STYX TRYX THE HUMOROUS FANTASIES OF JOHN KENDRICK BANGS (1983) with Mary A. Burgess The humorous ghost story is a peculiarly American subgenre, spawned in the tall tales told around a roaring campfire and first developed into a literary form by Washington Irving. Irving’s stories, epitomized by “...
Saturday, March 26 “I turned the corner at Orzechówka Street, and crept like a rat between the shadows, watching for any movement up ahead, my hand firmly clasped around my strzelbą dwururka. You could have cut the smog with a stainless steel carving knife—but at least the damp air muffled the pa...
For Arkády, the next several hours passed quickly. His immediate concern was the safety of the royal family. He dispatched trusted members of his own elite guard to oversee the security arrangements at the personal apartments of his parents, his brothers, and the Forellës. Messages were sent to...
Johnson “Oh my God, Chief, I’ve finally found something.” Gerrard Lefever looked over at his assistant. “What is it, Ten?” Downing’s fingers flew over his console. Downing preferred to be called by his given names, Michael McGilicutty, but Lefever c...