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In "A Little Journey," published in August 1951, we meet an elderly woman in search of enlightenment who buys a ticket on a rocket. Like other more famous Bradbury's stories, "A Little Journey" demonstrates the author's characteristic blending of the sentimental and the transcendent, the homely and the mystical.

Veintiún cuentos como veintiún soles nublados. Ágiles, desinhibidos, simpáticos y ocurrentes, no rehúyen —quizás incluso la buscan— la pátina áspera o rugosa, cuando no directamente fúnebre o trágica. Cuentos para morir de risa, aunque tal vez no tanto, o, tal vez mejor, para sonreír de muerte. Cuentos sobre los finales —del amor, de la amistad, del deseo…— y sobre la puesta en escena de los dramas cotidianos y los desastres inevitables.

Diane Williams, "godmother of flash fiction" (The Paris Review), returns with thirty-three brilliant short stories. In Williams's stories, life is newly alive and dangerous; whether she is writing about an affair, a request for money, an afternoon in a garden, or the simple act of carrying a cake from one room to the next, she offers us beautiful and unsettling new ways of seeing everyday life.

A young woman takes stock after the burglary of her apartment. A teenager becomes obsessed with the obituaries in a weekly magazine. Grandchildren mourn the grandparents who loved them and the grandparents who didn’t. Painters and almost-painters try to distinguish Good Art from Bad Art. People grapple with life-altering illness, unrequited love, and promises they have every intention of keeping. Some win the lottery. Others don’t.

Этгар Керет — мастер грустных, смешных и очень коротких рассказов — обладает уникальным даром трансформировать абсурдную повседневность в проникновенную и пронзительную прозу. Его сборник рассказов «Поломка на краю галактики» затрагивает множество тем: дружба, удача, виртуальная реальность, внутренние и внешние метаморфозы, достижимые и недостижимые желания детей, стрельба из цирковой пушки, клонирование... Но прежде всего, это сборник об одиночестве, и многообразии его проявлений. Герои Керета — обычные люди, оказавшиеся в необычных обстоятельствах.

Ms. Heterousianism received calling that nobody she knows shares: to Advance the Heterousianism Heresy and to frequent the Polish Embassy. This short story about her days consisting of altetrnating between Advancing Heterousianism and Visiting the Polish Embassy shall excite you. When you want to learn about Heterousianism Advancement and Visiting the Polish Embassy, kindly choose this book.

"The Bell-Tower," published in 1856, is the story of an eccentric architect named Bannadonna and his quest to build a magnificent bell-tower. As building progresses, local townspeople begin to hear of mysterious occurrences in the tower, leading to a suspenseful conclusion.

"Hearts and Hands" is a short story by O. Henry, published in 1910, which focuses on a train journey in which a pretty young woman makes the acquaintance of a former suitor who is handcuffed to another man.

"The Star-Child" by the Irish author Oscar Wilde, first published in 1891, is a fantasy story about a handsome boy who for the first ten years of his life believes that he is truly the son of a star. As a result, he believes himself to be superior to everyone else and becomes vain, arrogant and cruel. When his real mother, a beggar woman, comes to the village where he lives, he wants nothing to do with her and mocks her for her ugliness. As punishment for his cruelty, he becomes monstrously ugly himself. He remains so until he shows kindness to others, even at the risk of his own life.

Lies, infidelity, and murder... what is a little mayhem among friends?

”El beso”, de Antón Chéjov, es un cuento breve que encierra una poderosa reflexión sobre el deseo, la imaginación y la búsqueda de sentido. El protagonista, Riabóvich, es un joven teniente tímido, invisible para los demás y para sí mismo. Durante una visita a la casa de un general, se pierde brevemente y entra por error en una habitación oscura, donde una mujer lo confunde con otro hombre y le da un beso en la mejilla. Ese acto, completamente accidental, provoca en él una transformación silenciosa. Por primera vez en mucho tiempo, se siente visto, deseado, vivo.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce is a gripping short story that masterfully blends psychological suspense with the brutal realities of war. Set during the American Civil War, the narrative follows Peyton Farquhar, a Southern planter condemned to hang from a railroad bridge for attempting to sabotage Union forces. As the noose tightens, Farquhar experiences a vivid and surreal escape that blurs the line between illusion and reality.

Publicado en 1945, Golfo de Penas reúne dieciocho relatos situados en la pampa patagónica, donde sus protagonistas -capitanes de barco, cetáceos, goletas, cazadores de focas, entre otros- se enfrentan a la soledad y la grandeza de tierras remotas, dejando al descubierto la esencia más primitiva del ser humano en su lucha por sobrevivir y, al mismo tiempo, desvelando una belleza primigenia, bondad y el amor por la naturaleza.

In Edgar Allan Poe’s gripping tale of survival and cosmic terror, A Descent into the Maelström plunges listeners into a tempest of elemental fury and existential dread. Set amidst the wild Norwegian coast, the story follows an old fisherman who recounts the nightmarish experience that turned his hair white and changed his life forever.

Faith Under Fire is a powerful collection of 12 gripping flash fiction stories that dive deep into the spiritual battles, angelic encounters, and moments of divine breakthrough that define the walk of faith in a chaotic world. Each story is a short but emotionally charged tale, designed to inspire, challenge, and awaken listeners to the reality of spiritual warfare and the resilience of belief under pressure.

In the wild heart of the American frontier, young Silas loses everything—but finds a new life among the Lakota. Taken in by a warrior and raised in a world far from the one he knew, he earns a new name: Kohana, the quick one.

A man gets into a car that can take him anywhere he can imagine—including the past, into the worst mistake of his life, a memory he does not want to relive, cannot escape, and is even more afraid to alter … A seemingly harmless, forgettable film about “alien hand syndrome” inspires a wave of self-harm among viewers—and even stranger things among those who become obsessed with it … A woman tries to bring her dead lover to life through a macabre ritual that requires attacking his corpse. Is it because she longs to be with him again … or because the two of them have unfinished business?

Buying my first house was supposed to be exciting. And it is… until I meet my next-door neighbor. Meyer West. He’s grumpy, rude, and always stomping around like he has a personal vendetta against the world. I’m determined to ignore him, just like he’s been ignoring me. That is until I get set up on a blind date—with none other than Mr. Grumpy himself.

French à la Cart serves up short stories full of humor, heart, and linguistic adventure. Listeners can savor small bites of language or dive into deeper immersion, depending on their comfort level.

The devil wants to tell his side of the story of when he and his fallen angels were kicked out of heaven.