Books tagged: alienation

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Xenolith    by A. Sparrow
Price: Free! 126230 words. Published on October 11, 2009. .

Lassoed, knocked down, face planted in the dirt -- best thing to happen to Frank Bowen in years. When wife Liz went missing in the wilds of Belize, the constables of San Ignacio could find no trace. Years later, on a pilgrimage to her remote 'grave,' Frank is abducted and whisked away to a place he can't identify, by people whose motives and origins baffle him. Could this be what happened to Liz?
The Bank Teller and Other Essays on the Politics of Meaning    by Peter Gabel
Price: $4.99 USD. 96900 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on May 19, 2010. .

This book presents a unique and powerful analysis of the psychological and spiritual dimension of politics, culture, and society. In a series of strikingly original essays, Gabel sheds new light on a wide range of subjects based on “the longing for mutual recognition,” including the meaning of American politics, alienation, health care, affirmative action, the SAT, adversarialness, and law.
Jen X    by Julie Butterfield
Price: Free! 40250 words. Published on June 13, 2010. .

When Jen loses her friends and doesn’t know why, she struggles to overcome the maddening loneliness through her guitar and music. It’s not until she meets Becky, a smart and down-to-earth music lover, too, that Jen learns why she was blacklisted. Jen must find her way out of her past and finds there are soul-crushing pitfalls as well as delightful surprises along the way.
Crowd Noises    by David Halliday
Price: $2.99 USD. 2290 words. Published on October 23, 2010. .

Before I began to listen. In my younger days. I ranted. Invited into small spaces. Where my nose was rubbed in my words. Listened to my fellow poets. Bleed. Black. And wondered if I heard an echo. Or was everyone crazy. These were the Crowd Noises.
Let's Do the Brainwalk Again    by Michelle de Villiers
Price: $0.99 USD. 160 words. Published on March 15, 2011. .

Irreverent doodles strictly for entertainment.
Uneasy Living    by Pete Morin
Price: $0.99 USD. 12460 words. Published on July 7, 2011. .

A collection of short stories involving abandonment, grief, loss, and betrayal
Just Passing Through    by James Morgan Ayres
Price: $0.99 USD. 17060 words. Published on July 11, 2011. .

This is a collection of writings: journeys, places, lovers and friends; a magic knife, a motorcycle journey across France, a friendly werewolf, an exile and quiet hero, a bear hunting Crow Indian etre bien dans sa peau, and a meditation on beauty and death.
Blood For Culture (Complete)    by Mitul Mistry
Price: $7.99 USD. 338120 words. Published on July 20, 2011. .

With the Northern provinces in ruin, the mercenary Gideon Greythorne embarks on an epic adventure to save the world – only his adventure is being written by Joseph Anderson, a college dropout who packs boxes in the suburbs. With lofty aspirations but cynical expectations, Joseph tries to reconcile his vision with his reality as he works at a hobby shop, penning the epic fantasy of his dreams.
I Don't Exist Here    by Francisco Sanchez
Price: $0.99 USD. 2510 words. Published on September 4, 2011. .

This short story will take your breath away... This short story has such strong sense of style and sentence rhythm. This short story comes from the Caribbean were English is not the first language but the use of the language is so measured and so strong.. This short story is no "translition." There is a great deal of tension and coping. There are so many definitions of love in this short story.
Requiem for Locusts    by Wendy Parciak
Price: $2.99 USD. 114070 words. Published on September 11, 2011. .

A mentally-ill young woman wanders through the backyards of her neighborhood, inadvertently opening up its inner sanctums. This story is about neighbors forced to confront the chaos in their own lives, prompted by the psychological chaos of one of their own. It is Frost’s "good fences make good neighbors" adage transformed into "good fences mask the inevitable connections all neighbors have."