Wyniki wyszukiwania:

The two novellas Boy 216 and That One Moment span unimaginable deeds and a colorfully imagined future. When Gilly's son commits an unthinkable act of violence in Boy 216, she finds solace in a national bestseller on how to cope with catastrophic loss. When offered a position as personal assistant to the book's author, who is also a grieving mother, she jumps at the chance. Ultimately, she discovers more than she ever wanted to know about the book and its author's dark heart. That One Moment chronicles a short, sharp trip into a future in which a manufactured chemical brings sanctioned...

The New Bang: Memory of a Flier is a strikingly original, emotionally authentic trio of short fictions that make themselves at home in the depths of hearts and minds struggling to embrace freedom. Myla Stauber delights in surprising storytelling that is alternately brutal, soul stirring, and laced with a touch of dark hilarity. High (Most High) is the story of a child soldier raised in violence in a war torn country who becomes disillusioned with the cause and turns to a higher knowledge found only within himself. In Messenger, Alice's world deconstructs as her apartment becomes a chrysalis...

This collection of stories by independent author Myla Stauber reaches into the beating heart of what it is to be human, flawed, defined by difficulty and ultimately reformed in pain, indifference, and sometimes love. Stories include "Country of Unknown Origin," a legacy of the Vietnam war's impact on its modern day inhabitants; "Cake," the tale of a birthday party gone awry; "Nights of Arabia," which chronicles brutal loss and a subsequent wild goose chase through 1976 New York City; OFrom the Ashes," a drunk driving accident that leaves both devastation and hope in its wake; "King of Chase,"...

"Go do it, boy." "What?" Was she talking to me? I seemed to be the only boy around. This is the experience of a lonely rancher's son who takes a long walk down a deserted highway in Eastern Oregon, sealing his fate when he collides with an alluring young bank robber. Soon to stun the nation, they grow their reputations as "Billy and Beauty," waging a chaotic, decade long crime spree across the country. When they decide to retire to South America, the adventure grows even larger than an already too large life. Billy's First Ride is the novella sized tale of the often unwitting and always...