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Leicht verdientes Geld    by Carlos Wolf
Price: $1.29 USD. 1400 words. Language: German. Published by Turnshare Ltd.- Publisher  on February 18, 2013. Essay » Business.

Er war es gewöhnt seine Handelsgeschäfte am Telefon abzuwickeln. Als ihn ein Fremder telefonisch zu einer Wette aufforderte, hielt er mit, denn wer nicht wagt der nicht gewinnt.
Seamus Conan's September 11th    by Sha'ul Lipschitz
Price: $1.75 USD. 1760 words. Language: English. Published on February 16, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Media tie-in.

Seamus Conan is a director who wants to start his next project: a film about the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. He wants to add a fictional intertwining love story to it. Is it ethical for a film director to do this? Many people would struggle with their conscience if this is right or wrong. Seamus Conan, however, has no conscience.
The Eternal Question    by David S Reynolds
Price: $0.99 USD. 1270 words. Language: English. Published on February 13, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical.

Why are we here? I had a chance meeting with a strange old man the other day that claimed to know. His answer makes a frightening amount of sense.
The Last Words of a Suicidal Author    by Suleiman Buhari
Price: $0.99 USD. 4660 words. Language: English. Published on February 10, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal.

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the story of a disillusioned ungalleried artist who decides to leave the world by painting a masterpiece in his own blood written and left behind by a an equally disillusioned author just before he commited suicide.
Inside: A Short Story    by Ellie Reynylt
Price: $1.49 USD. 4500 words. Language: English. Published on February 9, 2013. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Sci-Fi & fantasy.

In “Inside,” transhumanist technophile Audrey assembles a group of like-minded friends and begins to work toward her goal of bridging the gap between humanity and technology. When her body begins to fail her, Audrey must choose between giving in to the limitations of her human existence or moving beyond them. (4,300 words)
The Suddenly Single Series: Barely Holding On    by Deidra D. S. Green
Price: $1.69 USD. 11940 words. Language: English. Published on February 8, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas.

Everything Raven knew about her life with Schayne changed in an instant. One moment her strong, handsome husband was doing what he loved and the next moment Schayne was reduced to a shell of his former self. Schayne’s very life hangs in the balance and he is barely holding on. Will Raven make the right decision or will her love for Schayne cloud her judgment?
The Rabbi, the Vampire, and the Mitzvot    by Wilson Hazard James
Price: $0.99 USD. 7960 words. Language: English. Published by Soapbox Rising Press  on February 7, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » Urban.

(SHORT STORY) Some people have life-and-death problems. Simeon Black faces an undeath and dead-death problem. Simeon is a vampire, recently and unwilling turned. He must drink blood to live, well, to undie, but he is also an observant Jew. The mitzvot forbid ingesting blood. They also forbid suicide, so that's no way out, either. In desperation, Simeon turns to Rabbi Michael Rosenbaum for help.
The Mountain and The Silver Sea    by James Rozoff
Price: Free! 3010 words. Language: English. Published on February 6, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical.

Two short stories that contain religious/spiritual themes.
Elmore's Accident    by Michael Hearing
Price: $1.29 USD. 4200 words. Language: English. Published on February 6, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

"It was that most loathsome of all things: an uncanny, routine-disrupting inconvenience and anomaly." Elmore had never reckoned on the paranormal or the preternatural. But now that he's had his accident, he is "seeing" certain events in the near future – including his own (although he doesn't know it yet).
Heather and Sandy - A Human-Animal Bond Story    by Dean Scott
Price: $0.99 USD. 1730 words. Language: English. Published on February 3, 2013. Fiction » Children’s books » Animals.

This book tells the story about the close friendship of Heather and Sandy, a girl and her dog. The Human-Animal Bond is shown and how we have a mutually beneficial relationship with animals. It also shows how differently animals are viewed between the human medical side and the veterinary side when it comes to illness.