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A young girl and a soldier face each other from opposite ends of a gun. A desperate mother orchestrates a perfect murder to save her family; a struggling father rails against his inability to save his child. In an undiscovered country an explorer uncovers a bitter treasure; in a suburban home an artist takes a stand against time itself. From the virtual worlds of the near-future to the timeless emptiness of the deserts of Asia, in this collection of short stories ordinary people are confronted with their greatest fears—physical, spiritual, personal, supernatural—and find their own ways try to survive or surrender.

Aejemjem is a Marshallese-language literary periodical. The title comes from an old word that means powerful in speech, persuasive, weighty in words. This issue features the poetry of Selina Leem, an award winning screenplay by Jack Niedenthal, and an oral history about WWII scouts. Also learn about rainwater harvesting and Kwajalein through photoessays (in color). Enjoy other short stories and memoirs in the first issue of Aejemjem. All writing is in Marshallese with translation and explanation in English. Aejemjem: Jeje in Kajin Majel ej juon maakjiin ilo kajin Majel eo enaaj diwojwoj emen alen ilo juon iio. Jibadbad im kotobar eo an maakjiin in ej nan lelok juon jikin kon armej in ...

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The best of PJH's short stories in one collection! Finally! When a longtime associate and friend of Mr. Paul John Hausleben approached the master storyteller and suggested that it was time to put together a collection of all his essential short works and other material into one book, the author balked at the suggestion. "There is not enough material," was his initial reaction. However, when they sat down and went over the voluminous amount of work that PJH has written over his career, it was obvious that there was more than enough material. After sifting through the mountains of writings, Mr. Hausleben picked out his best from the best and it is to the sheer delight of his readers tha ...

Stories come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they're presented in a conventional format, other times, they may be a ballad or simply a letter. Petermann shows his love of diverse genre; love, intrigue, wonder, misdirection, time-travel, sci-fi, humor, immortality or the triumph of the human spirit. This collection covers the gamut and leaves the reader asking where he will take them next. John Henry Faulk, friend and mentor once advised him regarding story telling: "Tell them a good story to get them going, then leave them hungry for more." This book is in a continuing series hoping to do just that. Certainly more stories will follow. Perhaps, John Henry would be proud.

An Interesting stories with power of self lessons, showing you the principle of making it in the world and how to apply it to achieve a greater height. Showing ways of breaking through in difficulties and preparing you for greater tomorrow and achieving your dream as planned. Showing you how to dictate a wise fellow whom you can learn a lot from his/her hand and a foolish fellow whom you need not to work with. Brings up your level wisdom and understanding to see and understand the race you are running and the end of it. Promoting your social outfit and your self confidence, proud and striving you to beat “the best in the world”. Preparing you for self been and disclosing power to take ov ...

In this collection of yaoi, shonen ai, BL, and M/M short stories written by yaoi fans just like you, you'll meet impossible dreams and wild imagination. In these pages, you'll read of dragons and catboys, trysts in space, and crossplaying guys in heels and long hair. Many serious pieces are intermixed with more light-hearted delights. And, of course, smut. We all like stories, and we like them steamy. So sit back, relax, and give these textual bishounen a good hard read.