Betty    by Douglas T. Vale
Price: $0.99 USD. 6150 words. Language: American English. Published on January 14, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
A depressed high school girl who feels trapped by life tries to kill herself, and fails. Afterward she's forced to learn a lot about herself and the world around her. A short story.

God's Little Gifts    by Pam Kono
Price: $1.99 USD. 3320 words. Language: English. Published on January 13, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.
Dahlia waits at the airport terminal for her son who's returning from his summer visit with his father. She waits and waits...and waits...then panics.

Veronica    by David Barth
Price: $0.99 USD. 4170 words. Language: English. Published on January 3, 2013. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues.
This is a short fiction story that begins with a shy, sixth grade boy and a very intelligent girl classmate who throughout school, to the twelfth grade, tries to get him to date her.

The Thin Line - The Short Story Of A Runner    by Eric Schmidt
Price: Free! 7660 words. Language: English. Published on December 29, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.
A runner pushes himself to edge of his own limits in the pursuit of the "thin line" of perfection. However, he ends up discovering there is also a thin line between sanity and success.

Emma Dear    by Roelien de la Reij
Price: $0.99 USD. 5290 words. Language: English. Published on December 26, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Drama.
Why doesn't Grandma want little Emma to play with Sophie? Do they have something to hide?

The View From Up Here    by William Mangieri
Price: $0.99 USD. 1080 words. Language: English. Published on December 22, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Faced by life-altering news, a man stands on the edge of the abyss, looks out over his life, and ponders his future. Talking to yourself can be something quite different when you’re possessed of two minds. "The View From Up Here" is a flash (very short) speculative fiction.

The Jar    by David Barth
Price: $0.99 USD. 2030 words. Language: English. Published on December 20, 2012. Fiction » Women's fiction » General.
This is a very short story about a girl who has a 150-year old candy jar on her desk that is a family heirloom. After she leaves work on Friday, another girl accidentally breaks it and tries to replace it.

Simon's Armbands    by B F Moloney
Price: $0.99 USD. 1060 words. Language: English. Published on December 20, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.
Simon lives in a high rise by day and goes out at night to see bands. Tonight it’s the Gang Of Four. His punk jacket is full of safety pins and insignias and he wears armband swastikas. His punk paraphernalia are always arguing amongst themselves and they call each other posers. Their arguments give Simon his energy for dealing with his daily problems.

A Hell of Heaven    by S. A. Barton
Price: $0.99 USD. 4870 words. Language: English. Published on December 18, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Willem has grown up in the City, an intensely crowded society in which no detail goes unmonitored and no deviation is tolerated. When he sees what is outside for the first time in his life, the sight will change him forever and introduce him to the unthinkable: another way of life.

Lifeline Pilot    by David Barth
Price: $0.99 USD. 4350 words. Language: English. Published on December 14, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.
This is a fiction short story about an air ambulance helicopter pilot who has trouble forgetting about the horrible injuries and the deaths he sees in his job.