Short Days

From Egypt to a Russian village to the mountains of Eastern Europe and back, one of the old-fashioned gentlemen of Russian literature, Nikolai Leskov, takes his listeners on a journey of spirit, mind, and imagination.

A criminal wakes up locked in a walk-in freezer.

Homecomings: Memorial Day is the new anthology series from Ferndean Press. Featuring fun and sexy short stories and flash fiction, it's the perfect listen for passing time while traveling or lounging around over the holiday.

Ghost stories from the golden age. Six great writers weave their spell in creepy, insidious style.

Joseph isn't a painter. He's a junkie. Well...he was getting clean. Was clean, for a while. But then he started seeing it.... An abomination that threatens all life on Earth. And only he can stop it, by painting.

This a handpicked collection of some of the greatest Christian stories ever written. When we speak of these works as Christian stories, we mean that each story has a powerful Christian message based on Jesus' teachings. Three of the stories are from Jesus himself. Others were written by devout believers like Henry Van Dyke and Johanna Spyri. Yet, one of the authors, Mark Twain, was not a Christian himself, but his story reveals profound insights into the teachings of Christ.

From the Editors Of True Story and True Confessions A Turkey Day Gathering is a collection of stories about the heart wrenching problems that people have, how Thanksgiving brings them together and gave them hope to carry on. Stories like SWEET POTATOES AND STEPDAUGHTERS which is a account of a stepmother trying to find something in common with her husband’s daughter and only to realize almost too late that what they had in common was just love. Or the story GOBBLEZILLA TAKES A BOW about a frozen gigantic turkey and how it makes a husband and wife truly a family. And then you have the ...

Each day with Damien is a miracle, each moment with our children a gift. And yet I cannot escape the growing sense that a storm is gathering, threatening to pull me away, to rip us apart. To drag me down, once again, into a darkness to which I swore never to return. I have to fight it - I know that. And I am waging the battle with of all my heart. But it is Damien who is my strength, and we both know that the only way to push away the darkness is for him to fold me in his arms and claim me completely. And for me to surrender myself, once again, to the fire that burns between us.

Mikey Lynch describes how we should live as we await Christ’s return and how we work out what a grace-filled, sacrificial life looks like amid the details of daily life decisions.

It's St. Patrick's Day, and Aggie, Betty, and Roger are celebrating at an Irish pub in Palm Springs when Betty's leprechaun love interest drops dead. Could it be murder? Join Aggie and friends as they embark on a celebration they won't soon forget.

It’s one single steamy July day at the West 4th Street Court in New York City, otherwise known as the Cage. Hotshot baller ESPN is wooing the scouts, Boo is struggling to guard the weird new guy named Waco, a Spike Lee wannabe has video rolling, and virgin Irene is sizing up six-foot-eight-and-a-half-inch-tall Chester. Nine of young-adult literature’s top writers reveal how it all goes down in this searing novel in short stories that each ingeniously pick up where the last one ends.

Jillian lives with a trusted and dependable friend, Charlie. They have a unique friendship and a comfortable living arrangement they both enjoy. Jillian, although happy with the arrangement, feels that one day it will end. She wants a typical life with a husband and family and does not see that as something Charlie desires for his future.

What scares you more? The monster under your bed or the one staring back at you in the mirror? Authors C. M. Chapman and Larry Thacker blur the lines between the kinds of monsters that roam the Earth in their latest short story collection, Everyday, Monsters. In 21 stories, listeners encounter monsters ranging from mythological and psychological to maliciously human and darkly comical. Monsters creep from the deepest parts of humanity, the kind that we are born with, proving that even those with the best senses can overlook shadowy lurking beasts.

In this hilarious short story, two parents encourage their little girl to grow up, and immediately wonder about the repercussions of their decision, while juggling potty training, theme park visits, and the thought of life without her one day. You will see yourself in this story 100 times over. The Short Years is a series of beautiful vignettes folded into a weekend trip and a look into the future. (Contains selected passages from the book The Long Cutie)

What if you came home one day and found your husband dead in his favorite chair? This grief memoir explores the author’s experience of the unexpected death of her husband from sudden cardiac arrest a mere three months after his doctors had pronounced him hale and healthy. The author shares her experiences in the immediate aftermath of the abrupt shock of discovery, reminisces about the details of the couple’s late-in-life courtship and marriage, and imparts other experiences she has had along the grieving road in the years since becoming a widow.

Be the first to know and to share what "International Give God A Hug Day" is all about. Learn how to celebrate plus appreciate the day with all of us. What's inside this short 10 page, easy to glance and read story book? Perfect for business, home, school, and office coffee table(s), especially during the love month of February! Hugs Pictionary love game Greeting card for God The miracle working Jesus prayer Secret mug hug coffee cake recipe Love jar with kindness prescriptions to give or take as wanted or needed

Welcome to the Sweetwater Cafe in the small town of Sweetwater, Kansas, where EVERYBODY knows your name!For Shelby Smith, enough is enough. After six years of working the BBQ Lunch Special under the overbearing eye of grumpy, Great Aunt Beula, Shelby is ready to get out of Dodge... until a handsome, young, newcomer walks into the cafe one frosty February morning.Can Chase Tanner change the direction this city wannabe is heading, and help to heal a family at the same time?C'mon in for a BBQ Sweetwater Burger and find out!

There is wreckage in the rearview. Jody Grafton's world is crumbling around him. To get away from it all, Jody moves from his native Ohio to Brooklyn to sort through the rubble of his self-indulgent 20s. His marriage is over. His new girlfriend is pregnant. And his career as a pseudo-famous singer-songwriter has fallen apart: gone is his record deal, his money, his fame - even his desire to create new music. While he stares at the ruins of his musical career, his mother becomes ill, and Jody starts drinking heavily.

Aggie and Betty decide to take a last-minute flight to Las Vegas for a girl's weekend. Since the Christmas holiday had left them exhausted, they thought a mini-vacation was just what they needed. Who knew the flight would be just as exhausting as the Christmas season?

Do you believe in fairy tales? It was almost as if the red dress found Sandra when she needed it most. It was almost as if the red dress knew what she needed - to feel more confident, to look more radiant, to appear stronger than she was. It was almost as if the red dress knew that the one thing that was missing in her life was her soul mate? It was almost as if the red dress was magical. Sandra didn't believe in magic. She believed in being strong and being able to take care of herself. In a time when it wasn't popular for women to not get married early, Sandra was focused on her career. ...