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  It's a Wonderful Christmas

  Philip Van Doren Stern

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  In this unique compilation of song and narration, legendary entertainer Andy Williams offers a charming retelling of Philip Van Doren Stern's "The Greatest Gift"— the short story which inspired the 1946 film classic It' s a Wonderful Life. This very special recording also features Williams' performance of the perennial Christmas song, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," which became a top 5 hit more than fifty years after it was first released.

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  Carnivorine - From their pens to...

  Lucy H Hooper

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Lucy H Hooper.

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  This Time Tomorrow - and other...

  Eleanor Wells

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  In ten thrilling stories, lonely young women lost in the confines of modernity are forced to confront the price of human connection through brushes with everyday fears. 
  In London, an American student lives next door to unimaginable horrors in “The Couple in 2B.” 
  A successful actress is stalked by a former classmate in “Daisy Bell.” 
  And in “This Time Tomorrow,” a writer is invited on a weekend getaway by a coworker and her charismatic older boyfriend. 
  With the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock and introspection of Rod Serling, the heart of these and This Time Tomorrow’s other tales lies in Eleanor Wells’ exploration of the aftermath of sorrow, when the sun rises and life must go on.

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  Beneath The Zoo - A Short Story

  J.F. Penn

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  Some secrets should stay buried. 
  When renowned architect Arania Webb returns to Bristol Zoo — once her childhood sanctuary but now a derelict ruin — she discovers her late father’s hidden underground lab, which harbours a dark obsession. 
  Inside, she uncovers his journals documenting twisted experiments to fuse arachnid DNA with humans, creating unnatural creatures that blur the line between species. As Arania descends into the shadowy depths and explores further, she realises the terrifying extent of her beloved father’s attempts to play god. 
  With demolition charges set to raze the derelict zoo in minutes, Arania has little time to process the ethical transgression and madness that drove her father down an unholy path before the truth is buried forever. 
  But when the site manager stumbles upon her macabre discovery, Arania knows she must act swiftly to protect her family’s legacy — and her own future. 
  Will she find a way to escape the ruins with her father’s monstrous secrets? Or will the horrors hidden beneath the zoo ultimately consume them both? 
  In this short story, J.F. Penn weaves a tale of dark secrets, genetic aberration, and a legacy that blurs the lines between ethical transgression and scientific ambition, a narrative that is as much about the inner darkness of human nature as it is about the monsters we create.

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  Souvenirs from Another Life -...

  Leah Browning

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  Souvenirs from Another Life, the first full-length collection of short fiction by Leah Browning, features an abundant selection of stories. Relationships are at the forefront: those between friends, siblings, partners, or parents and children, as well as the more tangential relationships between neighbors or coworkers. By turns sharp and tender, the stories delve into the reality and surreality of love, companionship, and family.  
  In “Caught,” a man finds his Tinder date surrounded by vaguely threatening birds. Toward the beginning of “The Surrogate Wife,” a woman returns after a long journey to discover that her husband’s new housekeeper has taken over her home. And in “The Costume Wedding,” a doctor and her boyfriend travel to Albuquerque to attend a front yard ceremony where they’ve been instructed to dress up. 
  Slippery and hypnotic, these short stories illuminate hidden corners of courtship, marriage, divorce, friendship, and familial devotion. Souvenirs from Another Life includes full-length literary fiction, flash, microfiction, and linked stories about the pleasures and absurdities of everyday life.

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  The Caballero's Way

  O. Henry

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  "The Caballero's Way" is a short story by the American author O. Henry. It was first published in the July 1907 issue of Everybody's Magazine and was collected in the anthology The Heart of the West later the same year.
  The story introduces the Cisco Kid, a fast-shooting caballero who murders for sport. Lieutenant Sandridge, a ranger who is after the outlaw, goes to see Tonia, the beautiful girlfriend of the Kid. They fall in love, and Tonia begs Sandridge to kill the Kid in order to ensure their safety. Unbeknownst to the lovers, the Kid overhears their plan. Although a ruthless killer, the Cisco Kid is proud of being a gentleman who knows how to treat a lady. Since it would be against his code of behavior to lay a hand on a woman, he hatches an appropriate counterplan to deal with the situation.

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