"Bears on the Road to Damascus" presents a mad hodgepodge of the real and the fantastic, a literary buffet designed to please several palates.

In this collection of short stories and essays, often macabre and always touching, strange tales of terror, love, absurdity, violence, loss, and conviction await. Just when things may seem a bit bleak, charming folk tales emerge to inspire and delight. The title story tracks a convoluted murder mystery in the beach town of Santa Roma, a strange place where the ocean hints at favors-but makes no promises.

This collection contains a first-person account of occupying a campus administration building in protest along with hilarious, satirical news articles; a long-lost script of Sarah Palin's Alaska; and a heartfelt essay examining our place in history, and the path forward.

With a little something for everyone, "Bears on the Road to Damascus" is an indescribable and peculiar adventure into pure imagination.

It Begins... This book contains fragments of letters found by an individual known as,"The Editor." When first presented with these mysterious letters, it was clear the writer was twisted. An individual so twisted and intriging, it gave The Editor no choice but to continue investigating this material and its origins. Is this material fiction - a sick joke, perhaps? Or is this the dark literature documenting the events of a serial killer? The questions kept stacking. Upon further research, The Editor was able to confirm his greatest fear... there are others. The thought was sickening to The Editor. Instead of one deranged killer, he is dealing with multiple deranged killers; but how many? That is the real question. The Editor warns that the contents of this book are not for the light-hearted, simple-minded, or sensitive reader. Though my puppet, The Editor is the messenger... and he brings the killers message for all to ponder. You have been warned... Have a glorious day -the devil-

'A debut collection of such precocity and aplomb that it stands comparison to the likes of Junot Diaz and Bryan Washington' Observer 'Moving, truthful, straight from the heart' Neel Mukherjee 'These are excellent stories, told with skill and verve' Jon McGregor Here, beneath the planes circling Heathrow, various lives connect. Priti speaks English and her nani Punjabi. Without Priti's mum around they struggle to make a shared language. Not far away, Chetan and Aanshi's relationship shifts when a woman leaves her car in their drive but never returns to collect it. Gujan's baba steps out of his flat above the chicken shop for the first time in years to take his grandson on a bicycle tour of the old and changed neighbourhood. And returning home after dropping out of university, Lata grapples with a secret about her estranged family friend, now a chart-topping rapper in a crisis of confidence. Mapping an area of West London, these stories chart a wider narrative about the movement of multiple generations of immigrants. In acts of startling imagination, Gurnaik Johal's debut brings together the past and the present, the local and the global, to show the surprising ways we come together.

Designed to massage your emotions, "Tales Under A Full Moon" is comprised of seven modern day short stories that prove once again that people do act strangely and weird things can happen. Escape into the lives of ordinary people who for one reason or another find themselves caught up in the events of the moment. Rich with likeable characters oftentimes pushed to their limits, these stories will capture your attention and your heart. Take a step beyond the familiar and into the unknown in a world where mystery and the paranormal may very well have you looking over your shoulder.While the stories go in one direction, the conclusions always have a twist that will land you in the unexpected.
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Without Consent

Cuentos y Reflexiones, es un libro que acumula once cuentos. Todos ellos han sido escritos con la intencion de que el lector se sienta invitado a formar parte de la lectura, a que se sienta animado a navegar entre las diferentes historias y tramas, y pueda configurar el mensaje que el autor desea enviar al mundo. Todas las historias parten de hechos reales, hechos que suceden en la cotidianeidad de diferentes sociedades: esta la diferencia de clases, que son igualadas por la muerte; la insensatez ante el mito real y existente, que conlleva al castigo inexplicable; el amor espontaneo y verdadero, enfrentado con el mundano hipocrita; la honestidad y el trabajo, en pugna contra la envidia e incapacidad de quienes no reconocen sus debilidades; el sentimiento y respeto por la amistad, como una gran via para unificarnos; el sentimiento del verdadero amor, que lleva a la invasion total mental de un ser; y otros relatos llenos de tematicas que procuren la reflexion del lector.

Explore the dark places of the human heart with stories ranging from classic horror to Greek myth, to modern warfare. Follow a blind vampire into a part of town other vampires avoid in "A Different Hunger." Live the terror when a suburb's forgotten citizens rise up for revenge in "The Shopping Cart People." Find out what finally happened with Medea in "To Ride the Serpent Once More." Explore mini dimensional rifts that bring in vampires in "Peter and the Vampires." Finally, see what's really going on in the Middle East in "So Hot." You'll come out of the darkness a different person.

Maurice-Marie-Emile Leblanc (1864-1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsene Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.

Fact & Fiction Hunting & Fishing Stories is a book for anyone who loves to hunt or fish. It is an anthology of short stories both fictional and non-fictional all taken from author Chambless Johnston's own experiences. Have a son or daughter who likes to hunt or fish with you? There are many stories here for you to read about similar experiences that you possibly have had with them and maybe learn a lesson or two. Want to take a quick trip to Africa, India, or Central America to hunt or fish without ever leaving you own home? You will travel around a lot by reading this book. Have a special dog in your family? There are dog stories too. There is a tale in the book for nearly every kind of outdoorsman. Fact & Fiction Hunting & Fishing Stories contains a story on everything from bass fishing to big game hunting. Written with the insight of a Hemingway and the enthusiasm of Zane Grey laugh and maybe cry a bit as you read these special stories.