AshendenA thief, languishing in prison for stealing moments, escapes and becomes a chronometric fugitive. Women wait in a long, endless line, night and day, without knowing what is at the beginning of the line. An otherworldly marble called the Ustek Cloudy passes through the hands of Ambrose Bierce, Amelia Earhart, and D. B. Cooper just before they each disappear off the face of the earth. Whether they are called fantasy, magical realism, science fiction, or parodies, the stories in this collection—the first from Gay Terry—blend the real and the fantastic in an imaginative and mischievous way. Written in the tradition of Ray Bradbury, Angela Carter, and Edgar Allan Poe, these contemporary fables present remarkable characters trapped in unusual situations. |
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... able to do nothing . The notion was mysterious , but diverting , and as Ashenden played one rubber after another , joining in the incessant conversation , he watched what was said by himself no less closely than what was said by the ...
... able to impart to it life and interest . He must have given it a good deal of study . " I've never written a book , ' he said . " There are too many books already and any desire to write I have is satisfied by the more immediately ...
... able to lean my head on somebody's shoulder . It's easier in a first - class carriage . ' When the train started Anastasia Alexandrovna said she felt dizzy , so she took off her hat and leaned her head on Ashenden's shoulder . He put ...