Jane Curtin
1) Great joy
2) Great Joy
6) Our Town
7) Jules
8) Queen bees
10) Pets!
"...and then we see it - way out there at the far corner of the field - the ripple, the dashing furrow, the blur of the streaking dog, white chest, flashing feet." - From Heart of a Champion by T.C. Boyle
The cast of characters in this compilation is a menagerie of animals-cats, dogs, birds, even a dragon-and their owners. These stories look at the myriad of experiences, and adventures, that pet ownership can bring. Join a medieval scholar
..."He had ruined her life... For years, he'd allowed himself to imagine she had forgotten Ben, or at least stopped remembering... What consolation could he give her now?" - From Devotion by Adam Haslett
In this compilation characters make choices that define their lives and suffer consequences often dire or disquieting. Abraham prepares to slay Isaac; siblings fall in love with the same man; a Thai man hides his secret guilt from his best
...12) Falling in Love
"At the door is an old lover, someone who broke your heart, who is in England on business and has tracked you down..." - From The Lone Pilgrim by Laurie Colwin
Romance is in the air, tempting the imagination. Stirring tales of love, longing and desire. A great gift for your loved ones!
Rick Bass's Fires
read by Ted Marcoux
In the Rockies a woman sets fire to a parched field to take the plunge into the pool of
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