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The Only Way is Up: The Journey of an Immigrant    by Folake Taylor, MD
Price: $5.99 USD. 51640 words. Published on July 2, 2010. .

This book features the author’s experiences and views on pertinent life issues as an immigrant to the United States of America. Though the objective is to empower women, African Americans and immigrants, the greater part of the message of hope is of relevance to a general audience. Some of the issues that are the focus of this book are self esteem, self worth, success, health and relationships.
Freedom, Spiced and Drunk    by M.C.A. Hogarth
Price: Free! 4970 words. Published on October 6, 2010. .

Kediil wants only to remain neuter and learn the secrets of herbs from its beloved Mardin... but at its second puberty, it turns female, and is forced to decide between accepting its new roles among the family... or something unspeakable.
A Trifold Spiral Knot    by M.C.A. Hogarth
Price: $0.99 USD. 5080 words. Published on October 19, 2010. .

Once upon a time the Jokka worshiped the three gods in their image: male, female, neuter. Years later, the worship of the trifold virtues--that all sexes have value and dignity--became the second-most dominant belief. But all religions begin with an idea... and a prophet to speak them....
Lethal Advantages    by Daniel Barker
Price: $4.99 USD. 78350 words. Published on January 11, 2011. .

Having barely survived an attempt on her life, a desperate political campaign consultant named Prada Gizali is given the means to secure a new identity for herself by blackmailing her would-be killer - an exiled gunman named Craig Le Breton. Forced to contact a forger with whom he has unfinished business of his own, Le Breton then discovers they have all become pawns in a far deadlier game...
Feminism    by Julien Coallier
Price: $6.99 USD. 4070 words. Published by Coall Publishing  on July 30, 2011. .

Feminism as a formal doctrine geared towards the empowerment of woman.
The Tranquillity Project    by Clare Tanner
Price: $1.50 USD. 126970 words. Published on November 9, 2011. .

The price of peace is high in the post-war British zone of 2042. The female government, led by Verity Wood, blames male aggression for the devastating Final War, which has resulted in a shrunken world divided between secular West and clerical East. In the British Zone, women are in control and men are marginalized. Tyranny is difficult to maintain, even if it is clothed in a velvet glove.
The Windela Man    by Mary C. Aldridge
Price: $0.99 USD. 4410 words. Published on December 31, 2011. .

Now, Shebe's bracelet there reminds me of a certain story. All of you know where gold comes from, don't you? But do you know how it is that Kessala women out of all the women in the world rule the gold trade? No? Well this is a story for you, then: about Ga the Traveler and how she found the Windela people and established the gold trade and why no one will ever see the face of a Windela man!
The Adinkra Cloth & Other Stories    by Mary C. Aldridge
Price: $2.99 USD. 30020 words. Published on January 21, 2012. .

"The Adinkra Cloth & Other Stories" contains five "African fantasy" stories by Nebula Finalist Mary C. Aldridge. Besides the title story, this volume includes Cauldron winner story "The Knife That Makes Men," "The Windela Man," the light-hearted "A Courting Story," and "The Work Leader," a novelette-length tale that was awarded a Fiction Fellowship by the Massachusetts Artists Foundation.
(M)other: Why I'm not kidding    by Phiona Stanley
Price: Free! 10870 words. Published on April 15, 2012. .

A lot has been written about parenting. And a bit has been written about the quiet misery of childlessness. But very little is ever said about the decision, made quite consciously, not to have children. This is that zine. In it, I talk about being childfree and I respond to some of the nasty stuff people have said about my decision. It is still quite taboo, and here I am, breaking that taboo.