Short stories -- 21st century
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
999,999, 2015
From horror-movie gore, to sword swallowing, to breaking the Galaga score counter, strange obsessions lie at the core of this short-story collection. These obsessions often come in the form of unsolvable mysteries that characters are compelled to resolve.
Absent on picture day, 2015
Whether motivated by infatuation, fear, or ambition, the characters in the following stories find themselves taking hopeful risks. While a few reflect on their results, and others attempt to reconcile, some pass straight into the ether. --Abstract.
Deep, dark places of the heart, 2015
A collection of stories that centers on characters whose lives are disrupted or bound together by secrets -- those that protect or inhibit them from what they desire the most. --Abstract.
Ghost guessed, 2015
Collection of six linked stories depicting a family's struggle to come to terms with marriage, motherhood, illness and loss. --Abstract.
Heart mountain, 2015
A collection of linked stories examining the impact of WWII upon the Japanese American community. --Abstract.
Home, 2015
A collection of short fiction that explores the relationships between family members, those close connections or estrangements that affect our feelings of the places and people that we consider home. --Abstract.
Lost but never alone, 2015
The title of the collection comes from a consistent theme within the stories, focusing on relationships, whether they are friendships, husband and wife, or parent and child. --Abstract.
Sex and drugs and rock and roll if you know where to look, 2015
Showcases [the author's] efforts to explore diverse perspectives while not losing focus on telling compelling stories. --Abstract.
Still short of Memphis, 2015
Five stories of misfits and wanderers, musicians and shut-ins, all struggling to make their voices heard from the fringes of Tennessee, from the outskirts of its cities to its forgotten small towns. --Abstract.
The fragile hour, 2015
Collection of thirteen stories, eight of which are short-shorts.
The northern provinces, 2015
Linked short story collection exploring a year, 1993-1994, in a small fictional city in the Basque Country within Spain. Against the backdrop of the Basque County's struggle for independence in the wake of the Spanish Civil War and the end of the Franco r
To the end of the world again, 2015
This collection is filled with prose that develops rhythms and themes in richness of detail and character. Those who want wealth or love will discover the high price of both success and failure in those endeavors in these stories. And after all that, some