Download or read book Abandon Changes FREE Short Story written by John M. Cusick and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rei's a runner-fast, smart, doesn't ask questions, and keeps her mouth shut about the errands she runs. She doesn't know what's in the packages she delivers and she doesn't care. It's simpler that way. But Rei's soon-to-be-ex, Sam, has gotten under her skin, and she's started thinking about the effects of her errands. Can Rei be close to someone and do her job-and can she make a choice before it's too late? ABANDON CHANGES is a short story by John M. Cusick, set in the same world as his compulsively readable debut novel, GIRL PARTS. This story includes a sneak peek at the first few chapters of GIRL PARTS.
Download or read book The Story Of An Hour written by Kate Chopin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs. Louise Mallard, afflicted with a heart condition, reflects on the death of her husband from the safety of her locked room. Originally published in Vogue magazine, “The Story of an Hour” was retitled as “The Dream of an Hour,” when it was published amid much controversy under its new title a year later in St. Louis Life. “The Story of an Hour” was adapted to film in The Joy That Kills by director Tina Rathbone, which was part of a PBS anthology called American Playhouse. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Download or read book Enormous Changes at the Last Minute written by Grace Paley and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Enormous Changes at the Last Minute, originally published in 1974, Grace Paley "makes the novel as a form seem virtually redundant" (Angela Carter, London Review of Books). Her stories here capture "the itch of the city, love between parents and children" and "the cutting edge of combat" (Lis Harris, The New York Times Book Review). In this collection of seventeen stories, she creates a "solid and vital fictional world, cross-referenced and dense with life" (Walter Clemons, Newsweek).
Download or read book Short Stories and Short Fictions 1880 1980 written by C. Hanson and published by Springer. This book was released on 1984-12-06 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book These Precious Days written by Ann Patchett and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.
Download or read book Inside Madeleine written by Paula Bomer and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With surgical insight, Inside Madeline delves into the most complex female territory imaginable and dissects until every honest bone is revealed. Bomer's prose doesn't flinch, doesn't filter—the bravery of these stories left me breathless.” —Alissa Nutting, author of Tampa From the author of Nine Months and Baby comes a daring new collection that seethes with alienation, lust and rage. Bomer takes us from hospitals, halfway houses, and alleyways, to boarding schools and Park Avenue penthouses, exploring the complex relationships girls have with their bodies, with other girls, and with boys. The title novella tracks the ins and outs of an outsider’s life: her childhood obesity and kinky sex life, her toxic relationships, whether familial or erotic, and her various disappearing acts, of body and mind.
Download or read book Changes for Samantha written by Valerie Tripp and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Samantha is reunited with Nellie, she discovers that their lives have changed in very different ways.
Download or read book The Big Picture and Other Byte sized Short Stories written by S. A. Cecrle and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of short stories includes many different genres. Whether the story line is a psychological effort, comedy, science fiction, fantasy or satire, the author has tried to render a diverse entertainment value to each. In this fast-paced, hectic, and TV-dominated culture, these stories were written to offer a half-hour to one-hour window of insightful entertainment, reminiscent of "The Twilight Zone" and "Hitchcock Presents." Many of these tales have an abrupt, unexpected twist and could easily be adapted as television screenplays. The sequence of these short stories will keep the reader guessing as to what motifs and messages will appear next, much like a baseball pitcher working his batter to keep him off balance. Many of these stories are like a quick jolt, providing instant gratification. Among the 20 very different and mind-bending story lines are the wizardry of Baron Chronosimos, the scientific genius of time traveler Frank Morrison, and the ghostly appearance of former Black Panther Fred Hampton. Says the author, "With some it may be history, others a comical farce. I have tried to incorporate many different themes that might encourage a broader understanding of the myriad thought processes to be gained through the printed word." So sit back and enjoy The Big Picture and Other Byte-sized Short Stories.
Download or read book Abandoned Cars written by Tim Lane and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoned Cars is Tim Lane’s first collection of graphic short stories, noirish narratives that are united by their exploration of the great American mythological drama by way of the desperate and haunted characters that populate its pages. Lane’s characters exist on the margins of society―alienated, floating in the void between hope and despair, confused but introspective.
Download or read book The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain written by Mark Twain and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These sixty satirical, rollicking, uproarious tales by the greatest yarn-spinner in our literary history are as fresh and vivid as ever more than a century after their author’s death. Mark Twain’s famous novels Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn have long been hailed as major achievements, but the father of American literature also made his mark as a master of the humorous short story. All the tales he wrote over the course of his lengthy career are gathered here, including such immortal classics as “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," “The Diary of Adam and Eve,” and “The $30,000 Bequest.” Twain’s inimitable wit, his nimble plotting, and his unerring insight into human nature are on full display in these wonderfully entertaining stories.
Download or read book How People Change written by William Tucker and published by Other Press, LLC. This book was released on 2007-06-17 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A manual to show practicing physicians and medical students how to make use of short stories to help their patients adapt to their illnesses and participate in their treatment. For most people, the quickest route to wisdom, other than experience, is through stories. Stories speak across generational lines and cultures, emphasize the universality of human experience, and offer insight into the dynamics involved in unfamiliar situations. Freud and D.W. Winnicott were among the few psychiatrists able to write case histories emblematic of the vicissitudes of the human condition. As a rule, the technical and dry approach of the psychiatric literature is not fit to teach doctors how to connect to their patients' suffering because it privileges pathological categories over experience. Tucker, therefore, turns to the drama and conflicts of fictional characters, to restore the human dimension of medicine and to entice practitioners to grasp the emotional and intellectual layers of the particular situations in which their patients are entrapped. The sixteen stories selected here are analyzed to show how they illustrate the process of change, as defined by Erik Erikson’s description of the "life cycle." Some of these stories include "Gooseberries" by Anton Chekhov, "The Dead" by James Joyce, and "Her First Ball" by Katherine Mansfield. Physicians and medical students can turn to these narratives as examples of how others have dealt with challenges and debilitating conditions, and encourage their patients to follow similar paths to bring about change in their lives.
Download or read book The Sense of an Ending written by Julian Barnes and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.
Download or read book Short Stories And Sketches written by Mark Twain and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 1428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition contains a wealth of Mark Twain's most known short stories and sketches. Among others you will find the following works: The $30,000 Bequest A Dog's Tale Was It Heaven? Or Hell? A Cure For The Blues The Curious Book The Californian's Tale The Five Boons Of Life The Loves Of Alonzo Fitz Clarence And Rosannah Ethelton A Double Barrelled Detective Story Extract From Captain Stormfield's Visit To Heaven Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again A Horse's Tale The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg The Captain's Story Stirring Times In Austria My Boyhood Dreams To The Above Old People The Mysterious Stranger A Fable Hunting The Deceitful Turkey The McWilliamses And The Burglar Alarm The Story Of The Bad Little Boy The Story Of The Good Little Boy Niagara A Ghost Story The Stolen White Elephant Those Extraordinary Twins Tom Sawyer Abroad Tom Sawyer, Detective
Download or read book Everything that Rises Must Converge written by Flannery O'Connor and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1965 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Everything That Rises Must Converge" (1965) is nine posthumous stories. The introduction is by Robert Fitzgerald.
Download or read book The Thirty Minute Series of Short Stories written by Ian McPhee and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These short stories are to add flesh and blood to characters that are mentioned only once in the Biblesometimes not even by name. They were living, breathing people, just like you and I. Of course, the characters lives portrayed here are fictional and only exist in the authors mind, but their encounter is true and faithful. The author has taken liberties with these characters, for there is nothing known, or recorded about each person mentioned. However, they all had one thing in common: they all had a life-changing encounter with the Son of God. A day that would change their lives forever!
Download or read book Leaving Shadows written by Lisa Grekul and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2005-12-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On our way home, we stopped in Vegreville for one last look at the Pysanka-and, posing in front of it while my dad pulled out his camera, I wanted to cry. Are we doomed? Click. Is this all we are? Click. How do we drag ourselves out from under the shadow of the giant egg? Click." Conceived in a fervent desire for fresher, sexier images of Ukrainian culture in Canada, and concluding with a new reading of enduring cultural stereotypes, Leaving Shadows is the first Canadian book-length monograph on English Ukrainian writing, with substantive analysis of the writing of Myrna Kostash, Andrew Suknaski, George Ryga, Janice Kulyk Keefer, Vera Lysenko, and Maara Haas.
Download or read book Abandoned written by Egbujie Ebere Kissan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her mother was a stranger in Affa, wanted by two gods, one thirsty for her blood, the other her service. The battle between the gods came to an abrupt stop when it was discovered that she was pregnant; both gods then wanted her out of the village, far from the people, and isolation for her and her baby. They were denied the most natural and common desire of every creature, love. She grew and learnt to hate, and had only one desire in life and for that desire she lived- THE EXTINCTION OF AGU-AFFA.
