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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.
A Change in Fortune    by Mark Finnemore
Price: Free! 5160 words. Published on January 29, 2011. .

The child's pleading eyes and outstretched hand dug at painful memories John had worked hard to bury. When he turned away, stern eyes and hands on hips awaited him. "You can't even spare a smile for that boy, John?" John blew out a tired sigh. "To what end, Mary? That boy's fate is as meat for the predators out there. Or meat for the Magistrate's axe – just like what happened to Jimmy."
Seeley and the Grantuff    by Linda Bond
Price: $1.99 USD. 12410 words. Published on June 2, 2011. .

Caught up in a tussle with an adult Grantuff, Seeley mermaid loses her memory. It has become stuck to a baby grantuff and the only way to get it back is for Seeley to touch it. The journey to the Marine Agriculture College to meet Seeley's Uncle Nav and find her memory starts quietly enough. Another grand adventure awaits the family and they discover a world where slavery and cruelty are common.