16 Ergebnisse.

On an otherwise ordinary spring day, Alice Witney thought she recognised a demon from her long buried past. She could have decided it was just coincidence but instead, as was her nature, acted on instinct causing a minor affray in a supermarket. Had she have thought for a moment, Alice may have sensed that life was not ever going to be quite the same after the incident. She could have taken her shopping back to the freedom of her narrowboat ho...

Singing, in the hall, that God was working his purpose out made me wonder for a moment just what the hell that purpose was as regarded me. We'd all been taught not to think too much about ourselves though so, being an obedient little soul, I dismissed the thought almost immediately. If my being here and doing what I've done is part of some grand scheme by an omnipotent creator, I think they may be a tiny bit deranged. Mumbo jumbo aside, I've b...

Keine Beschreibung.

The offspring of a rock star may well know the feeling of living in the shadows. My parents are a good deal less famous though, and I really don't mind being associated with the pair of good hearted eccentrics that they are. I like being me as well, and I used to wonder where I fitted in all of this stuff. Scatterbrained, unfocussed, a daydreamer for sure is me. Comments like that coming from those teaching me usually questioned how I could ex...

A collection of short stories about life, love, and uncertainty

This collection of nine indelible short stories from award-winning storyteller Michael Nye provides an intimate look into the flawed nature of humanity, the universal questions of modern life, and the unending persistence of love amidst it all.

Lois Turner smiled at the tempting stretch of water ahead, dismissing her tutor's notion that academic success provided true freedom. He knew nothing of her former life, or that study had been her means to block it from her mind. A resolution was needed though, and an open ended journey might provide time and solitude to think, on the boat that was given to her with the simple words, "You need one." She may have had better advice but couldn't ...

This collection of nine indelible short stories from award-winning storyteller Michael Nye provides an intimate look into the flawed nature of humanity, the universal questions of modern life, and the unending persistence of love amidst it all.

Portraits and personal narratives of a diverse group of visually-impaired individuals connected by a similar experience of vision and perception

Sharing a small wooden bungalow on an island could have been a dream come true had either Masie or Linda dreamt it. For over a year this had been their reality though, but they both realised that their time on the island was finite. The unlikely bond between Linda, from a northern mill town, and Masie, from a background of old southern money had a cause that both would have preferred not to have existed. The result was that they were completin...

Looking up at the sky did little to reduce the apprehension Amanda felt. Summer was over and what had been a whim was now reality. She also knew that a rather better considered plan was set to change their lives forever. After the summertime adventure, what lay ahead wasn't a game any more. Had she have thought that the future held another life changing discovery, or that events may make them seriously consider walking away from everything the...

When Owen Webb, the son of working-class parents, receives a scholarship to the prestigious Rockcastle Preparatory Academy, the mysterious and enigmatic Carson Bly, an upperclassman from a wealthy and powerful family, befriends him. Their friendship, deepened through a love of basketball, becomes an obsession for Owen, who is desperate to avoid the growing trouble at home between his parents. When Owen's father is arrested for a shocking and u...

FOREWORD STARRED REVIEW:Foreword Reviewscalled the book "a gripping story of human resilience." MEDIA COVERAGE:All the Castles Burnedreceived reviews in Publisher's Weekly, Foreword Reviews, Kirkus Reviews, and many more, and Michael Nye has had interviews, articles, and write-ups included on platforms such as LitHub, Electric Literature, and The Millions. MAJOR DEBUT Michael Nye's first novel has been received extremely well, garnering th...

The idea of being a fugitive when your means of transport can only move at walking pace is somewhat ludicrous, as is living on a boat that is, in size, little more than a large packing case. That and the self proclaimed stowaway was about to make the rest of the year very different as, armed with nothing more dangerous than a windlass and a box of Soviet made watches, the crew of the Mayfly set about doing their bit in preserving the inland wa...

Carrying cargo and living on a boat that wasn't much bigger than a large packing case was, of course, sheer folly. That was Amanda's considered opinion two days before she set off with Jim, whom she'd met only days previously, to do just that. Now, on a dull day in the low season, the need to pass exams and earn a living were paramount and the last year seemed like something out of a novel. Her life though, along with Jim's, had changed almost...

Ludere per regulas" was the school motto and, having looked it up in her Latin dictionary, Em had decided that the time for playing by the rules was long gone. She and her elder sister had been left in the family home to fend for themselves due to circumstances neither understood. Though comfortable, both knew the situation could not go on any longer. In the absence of a plan, the memory of happier times caused a rather risky one to be loosely...