The Silver Lining    by Janet Nitsick
Price: Free! 1280 words. Language: English. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(5.00 from 5 reviews)
This story received 10th place in the 79th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition in the mainstream/literary short story category. It is a bitter-sweet story of an elderly woman who remembers one afternoon with her daughter. People who enjoy Hans Christian Anderson's work, such as "The Steadfast Tin Soldier and "The Little Match Girl," will love this touching story.

The Line That Deserted Him    by Angus Brownfield
Price: Free! 2330 words. Language: English. Published on June 4, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Urban.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
In a bar, a clever sot is observed conning a naïve fellow patron for drinks and money.

The Birthday    by Ingrid Christensen
Price: Free! 4700 words. Language: English. Published on March 28, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
Harriet is in denial over her daughter turning sixteen. She does everything to avoid accepting the day finally arriving - including unwittingly casting a spell. Realising her mistake and in desperation she tries to fix what is no longer in her hands.

Just Passing Through    by James Morgan Ayres
Price: $0.99 USD. 17060 words. Language: English. Published on July 11, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
This is a collection of writings: journeys, places, lovers and friends; a magic knife, a motorcycle journey across France, a friendly werewolf, an exile and quiet hero, a bear hunting Crow Indian etre bien dans sa peau, and a meditation on beauty and death.

Fair Price    by Laura Lond
Price: $0.99 USD. 2630 words. Language: English. Published on January 18, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
This ebook contains two (unrelated) short stories: 1. "Fair Price" -- Young Kian has no memory of his parents, and his markings are different from those of other men in the tribe. Who is he? What mystery is concealed in his past? 2. "Writers Are Crazy And This Proves It" -- you'll have to read it to find out what it's about! :)

Behold, the Warrior's Pride    by Mark Jacobs
Price: Free! 1830 words. Language: English. Published on February 5, 2011. Fiction » Literature » War.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
The king’s most loyal warrior has mercifully survived thirty-six years of brutal service. To reward him for his unyielding dedication, the grateful monarch grants him permanent leave, a parcel of farmland and prized livestock. Freed from his duties, he struggles within his own troubled soul to allow himself final peace. A Flash fiction (1000 word) short story.

Guest Ranch    by Don Hoglund
Price: Free! 3480 words. Language: English. Published on July 30, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Western.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Guest Ranch is a short story about a couple visiting a Guest Ranch. They meet a trail guide who is also a storyteller who tells them a tale of the Old West. The husband is in a bad mood over a traffic fine and he is slow to become receptive.

The Tent    by Michael C. Boxall
Price: Free! 1990 words. Language: English. Published on December 2, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
A young photographer gets a glimpse of an unfamiliar world. 1900 words

Of Men and Mountains    by Robert F Thompson (RyFT)
Price: Free! 7510 words. Language: English. Published by Tricorner Publishing on April 5, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Jordan wants to be a professional mountain climber—have an agent, be sponsored, maybe even get on the New York Times best climber’s list. But from where he is, the top seems a long way off. After many falls he’s all but ready to give up until he meets a mentor who, if she doesn’t kill him, just might help him see there’s more than one way to reach the clouds

Die Prinzessin mit der feinen Nase    by Tine Sprandel
Price: $1.99 USD. 4980 words. Language: German. Published on October 18, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
„Die Prinzessin mit der feinen Nase“ ist ein Märchen für jedes Alter und für alle, die den Duft und die Farben der Blumenwiesen lieben.