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A Tale of Two Legacies    by William Gardner
Price: Free! 29980 words. Language: English. Published on April 2, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Drama.

(5.00 from 1 review)
William Gardner rejuvenates our attitudes towards ethics and morals in a low-key, thought-provoking, suspenseful, amusing, and addictive way with his new novella that traces a month in the course of two families wending their way through modern life. While a first work for this author, he brings us insights gathered over 75 years. He spoofs his own efforts in his must-read epilogue.
Djanbun and the Fire-stick    by T. D. Hilliard
Price: Free! 370 words. Language: English. Published on April 27, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic.

(5.00 from 1 review)
A retelling of an old story that originates in Australian mythology, about a native who is transformed into a platypus.
Hiroko's Tale    by Jeffrey N. Baker
Price: Free! 1360 words. Language: English. Published on July 22, 2012. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American.

(5.00 from 1 review)
A young girl, blessed by the Haru-Dori, fights to save her village from the dreaded Tempest. The village is spared, but the young girl lay dying. Her Daruma doll, filled with life, sets off to find someone to save his lady.
The Rabbi Who Tricked Stalin    by Mordechai Landsberg
Price: Free! 107280 words. Language: English. Published on August 4, 2012. Fiction » Drama » European.

(5.00 from 1 review)
A character driven- macabre novel about Stalin’s dark period. It is a ruthless regime, persecuting Jews and Christian God believers,‘white' Russians, Trotskists and other communists. The arrest & killing machine of the Secret Police and Bolshevik Party did not stop at their own circles. Rabbi symbolizes a troubled citizen, having family problems, struggling and succeeding to get out.
Raven's Eye View    by Kimberly Bird
Price: Free! 1220 words. Language: English. Published on March 20, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

(5.00 from 1 review)
ravens eye view is a first nations story about the creator and its companion the raven. the raven is sent out to find the perfect space where life could flourish. as the raven sits back and waits for the creator to form the stars and planets in new galaxies, a newborn planet becomes vulnerable to the very sky that is suppose to protect it from explosions of space birthing.
Cherry Blossoms and The Delta Cotton - written by Jimi Massey and Marty Denton    by marty denton
Price: Free! 360 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American.

(5.00 from 1 review)
this poem is about the Japanese American internment camp in Rhower, Arkansas during WWII. It is about the innocense of youth that helps the healing bridge of differing opinion.
Home Country    by Ruth Madison
Price: Free! 5070 words. Language: English. Published by Dev Love Press  on July 26, 2012. Fiction » Romance » Short stories.

0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
When Priyanka travels to America for an arranged marriage, she finds out why her groom accepted her bad horoscope and poor family.
A Perfect Madness    by Frank H. Marsh
Price: Free! 111330 words. Language: English. Published by Brandylane  Publishers on April 6, 2012. Fiction » Historical » General.

0.75 star(4.63 from 8 reviews)
It is the autumn of 1938 when Julia Kaufmann meets Erich Schmidt while studying medicine at the German University in Prague. With Hitler’s army soon to invade the city and the terror of World War II looming, it is the worst of times for a Jew and a German to fall in love.
At Least Once More    by Jake Murphy
Price: Free! 1410 words. Language: English. Published on March 16, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Medieval.

(4.00 from 1 review)
It's the year 1415 in France, near a place called Agincourt. The English mercenaries are awoken by King Henry V's legendary St Crispin's day speech. Meanwhile,two soldiers, Thomas and Jack, don't seem to be that enthusiastic about the coming battle...
The End of Texas    by Juan Batista
Price: Free! 38630 words. Language: English. Published on May 5, 2012. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Hispanic & Latino.

(4.00 from 1 review)
A bumbling Texas governor flirts with secession. Far right militias flock to his call and prepare for violence to bring about independence. A backlash from Indigenous Mexicans in Texas calls for the Aztlan Now movement, Mexicans wanting to secede FROM Texas and stay loyal to the US. Militias, Brown Power people, prison gangs, police, and FBI clash. From this comes new Mexican-majority US states.