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Oh Dear! A Collection of Funny Thoughts for Baby Boomers and Beyond    by Will Zeilinger
Price: $1.99 USD. 250 words. Language: English. Published on April 9, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

A collection of full-color cartoons by Will Zeilinger featuring aging boomers.
Man Sues Machine: A Judicial First    by Leni Matlin
Price: $0.99 USD. 3210 words. Language: English. Published on April 8, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire.

Man Sues Machine: A Judicial First / E. Desmond Buntzel has secured a place in judicial history as the only human (so far) to sue a machine – the Fairlight Weight Master – for personal damages. Mind you, he is not suing the inventor or the company that assembled it, he is suing the machine itself.
Screwtape Lost and Found - Over six billion people can be wrong    by B F Moloney
Price: $0.99 USD. 1620 words. Language: English. Published on April 7, 2013. Fiction » Themes & motifs » Religious.

This fictional essay is part of a series inspired by C S Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters. Over six billion people can be wrong looks at how the Enemy, with over six million demons against him, endures in this modern world despite the overwhelming odds. A case of blasphemy is closely looked at, the conclusion being that battles are won but the war continues.
The Marshfield Vampire    by John Mc Caffrey
Price: Free! 4210 words. Language: English. Published on April 7, 2013. Fiction » Horror » Undead.

A homeowner finds a vampire under his stairs, and works out a deal that proves to be less than he'd hoped
Slice of Life    by Alexis Kypridemos
Price: $1.99 USD. 16090 words. Language: English. Published on April 5, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

In 'Slice of Life,' nine ordinary, everyday events spin out of control into the absurd.
The Consumer Reporter    by Jonathan Land
Price: Free! 7190 words. Language: English. Published on April 5, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire.

In this brief collection of humorous essays about the people who buy products, Jonathan Land turns one's daily purchases into skewed sociological observations. You'll never look at kid's toothpaste the same again.
From him to her    by Genahizzle O
Price: Free! 410 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

Sometime when we touch, the feelings become too much. I wanna hold you til I die. Til I just break down and cry. I wanna hold you, till the fear in me subsides.
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves    by Wayne Zurl
Price: $1.69 USD. 9940 words. Language: English. Published by MindWings on April 4, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

Gypsy con artists roll through Prospect, Tennessee and inveigle an expensive boat and trailer from Chief Sam Jenkins’ friend. Three days later, one of the thieves is found beaten to death in the boatyard where the crime occurred. Did Horace Colwell or his brother Dwight, owners of Prospect Marine, take the law into their own hands? [A Novelette]
Story Tell    by Flavio Stroppini (a cura di)
Price: $2.99 USD. 7010 words. Language: Italian. Published by Gabriele Capelli Editore  on April 4, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

Guglielmo Tell scoccò, colpì la mela e divenne l’eroe nazionale Svizzero. A cosa pensò quando tutti i presenti trattennero il fiato? Trattenne il fiato anche lui? Al progetto partecipano autori della svizzera Italiana e tra loro, per scelta del curatore, anche una selezione di artisti di altri campi (cinema, teatro, pittura, musica, giornalismo).
A Modest Proposal In Plain and Simple English (Translated)    by BookCaps
Price: $0.99 USD. 10330 words. Language: English. Published on April 3, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » Parody.

In 1729, Jonathan Swift proposed the most satirical answer to poverty ever written: we sell poor children as food to rich people! The essay is as hilarious today as it was hundreds of years ago...if you can understand it! f you have struggled in the past reading the satire, then BookCaps can help you out. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for th