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1 God - Poems on God , Creator	by Nikhil Parekh Sep. 05, 2010	135898 words	Read a sample
"1 God" is a 522 pages Poetry Book . The compilation of poems depicts the Omniscient Creator in his unconquerable shapes and forms. Goes to irrefutably prove that there is just one Creator, you choose to call him by whatever name - and for everyone one of us till the time we live. This book is an earnest dedication to Almighty Lord.
Flash Fiction for the Cocktail Hour - Volume 1	by Cathryn Grant Sep. 04, 2010	8153 words	Read a sample
For a taste of Cathryn Grant's Suburban Noir fiction - psychological suspense meets psychological horror - try this collection of 11 Flash Fiction stories.
Showdown at SunnyView Playground (a short-short)	by Michael Crane Sep. 04, 2010	675 words	Read a sample
A fight is about to go down at SunnyView Playground. Jimmy Winx is notorious for tormenting third graders, and he has Ralph Flannigan in his sights. Will Ralph fight or flee? Find out in this short-short!
Jake Aloft	by Matthew Montague Sep. 03, 2010	5844 words	Read a sample
It happened at 10:57 on a sun-drenched morning in March in the middle of the first reading (Exodus 17:3-7) just as the lector, Bill Potter, read aloud about Moses striking the Rock of Horeb and the water flowing forth for the people, and their children, and their livestock to drink.
Literature & Fiction Interviews Volume II	by Shelagh Watkins Sep. 02, 2010	35042 words	Read a sample
This volume of interviews provides an insight into a group of authors from the United States, Canada and Europe, and gives a glimpse of their past and present books. The unique collection of interviews will entertain and inspire readers to find out more about the authors and their books.
Shorts	by Jim Burkett Aug. 30, 2010	3176 words	Read a sample
Three short stories of lost love, romance, humor and love of family.
The Chamber Four Fiction Anthology	by Chamber Four Aug. 30, 2010	85075 words	Read a sample
25 of the best short stories published on the web in 2009/10--chosen by the editors of ChamberFour.com, a website dedicated to making reading more enjoyable and more rewarding. Includes a wide range of stories from great online lit mags. This anthology is DRM-free and free to download. Find a complete table of contents, a PDF version, author bios, interviews, and more at Chamber Four.
Hunter's Moon	by Doi Aug. 24, 2010	855 words	Read a sample
October, the month of summer gifts and winter threats, kindles many passions. In this small upstate NY valley, where life clings to simplicity, the Hunter's Moon signals the Final Harvest.
Cow Tipping	by Perry Burchard Aug. 20, 2010	5274 words	Read a sample
Few good decisions are made when arguing while high. Kyle just wanted to cop a buzz, but instead finds himself in a pasture with his friends. Will he prove his point, or get them all killed?
Luck of the Count	by Janice Daugharty Aug. 20, 2010	5246 words	Read a sample
On a Saturday morning drunk, the Count and his grown son Lucky stumble onto a black woman's shack in the quarters of Cornerville to pilfer for food. When she happens up on them, the Count pulls out his pocket knife and cuts her throat. They go to jail but not for long because the Count's brother King, as usual, gets them out. But the old lady's not done with them. Especially Lucky.
La nouvelle vie d'Anna : premiÃ¨re annÃ©e	by Pauline SarÃ©lot-Le Floc'h Aug. 10, 2010	42685 words	Read a sample
Anna Camors, adolescente surdouÃ©e peu sociable et Ã la limite de l'Ã©chec scolaire, tente sa derniÃ¨re chance en intÃ©grant le chÃ¢teau de Camilia, un lycÃ©e-internat pour Ã©lÃ¨ves Ã intelligence prÃ©coce. Elle va vite s'y faire des amis, des ennemis, et se retrouver plongÃ©e au coeur d'une mystÃ©rieuse affaire de complot...
Caring for the Elderly	by Janice Daugharty Aug. 09, 2010	2777 words	Read a sample
Hun is ninety-some-odd years old and at the mercy of a bitter, controlling black woman hired by the family to keep their beloved relative at home till she dies. When Hun's two grand-nieces show up one fall morning for a visit, the caregiver cranks her meanness up a notch. She gets them told! Hun cries...
The Night Walk Men	by Jason McIntyre Aug. 05, 2010	8868 words	Read a sample
Three-year old Gabriela plays with her twin brother on a train platform. Blind sax man, Braille the Rail, meets with an old, old friend. The earth rumbles beneath them all: the promise of an approaching locomotive. Now, two mysterious strangers, both of them acting in the interest of an otherworldly sense of duty, will decide their fate over a cup of tea.
Life In Pause	by K.E. Rodgers July 18, 2010	3726 words	Read a sample
The movements of life and the pauses in between are revealed in this short narrative. From the perspective of a single man,neither hero nor villain; he is like us. His story doesn't begin here and even with his last words his story continues beyond the words THE END. But this short blurb is enough for now. In this post-apocalyptic short are the revelations, not of humanity, but of a simple man.
The Measure of Gary Mooney	by Jonathan M Barrett July 17, 2010	2268 words	Read a sample
Miss Davisâ€™s class have been studying measurement all term. Today, they will measure each otherâ€™s normal walking speed. But class misfit Gary Mooney has other plans. This playground tale reveals much about social conformity, betrayal and punishment. The Measure of Gary Mooney was awarded third place in the New Zealand 2007 Sunday Star-Times Short Story Competition.
Keynote Speaker	by Jonathan M Barrett July 13, 2010	2744 words	Read a sample
Antoine Maercx is ranked 73rd in the Time Benelux edition list of 'Most important contemporary thinkersâ€™. He arrives in Wellington to make the keynote address at the biennial Australasian Nietzsche Society conference. But from the moment he is picked up at the airport, things do not go to plan for the eminent professor.
House Hunting	by Jonathan M Barrett July 12, 2010	2905 words	Read a sample
When Kim and David go house hunting, theyâ€™re hoping for a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity. But is their relationship strong enough to survive the rigours of house hunting in the gentrified suburbs of Wellington?
Uses of Agapanthus	by Jonathan M Barrett July 12, 2010	3938 words	Read a sample
When Brett pays his weekly visit to his mother at her retirement home, heâ€™s annoyed to see a vase of agapanthus â€“ now a weed in their new home â€“ next to her bed. But his protests set off long suppressed memories for her. As Brettâ€™s wife Suzie asks: is Mom confusing or confessing? If you've enjoyed this free short story, please rate it and leave a review. Thanks,Jonathan.
Accident Report	by Jonathan M Barrett July 12, 2010	2217 words	Read a sample
Paul has the unenviable task of investigating the death of a young crop spraying pilot. As he travels from the crash site to a tavern run by an eccentric old flyer, Paul reflects on being a father, and how he became estranged from his son.
The Ball	by Jonathan M Barrett July 11, 2010	1954 words	Read a sample
Every evening, Ted finds reasons to take him away from the horror stories of the six o'clock news. Today he spots what looks like a ball in the garden. Breaking his routine, he steps outside.
No Bear, No Forest	by Barry Rachin July 08, 2010	87793 words	Read a sample
Mrs. Chowdhary, who manages the Bay View Motel, named her youngest daughter after Saint Theresa, the Little Flower of Jesus. Unfortunately, Terry has more in common with Attila the Hun than her nineteenth century namesake. No Bear, No Forest is a collection of quirky, short stories about people trying to make a go of it in a decidedly user-unfriendly universe.
Everyday Madness - A Mostly True Story	by Matthew Malone July 05, 2010	50726 words	Sample 100%
Debut novel from acclaimed author Matthew Malone. Free digital version. More details in file.
Tramps	by Jose Rodriguez July 05, 2010	6812 words	Read a sample
A short story about the odd friendship between a street child and a mentally disable young boy. The tramp knows rather well that stomachs growl when there is no food but he discovers that there things in life that sometimes trump the basic needs of life.
Kobukariishi	by Tsutomu Ichikawa July 05, 2010	103 words	Read a sample
This is a short story written in japanese.
Takeshi Suzuki Goes For A Walk	by Tony Malone July 01, 2010	3300 words	Read a sample
A short story about the depressing nature of modern life. Follow Takeshi Suzuki as he, well, goes for a walk...
OgÃ³lna teoria jesieni [General theory of autumn]	by Tomasz Sobieraj June 07, 2010	18905 words	Read a sample
Twenty short stories balancing between realism, weird realism and dreamy atmosphere, known from Kafka and Schulz; amazing, poetic book, where beauty of darkness is mixed with the beauty of lightness; it's not a Kafka's plaint - it's a celebration, it's a lust, it's a mystery.
The Mormon	by Jon Thorpe June 05, 2010	8605 words	Read a sample
Three members of a secret organization sit in a Calcutta bar and discuss an ancient codex they have recently purloined from a Tibetan monastery. They know that the key to unlocking the knowledge contained within the codex is a young Mormon who has been spirited away to the Rason-Marinetti Oil Platform to analyze the validity of what just might be Siberian seer stones.
To Come Back So Far From Nowhere In Particular	by Jon Thorpe June 05, 2010	1744 words	Read a sample
Jared Petrarch, a fine young man and an upstanding Christian, dies on the way home from a church dance. This story takes a look at the subtle but profound effects his existence has had on the lives of others.
The Sister City Initiative	by Jon Thorpe June 04, 2010	4812 words	Read a sample
As a man's marriage begins to crumble he becomes increasingly obsessed with the passage of the Sister City Initiative.
Never, Ever, Bring This Up Again	by Jon Thorpe June 04, 2010	2916 words	Read a sample
The American-owned, Liberian-incorporated SCOVAL Corporation attempts to negotiate the release of its employees from their North Korean kidnappers after a deal regarding the repurposing of the Rason-Marinetti Oil Platform goes bad.
A Girl Named X.	by Jon Thorpe June 02, 2010	45751 words	Read a sample
X. is an orphan. She believes her father was killed in combat. Her brilliant mother committed suicide. X. discovers she can phase in and out of reality. She watches time fold in on itself. She passes through multiple dimensions. She seeks refuge in the City of Memory. She discovers a single path. She befriends a talking cat. She receives a message from her dead father and journeys to find him.
The Bridge of Dreams and Predators: Two Short Novels	by Alex Shishin May 15, 2010	26398 words	Read a sample
In The Bridge of Dreams, set in Osaka, the homeless and disabled Motoshima Saburo, 58, fights a moral battle with Ken, a young â€œdating clubâ€ scout, who has used The Waif, a pill-popping 17-year-old runaway, for a haywire robbery. In Predators, set in Paris, Rick and Yolanda discover their wealthy and acne-ravaged home stay guest, Masami Ogawa, is a thief. And worse.
White Pine	by F. J. Mackelroy May 10, 2010	1572 words	Sample 50%
As his world and plans disintegrate, will the north woods be enough to heal one manâ€™s pain? A short-short story of the future, past, and present.
Raisinheart	by Tom Lichtenberg April 28, 2010	16640 words	Read a sample
Three stories of a lonely youth. Jimmy Kruzel's bad luck is that his worst enemies are always his best friends, or is it the other way around, and that sometimes his darkest hours seem to come right after the dawn. In tales more bitter than sweet, Jimmy finds that you can attract more flies with honey than you can with vinegar, but really, who wants to attract flies anyway?
Love Conquers All	by Matthew Montague April 22, 2010	2813 words	Read a sample
What's a new car cost anyway? "It was after seven already and Mary and I were supposed to take the insurance money down to the car lot and get her a new mini-van. One with a functioning fuel pump this time. Which would be a problem since the insurance money is never enough to buy another car like the oneâ€™s been wrecked."
Seamus Out	by Matthew Montague April 21, 2010	4346 words	Read a sample
The two dogs were going round in circles, from dog dish to dog dish, not believing that their dinner was done, and they were driving me crazy which is probably why I just opened the back door and scootched them out with the side of my foot before I realized that Seamus didn't have his chain on...
The Beekeeper - from the collection: 'Night Flight from Marabar'	by Karen Overman-Edmiston April 19, 2010	8534 words	Sample 50%
Many years ago, the beekeeper struck a terrible bargain. He could have as much wealth as he wanted and a life as long as he wished. In return, however, he must secure the lease of a thousand souls for one year. Set on the Greek island of Kythera this story captures daily life and culture as it is today and gives insights into human nature as it has been for thousands of years. A haunting story.
Pathologies	by William Walsh April 17, 2010	10321 words	Read a sample
17 very short stories by the author of Without Wax and Questionstruck and Ampersand, Mass. If you like these stories, check out Ampersand, Mass., a full-length collection of short stories by William Walsh.
Vitriol	by Anne de Gandt April 04, 2010	13561 words	Sample 20%
V.i.t.r.i.o.l. ou la vie comme un roman, dont l'hÃ©roÃ¯ne aurait perdu la clef. Enfance et adolescence ne sont que pages blanches. Un vide qui dÃ©structure jusqu'Ã l'abÃ®me. Jusqu'Ã ce que la mÃ©moire dÃ©ferle et avec elle, le gouffre du mot inceste. Vitriol est un voyage dÃ©sordonnÃ© Ã travers le temps, la peur et l'espoir.
3	by Moxie Mezcal March 31, 2010	21959 words	Read a sample
An obsessive porn store clerk finds herself plunged into an old fashioned whodunnit. A group of four teenage friends wait for the world to end. A desperate journalist tries to explain why he is guilty of an elaborate hoax... and how his lies might be coming true. Three short stories about identity, addiction, guilt, and redemption: Home Movie \| 1999 \| Fake
The Bridge	by C.B. Hoffman March 17, 2010	1581 words	Read a sample
Lana reacts to discovering she has been betrayed.
Concrete Underground	by Moxie Mezcal March 13, 2010	92747 words	Read a sample
An idealistic journalist sets out to expose corruption among the city's elite and soon finds himself immersed in a conspiracy of murder, blackmail, espionage, and human trafficking. Pitted against the enigmatic CEO of one of the world's largest tech companies, he must play a deadly game threatens to unearth its players' darkest secrets.
Going Home	by C.B. Hoffman March 08, 2010	1721 words	Read a sample
1565 words, Elizabeth faces up to old resentments when she revisits her roots.
Paintings on The Father Wall	by Ami Braverman March 06, 2010	6393 words	Read a sample
A collection of 3 very different short stories about the way sons perceive and deal with neglectful fathers. The stories deal with anger issues, developmental issues and sanity issues. The stories are: 'A Conflict of Necessity' 'Benny and Jiggles' 'Monkey Dynamo'
Scattered Fake Sunflowers	by LK Hunsaker Feb. 21, 2010	2399 words	Read a sample
Sully finds a match to his vase in a place he never would have expected: the beginning of a short story series titled Nature's Molding.
Volenti Non Fit Injuria - To they who are willing, no wrong can be done (Interludes)	by David Elvar Feb. 13, 2010	1755 words	Read a sample
A short semi-crime whimsy. (YA - 16+)
Anti-requiem: New Orleans Stories	by Louis Maistros Feb. 04, 2010	21346 words	Read a sample
A collection of short fiction and essays from the author of the critically acclaimed New Orleans novel, "The Sound of Building Coffins." These stories are assembled here for the first time, including one that is previously unpublished.
Ojca Franciszka pogaduszki z Bogiem	by Aurelia Es Feb. 03, 2010	3292 words	Read a sample
I Konkurs Literacki o Platynowy KaÅ‚amarz, 2009 Nagroda PublicznoÅ›ci oraz WyrÃ³Å¼nienie Stefana Dardy
Bez koÅ„ca pieÅ›Å„	by Aurelia Es Feb. 03, 2010	1748 words	Read a sample
I miejsce w Konkursie MaÅ‚ych Form Prozatorskich WRZENIE V edycja 2009 w kategorii:Inspiracje TwÃ³rczoÅ›ciÄ… Juliusza SÅ‚owackiego
Three Easy Pieces	by Simon John Cox Feb. 02, 2010	968 words	Read a sample
Three pieces of short fiction. By Simon John Cox.

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