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Burial Instructions by Elissa Ambrose May 16, 2012 35003 words Read a sample
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Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Elissa graduated from McGill University with a degree in English literature. She’s been a donut maker, a librarian, a computer programmer, and an editor—but always a writer. She currently resides in Arizona with her husband.
Saucy Selections by Vivi May 15, 2012 3773 words Read a sample
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Vivi is a bisexual woman with a rich, creative treasure trove of very explicit, very naughty erotic fantasies, which she loves sharing with other women. And even with some open-minded men! Although Vivi is bisexual herself, she knows that many heterosexual women often have secret fantasies of experimenting sexually with other women or with slightly-more-than-vanilla sexuality. Vivi’s stories will appeal to all women who desire to give full expression to their own untamed, juicy sexuality; even if only in the privacy of their own minds! Vivi believes that sexuality is an immensely creative energy that imbues our lives with colour, depth, joy, fun and excitement and is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. As women we need to embrace our sexuality in all of its naughty, colourful, messy detail! Look out for Vivi’s saucy new book, JUICY FRUIT, which will be published on Smashwords by the end of May 2012.
Without It by Joseph Lawrence May 14, 2012 5898 words Read a sample
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Stirring the Shit by Roderic Anderson May 13, 2012 4165 words Read a sample
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Roderic Anderson's writing career started in Nigeria in 1978, when with Joyce Dafe he wrote a children's story book which Joyce illustrated. It was later published by African Universities Press as Omaka to the Rescue in the same series as books by Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwenzi and Michael Crowder. AUP also accepted for publishing a series of chemistry text-books he wrote, Understanding Chemistry : a student's book and a teachers' guide for each year, Nine to Eleven, but `due to the political situation and financial constraints' they have never been printed. He is currently working on the last of a series of books. The first, Trailblazer, a novel based on the lives of his great grandparents, has been published in 2008 by Zeus Publications. The second, another novel, Real Life Portrait , based on the lives of his parents was published as a hard-back in October 2010 by Big Sky Publishing, and the third, Well of Life, is a memoir up to age 18, ready to go to a publisher. The fourth, Free Radical, another memoir up to age 36, he has self published. All of these works are now available as ebooks. Now living quietly in retirement he is working on the final memoir, Odyssey, age 37 up to the present. Besides writing, reading and listening to chamber music, being a long-term Marxist and socialist, he is interested in TV documentaries and current affairs and regrets that he is too old to participate in the Australian extension of the Arab Spring, hastening the end of capitalism.
Nap 2.6 by NAP BOOKS May 13, 2012 4373 words Read a sample
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NAP is an online magazine of the short and in-between.
A Ripple in Time by The Albatross May 11, 2012 938 words Read a sample
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Like the albatross i'm either a gift or a curse. So I stumble when I walk and when I walk slow it's worse.
Open the Gates: 10 odd stories of bad bosses, skinny shoppers and Hollywood pants by Bob Fenster May 09, 2012 18172 words Read a sample
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I believe in head fakes, the crossover step and going the other way. Also, if you’re not half-cynical, you’re missing the news. I think that as soon as you say you’re going to die young and leave a beautiful corpse, it’s too late. But also, what the hell do you think anyone is going to do with that beautiful corpse? Remember the women who threw themselves into volcanoes when Valentino died? They’d never met the star and wouldn’t have liked him if they had. I believe the idiots have been running things long enough. On the other hand, it’s the smart guys who will do us in. If anything is going to save our collective butt, it will come out of nowhere. I only say that because the stuff we already know about doesn’t look that promising. I think there has never been a politician who uttered the word freedom and actually meant it. I believe in dark chocolate, black coffee and straight whiskey. Also, long running catches and short love affairs. I follow Johnny Cash, Etta James, Al Green, Joe Ely, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Curtis Mayfield and Roy Zimmerman. I maintain that Reacher would be dead before he ever saw Parker coming. I can see Mel Gibson as a kind of Parker, but no way Tom Cruise can ever be Reacher. I think Luc Besson knows how to make exciting movies, but Quentin Tarantino is a second-rate hack disguising himself as a first-rate hack. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I was born in Brooklyn but live in Northern California, root for the Giants and don’t care who knows it. My other books include: Duh: The Stupid History of the Human Race Well, Duh! The Duh Awards The Big Book of Duh! They Did What!? Laugh Off Twisted They were all published by Andrews-McMeel and can be purchased wherever good books (and bad books) are sold.
Overtime by Willie Wit May 07, 2012 495 words Read a sample
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On April 8th 2011 I began writing 'smallstories' . These are my first ever attempts at writing. :0) xxx
LitU: Time by Literary Underground May 06, 2012 33977 words Read a sample
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Who are the Literary Underground? We are writers. We are that before and above all else. We are also readers, editors, promotional masters, and graphic artists. We bring our talents together to perform all of the duties and responsibilities of a publishing house; we prepare our members’ manuscripts for public consumption. None of our members have given up their rights to their product, and each member maintains full control of the way in which their work will reach their readers – but while our members are self-published, they are never alone, and their work will show the polish of the attention of a group of professionals. We can be irreverent or respectful, disciplined or lazy, cheerful or surly – but we are never incompetent. We are the quiet revolution in the literary world. Can I join the Underground? Membership in Literary Underground is not easy; each of our members has to support the publishing efforts of all the others. If you're interested in membership, contact us at info@litunderground.com. We will carefully review all applicants and accept those who can demonstrate the willingness to contribute to the group, and that they have the time to give to the endeavor. Where can I buy Literary Underground titles? We will post links to each of our members’ works in the Store. Keep your eyes peeled. Who writes the blog? Our members, whenever they feel like it. If they feel they have something to contribute, it is submitted to the blog, reviewed, edited, and posted. Where do I get more information? Send an e-mail to info@litunderground.com. We’re friendly, but many of us have other, bill-paying gigs we have to dedicate ourselves to during the day, so answers may be a bit slow in coming. Please be patient.
The Gallery of Worlds: May 2012 by Lantern Hollow May 01, 2012 26178 words Read a sample
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In July of 2010, a band of friends who were in a writers’ group decided to start a publishing company. How would this company be different/better than others? By offering only the very best, most witty, awesomely adventurous Fantasy and Science Fiction on the market.
Across The Battlefield by William C. Busch April 30, 2012 11817 words Read a sample
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William C. Busch is the author of the recently published "Across The Battlefield", a collection of short stories. William is currently working on his first, full length novel. He writes by night and works in the video game industry by day. He lives with his wife, Marissa, and two cats in Silicon Valley, CA.
The QT Anthology, Book One, Stories from the Web by Kay Lawrence April 30, 2012 14340 words Read a sample
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I always loved writing stories. It was one of the few things that ever won me praise in school. I wasn't good at maths, or catching a ball, or remembering historical dates and figures, but I could spin a yarn. I announced at an early age that I planned to be a writer and keep my parents in style. Now, all these years later I am a writer, though the style I'm keeping my parents in is probably not all they might have hoped for. As a writer I'm a bit of a butterfly, flitting through age ranges and genre as the mood takes me. My children's fantasy adventure series, The Boldre Wood Trilogy, has now made its debut on Kindle in the form of Book One, Billy of Boldre Wood. Boldre Wood is home to a miniature race of people who live in the ancient trees, fighting for survival in a hostile world. Book Two will follow, hopefully, later this year. In meantime, I'm working on a collection of short stories for Kindle, 'The QT Anthology', as well as adding to the growing library of shorts on my website: http://www.quirkytales.co.uk
Play Cafe by Chalky MacLaan April 29, 2012 1667 words Read a sample
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Chalky MacLaan is a twenty-something gent based in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. As "A Jack of all trades, master of none," Chalky has fun being creative in many different areas, of which writing is a stand out passion. His dream is one day to be really, really good at something... So good that others will think so too! Chalky divides his time between his creative pursuits, teaching high school English and being a family man (he has a wife and three kids).
Dark Corners by William Andrews April 29, 2012 32166 words Read a sample
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William Andrews is a graduate in English and Criminology from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has a keen interest in anything well written from any genre, but has a preference for "dark" things, hence the name of his website, Facebook and Twitter pages and FREE Smashwords short story anthology, DARK CORNERS. The sequel to the scary-as-Hell psycho-thriller, FRIEND REQUEST, is coming soon. Watch this space...
A collection of Short Stories by Jamie Heppner April 26, 2012 21519 words Read a sample
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I am just a guy who loves to write. I think my stories are entertaining and I hope you do as well. Thank you for visiting!
Burning Bridges: A Renegade Fiction Anthology by Benjamin Sobieck April 24, 2012 27919 words Read a sample
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Benjamin Sobieck is the author of the forthcoming crime novel "Cleansing Eden" and numerous flash fiction pieces. His professional journalism career spans newspapers, magazines, television, websites and books. Sobieck is currently an online editor for six national magazines with an international media company. He has a degree in journalism and a minor in creative writing from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota. He and his wife reside in Minnesota.
Bittersweet by Bobby A. Troutt April 23, 2012 25885 words Read a sample
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I am southern writer who enjoys writing about the southern living I grew up in. I am divorced and work at a nearby college. I live about fifty miles north of Nashville, Tennessee in the town of Gallatin. I enjoy sharing my stories with the readers, which I hope find the stories appealing. I write mysteries, crime thrillers, and suspense. My books touch on various subjects dealing with today’s society of the yester years. I write short story collections with the hope of sharing a variety of my stories for the reader’s enjoyment. I want to be an effective writer with positive stories that bring the reader down to a good old country story with a lot to say.
Profundis Somnia: Selected Short Stories and Poetry by Justin Herndon April 23, 2012 28692 words Read a sample
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Justin Herndon was born in Oklahoma City in 1984, but his earliest memories are of Torrejon, Spain where he lived as a toddler. He began writing for fun in second grade, but didn't become serious about becoming an author until his senior year of high school. He has studied at several schools, including Richmond the American International University in London. Over the years he has tried his hand at everything from restoring classic cars to producing music videos semi-professionally, but his real joy and passion is in writing. He cut his teeth as a novelist writing low-fantasy novels and novellas for his friends. His first contemporary fiction novel, "One Could Do Better," is slated for release some time before August 2012. He is currently engaged to Logan Award-nominated singer-songwriter Kobi LaCroix. The two live together in the suburbs outside Portland, Oregon with their two cats.
In That Quiet Earth by Alex C. Telander April 21, 2012 32027 words Read a sample
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Alex C. Telander was born in 1979 in Málaga, on the south coast of Spain, where he lived for the first nineteen years of his life, attending an English high school. He started writing with a vested interest at the age of fifteen with short stories both for class and for personal enjoyment. In his last few years at his high school, he started his own newspaper, the St. Anthony’s Gazette, where he published some of his stories, as well as a wealth of other material that he mostly wrote for the paper. At the time, he also had an interest in marine biology. With a love for America and its ways, he attended San José State University, in San José, California, majoring in biology with a concentration in marine biology. Deciding this wasn’t as concentrated as he wanted, he transferred to Long Beach State, where they offered a marine biology major. It was at the end of the first semester that he decided marine biology and, realistically, the math and physics wasn’t for him, and he would be honest and follow his real passion, creative writing. He took a number of writing classes with many talented professors, working closely under Lisa Glatt (author of A Girl Becomes a Comma Like That and The Apple’s Bruise: Stories) and Brian Alan Lane (author of Cat and Mouse: Mind Games With a Serial Killer, as well as being a well-connected and respected writer in Hollywood). He also worked for four years at the student-run newspaper, the Long Beach Union, starting as a staff writer, then News Editor, Literature Editor (which he created, getting contacts and requesting review copies from publishers), Associate Editor, and in his last year as Editor-in-Chief. Apart from various articles and book reviews, he had some short prose pieces and poetry published in the creative arts section. Alex is a writer, book reviewer, and interviewer. He’s been seriously writing for about fifteen years, starting when he was a teenager. He has finished three novels: a young adult fantasy (which he will self-publish in summer of 2012), a mystery/thriller which he is shopping around to agents, and a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel he recently finished, the first in a four-book series. He is currently working on a big historical fiction epic set in fifth century Britain called Wyrd (which is Anglo-Saxon for “fate”). Alex is also a reading addict, finishing an average of 100 books in the last three years, and reviews just about everything he finishes. In addition to reviewing for the San Francisco Book Review and the Sacramento Book Review, he puts all his reviews up on his website, BookBanter. BookBanter began as a dream that became a reality: you can now find more than fifty exclusive interviews on the site, both audio and written, as well as more than 600 book reviews. Alex also records audiobooks for Librivox, a full listing of which you can find on the BookBanter site. There’s also the BookBanter Column and, of course, the BookBanter Blog. In his spare time – when he’s not writing or reading – he likes to hang out with friends and family, watch incessant amounts of genre TV, and play the MMO Lord of the Rings Online. To get in touch with Alex, just shoot him an email at alex@bookbanter.net.
It's My Birthday- Where's the Cake? A Digital Archive for the American Consumer by Katheryn Bajo April 20, 2012 19017 words Read a sample
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"I is someone else." - Rimbaud katherynbajo@gmail.com
Nap 2.5 by NAP BOOKS April 18, 2012 6457 words Read a sample
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NAP is an online magazine of the short and in-between.
A Shade Too Young by Wendy Maddocks April 17, 2012 12189 words Read a sample
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I'm Wenz - Wendy when I'm in trouble - and I've been writing since I could hold a pen. I like horror and fantasy and some sci fi. I try to write the stuff I like to read but if it feels right to write something a bit off-target then I do that. People seem to enjoy reading it and if you're one of them, please leave comments.
Resurrection, Inc. by David K. Ginn April 15, 2012 6853 words Read a sample
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David K. Ginn has written three novels and over twenty stories in the fantasy, horror and science fiction genres. His fantasy series The Starlet Integration is on sale now in e-book and paperback format. When not writing, David tries his hand at filmmaking and graphic design. He produced the action/comedy webseriesDino Hunter MD and is currently working on a feature-length movie with his production company, Cannibal Troll Film. He designed the layout for his first three books and keeps busy with web design when between projects. He graduated with a B.A. in Cinema and Cultural Studies from Stony Brook University. His principal interests (apart from writing) are astronomy, film and television, and meeting new people. David's biggest inspirations are Stephen King, Joss Whedon, Richard Matheson and Kurt Vonnegut.
An Anthology of Emotional Short Stories by Wm. G. Thilgen Jr. (Bill) April 11, 2012 2338 words Sample 10%
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William Guy Thilgen Jr. (Bill) is a 63 years old semi-retired former native of St. Paul, Minnesota commonly known as the Twin Cities. He is the middle child of seven, with three older step-sisters, two younger brothers and a baby sister: William currently resides in Las Vegas, NV. He and his wife Rosa plan to retire to Mazatlan, Mexico, in a few years. Prior to his present career as a security officer at a major casino in Las Vegas, William followed his grandfather's footsteps as a professional truck driver. A career that allowed him to see parts of the country, taste various foods and to partake in a variety of adventures whenever he happen across them. During those years he considered himself to be a professional tourist. William attributes his imagination and story-telling ability to the fact that, like most children during his youth, he grew up in a large family in a small house with no room to play indoors. Most children of that era grew up playing outdoors. He and his friends would spend hours and hours finding things to do, and on occasion making up their own adventures. As William aged he learned to view life as series of adventures. It was on one such adventure in the winter of 1994-- he met Patte.
The Word, 'Matter' (The Extraterrestrial Anthology, Volume I: Temblar) by Joseph Debs April 10, 2012 9180 words Read a sample
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We Were Children by Matthew Morgan April 09, 2012 27237 words Read a sample
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Matthew Morgan is an emerging voice in literature. He has written many short stories which have been published in literary journals and magazines all over the world- usually in online form despite a strong bigotry toward electronic reading. His ebook short stories are currently free to readers as he believes in earning a fan-base, and would like to contribute to the world of reading rather than the world of commerce. Matthew is committed to continuing this practice even when other books by him are one day sold traditionally. 'We Were Children' is the latest collection of his short stories, while 'On Love and Other Lies' was his first anthology. Despite his short stories receiving most attention, he is a committed novelist. His first novel, 'The Sound of Startled Leaves', grew out of an early short story called 'Discovery'. It compassionately- yet with blunt honesty- examines a man who discovers his wife's infidelity and a possibly cancerous lump on his testicle on the same day. Matthew hopes to have it published and next to his anthologies soon. Join Matthew on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MatthewMorganWriter
Salt and Pepper Short Stories and Poems by Susan Sowerby April 08, 2012 45515 words Read a sample
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Susan Sowerby lives, sculpts and writes in the West Australian surfing town of Margaret River. She is best known for her sculptures of mermaids and mermen, but also sings ans paints. As well as Salt 'n Pepper' and 'Saltwater in the Soul,' she has wrtiien and illustrated several children's books which are soon to appear on Smashwords. For her, writing and art are an incurable fever.
Short and Bittersweet by Kate Aaron April 07, 2012 6165 words Read a sample
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Kate Aaron lives in Cheshire, England, with two dogs, a parrot, and a bearded dragon named Elvis. She has the best of friends, the worst of enemies, and a mischievous muse with a passion for storytelling that doesn't know the difference between fact and fiction. COMING 2012: Summer - Lost Realm #3 Summer - 'Fenton's Absolution' LR #3.5
Ficton, Etc: Subterfuge by Fiction, Etc April 01, 2012 13133 words Read a sample
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Ascension and Other Stories by Avril Borthiry April 01, 2012 13654 words Read a sample
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I was born in Cumbria, UK. I now live in Ontario, Canada.
Seicentonovanta anni dopo e altri racconti by Mattia Bertoldi March 29, 2012 11796 words Read a sample
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Sono nato l’11 marzo 1986 a Lugano, in Svizzera, da genitori italiani. Affamato di letture di ogni genere sin dalla più giovane età, ho superato la trafila delle scuole obbligatorie tra un libro e l’altro: da Topolino a Il Signore degli Anelli di Tolkien passando per i classici di Roald Dahl, i racconti di Dino Buzzati e gli scritti di Alessandro Baricco. A 15 anni mi sono iscritto al liceo con indirizzo scientifico, motivato dall’intenzione di proseguire gli studi nel campo della medicina (pediatria, per essere più precisi). A 17 anni la svolta: ho abbandonato le ambizioni scientifiche sposando la causa umanistica e lo studio della letteratura. Ho deciso così di preferire i tomi agli atomi, l’analisi di testo a quella del sangue, le anafore alle anamnesi. Una scelta di cui non mi sono mai pentito, anche se in matematica, biologia e chimica le insufficienze fioccavano in abbondanza. Mi consolavo quindi con i riconoscimenti in storia, inglese e - soprattutto - italiano. All'età di 19 anni mi preparavo all'università ma, complice le esigenze della patria elvetica (leggi esercito) ho dovuto rinviare di un anno l'inizio degli studi e abbracciare la carriera militare per circa dieci mesi. Con la pecunia ottenuta, comunque, ho potuto acquistare un Harley-Davidson Sportster (che, dopo qualche decina di migliaia di chilometri, mi tiene ancora compagnia) e un nuovo computer portatile sul quale battere le mie prime creazioni letterarie. A partire dal 2006, quindi, ho dato sfogo alla mia passione per la scrittura attraverso la produzione di articoli, racconti e romanzi. Nella primavera del 2011 ho finalmente raggiunto il titolo di Master in letteratura e linguistica italiana e inglese, con consegna del titolo alla fine di settembre del medesimo anno; ho seguito la maggior parte dei corsi all’Università di Zurigo, ma verso la fine del 2010 ho anche avuto modo di vivere una breve parentesi negli atenei di Berna e Friburgo, in Svizzera; nel corso degli studi ho collaborato nel tempo libero con quotidiani, network online e agenzie pubblicitarie, iniziato a fare il proiezionista e il lettore e scritto il più possibile. Insomma, di tutto un po'.
My entry into the Abyss by Lynette Ferreira March 29, 2012 960 words Read a sample
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Lynette Ferreira now lives in Gauteng, South Africa and is married with three children.
My Child, My Life by Lynette Ferreira March 29, 2012 825 words Read a sample
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Lynette Ferreira now lives in Gauteng, South Africa and is married with three children.
9 Days of Madness: Things Unsettled by Chris Allinotte March 29, 2012 11938 words Read a sample
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AnimeMETH by Nipaporn Baldwin March 26, 2012 1114 words Read a sample
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I am a teenage African American poetess trying to open up a new avenue in the world of Dragons: Space Dragons!! And I WILL make it "work." My stories are mostly flash fiction, short stories and (best of all) poetry. About The Society On Da Run series: Earth has seen many visitors, from space dragons colonizing the planet in Pre Cambrian times to intelligent insectoids and benevolent owl gods. Follow the adventures of a wide cast of characters as they encounter the dragons of the Draconizica empire, and Ashuton Karrucci, the god of dragons going about his daily life in Italy. From a story about a small town ravaged by an airborn dragon virus, to a story about a cruel dragon king on a terraformed Mars, to the story of a girl pregnant with a Dragon god, these stories are not bound by the norms of the Fantasy and Science Fiction genres. Also includes stories unrelated to the dragons. _______________________________________________ As of March 2012, all issues in the TSODR have been (or are being) updated with new covers and additional content. Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4809527.Nipaporn_Baldwin _______________________________________________ CURRENT WORKS SO FAR: Issues #1-50: Lyarknar Saga Epoch Issues #51-60: Starsplitter Issues #61-80: Citybane FA>KED THORN spin-off series Ascendant Likelihood mini-series FA>KED spin-off series (Ascendant Likelihood spin-off) Black Dragon (yaoi series)
Filaments: Little Literary Triumphs of Sputnikoi by Mirvan Ereon March 18, 2012 13761 words Read a sample
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A poet, artist, writer, painter, madman and genius, Mirvan Ereon is a wonderful human being. He is strange, weird, fun, lovable, sexy, fuckable all at the same time. He is polysexual, polyamorous, pansexual, and many other twisted things and he is not afraid to be one. He is proud of who he is and he wants you to be the same way too with yourself! Message me. tell me anything. Ask me to wrote a story or a poem for you and I will gladly do it. I love doing requests =P And it is all free =P Send me a message - jinnypark_1691@yahoo.com
How I Met My Husband: The Real-Life Love Stories of 25 Romance Authors by Michele Stegman March 17, 2012 36525 words Read a sample
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Michele Stegman has loved history all her life. When she was studying history in graduate school, one of her professors quipped that she put too much romance in her research papers. She decided to put in more romance and write historical romances. Her Fortune series is following the adventures of the Fortune family through piracy and war in the 1700’s. Conquest of the Heart, her upcoming book, takes place in England in 1067, just after the Norman Conquest. It is quite different from most books that are set during the Conquest. For one thing, her hero is not a big, brash Norman conqueror. He’s a Saxon. It’s the heroine who is the Norman. Her people conquered his country, now she must conquer his heart! Michele was never interested in writing contemporary novels. But one day she was driving along, thinking of nothing in particular, when the entire plot for Mr. Right’s Baby popped into her head. She couldn’t stop thinking about it and finally decided it was a book that had to be written. Michele lives her history every day. She lives in an 1840’s log cabin, and sleeps in a 200 year old bed with her very own hero, her husband, Ron. She spins, weaves, makes her own soap, and bakes her own bread and crackers. Two cats, Chopstix and 5, demand lots of petting, but her two daughters, Kira and Shana, are the delight of her life. Michele also dabbles in art, and is a member of the Southeastern Indiana Art Guild.
The Boy Who Cried Zombie - A Zombie A.C.R.E.S. Sampler by Joshua Cook March 14, 2012 8373 words Read a sample
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"Writing has always been my passion in life. It has always been a hobby to me though. Thanks to some unfortunate luck in my life, I am now able to focus full time on my writing, and this is the result of the fruit of that labor." ~Joshua Cook Joshua Cook was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, late in 1977. This where he spent most of his life. There have been short bursts throughout his life where he has spread his wild oats to other parts of the United States, though. Briefly Josh lived in Arizona and a brief - dark - time in Indiana and Ohio. Finally he landed in Washington state. He now calls Seattle his home where he lives with his beautiful cocker spaniel - black lab mix, Sam Dogg. This is where he created the growing fan favorite web site ZombieACRES.com, which spawned its first comic in October 2011. After many years of writing non-fiction, news, and various other articles, Josh decided to poke around in fiction - and is loving it.
Postcards Of Passion by Naughty Nights Press March 14, 2012 34779 words Read a sample
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Naughty Nights Press (NNP) Pushing The Naughty Limits And Taking Our Readers To The Next Level Of Eroticism! Erotica has changed its beat. It's now blazing hot, more stimulating and a whole lot more provocative then ever before! Naughty Nights Press (NNP) is the "Next Generation Of Erotic, Paranormal and Contemporary Romance Publishing", specializing in bringing our readers the intoxicating world of steamy erotica and the pleasures of the paranormal. We publish scandalously daring, virtually dangerous contemporary romance e-books and short story anthologies of the next generation of authors. Naughty Nights Press is where you will find the scorching adventures you are looking for, written by authors who are not afraid to push the limits of erotica. Our writers create ebooks that will take you to that edge of intensity you crave, without crossing the line. Our short story anthologies will bring you to your knees and leave you begging for more! ************* If you write hot steamy erotic, paranormal or contemporary romance and you are interested in having us take a look at your work, please feel free to browse our submissions calls. We share current calls for submissions with Naughty Nights Press and other select sites, and publishing advice for authors from authors. More calls added every week! ************* Current Submissions Calls, New Release Information and Special Giveaways or Discounts are always available on our blog at: http://naughtynightspress.blogspot.com
Exile (The Extraterrestrial Anthology, Volume I: Temblar) by Dave Robinson March 13, 2012 1540 words Read a sample
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Dave Robinson finds that one of the joys of being a freelancer is that it lets him work from home most of the time. He also finds that one of the terrors of being a freelancer is that it lets him work from home most of the time. Home where he's comfortable; home, where the dog, cat and daughter feel it's always a good time to bug Daddy. Outside of writing he's done everything from counseling at a day camp, cleaning carpets, to managing a bookstore. Inside of writing, he's ghostwritten two novels and written two more of his own. These days he's more of an editor than a writer, but sometimes the itch still scratches. There's really not much more to say, other than that he's a reader as well as writer – he still collects comics and has read the entire decade of the fifties from Astounding, Galaxy, and If magazines. There is a universe of possibilities out there, and it's his hope that someday we'll get to see them.
Just Get It Out There by Steel City Writers March 13, 2012 16304 words Read a sample
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Nap 2.4 by NAP BOOKS March 12, 2012 3288 words Read a sample
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NAP is an online magazine of the short and in-between.
Wisps (The Extraterrestrial Anthology, Volume I: Temblar) by Ryan Croker March 12, 2012 3879 words Read a sample
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Ryan Croker was born in Missoula, Montana. After spending some time in Mexico, he graduated with a degree in History and an MFA in Creative Writing from Brigham Young University and currently lives in Cedar Hills, UT with his wife and daughter. When not writing fiction, he works as an editor and writes sketch comedy, movie scripts, and the occasional freelance article in his spare time.
Eddyfication: A collection of short stories by aditya thakur March 12, 2012 14215 words Read a sample
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Epic Yarns from Beyond the Horizon. The Petite Collection. Volume I. by Oleg Medvedkov March 09, 2012 3829 words Read a sample
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Oleg Medvedkov is a writer of Humorous Novels and Short Stories. He also writes some serious stuff just to show that he can. He lives in Sacramento, CA. His motivation - Cookies, His inspiration - see Motivation, His muse - whoever brings him Cookies. If you think he is mercantile than you know words.
That Speical Place: A Short Story by Vincent Bivona March 08, 2012 4882 words Read a sample
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Vincent Bivona is the author of five novels. His favorite genres to write include horror, sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers, and mysteries. And as long as you keep reading, he promises to keep writing. Actually . . . that's not entirely true. He plans to keep writing anyway. But let's face it, he thinks it'd be nice if you read, too.
House of Justice: A Horror Short Story by Vincent Bivona March 07, 2012 3677 words Read a sample
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Vincent Bivona is the author of five novels. His favorite genres to write include horror, sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers, and mysteries. And as long as you keep reading, he promises to keep writing. Actually . . . that's not entirely true. He plans to keep writing anyway. But let's face it, he thinks it'd be nice if you read, too.
Goldfish Tears by Curtis Ackie March 07, 2012 34084 words Sample 20%
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Curtis Ackie is a young British-born novelist, short story writer and sometime poet, based in Zagreb, Croatia. His fiction is primarily concerned with the magic of dreams as escapism.
Sampled by Belfire Press March 04, 2012 22012 words Read a sample
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Belfire Press was born of many conversations, much like the beginning of The New Bedlam Project. We bounced the ideas and plans off a couple of authors we’d worked with in the past and present. The answers to ‘Can we do it? Should we do it?’ were a resounding Yes. On October 31st 2009, we announced the formation of Belfire Press, a micro-press owned and operated by a crazy Canadian, backed by a handful of other crazy Canadians. Our first title released April 1st, 2010, followed by our grand opening and launch novel on May 1st. Since then, we’ve gone on to establish a poetry imprint and move the webzine into either bi-annual print, or yearly anthology. We publish novels, works of non-fiction and the occasional anthology or collection in both print and e-book. Jodi Lee - Editor in Chief/Publisher An editor and occasional writer, Jodi Lee has spent her entire life on the Canadian Prairies, which she credits for her over-active imagination. She’s often found slicing and dicing prose in her editorial work, or mucking about with book covers, graphics and websites in her design freelancing. Tracy DeVore - Senior Editor Tracy DeVore is a freelance editor, published in novel-length fiction. Her non-fiction work has appeared in a number of newspapers and other publications. She was the founding president of the HWA’s Indiana chapter, Indiana Horror Writers (IHW) and the RWA chapter, Gothic Romance Writers, Inc. (‘GothRom’). Though she now resides in Danville, Illinois, Tracy grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and remains a loyal Colts fan.
Tales of the Absurdid by Gord Oxley March 03, 2012 21088 words Read a sample
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First-time e-writer, just trying this out. I'm based in Toronto, Canada (the other other white meat) . Hopefully you'll find some of the intended funny stuff funny. The spaghetti theory is in play here - throw enough of it at a wall and some of it will stick. Update (March 2012): It was fun writing and uploading my first e-book "Tales of the Absurdid." I'm currently writing more happy short bundles of bullsh*t. When I've got enough cobbled together, will upload it here for more harsh judgment. :o) Hobbies include semi-colons and jogging. Thanks for reading this far; gotta run.