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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... possible . ' ' Very well . ' R. got up . ' I'm going to bed . I don't know what you fellows want to do . ' ' I shall take a walk about Lyons , ' said the Hairless Mexican . ' I am interested in life . Lend me a hundred francs , Colonel ...
... possible to lay hands on the organization that still flourished in England . But then he did something that drew R.'s attention to him . Had he known it none could have blamed him for shaking in his shoes : R. was not a very nice man to ...
... possible to pick up Caypor and trace his movements . Next day Caypor appeared once more with his wife at the dinner - table , but merely nodded to Ashenden and afterwards both went straight upstairs . They looked troubled . Caypor , as ...