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13 Views of the Suicide Woods
“Dark, human stories of horror and modern noir [by] one of the brightest stars of the next generation.” —Christopher Golden, New York Times–bestselling author of Ararat A young woman waits for her father, who has gone to a place from which no one intends to return. A single word is the push that may break a man and save a life. The members of a winemaking community celebrate the old time religion found flowing in the blood of the vine. A desperate man seeking a miracle cure gets more than a peek behind the curtain of Dr. Morningstar’s Psychic Surgery. The author of Stranded “brings together the macabre and the offbeat” (Publishers Weekly) in this remarkable collection of stories that inhabit the dark places where pain and resignation intersect, in which the fear of a quiet moment alone is as terrifying as the unseen thing watching from behind the tree line. “[A] superb new collection . . . There are pieces here that nod to distinguished ancestors like Ambrose Bierce’s ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,’ Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find’ and Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’.” —The New York Times
Cloudy Jewel (Summarized Edition)
Cloudy Jewel (1920) follows Julia Cloud, a self-effacing, middle-aged woman who, released from years of dutiful caregiving, accepts her college-age niece Leslie and nephew Allison's invitation to keep house in a university town. There she crafts an open, orderly home whose warmth quietly reshapes student life: hospitality tames frivolity, tact answers cynicism, and faith anchors purpose. Hill's sentimental realism and brisk, episodic plotting serve a distinctly didactic aim, while witty dialogue and domestic detail enliven the scenes. The affectionate nickname "Cloudy Jewel" (Cloud by name, jewel by character) signals the novel's valuation of unshowy moral radiance. Grace Livingston Hill (18...
Teaching Contemporary Themes in Secondary Education: Technology, Culture and Communication
The media has a huge impact on how we view society and the world, and new technologies continue to transform the way in which we work and learn. It is therefore essential that young people can engage critically in their consumption of media and the internet and are able to make informed decisions about the technologies they use. This book explores
