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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... sitting - room had engaged one for him , and to this , when they reached the hotel , they went . The hotel was old - fashioned and the sitting - room was vast . It was furnished with a heavy mahogany suite upholstered in green velvet ...
... sitting in his room . He opened the telegram and saw that it was in code . ' Well , it'll have to wait , ' he said , putting it back in his pocket . The Hairless Mexican walked as though he knew his way through the deserted streets and ...
... sitting in his shirt - sleeves over a whisky highball . He was a tall , thin man , with exactly the figure to show off modern clothes , and he sat in his chair , rather upright , as though he were sitting for an official portrait . In ...