Hack Attack!    by Jon Sindell
Price: Free! 960 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.
In this excerpt from the novel The Mighty Roman, the San Carlos Coyotes of the independent Cal Hairy League learn a painful lesson from the Morgan Hill Hackers: never underestimate nerds.

The Sheriff of Sorrow    by Jack Bates
Price: $0.99 USD. 11060 words. Language: English. Published by MindWings on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Urban.
Cal Haskell is brought to a remote, industrialized town in Michigan’s northern tier by a group of wealthy men who want him to be the sheriff. Cal quickly discovers that the men care more for their wealth than they do for their workers, citizens, or even families. Caught up in class and racial struggles, Cal finds his concept of justice is in great contrast to the men who intend to hire him.

I Can Show You the World and other stories    by National Flash-Fiction Day
Price: Free! 9260 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
A collection of award-winning flash-fictions gathered together from the competitions run to celebrate National Flash-Fiction Day 2012. 25 wonderful stories from Tania Hershman, J Adamthwaite, Angela Readman, Martha Williama, David Hartley, Chris Bridges and more. We have crime, we have fairy stories, we have happy, sad, emotional and funny. What more could you want?

Another Chance    by Faydra D. Fields
Price: $0.99 USD. 11530 words. Language: English. Published by SolaPress  on May 23, 2012. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas.
Robert "Bobby" Thennel is the youngest of four brothers. While his three brothers and father are police officers, Bobby has become more familiar with law enforcement from the other end of the spectrum. His drinking, drugging and thieving always puts him in contention with the rest of the family, especially his third brother, Gavin.

The Thing    by Charles Harvey
Price: Free! 2010 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.
Satire, fantasy, and future come together in this short story. The THING is weird in its truth. It should make you laugh in spells, but at the end you might wonder if you recognize this dysfunctional nation and some of its leaders.

The Archbishop Comes for Gabriel    by Lee Patton
Price: $2.99 USD. 7760 words. Language: English. Published by JMS Books LLC  on May 23, 2012. Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » Gay.
Gay editor Gabe Mangan confronts raw power after he protests the exclusion of lesbian friends’ child from a Catholic preschool. He launches a series of emails with the Archbishop and, following sabotage, must face the Archbishop’s ruthless homophobia.

Road Hazards    by Juan LePuen
Price: $0.99 USD. 3110 words. Language: English. Published by Fario  on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
"We'll spend five minutes talking with some people, go from one station to the next with others, live two or three years, or even twenty, with others still. At bottom, though, we do nothing but run into each other (how long doesn't matter), run into each other and always by chance. And always part company."

Everyone Loves Chocolate    by Jon Sindell
Price: Free! 1530 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.
In this excerpt from the novel The Mighty Roman, Roman Meister, the manager of the San Carlos Coyotes, discovers that while everyone may like chocolate, not every black ballplayer necessarily enjoys being called “Chocolate.”

Pumpkin King    by J.C. Kosterman
Price: Free! 1860 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.
A short story in which a young girl is forced to listen to a murderer reminisce over his kills.

September Twitter Songs    by Allen  Taylor
Price: Free! 760 words. Language: English. Published on May 21, 2012. Fiction » Poetry » Contemporary Poetry.
September Twitter Songs consists of 30 original poems first published on Twitter. These poems are short poems that pack a lot of punch.