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R his collection of stories ranges in subject and theme from mountain climbing to obsessive love, dystopian air travel, romantic betrayal, the travails of a Chinese eunuch, and Orpheus and Eurydice ascending from the underworld. All of this is in Johnny Payne's head-spinning Fish Head . buy from Amazon  Note, this is an affiliate link and a small portion of what you pay, at no extra cost to you,   may go to Bridge House Publishing.      buy from us   

here are moments when our lives are darker, more mysterious, and more terrifying than our normal daylight consciousness teaches us to expect. This is the premise behind the short stories collected in this new volume. These immaculately constructed tales immerse the reader in a familiar reality and then maneuver him quietly, step by step, into a nightmare. From the glimpse of a neighbor moving behind a lighted window at night to an encounter with a silent stranger on a deserted country road, the stories presented here take us from the world we know to the shadowy one that lies beyond. James Ulmer’s expert management of narrative pacing in The Highway That Leads Beyond the World brings all his tales to a satisfyingly grim conclusion. buy from Amazon  No te, this is an affiliate link and a small portion of what you pay, at no extra cost to you,   may go to Bridge House Publishing.     B uy fromWaterstone's (UK)    Buy from Barnes and Noble (US) ...

  Resolve is high. Determination rules OK. Human spirit excels.       This is a collection of challenging and thought-provoking stories. All stories need a resolution and these provide ones that will astound and delight you.   We looked for: story, good writing, interpretation of theme and professionalism.   All of the stories submitted had those elements. Here   we offer a variation to cater to our readers’ eclectic tastes. Sit back and surrender to the Bridge House magic   Resolutions is a themed multi-author collection from Bridge Ho Magi, in Christian tradition, refers to the noble pilgrims who followed the star from the east to Bethlehem. Were there three of them or were there twelve? Did they really bring gold, frankincense and myrrh? As well as their wisdom? And other gifts? Did a careless question lead to the slaughter of the innocents? Our writers however, have found many different interpretations of this word. Some will ...

  It's rotten having a birthday just before Christmas.   Sometimes Toby gets just one present for both his birthday and Christmas. Sometimes people just give him money because they've run out of present ideas.   Then when he comes to spend that money there's hardly anything left in the shops. It’s the same this year. He can't find any Lego bricks he wants.   An old man who reminds him of his Grandpa Jack is sitting cold and hungry on the street. Toby thinks of another use for his birthday money.   What he does afterwards reminds his Grandpa Jack of a well-known Christmas song.    On the Feast of Stephen by Gill and Ashleigh James is a feel-good story for early readers.  When the moon starts to disappear over the horizon, the sea wants to know where it is going, and even, more importantly, will it come back? So begins an astonishing journey to the furthest corners of the earth to the darkest depths of the sea.   The finery of C...

    It's rotten having a birthday just before Christmas.   Sometimes Toby gets just one present for both his birthday and Christmas. Sometimes people just give him money because they've run out of present ideas.   Then when he comes to spend that money there's hardly anything left in the shops. It’s the same this year. He can't find any Lego bricks he wants.   An old man who reminds him of his Grandpa Jack is sitting cold and hungry on the street. Toby thinks of another use for his birthday money.   What he does afterwards reminds his Grandpa Jack of a well-known Christmas song.    On the Feast of Stephen by Gill and Ashleigh James is a feel-good story for early readers.  When the moon starts to disappear over the horizon, the sea wants to know where it is going, and even, more importantly, will it come back? So begins an astonishing journey to the furthest corners of the earth to the darkest depths of the sea.   The fi...

    In these eighteen linked stories, the reader accompanies our heroine Noela (“born on Santa Clause’s Day!”) as she develops from an insecure Daddy’s Girl into a woman willing and able to stand on her own. Go on this journey with her as she meets challenge after challenge and as her relationships with all around her change. The Memory Keeper is a collection of tales about a life well learnt in S. Nadja Zajdman’s distinctive story-teller voice. We all inhabit multiple worlds and the real person lives in the liminal space between them. In this fascinating collection of vignettes and creative memoir, we are invited to explore several constructs of the times and places defined by the narrator, and also envisaged by those around her. These accounts have appeared in other publications, but gathered here the whole becomes greater than its parts and tells a larger story. S. Nadja Zajdman brings her rich and unique voice to this story: Between Worlds . RRP 9.00  A me...