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Gold Panning and other stories    by Ned Tarrington
Price: $0.99 USD. 2230 words. Published on July 4, 2009. .

This collection of five short stories combines both adventure and education suitable for reading with children. Includes “Agate Logs” (a visit to the Petrified Forest), “Gold Panning” (hunting for gold), “It’s a Big Place” (astronomy outing), “Sky Castles” (contemplation of the sky and clouds), and “The Glacier” (understanding the environment).
The bulldozer ploughed on    by Ian Buchanan
Price: Free! 1930 words. Published on August 15, 2009. .

Out on the edge of the desert, things get a bit feral.
Solar Girl and Lunar Boy    by Gabriel Constans
Price: $4.00 USD. 4810 words. Published on November 16, 2009. .

Solar Girl and Lunar Boy is a delightful collection of children stories that taps into their personal inner light to vanquish fear of the unknown (Solar Girl); humorously transforms a common experience from sadness to joy (No Smiling On Wednesdays); breaks stereotypes and teaches earthquake safety in Quake, Shake and Roll; and explores the world of ants and the environment, in As Precious As Gold.
OUR FUTURE - A POEM COLLECTION    by Charles Elford
Price: Free! 1090 words. Published on December 13, 2009. .

This collection of poems ranges from humor to nature to spiritual inspiration. A set of 9 original poems. Suitable for all ages.
The Other Side of the Gun    by Paul Bennett
Price: $6.95 USD. 113830 words. Published on January 8, 2010. .

This is a western about Trace Jackson a black gunfighter in the late 1870's. A stop in Colter Junction forces a fight and he kills the two sons of the man who owns the town. Wounded Trace flee's with a posse in pursuit. He is saved by an Apache maiden, but has no idea that dark vengeance is tracking him in the malevolent form of Mitchell Colter, leader of the most dangerous gang in Arizona.
Winning His Spurs    by Roger Kean
Price: $1.49 USD. 87980 words. Published on March 22, 2010. .

1191: In a clash of two faiths, a boy knight destined to be a hero…Cuthbert, hungry for adventure and glory, joins King Richard on his way to free Jerusalem from the Saracens. Even before reaching their goal the Crusaders are torn by jealousy and intrigue. Cuthbert finds that chivalry and honour are little valued as he faces desperate obstacles to his quest for knighthood and his own castle.
Fabric of the World    by A M Jenner
Price: $2.99 USD. 83000 words. Published on April 22, 2010. .

A dangerous birth. A powerful man. Orphaned at three, Quibell struggles to control the power he was born with. Overcome by emotion at a public Burning on his seventeenth naming day, he lashes out. Fearing for his life, Quibell flees Turpan, only to be captured by a band of desert nomads. Can he bring justice and freedom to Turpan, or will the evil Mages who murdered his mother remain in power?
I Turned Taranis, and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt!    by J. R. Calvo
You set the price! 2890 words. Published on May 2, 2010. .

In the distant future, our hubris brings about the Reaping, a cataclysm tearing the world asunder. This next installment of Resonics follows the sisters, Matilda and Angel. Two Untuned Resonators on the run, hidden by the Aural Underground from the Paladins. Can they stay ahead of the coming storm?
Dust    by Robert Williams
Price: Free! 6170 words. Published on May 27, 2010. .

Billionaire adventurer Stan Owens has everything, success, fame, all the luxury money can buy... until a plane crash leaves him stranded in the desert. Alone in a hostile environment, he makes a horrifying discovery in the desert wastes. This is a frightening new short story by Robert Williams, the acclaimed author of "Peculiar, MO."
Legend of the Last Vikings - Taklamakan    by john Halsted
Price: $2.69 USD. 139780 words. Published on June 25, 2010. .

Action and adventure from Norway along the Silk Route into China’s notorious Taklamakan desert! Experience friendship, dignity, honour, love, betrayal and greed against the backdrop of a hostile environment which gives no quarter. Consisting of Vikings, Jews and Moslems will fundamental cultural differences cause this motley crew to self destruct.