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17 hours by Ainsley bargaine 17 hours by Ainsley bargaine March 27, 2012 3023 words Read a sample
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My name in Ainsley Bargaine, and I live for volleyball. I like humorous and adventurous stories. Excuse me if I take awhile to finish my books, I am not very consistent. Please give me your opinions on my book(s) so I know whether or not to make more like them. Thanks everyone!
17 Stories About the End of the World by Luc Reid 17 Stories About the End of the World by Luc Reid April 13, 2011 7229 words Read a sample
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Luc Reid is a Writers of the Future winner whose fiction and nonfiction have also appeared in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Abyss & Apex, and other venues. He's the founder of the Codex online neo-pro writers' group at www.codexwriters.com; author of Talk the Talk: The Slang of 65 American Subcultures (Writers Digest Books, 2006) at www.subculturetalk.com; a founding member of flash fiction group The Daily Cabal, on which site well over a hundred of his stories have appeared (www.dailycabal.com); a former radio commentator for Jacksonville, Florida NPR affiliate WJCT; and a columnist for Futurismic (www.futurismic.com) with his Brain Hacks for Writers series. Reid's writing Web site is www.lucreid.com. He blogs sporadically about writing at reidwrite.livejournal.com and posts five articles a week on tactics and insights for self-motivation at www.willpowerengine.com . His eBook The Writing Engine: A Practical Guide to Writing Motivation, is available for PDF download on his site (free) as well as for Kindle. You can find him on Twitter @lucreid. Reid's latest book is Bam! 172 Hellaciously Quick Stories, initially available for Kindle only. Bam! follows normal people in strange and impossible situation, with stories of Cinderella's divorce, the Monkey God, the Robot Insurrection, the world ending at least 8 different ways, and much more.
18 Dead by SM Johnson 18 Dead by SM Johnson April 14, 2012 7170 words Read a sample
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SM Johnson hibernates in a conservative community of northern Wisconsin, where she writes darkly erotic fiction about things that go "naughty" in the night. Current titles: DeVante's Children, DeVante's Coven, Above the Dungeon, and Out of the Dungeon. DeVante's Choice will be released in 2012 and concludes the Vampire DeVante trilogy. Short stories include: DeVante's Curse, My Fifteen Minutes (free everywhere!), and 18 Dead. SM has 2 Smashwords profiles - this one is self-published novels and short stories, and the other is the Vampire DeVante Trilogy, ebooks and paperbacks published by Rebel Satori Press). **Note** Out of the Dungeon is being re-released in March 2012 with a new cover and reduced price! Watch for Above the Dungeon and the short story, 18 Dead, to be available at Smashwords retailers in April of 2012. Thanks for visiting SM's Indie author page at Smashwords. Please check out the DeVante novels and short story available at Smashwords via Rebel Satori Press. Cheers, darlings!
1| The Daughter by Becky Miller 1| The Daughter by Becky Miller April 22, 2009 16487 words Read a sample
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I write fictional books and stories to pass my time between Aerospace Techology classes and when travelling long distances by train. Most of my books involve time and/or space travel, but I am also known to have written the odd poem or two. Some of my stories have even evolved into complete serials! All my work is free to read and download, so that everyone can enjoy it anywhere in the world at any time. Becky Miller
2 Kingdoms: Invasion by Harry H. Hawkins, 2 Kingdoms: Invasion by Harry H. Hawkins, June 25, 2011 2133 words Read a sample
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Harry H. Hawkins, III was born in Washington D.C. in January of 1979 where he lived until he was four years old. He always had an active imagination and a love for science fiction and fantasy. As a testament to that fact Harry created his first unique character when he was in the sixth grade. Over the next few years Harry continued to draw new characters, a skill that his father helped him develop, fueling his passion for creation. When he was fifteen, Harry made a drawing that would alter his life; he drew all of his current characters in one setting engaged in combat. Later that night he made a story to explain why the interactions between the characters were taking place and the significance of those relationships. Thus was the start of the 2 Kingdoms Saga. For the next few years through high school Harry continued to draw and create new characters. While attending Emory University, he had an epiphany: he loved to write and he had created just over two hundred unique characters all with names and a part to play in his story that now stretched three generations. It was at this time that he decided to share the world of the Anakim with the world. Debating over what media to use to tell the story, Harry finally decided on writing a book. He realized during his time in college that he could write better than he could draw and so set down with pen and paper and started his first draft. Many years later Harry has completed numerous written works and currently resides in the Metro Atlanta area with his children Harry J. and Kaye and continues to write adding to the 2 Kingdoms Universe.
2/4 Cavalry: Oh Do Me A Favor? by Eric Johnson 2/4 Cavalry: Oh Do Me A Favor? by Eric Johnson Dec. 21, 2010 5170 words Read a sample
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Been writing since I was little, but now going to the mainstream side, since I like my work, and need to see what people think... But... I have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and using that experience with my foray into military science fiction. Currently I have one book off of that, and one based on my flight sim experience.
20 Cent by Lika Yorden 20 Cent by Lika Yorden May 25, 2012 823 words Read a sample
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I am a German author and I'm writing since I was 18 years. My favorite genre is poetry, novels, short stories and satire. So far, I publish ebooks only. Ich bin eine deutsche Autorin und schreibe seit meinem 18 Lebensjahr. Meine bevorzugten Genre sind Lyrik, Romane, kurzgeschichten sowie Satiren. Bisher publiziere ich ausschließlich eBooks.
200+ Mulla Nasrudin Stories and Jokes by Rodney Ohebsion 200+ Mulla Nasrudin Stories and Jokes by Rodney Ohebsion Sep. 17, 2011 22300 words Read a sample
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2011 Children Action Comics Special by Twinkie Artcat 2011 Children Action Comics Special by Twinkie Artcat July 07, 2011 267 words Read a sample
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1968, Twinkie was born in Singapore. He lives with his wife, his two daughters, and one computer named Artcat. Twinkie has been a full-time illustrator for over 20 years, and has worked for most major children educational book publishing companies in Singapore, including Longman, Pearson,Oxford and Panpac. Currently Twinkie divides his time between illustrating for children story books and setting up Graphic Farm as an online store to sell his products.
2012 by Massimo Bolognino 2012 by Massimo Bolognino Nov. 01, 2011 1018 words Read a sample
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Massimo Bolognino, classe ’63. Nato a Novara, vive a Vigevano in provincia di Pavia. Appassionato di lettura fin da piccolo. Dai fumetti ai romanzi, dalla fantascienza ai saggi. Ha pubblicato una raccolta di Poesie e alcuni libri di fotografie. Ha collaborato a diverse Antologie tra cui “Vite deragliate” e “Amori (s)cacciati”. Contatti: http://www.maxbolo.com
2012 by Ted Stetson 2012 by Ted Stetson Jan. 19, 2011 773 words Read a sample
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Ted Stetson is a member of SFWA. He was born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island and went to Seton Hall and Hofstra. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas. He was awarded First Place by the Florida Literary Arts Council and First Place in the Lucy B. McIntire contest of the Poetry Society of Georgia. His short fiction has appeared in Twisted Tongue, MysteryAuthors.com, Future Orbits, State Street Review, and the anthologies; One Evening a Year, Mota: Truth, Ruins Extraterrestrial Terra, Ruins Terra and Barren Worlds. His books include: Night Beasts, The Computer Song Book.
2012 : Eta - Proof of Alien Contact by W. Blake Heitzman 2012 : Eta - Proof of Alien Contact by W. Blake Heitzman Jan. 18, 2012 33887 words Read a sample
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Blake grew up just south of Las Cruces, New Mexico, where he spent his spare time in his World War Two surplus jeep exploring the desert. Sometimes he just sat and listened to old timers tales of Geronimo, Pancho Villa, and Billy the Kid. Today he weaves his love and respect for the desert along with bits of what he’s heard and seen into his stories. A licensed Professional Engineer in the State of California with Masters Degrees in Energy Conversion and Urban Planning as well as experience as a college math instructor, Blake includes a dash of science and technology in his writing. Although it’s considered a sin, he may cause a non-science type to consult a dictionary from time to time. He says, “Reading my stories should be fun, and part of the fun is learning new things.” For some they’re new and for others they’re old, but Blake includes a list of interesting topics in his writing. From ancient aliens to the Kaballah he tends to come at it from a new angle. He is currently writing the science fiction series, The Shaman Gene, which gives a view of the world that is much different from what we have been taught to believe. Blake says, “Most sci-fi writers create alternative worlds—I take our world and twist.” An anthology, "2012: ETA", has been released for free at Smashwords, and for a small fee at Amazon. We plan to release the first novel, "A Far Traveler", this year in commemoration of 2012, so to speak. Two more novels in the series—Panther Watches and Seekers of the Scroll are in draft. Blake is interested in feedback on the format of "2012: ETA", an essay or two followed by the related sci-fi story. You can read more and comment at Blake’s website: www.shamangene.com/BLOG Blake is also a member of California Writers Cluband the Indie Author News.
2012 The Eye of The Universe by Florence Witkop 2012 The Eye of The Universe by Florence Witkop March 15, 2012 6602 words Read a sample
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If you prefer heroines who understand the vagaries of forest life, who recognize the cry of the loon and other forest creatures, and who can catch a fish dinner from a cold, sky-blue lake, clean it, and cook it on the shore... and if you like the deliciously creepy feel of gothic romances... then Florence Witkop's stories are for you. Because that's where she lives and writes love stories that merge the feel of the wilderness with that of a gothic novel. Her fiction can be, and is, located anywhere in the world... and beyond, in the case of her science fiction and fantasy stories... but her heros and heroines mostly lurk in that part of the world that she knows and loves... the north woods of Minnesota.
2012 The Secret Teachings of the Next Door Neighbour by Frauke and Simon Lewer 2012 The Secret Teachings of the Next Door Neighbour by Frauke and Simon Lewer May 10, 2011 70729 words Read a sample
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Simon and I have been together for 18 years. We have traveled with horse and wagon, been self-sufficient on the side of a beautiful Irish mountain, home-educated our two daughters and are now living in France. Before we met I was a stained glass artist and Simon was part of the new age traveler movement.
2012: Winter Harvest by Linda Andrews 2012: Winter Harvest by Linda Andrews Oct. 23, 2011 6683 words Read a sample
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Linda Andrews lives with her husband and three children in Phoenix, Arizona. When she announced to her family that her paranormal romance was to be published, her sister pronounce: "What else would she write? She’s never been normal." All kidding aside, writing has become a surprising passion. So just how did a scientist start to write paranormal romances? What other option is there when you’re married to romantic man and live in a haunted house? If you’ve enjoyed her stories or want to share your own paranormal experience feel free to email the author at lindaandrews at lindaandrews dot net She’d love to hear from you.
2066 by Peter A. Brandt 2066 by Peter A. Brandt March 10, 2012 68941 words Sample 25%
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It only takes a few minutes of thought before Peter Brandt can devise a scenario that would make a fantastic story, and minutes after that before it begins to fill itself in. “I have been able to think up stories all my life but it’s only been in the last seven years that I realized I was abusing my creative side by not writing them down.” Peter retired from the Air Force and began a new career as a Technical Writer. His writing abilities have allowed him to work in Canada, the United States and even in the Middle East. However, its Peter’s love for stories that has brought him into a new realm of writing. His humorous memoir about his life as a soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces and the tragic memoir about his father’s life in a Prisoner-of-War camp at the age of 14 allowed him to refine his writing before he began to venture in writing Young Adult fiction. “I have a very unique way of creating my stories. It begins with a craving, like a smoker who just recently quit cigarettes but still feels an overwhelming craving for a smoke. When that comes, I can’t shake it until I sit down and begin to let my mind wander. Many times I start my quest for a new story by wondering - What If. Soon after I begin to write and can usually get the first draft completed within a few weeks. Maple Express began as a “what if” question that involved a common held belief of the medical community and I’d share it with you but it would give away the storyline.” Peter has taken formal lessons in acting, "I've enjoyed some success as an actor in television and film before my day job as a Lead Technical Writer required me to move out of the country I always write my stories as I see them on the movie screen, which is why writing screenplays are also something I do with ease. I have written a couple of screenplays and shot them as short films with a friend of mine. I can honestly say I have landed in the perfect job for me. I love to write...doesn’t really matter what I write, creatively or technically, writing is a pleasurable experience. It has allowed me to travel and for that I am grateful.”
2073 by Eileen Young 2073 by Eileen Young March 04, 2010 1249 words Read a sample
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Editor, illustrator, writer, publishing consultant, and superhero.
2088 by Peter Rehard 2088 by Peter Rehard July 02, 2011 90196 words Read a sample
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A person that writes stories If you read one of my stories, when you find an error (if you have the time or care) email me what book and chapter it is in, so I can change it. Peterrehard@gmail.com
21 December 2012 - The Calendar Beckons by Larry Edward Hunt 21 December 2012 - The Calendar Beckons by Larry Edward Hunt June 07, 2011 45826 words Read a sample
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This is author Larry Edward Hunt who has written three books in a trilogy of adventures of the military Scarburg family. Mr. Hunt, drawing on his father's thirty year military career and his own 26+ year career working for the U.S. Army he provides insight into the working of the U.S. Government which provide realistic detail to the narrative. The first book 'The P.H.O.T.O - The Search' and the second 'The P.H.O.T.O. - The Saga Continues' are now available in one book 'The P.H.O.T.O.'at www.createspace.com The third '21 December 2012 - The Calendar Beckons' is also available in paperback at the same website.
21 Poems for Love, Weddings, and Anniversaries by Lenny Everson 21 Poems for Love, Weddings, and Anniversaries by Lenny Everson June 17, 2011 2548 words Read a sample
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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
21 Steps by O'Neil De Noux 21 Steps by O'Neil De Noux June 10, 2011 5577 words Read a sample
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O’Neil De Noux writes in many genres, primarily realistic crime fiction, strong on setting, mostly New Orleans, featuring the accurate dialogue of the streets. He also writes scintillating erotica. His publishing credits include Eight novels, six short story collections and over 300 short stories. From contemporary to historical, De Noux uses several recurring characters in his New Orleans stories and novels: NOPD Homicide Detective John Raven Beau (21st Century); NOPD Homicide Detective LaStanza (20th Century); Private-eye Lucien Caye (1940s) and NOPD Detective Jacques Dugas (1890s). A primary theme in De Noux’s fiction is the effect of violence on victims and their families as well as the sometimes debilitating effect of violence on law enforcement officers, private-eyes and their loved ones. As a former private-eye and currently a police investigator, De Noux knows his subject well. De Noux’s stories span from mystery to mainstream, literary, suspense, thriller, science-fiction, fantasy, horror, erotica, humor, westerns, children’s fiction as well as cross-genre stories – erotic-detective, science-fiction mysteries and the like. O’Neil De Noux’s “The Heart Has Reasons” (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, September 2006) won the Private Eye Writers of America’s prestigious SHAMUS AWARD for BEST SHORT STORY 2007. The SHAMUS is given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. In 2009, the Short Mystery Fiction Society awarded the Derringer Award for Best Novelette to another Lucien Caye story, “Too Wise” by O’Neil De Noux (which appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine’s November 2008 Issue). The Derringer Award is given annually to recognize excellence in the mystery short form.
22 Facets of my Father by Rik Roots 22 Facets of my Father by Rik Roots Aug. 04, 2011 4222 words Read a sample
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Rik lives in London with his partner, Nigel, and their two cats. As can be seen, he does not photograph well. He is currently looking for gainful (in other words, paid) employment, and is happy to consider (almost) any offer.
22 Παραμύθια by Ερρίκος Καλύβας 22 Παραμύθια by Ερρίκος Καλύβας July 22, 2011 14821 words Read a sample
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24/7 No Overtime Pay by Rebecca Rose Taylor 24/7 No Overtime Pay by Rebecca Rose Taylor Jan. 02, 2011 1123 words Read a sample
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I've loved to create stories since before I was able to write them down. It is my dream to have other people read my work. This is why I've decided to join Smashwords. When I'm not busy writing or editing my work, I enjoy reading, and discovering new authors.
24:01 One Minute After by Eric Diehl 24:01 One Minute After by Eric Diehl Jan. 13, 2012 62263 words Read a sample
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Eric is a tinkerer; he likes to make things. Perhaps it began with a custom van built in the long-haired days of the seventies—an old school bus with an engine salvaged from the junk yard. Or with the dozens of motorcycles ridden, broken, repaired and ridden again. Eric has built furniture and guitars; he’s screen-printed t-shirts in his garage and he’s created package-design. As a teen he worked out a billing system for a huge newspaper route (because he didn’t like knocking on doors), and he currently writes software for corporate clients—for a time working out of the traveling RV he and Sue called home. He built and flew a gyrocopter over the cane-fields and beaches of south Florida, and he’s done website design. But of all the avocations and pass-times in which he’s dabbled, Eric stands most in awe of one. Consider that most elusive of creations—the story, words which capture your mind. Ink on paper, black on white—a collection of simple articulations woven into a journey bounded only by the imagination. After more than three decades in south Florida, Eric and lovely wife Susan moved to the Upstate region of South Carolina, where the nearby Appalachians clamor for exploration. When cranky knees allow it, bicycling is a favored indulgence, often on a laid-back recumbent. Motorcycling remains a life-long passion (he enjoys teaching the occasional weekend safety class to bright-eyed newbies, both young and old), and he forever persists in being confounded by the acoustic guitar. He was likely a cat in a previous life, as there’s a definite affinity. He might look odd to some as he tromps off with his dual walking sticks, a rear-view mirror clipped to his bill-cap. A little girl runs alongside to wave her hand and call out “Hi Mister ski-man!” Shhh! Don’t tell anyone, but Eric still wonders what it is that he’ll do, should he ever grow up….
25 Year Old Crisis by Ana Garay 25 Year Old Crisis by Ana Garay Dec. 02, 2011 6305 words Read a sample
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2nd Is The First Loser by L. J. Martin 2nd Is The First Loser by L. J. Martin May 08, 2012 8337 words Read a sample
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L. J. Martin is the author of 23 published novels and 7 non-fiction works. He lives in Montana with his wife, NYT best-selling romantic suspense and historical romance author Kat Martin. They enjoy travel, cooking, hunting, fishing, photography, and wintering in California. Learn more about L. j. at www.ljmartin.com, www.wolfpackranch.com, and http://fromthepeapatch.com, and more about Kat at www.katmartin.com.
2| Mirror mirror by Becky Miller 2| Mirror mirror by Becky Miller April 22, 2009 11399 words Read a sample
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I write fictional books and stories to pass my time between Aerospace Techology classes and when travelling long distances by train. Most of my books involve time and/or space travel, but I am also known to have written the odd poem or two. Some of my stories have even evolved into complete serials! All my work is free to read and download, so that everyone can enjoy it anywhere in the world at any time. Becky Miller
3 by Moxie Mezcal 3 by Moxie Mezcal March 31, 2010 21959 words Read a sample
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Moxie Mezcal lives under an assumed name in San Jose, California.
3 + 3 by Michael Summers 3 + 3 by Michael Summers March 18, 2012 5114 words Read a sample
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A passionate writer, I have just published my third novel Fish Stocks Limited, this time on free eBook distribution websites only. I have received payment from Dailey Swan Publishing for a number of short stories to go in their anthology and had short stories published in MediaVirus magazine (as editors pick) and in The Absent Willow Review magazine. If you enjoyed Fish Stocks Limited, why not become an affiliate promoter? Email me on: fishstockslimited@hotmail.com
3 Conversations About God(s) by James Pratt 3 Conversations About God(s) by James Pratt June 21, 2011 4134 words Read a sample
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James Pratt likes to create realistically flawed but basically decent characters and have them cross paths with serial killer angels, redneck vampires, slithering horrors from other dimensions, and the end of the world. He also likes to write stories that demonstrate how the ever-present darkness threatening to wash over the world like a wave of endless night can be held back with a little courage and a big shotgun (assuming one hasn't already used both barrels, of course). Some take place in the distant past, others in the far future, and still others somewhere between eight minutes ago and twelve minutes from now. Whether sci-fi, adventure, or straight-out horror, the running theme is that the universe is very, very big and we are very, very small.
3 for Poe (Horror/Halloween Anthology) by habu 3 for Poe (Horror/Halloween Anthology) by habu Oct. 19, 2011 3599 words Read a sample
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3 Light Hearted Secrets by Alexander Kalinkin 3 Light Hearted Secrets by Alexander Kalinkin April 07, 2011 3048 words Read a sample
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This writer has got just some publications in American and Russian press, but Alexander writes also screenplays for animation series and films. His most successful work is co-writing scripts for educational series "The World Picture Gallery with Aunt Owl" that was aired on TV channels in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, India and some other countries.
3 Lives, In Search of Bliss by Srini Chandra 3 Lives, In Search of Bliss by Srini Chandra Aug. 12, 2011 19536 words Read a sample
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Srini Chandra has lived in six cities on 2 continents in three countries. He lives in Bangalore now, where he writes metaphysical and literary fiction and the occasional humorous short story while running a business line for a major global corporation. The captive audience of a lovely wife and two young daughters is the reason he began writing. He loves to read, and completes books in one sitting. He is always on the lookout for that diamond in the rough, that gem of a book, yet to be discovered and acclaimed. Srini is the author of two books: 3 Lives, In Search of Bliss – a metaphysical and spiritual fiction novella, and Instant Karma – a collection of short stories on India. Srini holds masters degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and Ohio State University in the United States. He completed his undergraduate degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in India. His professional career in high technology marketing and business management spans two decades.
3 Phaze by Mathew Bridle 3 Phaze by Mathew Bridle June 05, 2010 94865 words Read a sample
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I was born in West Sussex, England in 1963 and began to show an interest in story telling at the age of 10 when I filled an exercise book with a single story. In the early 1990’s I began to write poetry, that’s what I called it, and wrote around 100-150 poems over the next two years. One poem gave me the idea for a story which became my first novel ‘The Rising’ a horror story. From then on I just kept writing: 3 Phaze – sci-fi, Lagoon – X-files style, King of Kings which became Emun of Mor was short fantasy in the style of the King James Bible, The Boy From Nowhere – sci-fi. Mark – unfinished Emun of Mor Lo the Prophet The Cord – current title. I tried many times to find a publisher but had no idea what I was doing. So as the internet grew I self published the first three on lulu.com, later on Smashwords.com where they are free. As luck would have it I found Vamplit Publishing, an indie publisher that was looking for new work so I sent them a link to my website where they could get a sample and forgot all about it until the request came through for the rest of the book. A year later I was looking at the cover art and being told that the ebook would out soon.
3 Poems by Angus Brownfield 3 Poems by Angus Brownfield Nov. 20, 2011 411 words Read a sample
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My life, sort of The writers whose lives interest me most are either long dead or have led lives not typical of writers. Yet it evidently helps readers to know about writers. A writer whose works I’ve recently become acquainted with, Jodi Picoult, writes a lot about herself on her web page, posts candid photos, and I’m guessing this helps readers connect with her books. Megan McCafferty, author of Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, etc., started a retroblog—her diary from age ten through twenty-something, in part, I gather from reading a review in Salon.com, to separate herself from her characters (http://www.meganmccafferty.com/retroblogger/ ). There’s nothing about my life that will enhance the experience of reading my novels. To the extent that they’re autobiographical, they’re not so in any direct way. Flaubert said of Madame Bovary, “Emma, c'est moi.” In the same sense, I’m all the characters in, say, Rigoberto and his two wives: Rigoberto Calderón, Carmen Noble de Calderón, Juan the apprentice and Bernardo the curandero. Like personages in dreams, all the characters in a novel are the author. Still, I think it helps to know where an author came from, not to read his or her works but to put you in touch with him as you would with a performing artist whom you can see in the flesh. Celebrity is an inappropriate concept for writers, usually, but feedback is a workable one. So, here are some of the accidents of my life that I believe helped form me: I’m the last of five children, my oldest sibling twelve years older than I, the closest in age six years my senior. My mother died when I was six, an accident of her life I can’t blame her for but have never fully accepted: I never got enough of her. My father had an extensive library, and I read constantly growing up, though since college television has cut into my reading time. I was raised a Catholic, going to parochial schools and an all-boys Catholic prep school. I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, back when it was the consensus best university in the world. This is a humbling experience: you may have been a whiz in high school, you were no big deal on that campus. I live in Ashland, Oregon, which is an interesting small town, with a world-class repertory theater and a satisfying mixture of foresters, bohemians, geeks, artists and coupon clippers. I married (and divorced) three times, all interesting women, and fathered five children. All of these have shaped me. These authors’ works have most informed my own writing: Elmore Leonard, whom I put first because I’ve read him most recently. There is no one better at catching the flavor of places and peoples through using their patois. Thomas Mann, whose Joseph and His Brothers is the nonpareil of epic novels, indeed, may be the best work of prose fiction ever written. (I consider Shakespeare’s plays to be poetry.) William Faulkner, whose apocryphal Yoknapatawpha County was in my youth as familiar to me as any place I’ve ever lived, and who made me realize what power words have. Faulkner’s short fiction is matched only by Mann’s. Ernest Hemingway, whose The Sun Also Rises surpasses any novel I’ve read in the way he put words down on paper; for a large part of my formative years I read this book every eighteen months or so. Albert Camus, whose novel, The Plague, touches my heart beyond any prose I’ve read. Carlos Castaneda, whose first four books (fiction? non-fiction?) blew out the corners of my imagination. Aeschylus, whose Oresteia made me understand what drama is. E. E. Cummings, who demonstrated that a seemingly mined-out convention, the sonnet, could be fresh and new in the hands of a master. W. B. Yeats, whose corpus is the standard by which I judge all modern poets. Here are some other likes and dislikes: To cook: it’s the bead game, it’s a challenge, it is manic and relaxing at once. I bake all my own (sourdough) bread and make a mean soufflé. My favorite movies: Black Orpheus and Shoot the Piano Player, with 8½ Some Like It Hot, Treasure of Sierra Madre and Chushingura not far behind. My favorite music: almost anything but Rap and the heaviest of Rock and Roll—Allison Kraus to Denny Zeitlin, with Chopin, Beethoven and The Beatles thrown in for good measure. But if I were shipwrecked with the work of just one person, it would have to be Bach’s. Writing is both a therapy and my compulsion. In 2011 I published eight novels, some started back in the Eighties, four completed last year, two started and finished in 2011. For a list of extant works, click here.
30 Minute Plan by Gerald Rice 30 Minute Plan by Gerald Rice Feb. 22, 2011 11337 words Read a sample
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Okay, my last biography was loooooong and boring. I didn't realize how dull it was until I actually tried to go back and read it. Blah-blah-blah. Anyway. I'm Gerald Dean Rice. Used to be Gerald Rice--I suppose I still am, but all future works shall include my middle name. It's a rebranding thing. I've always been into horror. When I was in kindergarten my mother took me right from school to see Creepshow. I saw a ton of stuff I shouldn't have when I was a kid. I got a book of ghost stories when I was 11 for Christmas. These were the days before YA novels, unless you picked up one of those namby-pamby VC Andrews books. Okay, scratch that; I've never actually read a VC Andrews book. But the more I read and the older I got the more I wanted to write my own stories. I tried my hand at writing comic book stories with my best friend in high school, but we had no clue how to break into comics. I submitted my first story to Cemetery Dance back in 2000. It took somewhere around 7 months for the to respond. I was so proud even though they'd rejected me. The truth of it was it wasn't a very original story and it was very straightforward. There was a whole lot I didn't know about writing back then. But I learned pretty quick and have since had stories published in print and on-line. My first novel, "The Ghost Toucher", was published in 2010. It was born out of several failed novel-writing attempts and I'm immensely proud of what I created. I've since put out a couple short collections of my own and a few zombie shorts. My newest project, "Fleshbags" was just published. I kind of had a "In Treatment" thing in my head like when Paul's patients have some aspect of them reflected in his personal life. I blended my characters that way (tough to explain what I mean). But it's definitely something different than you've ever read and I'd suggest giving it a try.
30 Poems, 30 Days: Inside a Poet's Mind by A.D. Joyce 30 Poems, 30 Days: Inside a Poet's Mind by A.D. Joyce Sep. 22, 2011 3948 words Read a sample
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Adriene (A.D.) Joyce is a poet and editor living in New Jersey. Her blog, Sweepy Jean Explores the (Webby) World, showcases her poetry and discusses topics such as the writing life, women's issues, and personal observations.
3000 Beats Per Second by Andrew Berg 3000 Beats Per Second by Andrew Berg Oct. 20, 2009 1850 words Read a sample
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Andrew Berg is a professional journalist in the wireless industry. He’s also a graduate of the MFA in Creative Writing program at Goddard College. Andrew lives with his wife and two beautiful kids in Madison, WI. Look for a pair of novels to be posted at Smashwords in the near future. You can find more of his fiction, poetry and technology writings on his blog, Speechless, at www.andrewjberg.blogspot.com
33 Heavens by Karen Overman-Edmiston 33 Heavens by Karen Overman-Edmiston April 25, 2011 3729 words Read a sample
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The genesis of the novel 'The Avenue of Eternal Tranquillity'. (Nautilus Book Awards winner 2010) I love to travel, and I often use experiences from my travels in my writing. For example, when flying from Vienna to Moscow a few years ago I had a bout of food poisoning so, on reaching the hotel in Moscow I was in bed for about 36 hours. I awoke in the wee hours on Boxing Day and went to the window, it was still dark outside. Down in the snow in the car park between the hotel and River Moskva a man had got out of his car, taken off his hat and coat and laid down in the snow. He looked as though he had simply gone to sleep, curled on his side. The police came, took notes, and left the body under a piece of matting. Some time later I boarded the trans-Siberian train for Siberia and China, but I couldn't get the image of the man in the snow out of my mind. Why would a person do such a thing? He would have known that taking off his warm clothes and choosing to lie down in the snow in such ferociously low temperatures would mean certain death. Oddly enough, he looked quite peaceful and resigned to his action. 'The Avenue of Eternal Tranquillity' is a sort of fictional history leading up to that moment. An attempt at an explanation as to why someone would choose to die and why, perhaps, they would seem so comfortable in making such a choice. I know it sounds a bit depressing, but it's actually a very uplifting story! We are a culture, I think, that deals badly with death, particularly if the event is unexpected. I wanted to write a story that would provide some comfort or reassurance to those who have lost someone they love. I hope this book is reassuring, especially for those who have quieter voices. The intertwining story involves a couple travelling the trans-Siberian from Beijing to Moscow in the present day - full of fascinating insights for those who love to travel! The other couple, Pyotr and Yuliya, live in Moscow in the 1960s. The couples’ stories plait throughout the novel but come together at the novel’s end. The landscapes traversed really provide a backdrop to the more important internal landscapes of each of the characters. The book is simply an ode to tenderness, to the kindness people can offer to one another. Kindnesses that seem small but really are the essence of being alive; living a full life. ******************** People’s motivations and their interior life are at the core of Karen Overman-Edmiston’s writing. In addition, impressions and experiences gained while travelling are strong contributors to her work. Both of these factors are strongly evident in the recently published novel, 'The Avenue of Eternal Tranquillity', as well as in the earlier publication, 'Night Flight from Marabar', a collection of short stories. Karen Overman-Edmiston was born in the United Kingdom. Educated in England and Ireland, she finished her studies in Australia, gaining a Master of Arts at the University of Western Australia. Karen has written for the stage and has had competition-winning plays performed, including at the Perth Festival of the Arts. She is also a prize-winning short story writer who has had several stories published. 'The Avenue of Eternal Tranquillity' is a 2010 Nautilus Book Awards winner in the Fiction/Visionary Fiction category. Night Flight from Marabar was reviewed in the Australian Book Review in September 1999. In his review, Ben Zipper commented that the writer’s work ‘emerges with a strong coherence and singularity of tone.’ and that the author ‘uses location to wise advantage, as a tool of explaining and exploring human experience.’ Zipper concluded his review with the comment, ‘This collection clearly shows promise of more to come.’ Copies of the anthology have sold well across Australia in bookstores and through online sites. Having previously worked for the West Australian government, Karen runs her own consultancy business as well as continuing her writing.
333 Miles by Craig Birk 333 Miles by Craig Birk Jan. 07, 2011 67727 words Read a sample
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3mer1ka by Lloyd Ramsay 3mer1ka by Lloyd Ramsay April 08, 2010 29311 words Read a sample
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I write, you read, I'm right, you are wrong
3| Breakdown by Becky Miller 3| Breakdown by Becky Miller May 18, 2009 12613 words Read a sample
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I write fictional books and stories to pass my time between Aerospace Techology classes and when travelling long distances by train. Most of my books involve time and/or space travel, but I am also known to have written the odd poem or two. Some of my stories have even evolved into complete serials! All my work is free to read and download, so that everyone can enjoy it anywhere in the world at any time. Becky Miller
4 Inches and Counting - a Tale of Shrinking Manhood by J.M. DeBord 4 Inches and Counting - a Tale of Shrinking Manhood by J.M. DeBord June 19, 2010 4240 words Read a sample
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SCROLL DOWN TO GO RIGHT TO MY BOOKS I have been writing fiction for 25 years, though not until the completion of my novel "Something Coming: a New Age Thriller" did I really consider myself a professional. What's the difference? Around two dozen rewrites, critiques from a handful of proofreaders, and a writer's pride after ten years of work to present my best product. Readers and I have a contract that's violated by anything less than professional-quality writing. They're willing to give my work a chance until it starts to read like something from a community college fiction writing class. Well, I went to a state school, took a lot of writing classes and still worked for another ten years before it all sunk in. "Something Coming" is my dissertation, proof that I've graduated, and like a dissertation it is thoroughly researched and edited. Please read for yourself. I truly appreciate my readers, and hope they gain new understanding about themselves and their world through my novels. Their support funds more time for writing, and adds extra motivation to write some really mind-blowing stuff for my fans. If you'd like to know more about me, please visit my blog. READ RAVE REVIEWS FOR "SOMETHING COMING" AT AMAZON. SOME EXCERPTS: --- "A real pager-turner!" --- "I loved this book." --- "The characters are richly drawn and have your heart aching through their epic struggles and triumphs." --- "A must-read for readers who love to explore philosophies and ideologies through totally absorbing fiction." --- "Captures the current global zeitgeist."
4 Odd Crime Stories by Benjamin Sobieck 4 Odd Crime Stories by Benjamin Sobieck April 06, 2012 3569 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.
4 Patis by Igor Kutuzov 4 Patis by Igor Kutuzov May 24, 2012 4479 words Read a sample
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416 by Adam Sifre 416 by Adam Sifre Oct. 20, 2011 29485 words Read a sample
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I'm not surprised you're here. What could be more interesting than reading about me? Besides reading "I've Been Deader," I mean. I'm a Leo. When I'm not avoiding process servers, I write. Horror, comedy, romance, sci-fi. I do it all. And all my stories have a smart dog and small child in them, so you know they'll be best sellers. Sometimes I go the movies alone, order two small popcorns and talk out loud to myself about what I think is going to happen next on the screen. I'm currently single, but she's due back any moment, so please keep the erotic chat on the down low. I can be contacted at: IBDeader@hotmail.com
44 by Jools Sinclair 44 by Jools Sinclair March 11, 2011 36142 words Read a sample
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Jools Sinclair lives and writes in the in-between world of Bend, Oregon, where sunlight kisses snow, mountains reach for the desert, and long summer days cascade into night. She watches it all, perched atop her butte, with her giant orange cat.
44 kobeta by Dupur Mitra 44 kobeta by Dupur Mitra Feb. 26, 2012 1757 words Read a sample
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Poet,Fiction writer, Researcher Living Dhaka, Bangladesh
47 Haiku by Tiel Aisha Ansari 47 Haiku by Tiel Aisha Ansari March 04, 2011 680 words Read a sample
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I am not a poet. I am a scribe of Allah.