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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... side . At last they came to a tavern in a blind alley , noisome and evil , and this the Mexican entered . ' It's not the Ritz , ' he said , ' but at this hour of the night it's only in a place like this that we stand a chance of getting ...
... side by side and in harmony within the same heart ? For one thing was clear , Caypor was disturbed by no gnawing of conscience ; he did his mean and despicable work with gusto . He was a traitor who enjoyed his treachery . Though ...
... side by side . Ashenden made acquaintance with some of his fellow - travellers and sometimes they came into the compartment to have a chat , but if they only spoke French or German Mr Harrington would watch them with acidulous ...