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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... taken the letter . ' Quick , quick , ' he cried . ' He's there . ' Ashenden's heart gave a great thud against his chest . ' At last . ' He began to run too and as they ran the man , panting , told him how he had taken back the unopened ...
... taken the day of the month . ' Ashenden looked at Gustav with a smile . That was very thin ; Gustav , a business man , knew too well how important in his particular job was the exactness of a date . The circuitous routes by which it was ...
... taken advantage of his situation to break- fast in bed , packed his bag and took the next train to Berne . From there he was able to send a code telegram to R. His instructions were given to him verbally two days later , in the bedroom ...