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True Faith    by David Grace
Price: $4.95 USD. 92020 words. Published on September 15, 2009. .

When eight immigrants arrived at the Baltimore Federal Courthouse to be sworn in as citizens, they didn't give a thought to the trial next door of five terrorists charged with the bombing of a federal building until the terrorists escaped and took them all hostage. The wife and child of one of the prisoners had been killed in that bombing. Now his chance for vengeance has come.
Uprising    by Justin Kemppainen
Price: $1.49 USD. 134080 words. Published on December 15, 2009. .

The Citizens of Haven have finally realized their dream; separation. They have ascended. A new layer has been placed upon the city, sealing anyone they deem unfit down below. In the dark slums beneath the city, something has been set in motion that will usher in a change. Something that will rattle the city of Haven to its core and forever alter the lives of everyone within.
Claustrum: Part Two in the Narrative of John of Origin    by Ian Kraft
Price: $2.50 USD. 61290 words. Published on January 16, 2011. .

Claustrum, a superhero with a strange power, the ability to control people with strange, elegiac mixtures of words, seemingly randomly shows up in the city of Dioma, not knowing where he came from or why he is there. The city is then beleaguered by the cruel villain Sine Animus, who is immune to Claustrum's powers over words. Claustrum flees the city and is forced to seek his own personal truth.
The Only Candle - Ten True Stories about Afghanistan    by Sayed Isaq Reha
Price: $4.99 USD. 21690 words. Published on July 8, 2011. .

We are all interested in the real Afghanistan. The Only Candle is a timely collection of ten gripping true stories, behind the scenes, that illustrate the miseries and atrocities suffered by a basically peaceful nation, invaded and overtaken by the Russians thirty years ago and still yoked today by a communist regime.
Adaptability, a Blessing or a Curse?    by Chet Shupe
Price: Free! 2610 words. Published on November 29, 2011. .

This essay reveals how our brains adapt to painful situations by taking comfort in illusions. By finding fulfillment in beliefs and dreams, we have "normalized" a way of life that is not sustainable. Our eventual survival requires a way of life based on intimacy. Finding comfort in the moment, we would no longer be dependent on dreams, and thus also on the "truths" by which we hope to realize them
Ghetto Dragons    by Nipaporn Baldwin
Price: $0.99 USD. 1090 words. Published on January 27, 2012. .

Rowan, a Gold dragon from the forest, lives in Little Delaney, a decaying town where the citizens are treated like trash. He has a wish to leave, but he is torn between protecting his citizens and saving his sanity.
Doing Justice to Justice: Competing Frameworks of Interpretation in Christian Social Ethics    by Stephen Grabill
Price: $2.99 USD. 19050 words. Published by Acton Institute on May 19, 2012. .

This monograph attempts to unravel the distinct applications of social justice, economic justice, and distributive justice in modern Christian social thought.