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Befogged by Catherine Johann Befogged by Catherine Johann Feb. 05, 2012 $6.99 96193 words Sample 15%
The protagonist, Winnie, manages to flee her superstition-riddled Czech village in the hinterlands of South Dakota and embarks on a lifetime of adventure in search of love and her own special destiny.
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Exerpt from Short Stories Pertaining to the Shepard Family by David Reed Exerpt from Short Stories Pertaining to the Shepard Family by David Reed Feb. 04, 2012 Free! 2113 words Read a sample
An exerpt from an upcoming collection of my short stories.
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The Crabber Stories by Francis Bennett The Crabber Stories by Francis Bennett Feb. 04, 2012 $2.99 43894 words Sample 15%
This book is destined to become a modern classic. You can feel wonder turn to wisdom as this young boy recounts the story of his life in small town America. Hilarious but tender, fantastic but truthful, these stories will touch the youthful innocence remaining in every reader.
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Frank Bennett was born and raised in Bay Shore, New York and now lives and writes on his ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona.
Hollywood and Wine by RM Pala Hollywood and Wine by RM Pala Feb. 04, 2012 $0.99 83172 words Sample 20%
A transcontinental Cinderella story set in the Great Depression-Kirkus review Linda McLane journeys from England to California, rescued from a terrible life by her glamourous actress aunt. She sees the best and worst of America, falls in love, and prospers. But her world crashes, leaving her once again in danger. No one will anticipate the final plot twists and their shocking revelations.
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Life In Parks by P R Johnson Life In Parks by P R Johnson Feb. 04, 2012 $2.99 84121 words Sample 10%
Matthew is in the twilight of adolescence when the old lady barges into his life. Taking him under her wing, she hints at a future away from his hometown, his beliefs and aspirations. With all roads leading to the capital, he encounters complications and mishaps that force him to question whether he is in control of his destiny, or whether destiny is controlling him.
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The Subject by Rick Mallery The Subject by Rick Mallery Feb. 04, 2012 $0.99 5149 words Sample 30%
This short story explores one man's passage through several dreams states one morning as he emerges from a heavy slumber. The tragic results demonstrate that however dark and bizarre our dreams might be, they cannot compare to the nightmares we encounter when we are wide awake.
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I live in the Pacific Northwest and have written fiction for over twenty years. My primary interests are psychological literature, philosophy, and science/technology. I hold degrees in history and philosophy and have worked extensively in the high-tech industry. My writing includes short fiction, plays, philosophical essays, and both short and feature-length film scripts.
Dual Identity by Esther Minskoff Dual Identity by Esther Minskoff Feb. 04, 2012 Free! 118700 words Sample 20%
Dual Identity is a story of innocence lost, self-imposed exile, and adaptation to survive. Hannah and Tommy find bliss when they fall in love at first sight, marry, and have a child. After they learn that they are twins who were separated at birth, they move to Alaska. They survive and even thrive as they adapt to their new lives.
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My life is split. The first part (the majority) was spent as a Professor of Special Education at James Madison University where I trained teachers to work with students with disabilities. I wrote two professional books. I authored "Teaching Reading to Struggling Learners," and co-authored "Academic Success Strategies for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities and ADHD" which has been translated into French and Korean. Upon retirement, I began writing novels which is more taxing intellectually than writing textbooks, and much more fun. There's just no way to include sex scenes in a book on teaching reading! However, the thought of my children reading such scenes is a bit worrisome. I have completed two novels, the first "Dirty Genes" has just been published by the miraculous technology afforded by Smashwords.
Dual Identity by Esther Minskoff Dual Identity by Esther Minskoff Feb. 04, 2012 Free! 118700 words Sample 20%
Dual Identity is a story of innocence lost, self-imposed exile, and adaptation to survive. Hannah and Tommy find bliss when they fall in love at first sight, marry, and have a child. After they learn that they are twins who were separated at birth, they move to Alaska. They survive and even thrive as they adapt to their new lives.
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My life is split. The first part (the majority) was spent as a Professor of Special Education at James Madison University where I trained teachers to work with students with disabilities. I wrote two professional books. I authored "Teaching Reading to Struggling Learners," and co-authored "Academic Success Strategies for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities and ADHD" which has been translated into French and Korean. Upon retirement, I began writing novels which is more taxing intellectually than writing textbooks, and much more fun. There's just no way to include sex scenes in a book on teaching reading! However, the thought of my children reading such scenes is a bit worrisome. I have completed two novels, the first "Dirty Genes" has just been published by the miraculous technology afforded by Smashwords.
A Communion of Water and Blood by Bernard Fancher A Communion of Water and Blood by Bernard Fancher Feb. 04, 2012 Free! 5475 words Read a sample
A follow-up collection of wry and well-crafted poems extending upon thematic elements (for example: love, loss, water and fire) introduced in "Before Dark, and After"
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I live on a small and mostly defunct farm in western New York, where the events of a typical day include writing and walking my dogs--items not necessarily listed in order of priority. (At least not from the dogs' point of view.)
Benjamin Grabbed His Glicken and Ran by Fred Jay Gordon Benjamin Grabbed His Glicken and Ran by Fred Jay Gordon Feb. 04, 2012 $0.99 64513 words Sample 20%
Benjamin Hackett, lovable, 23 and living on the edge of madness, explores the most remote corners of his mind. Benjamin works on, "Benjamin's Mysteries," in which he pours out his deepest anxieties as well as medieval fantasies of great beauty. He becomes enmeshed in a novel called "Glicken On, Baby, It's Now," a futuristic fantasy whose reverberations smash Benjamin into new dimensions.
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FRED JAY GORDON was born in the Bronx and lives in New York. He owned Pegasus, a red, 17-hand high ex-race horse he rode bareback and could jump five foot high fences. When Gordon was 16, he wrote and recorded a pop song, "Bye, Bye, She Cried," which was bought by Atlantic Records. He's swept warehouse floors and worked the delivery trucks for the Budweiser beer factory in Newark, NJ. He has a degree in English from UC Berkeley and received a scholarship from Columbia University in Film. At NBC Studios in New York, he worked as a Tour Guide and had to wear a paper collar, a skinny black tie, and a badge with a peacock. On Broadway, he helped cast and raise money for two smash hit musicals then worked as a salad boy and a waiter. His plays have been produced in NY, LA, Baltimore, etc, he's a member of the Ensemble Studio Theater, he's taught playwriting and English Literature as well as horse-back riding, appeared as a contestant on various tv game shows, walked the streets of Brooklyn as a city social worker, worked the graveyard shift in the Tombs in the prisons in downtown NYC, etc. He’s a PEN Award winner and was a resident writer at the Edward Albee Foundation in Montauk, NY. He has just finished a new novel, AN AMERICAN FABLE, and will soon publish BLOOD NEVER DRIES. Reviews of BENJAMIN GRABBED HIS GLICKEN AND RAN: from Library Journal: "One hopes BENJAMIN won't be dismissed as just another offbeat experimental novel. It is an exciting book!" from Publishers Weekly: "...Benjamin's personal story is wild, with an extraordinary made-up language and a pun-on-pun series of sentences... The novel builds to a strong, dramatic climax and the effect is chilling." from The Christian Science Monitor: "Like a child of Zeus sprung full grown from the head of their creator ... this novel has not received the attention it deserves... The novel is operating simultaneously on three planes and finally on a fourth. Benjamin as a character is oddly captivating ... virtuosic ... exacting descriptions of Benjamin's room, physical sensations, and emotions are like a zoom lens bringing one in intensely close to him. Benjamin says of his Mysteries: 'Words are only a small portion of my life... They are weak technicalities which fail... Words are only words. And besides, I lie a lot.'
Sangian: Returning by Alan Dean Sangian: Returning by Alan Dean Feb. 04, 2012 $2.99 73432 words Sample 15%
An urban fantasy and mystery involving an ancient sect finding its destiny in a 21st century world.
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Alan Dean is an indie writer and natural history photographer based in British Columbia, Canada. A B.Sc. biologist and Ph.D. anthropologist with extensive experience of wilderness travel and working with people from a wide-range of backgrounds and cultures, his special interests include fiction writing and nature photography.
Mythical Journeys, Legendary Quests by Moyra Caldecott Mythical Journeys, Legendary Quests by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 04, 2012 $5.99 61900 words Sample 20%
The spiritual search... traditional stories from world mythology retold and explained by Moyra Caldecott.
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Moyra Caldecott was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1927, and moved to London in 1951. She has degrees in English and Philosophy and an M.A. in English Literature, and has written more than 20 books. She has earned a reputation as a novelist who writes as vividly about the adventures and experiences to be encountered in the inner realms of the human consciousness as she does about those in the outer physical world. To Moyra, reality is multidimensional.
Bear by Amy Richards Bear by Amy Richards Feb. 03, 2012 $3.99 41982 words Sample 20%
Bear, a Teddy, must protect his human, eight-year-old Peter, from all nightmares, and teach him through dreams to become a hero. As Peter grows older, he moves closer to his biggest nightmare yet, one that threatens both his dreams and his life. Bear must overcome his selfish interests to achieve his ultimate goal: teaching Peter to be a brave, kind boy.
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About the Author: Amy Richards is an adventurous spirit with experience in many walks of life, currently living in New Jersey and spending her time writing books, lighting theaters, and citing French lit.
21 Cancellati by Barbara Rayne 21 Cancellati by Barbara Rayne Feb. 03, 2012 $5.99 19878 words Sample 20%
Sarah era un’ architetta. Situazione difficile nel paese, fece ottenere un lavoro come cuoca nel governo. Notò l'ingiustizia,la violenza e la fame intorno a lei,ma chiuse gli occhi,cullato in sicurezza del suo lavoro. Una conversazione amichevole in cui ha rivelato che non era cieca del sistema ingiusto in cui viveva,sarà mostrarla che non c'è sicurezza per chi pensa.Era cancellata,viva,come morta
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As an urban child, my getaway from the noise and fast pace was escaping into the world of imagination. Is there any better place than books? My imaginary characters had everything I never could. I ran with them, changed the world, traveled across the magical unknown planets and waited for some better era to arrive. Today, I know one can change so little. But, reading the kind of fiction I write, one can recognize the present in the future, sense the loop which they plan to, with a smile, wrap around one's neck. One can make that crucial step not to be in the line while they wrap it around other people's necks. I want to show what the world might become if don't notice the traps on the road that are being placed by the ones who have that power. I'm taking you on my path that takes courage to face the imperfections of the world we're living in now and preparing you that it could be even worse if we do not expose it. I love challenges, do you?
The Fire Letters by Eli Ausra The Fire Letters by Eli Ausra Feb. 03, 2012 $2.99 88877 words Sample 20%
Twenty-nine year old Neringa believes she's a loser after she’s cursed by Darius, her Lithuanian grandfather. But when he dies, her grandmother Ilona tells her that throwing his ashes in the ocean will lift the curse. They head to the coast on the summer solstice. By sunset, they will have picked up a stranger, met several ghosts, learned and betrayed secrets, and gotten quite lost. And quite wet.
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Multi-Dimensional Life by Moyra Caldecott Multi-Dimensional Life by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 03, 2012 $5.99 69794 words Sample 20%
Moyra Caldecott reveals the many levels of her own life as a writer and the extraordinary events and experiences that have inspired her life and writing.
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Moyra Caldecott was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1927, and moved to London in 1951. She has degrees in English and Philosophy and an M.A. in English Literature, and has written more than 20 books. She has earned a reputation as a novelist who writes as vividly about the adventures and experiences to be encountered in the inner realms of the human consciousness as she does about those in the outer physical world. To Moyra, reality is multidimensional.
Crystal Legends by Moyra Caldecott Crystal Legends by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 03, 2012 $5.99 67044 words Sample 20%
Stories drawn from world mythology retold with commentaries to show the significance of crystals and precious stones as symbolic icons in a variety of traditions.
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Moyra Caldecott was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1927, and moved to London in 1951. She has degrees in English and Philosophy and an M.A. in English Literature, and has written more than 20 books. She has earned a reputation as a novelist who writes as vividly about the adventures and experiences to be encountered in the inner realms of the human consciousness as she does about those in the outer physical world. To Moyra, reality is multidimensional.
Summoning The Strength by Stephanie Briggs Summoning The Strength by Stephanie Briggs Feb. 03, 2012 $5.99 44651 words Sample 20%
Summoning The Strength is a tribute to some amazing women whose lives no one could have predicted would become so closely connected. Their compelling story shows how they navigate life, death, fear and disappointment with courage and grace. This book has it all; humor, sex, difficult family dynamics, love, friendship, deception, politics, and extreme honesty.
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Stephanie Briggs is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a refugee from corporate America. In 2011, she made her debut as an Indie Author with her first published work of fiction,Summoning The Strength. In this novel, Stephanie's unique and genuine voice creates a compelling and humorous story that captures the nature of a life well lived. A no-nonsense attitude keeps Stephanie true to the value of living an authentic life. She is married to a loyal New York Yankees fan with whom she has raised two children, relocated a dozen times, and shared the best years of her life. These days gardening, community service, and writing keep her occupied. Expect surprising things from the great and subtle wit of this author.
Fight Club (Cities of the Dead) by William Young Fight Club (Cities of the Dead) by William Young Feb. 03, 2012 Free! 3770 words Read a sample
Garth and his friends had escaped to a vacation cabin in the woods after initially failing to halt the onslaught of the undead. They spent the winter honing their skills with swords and are eager to see if they can make a dent in the zombie apocalypse and maybe restart civilization. This is the fourteenth story in the series. A new story releases each week in the first months of 2012.
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William Young can fly helicopters and airplanes, drive automobiles, steer boats, rollerblade, water ski, snowboard, and ride a bicycle. His career as a newspaper reporter spanned more than a decade at five different newspapers. He has also worked as a golf caddy, flipped burgers at a fast food chain, stocked grocery store shelves, sold ski equipment, worked at a funeral home, unloaded trucks for a department store and worked as a uniformed security guard. He lives in a small post-industrial town along the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania with his wife and three children.
April's Kinky Soirée by Lacy Nyx April's Kinky Soirée by Lacy Nyx Feb. 03, 2012 $2.99 4330 words Sample 30%
When April's boyfriend suspects her of lesbian desires, he doesn't get worried - he decides to help her experience them! Watch as a young but adventurous couple act out kinky new fantasies and experience public sex for the first time at Devil's Delight - a private party where only the most decadent and depraved go to play. FOR ADULTS ONLY: This 4000 word story contains seriously hot sex scenes.
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Lacy Nyx is that unassuming looking woman you see sat on the bus, or in a cafe, pretending to read a newspaper, with a slightly glazed stare. She's not actually reading at all - she's dreaming up her next erotic adventure.
Recollections of an Italian Gentleman by Stendhal Recollections of an Italian Gentleman by Stendhal Feb. 02, 2012 $2.20 11066 words Sample 20%
"Recollections of an Italian Gentleman" is a tale of a young man turned collaborator in a Rome occupied by French troops and then annexed to Napoleon's empire. The young collaborator recalls the events that marked these turbulent days, among them the abduction of the Pope by the French--His Holiness fiddled with his snuffbox during the entire operation--and the execution of the bandit Spatolino.
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Pen name of Marie-Henri Beyle, 1783-1842 Best known for _The Red and the Black_ and _The Charterhouse of Parma_.
Lo specchio e l'ombra by Pina Varriale Lo specchio e l'ombra by Pina Varriale Feb. 02, 2012 $3.99 154337 words Sample 20%
Napoli, 1737. Una serie di delitti insanguina la città. Il principe Sansevero, appassionato di alchimia e segretamente innamorato di Rosella, dovrà difendersi da un’accusa infamante che rischia di distruggergli la vita e di rovinare tutti i suoi piani. Ma il destino è imprevedibile e misterioso…
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English: I was born in Naples (Italy) A journalist for several dailies and magazines I edited and presented cultural and current affairs programmes for TV and radio stations. I dealt with “youngsters at risk” conceiving a theatre and art workshop. I wrote and staged original theatre plays for primary and junior-high school children. I translated literary texts from French, Spanish and English. I also exhibited my paintings at regional and national level. I also published several books for adults and children’s novels including "Ragazzi di camorra" , “I Bambini Invisibili” and “All but one”. You can read some of my books in the Public Library of New York. Italiano: Ha collaborato come giornalista per diversi quotidiani e periodici nazionali. Ha curato e condotto servizi di attualità e culturali per emittenti radiofoniche e televisive. Attualmente collabora con il quotidiano l’Avvenire con brevi racconti dedicati all’infanzia e all’adolescenza. Si è occupata dei “ragazzi a rischio” progettando e realizzando un laboratorio artistico e teatrale. Ha scritto e messo in scena lavori teatrali per ragazzi. Ha partecipato, come pittrice,a mostre e concorsi nazionali. Ha insegnato Scrittura Creativa presso la sede di Napoli della Fondazione Humaniter. Cura la rubrica “Pollicino: per non perdersi tra i libri” sul settimanale “ioCome”
The Endless Possibilities of Paper Mache - Imagination vs. Armageddon in the Cold War by Jo Swanson The Endless Possibilities of Paper Mache - Imagination vs. Armageddon in the Cold War by Jo Swanson Feb. 02, 2012 You set the price! 73581 words Sample 20%
As an actor & activist in Boston during the early 1980's, Jo Swanson was committed to saving the world. A founding member of the popular movement, Food Not Bombs, Swanson chronicles her numerous and wildly varied attempts to head off the arms race, shut down nuclear power and end US intervention in Central America - with little more than a few good ideas and a handful of like-minded friends.
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Jo Swanson is a freelance writer and occasional contributor to the Durango Telegraph. She lives on 40 acres near Marvel, Colorado, where she enjoys nature, gardening and a relatively relaxed rural lifestyle.
Down By The River by Sam Jordison Down By The River by Sam Jordison Feb. 02, 2012 $0.99 4176 words Sample 20%
A Bad Dollar Tale - a story about spending a dollar unwisely, included in the Bad Dollar Tale series. It tells of a Dad who does some silly things....
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Unknown Arts by William Walsh Unknown Arts by William Walsh Feb. 02, 2012 $1.99 17854 words Sample 20%
Unknown Arts, to use a Joycean coinage, is a thinkling. Walsh offers a series of critical appropriations—poems, stories, and a silent play—drawn from Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Dubliners, and more. “Enjombyourselves thurily!”
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William Walsh is the author of Without Wax: A Documentary Novel. His fiction and derived texts have appeared in New York Tyrant, Caketrain, Juked, Rosebud, Quarterly West, Lit, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and other journals.
The Pale Thane by M.R. Hyde The Pale Thane by M.R. Hyde Feb. 02, 2012 Free! 9994 words Read a sample
A pale young man, looking twice his age, manages a vast complex of apartments. The residents despise him for his apparent weakness. What they don't know might lead them to see him differently if it were not for the legacy of his father.
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With one foot firmly planted on the West coast and the other in the Rocky Mountains of the author’s youth, M.R.Hyde celebrates and explores the known and spiritual world. M.R.Hyde has written for religious purposes for nearly three decades and writes fiction for the sheer joy of words.
Tales of a Traveling Saleslady: The Cage by Linda Aksomitis Tales of a Traveling Saleslady: The Cage by Linda Aksomitis Feb. 02, 2012 Free! 3576 words Read a sample
Hawk, known many years ago as Trashcan Hochley, is the attendant at an aging hotel/bar establishment where his desk is safely enclosed at the front door in a cage with bars. When saleslady, Ashley Adams, lands in a new city without a reservation and is forced to take a room in what even he'd describe as a "dive," Hawk is drawn back through his own memories to contemplate his life and choices.
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Linda Aksomitis has been snowmobiling for nearly 40 years and spent a decade on snowmobile race tracks around North America. Her 2003 young adult novel, Snowmobile Challenge, was a finalist in the Saskatchewan Book Awards. It has been re-released in 2011 as an e-book. Her first nonfiction snowmobile book, Snowmobile Adventures: The incredible Canadian success story from Bombardier to the Villeneuves, is available in print and e-book formats. She also has a third snowmobile book, an illustrated history of the many forms of snowmobile racing, through Iconografix. Titled Illustrated Guide to Snowmobile Racing, it's available in print format through various bookstores. The book has 100 full color photos and 100 black and white, with all but three taken by Linda Aksomitis at snowmobile race tracks across North America. After publishing her first books in e-book format in 2000, Linda went on to publish 16 books with traditional publishers in five different countries. She has published fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, ranging from a picture book through to textbooks. Currently, she is self-publishing her out-of-print books, along with previously unpublished books, in e-book format. Linda is also a travel writer and photojournalist. Linda has a Masters degree in education and is an e-Instructor in both the Library Technician and Business Administration programs for Credenda Virtual High School & College. She also teaches an online course called Introduction to Internet Writing Markets, which is available through community colleges around the world.
Bedlam Unleashed: Bedlam is Dead by Steven L. Shrewsbury Peter Welmerink Bedlam Unleashed: Bedlam is Dead by Steven L. Shrewsbury Peter Welmerink Feb. 02, 2012 $0.99 35728 words Sample 20%
In this final installment of Bedlam Unleashed, Erik, Alanis, and Kendrick travel to the town of Dunwich. Once a place of frequent Viking raids, some men within the town made a sinister deal to protect it from further pillaging. Now, along with a crazed madman who tells the tale of Dunwich, the men must face monsters from the sea that signed a pact with these coastal residents.
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Steven L. Shrewsbury writes fantasy, horror, westerns and mash ups. Over 350 of his short stories are in print or online. He is the author of three story collections and six novels, including Thrall, Hawg and Stronger Than Death. He seeks brightness in the world wherever it may hide. Peter Welmerink writes hardcore dark fantasy, military scifi, and other wanderings into action-adventure. His work has been published in ye olde wood pulp print and electronic-online publications. He is married with a small barbarian tribe of three boys. You can visit Peter at his website: http://www.peterwelmerink.com/
The Promise by Anne Burnette The Promise by Anne Burnette Feb. 02, 2012 $7.99 53696 words Sample 20%
Kendal Mercer is at the point of death. Her husband, Jace Deyton, who passed away ten years earlier, promised when her time came he'd return for her. While waiting, she reflects on their impossible romance. They'd met on vacation in South Beach and the chemistry was magnetic. He was from Fernandina Beach however, and she from Atlanta, a distance of over three hundred miles.
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The iGeneration by E. Sandoval The iGeneration by E. Sandoval Feb. 02, 2012 $7.99 65900 words Sample 20%
Chloe Pentangeli has an epiphany where she understands that she has to give her love to as many people as she can in the corporate world - literally, not figuratively.
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I was born in Kansas City, Missouri; moved to Colorado in high school. Both parents were college professors. I got a BFA from CU, Boulder, and an MFA from Naropa University. I wrote music video treatments and TV commercial treatments in LA for a while then moved back to Colorado, and started writing more substantial pieces. I'm currently putting together a short film, two feature length screenplays, and a sequel to my novel.
He Doesn't Belong: a short story by Heather Justesen He Doesn't Belong: a short story by Heather Justesen Feb. 02, 2012 $0.99 2158 words Sample 20%
When the old man moves into the assisted living center, he thinks his kids are just shunting him aside to get rid of him, but an old companion--his harmonica--might be the key to finding a building life.
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Heather Justesen spent hours every day with her nose in a book long before she could read. She grew up in the heart of rural Utah where there was plenty of time and space for reading and daydreaming. After attending Snow College, she transferred to Southern Utah University, where she met her husband, bill, and received a BA in English literature. While living in Utah Valley after they both graduated, they foster parented fifteen children and Heather worked for the newspaper and played in her garden. She now lives in her hometown of Fillmore, Utah, where she and her husband own a computer business, run on the volunteer ambulance service, and raise a wild mix of cats, dogs, chickens, geese, ducks, guineas and one tom turkey. Once in a while she still finds time to play in the garden. Heather’s prior novels include The Ball’s in Her Court and Rebound. To learn more about Heather and her writing, visit her website at HeatherJustesen.com or her blog at HeatherJustesen.blogspot.com. She loves to hear from readers.
Where the Sun Sets (a story collection) by Nelson Lowhim Where the Sun Sets (a story collection) by Nelson Lowhim Feb. 01, 2012 $4.00 17422 words Sample 25%
Where the Sun sets is a collection that includes three short stories and a "novellete". The stories take place all around the world, as well as beyond our universe. Take a trip through the human mosaic as these stories stretch the mind with their humanity.
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Nelson Lowhim was born in Tanzania where he lived for the first decade of his life. He then moved in India for a year before settling in the U.S. in the state of Michigan. He spent some of his formative years hitchhiking and hiking around the great state of Alaska. From there he joined the Army and served for seven years as an Infantryman in 1st AD then as an Engineer in Fifth Group. After his time in the Military—which included many travels through Europe and the MIddle East—he came to New York and earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University. He currently lives with his girlfriend in the Bronx. You can visit his blog at: http://nelsonlowhim.blogspot.com/
The Skin of Water by GS Johnston The Skin of Water by GS Johnston Feb. 01, 2012 $2.99 82626 words Sample 10%
Passions flare and alliances shift in this breathtaking story of survival set during the final days of World War II in Hungary. One evening Young Zeno follows Catherine Steiner, a guest at the exclusive lakeside resort where he works as a bellboy, into the forest. Unknowingly he dives into her life, changing his forever. But when the German army rolls into Budapest,who will survive and how?
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Originally from Hobart, Tasmania, G.S. Johnston now calls Sydney, Australia home. With two cats, home-loving ginger tom Reba and the wayward black Rose, and Miss Mia, a black and white cuddle dog, the days rush by. Consumption is the first novel published through Kindle by G.S. Johnston.
The Roaches Have No King by Daniel Evan Weiss The Roaches Have No King by Daniel Evan Weiss Feb. 01, 2012 $7.99 74239 words
When Ira Fishblatt's girlfriend, Ruth Grubstein, moves into his apartment, he has his kitchen renovated to make her feel at home. She is tickled pink, but hundreds of other houseguests aren't - the cockroaches who'd been living well, before they were boarded in and starved out.
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The London Bard. One Poet's Olympic Struggle Against Tyranny (Part One) by L.A. Coltrane The London Bard. One Poet's Olympic Struggle Against Tyranny (Part One) by L.A. Coltrane Feb. 01, 2012 $2.99 19874 words Sample 20%
In this heart warming piece, L. A. Coltrane drops our first ever Poet Laureate, into his greatest play, to rescue him from his gravest mistake, to solve, once and for all, the longest standing mystery surrounding Benjamin Jonson.
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Whispers in the Wind by Cyn Bagley Whispers in the Wind by Cyn Bagley Feb. 01, 2012 $0.99 5293 words Sample 20%
Another "living in the desert" short story. Ellie goes to the small town of her birth to find her biological mother. Sometimes it isn't what it seems. And sometimes, you don't always find what you want.
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Cyn Bagley spent much of her formative years in moving with her family. She continued this obsession by joining the US Navy, and seeing the world: Japan, Panama, and Germany. She was diagnosed with Wegener's Granulomatosis, a Vasculitis disease, in 2003, giving her more time to write. She now lives in Northern Nevada and is an aunt to all the Chihuahuas in her area.
Contemporary Literary Review: India Nimba Issue 1 Anthology by Khurshid Alam Contemporary Literary Review: India Nimba Issue 1 Anthology by Khurshid Alam Feb. 01, 2012 $4.99 20517 words Sample 18%
Contemporary Literary Review: India (CLRI) is an online literary journal and is available simultaneously in various electronic formats and in print. CLRI Nimba Issue 1 Anthology includes a unique blend of materials - some of the finest pieces published with its online version during 2011 along with many unique pieces to the anthology.
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Before Dark, and After by Bernard Fancher Before Dark, and After by Bernard Fancher Feb. 01, 2012 Free! 4993 words Read a sample
Poems that explore the interstice between light and dark, day and night, perhaps even good and evil.
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I live on a small and mostly defunct farm in western New York, where the events of a typical day include writing and walking my dogs--items not necessarily listed in order of priority. (At least not from the dogs' point of view.)
El último invierno by ALBERTO DE LA MADRID El último invierno by ALBERTO DE LA MADRID Feb. 01, 2012 $2.00 58908 words Sample 20%
El protagonista ha vivido la lucha, la ilusión, la esperanza del tardofranquismo y la transición. Se supone que también el consiguiente desencanto diluido en toda la crónica nacional que el relato conlleva. Vivir a pleno pulmón de deportista, con sus hazañas de ascensiones alpinas, y la admiración de sus fraternos héroes. Inquieto escolar, con sus recorridos por España y toda Europa en un...
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The Sol-Bect War, Part 2 by Paul Belanger The Sol-Bect War, Part 2 by Paul Belanger Feb. 01, 2012 $2.99 97972 words Sample 20%
The war against the Bect rages on. Humanity is now on the offensive. The Bect send larger forces against us. Our weapons and tactics may have improved, but our forces are beginning to dwindle. And the strange newcomer who showed us a path to victory, Peter McCabe, is Missing-In-Action and presumed dead. Can the human war machine complete what he started?
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Paul J Belanger was born in Western Massachusetts in 1966. He joined the Air Force at 18 as an aircraft electrician and became interested in aviation. In 1988 he began flying, earned his private pilot certificate in 1992, and moved to Colorado Springs to complete flight school. Paul currently lives in Maine where he is a flight instructor, charter pilot, and co-owner of a computer gaming software company, Lost Luggage Studios LLC, with his brother Jamie.
La edad madura by ALBERTO DE LA MADRID La edad madura by ALBERTO DE LA MADRID Feb. 01, 2012 $1.00 83004 words Sample 20%
La edad madura es un trabajo que intenta recoger el universo de un hombre que, llegado al tiempo de la jubilación, se encuentra entre las manos un ma-nojo de interrogantes que día tras día ocupan sus reflexiones: el emotivo recuerdo de una amante, su vida de viajero, su pasión por la montaña, la muerte del padre.
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The Legend of the Large-Penised White Male by El Muy Lorenzo The Legend of the Large-Penised White Male by El Muy Lorenzo Feb. 01, 2012 $0.99 32728 words Sample 25%
A humorous story about our hero's experiences as an academic in the U.S. during the 1970s-90s. It is basically a satire on academic life and life in the U.S. during that period of time. The story tells about Lorenzo's early life, his marriage, his various mistresses, and his difficulties fitting into academic life. Much of the story reflects conversations with his psychiatrist, Dr. Shitsteak.
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El Muy Lorenzo is a former academic.
Congruent Spaces Magazine, Issue 3 by Congruent Spaces Congruent Spaces Magazine, Issue 3 by Congruent Spaces Jan. 31, 2012 $1.99 9558 words Sample 20%
In this issue: Paid the Price by Damian Delao, Closer by Jacqueline Platt, A Beautiful Boy by Jacqueline Platt, Waiting by Farah Ghuznavi, My Pain by Jacqueline Platt, Striations Of Light by Bobbi Sinha-Morey, The Feud by Jack Coey, Lost Tomorrows by Bobbi Sinha-Morey, Enough Rope by Bobbi Sinha-Morey, Gift of Peace by Michael Podgorski and Life Is A Roller Coaster by Jacqueline Platt.
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Congruent Spaces Magazine is a community edited magazine of Short-Short Fiction and Poetry. At Congruent Spaces, you are allowed to take part in the editorial process by helping to select which short stories and poems will be published in our magazine through our star ratings process.
Guaicaipuro's Gold by Jose Rodriguez Guaicaipuro's Gold by Jose Rodriguez Jan. 31, 2012 Free! 3230 words Read a sample
Short story. A band of boys search for a forgotten gold mine, their imagination stronger than common sense and their desire for adventure and discovery an excuse to ignore reality. Underneath this seemly boyish adventure, the undercurrents of history, race and conquista with its horrors are explored through the eyes of one of the boys.
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Biography I was Born in Caracas, Venezuela to Spanish parents. I came to the U.S. in 1980 to study; my parents were glad to buy me a one-way ticket and helped me pack my bags. B.S in Aeronautical Engineering and M.S in Aerospace Engineering. Since then I have worked as an engineer and a computer programmer in the structural timber industry. I'm a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado. I used to skydive until I busted a knee in my 985th jump. I took up bicycling and now I'm an avid mountain biker having busted a few body parts and cracked a few helmets on rocky, steep Colorado trails. I enjoy cross country riding at night and down hilling at ski resorts during the summer days. I race BMX. I used to fly small airplanes but let private license expire because it got expensive. Publishing Credits Published work: “The Tomato King,” Summer 1994, Saint Joseph’s Magazine, Jersey City, NJ. “Guacaipuro’s Gold,” Vol. 7, No. 2, Chiricu, Indiana State University, Bloomington, In. “Moonstruck,” Spring 1995, Saint Joseph’s Magazine, Jersey. “Old Tales,” No. 18, 1995, Latino Stuff Review, Miami, Fl. “Tramps,” New Texas 95, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx. Winner of the 1995 Betty Greene Fiction Award. “El Norteno,” August 1996, Hispanic Magazine OnLine, America On Line. “Pedro Orozco,” October 1996, Hispanic Magazine OnLine, America On Line, winner of their first literary contest. Has written six unpublished novels in the past few years . Winner of the 2010 Dirt Rag magazine literary contest with "King of the hill" short story (see October issue).
Kafka's Hairbrush (Story) by Stefano Boscutti Kafka's Hairbrush (Story) by Stefano Boscutti Jan. 31, 2012 Free! 4206 words Read a sample
Someone's having a bad hair day. Anxious writer Franz K. waits for the pharmacy in Prague's old square to open so he can purchase a bottle of his favorite hair tonic. Why are they late? What is wrong with the clerk? Why can't he understand a word he says? "Kafka’s Hairbrush" is an analeptic literary love story. A little pick-me-up. Can the fretful writer ever settle his nerves?
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STEFANO BOSCUTTI is an independent writer and director and ideas man. He loves stories about true mavericks and outsiders who want to change the world. Larger than life characters who either wildly succeed or go down in flames. (Often both at the same time.) Boscutti's stories are usually laced with humor and a ton of irony.
Less of Everything by Dave Shaw Less of Everything by Dave Shaw Jan. 31, 2012 Free! 4690 words Read a sample
by Dave Shaw. Dave Shaw is a writer from somewhere in Canada. His work has been featured on Temporary Infinity, Coffinmouth, Internet Poetry, and other online sources. He curates the website 'Lit Mixtapes'.
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Night After (a short story) by Nelson Lowhim Night After (a short story) by Nelson Lowhim Jan. 31, 2012 $1.00 1661 words Sample 30%
A man wakes up after an uncomfortable night; one where he has tested the limits of his own experiences. His nemesis walks in front of him. What happened? This short story looks at how events in life can seem to change us, but how the world remains as it is.
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Nelson Lowhim was born in Tanzania where he lived for the first decade of his life. He then moved in India for a year before settling in the U.S. in the state of Michigan. He spent some of his formative years hitchhiking and hiking around the great state of Alaska. From there he joined the Army and served for seven years as an Infantryman in 1st AD then as an Engineer in Fifth Group. After his time in the Military—which included many travels through Europe and the MIddle East—he came to New York and earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University. He currently lives with his girlfriend in the Bronx. You can visit his blog at: http://nelsonlowhim.blogspot.com/
Modern Art by Tal Vinnik Modern Art by Tal Vinnik Jan. 31, 2012 Free! 4732 words Read a sample
A short story about a celebrated restoration artist who comes to the Vatican to work in the Sistine Chapel during renovations in the mid 1980s. He keeps to himself, but is soon unable to keep his secret from spiraling his life out of control as his time in the holy city goes on.
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Tal Vinnik resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan, biding his time before fame and success. He has written several short films including Convenience and had a lead role in the award-winning short film, Heart. Most recently, he was the voice behind the iConsent mobile application.
Slow Like He is Uncertain by Tori Curtis Slow Like He is Uncertain by Tori Curtis Jan. 31, 2012 $0.99 914 words Sample 30%
Sometimes you meet a boy, but that really doesn't mean you should fall in love with him.
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I got through two years of college, turned eighteen, and decided that actually, I wanted to be a writer and not a doctor, a CEO, or whatever you do with a BA in Sociology. So I dropped out. Livin' the dream, baby. I'm based in New York, where I spend my days writing and my nights praying that some day my bio will start with "Tori Curtis is an award-winning, best-selling writer." If I had any free time, I would spend it hanging out with my adorable little cousins, reading personal finance books, and arguing the comparative merits of knit and crochet lace with strangers in the supermarket.
Arch Works Books by D E Austin Arch Works Books by D E Austin Jan. 31, 2012 $9.99 749083 words Sample 10%
Includes the three Julia Ellen novels
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A wind blown ripple in a slightly acidic pool of water on the supercontinent of Paranachia in the early Devonerovian era resulted in the molecular fusion of several prebiotic elements into the first chain of self replicating rhino nucleic acid, the precursor of all subsequent self replicating matter on the planet earth. This led to the development of the first unicellular lifeforms which ------- um, this bio, now that I think of it, might be bit too detailed. I'll get back to ya. Till then – the stories - love and romance in unusual or forbidden circumstance, perhaps at times a study of or search for limits (though I generally try to leave the conclusions to you). Some eroticism though more of an imaginative or speculative sort rather than blatantly descriptive eroticism with no other point to it.