Short Walk

“Imagine The Life of Pi, The Alchemist, and The Midnight Library rolled into one fantastical fable.” —The New York Times Book Review * “An epic adventure…rich with all the possibilities the world can hold.” —People NATIONAL BESTSELLER A dazzlingly epic debut that charts the...

It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute couture. Pining for adventure, Newby sent his friend Hugh Carless the now-famous cable - CAN YOU TRAVEL NURISTAN JUNE? - setting in motion a legendary journey from Mayfair to Afghanistan, and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, northeast of Kabul. Inexperienced and ill prepared (their preparations involved nothing more than some tips from a Welsh waitress), the amateurish rogues embarked on a month of adventure and hardship in one of the most beautiful wildernesses on earth. 

From the mind of the man Stephen King calls "a master of the macabre", comes a brilliant new collection of no-punches-pulled horror stories, some never-before-collected and many originals that have never been published anywhere before. Bentley Little can take the innocuous, twist it around, and write a story that will change your way of thinking. Walking Alone: Short Stories is a shining example of his talent to scare you, creep you out, and make you shudder.

Andre Monroe is ready to move on from heartbreak, and the first step is bringing home his rescue pup. He’d bonded instantly with the playful Zeus and was already planning their first adventures. But one thing he definitely hadn’t daydreamed about was Zeus accidentally being promised to someone else - or that he might go home empty-handed and brokenhearted all over again.

Evan Camby's "Walking After Midnight: Tales for Halloween" is a collection of six terrifying horror stories guaranteed to send chills up your spine. Read them by a bonfire on a chilly autumn night, or under a blanket by candle light. Whatever you do, don't look behind you. "Hayride" The Schultz family's outing to an apple orchard goes terribly awry on the hayride from Hell. "Hat Man" Graduate student Bernice is plagued by night terrors. As the horrible visions begin to invade her waking hours, she must fight for her sanity...and her safety. "A Good Samaritan" Newlyweds Jake and Rita ...

Getting hexy for the holidays! Five sexy stories set in the Stay a Spell world you don’t want to miss, where mischief and mayhem dominate the holiday season for the Savoie sisters of New Orleans.

The international bestseller and masterpiece of science fiction in a new eye-catching package “There is so much to love about the remarkable Patrick Ness! Above all, his deep, ferocious respect for young readers.” —#1 New York Times best-selling author Libba Bray Fleeing before a...

"A Walk in the Dark" was first published in the August 1950 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

“Narrated with crack dramatic and comic timing. … The cliffhanger ending is as effective as a shot to the gut.”—Booklist (starred review) Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and...

The international bestseller and masterpiece of science fiction in a new eye-catching package “Harrowing, heartbreaking, and brutally human . . . a masterpiece of speculative fiction and social commentary.” —Neal Shusterman, New York Times best-selling author of the Arc of a Scythe trilogy...

Crub Grass These stories were written in the quiet hours between daily walks with a beloved companion, during a season of life marked by reflection, routine, and an approaching loss that reshaped everything. What began as a simple creative outlet became a way to hold on, to memory, to emotion, and to the fragile moments that define us. This collection of dark, intimate tales explores the fragile edges of human emotion, where love, obsession, loneliness, and the supernatural quietly overlap. Each story follows an ordinary person whose life is disrupted by something they cannot fully explain:...

A long-haired woman moves into the priest's house and sets fire to his furniture. That Christmas, the electricity goes out. A forester mortgages his land and goes off to a seaside town looking for a wife. He finds a woman eating alone in the hotel. A farmer wakes half-naked and realises the money is almost gone. And in the title story, a priest waits on the altar for a bride and battles, all that wedding day, with his memories of a love affair.

A young man caught in a time loop has to figure out how to convince his crush—a barista at his favorite coffee ship—to go out with him so he can escape the loop. After a series of mortifying and hilarious attempts, he finally realizes the only approach he hasn’t tried is to simply be himself.

STOP WAITING FOR CHANGE. The hardest part is not always leaving. Sometimes it is admitting that staying is what keeps breaking you. Maybe the relationship resets but never really repairs. Maybe you keep lowering the bar to keep hope alive. Maybe every serious conversation ends in promises, confusion, blame, silence, or one more reason to wait. At some point, the question changes. It stops being “Can this work?” and becomes “What is this costing me to keep calling it possible?” This is a short read for the moment when hope is no longer helping you tell the truth. Emily Johnson gives ...

Your legs know before you do that the day is finished. And the mountain has been holding something warm for you. A long autumn walk is ending. The trail descends through old-growth pine, the air sharp with resin and cold. Your pack is heavy on your shoulders, your calves ache with the honest tiredness of distance, and the light is fading through the canopy in soft amber shafts. Then you see the steam — pale columns rising through the trees, catching the last pink light of the western sky. A natural hot spring, cradled between mossy boulders in a quiet fold of the forest, with water that ...

A classic of travel writing, ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth. It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute...

This little compilation holds sixty short and simple bar jokes, well edited and perfect for memorizing and retelling.

We Also Walk Dogs is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. One of his Future History stories, it was first published in Astounding Science Fiction (July 1941, as by Anson MacDonald) and collected in The Green Hills of Earth (and subsequently The Past Through Tomorrow).

Cat Walk Diaries Box Set The Cat Walk Agency hires models—only the most beautiful women are chosen. But there is another darker and clandestine side-line at this modeling agency. A few special women are hired for a short time by ‘men-of-means.’ The cost is high—it might be even higher for the women who are thus employed. Cat Walk Diaries – Book 1 – Goldie - It’s Goldie’s first date working for the Cat Walk Modeling agency. She’s very frightened, not knowing what to expect. Her client, Alex, is not at all what she anticipated. Is it love at first date? Cat Walk Diaries – ...

What kind of faith moves mountains? Faith is often spoken about in simple terms, yet Scripture reveals that true faith has extraordinary power. It is the foundation of our relationship with God and the force that transforms fear into courage, doubt into trust, and impossibility into testimony. In Daily Study #37, this short and powerful guided Bible study explores what Jesus meant when He said that faith can move mountains. Through carefully selected scriptures and thoughtful reflection questions, this study helps readers understand how faith grows, how it is tested, and how it becomes the ...