Ergebnis für "A Revelation" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

Martin loved his job, believing he truly changed the world for the better. As a researcher at Replica Imagination, he was a small cog in the goliath's wheel. The mega-corp helped reunite cloned pets with their loving families. He wished his talent could be used in the realm of human cloning, helping the terminally ill, but the legal and moralistic hurdles to such research seemed insurmountable. Except... Replica Imagination's esteemed image falters as reality slips through the cracks. With caution tossed to the wind, Martin brazenly investigates, going into places he never should.

What if a single day could strip away every comforting illusion? In “Revelations” by Katherine Mansfield, a woman’s carefully constructed sense of self is quietly undone as she moves through a series of encounters that force her to confront truths she would rather avoid. Set against the routines of social obligation and polite interaction, the story follows an emotional shift that unfolds not through dramatic action, but through subtle perception and inward reckoning.

Revelations is a short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was published in Bliss and Other Stories. From eight o’clock in the morning until about half-past eleven Monica Tyrell suffered from her nerves, and suffered so terribly that these hours were—agonizing, simply. It was not as though she could control them.

It's the 22nd Century. The galaxy has opened up to humanity as a hyperactive beehive of stargates and new technologies, and we suddenly find ourselves in a vast playground of different races, environments, and cultures. There's just one catch: we are pretty much at the bottom of the food chain. Enter the Four Horsemen universe, where only a willingness to fight and die for money separates Humans from the majority of the other races. Enter a galaxy not only of mercenaries, but also of Peacemakers, bounty hunters, and even a strung out junkie.

Unsettling Revelations is a diverse collection of short horror stories, crafted in various formats and tenses, designed to ignite your imagination and evoke terrors, fears, and nightmares. At an old Civil War cemetery along a dirt road, zombies rise from the ground, unleashing chaos. Who will...

Missing people. Stories of monsters lurking in the shadows. When Mason hikes into the woods searching for clues as to what happened to his father, he gets so much more than he bargained for. The real world is about to be uncovered.

It’s the 22nd century. The galaxy has opened up to humanity as a hyperactive beehive of stargates and new technologies, and we suddenly find ourselves in a vast playground of different races, environments, and cultures. There’s just one catch: We are pretty much at the bottom of the food chain.

A Gypsy’s Book of Revelation is a collection of stories with an astonishing range of styles and subject matters. A woman visits her cremation from inside the body of her dead self, a competitive couple trains as free-divers, a mother leaves her son behind on top of a mountain, a very pregnant woman experiences a peculiar relationship with a priest-to-be: These stories are full of surprising experimentation that strikes a deeply compelling balance between the real and the bizarre.

In a bustling crowd, the narrator encounters Evelyn, a frantic woman claiming they are married in a future where time is collapsing. She believes they are the only ones who can fix it. Initially skeptical, the narrator is drawn in when Evelyn reveals a chronometer from their future, which only activates in the presence of its counterpart. As the narrator finds a matching device in their pocket, the two devices resonate together, hinting at their shared past. Faced with the surreal reality of their connection, the narrator concedes belief in Evelyn's mission.

A chilling Edgar Allan Poe tale of hypnotism, mortality, and the unknown, Mesmeric Revelation explores the eerie boundary between life, death, and consciousness in Poe’s signature gothic style.

Whatever doubt may still envelop the rationale of mesmerism, its startling facts are now almost universally admitted. Of these latter, those who doubt, are your mere doubters by profession—an unprofitable and disreputable tribe.

When your secret identity is revealed.... When the monster is unleashed.... When the superhero’s child has no power.... When Death himself is caught unawares.... Pull back the mask to reveal 21 tales from seasoned and award-winning authors, of magical masks, gas masks, death masks, superheroes, secret identities, disguised robots, alien symbionts, a Napoleonic thief, a swindling demon - even a hidden clown.

In this collection of short essays, Maine humor icon Tim Sample shares some of the quirkier aspects of growing up and living in Maine. Along the way he offers listeners a behind the scenes glimpse into his long career in the entertainment business. Sample waxes poignant—recalling old friends...

An ordinary-looking pie bird is more than it seems. For generations the Starling family has had power and influence over a small mountain town. Some believed they were witches, attributing the luck to magic. The secret to their good fortune could be as simple as pie. Jo picked up what she thought was a simple baking tool from an estate sale, but what she got was much more. Mysteries as old as the county are solved when she discovers the ceramic gadget holds a secret.

Zsilvia is still struggling with her feelings for George as tortured memories of her past keep her from accepting that he is her intended mate and allowing herself to give in to his attention. Instead, she has separated herself from him and spends her time observing his efforts with the rest of the women to find a solution to the locked people in the settlement. An emotional conversation with Eden makes her start to question her own fears and think that she may be ready to take the next step with George. However, the surprising arrival of another shuttle makes her rethink everything.

This captivating story combines mysticism, quantum physics, and an exploration into the nature of reality. In the early hours before dawn, a scientist secretly slips into a darkened laboratory and steals a strand from an ancient cloth. This cloth has a special and profound origin, one that some would do anything to possess, while others want it suppressed. How could this small, seemingly insignificant item change the course of the world? Years later, a mysterious man appears in New York City. Who is he, what is his connection with the ancient cloth, and why has he arrived at this time?

Trident Nottingham III had an idea that would change the world forever: a shipbrain designed to make interstellar flight less restrictive and reduce the amount of time one spent attempting to meet regulations. What he didn't expect was that the shipbrain would develop a mind of its own.