Paul Xylinides

• May-2010
• / General Fiction
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In the past, the Church in Rome has made saints of those who were once womanizers and prostitutes. The new American Pope determines to have canonized a homosexual priest from the 1600's in order to advance the Church's relevance in the 21st century. ...

• Oct-2014
• / Literary
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A modernizing American has assumed the papal throne. One of His first acts is to select a seventeenth century priest for canonization. The Congregation for the Causes of the Saints recoils in horror at the new pontiff’s choice. Against a backdrop ...

• Nov-2014
• / Literary
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“Think of a city whose inhabitants respect more than each other and their own interests. Its destruction would not be a crime against humanity but a crime against life. They might not bomb such a city. “There is no moral reason for humanity to co...

• Dec-2014
• / Fantasy
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One autumn afternoon, the Montreal writer Paul Xylinides was playing outside with his niece when she called out to him to chase her. “If I catch you,” he warned, “I shall turn you into a princess!” “No!” she answered, as she ran, “I don...

• Feb-2015
• / General Fiction
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One day, the Elephant who was a Cloud floated into the land of the Monkey King and, being a Cloud, It rained, and then Everything Grew and Grew and Grew Bigger but not always Better.“Remember, my child, imaginary days don’t grow beneath trees - y...

• May-2015
• / Literary
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The Blade Runner Amendment draws upon once deviant human behaviour and the state of present-day human robotics and looks to society in the year 2040. The government has legislated against replicant bio-engineering and Virgil Woolf enjoys a cozy life ...

• Jul-2015
• / Fantasy
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Who rides the giant butterflies must certainly win the battle or so thinks the Lord of the Tower until something muddy below rises on high and buries even his tower. "Remember, my child, imaginary days don't grow beneath trees - you have to climb up ...

• Aug-2015
• / Fantasy
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The little old lady wants one pink gift after another, but then everything pink in Gabrielle's world vanishes and it becomes necessary to do something about it - with a lot of help from the Man in the Chair. "Remember, my child, imaginary days don't ...

• Oct-2015
• / Fantasy
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When bad-tempered Humpetty Dumpetty comes to town, he blocks out the sun and soon everyone falls asleep and enters a world of dreams. Everyone, that is, except for himself. He stays awake while everyone sleeps around him. One of their dreams makes hi...

• Mar-2016
• / Fantasy
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Sometimes things go too far and the game gets out of hand. One discovers that secret desires can be not so good when they become real. Luckily the wave that carries the boy away is a horse that has some experience of the deep sea....

• Apr-2020
• / Fantasy
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Do something naughty and the stone Gryphon, who is already very angry, will come to life! Perhaps Koo Koo the clown can protect you. Perhaps not!“Remember, my child, imaginary days don’t grow beneath trees - you have to climb up and pluck...

• Apr-2020
• / General Fiction
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• Oct-2020
• / General Fiction
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The Spotless Princess and the Yucky KnightSummoned by the Spotless Princess to save her from the Grubby Dragon, the Yucky Knights asks help from the Witch Who Sleeps Too Much. When Sir Yuck at last confronts his foe, he discovers how much the witch's...

• May-2022
• / General Fiction
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Ocean Ocean everywhereAnd no place to hideGariella must ruleWhen she's a mermaidNot in a boat.Wave lifted Boat higher and higher and deposited it on the cliff.Well done! Now go back from where you came!Wave plunged down the cliff face into the waves ...