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At the Table of Want    by Larry Kimport
Price: $4.99 USD. 108930 words. Published by Foremost Press  on December 14, 2009. .

At the Table of Want, a coming-of-age love story, chronicles orphan Truman Kramer's settling into a Peace Corps assignment in a small Malaysian community, where he eventually finds himself involved with a local shopkeeper's wife, an unloved woman craving anything of her own.
Road To Chupadero    by Philip Wooldridge
Price: $0.99 USD. 2600 words. Published by Four Moons Books  on January 29, 2010. .

Having given up on the world, a Vietnam veteran and loner reflects upon his life, and contemplates his end days, while traveling the back roads from West Texas to New Mexico.
The Haunted Igloo    by Bonnie Turner
Price: $3.99 USD. 42270 words. Published on April 11, 2010. .

For someone afraid of the dark, living in the Arctic is a severe test of courage. Ten-year-old Jean-Paul struggles to hide his fear and adjust to life in the NWT, where he is taunted by a group of Inuit boys because of his lameness caused by a birth defect. Forced imprisonment in a "haunted" igloo proves to be one of the most severe challenges to face Jean-Paul in the harsh Arctic environment.
Second Thoughts (a story from Time, emiT, and Time Again)    by Teel McClanahan
Price: $1.99 USD. 9400 words. Published by Modern Evil Press  on April 15, 2010. .

This is a story about getting so caught up in love with someone that you stop living your own life, stop moving forward. This is a story about finding yourself so stuck in seeking the same somebody that you become unstuck from the world. This is a story about love, and about waiting. This is a single short story, also available as part of a collection.
The Beekeeper - from the collection: 'Night Flight from Marabar'    by Karen Overman-Edmiston
Price: Free! 8530 words. Published on April 19, 2010. .

Many years ago, the beekeeper struck a terrible bargain. He could have as much wealth as he wanted and a life as long as he wished. In return, however, he must secure the lease of a thousand souls for one year. Set on the Greek island of Kythera this story captures daily life and culture as it is today and gives insights into human nature as it has been for thousands of years. A haunting story.
Kendall's Storm    by Janet Muirhead Hill
Price: $6.00 USD. 53930 words. Published by Raven Publishing of Montana on April 26, 2010. .

Ten-year-old Kendall’s life is not only unpredictable; it's a mystery. Why can’t he and Dad live in one place more than a few months? Why the all-night drives, the tucked-away motels, always leaving things behind? What is Dad's job? Kendall only knows two thing for sure: He's afraid of just about everything—and Dad hates cowards. Can a rescued puppy and love from a stranger change his life?
White Brother and Other Poems    by B F Moloney
Price: $2.99 USD. 7930 words. Published on May 5, 2010. .

Desire is it to Kill For God and then seek Redemption through the Coy Glances of the Occasional Seeder who was once The Hoon full of Gossip about The Daredevils who were schooled at Granville Tech and became Famous for being on a Lobotomy Overdrive After going to Do The Shopping When All The White Dots Are Joined To Get A Picture of a Crippled Life?
The Substitute People    by Joe Guse
You set the price! 21350 words. Published on May 19, 2010. .

This book is for anyone that has ever felt second best, for the bridesmaids, the backup choices, the substitute people.
A Cry Unheard: New Insights into the Medical Consequences of Loneliness    by James J. Lynch
Price: $9.99 USD. 136150 words. Published by Bancroft Press on June 17, 2010. .

Every year, millions of lonely people, unable to communicate with their fellow human beings, die broken-hearted, long before their time. It is a silent epidemic, says Dr. James Lynch, hailed by many of our nation's leading medical experts as a pioneer and visionary in the field of mind/body/interpersonal health. A groundbreaking work, A Cry Unheard connects loneliness and heart disease.
Herman Bylles testamente    by Gustav Stålhammar
Price: $4.99 USD. 121360 words. Published on July 14, 2010. .

På sitt etthundrasjätte levnadsår får Herman Bylle veta att han har en okänd son och dotter. I den åldern har man inte tid att tveka. Beslutsamt dammar han av sitt gamla skrivbord och börjar skriva sitt testamente. Han berättar om sin ungdoms stora äventyr. Om sin resa genom 1920-talets Sverige. Förklarar varför han blev en enstöring. Sätter omsorgsfullt sitt märkliga liv på pränt.