Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological

Little Sebastian and The Little Doll He Loved    by Lucian Merisca
Price: Free! 2560 words. Language: English. Published by Blacklight Design  on October 10, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

The Nebula nominee Lucian Merisca is coming with a post-modern story which looks like a moral experiment or like an alternative present. The setting and the personages are rather shadowy but the conflict is strong to stir the intrigue...
Psychotherapy Guidebook    by Richie Herink
Price: $9.99 USD. 288470 words. Language: English. Published by Fideli Publishing on October 8, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

This unique guide brings together clear, concise articles on 255 varieties of psychotherapy making itby far the best single overview of a complex and crowded field. Each article was written especially for this volume by a leading authority on that specific therapy; each article provides definitions of the therapy, its history, technique and application.
Conditional Voluntary    by Geoffrey Feller
Price: $2.99 USD. 55210 words. Language: English. Published on October 5, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Medical.

Patrick Coyne feels like he’s safe from the drug authorities as a patient in a mental hospital during the late 1980s. He even calms down an angry young girl and thinks his love life is about to improve. Will legally prescribed drugs end his paranoia? And why won’t the staff let him have a girlfriend?
Unquiet Dreams: A Murmuration of Unsettling Tales    by K. A. Laity
Price: $3.99 USD. 79150 words. Language: English. Published by Tirgearr Publishing  on October 4, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.

"Between waking and sleep, they wait." This is a speculative fiction anthology that includes some previously published and unpublished works by K.A. Laity. There's something for everyone who enjoys being disturbed whilst reading.
The Fine Point of His Soul    by Julie Bozza
Price: $2.99 USD. 51720 words. Language: English. Published on October 3, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Alternative history.

Death follows in Adrian Hart's wake, yet he is feted by the best of society in Rome, and boldly dubs himself 'Iago'. Determined to avenge the loss of his unrequited love, Lt Andrew Sullivan asks the advice of Keats, poet and Shakespearian. Soon they are joined by the Shelleys and Lord Byron. But they can't even agree whether Hart is a man, the Devil, or Dionysius - let alone what to do about him.
Elevator Going Down    by GM Weger
Price: $0.99 USD. 3030 words. Language: English. Published on October 3, 2012. Fiction » Horror » General.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Inside a Federal office building on a defunct army base, a woman is slowly going crazy—without any tangible reason—but rather an illogical, lingering fear of losing her career, her husband, and her mind, after a co-worker is murdered. ELEVATOR GOING DOWN is a horror story about how a person can be driven over the edge of reality and slip into a world of madness.
Being Different    by River Byrnes
Price: Free! 2090 words. Language: English. Published on October 2, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Educational.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Three short fictional stories, showing a young boy, an adult woman and a teenager as they are - different, standing out and isolated. These snapshots reveal their inner struggles, leaving you wondering what will happen next.
Moonlight and Ghosts    by Malcolm R. Campbell
Price: $0.99 USD. 5570 words. Language: American English. Published by Vanilla Heart Publishing  on September 26, 2012. Fiction » Horror » Ghost.

On a moonlit night, Randy's intuition is drawing him back to an abandoned psychiatric hospital where he once worked. He and his friend, Alice, have heard the ghost hunters' claims the building is haunted, filled with strange lights, apparitions and the voices of former patients calling for help. The Forgotten point them to a crime in progress... and there's not much time to save the victim.
The Illusion of Secondhand Smoke    by Janice M. Van Dyck
Price: $2.99 USD. 85370 words. Language: English. Published on September 25, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

Sex, drugs, and rock and roll turn deadly in 1977 when a popular teenager is murdered because he's rumored to be gay. Twenty years later, his sister, Maria, and her friends put together the missing pieces of the night he died. No one is innocent, and when the smoke settles, Maria comes face to face with her hidden past. Set in Levittown, the country's original master-planned suburb.
Passing Warmth    by Tim Taylor
Price: Free! 940 words. Language: English. Published on September 23, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
How strange and peaceful this death business is. And yet, in our culture, there's so much fuss.