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Stories from Chickadee 1984
Par Chickadee. 1984
Stories from Chickadee 1984
Par Chickadee. 1984
Pushcart prize XLII: best of the small presses, 2018 (The Pushcart Prize #42)
Par Bill Henderson, Pushcart. 2018
Collection of seventy poems, stories, essays, and memoirs originally published by small presses. Includes pieces by Jamie Quatro, Saeed Jones,…
George Saunders, Rachel Cusk, Natasha Trethewey, and Francisco Cantú. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2018Pushcart prize XLIII: best of the small presses, 2019 (The Pushcart Prize Anthologies Ser. #43)
Par Bill Henderson, Pushcart. 2019
Seventy poems, stories, essays, and memoirs originally published by small presses. In his poem "Autism Screening Questionnaire--Speech and Language Delay,"…
Oliver de la Paz explores the interactions of a parent with a child who is undergoing a diagnosis. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2019Guys read: True stories (Guys Read #5)
Par Jim Murphy, Jon Scieszka, Douglas Florian, Sy Montgomery, Candace Fleming, Elizabeth Partridge, Nathan Hale, Steve Sheinkin, James Sturm, T. Edward Nickens, Thanhhà Lai. 2014
Award-winning authors and journalists provide a collection of essays, biographies, travelogues, and more--all geared to males. In "Sahara Shipwreck," author…
Steve Sheinkin tells the true story of capture, enslavement in the desert, and urine consumption in order to survive. For grades 5-8. 2014The opposite of loneliness: essays and stories
Par Marina Keegan. 2014
Collection of essays and short stories by Keegan (1989-2012), who was killed in a car accident five days after her…
college graduation. In the title essay--which appeared in the graduation issue of the Yale Daily News--she reflects on the bright future awaiting the graduates. Bestseller. 2014Biography of E.B. White (1899-1985), who wrote that he "felt a kinship for animals that he never felt for people"…
and penned the 1952 children's novel featuring a spider. Discusses White's New Yorker magazine days, marriage to editor Katharine Angell, and Maine farm that inspired Charlotte's Web (DB 46839). 2011True facts, tall tales & pure fiction (Southwestern Writers Collection)
Par Larry L. King. 1997
This volume brings together five essays that King considers "true fact," ten that constitute "tall tales," and four short stories…
that he classifies as "pure fiction." All of these pieces represent an ongoing attempt to define and understand his native place and his mind's country. They cover subjects ranging from a rape trial to dubious recipes and points between: writing, politics, Little League baseball, Texas basketball, racial integration in the military, dogs, sinning, and stories of troubled lives. Explicit descriptions of sexTahoe blues: short lit on life at the lake
Par Bona Fide Books. 2017
This book is a collection of 60 short flash fiction and essays by 56 authors with a connection to Lake…
Tahoe and a tale to tell in no more than 500 words. Subjects are diverse, dimensional, and delightful and include one common theme beneath the surface -- community and a love for this special place called Tahoe. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language, and some violenceThe White Trash river boys: casting about for the meaning of life
Par Fred J Fischer, Fred Fischer. 2010
Fred J. Fischer and five of his closest friends take an annual float trip on a Missouri stream. This is…
a collection of stories about their adventures floating and camping; their friendship and enjoyment of spending time together in the outdoorsThe Nevada review: Fall 2012
Par Joe McCoy, Caleb Cage. 2012
This literary journal provides an eclectic mix of writings on Nevada topics. Selections in this issue include an essay on…
public pensions in Nevada, short stories and excerpts from fiction works by Nevada authors; and an interview with Carolyn Hayes Uber, the president of Stephens Press of Las Vegas. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex"Hecho en Tejas" is an historic anthology that establishes the canon of Mexican American literature in Texas. With close to…
one hundred selections chosen, the book reaches back to the sixteenth-century exploration narrative of Texas's first Spanish-speaking writer, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and forward to voices of the twentieth century. Selections include short stories, poems, and lyrics to songs. Most are in English or Spanish with English translations. Some work is bilingual. Contains some descriptions of sex, some violence and strong languageSixty-three stories, essays, and poems from literary magazines, online and print journals, and small presses. In "Cartagena," Nam Le portrays…
a young Colombian assassin who is in over his head. Also features Rick Bass, Joyce Carol Oates, and Edward Hirsch. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2008Voces sin fronteras: antología Vintage Español de literatura mexicana y chicana contemporánea
Par Cristina García. 2007
Anthology of twenty-one contemporary writers, including Mexicans Rosario Castellanos, Carlos Fuentes, Angeles Mastretta, Octavio Paz, Elena Poniatowska, Alfonso Reyes, and…
Juan Rulfo; and Chicanos Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Rubén Martínez, and Richard Rodriguez. Includes short sketches on each author. Spanish language. 2006New Orleans, mon amour: twenty years of writings from the city
Par Andrei Codrescu. 2006
Essays from a Romanian-born National Public Radio commentator about his adopted city of New Orleans. Includes some pieces written after…
Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Describes the Big Easy and its inhabitants, food, cemeteries, eccentrics, neighborhoods, Mardi Gras, and crime. 2006Lone Star literature: from the Red River to the Rio Grande
Par Don Graham. 2003
Anthology of short pieces representing the diversity, scope, and complexity of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Texas. Includes over sixty essays, stories,…
excerpts, and memoirs by writers such as Elmer Kelton, Molly Ivins, and O. Henry. Foreword by Lonesome Dove (DB 22959) author Larry McMurtry. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2003Advertisements for myself
Par Norman Mailer. 1992
An anthology of short stories, newspaper columns, extracts from novels, essays, and interviews--connected by autobiographical comments, or "advertisements." Mailer's diversity…
of forms is matched by his range of styles--from simple and direct, as in "Advertisement for Three War Stories," to his sarcastic responses to reviews of his work, such as "The Last Draft of The Deer Park." Strong languageToward the radical center: a Karel C̈apek reader (Garrigue Book Ser.)
Par Peter Kussi, Karel Capek, Karel C̈apek. 1990
English translations of three plays and several short stories, essays, and assorted sketches on gardening and travel provide a sampling…
of the work of this prolific Czechoslovakian writer. The word "robot" from his 1922 play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), included here, has entered everday languageAn anthology of selections from Hurston's articles, short stories, autobiography, essays, fiction, and African-American and West Indian folklore. Hurston was…
part of the Harlem Renaissance. Her writings, plus commentary by Mary Helen Washington and Alice Walker, provide insight into this most prolific black woman writer during the 1930s and 1940sThe portable Walt Whitman
Par Walt Whitman. 1959
Anthology of prose and poetry by the nineteenth-century American poet. Includes selections from 'Leaves of Grass,' 'Specimen Days', 'Democratic Vistas,'…
and much of 'A Backward Glance o'er Traveled Roads,' with an introduction by editor Mark Van Doren