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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... looked at him with attention , ' to make a few inquiries of you . ' Ashenden knew that when you have nothing apposite to say it is better to hold your tongue ; and when a man has made a remark that calls to his mind for an answer , he ...
... looked as though the bridge - party had been arranged when it was discovered that the detectives had been able to do nothing . The notion was mysterious , but diverting , and as Ashenden played one rubber after another , joining in the ...
... looked at it thoughtfully . ' You wouldn't have thought there was anything very attractive in that greasy little nigger . God , how they run to fat ! The fact re- mains that she fell very nearly as much in love with him as he did with ...