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Three Wishes    by Josh Komon
Price: $0.99 USD. 2880 words. Published on March 1, 2010. .

Making a deal with The Devil always seems to end up in his favor. But what if you could get the better of him? One man found himself with just such a plan.
Frog Gig and Other Stories    by Speer Morgan
Price: $1.99 USD. 33570 words. Published on March 15, 2010. .

Morgan's last three publications have won awards. His novel The Freshour Cylinders won the American Book Award and his last two short stories have won the “best of the year” awards at Prairie Schooner and Shenandoah. This is his first collection of stories.
Harry and Bo and Other Stories from a Rambling Mind    by Danny Johnson
Price: $1.99 USD. 48670 words. Published by MilSpeak Books  on March 29, 2010. .

Not since Breece D'JPancake has a writer the likes of Danny Johnson emerged from the South with all the glory and hell of life attached and intact in his fiction. Add a measure of Tim O'Brien's stylization of military life and you still have only a glimmer of the storytelling you'll love in the Harry and Bo collection.
Immortal Sherwood    by J.A. Giunta
Price: Free! 11430 words. Published by Brick Cave Media on April 2, 2010. .

Set in the future, a computer programmer must deal with both his lost love and a sudden change of circumstance that could render his most recent programming effort to be his last.
The Hooded Man    by J.A. Giunta
Price: Free! 11300 words. Published by Brick Cave Media on April 2, 2010. .

When forced to choose between losing the one person he loves, or spending the rest of his life living in a hologram of fantasy, Robert McKinley makes the best choice he knows. It certainly doesn't mean that he's not going to enjoy himself doing it.
The Hive Shield    by J.A. Giunta
Price: Free! 6260 words. Published by Brick Cave Media on April 2, 2010. .

A military scientific breakthrough designed to provide the ultimate protection for our soldiers goes horribly wrong in this short story. Written by the author of The Guardians, Keepers of the Magic series, join us in enjoying J.A. Giunta's additional tale of fantasy.
What do you mean I can't stay for Dinner?    by Eric Johnson
Price: $0.99 USD. 8840 words. Published on April 15, 2010. .

Sniper Pilot Alexei Karmarov is tasked by the United States Navy for a strike against a terrorist leader in Turkey. Follows a plotline started years ago on SimHQ.com. Strike Fighters 2 was used in the creation of this story.
The Old Man and the Monkey    by Abbott ePublishing
Price: $3.99 USD. 7070 words. Published on April 26, 2010. .

"In a small park near one of the rivers in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, there is a bronze statue of an old man and a monkey seated side by side on a broad flat stone looking out over the river and the mountains.” So begins the story of a friendship between an old man and a monkey. Told with humor and understanding, George Polley's "The Old Man and The Monkey" appeals to all ages.
Of Sound And Silence    by Casey Dyson
Price: $0.99 USD. 1200 words. Published by Untreed Reads on May 16, 2010. .

Sometimes, what is not communicated between two people can be louder than what is.
Soap Bubbles    by Rob Shelsky
Price: $0.99 USD. 5420 words. Published on July 2, 2010. .

Life on Mars was harsh, especially for a young monk burdened by the heavy hand of the all-powerful Quarantine Protectorate. Under its sway, civilization was collapsing. It hadn't always been so. Once, the great interstellar transceivers had kept humanity in contact with aliens, sharing knowledge. But no more. Could a mere novice discover why this was so and change things? And did he even dare try?