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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... tell you many stories that will interest you ; I am sure that we shall get on well together . You have a sympathetic air . I am very sensitive to that . To tell you the truth I am nothing but a bundle of nerves and if I am with a person ...
... tell them straight and they could take it from him that the Presi- dent of the United States would never permit an ... Tell him I don't understand a word he says and I don't want to understand . If the Russians want us to look upon them ...
... tell you in very few words how the matter stands . Then you must decide for yourselves . ' Templeton gave Ivy a little smile and took her hand . The doctor went on . ' I don't think Miss Bishop will ever be strong enough to lead a ...