The Spare Husband, a short story    by Angus Brownfield
Price: Free! 3980 words. Language: English. Published on March 24, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Jack Bishop avoids a second trip to the altar until his first wife and her maid of honor close in on him, posing a dilemma.

Gordy    by Heather Hildenbrand
Price: Free! 9900 words. Language: English. Published on March 22, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(3.00 from 1 review)
A bully named Marjean, a mangy dog named Donut, and southern Georgia in August. 9-year old Gordy will need all of these to overcome the life-changing moment headed his way. A touching story of one boy’s tragic loss and his journey to understanding it. Gordy is a short story totaling 5000 words.

Walking Into The Night    by C.D. Reimer
Price: Free! 1710 words. Language: English. Published on March 17, 2011. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Family.
A little boy watches the darkened street from behind the barbershop window after midnight, all alone until a passing streetwalker notices him. She looks past him to see the entwined legs of his mother and his barber sticking out from behind the cash register, understanding his situation too well.

Don't Quit Your Night Job, June    by Fred L. Taulbee Jr.
Price: Free! 2520 words. Language: English. Published on March 8, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
A young man struggles with consecutive relationships because he always imagines them leading down certain paths and they don't go there, and then he meets June.

Bedroom Sets    by Fred L. Taulbee Jr.
Price: Free! 2310 words. Language: English. Published on March 8, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
A young man experiences several live-in romances looking for the right match.

Morphine    by Stephen McDonald
Price: Free! 1690 words. Language: English. Published on March 8, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(3.00 from 1 review)
Scout is a college student so bored with his home state that he creates a secret life to make his days seem less ordinary. His personal adventure keeps Scout entertained until he meets a woman named Morphine whose secret, unlike his, is very real.

Zen and Loathing with the Gatsby's    by Paul Hawkins
Price: Free! 7480 words. Language: English. Published on March 6, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
Set in Europe of the 1920's and 30's, a monied American expatriate moves in social circles with the luminaries of the day and comes to terms with the emptiness of his theosophical dabblings, even as his personal life spirals out of control. Excerpted from "Prometheus Fit To Be Tied." Short story, literary, around 7500 word.

Died Happy    by Renee Mirabito
Price: Free! 1510 words. Language: English. Published on February 18, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(5.00 from 1 review)
'So far, my favourite part of dying is death himself. Or herself, for that matter.' This short and savvy story takes the reader on a tour of the place we go to when we're done with this one. Filled with accountants and plagued by a human resources problem, it's a very different view of the afterlife.

The Silver Lining    by Janet Nitsick
Price: Free! 1280 words. Language: English. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(4.57 from 7 reviews)
This story received 10th place in the 79th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition in the mainstream/literary short story category. It is a bitter-sweet story of an elderly woman who remembers one afternoon with her daughter. People who enjoy Hans Christian Anderson's work, such as "The Steadfast Tin Soldier and "The Little Match Girl," will love this touching story.

Downbound (Helen's Story)    by Peter Hassebroek
Price: Free! 17280 words. Language: English. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
A woman’s complex relationship with her charismatic brother-in-law descends to the point where she deems him a menace to her family.