Ergebnis für "Pond" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

The First Arc of Monster Girl Collection in one place! Auroro was a sinful man reborn by a goddess of romance. He found a new life in the world of Mistrim with no memories, a timer on his life he had to extend, and a mysterious, overwhelming power. This first adventure sees Auroro meeting dazzling heroines, terrifying heroes, powerful monsters, monsters that are hotter than they should be, and much more!

Originally published in The New Yorker in 1954, The Ponder Heart is easily Eudora Welty’s most comic novel, a lighthearted burlesque that rivals Caldwell’s Tobacco Road for capturing rural idioms, and the novels of Mark Twain for high farce.

A deadly infatuation. Apocalypse. A haunted hotel. These are what you’ll meet if you dare to venture inside. How would you react if you came across someone who claimed he caused the end of humankind? This is the question Jake must answer in The Third Coming, the story that spawned the Earth Haven trilogy. Would you dive into a pond that will alter you fundamentally? What if you are on a beach at Dunkirk, already facing near-certain death, when you look into the eyes of true evil? Try to avoid the Obsessives’ Club - it’s not somewhere you want to stay.

This collection of seventeen interconnected stories follows Ryan as he searches for meaning in life, across various borders, both international and emotional.

You feed your fish daily. You love them, one and all, and met most first as eggs. You provide dutifully for their care, minding the water temperature, the pH, the pump. Some fish are destined to remain small, whereas others grow naturally larger. These larger ones need their own space - more room to swim, spawn, grow - because their pond is small and thick with other, comparatively diminutive fish.

My life wasn't that exciting; a degree in engineering, a small flat in London, and an ex-girlfriend who still texted me when she was drunk. Every day was a bore. Everything changed when I found myself in Lanercost, a small medieval village, with no idea of how I arrived. The locals seemed friendly, and a chance encounter introduced me to several breathtakingly beautiful women. I decided to make the best of it. Armed with only a solid education, my wit, and the five pennies in my pocket, I decided to build a life here. No, not just a life; a House that would last for generations.

The four rules of freelance villainy are as follows: 1. Always wear a mask 2. Never hurt civilians 3. Never kill the heroes you’re paid to fight. 4. And the bad guy always loses. Victor, better known as the super villain Magneron, always played by those rules. He fought the bad fight, got beat, and got paid. And that worked well for him and the many women who loved him. What it didn't work for was the Guild of Villainous Foes, the premiere bad guy organization on the planet!

It started with a brutal stabbing on the beach under a lifeguard tower. But when Attorney Jordan meets the accused, he sees his client’s demeanor doesn’t match up to the gruesome nature of the crime. Listening to his client’s story during the initial interview at the jail, Jordan confronts his own biases as a criminal defense lawyer. Despite a time constraint, Jordan’s curiosity compels him to absorb more of the story as he formulates a defense. But talk of Nazis and white power triggers concerns about his father’s war experience and the moral ambiguities of his profession.

Taking a stab at freelance journalism, Ryan Jordan tackles the legend of La Llorona, a ghostly woman from colonial days who drowned her children near San Juan Capistrano Mission. At the old Spanish mission, he sees documentation in dusty manuscripts that seems to support the legend. He also encounters skepticism. Pressing further, he interviews the city historian who directs him to the residents of the old town alongside the creek near the mission. The local people have their stories of the cursed woman.

Determined to summit Mexico’s three highest mountains, Ryan Jordan must grapple with a sudden bout of stomach nausea while trying to appear strong for the climbs ahead despite the altitude. Complicating matters, he finds himself with a growing attraction to Colleen, another climber, while dealing with a potential rival. But hesitation has been his weakness. As the snow and ice and altitude challenge him, will Ryan recover his full strength to achieve his goals? And how will the budding romance progress?

Young Ryan Jordan is exploring an old abandoned mining town with his father and sister on horseback. The empty wooden shacks, an old church, a cold wind rustling the sagebrush give the kids the creeps. On top of that, Ryan teases his sister about ghosts while holding in his own fear. After they ride through the Boot Hill graveyard, with its forgotten graves, they settle in to their camper for the evening where Ryan must come to grips with his fear.

Lying in a French hospital recovering from wounds, WWII Sergeant David Jordan drifts in and out of a morphine haze between surgeries to relive his unending war experience.

The challenge ahead for Ryan Jordan is to rise above the tragic memories that still haunt him. He sets out on a long uphill climb of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro with a group camping their way through East Africa. It will be three days and nights up into ever-thinning air and cold, forcing himself to go slow to acclimate and ensure success.

A wounded veteran seeks solace high in the Sierras, building a stone cabin alongside a stream in a peaceful meadow to escape the horrors and experiences of his war. He is saddened by the sudden departure of his nurse from the town below who cared for him during his recovery. The work, the stream, the wildlife keep him mostly sane but his depression surfaces as the dark days of winter set in. This lyrical tale was inspired by Lon Chaney’s stone cabin high in the Sierra above Big Pine, California, facing the stream among the trees and meadows of Cienega Mirth.

Ryan Jordan invites a friend down to Guaymas, Mexico for a beach camping trip, to sail on his Hobie catamaran and snorkel in the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez. He hopes to get to know her better, more than just a friend, now that both are out of college and single. There are a few awkward moments leading up to Stephanie revealing a secret from her recent past. Then, flashes of light — a possible storm — interrupt the moment.

Ryan Jordan and his friend are drinking wine in a cafe in Pamplona, Spain, discussing their plans for running with the bulls during the San Fermín festival. Ryan wants to scout out the route beforehand while his friend wants to jump right into the action. They separate and plan to meet in the streets in the morning. When the cannon blasts, signaling the release of the bulls, Ryan finds himself in the streets among the crowd caught up in the frenzy of the run. His friend is nowhere in sight.

After a raucous night, Red, a Newport Beach dory fisherman, ventures into the open ocean to fish for the morning fish market on the beach. Running late in the pre-dawn, he ponders his life as he motors out to the Newport Trench off the Southern California coast to set his deep lines. While trolling with his surface lines, he resolves to get his life in order. Then, strong Santa Ana winds blow in, disturbing the sea, adding to Red’s difficulties.

You’ll be treated to Lord Aegis of the Flame, which gives a rough account of Magnus’s day until he was able to meet up with Iain. After that, you’ll be introduced to Domonic and Terrence’s story in Imperial Daimyo, which describes their harrowing flight through the city. From there, you’ll find that not all is what it seems in the Hellion Initiative, which describes Thaddeus and his fortuitous encounters. Next up, you’ll discover just how transformative the System’s arrival can be with Jeremy Simms in Spartan. Finally, stick around to meet Rufus and her evolution into something entirely new.

In the beginning, there was peace. Then, a sickness spread through the Nine Realms, corrupting the very fabric of reality. Those affected by the contagion turned on the rest, sparking the Great War.

In the beginning, there was peace. Then, a sickness spread through the Nine Realms, corrupting the very fabric of reality. Those affected by the contagion turned on the rest, sparking the Great War.