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Story which promotes the argument that a pure, sober and honest man cannot compete against a prodigal son.
Alethia Debchance, raised on a strict diet of romance novels, leaves home for the first time to visit her distant cousin Robert, an aspiring politician.
The fact that Henry Armstrong was buried did not seem to him to prove that he was dead ...
A renowned judge recalls a youthful adventure in Venice that began with an encounter with the beautiful Polixena Cador.
A woman interacts with the world through her polaroid photographs of stranger's houses. Contains adult material.
The five girls and the refined, virtuous Madame of a Normandy brothel shut up shop in order to attend a confirmation.
After another hard day's work at the office, an aging man reflects on the state of his family.
The story of a young soldier and his good luck charm.
Two soldiers speculate as to where the dead go the night before a battle.
When the army accuses Sam of disgracing the entire cause of the Confederacy and vows to hunt down his companion, the suspicion falls on three close buddies.
That first night in the Lodge, I had the strangest dream, though I didn’t seem to be asleep. A weight was pinning me down, as if a creature were crouching on my chest.
In 1954, a round-the world hitch-hiker takes a break in Jamaica
The day before the big race and those gathered for Lady Susan's house-party are keen that their money be on the right horse.
One might think that Santa Claus would have no enemies on all the earth - and for a long time, he didn't ... then the Daemons came along.
Why are you so upset?'
'It should be, 'That's one small step for A man!' She stomped around the house for a week. 'A man. Not man!'
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Genre: Sci-Fi
A game of Scrabble has serious consequences.
“Go to Goldman’s Greenhouses. Joseph … will start you … at a buck sixty an hour.” His lungs empty of smoke, “Go talk to him. He’s your uncle. He’ll hire you.
A semi-barbaric king devises a semi-barabaric (but entirely fair) method of criminal trial involving two doors, a beautiful lady and a very hungry tiger.
My mum is the undisputed tea-drinking heavyweight champion of the world… or at least the whole of South Lexington Avenue.
Shepherd's family made money by being outlaws. Well, outlaws in the governments' eyes.
"Damn thing," old Ernie muttered, glancing up from his laptop. He reached out to shut off the annoying noise but noticed the call was from his area. This was unusual.
The cozy brick bungalow stood on a short lane of similarly modest houses with a small, mostly overgrown park at the far end and an intersection leading to Darlington High Street.
The spark of his life was fading, but his mind was still sharp, and his memories cocooned him.
Dessie O'Connell was 6 feet 3, thick of bone, and naturally muscular. Unlike almost all of the actors with whom he'd first competed for parts, he hardly needed to work out in order to resemble a Hellenic god.
"It's at the ranch, on the other side of the farm, in those mountains. All we need to do is catch it. Can you imagine how much we can sell it for?
