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From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves—and our world today. For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been...

Zaphon, an evil and powerful tyrant, sets into motion a plan that he has been hatching for millennia. The earth is not what it seems. Long ago, near the dawn of time, the earth was shattered into countless shards of itself, each separated by a veil so thin that it can sometimes be pierced. Zaphon knows this quite well, and using dark, arcane arts he has caused fourteen-year-old Aiden to tumble though this veil from one world into another. Monstrous creatures capture Aiden, and he sees no way of escape.

For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it’s more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.

Mary Oliver has published fifteen volumes of poetry and five books of prose in the span of four decades, but she rarely performs her poetry in live readings. Now, with the arrival of At Blackwater Pond, Mary Oliver has given her audience what they've longed to hear: the poet's voice reading her own work.

Grieving over the loss of her family and feeling like her life is unraveling, Lindsey McDermott quits her job, gets a puppy, and retreats to her grandparents' home in the Texas Hill Country. She spends her solitary days walking childhood trails and reminiscing, trying to reconcile the conflict within her as she struggles with survivor's guilt. After the death of her husband, Hannah Larson needs a change. At the suggestion of her mother-in-law - and against her better judgment - she and her son Jack move to tiny Utopia and into her husband's grandmother's house.

Wuffle the puppy, Lou the kitten and Billington the duck are playing happily in the garden. But when disaster strikes, who will save the day?

Step into Barnes Village, where best friends Ollie and Zoe laugh, play, skip, and sing—until one spring morning, they discover a curious thing. The pond they adore, with ducks, frogs, and fun, has vanished—disappeared—gone with the sun! Where did it go? What could it mean? The village pond’s nowhere to be seen. As the girls puzzle and ponder, asking, "Where did the water wander?" the mystery unfolds in a tale of friendship, surprise, and watery wonders.

When her grandmother dies, 13-year-old Christy inherits an old family secret: The pond behind her house is, in fact, a portal to another world. What's more, she learns her grandfather went through the portal when he mysteriously "disappeared" nine years ago. Christy tries to respect her grandmother's final wishes to not go exploring, but when a classmate named Rob falls into the pond, she has to act.

Viscount “Lyndy” Lyndhurst and his American wife, heiress and equestrian Stella Kendrick—aka Lady Lyndhurst—dive in to investigate a body found in a pond on the estate of a man rumored to have killed his wife… When a hot air balloon lands near Morrington Hall, it draws the attention of...

Doug lies near death after his wife, Kristin and her boyfriend, Todd attack him in his kitchen and leave him for dead in the woods of Longfellow Pond. Their meeting had not worked out as planned. Kristin only came to announce she is leaving the marriage, but her husband's anger and harsh words toward her sets off her boyfriend, and they get into a terrible fight. Kristin hits Doug over the head with a vase and chooses to run rather than take responsibility for her actions.

Welcome to The Pond, we are happy you're here. This is a place for all silly geese to relax and stay a while. Here we cover everybody's four favorite C's; Crime, Creeps, and Conspiracies, served with a side of Comedy. So join us! And buckle in, because it's gonna be a wild ride.

Are you a Turtle? If not, no worries! Figured we ask ;) Welcome to the collective meeting place of many Ponds, Turtles, and tales.....all told for your listening pleasures!

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Care of the Soul comes a revelatory approach to healing and renewal. Among the pages of Henry David Thoreau’s journals and his legendary Walden, Thomas Moore, beloved bestselling author, psychotherapist, and public thinker, has found...

Welcome to Ponder. We’re having a conversation about the Word of the Lord as it was preached on Sunday and as we encounter it in our everyday lives. ABOUT NORTHERNLIFE We're a church on a mission to love God, love others, and make disciples.

Imagine this: You're walking past a shallow pond and spot a toddler thrashing around in the water, in obvious danger of drowning. You look around for her parents, but nobody is there. You're the only person who can save her and you must act immediately. But as you approach the pond you remember that you're wearing your most expensive shoes. Wading into the water will ruin them—and might make you late for a meeting. Should you let the child drown?

A sugar plantation, a waterlily pond, and a decades-old deception are the backdrop for When Lily Ponds Ripple. It is a forceful narrative about the West Indian twins, Florence and Charlotte Montague. Their rivalry for the same man underscores just how close loyalty and betrayal are. The revelation of a family secret takes the Barbadian sisters from their sheltered island to London and Germany. In Frankfurt, Florence becomes a notable author, while Charlie’s career leads her from the London stage to Hollywood.

Carlene Rivers is many things. Dutiful, reliable, kind. Lucky? Not so much. At thirty, she’s living a stifling existence in Cleveland, Ohio. Then one day, Carlene buys a raffle ticket. The prize: a pub on the west coast of Ireland. Carlene is stunned when she wins. Everyone else is stunned when she actually goes.

Big Skies and Small Ponds… with Drew Baxter.Come in… sit a while.This is a storytelling podcast with quiet reflections, real moments and the sort of thoughts that tend to arrive when life slows down. Each episode is a chapter - a small pond holding a very big sky. Stories drawn from real life — from memory, from people and from the moments that shape us. Some are gently humorous, some are thoughtful, and some may touch on grief, love, and what it means to be human.There’s no rush...just come in and see what you find. Warm wishes....Drew Baxter Written and Read by Drew Baxter

A White Duck in a Black Pond is a compelling memoir as engrossing, relevant, and timely today as decades ago. Being the son of a White mother and an African American father during the 1950s presented challenges on its own, but the bane of Dane Wycoff's existence wasn’t that he was mixed; it was because he believed himself one hundred percent Black despite his white skin. His chosen identity led to an endless wave of rejection, violence, and torment. Dane was a Black boy somatically entrapped in white pigmentation, rejected by Black and White peers alike.