Chronology of an Egg    by Peter Tieryas Liu
Price: Free! 5670 words. Language: English. Published by Typhoon Media on May 1, 2013. Fiction » Literary collections » Asian / General.
Peter Tieryas Liu’s Chronology of an Egg is a companion to his debut Watering Heaven, published in October 2012 by Signal 8 Press in Hong Kong. Chronology of an Egg is a mini-collection containing five short stories -- two from Watering Heaven (“Gradients” and the title story) and three others.

Vacationing Texans & Beat-Up Converse All*Stars    by Hosho McCreesh
Price: $0.99 USD. 4110 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
A poor, smalltown kid debates love, life, and the team basketball shoes in "Vacationing Texans & Beat-Up CONVERSE ALL*STARS" literary short fiction by Pushcart and Best-of-the-Web nominee Hosho McCreesh.

Jenalyn    by Marianne Villaneuva
Price: $2.99 USD. 18990 words. Language: English. Published by Vagabondage Press LLC on April 30, 2013. Fiction » Women's fiction » General.
Seventeen-year-old Jenalyn dreams of a better life. From the vantage point of her home island of Cebu, America looks like a haven, a place where poverty and hardship can be left behind. When Jenalyn attracts the attention of a much older American man, she and her family assume the rest of her life will be happy. But Jenalyn is unaware of the secret he hides, and the unexpected fate that awaits her

Dead Lamont    by KUBOA
Price: Free! 13680 words. Language: English. Published on April 28, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
a novella by Sean Ruane: more information can be found at www.kuboapress.wordpress.com

The Sweeper    by Elizabeth Brown
Price: Free! 6370 words. Language: English. Published on April 27, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
In the 1960's, if you had what we refer to today as autism, you were hidden away or institutionalized. Dr. Prescott, a psychiatrist, is beyond his time; he studies the papers of Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger. He applies Kanner's and Asperger's theories to his patients and to his own son, Jacob.

When the Family Gathers    by James Hampton
Price: Free! 3100 words. Language: English. Published on April 25, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Mr. Carlin has a secret: he has been living a lie, a lie that, when revealed, could destroy his entire family. Today his loved ones are all gathered in one place...but can he bring himself to tell them the truth?

Bomber Boy    by Ike Pius
Price: $0.99 USD. 7580 words. Language: Commonwealth English. Published on April 25, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
300 passengers. One plane. One bomb. One switch. Welcome to the fast moving world of advanced terrorism where Jihadists in Oman or Afghanistan can blow up buses, trains, and planes in New York, Madrid, or London-without even going there. This is not the world of the future; it is our world as it is! A world unpredictable, unforgiving, and deadly!

Family Affair    by Shaun Rouser
Price: $3.99 USD. 8620 words. Language: English. Published by Red Bird Chapbooks  on April 24, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
Darkly comic and richly imagined, these three short stories revolve around the meaning and missives that are family.

I Am?    by John Wheatcroft
Price: $3.99 USD. 16860 words. Language: American English. Published by The Wessex Collective  on April 24, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
In this intriguing book John Wheatcroft, contemplating a long and brilliant career as a poet, both discusses and demonstrates the many mysteries, experiences and depth of humanity that go into making a poem.

We Fall Asleep So Early    by Dean Blake
Price: $0.99 USD. 2000 words. Language: English. Published on April 22, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
As usual, Dean Blake creates a humorous yet poignant short story with a moral that’s almost impossible to shake off. In We Fall Asleep So Early, our young protagonist spends most of his days with his girlfriend Vicki, drinking, smoking and waking up a little too late. But something is troubling his mind; he can either take heed, or drink all of his worries away…