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.

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?

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.

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.

Useless Skin    by Jameson Kowalczyk
Price: Free! 2060 words. Language: English. Published on May 21, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Transgressional.
A teenage girl sunbathes on a beach, recalling the summers of her childhood, and the overheard conversation that ended it.

The Home of the Trekkers    by Jon Sindell
Price: Free! 1970 words. Language: English. Published on May 21, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Sports.
In this excerpt from the novel The Mighty Roman, the San Carlos Coyotes of the independent Cal Hairy League meet the Tulare Trekkers and their spindly graybearded mascot Pathfinder. Holla! Walloo!

Origami    by Wando Wande
You set the price! 990 words. Language: English. Published on May 20, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Drama.
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What do you do when your diary is filled with tales of heartbreak? Tear it up to make origami, of course! A short story.

Quick Reads: The Librarian's Tale    by Ed Rehkopf
Price: Free! 3320 words. Language: English. Published on May 20, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
A fortuitous discovery in the library solves a longstanding small town mystery.