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 An Anthology of World's Great Short Stories
Edited
By: Dr.
Santosh Kumar Binding: Paperback (pp:
240) ISBN: 81-901366-6-6 Availability: In
Stock (Ships within 1 to 2 days) Publisher:
Cyberwit.net, Allahabad, India Pub. Date:
2004 Condition: New Description:
The short stories
included in Fantasies reveal the
psychological intensity, vast knowledge of human
character and nature, without any excessive
moralising. Here is a great variety of characters
with distinct peculiarities. The authors of Fantasies
are very great artists writing with unaffected,
vigorous, vivid and lively style using proper
words in proper places. Fantasies is surely
a memorable contribution to the world of
literature. The authors' insight into the
psychology of the characters is remarkable. Fantasies
is a masterpiece collection of short stories by
international artists. Fantasies featuring
delightful and heartwarming tales by best
contemporary writers from USA and around the
world, is beautifully bound, designed and produced
after a careful copy-editing.
Fantasies includes some of the most significant short stories
written in English. In
short stories, we generally notice a single focus and
concentration on the conflict; the
novels reveal a series of conflicts among numerous
characters. For example, Faulkner's
novel As I Lay Dying (1930) uses 59 monologues to
describe the Bundrens' journey to Jefferson for
burying the wife and mother. His another novel Absalom, Absalom! tells
the story from
several angles. On the contrary, in the short story
'Tennessee's Partner' Bret Harte concentrates on
conducting the 'funeral'. A
short-story writer avoids intolerably long themes, and
the great power of the short
story lies in the fact how precisely the author
demonstrates the narrative gift.
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Alan Healy,
a 27
year-old journalist, lives in Derry, Northern
Ireland. “I like to
read the likes
of Joe R. Lansdale, F.Paul Wilson and the comics
of Mike Mignola.
The idea for
this story came from listening to Mike Patton’s
“Fantomas”
project non-stop
for a week, and watching “Black Hawk Down” and
Dario
Argento’s
“Demons” in one sitting while laid up with a
badly broken leg –I’ve been skateboarding for 14
years.”
CONTRIBUTORS
Andrew Tadman,
born
in Wolverhampton, England, now lives on
the Mississippi coast with his wife Anne.
Angie Hulme
from CA, USA, is
a writer of a fiction and poetry, of forever
varying types and genres. Visit her website at
http://www.angiehulme.com - here you can read
some short stories and poetry, and download her
free books, 'Disbelief' and 'Virtually Real',
plus her spoken word poetry EP 'Whims of
Humanity'.
Anthony Cain
from Northants, UK, Writer and anthologist,
columnist and short film maker. Anthony Cain
favours walking on the darker side of every
street.
Cassandra Marie
Carlson
from MN, USA. “I loved to write and I
hope everyone loves my stories.”
Chris Volkay,
the writer of both fiction and
nonfiction, currently resides in Los Angeles CA.
He has been published 35 times in the last year.
Christopher
Fulbright is a former journalist turned
technical writer whose stories have appeared in
over 40 magazines and anthologies. His science
fiction novella SOMETIMES WOMEN ARE SO COLD was
released in 2002, and his first horror novel OF
WOLF AND MAN is scheduled for a worldwide trade
paperback release in early 2004. He lives in
Grand Prairie, Texas with his wife and two
children. Please visit his website at http://www.mindovermedium.com/chfulbright
Christopher
Hivner
is from
PA, USA. “I have had numerous stories and poems
published over the past decade. I like the
speculative field because it entails the all-out
use of your imagination. When not writing, I
like to play poker, read good books, and listen
to the blues. I take great inspiration from the
night sky and the poems of Emily Dickinson and
Charles Simic.”
Clinton Green
is an Australian writer who has had numerous
short stories published over the past decade.
His works range from period-style horror to
grim satire to explorations of every day
relationships.
David Ferrier
from
Renfrewshire, Scotland; lives in Scotland with
his wife and daughter; writer of poetry and
short stories.
David Magill,
33 years old, lives in Cottage Grove, MN with
his wife, Patti.
Deno Sandz:
As an
example of "New Face of Horror Writing," Deno
Sandz (formally
Deon C.
Sanders), never ceases to create numerous
bestselling horror novels, inspiring poems, and
feature film screenplays. Written when he was a
freshman author in the publishing world, his
first horror novel, "Miss Mary Weather: A
Southern Nightmare" #158851837x has been, and
continues to be, a success in the minds of
horror readers. Deno Sandz works in the field of
education in Chicago, is a father of six and
considers himself to be a privileged man, to
have a wife that loves and supports him and his
work. He states that, "In the world of horror
writing, there are no boundaries".
Durlabh Singh is
a poet/writer based in London, published
worldwide in over 185 publications. His latest
book is CHROME RED (ISBN 1898030464). His aim is
to create a literature of depth as to add new
new dimensions to contemporary art scene.
Eric S.
Brown is the
author of the collection "Dying Days and other
tales of terror" due out from Silver Lake books
early next year. Presently his co-authored
collection "Space Stations and Graveyards" is
available at amazon.com etc. and his co-authored
collection "Poisoned Graves" is available at
www.fictionwise.com. Eric is also the co-author
of the chapbooks Dark Karma and Bad Mojo
(Undaunted Press). He has served as an editor
for numerous publication and in the last two and
half years, Eric has seen his fiction published
over 170 times and has also published numerous
articles and a few essays. He resides in
western NC with his loving and supportive wife
Shanna and his lunatic cat, Howard. He is 28
years old.
Eric S. Grizzle
“I currently reside in Denton, Texas and attend
the University of North Texas where I study
Creative Writing. In my spare time, I enjoy
reading and watching Horror films. I've had
short stories appear online in House of Pain,
Dreadful Dreams and Savage Night.”
GS Monks is
the author of the novels The Diary of Pamela D.,
One Lost Summer, The Road to Port Haven, and
"The dance of life continues still . . ." Mr
Monks is a writer, composer and musician who
lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Inessa Cutler
(b. July 28,1973 Kiev, Ukraine): "One of the few
women in the technology field, I graduated in
1995 with a degree in Information Systems from
StonyBrook University. I am married and live
with my husband in Massapequa, NY."
Irving Bronsky
is from Herzlia, Israel. Visit at
www.irving-itchy-bronsky.
Jamieson
Wolf Villeneuve,
a young
writer published in a variety of magazines,
also runs a web site entitled Wolf's Picks:
Opinions of an Avid Reader. You can find it at:
http://crowswolf.tripod.com/wolfspicks/ He
makes his home in Ottawa Ontario, Canada.
Jason Halliwell
is from
Leeds, United Kingdom; published on-line at
various sites.
Jason Young
is from Vanscoy, Canada.
John Dark
refuses to let us know where he lives. He won't
say how old he is, who his favorite authors are
or what he likes to do. If fact he won't tell us
anything about his life and he's not very polite
when he does tell you that. This is not a very
pleasant person to talk to.
John Foster
is from Belfast, N. Ireland.
Joseph Aprile
from WA, USA has written many poems,
chapbooks, short stories, novellas and
novel-length fiction. “I owe my strong
attraction to the poetic form to my involvement
with the New York Poets Cooperative in the early
seventies at that time under the benevolent
direction of Barbara Holland. If there is an
underlying theme in all of my work, I believe it
originates from the desire to understand the
human experience and what it means to be
human.”
Julia Linden,
an American living in London, has been writing
for many years.
Julie Failla
Earhart from MO, USA is an award-winning
fiction and non-fiction author. Julie Failla
Earhart has a bachelor's degree in journalistic
and creative writing and a master of fine arts
degree from the University of Missouri-St.
Louis. In 2002, Julie's essay, "We will Never
Forget," which deals with 9/11, won first place
in the essay category in Amy Kritchen's Angels
Without Wings Foundation's "Born-Again American
Literary Competition and an Award of Merit from
the Writer's Challege Literary Association. Also
that year, she was co-host of WGNU's (920 AM)
weekly radio show, The Writer's Hour; founded
Write it Right!, her own company that
specializes in teaching writing classes,
conducting workshops and lectures on all aspects
of the writing craft, and offers editorial
services for writers of all levels; and has been
selected to be on the faculty of the New York
College for Advanced Studies' Etech Programs and
an adjunct as St. Charles Community College. She
has been a reviewer of fiction for the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, The Charlotte Austin
Review, Booksights (in the UK), Amazing
Authors Showcase, and Word Museum as
well as written a plethora of newsletters and
brochures. In 2000, she was a runner-up in Book
magazine's "Don Quixote Essay Contest." She has
published a short story that was included in
Milliken Publishing Company's CD-ROM Knowledge
Works. Her work has been also been published in
Well Versed 2003 (in publication);
Voyages 2003 (in publication); Stirrings:
A Literary Collection; Palimpsest;
Gigantic; Watermark; Words and Dreams, Part
XII; An Archer's Dream; and Steps
Astray. She has recently put together a
collection of short stories, Home Sweet Home
& Other Dangerous Places Before starting
Write it Right, Julie taught feature writing at
the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Currently,
she is a freelance writer, teacher, speaker, and
editor working in the St. Louis area.
Kailleaugh
Andersson
was born December 21st (the longest and darkest
night of the year), 1972 in southwest Oregon and
presently resides in the north east of Scotland.
He is married to erotic horror writer Alex
Severin. Kailleaugh Andersson had his first
publishing credit in NORTH WEST UNDERGROUND
MAGAZINE and has over 200 horror fiction
publishing credits. Writing non-fiction, he has
had over 500 published credits since 1995. He is
also the co-owner and editor of Massacre
Publications, a small press company featuring
works by Alex Severin, Hertzan Chimera, Rickey
Windell George, Anthony Beale, C. Dennis Moore
and Brian W. Cooke. Visit the following web
sites: http://www.kailleaugh.com and
www.massacrepublications.co.uk
Kira
Pirofski is a
Korean girl living in Palo Alto, California.
Esther has one older brother, a mom, and a dad.
She likes to read, write, and play flute. She
also likes to swim, play tennis, and hang out
with her friends. Her favorite books are
Gathering Blue, Autumn Street, and Number
the Stars by Lois Lowry.
Kristina
Brooks is from
OK, USA. “I enjoy writing short stories about
the absurd and the unnatural because they are
the kind of things that tug at our brains, the
kind of things we remember when we're alone in
the dark. And if one person who reads one of me
stories has trouble sleeping because of me, then
I know that I've done my job.”
Laurance Bruce
Low
is from British Columbia, Canada. “I have been a
teacher for most of my working life. Where ever
I have taught, I have left children with
stories.”
Lily Alex
from Quebec Canada was born in 1969, Moscow,
Russia; started to read when she was four;
prefers classical romantic literature, modern
fantasy tales, and stories about animals; got
married in 1988, and in 1991 she gave birth to a
girl; author of a novel "Lost on Earth" (Xlibris);
a socialist, pacifist, and Christian; shares
Canadian values: Equality, Peace, and
Tolerance.
Louise
Bohmer from BC,
Canada, has been writing dark fantasy fiction
for thirteen years. She has published one poem,
"Morganna" (under her pen name Wylynisa Wiceria)
in the International Library of Poetry's
"Eternal Portrait Series". Recently, she also
had one of her short stories, "Tempus Edax Rerum" published
in "The House of Pain Ezine". Visit at
www.geocities.com/blackfaery76/
May Lenzer
from
Florida, USA, is a Freelance
writer/photographer/Author of "Waltz on the Wild
Side - An Animal Lover's Journal"
Paul Acquasanta
is from Arizona, USA. Advice to live by: "look
not to ensure your own happiness, but strive to
love others, and your own happiness will come of
their satisfaction" - Paul Acquasanta
Patricia J
Castle
from MO, USA is a poet, writer, songwriter;
published poems and short stories in several
magazines, anthologies and online magazines.
Four published songs include Lost in my Dreams,
lyrics by Patricia Castle, music by Al Parent,
performed by Ray Sanders, produced by Harrington
and Sanders, published by Goldspun Records, and
Best Wishes, performed by Branson artist, Clay
Cooper.
Perry McGee
lives in Ohio with his black kitty Salem. His
tales of dark fiction and psychological horror
appear on such sites as Darkhalf, House of
Pain, Dream People, The Murder Hole, Horrorfind,
and many others. Anthologies containing his work
are Of Flesh and Hunger, The Decay Within,
The Other Side of Madness, Things That Sing With
Salty Wings, and a strange little ebook
about walruses. Print magazines containing his
tales include Thirteen Stories, Cthulhu Sex, and
Lullaby Hearse. When he isn’t writing lurid
tales of insanity, he works construction and
records music in his home studio.
Peter Ebsworth
lives in Norfolk, England with his wife Julie,
son Tom and daughter Becky. He is a member of
British Mensa's creative writers group and has
had stories published in the USA as well as an
anthology of his short stories published by
Searle Publishing under the title Dark
Whispers.
R. Thomas Riley
from North Dakota, USA has been published
extensively across the internet and in such
magazines (both online and print) as The
Late, Late Show, The Writer's Hood, Dark
Funeral, Twisted Tales, House of Pain, Dreadful
Dreams, and The Swamp. In addition, he is
slated to have stories appear in a number of
anthologies later on this year and into 2004.
His work has been compared to Richard Laymon,
Dean Koontz, even Stephen King, by some of the
greats of the horror genre, while there have
been others that have claimed, quote: "This
self-anointed horse's behind couldn't write his
way out of a wet paper sack..." He'll let you
be the judge... He has written over eighty short
stories, along with three novellas (One is
slated for a late 2003 release, along with his
first collection entitled, "The Core of
Forgotten". ) and two novels of horror-suspense
that have yet to be published. (One mss is
currently making the rounds, so look for it
soon...) Currently, he is writing full time,
racking up the rejection slips and getting on
his wife's every last nerve. Visit at: http://groups.msn.com/shadowsontheplaster
Rickey Windell George
is from PA, USA. “My story "Sex Zombie"
won the e-zine's September 2002 story contest
and to my knowledge remains the site’s most read
story with 2700 plus readers. 'Sex Zombie' was
also printed at THE HOUSE OF PAIN.”
Robert L. Hinton
is a 30 year old Florida resident who writes in
his spare time while working for the US Postal
Service. He has a tremendous passion for
reading, writing, and collecting fiction. He
recently separated from the US Air Force and
hopes to relocate to TN to be near his
8-year-old son.
Robert Lanzone
from NY, USA has been a Wall Street Information
Technology Programmer for over twelve years and
is a board member of The Long Island Writers'
Guild (www.LIWritersGuild.com). His web site can
be found at
www.ControlGrid.net.
Robin M. Buehler,
a 33 year-old Journalist in southern New Jersey;
poems published in anthologies and four others
on the website www.fictionauts.com. “I've also
had several photos included in exhibits, one of
which has earned an honorable mention.
Professionally, I've earned a third place and an
honorable mention for an article and a
photograph I took respectively from the New
Jersey Press Association.”
S. Kelley
Powell:
“I earned a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from
Vermont College of Norwich University. This
short story was a component of my creative
thesis. Presently, I am a 6th and 7th grade
Language Arts and Study Skills teacher at St.
Mary’s Episcopal Day School in Tampa, Florida. I
am a member of SCBWI.”
Sarah Crabtree
from Berkshire, UK has been a freelance writer
for ten years; appeared in a wide variety of
publications in print and online.
Sarah
Rosenman
is from
PA, USA. “I am a born again Christian who loves
to write about things and issues that are close
to my heart.”
Shawn P. Madison
lives in a new house in Suffolk, Virginia. He
has published more than sixty short stories in
thirty different magazines and anthologies, both
electronic and print. His first novel, GUARDER
LORE, was released by NovelBooks, Inc. (www.novelbooksinc.com)
in March of 2002 and his collection of short
Horror Fiction, THE ROAD TO DARKNESS, was
released by Double Dragon Publishing (www.double-dragon-ebooks.com
) in April of 2003. Shawn and his wife share
their house with two old friends: a much larger
than normal cat and a dog who thinks he's human.
Visit his website at: http://legendarts.com/shawn/
Siobhan Negrola
is from AZ, USA. “I'm a little on the crazy
side and very optimistic, and I paint… I am a
very interesting person (wink, wink).”
Skeeze Whitlow
sailed in the Merchant Marine. He settled in
Arlington, VA, to write. A graduate of
Marymount University, he believes life to be a
good thing.
Stephen Shepherd
from Iowa, USA received his BA English and MA
English from Northern Michigan University, and
his MFA creative writing-fiction from Vermont
College. He has published a short story
collection, The Distance To Venus, and a
novella, The Last Chord Concert. He has
taught creative writing at The University of
Dubuque, and he currently teaches writing at The
University of Wisconsin, Rock County.
Steve Goldsmith
is an Englishman living in Denmark with his
girlfriend. He has had stories accepted at
outlets such as; The Murder Hole, Dark Angel
Rising, Savage Nights and Dark Corners.
Steven Lloyd
from IL, USA is known for his short stories and
his interviews with published authors as: Damien
Ashton, John Paul Allen, Jack Ketchum, Nancy A.
Collins, and many others. You can Visit Steven
at his web site Steven Lloyd is the author of
two Short Story Collections, Bedtime Stories
& When Midnight Comes, and one Chapbook
Diary of The Dead. He has been published
at such E-Zines as: House of Pain, The
Writers Hood, Night Shopping, and Brutal Tales.
Steven is also known for countless interviews
with Published horror authors such as: Jack
Ketchum, John Paul Allen, Damien Ashton, Nancy
A. Collins, Publisher Dave Dinsmore, and John
Urbancik. To read more interviews and stories by
Steven Lloyd visit his home page Kingdom of
Shadows at http://nightdance_2005.tripod.com
Trent Zelazny
is from New Mexico, USA.
Trudi Lisseman
lives
in the Midlands region within the United Kingdom
with her husband, her daughter and a collection
of domestic pets. She is an accomplished author
and has written a number of short stories of the
horror/psychological terror genre.
Voyat Sergey
from
Rivne, Ukraine is the author of several
publications including his poetry book "Quiet
sins talk loud", previously has published his
works in different anthologies.
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