"I turned around and looked out the back window. The familiar blue and red lights were flashing. I hoped and prayed that they pulled us over for some minor violation and somehow the fact that this car was stolen would somehow go unnoticed. I was greatly disappointed when they opened Justin's car door and asked him to step out... There it was, we've been caught. Just like that and it was over. So suddenly our new lives had come to a halting end and...

I don't scare easily. When my friends and classmates freak out, I stay calm, cool, and collected.But when it comes to the Lucia Crown, I'm terrified. I've never wanted anything more than to be Saint Lucia at the concert, leading the choir through the school gym while wearing the coveted crown of candles.We're going to vote on it. Sounds easy enough, right? But when the voters are unpredictable teens, nothing is easy.

"The sunlight glints on the translucent triumph of science. The faint rasp as I unspool it sends delirious brightly colored butterflies flocking through my stomach. I am like a tailor of the elves bedecking him in a shimmering suit of some magical material. Soon, Roy Orbison stands before all of Düsseldorf wrapped up in clingfilm. Silent white light floods my whole being and I become one with the universe." Just as the avant-garde artists Christo...

El azar, las sospechosas coincidencias y los caprichos del destino; la rutina, la libertad y los hechos que de un golpe parecen desestabilizar todo un universo; la ética, la burocracia y los prejuicios que entorpecen el entendimiento; el amor, la enfermedad y la muerte. Esos son algunos de los temas que aborda este conjunto de relatos que no dejan respiro, que mantienen una tensión asfixiante, porque muestran que la aparente planicie de lo real...

Missy and the strange djinn attached to her named Todd are in for another adventure. When an old friend shows up on Missy's doorstep at the same time as a string of gruesome murders, a frightening new danger may literally eat her alive. This is a short story of approximately 5000 words.

Extrait : "Les murs de la cellule étaient nus, peints à la chaux. Une fenêtre étroite et grillée, percée très haut de façon qu'on ne pût pas y atteindre, éclairait cette petite nièce claire et sinistre ; et le fou, assis sur une chaise de paille, nous regardait d'un œil fixe, vague et hanté" À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de qualité de grands livres de la littérature classique...

A collection of 13 tales perfect for Halloween.The Giving Zombie - Is it possible to give too much?Cheesy Torture - True cruelty.Stealing from Death - Stealing from Death has consequences.The Barber - When thieves steal from his clients, a barber vows to stop them. The Devil's Game - He doesn't play for money.The Bear - A teddy bear picnic is always fun...until it's no longer voluntary. The Ghost of Whispering Pines - Speed traps are erected in the...

Celebrated contemporary author Roxana Robinson stakes out John Cheever territory in this stellar anthology. Whether it's a woman who must accept the reality of her son growing up, or a daughter becoming disillusioned with her father, this moving collection expertly conveys the joys, doubts, fears, and endless contradictions that are inescapable parts of domestic life. In "Mr. Sumarsono," included in The Best American Short Stories of 1994, a visiting...

Who is she? Acacia Martin raised by an impostor mom serving a prison sentence for her sins, or Jasmine Callahan abducted at birth from a family she's yet to meet? Luckily, she has Drake to help her untangle the mess that is her life. Will he ensnare her heart in the process?Jasmine Callahan was stolen away from her parents at birth and raised as Acacia (Cacie) Martin by her abductor, Emilia Martin. When the truth comes out, Cacie clings to the woman...

Un recueil de textes littéraires sur le tour de France. Huitième merveille du monde? Et si le Tour de France était la huitième merveille du monde ? Un monument, certes, mais vivant, mobile ( combien), une installation - pour user du jargon esthétique contemporain - qui convoque un pays, le plus légendaire qui soit, et le met à contribution comme décor et protagoniste d'une épopée sans pareille ? Découvrez le numéro 279 de la revue...