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Farewell to Mum When Mama was diagnosed with COPD, we thought everything was going to be okay, and if you slowed everything down, it would work. But the Breathless was getting worse.She could not even put on her shoes because it was so hard on her.And then she spoke of dying ....
What might William Burroughs be doing in Tahrir Square at the height of the Egyptian revolution of 2011? Was there really a radical atheist insurgency in New Cairo? Where in extant science fiction do people go when they die? In these Cairo-focused stories written at the height of the Arab Spring, in its wake and its ruins, the reader is led by a colorful cast of characters through a hypnagogic urbanscape pulsating with the spectres of post-political Islam and failed revolution. Whether it is an alien abduction in “Lexi” or a Cairo-centered, futuristic retelling of an Old Testament narrative in the titular story “Emissaries” - the stories here play with notions of contemporary Egyptianness to evoke a human circus of possibility and despair that is undeniably universal at its core. Emissaries, and other short stories is the first short story collection of Youssef Rakha's work. The short stories within this collection appeared first in the following journals: The Boy Jihadi (Guernica) Thus Spoke Che Nawwarah (Kenyon Review Online) Emissaries (The Puritan) Nawwah (Miranda Literary Magazine – defunct) Qaf (Mashallah News) The Secret History of Atheism (Minor Literatures) A Father’s Counsel (BULL) The End Night (Litro) “Lexi” and “The Trees Are Houses” are published for the first time. “The Trees Are Houses” was written especially for this publication.Voir livre
Ken Barnard is a computer software designer who has had a series of unrewarding relationships with women his own age. He lives in the bottom half of an old Victorian semi-detached house in Hendon, London, and he is enthusiastic about just two things, computer programming and spanking. Recently he has discovered the pleasure in spanking older women who are often not only willing but desperate to be over Ken’s knee getting their bottoms warmed. In this book, Ken spanks Rose again and sleeps with her. He also spanks Maggie and her two lesbian friends Bridget and Holly. Finally, he meets an older lady on a train and she invites him over for a spanking. Philip Vincent Fantastic: Loved the book there was nothing bad in the book I really liked the ending you are a brilliant writer I am going to read some more of your stories Jason Roberts Another fun spanking series: Sweet older ladies can benefit from spankings just as much as naughty little girls. I’m really enjoying this author's genre-busting sexy spanking stories. NJSpank Enjoyable: With so many stories about thin young ladies and men being spanked this perspective was very enjoyable. Some nice erotic moments but spanking was the main theme. Well done and a very nice readVoir livre
Richard Bernard Heldmann was born on 12th October 1857, in St Johns Wood, North London. By his early 20’s Heldmann began publishing fiction for the myriad magazine publications that had sprung up and were eager for good well-written content. In October 1882, Heldmann was promoted to co-editor of Union Jack, a popular magazine, but his association with the publication ended suddenly in June 1883. It appears Heldman was prone to issuing forged cheques to finance his lifestyle. In April 1884 he was sentenced to 18 months hard labour. In order to be well away from the scandal and the damage that this had caused to his reputation Heldmann adopted a pseudonym on his release from jail. Shortly thereafter the name ‘Richard Marsh’ began to appear in the literary periodicals. The use of his mother’s maiden name as part of it seems both a release and a lifeline. A stroke of very good fortune arrived with his novel ‘The Beetle’ published in 1897. This would turn out to be his greatest commercial success and added some much-needed gravitas to his literary reputation. Marsh was a prolific writer and wrote almost 80 volumes of fiction as well as many short stories, across many genres from horror and crime to romance and humour. His unusual characters, plotting devices and other literary developments have identified his legacy as one of the best British writers of his time. Richard Marsh died from heart disease in Haywards Heath in Sussex on 9th August 1915. He was 57.Voir livre
A boisterous collection of surreal, darkly humourous short stories that will delight fans of George Saunders and Kelly Link From John Elizabeth Stintzi, the mind that created the daringly bizarre novel My Volcano, comes an electrifying collection of strange and dark tales. In the surreal, often precarious realities of Bad Houses, a doctor discovers a double-edged cure for the Ebola virus, a college student loses a different body part each time they return home for the summer, Midas's hairdresser strives to keep his secrets, and a young girl develops a fascination with the trolls who harvest her father's pumpkin patch. At once humourous and horrifying, these stories will inevitably take residence in your mind. Present throughout Bad Houses is a deep and abiding sense of humanity sprinkled with a dash of alienation, guilt, and instability. Filtered through a fabulist lens, these stories contemplate the struggles of modern existence. Each character lives their own haunted life, trying to navigate the path from bad houses to good homes.Voir livre
The Christmas Cocktail Campervan – bringing love, laughter and friendship from coast to coast . . . The gorgeously romantic new novel in the ‘Cosy Campervan series’ – next stop: Christmas markets, mince pies and kisses under the mistletoe! Christmas feels like a real gift for Lucy this year. Her cosy coastal cottage is starting to feel like home, her new pizza business is getting the locals ‘All Fired Up’, and she can’t wait to spend it with her new flame Jack, the charismatic owner of the Cocktail Campervan. Winding along the snow-dusted Northumberland coast for a whirlwind of Christmas markets and celebrations, Lucy and Jack can’t resist stealing a few kisses under the mistletoe. But there’s a twist in their romantic tale when Lucy’s ex turns up in the village. As her past closes in, Jack becomes increasingly distant. And Lucy worries he’s holding back a few secrets of his own . . . Will Christmas bring a cold spell for Lucy and Jack? Or could it really be the most wonderful time of the year?Readers LOVE curling up with this festive romance! ‘The community sucked me straight in and the cosy festive vibes were excellent for getting me in the mood for the season! I love books by Caroline Roberts, you're always in for such a treat!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book is the perfect gift for anyone that likes to read Christmas stories and get swept away. So grab yourself a hot chocolate or mulled wine, curl up on the sofa and dive in, trust me, you won’t be disappointed’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it and really wished I had a cheeky cocktail to enjoy!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I would not hesitate to recommend this book; it can’t fail to fill the reader with Christmas cheer’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A lovely romantic Christmas read that will make you want to stop and finish it in one sitting’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I fell in love with Mistletoe and Mulled Wine at the Christmas Campervan… Full of festive magic once again, Caroline has written a Christmas gem’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In the quaint, rural town, Lucy's life takes a wholesome turn as she navigates through the complexities of divorce and the prospects of a new marriage. The small, tight-knit community becomes her family, offering support and companionship in the festive season. For fans of Cathy Bramley (The Sunrise Sisterhood), Ali Mcnamara (It Always Snows on Mistletoe Square), Jo Thomas (Keeping a Christmas Promise), Heidi Swain (A Christmas Celebration), and Jaimie Admans (The Little Christmas Shop on Nutcracker Lane). HarperCollins 2022Voir livre
Equality is one of the great and lauded aims of a just society. It is rarely achieved. The system is there to be exploited by those with too much money and too many resources. Or maybe just a grudge. Our classic authors including Anton Chekhov, O Henry, Susan Glaspell, Arthur Morrison and others turn their pens to the nature of abuse. It may be gentle or laced with searing pain but always told with the sharpest of pens. 1 - Short Stories about Abuse - An Introduction 2 - Hop Frog by Edgar Allan Poe 3 - Aloysha the Pot by Leo Tolstoy 4 - A Harlem Tragedy by O Henry 5 - Vanka by Anton Chekhov 6 - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell 7 - Gentle Breathing by Ivan Bunin 8 - Tony's Wife by Alice Dunbar Nelson 9 - The Bishop of Hell by Marjorie Bowen 10 - A Dark Brown Dog by Stephen Crane 11 - The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe 12 - Tales of Mean Streets. Lizerunt by Arthur MorrisonVoir livre
