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Just after sunset, as darkness grips the imagination, is the time when you feel the unexpected creep into the every day. As familiar journeys take a different turn, ordinary objects assume extraordinary powers. A blind intruder visits a dying man - and saves his life, with a kiss. A woman...

A classic fable from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, read by Johnny Morris. Have you ever wondered how and why the animals came to be as they are? In these magical tales, drawn from stories he heard as a child in India as well as on folk traditions he later collected all over the world, Rudyard Kipling gives some wonderfully imaginative explanations.

People often just say words, without considering how they will be interpreted by others.In relationships words are important. Dating and family matters are influenced by words...

Jack is about to realise that you can after all mix business and pleasure!... When paranormal investigator Jack Atkinson meets new client Aaron Riley, he doesn't expect the attraction he feels for the man. Neither does he expect the haunting Aaron describes and which Jack is determined to solve. After their first meeting, the two men begin a passionate affair, which Jack is keen to continue. However, Aaron's attentions are focused on the need to rid himself of his ghosts and soon Jack discovers family secrets can run deeper than even he imagined.

2009 Audie Award Finalist for Short Stories/Collections From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx, an "unforgettable" (Miami Herald) and "vivid" (Oprah Daily) collection of stories set in Wyoming. Winner of two O. Henry Prizes, Annie Proulx has been anthologized in nearly every major...

“Jackson at her best: plumbing the extraordinary from the depths of mid-twentieth-century common. [Just an Ordinary Day] is a gift to a new generation.”—San Francisco Chronicle Acclaimed in her own time for her short story “The Lottery” and her novel The Haunting of Hill...

Tornado Onwubiko is one of seven people on Earth paired with sentient ships to explore and research the cosmos for twenty million euros. A decade of solitary life for a lifetime of wealth. Five years into the ten-year mission of total isolation comes a consolation: a temporary meetup among fellow travelers. A lot can happen in a week. For Tornado, who left a normal life behind, a little company can be life-changing.

A literary short story featuring 'Theatre -of -the -Mind' cinematic audio design. On a cold Scottish autumn evening, a man stops by derelict castle ruins while driving through the Highlands. Something draws him towards the deserted ancient fortress. As dusk settles over the loch, a profound grief overtakes him—a sorrow so deep it threatens to consume him entirely. Something about this place speaks to him in ways he cannot explain. A haunting meditation on loss, memory, and the places where our deepest emotions remain eternally echoed in the landscape. Some places really do remember...

Ein unvergessliches Weihnachtsfest, dreimal Zeit sich zu verlieben - von SPIEGEL- und ›The New York Times‹-Bestsellerautorin Abby Jimenez Die romantischste Zeit des Jahres lässt die Herzen dreier Paare in miteinander verbundenen Liebesgeschichten höherschlagen. Da ist zum Beispiel Lauren...

From the murky depths of a summer lake to the echoing halls of an insane asylum, evils both supernatural and mortal lie in wait for potential victims. Those innocent might escape by a hair's breadth, if they are lucky. Then again, they might not.

A spark ignites the moment Detective Cynthia Jones returns to duty following the loss of her former partner and lover. She finds Officer Al Sanchez has been put in charge of her detail. Al's a wild card. Leaping off buildings and running through fire is just another day on the job. However, the more time Cynthia spends with Al, the more she falls for his daredevil ways. But when unsolved murders begin happening close to home, Al stops at nothing to protect her. In turn, vindication is her reward, except it comes with severe consequences.

For fans of Curtis Sittenfeld and Katherine Heiny, a comic and incisive collection of linked stories about women unraveling under the weight of politeness, partnership, and performative perfection. “Formally inventive, expertly crafted, and alive with a generous sense of humor, Just Don't Ask...

2010 Audie Award Finalist for Short Stories/Collections Thirteen “dazzling” (Associated Press) and “wonderfully wicked” (USA TODAY) stories from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. A book salesman with a grievance picks up a mute hitchhiker, not knowing the silent man in...

A man, broken and lost, journeys to the rugged Cornish coast, seeking solace in its dramatic cliffs and crashing waves. But instead of finding an end, he encounters an ethereal presence, a soul that intervenes and offers him a different path. This is a story of despair turned to hope, of finding...

A young man begins to have dreams that leave him paralyzed in fear. At first, he hopes that these nightmare will just go away. He sees doctors and psychologists to no avail, as the dreams continue and things begin to get worse.

Miles Junction is but one of many Northeastern Ohio towns long forgotten and left behind, its residents living on the cusp of financial, emotional, even spiritual destitution. An old trapper becomes the scapegoat for a boy's brutal murder. An out-of-work diesel mechanic resorts to crime in order to provide for his wife and son.

This is a short book - it's just a story. Life is like that...a series of stories. In the end, when you listen to the last few words and finish the book, you've taken a journey, and if it's a good book, you'll be happy you did!

Ever shared a room on holiday with a friend and just - wanted - to - kill - them! Two old friends holiday at the Havana Libre Hotel in Cuba. Only to discover they're not the only ones falling apart. This short story is part of a compilation entitled Tales of Urban Encounters.

Written to be listened to, these humorous tales were bedtime stories Kipling first told to his eldest child, Effie.

Frank Giles, a world-weary Key West Conch, has gotten on in his years and doesn't like it one bit. Nothing seems to matter anymore. He's lost all hope for what little future he might have left. But then, when he revisits the favorite fishing spot of his youth one morning, all that changes. From atop the Shark Key Bridge, Frank hooks an enormous fish. And during the titanic tug-of-war that ensues, the old man learns new lessons about defeat, triumph, courage, and the will to go on.