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  The Moonlit Road

  Ambrose Bierce

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  Title: The Moonlit Road 
  Author: Ambrose Bierce 
  Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
  Original Publication: 1907 
  Public Domain: Yes 
  Series Placement: Timeless Terrors No. 67 
  Description: 
  The Moonlit Road is one of Ambrose Bierce’s most chilling and psychologically complex tales — a masterclass in suspense, moral horror, and the haunting distortions of memory. Told through three interwoven perspectives, the story follows a quiet country road bathed in moonlight, where a seemingly ordinary walk conceals a brutal crime. A husband recounts the events with detached calm, a grieving mother seeks desperately for the truth, and finally, the dead themselves reveal what the living refuse to see. Each perspective deepens the unease, exposing guilt, cruelty, and the inescapable consequences of self-deception. 
  Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance brings Bierce’s razor-sharp insight, dark irony, and moral complexity to life. While the text itself is in the public domain, this narration and production are copyright © 2025 Jonathan Dunne. 
  Part of Timeless Terrors, a series dedicated to resurrecting the greatest ghost and horror stories ever written, The Moonlit Road is a stark reminder that the truth may linger long after death has spoken. 🕯️

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  The Thorn in the Flesh

  D H Lawrence

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  ‘The Thorn in the Flesh’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1914.  The story can be read in tandem with 'The Prussian Officer' which was written in the same year and has a similar setting and theme. In this story, the young soldier fights against his own shortcomings as a soldier and as a man. He flees the scene of his crime into the arms of his lover where he finds solace and comfort but he cannot escape the inevitable military machine that Lawrence hated.

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  A Dead Woman's Secret - From...

  Guy de Maupassant

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  Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5th, 1850 near Dieppe in France.  
  Maupassant’s early life was badly torn when at age 11 (his younger brother Hervé was then five) his mother, Laure, a headstrong and independent-minded woman, risked social disgrace in order to obtain a legal separation from her husband. 
  After the separation, Laure kept custody of her two boys. With the father now forcibly absent, Laure became the most influential and important figure in the young boy's life.   
  Maupassant’s education was such that he rebelled against religion and other societal norms but a developing friendship with Gustave Flaubert began to turn his mind towards creativity and writing. 
  After graduation he volunteered for the Franco-Prussian war. With its end he moved to Paris to work as a clerk in the Navy Department.  Gustave Flaubert now took him under his wing.  Acting as a literary guardian to him, he guided the eager Maupassant to debuts in journalism and literature.  For Maupassant these were exciting times and the awakening of his creative talents and ambitions. 
  In 1880 he published what is considered his first great work, ‘Boule de Suif’, (translated as as ‘Dumpling’, ‘Butterball’, ‘Ball of Fat’, or ‘Ball of Lard’) which met with a success that was both instant and overwhelming.  Flaubert at once acknowledged that it was ‘a masterpiece that will endure.’ Maupassant had used his talents and experiences in the war to create something unique.  
  This decade from 1880 to 1891 was to be the most pivotal of his career.  With an audience now made available by the success of ‘Boule de Suif’ Maupassant organised himself to work methodically and relentlessly to produce between two and four volumes of work a year.  The melding of his talents and business sense and the continual hunger of sources for his works made him wealthy. 
  In his later years he developed a desire for solitude, an obsession for self-preservation, and a fear of death as well as a paranoia of persecution caused by the syphilis he had contracted in his youth.  
  On January 2nd, 1892, Maupassant tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat.  Unsuccessful he was committed to the private asylum of Esprit Blanche at Passy, in Paris.  It was here on July 6th, 1893 that Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant died at the age of only 42.

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  Gauntlets and Conches - A Short...

  Gordon Bonnet, Marlon S Hayes

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  Since the beginning of human interaction, there have been storytellers who have spun tales to inspire and capture the imagination. In homage to Golding's Lord of the Flies and the act of flinging a gauntlet before a duel, these two writers, Gordon Bonnet, and Marlon S. Hayes, have shown their multi-genre talents. 
  Two guys in a bar, grandmas, fathers and sons, and myths are a few of the themes in this collection, and the results are noteworthy, entertaining, and soul filling. What if an opportunity arose to have a conversation with one's younger self? Or, what if the pictures on the wall started whispering warnings? Ever imagined how an orc might view humans? What about an epic road trip across America's heartland where anger and grief also ride along? Exactly. 
  It's a duel of well-written short stories, with each writer inspiring the other to continue to ascend with their storytelling skills. It's not a competition, simply an acknowledgement of each other's talents.

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  Stormy Times for The Dockyard...

  Tracy Baines

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  A brand new gritty, historical saga set around the hardworking women of Grimsby Dockyard from bestselling Tracy Baines! Perfect for fans of Lizzie Lane, Nancy Revell and Pam Howes ❤️ 
  Sometimes it’s not about saving others – it’s about saving yourself… 
  Great Grimsby, Peace Day July 1919 
  The Great War is over, and few families have been left untouched. Those who remain face a tough and uncertain future. 
  Letty Hardy has managed to keep her family afloat by running a café and chandlers on Grimsby Docks. She’s grateful for the safe return of her husband Alec from minesweeping duties, when many women were not so fortunate.  War has left deep scars buried beneath the surface and one explosive secret is set to blow the family apart. 
  Trawler owner Richard Evans worked hard to leave a legacy. Something to hand down through the generations. With his sons lost to war, Ruth, his only daughter, stands to inherit the Excel Trawler Company, so it's important that she marries well. But is her current suitor the right husband for Ruth? 
  Can the folk of Great Grimsby rebuild their lives and find the peace they so desperately seek? 
  A gritty story of love, forgiveness and redemption perfect for readers of Elaine Everest, Nancy Revell and Pam Howes. 
  If you love The Dockyard Girls - try Tracy's other series The Seaside Girls 
  Praise for Tracy Baines: 
  'Brilliant book. Absolutely loved this book and hoping there’s a next chapter of the story. The characters really come to life. Highly recommend. Love Tracy’s books.' - Reader Review 
  'Brilliant. I could not put this book down I will be reading more by this author thank you Tracy Baines' - Reader Review 
  ‘A saga about ambition, hard work, courage ...and spite’. - Rosie Clarke 
  'Oh wow I have just cried buckets at the end. Such a brilliant book but oh what an ending. Hope there will be more to this series' - Reader Review 
  'Fantastic book. This book was great, I enjoyed it from the beginning till the end . The only problem was ,''I didn't want it to end . I will be buying more books by this author.' - Reader Review 
  'A new saga author has arrived. The Dockyard Girls is a joy to read' - AnneMarie Brear 
  'Brilliant read. I was gripped from the first few pages brilliant characters and story line I couldn't but it down really really enjoyed every page' - Reader Review 
  'I highly recommend this book.’ - Fenella Miller 
  'Fantastic reading the characters drew you in straight from page one - can’t wait for the second book !!' - Reader Review 
  ‘An emotional, entertaining read that had me gripped!’ - Sheila Riley 
  'I couldn't put this book down and read it in a day whilst on holiday.' - Reader Review 
  'An absorbing saga. I loved it from the very beginning and would highly recommend it...' Elaine Roberts

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  Requiem For An Athlete

  Alfred C. Martino

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  Requiem For An Athlete is a somber tale of the unfulfilled expectations of a once-great athlete, seeing through tear-clouded eyes the trophies and medals of a life long gone. 
   
  Alfred C. Martino is the author of three highly-acclaimed young adult novels, "Perfected By Girls, "Over The End Line," and the Jr. Library Guild Selection and 'Best Books For Young Adults' nominee, "Pinned." Amateur wrestling and soccer have been a part of Alfred‘s life for over thirty-five years. In wrestling, he has competed on the midget, junior high, high school and collegiate levels, as well as coached Millburn’s youth program for nearly a decade. Mr. Martino was born and raised in Short Hills, NJ, and graduated from Millburn High School, where he was captain of school’s 1982 wrestling team. He is a graduate of Duke University and The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He currently lives in Jersey City.

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