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Skeleton crew
Par Stephen King. 1985
Stories primarily collected from magazines, written by a master of horror. Includes such tales as "The Jaunt," a science fiction…
horror hybrid; "The Monkey," a familiar tale of a demonic toy; and "Big Wheels," a humorous and macabre account set in rural Maine. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe fireman's wife and other stories
Par Richard Bausch. 1990
Ten stories about relationships among husbands, wives, siblings, and parents. Includes tales of marriage, divorce, and death. In the title…
story, three firemen have been friends since childhood, and their wives forge a friendship against the backdrop of the hazards facing the men. In "Consolation" a widowed new mother tries to understand her in-laws' reticence toward her babyBone by bone: stories
Par Gary Krist. 1994
Collection of thirteen short stories whose characters are middle-class Americans. In the title story, a woman cuts herself off from…
the outside world and retreats into insanity. In "Baggage," a young man reflects on his insensitivity in leaving his girlfriend, who uses a wheelchair. "Eclipse" relates a divorced father's outing with his sons to watch a solar eclipse. Some strong languageA plague of dreamers: three novellas
Par Steve Stern. 1994
Stories set in the Pinch, an isolated Jewish community in Memphis, and flavored with Yiddish phrases. Events often have a…
mystical quality and reveal universal longings. In the first story, "Zelik Rifkin and the Tree of Dreams," a wimpy young boy gains stature when he looks into the lives and dreams of his neighbors. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexWhile the Messiah tarries: stories
Par Melvin Bukiet. 1995
Nine stories, at times magical or comic and at other times mundane or tragic, describing the lives of Jews in…
America. In "Gematria," a woman's visit to New York's diamond district leaves the jeweler thinking about gematria, the transliteration of names and numbers, and about his own death. In "The Golden Calf and the Red Heifer," Kleinberg the butcher tries to hide the facts that he is a vegetarian and that his knife is not kosherThe piano tuner: stories
Par Peter Meinke. 1986
The stories in this collection are a mixture of surprises in both familiar surroundings and in foreign, but predictable, circumstances.…
In the title story, an ignorant bully holds an educated man hostage in his own home. And in "The Twisted River," an American professor on leave attempts to sabotage the careers of two Polish university faculty members. Some strong language. Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short FictionThe nature of longing: stories
Par Alyce Miller. 1994
Collection of eight short stories, most dealing with the complexity of race relations. In the title story about a homosexual…
librarian, race is less an issue than sexuality. In "Color Struck," a black mother has difficulty accepting her albino daughter. In "What Jasmine Would Think," a white teenage girl tries to hang out with a group of black teens, and in "Off-Season Travel," two couples develop an unsettling bond. Some strong languageOnce upon a more enlightened time: more politically correct bedtime stories
Par James Garner. 1995
In the sequel to Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (RC 38598, BR 9870), Garner once more provides fairytales without biases. Hansel…
and Gretal become ecoheroes who turn their tree butcher father into a beaver. In "The Little Mer-Persun," the air breather sacrifices his peopleness and becomes half prawn to be with his mer-person underwater. BestsellerTen coming-of-age stories about the conflict many Asian American youths experience when they examine their native Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese,…
and Filipino heritage with American eyes. Sometimes it is a search for identity, sometimes it is cultural embarrassment, and sometimes it is a generation gap, but in each story something ignites an Asian fire. For junior and senior high readersIn the Sparrow Hills: stories
Par Emile Capouya. 1993
Five autobiographical tales. Most draw on the author's experiences, often having to do with life at sea and occasionally with…
literary associations. In the title story, the narrator searches in vain for a Checkhov tale he read in collegeThe price of tea in China
Par E. Bumas. 1995
Selected short stories of William Faulkner
Par William Faulkner. 1993
Thirteen short stories (most written in the 1930s) by the Nobel Prize-winning American novelist who died in 1962. In "Barn…
Burning," a man burns his enemies' barns, and his son tries to warn the victims. "That Evening Sun" recounts the tale of a black laundress who fears her lover after he learns she is pregnant by a white man. In "A Rose for Emily," a woman hides the corpse of her lover in an upstairs roomWorking men: stories
Par Michael Dorris. 1993
Some of Dorris's working men, such as the pond-building protagonist of "The Benchmark," are long wedded to their jobs. Others…
experience spur-of-the-moment employment: a man's new wife en- courages him to fake his way into a position teaching high-school French in "Oui" and rescues him just as his fraud is about to surface. A returned draft dodger marries an older divorcee and buys a gas station rather than take a parent-pleasing pathLizard
Par Banana Yoshimoto. 1995
Collection of six stories, most featuring Japanese professionals who learn to blend traditional ways with modern values. In "Newlywed" a…
husband finds himself talking with a stranger on a commuter train; in the title story a man salvages his relationship with his lover when he talks about childhood secrets; and in "Helix" two young people, alone in an empty restaurant, discover they are an "archetypal couple."Camaro City
Par Alan Sternberg. 1994
Ten stories about working-class life in a Connecticut factory town. Work, however, is scarce and monotonous, so anything that breaks…
the routine is welcome. In the title story, the townspeople insist on buying Camaros, even though proliferation of the cars makes the town a target for professional thieves. And in "Blazer," a teenager hanging out in a fast-food parking lot sets himself afire. Some strong languageStripping, and other stories
Par Pagan Kennedy. 1994
In the title story, retired school teacher Nan decides to discuss with her cousin Henry the day he watched his…
older brother rape her. In "Shrinks," Sara's mother congratulates her for having consulted thirty therapists in as many years. "It shows how serious you are about solving your problems." A shy girl in "Camp" meets an even shyer boy and lets him believe she is popular. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexThe return of Mr. Campion
Par Margery Allingham. 1989
A collection of mystery stories that feature sleuth Albert Campion. The author admits that she knows little about her protagonist…
other than that Campion is an assumed name for a man whose business card proclaims, "Coups neatly executed; nothing sordid, vulgar or plebeian; deserving cases preferred; police no object." Born in 1900, Campion ages from story to story until he is in his sixties. Includes a tribute by Agatha ChristieFine feathers: and other stories
Par E. F Benson. 1994
Stories from a literary career that began in the late nineteenth century. In the title story, a couple inherits a…
small fortune and takes up residence in a fine house. But, not being to the manor born, they miss the small-town gossip and activity and in the end return to their humble home. The author joins this tale with others dealing with social comeuppance, comedy, sarcasm, crooks, cranks, and spooksThe palace thief
Par Ethan Canin. 1994
The title story tells of the conflict between a history teacher in a private boys' school and one of his…
students. The "dullard" son of a senator, Sedgewick Bell cheats at an oral exam, only to be foiled by a trick question. Years later, Bell demands another chance. In other selections, men reflect on the past, one character wondering why, "of all the lives that might have been mine, I have led the one I have just described." Some strong languageA brief history of male nudes in America
Par Dianne Nelson. 1993
In the title story, the seventeen-year-old protagonist observes her mother's parade of lovers. As she explains, "There is a way…
to stare politely...I think it's fair to say I'm an expert with my eyes." Many entries in this recipient of the Flannery O'Connor Award capture fleeting, poignant moments. In "Ground Rules," a man and his son swoop into the ex-wife's yard to kidnap the younger son she took with her. Some strong language