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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... chances are that you will hit upon evidence that till then had escaped you . If there is no motive the most damning ... chance remark would be enough to hang you . What were your movements at the time he was killed ? Are there not a ...
... chance . I spent three hours with her . She went all to pieces and at last she confessed everything . Then I told her that I'd let her go scot - free if she'd get Chandra to come to France . She absolutely refused , she said she'd ...
... chance he said casually to the waitress : ' A little less work for you to do , Fräulein . I hear that Herr Caypor has gone to Berne . ' ' Yes . But he'll be back tomorrow . ' That proved nothing , but it was something to go upon . Ashen ...