50 x 50: The mini-sagas

50 x 50: The mini-sagas
Brian Aldiss

Bite-sized stories from one of the masters of contemporary fiction.Thanks to social media, the world is getting ever more adept at writing concisely. However, Brian Aldiss was writing in this style long before twitter. In this collection of stories, Aldiss returns to the mini-saga tradition that ran for 6 years in The Telegraph, offering 50 brand-new 50-word narratives that will delight readers of any genre.

50 x 50

THE MINI-SAGAS

BRIAN ALDISS

Contents

Title Page (#uc0dd8a01-a249-5278-8110-9b2512b17f1c)

COUNTABLE INTRODUCTION BY BRIAN ALDISS (#ulink_39fc3896-2c45-5737-9e69-76bd31e50981)

1. INDOORS WITH DELILAH (#ulink_476e5b7d-711e-582d-b045-b85dc14b4ab0)

2. THE TRYST (#ulink_ff16418f-323f-5bd9-9a30-21b2b5df11a3)

3. IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (#ulink_0790d448-4154-5415-8b43-809a2f1ef75a)

4. COMPLEX BEHAVIOURS (#ulink_f37e804e-8425-5562-9e6e-67958c47937d)

5. WHEN YOU’RE SMILING (#ulink_7f4b094e-395a-528a-9c4c-411852b7e3b3)

6. PAINTING BY KARL SPITZWEG (#ulink_435c7ea5-99e7-5746-8d00-24f0a17fe5a0)

7. WANTED, THE WILDERNESS (#litres_trial_promo)

8.THE DRAGON SLAYERS (#litres_trial_promo)

9. THE UNDERGROUND STRIKE (#litres_trial_promo)

10. DELILAH’S DANCE (#litres_trial_promo)

11. THE LIVING PAST: A Rhyme (#litres_trial_promo)

12. XENOPHOBIA (#litres_trial_promo)

13. SANCTUARY: A Poem (#litres_trial_promo)

14. THE FRENCH READER (#litres_trial_promo)

15. MUSICAL TASTES (#litres_trial_promo)

16. JOCASTA SPEAKS (#litres_trial_promo)

17. ESCAPE, 1255 A.D. (#litres_trial_promo)

18. THE OLD HOUSE (#litres_trial_promo)

19. THE SHORT LIFE OF ROSETTA STONE (#litres_trial_promo)

20. THE CALL OF THE WILD: in verse (#litres_trial_promo)

21. LOST AT SEA! (#litres_trial_promo)

22. RUINS (#litres_trial_promo)

23. THE UPRISING (#litres_trial_promo)

24. THE SUBJECT UNDER DISCUSSION (#litres_trial_promo)

25. ANIMAL FARM (#litres_trial_promo)

26. CIVILIZATION (#litres_trial_promo)

27. THE ETERNAL PRESENT (#litres_trial_promo)

28. THE IMPACT OF POETRY (#litres_trial_promo)

29. A SALTY SACRIFICE (#litres_trial_promo)

30. MY HOME TOWN (#litres_trial_promo)

31. CINEMA PARADISO (#litres_trial_promo)

32. CRO-MAGNON HE SPEAK (#litres_trial_promo)

33. THE NEW LIFESTYLE (#litres_trial_promo)

34. APHORISM (#litres_trial_promo)

35. RUDOLF HESS (#litres_trial_promo)

36. RETURN OF DEAR OLD GRANNIE (#litres_trial_promo)

37. A LONG-STANDING HERO! (#litres_trial_promo)

38. AN EXILE’S MINI-SAGA (#litres_trial_promo)

39. CROSSROADS (#litres_trial_promo)

40. HIGH TIDE (#litres_trial_promo)

41. HAPPINESS AND SUFFERING (#litres_trial_promo)

42. A VOICE IN A GARDEN (#litres_trial_promo)