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Quick Reads: The Gardener by Ed Rehkopf Quick Reads: The Gardener by Ed Rehkopf May 15, 2012 3375 words Read a sample
A new and unusual gardener brings more than a summer's cornucopia to the Richter estate.
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Ed Rehkopf is a retired hospitality veteran. During his long and varied career, he has managed two historic university-owned hotels, managed at a four-star desert resort, directed operations for a regional hotel chain, opened two golf and country clubs, worked in golf course development, and launched a portal web site for the private club industry.
Quick Reads: Little Hattie Sleeps by Ed Rehkopf Quick Reads: Little Hattie Sleeps by Ed Rehkopf May 14, 2012 3342 words Read a sample
An unexpected loss devastates a late 19th Century family.
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Ed Rehkopf is a retired hospitality veteran. During his long and varied career, he has managed two historic university-owned hotels, managed at a four-star desert resort, directed operations for a regional hotel chain, opened two golf and country clubs, worked in golf course development, and launched a portal web site for the private club industry.
Tears for Rahul Dutta by Gaurav Monga Tears for Rahul Dutta by Gaurav Monga April 12, 2012 6976 words Read a sample
A surreal, existential and dreamlike story cycle, following the life of the mysterious Rahul Dutta.
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The Scribe by T.W. Fendley The Scribe by T.W. Fendley April 05, 2012 3616 words Read a sample
Literary publication for writers, by writers
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As secretary of the St. Louis Writers Guild, I serve as editor of THE SCRIBE, a literary publication for writers, by writers. The Spring 2012 edition features a new look, thanks to the efforts of Mohnish Soundararajan.
sentimentodeltempo by Andrea Corradi sentimentodeltempo by Andrea Corradi March 25, 2012 149 words Read a sample
Poema sul sentimento del tempo
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How You See It by Joanne Orion Miller How You See It by Joanne Orion Miller March 05, 2012 3530 words Read a sample
Marciella is sure her mother has deserted her; but is it true? This short story set in Manhattan's Spanish Harlem follows the very peculiar assumptions of one little girl--and how her life was shaped by them. Psychologists make much of childhood influences. But what if the memories we hold are misinterpreted? Marciella came to know the truth, and in an instant, her life was changed forever.
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Joanne Orion Miller has joined the e-publishing revolution and is in the process of uploading books and stories to Smashwords. She is the author of five print books on travel/history and contributor to many more. In addition, her articles, reviews, and interviews appear in Travel Holiday, Novel & Short Story Writer's Market, Writer's Market and numerous other publications. As a fiction author, her short stories have been published in anthologies, small press magazines, and on-line in such publications as Carve Magazine. She was chosen to participate the Spoleto (Italy) Writer's Invitational Conference and short-listed for the Raymond Carver Award. Her photographs appear in several of her own books and others.
The Man on the Park Bench by Don McNair The Man on the Park Bench by Don McNair Feb. 22, 2012 23521 words Read a sample
Don McNair wrote for others for forty years. Now retired, he writes mainstream, romance, and young adult fiction for pleasure. This book, his sixth, presents his thirteen top short stories, never before published. Stories include: The Man on the Park Bench… Beulah’s Glow-in-the-Dark Jesus… Brotherly Love… Heroes on Parade… Home in Time…The Chipmunk Sign… The CLOSET Apprentice… and more.
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Don McNair, now a prolific author, spent his working life editing magazines (11 years), producing public relations materials for the Burson-Marsteller international PR firm (6 years), and heading his own marketing communications firm, McNair Marketing Communications (21 years). His creativity has won him three Golden Trumpets for best industrial relations programs from the Publicity Club of Chicago, a certificate of merit award for a quarterly magazine he wrote and produced, and the Public Relations Society of America’s Silver Anvil. The latter is comparable to the Emmy and Oscar in other industries. McNair has written and placed hundreds of trade magazine articles and three published non-fiction “how-to” books (Tab Books). He’s written six novels; two young-adult novels (Attack of the Killer Prom Dresses and The Long Hunter), three romantic suspense novels Mystery on Firefly Knob, Mystery at Mangolia Mansion, and Wait for Backup!), and a romantic comedy (BJ, Milo, and the Hairdo from Heck). McNair now concentrates on editing novels for others and teaching two online editing classes (see McNairEdits.com).
Buryin' Gran and Other Stories by Frederick A. Lierman Buryin' Gran and Other Stories by Frederick A. Lierman Feb. 19, 2012 40021 words Read a sample
Bittersweet tales about love, life and death.
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The author's biographical introduction can be read at http://www.philistinepress.com/page_55.html
Snap by robert renshaw Snap by robert renshaw Feb. 08, 2012 1984 words Read a sample
A short play about a woman betrayed and adjusting to it in her own way.
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Tall Fit Aussie, enjoys the good life and a good laugh. Discovered writing at an early age and enjoy the world it creates within me.Surrounded by lifes adventures,I have chosen a path that provides the most diverse and not always pleasant endings. My books are free to read, and please contact me anytime to discuss them.
If Time Is All I Have by Dora Okeyo If Time Is All I Have by Dora Okeyo Jan. 27, 2012 6159 words Read a sample
If you could go back in time and say something, or do something that would stop you from experiencing pain, loss or suffering would you do it? Better yet, would you re-live that moment? Names form our identity, but they do not determine our complete personality and actions...we do that, read more to find out just how.
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I write.
Flash Fiction for the Cocktail Hour - Volume 2 by Cathryn Grant Flash Fiction for the Cocktail Hour - Volume 2 by Cathryn Grant Nov. 25, 2011 9599 words Read a sample
For a taste of Cathryn Grant's Suburban Noir fiction - psychological suspense meets psychological horror - try this 2nd collection of 11 Flash Fiction stories.
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Suburban Noir fiction author. Cathryn's suburban noir fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and in the eZine Every Day Fiction. One reader described her work as, "Making the mundane menacing."
When Strange Gods Call by Pam Chun When Strange Gods Call by Pam Chun May 19, 2011 72491 words Read a sample
2005 Winner - Ka Palapala Po'okela Award Winner! Hawaii, a tropical paradise alive with history and myths, lures elegant Miki from art-rich San Francisco and her childhood friend Alex from the jungle covered temples in South East Asia. Generations of animosity between their families, marked by death and deceit, threaten the couple in this tale lush with stormy spirits and passions of the past.
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Pam Chun’s first novel, THE MONEY DRAGON, for which she received a California Gubernatorial Commendation, was named one of 2002’s best books in Hawaii. Both THE MONEY DRAGON and her second novel, WHEN STRANGE GODS CALL, won the Ka Palapala Po`okela Award for excellence in literature about Hawaii. Pam has been featured on National Public Radio, at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., at the National Archives and Records Administration’s Conference on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and in the video documentary, “Hawaii’s Chinatown.” She is a storyteller at the Asian Art Museum was a Fiction judge for the Kiriyama Prize for Pacific Rim Literature.
Sorry Dear, I Am A Gay: A Chinese Novel 中文小说: 老婆，我是同性恋 by Hongyang（Canada）/ 红洋（加拿大） Sorry Dear, I Am A Gay: A Chinese Novel 中文小说: 老婆，我是同性恋 by Hongyang（Canada）/ 红洋（加拿大） April 09, 2011 256 words Read a sample
晓倩有个幸福的家，丈夫和四岁的儿子。一天，上班中的晓倩突然回家，却无意发现丈夫在和一个金发碧眼的男人在家里做爱。。。。。。
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Hongyang was born in China, had achieved Bachelor degree from China and Magister degree from Germany.She had worked as a TV reporter for German and Canadian TV stations.She lives in Toronto, Canada and besides her full time job in the Telecommunication Industry writing has become one of her favorite hobbies since 2005. 红洋出生于中国，获得中国学士学位和德国Magister学位。她曾担任过德国和加拿大电视台记者。她现居加拿大多伦多，任职于电信公司，自2005年起写作成为她的业余爱好之一。 Hongyang's Channel in Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/HongyangCanada?blend=1&ob=video-mustangbase
Flash Fiction for the Cocktail Hour - Volume 1 by Cathryn Grant Flash Fiction for the Cocktail Hour - Volume 1 by Cathryn Grant Sep. 04, 2010 8153 words Read a sample
For a taste of Cathryn Grant's Suburban Noir fiction - psychological suspense meets psychological horror - try this collection of 11 Flash Fiction stories.
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Suburban Noir fiction author. Cathryn's suburban noir fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and in the eZine Every Day Fiction. One reader described her work as, "Making the mundane menacing."