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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... mean defeat or victory . It might mean anything . And there she lay powerless to speak . For a long time Ashenden stared at her in silence . ' Has it got anything to do with the war , Miss King ? ' he said on a sudden , loudly ...
... mean by macaroni ? ' answered Ashenden . ' It is like asking me if I like poetry . I like Keats and Wordsworth and Verlaine and Goethe . When you say macaroni , do you mean spaghetti , tagliatelli , vermicelli , fettuccini , tufali ...
... mean by that ? Do you mean that if I do every- thing in my power and fail , that ... " She looked at Ashenden with wild eyes . ' Yes , it means either you or him . ' She staggered . She put her hand to her heart . Then without a word ...