How do we love the version of ourselves without the person that shaped it?Set in the aftermath of loss, Paper-Soft follows Christopher Kinsley, a young man navigating grief after the death of his girlfriend, Stephanie. Unable to face his sorrow, Chris buries himself in academics and work. But illusions don’t last forever. Three years later, the heavy red curtains of his busy life begin to fall one by one, leaving him bare — with nothing left but her memory and unco...

A short story about a man who has many girlfriends and children without marriage and not taking care of them, but in the end, he wants to see all his children before he die.

Every spell has a price...and a consequence.Across centuries and countless corners of the world, witches have cursed their enemies, bargained with things they should never have summoned, protected, and discovered that magic rarely behaves the way they expect.Join us for 23 tales steeped in superstition and nightmares.So light the candle. Draw the circle.And be very, very careful what you wish for.Including stories a...

“I do not know of any one in the United States who writes better prose.” —W. H. AudenA practical, culinary, and philosophical guide on how to eke out joy and delight in difficult times.There is perhaps no other book that speaks so powerfully to hunger and its pangs and to the ingenuity of those who seek to cook their way out of its snapping jaws. Originally written in the depths of World War II and then revised in the shadow of the Cold War...

An Alphabet for GourmetsA playful, thoughtful, and delicious A to Z of M.F.K. Fisher’s food writing.In An Alphabet for Gourmets, M.F.K. Fisher creates a wide-ranging, whimsical, and profound miscellany of food that moves readers from A (for dining alone) to Z (zakuski, the classic accompaniments to a shot of Russian vodka), traversing a broad swath of human history, taste, and sensation along the way. Fisher’s mercurial, searching prose an...

The sentimental and culinary education of M.F.K. Fisher.In 1929, a newly married M.F.K. Fisher embarked on a journey that would change her life. In The Gastronomical Me, readers get a firsthand look at the travels that formed the culinary education of one of our greatest modern food writers. As the twenty-one-year-old Fisher and her husband made their way through France—and then much farther afield—a whole new world of flavors and experiences open...

“A gleefully apocalyptic page-turner . . .” —Kirkus ReviewsMeet Chloe and Elizabeth Yetti: antisocial, semi-homicidal eighteen-year-old twins casually surviving the AI apocalypse.Ten years ago, a powerful machine intelligence unleashed a nanoengineered superdrug on humanity. Civilization is now a collection of mindless addicts confined to automated treatment centers that tower over drone-dominated cityscapes. Having escaped and gro...

PREAMBLEHumanity has always searched for meaning, truth, and power. Across generations, people have looked to traditions, systems, teachers, and beliefs for guidance. Yet one of the greatest discoveries may begin much closer than expected: within human nature itself.This book explores the idea that every human being functions through three dimensions: Spirit, Soul, and Body. When understood and aligned, these dimensions can lead to clarity, balance, purpose, and self-mastery...

PreambleHumanity has always searched for meaning, truth, and power. Across generations, people have looked to traditions, systems, teachers, and beliefs for guidance. Yet one of the greatest discoveries may begin much closer than expected: within human nature itself.This book explores the idea that every human being functions through three dimensions: Spirit, Soul, and Body. When understood and aligned, these dimensions can lead to clarity, balance, purpose,...

Literally the last word for Hollywood trivia buffs, a celebrity death certificate is also strangely compelling. Its matter-of-fact reportage makes the famous ordinary, illuminating previously well-lit profiles with the unfiltered light of the everyday. A death certificate may also reveal information that stars concealed, such as actual birthdates. In California, death certificates are a matter of public record--a real mine of information.This follow-up to M.F. Steen's previous two ...

IN times past books of travel were frequently written for the perusal of “a few intimate friends.” Such was the purpose of a little pamphlet entitled “A Trip to Ireland,” which a few years ago fell into the hands of the writer. Its author and place of publication are unknown, but it bore the date of 1836. The writer of this book has not the excuse of this unknown author and admirer of Ireland’s sylvan, historical, and romantic beauties for compiling the present work, nor is he possessed of...

A collection of three tales - two short stories and one novella, each exploring the werewolf myth from a different angle. In "The Wolf Hunt" the line between savior and destroyer is blurred when a big game hunter is sent to rid an 18th century German village of the supposed wolf pack that's terrorizing it. Psychologically probing, "The Werewolf of Hagen" is set in a small, quiet North American town that suddenly develops a predator problem. When two boarding house mates get involved, each ...