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The killings that once plagued New Orleans are cropping up again in Seattle. The local office is stumped. I’m called out to lend a fresh set of eyes, and my unique magical touch. It’s only when I get there that I realize the Seattle office isn’t stumped at all. They’re being silenced by the Mages’ Guild, a corrupt magical institution that doesn't want word to get out of what is plaguing the city. Worse, news of my magic might’ve slipped down to the underworld, hitting the ears of some extremely powerful demons.

David Edgar is among the UK’s leading contemporary dramatists, well known for his powerful plays chronicling Britain's changing political landscape over the past 50 years. More than 60 of his original plays, adaptations and translations have been performed around the world, and in 2023 he was honoured with a Writers’ Guild Outstanding Contribution award for his service to British playwriting. This radio anthology contains some of his most notable work.

This is the story of Prof. Shaul Harel, formerly Charlie Hilsberg, who lost his shadow in 1942 at only five years old, when he was separated from his family and surroundings and saved from the furnaces of Auschwitz by the Belgian resistance. This book reveals his story, from his time as a “hidden child” in France and Belgium during the Holocaust, through his experiences in orphanages, his immigration to Israel, the serious injury he sustained in his military service, and more.

The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperable - and plunged the world into a dark age humanity was unprepared to face....Michael Havel was flying over Idaho en route to the holiday home of his passengers when the plane’s engines inexplicably died, forcing a less than perfect landing in the wilderness. And as Michael leads his charges to safety, he begins to realize that the engine failure was not an isolated incident.

The Hauzer family's story is told from three perspectives: Eighty-seven years old Itzhak, who lives in a nursing home in Jerusalem, who seeks to document his family story; young Itzhak (Ichu), who is seven years old at the beginning of the war; and Maya, a family history genealogist, whose life is forever altered by the gripping story of the Hauzer family

In his introduction, guest editor S. A. Cosby observes that writing short stories is “a special skill that combines brevity with wit and cleverness and the hint of the existential malaise that imbues crime fiction with its gravitas.” The stories in this collection overflow with gravitas in the most unexpected ways: a cryptic note left on a windshield, a murder for hire meets a game of Mouse Trap, a swipe right on a dating app goes horribly wrong.

Experience the timeless story of compassion, resilience, and the bond between humans and animals with Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, narrated by Bill Lewis. This beloved classic is told through the eyes of a noble black horse, recounting his life’s journey from idyllic beginnings to the hardships of working life. Through triumphs and trials, Black Beauty conveys powerful messages of kindness, empathy, and the enduring spirit of both horses and humans.

In the frozen wilderness of the Yukon, a lone wolf-dog named White Fang must navigate the brutal laws of nature and the complexities of human society. Born in the wild and shaped by both savage survival and cruel treatment, White Fang learns the harsh realities of life, adapting to each challenge with intelligence and resilience. As he moves between brutal masters and kind-hearted guardians, his journey unfolds as an exploration of the thin line between savagery and civilization.

Commander Derek Lloyd, the Senior Medical Officer of the USS Carl Vinson is finally getting to take a vacation with the woman he hopes to spend the rest of his life with. Their dream vacation is interrupted by a terrorist event that pulls the former Navy SEAL into an operation to bring those responsible to justice. He becomes much more involved than anyone anticipated, and he and his team become the targets of powerful and ruthless men willing to do anything to keep their secrets from ever seeing the light of day.

The entries in Tiny Tales are quick to listen and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

Tiny Tales is a collection of short-short stories which deal with creativity, emotional resilience, content creation, focus, and social skills....

The entires in Tiny Tales are quick and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

The entires in Tiny Tales are quick to listen to and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

Tiny Tales is a collection of short-short stories which deal with: creativity, emotional resilience, and more....

The entries in Tiny Tales are quick to read and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

The entries in Tiny Tales are quick to listen and will give you wisdom to improve your soft skills.

Fred the super is a super friend to everyone he meets. Fred loves his job as a building superintendent in the big city. Along with his parrot, Freida, Fred is always there to lend a helping hand. Fred's acts of kindness have a way to make everyone feel better, and the world seems that much brighter.

In The Crystal Palace, the story of the beautifully vibrant female preacher continues as she carries on the work of the "Little Church in the Valley" to a much larger audience. In addition to the immense numbers of new congregants that fill the Crystal Palace every time the doors are open, the young minister is developing a nationwide television market. Simultaneously, Devin Bannock, the power behind the "miracle in the valley", has gone on the road with his dad, the Reverend Dale Bannock, to work the revival circuit.

The Jews of Biržai launches the listener swiftly into the pre-World War II life of Birzai, a town in northeastern Lithuania where Jews and their neighbors share the same desires for living quiet lives. Amid the growing winds of war, the Jews of Birzai are increasingly faced with the sudden contrast from normalcy to anxiety and fear, and finally to the resignation of betrayal, and the hopelessness and horror of an inevitable fate.

Follow the lives, loves and customs of an isolated community in the north Georgia mountains. Former football star, now senior church Elder, Buster Cheatle tries to thread the needle between legal and ethical as he attempts to keep the church viable for its devoted followers. Traditional beliefs are put to the test as a female visiting pastor creates a financial windfall for the little church and the disgraced current pastor continues on his path of self destruction.