowl. In Paws of Progress, S. M. Lucky serves up 50 laugh-out-loud, heart-squeeze tales in which dogs, cats, parrots, raccoons, goldfish, and more witness (and frequently sabotage) human genius. A wolf-dog drafts the original leash manifesto. A monastery cat edits the printing press with paw-notes.

This powerful collection shares 100 deeply human stories from the front lines of animal euthanasia. Through the eyes of those who perform this quiet, compassionate work, each story captures a final moment between pets and the people who loved them.

What if the truest witnesses to our world walked on four legs, offering comfort without judgment and love without condition? Paws for Thought is a moving collection of 100 short stories told through the eyes of pets—dogs, cats, rabbits, parrots, and more—who quietly observe the joys and injustices of human life. From poverty and racism to illness, aging, and inequality, these animals stand by their humans through it all, offering loyalty, warmth, and a kind of wisdom that often goes unseen.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Gillian Flynn’s Edgar Award-winning homage to the classic ghost story, published for the first time as a standalone. A canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. On a rainy April morning, she is reading...

Step into the quietly mesmerizing world of The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield, a landmark of classic literary fiction that reveals the beauty, tension, and emotional depth hidden in everyday life. This acclaimed collection explores family, social class, childhood, love, and inner awakening through luminous prose and subtle psychological insight. From a garden party shadowed by loss to intimate domestic scenes shaped by unspoken thoughts, each story captures ordinary moments that become unforgettable.

A collection of thirty short stories that move along the edges of the existential and the social, the tender and the ironic. Set against the backdrop of Greece , and drawing deeply from its unique spirit and contradictions, each story reveals a subtle fracture in the surface of daily life, where a person confronts themselves, the systems that enclose them, and the illusions they invent just to endure. These are finely tuned explorations of the human psyche —part microscope, part mirror— unveiling the quiet absurdities we all share .

"My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." If you just heaved a contented sigh at Mr. Darcy's heartfelt words, then you, dear listener, are in good company. Here is a delightful collection of never-before-published stories inspired by Jane Austen - her novels, her life, her wit, her world.

Liam, a twenty year old man, is sick of wiping asses for a living, so when he applies for a position at a local restaurant, he sees a way out. He meets the beautiful Abby—barmaid, seductress, abductor—and his world falls into chaos. She likes men like him. She also likes cheese, boiling hot cheese, and the way it sizzles through flesh.

Sins, Tragedies, and Other Things That Make Us Human is a collection of five thought-provoking short stories that blend historical fiction, dark humor, and contemporary drama.

Thought-provoking, lyrical, and timeless, this collection lingers in the imagination long after the final word. Press play now and let Bliss and Other Stories transport you into a world where every glance, gesture, and thought brims with meaning, subtle revelation, and unforgettable beauty.