“Όσες βολές η σκύλλα Ξενητιά με κερνάει τα πικρά της κρατηροπότηρα, αχ! δεν ηξέρω πως μώρχεται τότε και λησμονώντας κι απαριάζοντας όλον τον περίγυρά μου κόσμο, χύνομαι σαν λυσσαγμένος μέσα μου, και με τα σιδερένια νύχια του λογισμού, σαν κακούργος, σκάφτω την έρμη μου καρδιά κι από των χρόνων τα λιθοσώρια ξεθάφτω τες παλιές μου…
Beside the golden door by Henry Slesar
Earth was dead, but Liberty still held her torch aloft. Yet only Deez, the alien, could know whether it was raised in welcome or in mockery. When the baby was brought into the room, cooing softly and trying her new tooth against a thumbnail, Deez took the infant into his lap and studied its small,…
A dog’s tale by Mark Twain
“A Dog’s Tale” is a short story written by Mark Twain. It first appeared in the December 1903 issue of Harper’s Magazine. In January of the following year it was extracted into a stand-alone pamphlet published for the National Anti-Vivisection Society. The book is told from the standpoint of a poor household pet, a dog…
Father Brown: The actor and the alibi by G. K. Chesterton
The Actor and the Alibi – Father Brown discovers that the cast of a famous stage comedy might include a killer, but how can that be when everyone has a perfect alibi? The Worst Crime in the World – Something is amiss at Musgrave Castle! Father Brown investigates. Father Brown on his 14th adventure. Father…
And miles to go before I sleep by William F. Nolan
“And miles to go before I sleep” generally it refers to the speaker’s temptation to avoid his obligations. Though the speaker would rather remain in the “lovely” woods, he is aware of his duties elsewhere and knows that he must go farther, physically and metaphorically, before he can finally rest. He knew, to the exact…
Burden the hand by Randall Garrett
When the wealthy heiress Nikki is held captive in her own home by the villainous lawyer Van Ostrand and his henchmen, things look dire. But unbeknownst to them, Nikki’s long-lost father, a brilliant scientist, has a plan. By taking over the body of the housecat, he spies on the criminals to uncover their plot. Will…
Old Harmless by Roy Norton
It was a long distance from the beaten roads to where “Old Harmless” had his cabin; quite over the top of ridges, down across intervening valleys, around mountain shelves where a pack burro might not slip with impunity, and with now and then a gurgling little stream to ford that became a dangerous place when…
Ηώ – Εικονογραφημένο ποίημα του Χρήστου Μουζεβίρη
“Η Νύχτα αγγελιάστηκε,Ξεθώριασε και άρπαξε απ’το χέρι την Ηώ,Oυράνιο στήνοντας χορό.” Ποίημα του Χρήστου ΜουζεβίρηΕικονογραφημένο από Thanos K./Α.Ι. Ο Χρήστος Μουζεβίρης γεννήθηκε στη Θεσσαλονίκη και στη συνέχεια μετοίκισε στο Δουβλίνο, στην Ιρλανδία, όπου και σπούδασε δημοσιογραφία. Έχει συνεισφέρει συχνά με άρθρα άποψης σε διαδικτυακές σελίδες, περιοδικά και μπλογκ,ενώ παράλληλα έχει εκδώσει μια συλλογή με ποιήματα…
The Sequel by Walter Scott
It was the night of the carnival. He had found me in the streets, dazed with wine, and, pretending that he wanted my judgment on a cask of sherry, had lured my staggering feet into the gloomy passages under his palazzo. And he had brought me into this narrow niche in the castle walls to…
The hidden treasure by Lucy Ellen Guernsey
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of…
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