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Insane Possibilities    by Jeffrey Miska
Price: Free! 15300 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Drama » American.

A short story about a vivacious young physicist and mathematician named Kristine, who has devoted her life to science. Hallucinations cause her to seek help from a social worker named Paul and she's terrified when she hears a questionable diagnosis of schizophrenia. Her path leads her to a place where perspective is all that's real, and sanity is nothing more than the limit of what we believe.
One Plus One Makes Me    by Ray Daley
Price: Free! 1370 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

Is a prison with no bars still a prison? Or is the mind the worst prison of all? Worse than the sentance of being completely alone?
Though All the Mountains Lie Between    by Jeffrey A. Carver
Price: Free! 12850 words. Language: English. Published on May 21, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

When star pilot Jael rebels against an abusive captain and flies the "mountain route" through the Flux, she dismisses a legend claiming that dragons lurk waiting for unwary riggers. But appear they do, challenging Jael to a fight to the death. This short story is the basis for the novel Dragons in the Stars (available in the omnibus Dragon Space). 9000 words, plus excerpt from Dragon Space.
Harvest for Hell    by David J. Agostine
Price: Free! 2160 words. Language: English. Published on May 21, 2012. Fiction » Horror » Occult.

The year is 2021 and something sinister is going on at the country's leading cancer hospital. One doctor discovers a secret that will shatter his world and pave the way for invasion.
Song of Deerwoman    by Daniel LaGrave
Price: Free! 1890 words. Language: English. Published on May 20, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

The new world is a strange, and wild place. The natives have told tall tales of the spirits that reside in the dark woods for generations. Many see the stories as nothing more than myths meant to scare the settlers. Still, if you should happen to find yourself walking alone in the woods be mindful of what thoughts you keep in mind. Should you hear some strange, and pleasing melody. Run, just run.
Halleigh    by Sean Roney
Price: Free! 3210 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Urban.

This is a short story set in the Worldshift: Dermaphobes series. Living in the afterworld is a rough existence, especially when one is haunted by pleasant memories from before the world ended. One man recalls a woman he met during the last day on Earth, and the crazy time they had before they went their separate ways.
Trapped    by Sean Roney
Price: Free! 6690 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

This is a short story set in the Worldshift: Dermaphobes series. A young man and young woman are trapped inside a pizza restaurant as the government orders curfew. Unfortunately for them, the martial law is in place due to a zombie uprising. They soon find a zombie is in the store with them.
Armageddon Sequence    by Sean Roney
Price: Free! 4120 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

This is a short story set in the Worldshift: Dermaphobes series. A man has been given a document that says the world is going to end. When he begins to read it, he sees the sequence of events foretold matches the news on TV. Unfortunately for the new owner of the document, it also calls for a zombie uprising.
Darkness & Daemons: The Gate (Invasion 3 of 11)    by M. T. Dismuke
Price: Free! 8120 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

The Gate introduces Kawe, Garmin, and Cindy. Kawe and Garmin are hired to collect samples from a disturbance referred to as a gate and use Cindy to collect it. Garmin can't go along with the plan and tries to escape, but things don't go as planned.
Coordinates to Unmapped Places: The Collected Fiction of Bernard Schaffer    by Bernard Schaffer
Price: Free! 80890 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2012. Fiction » Adventure » Action.

He's been called "One of the best independent authors alive" and "El Presidente of the Kindle All-Stars," but for Bernard Schaffer, it all comes down to the stories. This volume collects his short fiction from a variety of sources that demonstrate his talent and diversity.