raymond carver best stories

When a 17-year-old boy, Raymond Mark, realizes about his past, he takes some action driven by his hurt emotions but he ends up regretting everything. Things change when life offers him a clean slate to write on with a new life. He was found on a parallel Earth where people had Elemental Powers. Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, and Lightning were usable by these people. Many also had powers different from these Elements. The problem Raymond faces here is that Humans are hated by almost every Elemental being. He made some friends and now must get stronger to protect them from evil.

Eons ago, humanity was at the peak of evolution. They sought the heavens as they carved stairs from flesh, metal and will. And then catastrophe struck leaving the world in shambles. Unity shattered. Belief fractured. Science became sin. Cultivation became creed. Survivors became scavengers. Epochs later, as the world heals. Forgotten bloodlines a revealed once again. Follow Lucian, a blind orphan as he rises through blood and ashes to the top. Or will he fall halfway.

In the world of Shenvara, power is carved directly into bones — and every inscription demands a memory as its price. Yan Ku is a low-district investigator with no ambitions beyond solving crimes. But after a night he cannot remember, he wakes up with a mysterious carving on his right hand — one that no examiner in thirty years has ever seen before. Then his family burns. The carriage that was seen leaving belonged to the Middle Sky — the untouchable rulers above the clouds. Now Yan Ku has a name. He has a target. And he has a carving inside him that the entire Middle Sky seems desperate to either claim or destroy. He doesn't know what it does yet. But he will learn. And so will they.

Many decades ago, abilities appeared in the world. The strange event that could never be solved and only be named, given the historical title of 'the awakening'. Soon, the world turned from a so-called peaceful world to a paradise, or so it was for the strong; for the weak it was a living hell. Abuse. Harassment. Torture. Countless of the weak had been driven to suicide from all the mental strain. Luke Carver was also blessed with superhuman abilities, yet his so-called superhuman ability was exceptionally weak and unpragmatic. Joining the cage of the weak.

Waking from a nap Claude Liverier, student at Tilisi academy finds himself alone i the school. In terms of humans at least the whole world from his perspective shrinks as it now solely places him as the only human left. Navigating this world as something he would have not done if not for his only care his dog. Soon his carnal side is brought out as he gains power to rival the current status quo the story i one about growth moral boundaries and ultimately rebirth in is goal to become the one organism which is atop of every food chain and embracing who he is fundamentally. Follow the story to see what becomes of Claude and his world.

Rayken was misunderstood and mistreated his whole life...he has little to no control over his sexual urges because his physical needs however the women don't seem to mind. (WARNING 18+ CONTENT) Talks about Sexual Acts Talks about r***e and physical abuse. Adult use of language.

Until he crashlands on the Wynne Farm near St Anne, Alderney, Edmund Bolton will have insisted the most prudent thing about himself is his medical degree and his willingness to fight fascists. But of course it’s that island, and that farm – and that family. Aidan Wynne is tortured by the shame of others and tormented by a freedom he feels he can never possess. Until the handsome military doctor with far too much understanding and far too little self-preservation comes to turn his life on its head. The war makes fighters of all affected, but none so much as the lovers and those who must love quietly. Often, the fray has less to do with weaponry and bloodshed, and everything to do with keeping tame a passion that seeks to send the world up in flames without burning oneself up in the process. "Once more into the fray, into the last good fight I’ll ever know. Live and die on this day, live and die on this day." Fray is created by Li Walt, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Yunyun is reincarnated into a post-apocalyptic novel with a powerful female protagonist. Unfortunately, she isn’t the heroine. She’s just a minor cannon fodder character… destined to die early. But after awakening memories of the novel, Yunyun accidentally reveals the future through her thoughts— [Mommy, boohoo… your scumbag husband has been cheating on you for years and even has a child with another woman. In the end, they’ll join forces to cripple and torture you to death!] [Uncle, you’ll be betrayed by an ungrateful subordinate and driven out of your own luxurious home, left to freeze to death in the snow!] [Grandpa… Grandma…] In the original story, only her young aunt—the novel’s female lead—survives to the very end, killing her enemies with her own hands… only to live on as something neither fully human nor a ghost. Before they can recover from learning their fates, another thought leaks out— [Sigh, the apocalypse is coming soon. As a three-year-old cannon fodder, can I go offline early? I don't want to suffer through the end of the world…] Looking at the little milk dumpling in their arms, pretending to be silly just so she can laze around… What else can the Bai family do but spoil her? They hoard supplies, renovate and fortify their home, and prepare in advance for the coming apocalypse. Meanwhile, little Yunyun follows her protagonist aunt, accidentally kicking off the base-building plot and helping create a super base where food and clothing are abundant, even in the apocalypse. Step by step, the Bai family rises to power. In the end, Yunyun is dumbfounded: [Wait… wasn't I supposed to be cannon fodder?! Why does this feel like a "pampered lucky baby" story?!] The Bai family: Their little Yunyun is, indeed, their precious lucky baby.

Olivia transmigrated from the apocalypse to the modern era. Not only that, her dimension and superpower came along with her. She felt that the good days were about to begin. But before she could be happy for even three days, the internet was flooded with posts slandering her. Advertisers and directors want to terminate her contracts, and her company wants to blacklist her? How could this be? She wanted to use the money to enjoy modern life to the fullest. Without money, how could she enjoy anything? So, who's slandering her online? I'll find you and dig up all your dirty secrets. Who wants to terminate her contract? Terminate it immediately. After termination, she'll go on to endorse international luxury brands instead. Terminating the script contract? Good, that's great! If the contract isn't terminated, how can she film the blockbuster drama of the year and win awards with it? Modern life is so wonderful, eating and drinking every day. There's just one tiny problem. Why are there suddenly two babies growing in her belly? And who is this ridiculously handsome man who appeared out of nowhere, claiming to be their father?

Lin Jingjing and her friends transmigrated together to the interstellar era, and she became a Grade D Spiritual Ability User. At the very beginning, she was mocked by others and was almost beaten to death. Lin Jingjing was furious. So what if your grade is high? Does having a high grade mean you can do whatever you want! Not wanting to be bullied, Lin Jingjing, who wanted to become stronger, trained hard every day. Just so that one day, she could trample these powerful experts under her feet, one by one. Until the day the mutant beasts attacked, Lin Jingjing was in a daze after her spiritual power suddenly materialized as she tried to save someone. Isn't it that only S-Class experts and above can materialize their spiritual power? How could she, a mere Grade D, do it too?