The Thrashing of Charley Little    by B Y Rogers
Price: Free! 4050 words. Language: English. Published on February 10, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Drama.
For five intolerable years, Thomas Max never knew who raped his young wife. On a bright Sunday morning, sitting in the very chair she in which she died, the truth was cast upon him as certain as her fading shadow. An angry black man begins his short journey to revenge, taking the law and his life into his hands.

Time to Move    by Laura Payeur
Price: Free! 1340 words. Language: English. Published on February 9, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Drama.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Sitting on her porch in the dark one warm summer night, observing her neighbors, convinces Ardelia Smith that it's time for a change. Short story based on the author's own experiences.

Painting by Numbers    by Sally Patricia Gardner
Price: Free! 109290 words. Language: English. Published on February 9, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
Painting by Numbers is the story of a lie that resonates down three generations. Though the lie is told from the best of motives,it eventually leads to incest and murder. The story is told by four voices, from their differing viewpoints, and covers seventy years, from the nineteen thirties to the present day.

The Last Story I Will Ever Write About Her    by Shane Grey
Price: Free! 2560 words. Language: English. Published on February 8, 2012. Fiction » Drama » American.
Have you ever been in love with a co-worker? Been obsessed with one person? Ever had a craving for potato chips while you ponder life? The unnamed main character in this tale...

Well-Suited Sentry - A Short Story    by Lane Diamond
Price: Free! 2790 words. Language: English. Published by Evolved Publishing LLC  on February 8, 2012. Fiction » Horror » General.
This prison sentry is unlike any other. You don't want to cross him. Better that you should remain in your cell, follow the rules, and never get on his bad side. Transgression comes at far too high a price.

Leo Rache.    by Pablo D'Stair
Price: Free! 11560 words. Language: English. Published on February 7, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Tracing a year in the life of Leo Rache, an aimless shoplifter-turned-poet, and drawn heavily from author Pablo D'Stair's personal experiences, this novella is a blunt, intimate investigation of the minutia that birth one individual's desire to create.

Jesus, Mohammed and Abraham - a Parable about Love and Peace    by M.N. Russell
Price: Free! 2430 words. Language: English. Published on February 7, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict.
As the story starts, Jesus, Mohammed and Abraham are all in heaven looking down on the earth. They are heartbroken to see their followers fighting and trying to destroy one another. The three friends decide to intervene, but soon find that reasoning alone won't work, perhaps they need a sacrificial act of love to change the hearts of their people.

Claude & Sophia    by Shane Greenhough
Price: Free! 2050 words. Language: English. Published on February 7, 2012. Fiction » Romance » Gothic.
Claude loves Sophia. ..And, of course, Sophia loves Claude. Or does she? A short story of tragic misunderstanding, mental imbalance and a macabre touch of romance, Claude & Sophia adds a light spin to the classic theme of unrequited love.

A Quiet and Peaceful Place    by A. Michael Bronston
Price: Free! 7550 words. Language: English. Published on February 7, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
Through the course of a day Freddie Jacobson relives a number of scenes from his life. Alone with his dog in the mountain cabin where he spent the now departing winter and where he embraces the rapidly unfolding spring, he finds himself shifting between his place in the present and the worlds of remembrance.

Sacrifices    by AM Kirkby
Price: Free! 3510 words. Language: English. Published on February 6, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Ancient.
In the Etruscan city of Cisra, the boy Karkana sacrifices his prize possession to help a prisoner of war. But the true implications of his act won't be felt till years later.