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Love Thy Neighbor | by S.L. Pierce Sep. 29, 2011 | 10343 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: S.L. Pierce spent ten years in college getting a PhD in engineering before figuring out that engineering was not for her. She now lives in Colorado with her husband and four children. |
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Crap from the Magi | by Brent Seth Sep. 21, 2011 | 1909 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Brent Seth was born in Bloomington, Illinois during an ice storm which, with the benefit of hindsight, seems to have been something a peak. As a self-destructive, cynical nihilist, Mr. Seth has always displayed a peculiar affection for comedy, especially when used as a club to beat-up that which was never actually alive. He now lives in Port Huron, Michigan with seven spoiled cats. |
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A Ghost Of A Cance | by Iain McMurtrie Sep. 21, 2011 | 3746 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I am 51yrs old and work as a Health Care Assistant looking after ex service men and women with Dementia. I am married with two teenage daughters. I am also a biker riding a Midnight Black 2006 Yamaha xvs 650(A) Dragstar classic. Also for the winter I ride a 12yr old NT650V Honda Daeuville, pennant red. |
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The Halloween Collection | by Indie Eclective Sep. 07, 2011 | 38099 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: The INDIE ECLECTIVE: What is it, who are they, and why can they spell neither “eclectic†nor “collective†correctly? The Indie Eclective is an ensemble of NINE AUTHORS operating under the assumption that Readers like Good Books. Whether you enjoy light or dark paranormal, YA or adult-themed genres, there’s bound to be a story to suit your tastes. Thanks for reading! The Indie Eclective is... Heather Marie Adkins Julia Crane Lizzy Ford Talia Jager P.J. Jones Shéa MacLeod M. Edward McNally Alan Nayes Jack Wallen |
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My Darling Husband, Charlie and Kathy stories of gifts and surprises | by Charlie Close Aug. 13, 2011 | 4092 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Charlie Close is a writer living in Michigan in the US. |
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The Frog's Pad Collection | by David Grewcock Aug. 10, 2011 | 15505 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I take my inspiration from the world around me and then use that creatively to write short stories - or build Lego vignettes. i like to encourage others to make the best of their opportunities - and to look for the half full glass. |
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A Christmas Holiday | by Brendan Gerad O'Brien July 29, 2011 | 4524 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Brendan Gerad O’Brien was born in Tralee, on the west coast of Ireland and now lives in Newport, South Wales with his wife Jennifer and daughters Shelly and Sarah. As a child he spent his summer holidays in Listowel, Co Kerry, where his uncle Moss Scanlon had a Harness Maker’s shop, now long gone. The shop was a magnet for all sorts of colourful characters. It was there that his love of words was kindled by the stories of John B. Keane and Bryan MacMahon, who often wandered into the shop for a chat and bit of jovial banter. After serving nine years in the Royal Navy, Brendan progressed to retail management, working as a Department manager with the UK’s second largest Supermarket. Now retired, his hobby is writing short stories, twenty of which have already been published individually over the years, and also as a collection called Dreamin Dreams Once On A Cold And Grey September is his first full novel |
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Primrose Lawn | by Elizabeth James July 29, 2011 | 4352 words | Read a sample |
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Who Vampires Eat for Thanksgiving: A FREE Holiday Short by Rusty Fischer | by Rusty Fischer July 22, 2011 | 2528 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Rusty Fischer is the author of several YA supernatural novels, including Zombies Don't Cry, Ushers, Inc., Becca Bloom & the Drumsticks of Doom and Panty Raid @ Zombie High. |
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The 12 Stories of Snowflake: A Dozen FREE Holiday Tales by Rusty Fischer | by Rusty Romance-Fischer July 21, 2011 | 57470 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: A full-time freelance writer, Rusty Fischer is the author of several supernatural romance novels for young adults, including Zombies Don’t Cry and Vamplayers, both from Medallion Press. His first contemporary romance for adults, A Town Called Snowflake, comes out from Musa Publishing (http://www.musapublishing.com/) just in time for Christmas. |
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Snowflake Stories 2: Four MORE FREE Holiday Tales by Rusty Fischer | by Rusty Romance-Fischer July 19, 2011 | 17781 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: A full-time freelance writer, Rusty Fischer is the author of several supernatural romance novels for young adults, including Zombies Don’t Cry and Vamplayers, both from Medallion Press. His first contemporary romance for adults, A Town Called Snowflake, comes out from Musa Publishing (http://www.musapublishing.com/) just in time for Christmas. |
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July 5th, 1776 | by Ernest Winchester July 14, 2011 | 833 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I must in all honesty, update this entry, for I stumbled onto the magic key to post a story on Smashwords. It was operator error not one of the poltergeist that I’m sure came preloaded in my computer that prevents me from getting what I want from it. For those of you who didn’t read this bio before—which I’m sure includes the rest of the world’s population—I repeat: I am an old man who loves to write. I started decades ago—the exact number is irrelevant—on a cast iron framed manual typewriter that would now serve little purpose beyond a boat anchor. I love composing fiction on the computer, mainly because of the spell check feature. Why someone who can’t spell worth a damn wants to write, I’ll never be able to explain. I take solace in the knowledge that some well-known writers throughout history were so afflicted. However, I must confess, that is about as far as I can go into this—to me—frightening world of cyberspace. I don’t have accounts on face book (wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole. Almost nightly the news is filled with stories of people murdered by people they have contacted there.) I feel the same way about Myspace, a blog or personal web site. I don’t tweet or twit or what ever that is. That really seems silly--just call them and talk! So I’ll be contented to write and enjoy retirement until the final heartbeat or wayward city buss runs me over. |
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White Collar Christmas | by Misty Evans July 12, 2011 | 7181 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Misty Evans was bitten by the writing bug when she won a contest in 4th grade with an essay about her dad. Today, she writes the best-selling and award-winning Super Agent Series and Witches Anonymous series. Misty is currently at work on the next books in both her series as well as her new Lost Worlds series from Carina Press. She likes her coffee black, her conspiracy stories juicy, and her wicked characters dressed in couture. To learn more about Misty and her books, visit www.readMistyEvans.com, www.magicalmusings.com or follow her on www.twitter.com/readmistyevans . |
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The Yard | by sarah turner June 16, 2011 | 9390 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Hey, not much interesting about me... amatuer photography(as u may tell i took the picture for the cover) im at college,work and full time xbox player :D - xbox live name = searsca110 Dedicated animal rescue worker - volunteer so most of my time is taken up but i still get time to write :D if u have suggestion on how i can change certain parts of the story they are greatly welcome. |
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Reflections | by Russell Turney June 10, 2011 | 710 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Writing came to me very late in my life. After years working a well paid job for a New Zealand government department, I gave it all up and hit the road, travelling to north america on three occasions. On the second trip, I finally sat down and began to learn my new craft. My first book was self published six months later. A small notebook I carry has ideas for another twelve plus fiction books plus two non-fiction, including some of the 12,000+ photos I've collected on my continuing travels. |
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Two in a Tent: Camping Humor | by Lenny Everson June 02, 2011 | 2635 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: List of Completed Works by Lenny Everson (As of April, 2102, over 9600 copies of Lenny's works have been downloaded.) Novels • Death On a Small, Dark Lake. 67,700 words. Our hero snags a body in a remote lake. • Death on a Rocky Little Island 71,500 words. Our hero convinces a friend to take a canoeing trip to the 30,000 islands. • Mount Moriah 50,000 words. A strange sequence events involves a priest, a poet, a CSIS agent, a space alien, four horny teens, among others. My most fun fiction. • Last Exit to Pine Lake. 45,000 words. A dying writer goes back into the bush to off himself. Grimly literary. My best fiction. Novelettes • Granite and Dry Blood. 9,700 words. Our hero wants to write a book on Massassauga Park. Various people would prefer that he didn’t. • Death on a Foggy Spring Portage. 11,800 words. One member of a paddling group is found dead on a muddy portage. Screenplays • Murder on a Foggy Spring Portage. One member of a paddling group is found dead on a muddy portage. Plays • Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont. Ghosts of the two Métis leaders meet in today’s world to remember their lives. A short (20-minute) play for two actors. Full-Length Poetry Books • The Minor Odyssey of Lollie Heronfeathers Singer. A middle-aged woman tries to connect with her aboriginal ancestry. • In The Tavern of Lost Souls. Four poets meet at a grungy bar once a month to give their poetic answers to random questions. • Love in a Canoe. A set of five chapbooks and a songbook about the love of canoeing. With illustrations. • Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont are Dead. Ghosts of the two Métis leaders meet in today’s world to remember their lives. Includes the play. Poetry Chapbooks • Encounter in a Small, Old Cemetery. Autumn. Midnight. Poet visits a small, old private graveyard. Best poem I ever wrote. • Fire and Ashes. Poems about life’s flames and regrets. • The Empty Tarmac of a Long-Abandoned Airport. Poems about having a midlife crisis. • Love Poems A compilation • Pray for Me: 22 Poems Probably Slandering God and Jesus • Ballads from an Unlucky Fisherman: Poems from a fisherman • Tweetable Limericks. 60 limericks small enough to be tweets • Hiking Poems. Co-Authored Poetry Chapbooks • Who Would Be a God? Susan Ioannou and Lenny debate the merits of being a god. • How to Dance Naked in the Moonlight. Katherine L. Gordon (Celtic pagan) and Lenny (skeptic) confront the ceremony. • Cats and Dogs. With I. B. Iskov • For Ko Aye Aung: A Plea for His Release from Prison. For Amnesty International, with other poets. Non-Fiction Chapbooks • If You Condemn Gays: The Bible on Homosexuality and Other Items. • The Architecture of Suburban West Kitchener. A light look at house styles. • The Architecture of The University of Waterloo. A light look at the campus buildings. • Making Tourist Attractions for Towns and Small Cities. Advice. • Technological Solutions to Global Warming. • Hyphens: A Guide for the Early Twenty-First Century. • Colons and Semicolons: A Guide for the Early Twenty-First Century. • How to Review Draft Technical Writings • Rebecca’s Trail (Grand River Trail) in Winter • 7 Temples to Bill Gates: a modern mystery • The Great God Pan - or Not • Two in a Tent: Camping Humor. • Why Haven't Aliens Contacted us? Songbooks • Dance Songs for Weddings Available on Smashwords • Canoe Songs. part of a set of six chapbooks about the love of canoeing. With illustrations.. Available on Smashwords • 18 Dingbat Songs for Kids Available on Smashwords |
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Novellets Summer romance and adventure | by John McMahon June 02, 2011 | 32880 words | Read a sample |
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The Night Before Haloween | by joseph watson May 28, 2011 | 700 words | Read a sample |
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Ben's Boat | by Richard.F Jones April 28, 2011 | 1252 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I was born in Wales, but have lived in Spain, Majorca, the western highlands of Scotland and the Wye Valley. All my books are set in the places where I have had homes. These include two published paperbacks and two e-books. Details are on my website; www.richardfjones.net |
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Red Truck | by Lorraine J. Anderson April 24, 2011 | 2500 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I have had one story published in the Pocket Books anthology "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 8", available from Simon & Schuster or Amazon.com. I am presently writing original fiction. |
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Re-creation (The Three Lands) | by Dusk Peterson April 13, 2011 | 18124 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Dusk Peterson writes fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and contemporary fiction. Suspense plays an important role in many of the tales; the conflict in those tales is both external and internal. Peterson's stories are often placed in dark settings, such as prisons or wartime locations. The mood of the stories, however, is not one of unrelieved gloominess: friendship, heterosexual love, gay love, and faithful service are recurring themes. Visit duskpeterson.com for free fiction and notices of updated editions and new e-books. |
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Tourist Traps | by Kurt Ulmer March 27, 2011 | 1950 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I have one grandfather who was a builder. My other grandfather was a stonemason and my father was a traditional blacksmith. Both my grandmothers had cooked for a living, one in a hotel and the other for well-to-do people. A career in construction or perhaps engineering or catering would have been obvious choices. Instead, I spent 20 years in business and in mid life retrained myself. I chose to work with my hands as my father and grandparents had. I become a renowned woodcraftsman and founded with my wife an art and craft gallery in a Tasmanian tourist town. After 20 years there, we followed our children to mainland Australia to retire on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. I took up writing seriously in 2003. Working with their hands, creating and shaping materials has occupied my forebear. From stone, to iron, to wood. Now I spend my time putting pen to paper. The medium is getting softer. |
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Snow Angel | by Jason Loeffler March 21, 2011 | 366 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Jason Loeffler is a graduate with honors in writing and in English, with an informal emphasis in theatre, from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. He is the author of several short stories, poems, news articles, and one novel, The Devil’s Purpose, for which he is seeking representation. He currently lives in Dallas, Texas. Please visit his website, Jason-Loeffler.com, for further details. |
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Zombies Don't Hop: A FREE Living Dead Easter Poem by Rusty Fischer | by Rusty Fischer March 21, 2011 | 703 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Rusty Fischer is the author of several YA supernatural novels, including Zombies Don't Cry, Ushers, Inc., Becca Bloom & the Drumsticks of Doom and Panty Raid @ Zombie High. |
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The Vampire Across the Hall-3. The Exchange | by Daisi Malone Feb. 12, 2011 | 4849 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: My name is Daisi Malone. My first story, the Vampire across the hall was published under the name of a friend, Leann Richards. My second, The Murmuring Lift will be published soon. I live in Sydney Australia |
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A Captain's Love For Christmas And Always | by Iain McMurtrie Jan. 27, 2011 | 16278 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I am 51yrs old and work as a Health Care Assistant looking after ex service men and women with Dementia. I am married with two teenage daughters. I am also a biker riding a Midnight Black 2006 Yamaha xvs 650(A) Dragstar classic. Also for the winter I ride a 12yr old NT650V Honda Daeuville, pennant red. |
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The Vampire Across the Hall-2. The Murmuring Lift | by Daisi Malone Jan. 21, 2011 | 3471 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: My name is Daisi Malone. My first story, the Vampire across the hall was published under the name of a friend, Leann Richards. My second, The Murmuring Lift will be published soon. I live in Sydney Australia |
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The Vampire Across the Hall | by Leann Richards Jan. 14, 2011 | 2604 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I am a theatre historian who has written two books about Australian Theatre History whilst recovering from Graves Disease. I run a website, HAT-History of Australian Theatre, write for Stage Whispers Magazine and for www.suite101.com. I'm also a teacher of English as a second language, a juggler and a student of Mandarin I live in Sydney Australia surrounded by books, lovebirds and light. |
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All I Want For Christmas is a V.R. Supercube | by Dan Absalonson Jan. 06, 2011 | 1966 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Dan first started writing stories in elementary school, where he and a friend would skip lunch and recess once a month to eat in the library while hearing all about the new books on the shelves. His love for reading, as with visual art and music, has now extended into creating his own fiction. He is also a huge fan of podcasting, and all of his stories are available for free in audio. He works as a digital artist and lives in Washington state with his beautiful family of five. |
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A Very Bad Easter | by Lotus Rose Jan. 04, 2011 | 2128 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Lotus Rose is also the author of MachoPoni: A Prance with Death. He writes about young characters in strange situations. At times dark, silly, or bawdy, his writing owes much to such influences as Alice in Wonderland and Roald Dahl, and explores themes like disillusionment, and the corruption of innocence. If his books were movies, they'd likely be directed by Tim Burton. He often writes in a style that is a more edgy, “grown-up†version of children’s literature interspersed with his poetry and songs. Here's a short poem he wrote: O, shall I be like the lotus, And bring you dark dreams and soft sighs? Or shall I be like the rose is, Sweet-scented and tempting your eyes? For the unending sleep can seduce you, To the world behind unseeing eyes. And the beauty that beckons, then cuts you, Is also the cruelest of lies. |
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Food Fight-A Holiday Short Short Story | by Christina F. York Dec. 29, 2010 | 1460 words | Read a sample |
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Songs of Lesser Voices-A Holiday Short Short Story | by Christina F. York Dec. 29, 2010 | 1200 words | Read a sample |
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A Holiday Explained-A Holiday Short Short Story | by J. Steven York Dec. 29, 2010 | 742 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: J. Steven York is the national best-selling author of over a dozen printed books. His short fiction has appeared in ANALOG, THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION, as well as many other magazines and anthologies. He lives on the Oregon coast with his wife, writer Christina F. York (who also writes mystery as Christy Evans and Christy Fifield). |
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A Christmas story, Take Two | by David and Linda Broughton Dec. 25, 2010 | 5472 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: The love of my life, Linda, is deceased. There may not be any more books by me or us, though many more are written, they are not edited, that's something we always did together, right now I cannot stand to do it by myself. |
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My little Christmas story | by David and Linda Broughton Dec. 23, 2010 | 5499 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: The love of my life, Linda, is deceased. There may not be any more books by me or us, though many more are written, they are not edited, that's something we always did together, right now I cannot stand to do it by myself. |
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Sleigh Bells on Fourth Avenue | by LK Hunsaker Dec. 21, 2010 | 2118 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: ~ Literary Romance With An Artsy Twist ~ LK Hunsaker is the author of a string of novels centered around the arts and societal issues, combined with strong romantic elements. As spouse of a decorated career soldier, she traveled widely, moved several times, and held down the home front. She was honored with meeting some of Washington D.C.'s top names and a prized possession is her first novel signed by a former first lady. Having received inspiration and instruction from her family of recognized artists, Hunsaker also holds arts and psychology degrees heavy with English and creative writing emphasis. She is now settled in western Pennsylvania with her husband and two children. LK has been called one of the "great storytellers" with "brilliant writing" by reviewers and peers, and has won several peer awards and commendations. Her short stories, poems, reviews, and articles have been published in literary ezines and print magazines. |
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A Man of Snow and Other Seasonal Stories | by Erin L. Snyder Dec. 21, 2010 | 11755 words | Read a sample |
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Christmas Rhyming & Decently Trying | by German Alcala Dec. 18, 2010 | 2888 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: 15 year old Boy Queen Poet. Crowned on May 17, 2010 (when I published my first eBook) Website: http://GermanAlcala.Tk "If... Liberace ate Lil Kim (circa 1996-2008) and then made a baby with Shakira after she had drunk Edgar Allan Poe's ashes you would pretty much get my clone... or the true story of my creation!!!" Twitter: @GermanAlcala And On The Eighth Day (The Free Digital Album)is now out at my website! And On The Eighth Day & the Special Edition are out everywhere! -German Alcala |
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Blame It On the Mistletoe | by Lily Graison Dec. 17, 2010 | 23751 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: LILY GRAISON resides in North Carolina, a stones throw away from the Blue Ridge Mountains and a few hours from the Outer Banks. First published in 2005, her debut novel won a Reviewers Choice Award. The author of 13 books, Lily writes in the Western, Contemporary and Paranormal Romance genres with 'heat' ratings that range from sensual to sultry. When not writing, Lily can be found at her sewing machine creating 1800’s Period Dresses or curled up in a chair with a book in her hand. |
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Benny: A Tale of a Christmas Toy | by K. C. Scott Dec. 14, 2010 | 16557 words | Read a sample |
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Of Yellow Snow and Christmas Balls | by LC Cooper Dec. 12, 2010 | 5255 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Lady Chatterly Cooper, or LC Cooper as she became known, remains a Lady of the '80s. Pink high-tops (autographed by Rick Springfield) and checkerboard waffle Vans (a la "Fast Times at Ridgemont High") complement her ensemble of Jane Fonda leg warmers and Madonna junk jewelry. Because she's no longer perky and petite, parachute pants are a necessity and not a lingering fashion statement. She maintains her own sense of style and grace. Her daughters, Tiffany, Farah, and Demi, and her sons, Milli, Vanilli, and Bruce don't think so. Disenchanted that she wasn't "discovered" while a groupie for Culture Club, Wild West and Wham, LC set a course for self respect and began writing. Her first book was a biography about that lovely couple, Sean Penn and Madonna. Although the project tanked, LC caught the writing bug. Gone were the days of scrawling invitations on men's-room walls. LC hit the big time when Thunderbox Press published her kiss-and-tell exposé entitled, "Speedo Libido." Although some washed-up rockers found humor in it, ("Yeah, I shagged her," Rod Stewart supposedly said, "but who didn't I bang in the '80s?"), others, such as PeeWee Herman ("she was too old for me") and George Michael ("she doesn't even look like a dude") might have been offended. VH1 canned the TV series based on the book when a test audience preferred to see Ozzy flitting around his house in a dress instead of watching LC's aged, saggy boobs flop around in her red one-piece swimsuit in slow motion on camera. Once again trashed by the music industry, brokenhearted LC withdrew from the limelight and bought a secluded ranch in The Everglades. Not able to grow much in all that muck, the stinking goo inspired her second novel, "Stick in the Mud." This satire chronicled the price-fixing practices of the Recording Industry Association of Antarctica. Thumbing its nose at consumers, governments, and free-trade around the world, the RIAA fought to suppress "Stick in the Mud." Written from a male point-of-view, the book details how the RIAA takes the consumer up a dark and dirty path where no woman can go. These days, LC enjoys spending long weekends with her David Hasselhoff inflatables. Whenever her dolls are worn out, LC manages the writing careers of her six children. When that happens, they buy her more dolls. ### |
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Teaching Tania - The case of the cat crimewave | by James Gault Dec. 08, 2010 | 22460 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: When I read over my writing, it seems to me that it is all about politics. I like to think I am humourist, trying to make make people laugh and at least, I hope, making them smile. But the target of my wit, such as it is, is the immense stupidity of the people who run our society, and the catalogue of their failures. And yet I don't even know if I have the right to criticise, having never been a political activist myself. *** BOOKS ON OFFER FREE VISIT MY WEB SITE *** |
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The Spark: The Story of a Christmas Soon to Come | by Ray Foy Dec. 03, 2010 | 22261 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Ray Foy spent many years working a day job in Network Administration while studying creative writing at night. In 2008 his short story, Supernal, was published on the Residental Aliens website. He has since contributed to a Residential Aliens anthology and published works in electronic formats on the Smashwords website. Much more is to come. Ray lives in Ridgeland, MS with his wife, Donna, and black lab, Bella. His twin sons attend the University of Mississippi where they are pre-med and pre-pharmacy students. Visit his website at www.rayfoy.com to see his Blog and sign-up for his FREE newsletter. |
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Keitai Friends | by James Pollard Nov. 23, 2010 | 3288 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I spent a few of my earlier years as a muso playing the trumpet in a funk and jazz band.I've done the international teaching thing in Japan and lived there for over six years. I've been a salesman, a sound engineer, a cement block maker, a landscape gardener, a pit musician, a postgraduate international recruitment officer, a high school teacher,a trumpet tutor and a whole lot of other things. Now I like writing. |
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Thank God For Turkeys (Thanksgiving Poetry) | by German Alcala Nov. 21, 2010 | 3164 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: 15 year old Boy Queen Poet. Crowned on May 17, 2010 (when I published my first eBook) Website: http://GermanAlcala.Tk "If... Liberace ate Lil Kim (circa 1996-2008) and then made a baby with Shakira after she had drunk Edgar Allan Poe's ashes you would pretty much get my clone... or the true story of my creation!!!" Twitter: @GermanAlcala And On The Eighth Day (The Free Digital Album)is now out at my website! And On The Eighth Day & the Special Edition are out everywhere! -German Alcala |
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Zombies Don't Celebrate: 8 FREE Living Dead Holiday Poems by Rusty Fischer | by Rusty Fischer Nov. 10, 2010 | 4681 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Rusty Fischer is the author of several YA supernatural novels, including Zombies Don't Cry, Ushers, Inc., Becca Bloom & the Drumsticks of Doom and Panty Raid @ Zombie High. |
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Thomas & the Christmas Orange: Storybook Advent Calendar Singles | by Lewis Brech Oct. 30, 2010 | 4066 words | Read a sample |
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Ãœber den Wolken | by Rainer Stenzenberger Oct. 30, 2010 | 975 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Rainer Stenzenberger comes originally from the field of economics and politics. In the 90s he launched the internet’s first German Daily Soap, „Kleine Welt“. He went on to write screenplays and advertising copy, turning freelance in 2005. In the same year he won first prize in the Script Forum Berlin writing tournament, for Best Dialog in „Über den Wolken – Above the Clouds“. At the end of 2010 his first crime and fantasy novel, „Berlin Werewolf“, was released – the primary in a series of stories featuring Kreuzberg slacker Gerolf von Sarnau. Rainer Stenzenberger lives and works in Berlin - a city that frequently inspires the creation of his characters and frequently inspires the purchase of a currywurst. |
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FREE excerpt from the historical novel, "Massacre at Moniac Crossing," by Janice Daugharty | by Janice Daugharty Oct. 28, 2010 | 3667 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Janice Daugharty, artist in residence at Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College, in Tifton, Georgia, is the author of 7 print novels and two story collections. Her newest novel, "The Little Known," is now available in ebook and print. Daugharty is in the process of uploading e-stories to Smashwords for your reading pleasure. For more on this author visit www.janicedaugharty.com See "Fans of Janice Daugharty" on Facebook and author profile at HarperCollins.com. I have a new print and ebook novel coming out at the end of Feb 2011. The title is "Heir to the Everlasting." |
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Halloween's Perfect Storm | by LC Cooper Oct. 23, 2010 | 1647 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Lady Chatterly Cooper, or LC Cooper as she became known, remains a Lady of the '80s. Pink high-tops (autographed by Rick Springfield) and checkerboard waffle Vans (a la "Fast Times at Ridgemont High") complement her ensemble of Jane Fonda leg warmers and Madonna junk jewelry. Because she's no longer perky and petite, parachute pants are a necessity and not a lingering fashion statement. She maintains her own sense of style and grace. Her daughters, Tiffany, Farah, and Demi, and her sons, Milli, Vanilli, and Bruce don't think so. Disenchanted that she wasn't "discovered" while a groupie for Culture Club, Wild West and Wham, LC set a course for self respect and began writing. Her first book was a biography about that lovely couple, Sean Penn and Madonna. Although the project tanked, LC caught the writing bug. Gone were the days of scrawling invitations on men's-room walls. LC hit the big time when Thunderbox Press published her kiss-and-tell exposé entitled, "Speedo Libido." Although some washed-up rockers found humor in it, ("Yeah, I shagged her," Rod Stewart supposedly said, "but who didn't I bang in the '80s?"), others, such as PeeWee Herman ("she was too old for me") and George Michael ("she doesn't even look like a dude") might have been offended. VH1 canned the TV series based on the book when a test audience preferred to see Ozzy flitting around his house in a dress instead of watching LC's aged, saggy boobs flop around in her red one-piece swimsuit in slow motion on camera. Once again trashed by the music industry, brokenhearted LC withdrew from the limelight and bought a secluded ranch in The Everglades. Not able to grow much in all that muck, the stinking goo inspired her second novel, "Stick in the Mud." This satire chronicled the price-fixing practices of the Recording Industry Association of Antarctica. Thumbing its nose at consumers, governments, and free-trade around the world, the RIAA fought to suppress "Stick in the Mud." Written from a male point-of-view, the book details how the RIAA takes the consumer up a dark and dirty path where no woman can go. These days, LC enjoys spending long weekends with her David Hasselhoff inflatables. Whenever her dolls are worn out, LC manages the writing careers of her six children. When that happens, they buy her more dolls. ### |
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