Thistles and Thorns
by Bobby A. Troutt
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Language: English. Published on August 5, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
Thistles and Thorns is the third collection of stories by Bobby A. Troutt. The stories take you through New Orleans, Charleston, South Carolina, to Windle, Missouri. Each story has its thistles with a pretty bloom along with the thorns of life. Life has its thorns dressed in pretty flowers. Even the prettiest roses have thorns.
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Tele-Peri-Kaleido-Scope
by Jonas Samuelle
Price: Free! 27440 words. Language: English. Published on August 4, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
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A collection of short stories intended to cause temporary blindness in one's third eye.
Price: Free! 27440 words. Language: English. Published on August 4, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
(5.00 from 1 review) A collection of short stories intended to cause temporary blindness in one's third eye.
The Dragon's Child: Two Short Stories
by J. Kathleen Cheney
You set the price! 14420 words. Language: English. Published on August 3, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
In an alternate world where dragons control the deserts of Northern China, what must Kseniya endure for the sake of her sister's child? What can Li-huan do to save his new bride? These first two stories in Cheney's 'Dragon Series' were previously published in 2008 and 2009 in "Beneath Ceaseless Skies" and "Fantasy Magazine."
You set the price! 14420 words. Language: English. Published on August 3, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
In an alternate world where dragons control the deserts of Northern China, what must Kseniya endure for the sake of her sister's child? What can Li-huan do to save his new bride? These first two stories in Cheney's 'Dragon Series' were previously published in 2008 and 2009 in "Beneath Ceaseless Skies" and "Fantasy Magazine."
The Fortune Teller
by Teresa Balin
Price: Free! 1550 words. Language: English. Published on August 3, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
What if a fortune tellers predictions came true? Patricia tells fortunes as a side job, but when strange things start happening, she realizes that her predictions are actually coming true. Now she has to stop a woman from falling in love with a madman, and prevent the death of another young woman.
Price: Free! 1550 words. Language: English. Published on August 3, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
What if a fortune tellers predictions came true? Patricia tells fortunes as a side job, but when strange things start happening, she realizes that her predictions are actually coming true. Now she has to stop a woman from falling in love with a madman, and prevent the death of another young woman.
Enchantress
by Teresa Balin
Price: Free! 900 words. Language: English. Published on August 3, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
A girl can transform into the form of a cheetah and encounters danger from men hunting in the woods near her home.
Price: Free! 900 words. Language: English. Published on August 3, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
A girl can transform into the form of a cheetah and encounters danger from men hunting in the woods near her home.
The Devil and Danni Walker
by Rebecca L. Frencl
Price: Free! 5180 words. Language: English. Published on August 2, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
Danni's desperate. She really wants to win Edgewood's garden competition, but her snooty neighbor Faith is leaving her in the dust. Hoping for inspiration she looks to her beloved Grandmother's gardening journals for help and finds much more than she ever bargained for. Danni discovers that it's just too easy to bargain with the devil amidst the dahlias.
Price: Free! 5180 words. Language: English. Published on August 2, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
Danni's desperate. She really wants to win Edgewood's garden competition, but her snooty neighbor Faith is leaving her in the dust. Hoping for inspiration she looks to her beloved Grandmother's gardening journals for help and finds much more than she ever bargained for. Danni discovers that it's just too easy to bargain with the devil amidst the dahlias.
MEDLEY A quirky compilation of short stories and poems
by K. Zazzetta
Price: Free! 1960 words. Language: English. Published on July 31, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
A small mix of short stories and poems.
Price: Free! 1960 words. Language: English. Published on July 31, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
A small mix of short stories and poems.
Night Strike
by Rodney Mountain
Price: Free! 90570 words. Language: English. Published on July 30, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
A compilation of thirteen short stories, featuring favorites like Mason Stone and the dynamic duo of Nick Jones and Corrie Albiston as well as one off shorts that date back to the earliest reaches of his writing. Now expanded with full notes and a proper table of contents.
Price: Free! 90570 words. Language: English. Published on July 30, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
A compilation of thirteen short stories, featuring favorites like Mason Stone and the dynamic duo of Nick Jones and Corrie Albiston as well as one off shorts that date back to the earliest reaches of his writing. Now expanded with full notes and a proper table of contents.
Ooter's Place: A Sampler
by Karl El-Koura
Price: Free! 12420 words. Language: English. Published on July 30, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
This free ebook is a sampler of the author's collection "Ooter's Place and Other Stories of Fear, Faith, and Love." This book contains the full introduction and the three stories that start each of the three sections, along with their forewords. The full book contains 13 stories in total.
Price: Free! 12420 words. Language: English. Published on July 30, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
This free ebook is a sampler of the author's collection "Ooter's Place and Other Stories of Fear, Faith, and Love." This book contains the full introduction and the three stories that start each of the three sections, along with their forewords. The full book contains 13 stories in total.
The Prospect Of A Sweet Career
by Yelaina Bevfior
Price: Free! 710 words. Language: English. Published on July 26, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
I was challenged to write a story containing the words "requital" and "chocolatier". This is the result.
Price: Free! 710 words. Language: English. Published on July 26, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
I was challenged to write a story containing the words "requital" and "chocolatier". This is the result.