The Recent 86 Tram Disaster as Outlined in a Series of Ten Character Studies    by Patrick O'Duffy
Price: Free! 2070 words. Language: English. Published on September 10, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
What caused the recent explosion on the 86 tram? Who were the people who witnessed the event? And how does the omniscient viewpoint of a narrator affect the lives of those characters it describes? A short story about intersecting lives and the expectations of narrative.

I Cannot Protect Her, Ever Again    by Wayne Allen Sallee
Price: Free! 2300 words. Language: English. Published by Crossroad Press  on September 9, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
This is not a happy, feel-good message of American solidarity. This is a deeply thought out, painful journey through an author's mind and heart. We write stories that are meant to frighten people... when the Twin Towers fell, when 9/11 became a "thing" and not just another day on the calendar, all of those make-believe monsters lost their steam.

The Stoplight    by Steve Dodge
Price: Free! 820 words. Language: English. Published on September 9, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
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Early one morning, a driver encounters a mysterious obstacle to her progress. Free for a limited time only. Get your copy today!

Homer's Odyssey: A Retelling in Prose    by David Bruce
Price: $2.00 USD. 69710 words. Language: English. Published on September 9, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
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This is a retelling of Homer's "Odyssey" in novel form. After leaving Troy, Odyssey spent ten years wandering around the Mediterranean. When he finally returned home to the island of Ithaca, he discovered many suitors trying to marry his wife because they thought that he was dead. Odysseus must reestablish himself as king of Ithaca or be a beggar for the rest of his life.

The Key    by Alexander Lurikov
Price: $0.99 USD. 3640 words. Language: English. Published by Gray Cadence Publishing House  on September 9, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
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A man accidentally discovers that the key to his apartment opens his neighbor’s apartment as well. Unable to resist the temptation, he starts spending time in his neighbor’s apartment while she is away. He eats her food, reads her books, and takes naps on her sofa. But as his behavior becomes increasingly inappropriate, the neighbor becomes suspicious, until at last a confrontation is unavoidable.

Kane    by Stephen Jennings
Price: $2.95 USD. 81060 words. Language: English. Published on September 9, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
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Kane is the story of rural poverty, the power and the impotence of family, the premium our society places on beauty, the sadness that comes with the realization the economic ladder is more difficult to climb than we imagined and how far we'll go to escape. Yet it is also the story of patience and perseverance, the time we need to embrace, understanding, truth and the importance of family.

On the Brink... Volume 1    by Spectacle Publishing Media Group, LLC
Price: $2.99 USD. 60630 words. Language: English. Published by Spectacle Publishing Media Group, LLC  on September 8, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
Spectacle Publishing Media Group is proud to present this volume of short stories from our inaugural short fiction contest. Many thanks to our contributing authors!

BLACK ROBE The Renegade Missionary    by Charles Rayner Kelly
Price: $2.99 USD. 144580 words. Language: English. Published on September 8, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
A Jesuit missionary living among the American Indians in the 1840's is declared a traitor and an apostate for committing the unpardonable offense of siding with the tribes. Fr. Stephen Morgan is caught between the tribespeople he has come to love and the expanding American nation.

THE HOWLS OF WOLF CREEK Legends, Tales and Other Stories    by Charles Rayner Kelly
Price: $2.99 USD. 73720 words. Language: English. Published on September 8, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
Wolf Creek is a quiet, scenic town in southern Oregon about one hundred miles north of the California border. It's nestled amidst forested mountains with about six hundred people living in a five mile radius.

Hieronymus Bosch's American Landscape    by Barry Rachin
Price: Free! 3710 words. Language: English. Published on September 8, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
Bethany Glaspell approached the first-ever meeting with Great-uncle Vern, a man who returned from the jungles of Vietnam with a Hmong bride and warped personality, much as a cat burglar might plan his next heist, telling no one, neither friend nor family, her intentions.