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The Devoted Widow
by
Ambrose Bierce
Witty reworking of the
Aesop
-style fable.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Grasshopper and The Ant
by
Ambrose Bierce
Humorous reversal of the
Aesop
fable.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Hare and The Tortoise
by
Ambrose Bierce
Humorous reversal of the
Aesop
fable.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Revenge
by
Ambrose Bierce
Insurance agents get a bashing in this witty reworking of the
Aesop
-style fable.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Mere Suggestion
by
Fernando Sorrentino
A man is consumed by a completely irrational fear.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Crimson Candle
by
Ambrose Bierce
Witty reworking of the
Aesop
-style fable.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Ingenious Patriot
by
Ambrose Bierce
Witty reworking of the
Aesop
-style fable.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Flying Machine
by
Ambrose Bierce
Venture capitalists get a bashing in this witty reworking of the
Aesop
-style fable.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Hare and The Tortoise
by
Ambrose Bierce
Humorous application of the
Aesop
fable to modern writers.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Phase in Space
by
Paul O'Neill
Humorous Sci-Fi tale of how the world could be.
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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King M
by
Crispin Oduobuk
A humorous African parable.
- Date Added: March 2003
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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One Summer Night
by
Ambrose Bierce
The fact that Henry Armstrong was buried did not seem to him to prove that he was dead ...
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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John Mortonson's Funeral
by
Ambrose Bierce
John Mortonson was dead. His body rested in a fine mahogany coffin fitted with a plate of glass ...
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Essence And Attribute
by
Fernando Sorrentino
A man notices a small wart on his left hand.
- Date Added: January 2006
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Rewarding Superstitions
by
Fernando Sorrentino
A man makes a living out of other people's superstitions.
- Date Added: August 2005
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Pest
by
Fernando Sorrentino
An unusual birthday treat.
- Date Added: December 2008
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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The Empire Of The Parakeets
by
Fernando Sorrentino
Revealing the sinister hidden agenda behind the apparently pointless behaviour of a particular type of tiny green insect.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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Fund Day
by
Mike Krath
A cautionary tale for anyone considering involvement in high finance.
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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A Psychological Crusade
by
Fernando Sorrentino
A renegade experimental psycologist explains how to inflict his methods on the general public.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella
by
Fernando Sorrentino
Not your everyday problem.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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