short stories

A collection of over twenty short stories in which African-American author Ed Bullins examines the themes of loneliness and despair.

A collection of eleven stories about vampires.

Haunted by the past... To avoid confronting an ugly truth, Nole falls prey to a monster that punishes past transgressions. Growing weaker by the day, nine-year-old Jake looks back on the time before he was sick, imagining life as if he were well again. And, forever desperate to prove his worth to his arrogant brother and distant father, Toby chases victory at an arcade game with horrifying consequences. But in the unpredictable world of Five Nights at Freddy's, sometimes the past can take on a life of its own.

For Delilah, Stanley, and Devon, being left behind is practically a way of life. Orphaned from a young age and recently divorced, Delilah escapes deeper into her dreams each night, in desperate need of a wake-up call. Stanley is newly dumped, stuck in a dead-end job for a mysterious employer, and unable to connect with anyone. And Devon, abandoned by his dad and ignored by his mom, can't understand why love and friendship come so easily to everyone except him. Unfortunately, in the callous world of Five Nights at Freddy's, it's always in the depths of loneliness when evil creeps in.

"In this collection comprised of fifteen . . . stories . . . [Margaret] Atwood speaks to our times with her characteristic wit and intellect. Of special significance are the seven works revolving around the long-term married couple Tig and Nell. Acting as bookends for the collection, these stories look deeply in the heart of what it means to spend a life together, with the four stories in Part I relating tales from their married life, and the three stories at the end showing Nell's reality in the aftermath of Tig's death. In other works, two sisters grapple with loss and memory in 'Old Babes in the Wood'; 'Impatient Griselda' reprises the folkloric role of Griselda in Bocaccio's The Decameron, exploring alienation and miscommunication; and 'Evil Mother' touching on the fantastical, examining a mother-daughter relationship in which the mother purports to be a witch"--Provided by publisher.

"A collection of stories for middle readers that ranges from perplexing to petrifying"--Provided by publisher.

"A collection of stories, each one featuring an explosion of some sort"--Provided by publisher.

"A selection of short stories, centred on Dublin, that portray . . . Irish literature and the culture of the city"--BTCat.

A collection of ten scary stories with brief introductions by the author.

A collection of fiften horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, face down death, and survive.