High Cotton - Selected Stories by Joe R. Lansdale    by Joe R. Lansdale
Price: $3.99 USD. 128070 words. Language: English. Published by Crossroad Press  on May 17, 2013. Fiction » Horror » General.
This collection of Joe R Lansdale stories represents the best of the 'Lansdale' genre -- a strange mixture of dark crime, even darker humour, and adventure tales. The stories are varied in setting and theme, but they are all pure Lansdale -- eerie, amusing, and occasionally horrific. In 'The Pit', modern gladiators square off against one another using Roman methods. More!

The Fanatical Gardener and Other Stories    by Gail Crane
Price: $1.50 USD. 9790 words. Language: English. Published on May 16, 2013. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
A collection of seven short stories including: A too-tidy garden bites back. A football widow has her revenge. A young couple's new home holds more than they bargained for.

Wild Rides    by Wayne Hicks
Price: Free! 64170 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2013. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
Seven original stories,with excerpts from the novels "The Very Swift Witches" and "Magic Trixie and the Crystal Witch", make a wonderful introduction to the world of Author Wayne Hicks.

Cuffs for the priest.    by Brian Elvis
Price: $2.99 USD. 20480 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2013. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
A collection of four exciting stories that look into the status quo in society and awakens the mind to accepted ills.

GriffonRider    by E. G. Fabricant
Price: $0.99 USD. 6010 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
It's six weeks until the scheduled launch of the first manned Mars fly-by, when Diana Erden--one-half of the married "Phobonaut" crew--loses consciousness. The choice facing the TransMars Collective, a private venture on the threshold of history? Proceed as planned, or fail. Under the circumstances, the replacement they find has some issues but seems almost perfect. Almost. ADULT SITUATIONS.

Stories Fiction & True of People Around the World    by James Gould
Price: $2.99 USD. 33890 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2013. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
Fiction and nonfiction short stories set around the world, including Ireland, the Caribbean, Morocco, Croatia, Mexico, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Kauai, Massachusetts and Texas. The fiction ranges from being Scared Sober to the love stories The Love Lamb and Berber Boy Seeks First Wife, Must Like Camels. The nonfiction stories include Glenn Doherty, a SEAL killed in Benghazi and the people of Kauai.

Connections    by Robert Nicholls
Price: Free! 39710 words. Language: Australian English. Published on May 12, 2013. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
"In (Tower Zero) as in his other stories, Nicholls introduces the drug of compulsion - a prescription you cannot get over the counter." (Bruce Pascoe, Editor, 'Australian Short Stories' No. 53). Fifteen short stories to remind us that no life, whether rough or fastidious, is without its extraordinary moments.

Vanishing Acts    by Tony Rabig
Price: $0.99 USD. 10100 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.
People want to be remembered. People want to leave their marks, leave something to show they were here. But maybe that's not true of everyone. Maybe some would rather disappear and leave nothing behind... In "Vanishing Acts", you'll find four stories about stepping out of the picture. Four short stories, two of which are sf/fantasy; about 9400 words.

Spagtionary Vol. 1    by JM daSilva
You set the price! 27410 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Reference » Grammar and punctuation.
Aesop used fables to teach morals. This style and SPAG guide uses stories to teach you to be a better writer. Learn to use intonation, not pause, to determine punctuation, as the ancient Greeks did to teach actors how to say their lines properly. BOOKS, REPORTS, JOURNALS, RECIPES, ARTICLES, ESSAYS No matter what you write, you'll find this book useful.

After the Bloodbath    by S. A. David
Price: $2.99 USD. 27130 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2013. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
Nine overwhelming short stories bridging the gulf between verisimilitude and reality. In 'After The Bloodbath,' the aftermath of the Nigerian civil war alters the destinies of a once-happy family. A Nigerian pontiff in 'In The Pope's Bedroom,' is confronted with a bombshell. A girl in the most populous Black nation in 'My Colour My Offence,' is bedevilled by a brand of racism...