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 » Young adult or teen » Humor.
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.

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.

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.

The Gamekeeper    by Brian Parker
Price: Free! 1260 words. Language: English. Published by MoshPit Publishing  on February 15, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
In this short story by Brian Parker, a young boy learns one of life's lessons, a lesson that he will carry with him for life.

Sacrifices    by AM Kirkby
Price: Free! 3510 words. Language: English. Published on February 6, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Ancient.
In the Etruscan city of Cisra, the boy Karkana sacrifices his prize possession to help a prisoner of war. But the true implications of his act won't be felt till years later.

Bewitching Earth    by Lorraine Ray
Price: Free! 7240 words. Language: English. Published on February 3, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
Love for the world, and its many beautiful niches, heals a young girl's heartache after a short affair with an older man.

Face in the Water (A Short Story)    by Charles Sheehan-Miles
Price: Free! 3020 words. Language: English. Published on January 30, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
Jerusalem, 1989: After his best friend dies of a drug overdose, a Georgia Tech student walks away from his life, eventually winding up in the ancient and narrow streets of Jerusalem during the first Palestinian Intifada. An early short story written by Charles Sheehan-Miles, author of the surprise indie bestseller Republic: A Novel of America's Future.

The Salt Hollows    by Pacze Moj
Price: Free! 1240 words. Language: English. Published on January 7, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
"Some people don't have souls no more. Sometimes they trade 'em away for doing what's right," she said. [Short Story: 1200 words]

The Draft    by Michael C. Boxall
Price: Free! 1570 words. Language: English. Published on January 4, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
Short story about the end of a 1960s childhood in Massachusetts

Shari Sadeyes    by Patrick Prescott
Price: Free! 5190 words. Language: English. Published on December 19, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Roger runs into someone he knows from his small Texas town in a big city. He knows the tragedy that forced her to move away in shame. The become friends and he wants more, but she still has the shame of what happened keeping them apart.