Red Ringer    by Dan Lombard
Price: Free! 12940 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier.
(4.80 from 5 reviews)
In the American Wild West of the late 19th century there were no credit cards and few bank accounts. But that did not mean there was no such thing as identity theft. It just made it a much more dangerous game.

Changes of Heart    by Patricia Ryan
Price: Free! 11120 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
These five short stories tell, each in their own way, what people do when change enters their lives. Written clearly and concisely, the stories are tragic, ironic, touching, and hopeful. Whether it's about love, loneliness, or the yearning for recognition, in each story a decision must be made to give up, or to keep going, in the face of new situations.

Mistaken Identity    by Paul Alan Fahey
Price: Free! 3850 words. Language: English. Published by JMS Books LLC  on June 10, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Drama.
What is the meaning of identity? A woman living in an isolated cottage on the central California coast watches the fog drift across a desolate landscape. Several miles to the south, another woman, a patient in a Santa Monica hospital who has survived a brutal assault, struggles to regain her memory and her identity. These two women are connected, but how? What brings them together?

The Last Zoo, a short story    by Sara Zaske
Price: Free! 5950 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.
In a not-so-different future, an old zoo tended by a single janitor stands nearly empty and peaceful until a new intern arrives. He creates a few strange exhibits and shifts a paradigm or two in the process.

Angela (The Love in a Hopeless Place Collection)    by Emma Calin
Price: Free! 1960 words. Language: English. Published on June 7, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Visionary & metaphysical.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A very short story. A mystery tale of a late night taxi ride where the final passenger may not be all that she seems. The fourth story in the 'Love in a Hopeless Place Collection'.

What is Lost    by Sally Eubanks
You set the price! 2010 words. Language: English. Published on June 6, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
Growing up, Abigail’s best friend was Janie. The only problem is that Janie never existed in the first place or did she?

Linehan Saves    by Bryan Murphy
Price: Free! 5540 words. Language: English. Published on June 6, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias.
The year is 2020. China has sentenced corrupt soccer players and officials to death in a crackdown. The world body sends Seán Linehan to save them. Can he? Linehan has his own agenda: no more girls, art and money. He wants to be good. But how will he react to the temptations that China strews in his path?

The Offer    by Hickory Cole
Price: Free! 3950 words. Language: English. Published on June 1, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A young boy on the cusp of adolescence is conflicted when suddenly propositioned by the young girl he has a crush on. He quickly discovers an uncomfortable truth that has soured the young girl's attitude towards the opposite sex, one that drives him to make an offer of his own, hoping to make a difference in her life.

Raindrops - (Monologue)    by Sam Huntley
Price: Free! 480 words. Language: English. Published on May 30, 2013. Fiction » Drama » European.
A short monologue of an anonymous character in a dark place (both physically and mentally). It is a broadcasting of the thought processes in a strong-minded character, who has recently been weaker than usual. It is brief, and I wanted it to be that way. It's a message to anyone who will listen. It is not just an upsetting piece of prose, I'd like to think that it offers hope too.

Neon Literary Magazine #34    by Neon Magazine
Price: Free! 6580 words. Language: English. Published on May 29, 2013. Fiction » Poetry » Contemporary Poetry.
Issue 34 of Neon features the work of Sam Frankl, Eliza Victoria, Lynn Hoffman, Tracey Iceton, Michael Frazer, Kate Folk, Heidi James, and Nancy Hightower. The cover photograph is by Andrew Shoemaker. Previous issues, online previews, print copies and eReader/mobile formatted copies are available at the website www.neonmagazine.co.uk.