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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... wife , and of her Ashenden only caught the impression of a German woman self- effaced and dusty . Grantley Caypor sat down and began in a loud voice explaining to the waitress that they had taken an immense walk . They had been up some ...
... wife and I never discuss the war , though I'm bound to tell you that it's more on my account than hers , she's much more tolerant than I am and she's more willing to look upon this terrible business from my point of view than I am from ...
... wife's got a headache . I told her she'd better go and lie down . ' In his shifty green eyes was an expression that ... wife , but I am an Englishman , hang it all , and I want to do my bit . I could never face my friends again if I just ...