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Our Millie Leaves Home and Other Stories    by Judy Allen
Price: $2.99 USD. 11540 words. Published on February 16, 2012. .

Our Millie used to say that she lived in the hairy armpit of life, but I didn’t know what she meant until I met her Ma, Big Mil. Big Mil stood almost six feet tall with muscles built from hard work and harder play. You never know what will happen next so please come into Our Millie’s world and prepare to be entertained and, perhaps, enlightened.
A Reflected Life II    by Cyn Bagley
Price: $3.49 USD. 10570 words. Published on April 6, 2012. .

This ebook contains ten memoirs and reflections of life in the last few years. It includes "Why I write," "Life in Germnay," and "Bigfoot Lives." This collection is about travel and attitudes of a small-town girl, who has left her roots.
Departure    by Janet McMahon
Price: $4.99 USD. 111880 words. Published on October 2, 2012. .

Hannah and Zeke quit their jobs in mid-career and parachute themselves into the bewildering landscape of Greece of the 1980's. It's just a few years after Greece has joined Europe, and decades before finding itself in the economic and political doghouse. This is the story of Hannah's discoveries of Greek culture, ancient and modern, and what she learns about herself and her American past.
Letting Go    by Norma Harrs
Price: $4.99 USD. 62940 words. Published on October 8, 2012. .

a collection of short stories exploring the foibles and weaknesses of the central characters: a woman looking for uncomplicated sex; an ageing Irish spinster has her dreams coming true in unexpected ways. a middle-aged man who finds out more than he ever wanted to know about his mother's secret life. a young abused girl who deals out her own kind of justice. nothing is as it seems on the surface.
At the Soups    by Ulf Wolf
Price: Free! 4380 words. Published on October 29, 2012. .

Smothered by love. Is there such a thing? To Cindy’s mind, yes there definitely was, and she had told him, time and again, that she could not breathe.
Hurricane Season    by Patricia Masar
Price: $2.99 USD. 71950 words. Published on November 29, 2012. .

Though the characters in these fourteen stories lead separate lives, they are connected in ways both mysterious and commonplace. Whether wandering the globe, or merely dreaming of change, they circle back home time and again, in search of the past and a sense of belonging.
Never Go Home    by Stuart Bezant
Price: $0.99 USD. 1270 words. Published on April 28, 2013. .

I walked away from home. It was late at night and Mum and Dad were snoring away. They didn't wake up as I left and now they wouldn't find me until I was far, far away. This is a short story (approx 1500 words) Sampling is set at 50%