Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological

For Love or Money    by Paige Williams
Price: Free! 1760 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

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Gail wished she knew whether her husband still loved her. He had asked for a divorce but changed his mind when she came into money. It seemed he was happy, but can one ever be sure? In this short story of 1,800 words Gail learns a hard lesson: beware what you wish for. A quirky tale of questions, conniving and loss.
Losing It    by Valentine Williams
Price: $3.99 USD. 51650 words. Language: English. Published by Tirgearr Publishing  on May 16, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

Jane has been locked up in a high security hospital for killing her children. Well meaning intervention by Dr. Townsend begins to uncover early events in Jane's life. While attending her sister's funeral, Jane escapes and goes back to the Belgian caravan site where the murders took place.
The Hunted    by Steven J Davies
Price: $0.99 USD. 13840 words. Language: British English. Published on May 15, 2013. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense.

Carl Strang, having escaped from the Meadow View Hospital for the criminally insane, has struck out into the world determined to cause as much carnage as possible.
Evangeline: Book Three    by E.A. Gottschalk
Price: Free! 10640 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2013. Fiction » Horror » Crime.

Angeline Gottschalk is a bullied, socially withdrawn sixteen year-old who lives on the family farm with a psychotic mother, an abusive stepfather and a dark secret she keeps hidden… even from herself. That secret is Evangeline, the cold-blooded murderess who narrates this gleefully twisted memoir of growing up a teenaged serial killer in rural Nebraska. Novelette; part three of five.
Influenca’s Needful Finitude    by B F Moloney
Price: $0.99 USD. 1640 words. Language: English. Published on May 8, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

Influenca is alone in her room, well almost alone, there is a small Buddhist sitting in a corner watching her, and she is very bored. She may like to write an ebook about her experience or she might make an effigy of herself to prick. The Buddhist will help her decide. And so this little parfable is an exploration of boredom and the importance of it in Influenca’s life.
A Rain Sad Day -- A Tale of the Sportsmens' Club    by David Seed
Price: $0.99 USD. 7380 words. Language: English. Published by Western Grebe Publishing  on May 2, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Urban.

In the odd little world of the Sportsmen’s Club, a world of greed, deception, and predation, Alexander Kyness, known to his friends as “Kindness”, keeps a low profile. “Little Doll” manages the bar and keeps order over the misfits and malcontents in this place where something interesting always happens. On a dreary, rainy day, The Fourth sees death and affirmation of life.
Sand Soldier    by David Howells
Price: Free! 2770 words. Language: English. Published on April 23, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

Life is not a circle...it's a spiral. You come back to not where you were, but a place that has familiarity. Arny Woods' earliest and fondest memory was in playing soldiers in the sandbox in the back yard. He was too young to see the cycle return in high school, but the shock of combat at D Day opened his eyes.
Remembering Sergeant Sam    by Leni Matlin
Price: $0.99 USD. 2490 words. Language: English. Published on April 22, 2013. Fiction » Literature » War.

It's been decades since Billy Stewart has thought about Sam Wolinski, but when Ruben Gomez, a former brother-in-arms, calls out of the blue to inform him the Sergeant from their Vietnam days has passed away, all manner of memories - some still unresolved - surface for both of these veterans.
Drawings in Sand    by Yvonne Spence
Price: $2.99 USD. 129900 words. Language: English. Published on April 22, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

Woken by her young daughter to the worst hangover of her life, Stella believes she can't sink any lower. Then she argues with her boyfriend, her ex and lies to her boss. Her only escape is more booze even though it means risking her job and losing her daughter. When a kindly colleague encourages Stella to seek help her search for healing takes her deep into disturbing secrets in her family’s past.
Die Koggelanemoon    by Jan van Duyker
Price: $9.99 USD. 12660 words. Language: Afrikaans. Published by Primedia eLaunch  on April 20, 2013. Screenplays » Drama.

"Die Koggelanemoon" is 'n hoofsaaklik Afrikaanse en gedeeltelik Engelse draaiboek vir 'n kort film. Dit is wetenskap fiksie en nie gebaseer op enige werklike persone of plekke nie. Die storie draai om 'n begaafde student, Sebastiaan Boonzaaier, wat 'n paar harde stampe ervaar in die lewe. Hy eidig in die hospitaal deur die toedoen van die booswig, dr. Ivy…