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Charactered Pieces: stories    by Caleb J. Ross
Price: $2.99 USD. 16640 words. Language: English. Published by OW Press  on January 29, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

(4.00 from 4 reviews)
These are stories of hope amid the Zoloft and bar tabs that cushion our crumbling lives.
Mambo Panties & Other Stories    by Tom Doyal
Price: $1.99 USD. 42570 words. Language: English. Published on September 26, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.

(5.00 from 5 reviews)
A cycle of short stories about rural Texas spanning 75 years. Some of the stories are funny, some poignant, and some… just strange.
Murmurs: Gathered Stories Vol. One    by Caleb J. Ross
Price: $2.99 USD. 16310 words. Language: English. Published by OW Press  on October 24, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

0.5 star(3.50 from 2 reviews)
Murmurs: Gathered Stories Vol. One brings together nine previously published stories hand selected to best represent the darkness prevalent in much of Caleb J. Ross’ fiction. Deformities, parenthood, childhood, each treated with literary integrity, come together to map the visceral, gut-wrenching side of family life.
Wildnis    by Darlene Barry Quaife
Price: $8.99 USD. 71260 words. Language: English. Published on April 8, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Isa Luise Essler, a German writer and intellectual, emigrated to Canada in 1926 to marry the prospector, Wil See. It is now 1946, the Second World War is over and "progress" is king. Because of this post-war mindset, Isa Luise and Wil are fighting to keep the Nechako Dam Project from flooding their wilderness valley. Isa Luise is also corresponding with the incarcerated American poet, Ezra Pound..
Nylon Trees    by Gary Loderhose
Price: $3.99 USD. 75060 words. Language: English. Published on May 6, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

As a child, Ronnie worships his older brother Mikey. But as time goes by, he begins to view him differently. How does he deal with a special needs brother? Will Ronnie ever understand Mikey's nylon trees? Nylon Trees, a gripping, voice-driven story dealing with such strong themes as love, guilt and despair, leaves the reader with a message of redemption and forgiveness.
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.
Jack Dawkins    by Charlton Daines
Price: $2.99 USD. 81890 words. Language: English. Published by Golbin Publishing  on March 30, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
Jack Dawkins, once known as the Artful Dodger in the streets of London, was sent to Australia on a prison ship when he was little more than a boy. Now he has returned to find that London has changed while the boy has turned into a man.
Whispering Tides    by Guido Mattioni
Price: $2.99 USD. 75860 words. Language: English. Published on October 13, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

(5.00 from 5 reviews)
When his beloved wife Nina suddenly dies - after 23 years together - Alberto Landi leaves Milan Italy. He is fifty, alone and confused, but he definitely knows he has to escape far away, across the ocean, to the place he and Nina have always loved together. He lands in Savannah, Ga. There he starts to rebuild his new life. The dream is coming true until the day he wakes up and discover that...
Visitor in Lunacy    by Stephen Curran
Price: $1.50 USD. 49740 words. Language: English. Published on February 1, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

It is 1897, and confined to his room in Carfax Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr Richard Renfield is dying from injuries which could not be self-inflicted. His door has been barricaded from the inside and the Night Watcher swears nobody has been allowed in or out. With his last words he imparts a dire warning: “He is here.”
Don't Kiss With Your Mouth Full: A Ladybug Raises Her Daddy    by Henry P. Mahone
Price: $5.99 USD. 171590 words. Language: English. Published on May 4, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Barry Trinsic never expected to be raising a two-year-old on his own. And happy, quirky Meghan certainly didn't expect to be growing up in America instead of China. Nine months after the tragic (and mysterious) loss of his wife, Barry begins to rebuild his love life. Of course, his little "ladybug" has her own ideas about whom he should date. An uplifting, rowdy, hilariously unforgettable novel.