Dr. Jargonlove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Technobabble    by Mark Stucky
Price: Free! 870 words. Published on December 7, 2010. .
Why would somebody write "the biota exhibited a 100 percent mortality response" when he really meant all the fish died? Sometimes people use jargon to be taken seriously, sometimes to be clear and precise, sometimes to not work so hard, and sometimes to deliberately evade and confuse. This essay humorously examines the various motivations for using jargon in both good and bad communication.

New Christmas Carol Stories    by Ted Stetson
Price: $0.99 USD. 16050 words. Published on December 14, 2010. .
Imaginative stories loosely based on characters from the Charles Dickens classic: A Christmas Carol.

The Case of the Missing Elf [a Diz and Dee mystery]    by Annie Reed
Price: $2.99 USD. 10060 words. Published by Thunder Valley Press  on December 15, 2010. .
Christmas comes early for private investigator Dee and her partner, the grumpy but drop-dead-gorgeous elf Dizzy G, when Santa's elves hire Diz and Dee to find Santa's missing stand in. Santa's taken a sabbatical, and if Diz and Dee can't find the only elf who can fill Santa's suit, it's game over for Christmas. Includes BONUS story "Roger's Christmas Wish."

The Sorrowapple Tree and Other Short Philosophical Tales    by Gary Kuyper
Price: $0.99 USD. 10150 words. Published on December 19, 2010. .
Three short and humorous philosophical tales for the thinking person. Includes an extract from the epic fantasy: The Chronicles of Baltrath - The DARK WIZARDS.

Humorous Stories    by Scott Clark
Price: $2.99 USD. 15740 words. Published on December 21, 2010. .
The stories included here are: One very good pig A barnyard conspiracy “On one condition” The Shaggy Dog Encounter on a Train The Gloop Maker The library patron The examination The haunted house Just a Hike in the Woods An entrepreneurial frog A warning: These stories are not pc.

The Vote    by Scott Clark
Price: $0.99 USD. 9460 words. Published on December 21, 2010. .
The horse is not pulling his weight and the rest of the barnyard animals are fed up. Why can't he be like the rest of them who offer something of value to the farm community. They take a vote to shun him. It's vox populi, vox dei.

Bloated Goat    by Manley Peterson
Price: $0.99 USD. 20550 words. Published on December 25, 2010. .
Get ready to enjoy a gut-busting adventure full of crazy forest animals and hilarious dialogue. You’ll meet Granny Hammy, Cocky Doodle, Bloated Goat, and a wide assortment of other wacky characters as they romp around the forest. It seems everyone wants to get Bloated Goat for one reason or another, but you’ll have to read the book to experience the explosive ending.

Seattle Girl (A contemporary chick lit romance about love, dating...and my really big mouth)    by Lucy Kevin
Price: $2.99 USD. 71980 words. Published on January 7, 2011. .
The first time Georgia gets behind a mic at her college radio station (because of a guy, of course...), she's hooked and amazed to find a job where a boss would appreciate her big mouth. Too bad being a smart-mouth can't keep her from getting hurt by one jerk after another. With help from her friends-and loyal listeners-will she finally figure out the real deal about love, dating...and herself?

Dutch in Dutch    by Benjamin Chambers
Price: $2.99 USD. 11190 words. Published on January 15, 2011. .
In this fast-paced novella, 15-year-old Aidan is in juvenile detention when he hatches a plan to kidnap the famous mystery writer, Elmore Leonard. When he gets out, he teams up with a teen thug called 3Shot to help him do it. But he’s in way over his head and it’s up to probation officer Roseanne Berryman to find Leonard and Aidan before it’s too late.

Neighbor Watchers-book 1 -Amazing Gracie Mystery Series    by Fay Risner
Price: $9.99 USD. 63000 words. Published on January 15, 2011. .
Book 1 is about Gracie Evan's retirement to Locked Rock, Iowa. She moves into a retirement home and finds she's bored. She and another woman tear holes in vines on the front porch so they can spy on the neighbors. Seems like harmless snooping until they see the killer of a woman across the street. Gracie is scared she and the other residents will be killed next since they know who the murderer is.