Showing results for "Art" in Short Stories

William Collins, from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is a man upon whom the face of undeserved fortune has smiled. Despite his notable shortcomings of mind and character, he has secured for himself a comfortable living as the rector of Hunsford parish, and a humane and sensible wife. He also looks forward to the day when he shall inherit a tidy estate in Hertfordshire.

When a young John Lambton skips church to go fishing, he catches something unnatural. Fearful of his father's reaction to both skipping church and bringing such a foul creature to the house - he it throws in the well. Years later, after fighting in the Crusades, John returns home to an unpleasant surprise.

Anchors aweigh for a great parody on cruise holidays! Crabby's best mate, Reg, has foolishly asked for his opinion on cruise holidays. A self-appointed expert, the Old Git lets Reg have it with both propellers: cabin grade and the effect it will have on his bank balance and stomach, perils of the arrivals hall, the curse of the ship's paparazzi, and the upgrade hustlers!

Lvnlrn to Tell Your Own Story is a collective of short stories, aimed at cultivating mindfulness through traditional storytelling. Each story captures the essence of the times, without diluting the focus on being human.

This poignant and haunting tale begins with the narrator's journey of placing his mother in a rural nursing home—a sanctuary that feels more like a retreat. As he adjusts to this new chapter in their lives, he encounters peculiar events, including an old man conversing with an unseen companion over tea. This eerie experience fades into the background as the narrator becomes consumed by the demands of life, gradually visiting his mother less frequently.

A lifetime ago, Richard was alone and adrift. It took his own suicide and a battle for his afterlife to turn things around. When he decided to haunt his own home he learned things worked differently in the phantom world and found himself hauled into court. Ghost Court.

Diese wunderschöne Sammlung von Siegfried Lenz' Weihnachtsgeschichten ist für alle, die sich an gemütlichen Winterabenden verzaubern lassen wollen - oder sich rund ums Jahr nach eben jenen Abenden sehnen. Neben seiner beliebten Weihnachtsgeschichte "Das Wunder von Striegeldorf", die von zwei Männern erzählt, die alles daran setzen, die Feiertage nicht in ihrer Zelle verbringen müssen, beinhaltet dieses Hörbuch zwei weitere Erzählungen, die den risikoreichen Job des Weihnachtsmanns und die Schönheit aber auch Gefahren von zugefrorenen Seen thematisieren.

The Art of Being Messy is the latest installment from Charjde Hunter for the Pen to Publish 2021 contest. It is a mix of pop culture, personal revelations, and real-life adult situations wrapped up into a fictional short story that you can enjoy in under an hour. The story follows Mrs. Selah Benafine, a secretary who can't seem to remember that she is a married woman. There seems to be a little conflict amongst her and a few of her coworkers over whether or not their boss, Mr. Degrassi can have a wife along with the other women in his life.

On the Decay of the Art of Lying is a short essay written by Mark Twain in 1880 for a meeting of the Historical and Antiquarian Club of Hartford, Connecticut. Twain published the text in The Stolen White Elephant Etc. (1882). In the essay, Twain laments the four ways in which men of America's Gilded Age employ man's 'most faithful friend'.

Eine Erklärung für männliche Untreue ist besonders in bunten Illustrierten sehr beliebt: Die Evolution sei schuld. Männer, so heißt es, wären nun mal genetisch darauf programmiert, mit ihrem Erbgut großzügig umzugehen. Der Universitätsprofessor Johannes Huber müsste wissen, ob das stimmt. Huber, 62, leitet die Abteilung für Gynäkologische Endokrinologie und Sterilitätsbehandlung am Wiener AKH. Der Mediziner wird international »Hormonpapst« genannt, zu seinen Patienten zählen zunehmend auch Männer, die ihn einem gewöhnlichen Urologen oft vorziehen.

Der bekannte altbayerische Schriftsteller Ludwig Thoma erzählt in "Tante Frieda" neue Lausbubengeschichten, als Hörspiel eingerichtet von Peter Folken.

Willie Gundig, Archie's old classmate, pays Archie a visit down at the tavern. Archie orders a new car to impress Willie. It's a 1949 Cadillac.

Nubsy Taylor, Pete The Beddler, Milk Ear, and Broadway go collegiate! They travel to New Haven to sell some ducats and search for Gigolo Georgie.

A combat weary soldier behind enemy lines has an obsessive dream about an island that can't exist - a place with no rain and friendly natives where a man can live off the fat of the land. His partner is tired of hearing him talk about it - until a beautiful native of this impossible island appears - and offers them a means of escape.

A trio of Limeys has a go at the piracy of an old hulk and her drunken captain.

A $10,000 diamond ring and a prima dona add up to murder and a frame for California.

Hot Horse Harry and his pal try to steal old love letters from a lonely old lady.

The story of "The Brain" and his three not-so-talented dolls, who are also not-so-grateful!

Harry The Horse and Broadway enter Nicely Nicely in an eating contest, but Nicely is engaged - and on a diet!

During the Depression, a family somehow manages to get along through the years. Glenn Langan, Alma Lawton, Ken Harvey, Colleen Collins, Pattee Chapman, Marion Richmond, J. Edgar Hoover (host), Ruth Hussey.