Publisher: Sandy Shores Publishing
Tricia goes from being annoyed at being called in for a parent-teacher conference for her kindergarten daughter to drooling over Landon Turner, her daughter's teacher. Then, when Landon - or Mr. Turner in Tricia's eyes now - moves in across the street, it's only a matter of time before her fantasies threaten to undo her.
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic tale of faith, temptation, and moral conflict comes to life in this haunting new narration by Christopher Mireider. On a mysterious night in 17th-century Salem, young Goodman Brown ventures into the dark forest, leaving behind his wife Faith and his seemingly pious life. What he encounters on his journey challenges everything he believes about his neighbors, his faith, and even his own soul. Is it a dream, a vision, or a glimpse into the hidden sin of humanity? A masterpiece of American Gothic literature, Young Goodman Brown explores the shadowy line between innocence and corruption, belief and despair. Perfect for fans of classic literature, allegorical fiction, and dark moral tales.Show book
‘The Primrose Path’ looks at what can be the ephemeral nature of man and woman love and the horror and certainty of death which seems to hang over all the characters in this haunting short story.Show book
Hayrettin is a storybook centered on the silent yet profound inner world of a young man with intellectual disability, who is introverted and lonely. It traces the marks of social exclusion and emotional invisibility. Born in a village and raised on the margins of society, the protagonist is neither fully loved nor entirely rejected; he builds his existence within his own silence. The book consists of nine chapters. Each chapter represents a stop on Hayrettin’s inner journey. The early chapters portray his daily life in the village, his relationships with family, and the disconnected ties he struggles to form with society. In these parts, social loneliness becomes visible through childhood memories, holidays, school years, and the incomplete relationships the people around him have with him. Around the middle of the book, with the arrival of an uncle from Germany, a “different possibility” emerges for the first time in Hayrettin’s life. He goes to Germany with his uncle. However, this departure is not a rescue but the beginning of a new form of loneliness. In this new world where he does not know the language, does not understand the rules, and where no one recognizes him, Hayrettin becomes invisible. His silence deepens, and even the inner dialogue he maintained through his notebook gradually ceases. In the final chapters, Hayrettin’s silence turns into a decision, and he slowly withdraws from life. The phrase “ben gitttim” (“I have gone”) becomes the only trace he leaves behind. In the conclusion, the story returns to the village: although Hayrettin’s name is no longer known, the shadow of the stone where he used to sit remains. Hayrettin avoids building a dramatic narrative. It creates an atmosphere through silence, muteness, and being overlooked. This text tells the story not of great events but of small diminishments and untold emotions.Show book
The expert touch of master storytelling—entirely different from anything you have ever tried! From A. J. Payler, master of modern fiction behind The Killing Song, Bank Error in Your Favor, and Terror Next Door comes Stop All Interference—seven stories of struggle against overwhelming odds and unstoppable fear, people pushed beyond betrayal and forgiveness, of the world we live in and what people will let themselves do just to survive in it. Featuring: "Sometimes, People Just Have Things They Have to Do": Everyone—everyone said that getting the Artery Boys back together was impossible… and once, high-powered music manager Alec Rodenbaugh might even have agreed. But nothing in this world is truly impossible for someone who wants it badly enough. And even if what seemed like the perfect cover might instead turn out to be the perfect crime… well, sometimes, people just have things they have to do. "Default Admin Credentials": It seemed like the perfect crime… that should have been his first warning. Nothing could go wrong, or that was how it seemed… but in the end, he couldn't honestly blame anyone but himself for not seeing it coming "The Rumble of Heat Lightning Above the Deep Midwestern Woods": A mysterious figure stalks the murky backwoods of the Midwest on an unrelenting mission for revenge, with nothing but a Bowie knife to protect him against the monsters that haunt the forest. And even if he's able to find what he needs… it's already too late. Also featuring "Sonata of Fear", "Dictated, Never Read" (as seen in Twenty-two Twenty-eight), "An Ideal for Living" and "Telemarketing in Reverse", available here and nowhere else.Show book
Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov was born on 13th December 1873 into a merchant's family in Moscow. His parents did little to involve themselves with his upbringing and Bryusov seems to have spent long periods immersed in books until studying in two private Moscow gymnasia between 1885 and 1893. Whilst a student at Moscow State University he completed translations of the French Symbolists and some of Edgar Allan Poe. Bryusov, influenced by both the Symbolist and Decadent movements, also began to publish his own poems. With the appearance of ‘Tertia Vigilia’ he became acknowledged by other Symbolists as an authority in matters of art and then, in 1904, he became the editor of ‘The Balance’, the influential literary magazine. With his poems gradually being seen as outdated he worked harder at prose and two historical novels ‘The Altar of Victory’ (regarding life in Ancient Rome) and ‘The Fiery Angel’ (based in 16th century Germany) brought him much recognition as did a series of science fiction short stories. Over the decades he also translated authors as diverse as Hugo, Racine, Byron, Verlaine, Goethe and Virgil. After the 1917 Revolution Bryusov supported the Bolsheviks and was given a position in the cultural ministry of the new state. For his Russian translation of the Armenian folk epic ‘David of Sasun,’ he was designated the People's Poet of Armenia in 1923. Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov died on 9th October 1924. He was 50.Show book
"The Moonlit Road" is a gothic horror short story by Ambrose Bierce, structured in three distinct parts that reveal the murder of Julia Hetman from multiple perspectives. The narrative begins with Joel Hetman Jr., who returns home from college after his mother is found strangled.Show book
