The Meat Tree

The Meat Tree

Author: Gwyneth Lewis

Publisher: Seren

Published: 2013-03-30

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 1781721254

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A retelling of the Mabinogion fourth branch, including the story of Blodeuwedd, a woman made of flowers. A dangerous tale of desire, DNA, incest and flowers plays out withing he wreckage of an ancient spaceship in The Meat Tree; an absorbing retelling of one of the best know Welsh myths from prize-winning writer and poet, Gwyneth Lewis. An elderly investigator and his female apprentice hope to extract the fate of the ship's crew from its antiquated virtual reality game systrem, but their empirical approach falters as the story tangles with their own imagination.


The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories

The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories

Author: Mark Kurlansky

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2001-09

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 0671036068

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"A comedy of cultural misunderstandings set in the Caribbean, New York, and Paris, a novella and eight stories about people who, because of their differences--between men and women, blacks and whites, Caribbeans and visitors, Jews and Christians, rich and poor--misjudge each other."--Jacket


Elephant's Nest in a Rhubarb Tree & Other Stories

Elephant's Nest in a Rhubarb Tree & Other Stories

Author: Herbert Ernest Bates

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780811210881

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Readers who have discovered the delights of the British master storyteller H.E. Bates will welcome this third collection. Gathered here are twenty stories written between 1938 and 1964 which are gems of human observation.


Meat City & Other Stories

Meat City & Other Stories

Author: Jason M. Tucker

Publisher: Black Bed Sheet Books

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 0984213694

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WELCOME TO MEAT CITY Take a trip along the arterial highway, and make a left at the last exit to enter Meat City, where all manner of nasty things are clamoring to greet you. •Granger knows what it's like to kill a man. It's an assassin's job to know death. When the corpse of Granger's latest victim staggers to his feet though, all bets are off in "Meat City". •Christian has searched for purpose his entire life. Miserable relationships and false religions were all part of the journey. But he might find just what he needs hidden in tunnels beneath the "City of a Million Gods". •A pale, pleading face of a young boy stares at Kari from the dilapidated corpse of a house next door. She knows what it's like to need someone, and she's determined to help "The Patchwork Boy". •It's been decades since the dead rose up and dragged the world kicking, screaming, and bleeding into hell. Only a few humans, The Pale Riders, still venture to the outlands. In "Ballad of the Pale Riders", a legendary rider teaches a rookie what it means to be humanity's last hope. These and thirteen more slices of horror await you on the raw and bloodied streets. Enjoy your visit . . . .


A Perfect Scar and Other Stories

A Perfect Scar and Other Stories

Author: Trebor Healey

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1560236744

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A Perfect Scar and Other Stories is a whimsical, sly, and slightly crazy collection of short stories from award-winning novelist, poet, and songwriter Trebor Healey. These 12 tales cover a lot of ground, including AIDS, aging, death, eroticism, tattoos, and multiculturalism--all told with humor, insight, and Healey's rich, lyrical touch.


The Visitor's Humor and Other Stories

The Visitor's Humor and Other Stories

Author: Jerome Johnson

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2020-09-20

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13: 198225291X

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The settings for a lot of Jerome Johnson stories seem to take place on a gravel side road somewhere. They are absurd, comical, creative and just to the left of surreal.