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Four-Way Stop	by Stephanie Bibb April 20, 2012	1180 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Stephanie Bibb is a photographer and author. 1000 Words is a project consisting of 1000 word short stories, each accompanied by her own photo illustrations.
Short Stories	by Jon Lymon April 20, 2012	13857 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Jon Lymon hails from the much maligned hotspot of literary creativity, historic interest and occasional disorder that is Croydon, south London. Older than he feels, but perhaps a little younger than his silver streaked gelled hair and grey speckled beard make him look, Lymon has been a professional copywriter for fifteen years, and an amateur writer for a little bit longer.
.30-.30 Vision	by Max E. Keele April 19, 2012	1268 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Max E. Keele is the author of numerous short stories that have appeared online and in print. From 2001 to 2003, his magazine of off-beat speculative fiction, Fiction Inferno, showcased the works of over two dozen authors, many of whom have gone on to successful fiction careers. A selection of Keeleâ€™s short fiction is available online and can be found at MaxFiction (http://www.fictioninferno.com/maxfiction.html).
Famous	by Ashley Barron April 19, 2012	2333 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Lover of books, sunglasses, and all things Washington, DC. Author of the LOVE + FAMILY series and the upcoming Priya novel, AVA.
Metamorphosis of Me	by Lorraine Ray April 19, 2012	4672 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Lorraine Ray is an award-winning writer who has traveled the west from the Grand Tetons to Silver City, from Leadville to the Petrified Forest. Her writing is equally wide-ranging and includes the tales of kitchen workers, orators from the 1880s, Air Force lieutenants, distressed librarians, love-sick undergraduates, and disappearing millionaires. In the cave of shadows that is our earth she hopes the beauty she tries to convey captivates and amuses her readers. She would be pleased to read any reviews of her works.
Subvision	by Andrew McEwan April 18, 2012	56577 words	Read a sample
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Mus Peechy's Other End	by Andrew McEwan April 18, 2012	24724 words	Read a sample
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Imbroglio	by Andrew McEwan April 18, 2012	55173 words	Read a sample
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Warm Refrigerator	by Andrew McEwan April 16, 2012	40512 words	Read a sample
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What He Wrote	by J.M. Moris April 16, 2012	1250 words	Read a sample
Author bio: J.M. Moris has been filling notebooks with stories since she was old enough to write. A self-proclaimed geek, her passions include reading, video games, napping, and vast quantities of iced tea. Her goal is to one day make it to Ireland, where she can roam free amongst her fellow redheads. Currently she resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she is constantly penning whatever odd stories pop into her head. She is supported in her efforts by her loving husband and her two overfed cats.
Fucking Dead Pregnant Sea Creatures	by Mirvan Ereon April 15, 2012	3387 words	Read a sample
Author bio: 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
Alif	by Bradley Stoke April 15, 2012	92843 words	Read a sample
Author bio: â€˜Omegaâ€™ and â€˜Alifâ€™ are novels that are publicly available on other web sites that showcase fiction. Inevitably, they have attracted the critical attention of some of the readers. These readers are not professional reviewers, but that does not necessarily mean that their observations are the less valid. In the interests of shameless self-promotion, I include here reviews that have been complimentary to my novels.
The Roaming Mortician	by Idabel Allen April 14, 2012	7804 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Idabel Allen is the author of smart, compelling and fantabulous fiction including Headshots, a short story collection, and two soon to be published novels. Adverse to all things things mediocre, mundane, or simply put, garbage, Idabel's fiction incorporates Bradbury's imagination, Steinbeck's compassion, O'Conner's bite, Welty's humor and Faulkner's genius. Originally from Tennessee, Idabel migrated north to attend the prestigious Iowa Writers Workshop and has been ice jammed in Iowa ever since. Read more about Idabel at www.idabelallen.com.
Drift	by wolf April 12, 2012	4469 words	Read a sample
Author bio: 'wolf' is the pen name (and last name) of a longtime writer and new author. He has lived in America, England, and Japan, and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in East Asian Studies.
Hers & Hers & His	by Gibson Culbreth April 12, 2012	20595 words	Read a sample
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A Sort Of Homecoming	by Geoffrey Kruse-Safford April 12, 2012	3246 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A happily married, kept-man, writer-in-training, Geoffrey has been a hotel clerk and night auditor, an over-the-road truck driver, a convenience store clerk, among many assorted jobs. His wife, Lisa, is a United Methodist minister. Their daughters, Moriah and Miriam, ensure he doesn't take himself too seriously. Along with Dreyfus, the St. Bernard, Buddy and Casper, the cats, and a guinea pig named Cali, he considers his home life quite normal.
Shafted Dreams	by Stephanie Bibb April 11, 2012	1131 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Stephanie Bibb is a photographer and author. 1000 Words is a project consisting of 1000 word short stories, each accompanied by her own photo illustrations.
The King Of 8.04PM	by Ray Daley April 11, 2012	472 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Ray Daley was born in Coventry & still lives there. He served 6 yrs in the RAF as a clerk & spent most of his time in a Hobbit hole in High Wycombe. He is a published poet & has been writing stories since he was 10. His current dream is to eventually finish the Hitch Hikers fanfic novel he's been writing since 1986.
The Moment of OCD	by Atul Bhushan April 11, 2012	1266 words	Read a sample
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James Joyce Reincarnated: The WordGuru, Glen Kealey	by Don A Lashomb April 10, 2012	29906 words	Read a sample
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At the Ditch in the Center of the Universe	by Geraldine Glodek April 09, 2012	7270 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Please click on Geraldine Glodek's personal web page link for information on her new novel, THE MISSING PORTRAIT. Publication date of the first edition (hardcover and paperback) was December 8, 2011 by Echolocation Press, Canada. Geraldine Glodek, born in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, is the also the author of NINE BELLS AT THE BREAKER: AN IMMIGRANT'S STORY (Barn Peg Press, 1998. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications.
The Blue Hat	by Elizabeth Pulford April 09, 2012	2570 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Before I became a writer I was a traveller, a typist, a cleaner and an ice-cream girl in a cinema. Now I live in New Zealand in a small southern seaside town with one extra nice husband who is a king of-all-trades. We have two children and two grandchildren. Every morning I go up to my little writing room to make up stories. From this room I look out into a wild plum tree, where I can hear the birds squabbling in the branches. Writing has long been a passion and sometimes a curse! I have had over fifty children's books published from the very young to YA with regular publishers. Plus my adult short stories have been lucky enough to win many short story competitions. But this is a different adventure...one where I am stepping into the e-world. So I feel the need to tread carefully for a while. I love being creative, be it baking bread or chasing after new characters. You can find a library of my ebooks at : http://elizabethpulford.wordpress.com/ Photograph by: Liz Cadogan - http://www.facebook.com/LizCadoganphotos
We Were Children	by Matthew Morgan April 09, 2012	27237 words	Read a sample
Author bio: 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
The Devils Bathwater	by Sherry Wood April 08, 2012	5648 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Sherry Wood grew up in The South, but it was when she moved to Chicago that she began to write novels. She experienced the darker side of Boys Town, falling in love with a male prostitute. Her first novel "Everyone Is Chuckers" is based on exactly that. She has since written four more novels, including the paranormal thriller, "Suzanne Degnan."
Phoebe: A Novella	by Shane Grey April 08, 2012	7706 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Shane Grey has worked in Psychiatric Hospitals and Assisted Living facilities. He played punk rock guitar in bands for many years. All the while writing in various forms. Shane Grey currently resides in the Inland Empire, writing short stories and novellas, working to finish his debut novel, Memoirs of a Madhouse. Here is what people are saying about Shane Grey: "The essence of Richard Laymon is alive and well in Shane Grey." -Joe Cauwel, Horror Film Reviewer. [Shane Grey's ebook, Sincerely, Me] "I really liked this piece. It's creepy and builds up to a surprise at the end. Good job. Worth the read." -Ser Livre, author of We The Victims: A Guide To Relationships For Victim Type Women. [Shane Grey's ebook, Sincerely, Me] "Weird, but ok, liked somewhat." -Eloise Tavares, Smashwords Reader. [Shane Grey's ebook, Phoebe] "A page turner that keeps you reading, a nice bridge between reality and fantasy." -Arnold Brown, Comedian/Actor. [Shane Grey's ebook, The Last Story I Will Ever Write About Her] "Such honesty makes this story a brutal break up story-it made me feel sorry for Missy. Most guys would relate to this story, most ladies would want a guy who really loves them like the main character." -Dora Okeyo, author of From The Heart.
The Case Of The Invisible Man	by Ray Daley April 08, 2012	2349 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Ray Daley was born in Coventry & still lives there. He served 6 yrs in the RAF as a clerk & spent most of his time in a Hobbit hole in High Wycombe. He is a published poet & has been writing stories since he was 10. His current dream is to eventually finish the Hitch Hikers fanfic novel he's been writing since 1986.
Magic Days	by James Hampton April 07, 2012	8910 words	Read a sample
Author bio: So who is this guy? First, I'm someone who, over the years, has found himself thrilled, shocked, moved, unnerved, startled, intrigued, baffled, and swept away by a variety of stories from all corners of the human imagination; stories that reached me in nearly every formâ€”books, movies, the spoken wordâ€”a story can take. What did my favorite works all have in common? Not a thing, other than that a person took his or her love of language and used it to make a world so astounding I had to visit it again and again. Second, I'm someone who enjoyed my trips to these worlds so much that, after awhile, I decided to try creating a few of my own. Since 2007 I have managed to generate an average of one novel or novella-length story each year, as well as a handful of short stories to accompany them, which I hope to make available here really soon. Finally, I'm someone who loves to be amazed. Aren't we all? And the best way I've found to stay in perpetual amazement is to always keep learning, exploring, listening, and searching. You'll never grow old, at least not in your mind, so long as you're greedy for new knowledge and experiences. Deep thoughts from a man who uses a piece of cake for his profile picture.
The Paper Lover	by Mirvan Ereon April 07, 2012	1952 words	Read a sample
Author bio: 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
It Smells Like Plastic and Hurt Feelings	by KUBOA April 04, 2012	8352 words	Read a sample
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firstwriter.com First Short Story Anthology	by Various Authors April 04, 2012	24972 words	Read a sample
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Egerius	by AM Kirkby April 04, 2012	6721 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A M Kirkby writes a wide range of fiction, including fantasy, SF and historical novels and short stories.
A Tale of Two Legacies	by William Gardner April 02, 2012	29980 words	Read a sample
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Yorick Magazine Spring 2012 Vol. I Issue 1	by Yorick Magazine April 01, 2012	12346 words	Read a sample
Author bio: The Team! Editor-in-Chief - Alex Grover Alex is an English and Education dual-major at Rowan University with an Honors Concentration and a concentration in Creative Writing. As well as editing submissions for Yorick Magazine, he works on the staff of Avant, Rowan's literary magazine. Senior Editor - Cody Steinhauer Cody is a debutante of the fine arts, a title he has gained by destroying old pianos with dual hammers and writing poetry, which he recites at rustic coffee shops in New Jersey. He created Yorick Magazine for the purpose of giving literary opportunities to all who deserve them.
Carthago Delenda Est	by Pablo D'Stair April 01, 2012	72656 words	Read a sample
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To Find What You're Looking For	by Earnest Long April 01, 2012	17821 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Earnest Long, the author has some experience or none of what he writes. The stories are fiction in the best tradition of storytelling. The author is past 40 years old but not past caring. He volunteers at a social group for people recovering from mental health problems, teaching computer skills. He lives in London.
The Care and Feeding of Rubber Chickens: A Manual	by Scott William Carter April 01, 2012	5240 words	Read a sample
Author bio: SCOTT WILLIAM CARTER's first novel, The Last Great Getaway of the Water Balloon Boys, was hailed by Publishers Weekly as a "touching and impressive debut." His short stories have appeared in dozens of popular magazines and anthologies, including Asimov's, Analog, Ellery Queen, Realms of Fantasy, and Weird Tales. He lives in Oregon with his wife, two children, and thousands of imaginary friends.
Between Blinks	by Janet Ference April 01, 2012	6717 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm a fiction writer, novelist, and playwright. I love the worlds I can create with words. It's always a surprise to discover the lives of the people in these worlds, and I'm grateful to lose myself in the mystery of their stories. I've started a little self-publishing company, Blue Fern Press, to post my work online. I'm having a great time writing very very short stories for twitter. I'm also publishing novel excerpts, short stories, and flash fiction on my website, http://www.bluefernpress.com. Meanwhile, I'm in the midst of writing my third novel, Flying Through The Air With No Particular Ease. This story is drawing me into the hearts of three sisters who manage their tough lives with the aplomb of circus performers. My second book, a choral novel called Riversbend Elegy for guns, sax, and harp, is in the revisions process. I hope to publish it this year as an e-book. Riversbend Elegy is a jazz of voices lost in private grief, public conflict, and a few blind prayers. A young soldier has died at war. This novel gives voice to his family, as they gather in his small hometown to mourn his passing. They are singular folk, and their song is often a dissonant one, but the underlying chord of custom carries a familiar American tune. I grew up in the Midwest, raised by Southern parents. I now make my home in San Francisco with my husband, Jake, and our little mutt, Fritz. We live in a flat overlooking the bay, and I am constantly comforted by the ever-changing blues of that water. To learn more about my work, please visit my writerâ€™s website at: http://www.janetference.com.
Aroma: A Lesbian Legend of the Papaya	by Mirvan Ereon March 31, 2012	4922 words	Read a sample
Author bio: 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
Without Warning, I Suddenly Feel Everything	by Matthew Fish March 31, 2012	49966 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Matthew Fish is an author/artist from Bloomington, Illinois. His writing reflects his love for nature, and the aspects of life that deal with grief, memories, and sadness while still holding on to that tiny bit of magic and hope left in the world. To contact through hotmail or live messenger: Matthewmfish@Hotmail.com
Ash Cinema	by KUBOA March 31, 2012	53388 words	Read a sample
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Exit Nothing	by KUBOA March 31, 2012	29281 words	Read a sample
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Quintessence of Dust	by KUBOA March 31, 2012	38125 words	Read a sample
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Abstract	by H.B Boylan March 31, 2012	32526 words	Read a sample
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Candour	by Pablo D'Stair March 30, 2012	43529 words	Read a sample
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Growing up Wired	by David Wallace Fleming March 30, 2012	70737 words	Read a sample
Author bio: David has worked in aerospace research and development in Indiana and Virginia. He enjoys running, karaoke and sand volleyball. His short stories have appeared in Out of the Gutter's Hard Times Issue and Escape Velocity's anthology. He posts short, satirical stories at davidwallacefleming.com
Pigs and Other Living Things	by Sean Boling March 28, 2012	14146 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Sean lives in Paso Robles, California with his wife and two children. He teaches English at Cuesta College.
The Birthday	by Ingrid Christensen March 28, 2012	4700 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Ingrid was born and raised in the South Island of New Zealand on the outskirts of Christchurch. A passionate writer from an early age she recalls the exhilaration of writing her first story page after page it was so effortless. As she grew older despite her love of writing she allowed herself to be lead astray by her interest in fashion. Ingrid worked in the fashion industry in New Zealand and later Australia before returning to study at the University of Canterbury and completing a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. While at university Ingrid pursued her interests in the French language and Arthurian Romance Novels from the era of King Arthur, Percival and Sir Thomas Moore. Graduating in December 2000 she returned to Australia and found herself working in Occupational Rehabilitation and Injury Management. Unfulfilled she later left her this career and embarked on a life at sea working as a Stewardess and Chef on privately owned Super Yachts for some of the most wealthy and influential people in the world. At present Ingrid is working on three novels in the Suspense/Thriller genre as well as completing short stories and poetry.
A Tale of Romance	by Earnest Long March 27, 2012	3552 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Earnest Long, the author has some experience or none of what he writes. The stories are fiction in the best tradition of storytelling. The author is past 40 years old but not past caring. He volunteers at a social group for people recovering from mental health problems, teaching computer skills. He lives in London.
Yesterday, I died (The Devil's Forge)	by Shane Greenhough March 26, 2012	1062 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Shane Alexander Greenhough is an adherent of the philosophy that the writer is a witness and believes that "authors write stories to tell the stories that they cannot write." That is to say that beneath every line of text, behind every character, there is another story hidden and waiting to be discovered by the reader who chooses to look for it.
What Lies Buried	by John Bishop March 26, 2012	97582 words	Read a sample
Author bio: John Bishopâ€™s play The Greatest Woman in the World was produced in Perth in 2007. It was the only playscript nominated for the WA Premierâ€™s Book Awards for that year and it contained the role of the young Maria Montessori for which Rebecca Davis won Best Actress in the Perth Equity Guild Awards. Johnâ€™s other stage plays include Collisions, which was selected for the Australian Script Centre's collection, and An Agent Of Change, which has won awards for each of three productions and was produced for Canberra Community Radio. His radio play An End To The Partnership was broadcast on ABC Radio National's Airplay. What Lies Buried is his first novel. It started as the plot for a play but outgrew the possibilities of stage presentation when script assessors wanted to know more and more about the background of the characters.

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