Modern American Short Story
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The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
- By: John Freeman - editor
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett, Scott Brick, Cassandra Campbell, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In the past 50 years, the American short story has changed dramatically. New voices, forms, and mixtures of genres have brought this unique US genre a thrilling burst of energy. This rich anthology celebrates this avalanche of talent. Beginning in 1970, it culls together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres, including - for the first time in a literary anthology - science fiction, horror, and fantasy.
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Too dark for my taste
- By Lazy Chicken on 10-03-22
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The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett, Scott Brick, Cassandra Campbell, Frankie Corzo, Ramón de Ocampo, John Freeman, Mark Feuerstein, Kim Mai Guest, Deepti Gupta, Dominic Hoffman, Lisa Renee Pitts, George Saunders
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 05-04-21
- Language: English
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Celebrated editor and anthologist John Freeman presents a hand-selection of the best and most representative contemporary American short fiction from 1970 to 2020, including such authors as Ursula K. LeGuin, Toni Cade Bambara, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sandra Cisneros, and Ted Chiang....
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Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
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- By: Raymond Carver
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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With this, his first collection of stories, Raymond Carver breathed new life into the American short story and instantly became both the recognized master of the form and one of our best-loved fiction writers. Carver shows us the humor and tragedy that dwell in the hearts of ordinary people; his stories are the classics of our time.
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Humanity at the Breaking Point
- By Darwin8u on 03-31-19
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Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
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- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-20-17
- Language: English
- Carver shows us the humor and tragedy that dwell in the hearts of ordinary people; his stories are the classics of our time....
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Call If You Need Me
- The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose
- By: Raymond Carver, William L. Stull
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Call If You Need Me includes all of the prose previously collected in No Heroics, Please, four essays from Fires, and those five marvelous stories that range over the period of Carver's mature writing and give his devoted fans a final glimpse of the great writer at work. The pure pleasure of Carver's writing is everywhere in his work, here no less than in those stories that have already entered the canon of modern literature.
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Call If You Need Me
- The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 08-15-17
- Language: English
- Here, in this book, is Raymond Carver's complete uncollected fiction and nonfiction, including the five posthumously discovered "last" stories....
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Land of Big Numbers
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- By: Te-Ping Chen
- Narrated by: Eddy Lee, Fiona Rene, Matt Yang King, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Gripping and compassionate, Land of Big Numbers traces the journeys of the diverse and legion Chinese people, their history, their government, and how all of that has tumbled—messily, violently, but still beautifully—into the present. Cutting between clear-eyed realism and tongue-in-cheek magical realism, Chen’s stories coalesce into a portrait of a people striving for openings where mobility is limited.
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A bit boring to me
- By Fred on 07-25-21
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Land of Big Numbers
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- Narrated by: Eddy Lee, Fiona Rene, Matt Yang King, Christine Lakin, Katie Tang, Chris Naoki Lee, Lynn Chen
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 02-02-21
- Language: English
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Gripping and compassionate, Land of Big Numbers traces the journeys of the diverse and legion Chinese people, their history, their government, and how all of that has tumbled—messily, violently, but still beautifully—into the present....
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The Proposal
- A Steamy BWWM Romance
- By: Jada Washington
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Nikki is tired of being single, childless, and unhappy. At thirty-five, she ready to start a family, and offers her best friend a chance to be her baby daddy. Her plan goes according to plan, however, what she didn’t expect was to catch feelings for him… The Proposal is a steamy BWWM interracial romance. This short story is 4,400 words and is for mature readers only.
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Cute 😍
- By TT on 12-19-23
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The Proposal
- A Steamy BWWM Romance
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 31 mins
- Release date: 12-17-23
- Language: English
- Nikki is tired of being single, childless, and unhappy. At thirty-five, she ready to start a family, and offers her best friend a chance to be her ...
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Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go
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- By: Cleo Qian
- Narrated by: Jeena Yi, Michelle H. Lee, Mirai
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The electric, unsettling, and often surreal stories in Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go explore the alienated, technology-mediated lives of restless Asian and Asian American women today. A woman escapes into dating simulations to forget her best friend’s abandonment; a teenager begins to see menacing omens on others’ bodies after her double eyelid surgery; reunited schoolmates are drawn into the Japanese mountains to participate in an uncanny social experiment; a supernatural karaoke machine becomes a K-pop star’s channel for redemption. In every story, characters refuse dutiful, docile stereotypes.
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Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go
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- Narrated by: Jeena Yi, Michelle H. Lee, Mirai
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 08-15-23
- Language: English
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The electric, unsettling, and often surreal stories in Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go explore the alienated, technology-mediated lives of restless Asian and Asian American women today....
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Marrying A Stranger
- By: Jada Washington
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Today is the day I marry a complete stranger. I don’t know anything about him as he was matched with me by the producers of the dating TV show, Marrying a Stranger. As I walk down the aisle, I am shocked to find out he’s white. As a black woman, I never expected to marry a white man, however the more I get to know him, the more I fall for him. Our wedding day was beautiful, but our wedding night was even hotter. This steamy BWWM interracial romance is 3,500 words long and is for mature readers only.
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Marrying A Stranger
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 27 mins
- Release date: 04-18-24
- Language: English
- Today is the day I marry a complete stranger. I don’t know anything about him as he was matched with me by the producers of the dating TV show, ...
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Secret Admirer
- A Holiday BWWM Short Romance
- By: Jada Washington
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Lisa Johnson isn’t a fan of Valentine’s Day, until she is surprised with a bouquet of roses from a secret admirer. Once she finds out who he is, she falls head over heels for him in this holiday instalove steamy romance. This short BWWM interracial story is 3,000 words long and is for mature readers only!
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Waste of time
- By Renee on 03-03-24
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Secret Admirer
- A Holiday BWWM Short Romance
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 22 mins
- Release date: 01-05-24
- Language: English
- Lisa Johnson isn’t a fan of Valentine’s Day, until she is surprised with a bouquet of roses from a secret admirer. Once she finds out who he is...
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Luck of the Irish
- A Steamy BWWM Romance
- By: Jada Washington
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Ashely Williams is down on her luck. Swimming in debt, her baby daddy won’t pay child support, and broke, her life wasn’t going anywhere. It wasn’t until she meets a sexy Irish man on Saint Patrick’s Day, when her life turns around. Luck of the Irish is a steamy interracial BWWM romance. This short story of 4,400 words is for mature readers only.
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Luck of the Irish
- A Steamy BWWM Romance
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 04-18-24
- Language: English
- Ashely Williams is down on her luck. Swimming in debt, her baby daddy won’t pay child support, and broke, her life wasn’t going anywhere. It ...
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A Test of Character at Royal Swirls
- By: Jon Burnham
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Like the timeless parables of Jesus, these contemporary stories seep into your consciousness, shift your viewpoint, and reveal insights into the rhythms of life's occurrences. Embark on an unforgettable journey across the heartland of America with "A Test of Character in Royal Swirls," the second volume of "Spirit-Filled Parables for Modern America." This visually stunning collection of 19 soul-stirring parables is brought to life by over 100 vibrant, full-color images that seamlessly blend the mundane and divine. In these pages, you'll traverse the rich tapestry of the American experience,...
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A Test of Character at Royal Swirls
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 23 mins
- Release date: 08-13-24
- Language: English
- Like the timeless parables of Jesus, these contemporary stories seep into your consciousness, shift your viewpoint, and reveal insights into the ...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Simplified For Modern Readers
- By: Washington Irving
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is Washington Irving’s famous short story of the Headless Horseman that is now part of American culture. - Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 7115 BL 11.0 AR Pts: 3.0 -The language of almost two hundred years ago has been extensively modernized -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text -Biographical information on Irving included -Every effort has been made to keep the story as close to the original as possible -Modern readers will better understand and appreciate one of the first truly American short stories. For more short ...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Simplified For Modern Readers
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 06-05-24
- Language: English
- “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is Washington Irving’s famous short story of the Headless Horseman that is now part of American culture. - ...
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The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether: Simplified For Modern Readers
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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“The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether” is an Edgar Allan Poe short story that expertly blends his dark perspective with the comic. -This is the original story—only word order and difficult vocabulary have been updated. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text. -Biographical information on Edgar Allan Poe is included. -For other classic short stories in easy to understand updated English search for “Simplified for Modern Readers Series.”
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The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether: Simplified For Modern Readers
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 06-05-24
- Language: English
- “The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether” is an Edgar Allan Poe short story that expertly blends his dark perspective with the comic. -This is ...
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