Mexico Short Stories

Beautifully and authentically rendered by actor and playwright Adrian Vargas, these twelve stories tell of the almost unendurable journey most migrant campesinos undertake to find the "American Dream."

Kenzie had made some bad choices in her youth that landed her in an all-girls boarding school. She hated the two years she spent there and looked forward to the time when she would be able to go back home to Chicago. Life had other plans though. Her mother had married while she was away and Kenzie was coming back to a whole new family that was so much different than her, as well as traveling to the other side of the country. The biggest challenge came when she met her new stepbrothers, Nate and Shane. Their good looks and charming ways had Kenzie thinking of them in more than a family way. ...

Though the lives of Mexico's characters are effected by the corrupt and dangerous subculture of their country, these are much more than simple "crime stories". They are complicated and deeply moving tales that tap into universal and enduringly powerful themes: love and loss, religion, family relationships, government abuse, sexual identity, professional ambition, cancer; they introduce us to characters that feel fully realized in their humanity.

Beautifully and authentically rendered by actor and playwright Adrian Vargas, these twelve stories tell of the almost unendurable journey most migrant campesinos undertake to find the "American Dream."

Once upon a time… that’s how every story starts when the wise old Bearpaw gathers his listeners around the campfire. His tales are full of incredible events, strange encounters, and extraordinary characters—both human and animal. Bearpaw has heard and lived through countless stories because he’s old and wise, with a lifetime of experiences to share. Through his stories, he passes on this wisdom to the younger generations. For Native American tribes and many cultures worldwide, storytelling has always been a way to keep their history alive. In our modern world, we might chuckle at ...

Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint-Exupéry1 (Lyon, 29 de junio de 1900 Mar Mediterráneo, cerca de la costa de Marsella, 31 de julio de1944) fue un escritor y aviador francés, autor de la famosa obra El principito, nacido en una familia noble de Lyon.El Principito habita un pequeñísimo planeta, que comparte con una flor caprichosa y tres volcanes. Pero tiene “problemas” con la flor y empieza a experimentar la soledad.

This bundle includes Basil of Baker Street, Basil and the Cave of Cats, Basil in Mexico, and Basil in the Wild West.

JUSTICE TAKES ON MANY SHAPES AND IN THE OLD WEST OF 1873 IT COMES IN THE SEXY AND SHAPLEY FORM OF THE WILDES OF THE WEST ! Part two of the Danger Down Mexico Way trilogy continues as Honor Elizabeth’s encounter with a violent child abuser is only the beginning. Miles to the north her siblings may not even live to make it to Mexico! When the greed-fueled murder of a Mescalero traps them in a border town about to come under siege at the hands of Apaches out to avenge their blood brother, the pair find themselves the only hope to stop a massacre and save the citizens. Relying on Lijuan’s ...

Tenía un par de padres divertidos y jóvenes, llenos de sueños y de planes. Pero a mis doce años, cinco meses, tres días y dos horas y cuarto, aproximadamente, me quedé sin ellos. Desde que el tío Paco se hizo cargo de él, Sebastián ha vivido aventuras increíbles: tuvo un encuentro inesperado con un enorme felino, conoció a uno de los últimos vampiros que viven en el df; frente a su casa vio a un mítico personaje saltar de la góndola en la que viajaba, para rescatar a una joven de una inundación.

El miedo que acecha, El modelo de Pickman, Arthur Jermyn, Celephais, La tumba, La Musica de Erich Zann, Del mas allá, La ciudad sin nombre, El horror oculto, La llave de plata, El alquimista

Una colección de cuentos de H.P. Lovecraft.

Two hearts tested on the edge of civilization. Lazarus County has yet to be tamed. Drought, bandits, and the harsh New Mexico sun test everyone who’s come west in search of a better life. The town of Gilgamesh offers second chances—but some come at a price. A Lesson for the Schoolmaster Haunted by his past in the U.S. Army, Daniel Grantham arrives in Gilgamesh to teach the town’s first school. He hopes the quiet life of a teacher will bring peace, but his scars run deeper than he admits. When Melanie Dineage, the general store owner’s daughter, takes an interest in him, Daniel must ...

FOUR BEAUTIES, THREE SEXY SEPERATE ADVENTURES AND ONE EXCITING CONCLUSION IN THIS FULL-LENGTH NOVEL CONCLUDING THE DANGER DOWN MEXICO WAY TRILOGY ! It's the epic conclusion as home in Arizona awaits but bandits rule the day as the Wildes slug it out south of the border. Cassandra and Catalina find themselves hot on the trail of a band of ruthless killers in search of long-buried loot. With a hostage's life on the line its a race against time to free her and retrieve the fortune before sunset. Miles away when Katie Dodge falls into the hands of cutthroats Honor Elizabeth must marshal a ...

El barril amontillado, Silencio, El pozo y el pendulo, El cuervo, El entierro prematuro, El retrato oval, El gato negro, La casa de los usher.

This fourteen short story collection earned Finalist status in the 2012 Grace Notes Publishing: Discovering the Undiscovered, fiction book Contest. Four of the stories, Challenger, The Curb, The Freight Train, and Los Malandros, were published in anthologies and won awards. Stare into a world of despair and urgency. Mexican immigrant characters in the U.S. struggle to find work, dignity, and purpose. Meanwhile, Mexicans living in the Juarez, Sinaloa, and Gulf cartel occupied areas, struggle to stay alive or find meaning from violence and death. From Jesus, the rookie day laborer who learns ...

Conversación con una momia, El corazón delator, El sistema del Dr Tarr y el profesor Fether (Poe). Del más allá, El modelo de Pickman (Lovecraft). El ladrón de cadáveres, Markheim (Stevenson) El caballo invisible, La habitación que silbaba, La puerta del monstruo (Hodgson)

Narra la historia en el que el protagonista, por un lado, va a tener la curiosidad por saber qué hay más allá, pero por otro lado siente que la información obtenida se le escapa de las manos con la conclusión de que no quisiera jamás haberse adentrado en lo desconocido.

Edgar Allan Poe ocupa un lugar de honor en la historia de la literatura sobre todo debido a sus cuentos, en los que se revela como un avanzado a su tiempo, como un faro en el llamado "romanticismo oscuro", como el padre de la novela detectivesca, un maestro de la narrativa de terror, un pionero de la ciencia ficción...y sin duda uno de los creadores cuya influencia ha sido más profunda y duradera.

This hard-hitting, beautiful short story collection from one of America's preeminent literary voices “reflect[s] both sides of his Mexican-American heritage while stretching the reader's understanding of human boundaries” (Kirkus). Examining the borders between one nation and another...

If you have ever dreamed of leaving it all and enjoying a slow, peaceful life beside a tropical sea, this book is for you. In sand-covered sandals, walk through the tin-roof market where the door is always open. Watch children gleefully drink cola from plastic bags to avoid a bottle deposit. Come and spearfish for lobster in water warm as a summer day.