Mind Games (Mindjack Origins)    by Susan Kaye Quinn
Price: $0.99 USD. 5470 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias.
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
SHORT STORY - Raf, a regular mindreader, is in love with Kira, the only girl in school who can't read minds. Raf struggles to keep his thoughts about her private, but secrets are something that only zeros like Kira can keep. As he works up the nerve to ask Kira to the mindware Games, his friends have other games in mind for him. (Mind Games is a short story prequel to the novel Open Minds.)

Fantasy Short Stories: Issue 1    by Mark Lord
Price: $4.99 USD. 17460 words. Language: English. Published by Alt Hist Press  on May 1, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.
Fantasy Short Stories is a new publication established with the aim of publishing the best short stories in Heroic, Epic, and High Fantasy, and with plenty of Swords and Sorcery thrown in. Although many of our authors may be unknown to you, we aim to set high standards for publication, and to discover some great new talent in the world of fantasy fiction.

The Last Flight of the Space Freighter Beanstalk    by H Jason Schulz
Price: Free! 3070 words. Language: English. Published on May 1, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations.
The young Captain Jack buys some emeralds that open a doorway to another universe where he encounters a Gargantuan!

The Gallery of Worlds: May 2012    by Lantern Hollow
Price: Free! 26170 words. Language: English. Published on May 1, 2012. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - multi-author.
A stirring collection of short stories from Lantern Hollow Press, including fantasy, science fiction, fairy tale, dark fantasy, and serials. Published quarterly. This edition includes the short story "Envy and Ashes" by Jessica Khoury, the author of the much-anticipated action-romance novel "Origin"

Dark Heart    by Rebecca Lyn Shelley
Price: $0.99 USD. 17110 words. Language: English. Published by Wonder Realms Books  on May 1, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.
A short story. A dark fairy story. Life and death cannot exist without each other. When a mortal sickness spreads through the fairies, Kivn is sent to the heart of the forest to find a cure and is faced with a terrible choice. Contains a preview for the epic fantasy novel, Worldshifters.

The Demon You Know ... (a demon-hunting soccer mom short story)    by Julie Kenner
Price: $0.99 USD. 7010 words. Language: English. Published on May 1, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.
When daughter Allie finds herself knee-deep in demons, Demon Hunter Kate Connor must come to the rescue in this first short story featuring not only Kate, but fourteen year old Allie, too! (This story was originally published in Those Who Hunt Monsters, published by Edge Books in 2011)

Fur and Feathers    by Krista Joy
Price: Free! 12790 words. Language: English. Published on May 1, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.
Alyce is a solitary character, shying away from conventional relationships and relying only on her beloved cat and a creative streak for company. As she retreats evermore into a private world, she meets Jack, a fellow sociopath and animal lover. Only with his help will she come to realise that her own creation is protecting her from something…

All The Pretty Boys From Charm School    by Ray Daley
Price: Free! 1090 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Work hard at your studies and one day you too will make someone a wonderful husband. Unless you decide to smash the system from within of course.

Standstill    by Sumayyah Talibah
Price: $0.99 USD. 4230 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.
Teal Reed is having a nightmare... Or is she? What are The Five? And who in the world is this punk girl following her around?

Hansel and Gretel 2 - The Reckoning    by David Dawson
Price: $0.99 USD. 1360 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.
(3.50 from 2 reviews)
What really happened to Hansel and Gretel on the day the witch died? Short story.