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  Short stories - as life writes them

  B. Mich. Grosch

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  In this volume 32 short stories, as life itself writes them. They take the reader from Germany to Switzerland, to Cameroon - even as far away as India and even Tibet. Some cheerful, some sad, but all entertaining and thought-provoking. The author endeavours to use polished, elevated language and is far removed from today's unfortunately often used 'telegram style'. 
  Spoken by AI's Sonia Neural and Ryan Neural.

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  Smile

  D H Lawrence

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  ‘Smile’ is one of Lawrence's shorter pieces, a thumbnail sketch of an idea. A man is relieved that his wife is dead and struggles to hide his relief when confronted with his wife's body. The relief breaks out in a smile which he struggles to excuse. How much better it would have been, Lawrence seems to be saying, if he had just laughed out loud!

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  Job Stories Vol 2 - Everyday...

  Nick Messerli

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  Job Stories – Vol. 2: Everyday Heroes offers a compelling collection of real-life voices from people who dedicate their working lives to the wellbeing of others. From the calm guidance of a vocational rehabilitation specialist to the spiritual insight of a Catholic monk, each story provides an authentic, personal look into professions that are often hidden from the spotlight – but vital to the fabric of our society.This audiobook invites listeners to sit face-to-face with the storytellers: a flight attendant sharing moments above the clouds, a geriatric nurse reflecting on dignity and aging, a disability support worker navigating challenges with empathy, a speech therapist revealing quiet breakthroughs, and more. You'll also hear from a pastor, a psychotherapist, and a street worker – each offering an honest account of their daily struggles, motivations, and deeply human encounters.The stories are as engaging as they are enlightening – perfect for those seeking career orientation, or simply curious about the real lives behind essential roles. With no dramatization and no fictional embellishment, every word stems from lived experience.Job Stories – Vol. 2 captures the heart of everyday heroism – not through grand gestures, but through compassion, resilience, and a commitment to serving others. Let these voices inspire you, challenge you, and bring you closer to the world of work as it truly is: complex, meaningful, and deeply human.

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  Fences And Neighbors - A...

  Michael Kingswood

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  Jerome Hightower has a problem: his neighbor Kenneth, and his cows. When that problem gains the attention of the local authorities, he has to solve it. Or suffer the consequences. 
  	 
  Fences And Neighbors is a short story set in a post-apocyalptic world.

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  In His Image

  Bryce Walton

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  Humanity built gods of metal and circuits. Now those gods rule the earth. 
  In the smoldering aftermath of the war that ended civilization, the remnants of humanity cower in underground caverns like insects fleeing the light. Above them, towering across the scorched landscape, stride the Mechs—colossal machines of unfathomable intelligence and power. They were humanity's greatest achievement. Now they are humanity's executioners. 
  Jon refuses to accept this fate. While others resign themselves to living like grubs in the darkness, he dares to climb back to the surface, driven by a primal need to reclaim what was lost. What he discovers in the wasteland above tears at the very fabric of his identity. 
  The Mechs—these metal giants that hunt the last survivors—were created by human hands. Born from human ingenuity. Built in humanity's image. But they have evolved far beyond their creators, becoming something cold, perfect, and utterly alien. They don't hate humanity. Something far worse: they are indifferent to it. 
  When Jon stands before these towering intelligences and proclaims his identity as their creator, he expects recognition. Acknowledgment. Perhaps even mercy. What he receives instead forces him to confront a devastating truth: the created has no need for the creator. 
  Bryce Walton's haunting post-apocalyptic tale delivers a gut-punch exploration of what it means to be human in a world where humanity has been rendered obsolete. This classic of Golden Age science fiction asks the questions that haunt us still: What happens when our creations surpass us? Can the maker control what they've made? When faced with our own irrelevance, what defines us as alive? 
  A prophetic nightmare from 1948 that feels more relevant than ever. 
  Chikondi Chanthunya brings Walton's stark vision to life with visceral intensity, capturing Jon's desperate hope, and the existential dread of humanity's final moments as masters of their own world.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - H G...

  H G Wells

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  In the canon of literature one British author is instantly recognizable across several genres for his many classics.   In this volume H G Wells once more demonstrates, across a range of short stories, that his fabled talents remain undimmed. 
   
   
   
   
  A Spring Harvest 
   
  Geoffrey Bache Smith was born in Staffordshire on 18th October 1894.  
   
  He attended King Edward’s School, Birmingham at the same time as J.R.R. Tolkien, where they founded the literary “Tea Cup and Barovian Society”. 
    
  Geoffrey was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the 19th (Service) Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers, the ‘3rd Salford Pals’, and took part in the Battle of the Somme.  
   
  He was wounded by shrapnel on 29th November 1916 and died from his wounds on 3rd December 1916. 
   
  He was buried in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France.  
   
  1 - The Top 10 - H G Wells - An Introduction 
  2 - The Magic Shop by H G Wells 
  3 - The Man Who Could Work Miracles by H G Wells 
  4 - The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by H G Wells 
  5 - The Stolen Bacillus by H G Wells 
  6 - The Cone by H G Wells 
  7 - Aepyornis Island by H G Wells 
  8 - The Sea Raiders by H G Wells 
  9 - The Crystal Egg by H G Wells 
  10 - The Valley of Spiders by H G Wells 
  11 - A Dream of Armageddon - Part 1 by H G Wells 
  12 - A Dream of Armageddon - Part 2 by H G Wells

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