Useless Skin    by Jameson Kowalczyk
Price: Free! 2060 words. Language: English. Published on May 21, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Transgressional.
A teenage girl sunbathes on a beach, recalling the summers of her childhood, and the overheard conversation that ended it.

Light Tower Power    by Jon Sindell
Price: Free! 960 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.
In this short adapted from the novel The Mighty Roman, Roman Meister, a gargantuan former minor-league home run champ and manager of the sub-minor-league San Carlos Coyotes, takes his mighty bat THOR in hand to put on a show for his eighteen-year-old charges.

My favorite sin: Alternate Version 1    by Mirvan Ereon
Price: Free! 1160 words. Language: English. Published on May 7, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Gay & Lesbian.
for Sandalphon The first kiss is always the sweetest. And the most sinful? In case you are wondering who is that yummy guy in the photo, that is MEEEEE! =P yes, it's unbelievable but a young gay Filipino writer as sexy as that really exists =P

The Maze    by Virginia Llorca
Price: Free! 74560 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2012. Fiction » Romance » Contemporary.
(2.50 from 2 reviews)
Finished with her education and firmly grounded in her career, Maisie feels pressured by her family and several suitors to take the next step in her life. She escapes to the family Villa to regroup, but the wrong person shows up at just the right moment and settles the issue.

At the Ditch in the Center of the Universe    by Geraldine Glodek
Price: Free! 7270 words. Language: English. Published on April 9, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
Tim Giovannini, whose family made it out of the mines and factories of Pennsylvania, wants nothing to do with kids whose families are still "below the line." It's 1959. Tim has a chance to go to the Buddy Holly concert in Iowa with Hal Jones, the laces of whose sneakers Tim does not feel fit to loose. Hal can't stomach Tim, but a ride to Iowa in Tim's dad's car is his only way to get there.

The Care and Feeding of Rubber Chickens: A Manual    by Scott William Carter
Price: Free! 5240 words. Language: English. Published by Flying Raven Press  on April 1, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
Everyone chooses a pet for different reasons. Some are selected for companionship, some for ease of care, and others because they are just too adorable to do otherwise. The rubber chicken fits into all three categories. The Care and Feeding of Rubber Chickens: A Manual was created because there is a dearth of how-to books available explaining how to properly care for these lovable pets.

Growing up Wired    by David Wallace Fleming
Price: Free! 70730 words. Language: English. Published on March 30, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
How will romantic relationships withstand technology's offer of instant gratification? Growing up Wired - technology's dirty secrets - questioned and challenged.

Slow to Grow    by Lonny Cyrelle
Price: Free! 78960 words. Language: English. Published on March 13, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
Laced with self deprecating humor and laced with a healthy dose of pathos, the novel, Slow to Grow, follows Lloyd Kulligan as he matures (slowly) over the course of 25 years from a lonely sex starved teenager to a middle aged married man (and still sex starved.

How You See It    by Joanne Orion Miller
Price: Free! 3530 words. Language: English. Published on March 5, 2012. Fiction » Literary collections » American / General.
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.

The Quarry    by Don Shogren
Price: Free! 3790 words. Language: English. Published on February 19, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Literary.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Forty years ago, forty feet in the air, a crossroads ... and a good friend.