Books tagged: lonliness

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The Hunt    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $2.99 USD. 7730 words. Published on May 13, 2010. .

A timid teenage boy finds the life he is meant for on a big cat hunt with two old geezers. After Rick's mother died, and his father remarried, he became aware of himself as a misfit. On the cat hunt with his eccentric step-grandfather, he learns why he's a misfit--he should have been born in a previous generation. Rick is out of place and out of time. The cat hunt is his rebirthing.
Unheard    by Angel Truly
Price: $0.99 USD. 1080 words. Published on June 11, 2010. .

Contains 3 Poems, "Unheard", "It's Been Such a Blast" and, "Secret"
Katy Land    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $2.99 USD. 6640 words. Published on July 1, 2010. .

Katy Land, country music singer at a local bar, is walking along the sidewalk on a cold bright morning when a goat trailer belonging to Skip, "the goat man," slips its hitch and rolls back, scooping Katy up and taking her on a wild ride before dumping her. Skip, a broke country music singer also, on the side, tries to make ammends but the media encourage Katy to sue.
The Jacket    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $2.99 USD. 3990 words. Published on July 11, 2010. .

Imagine that you, like the grandfather in this story, are confined to a wheel chair from which you watch your only grandchild--in this case a boy, "Butch"--repeat your past like a re-wound video. Already emotionally estranged from the child, who is completely in your care, you can only watch and wait and hope the video will end before you are forced to use the pistol next to your right hip.
Cammie's Lost Years    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $2.99 USD. 5040 words. Published on August 10, 2010. .

What if you returned to your hometown after a decade of shock treatments in a lock-up away from everything and everybody you knew? When you come home, with no memory, only sensations, everything is new. Gradually, as sensation gives way to memory, you venture out but everybody shuns you. What have you done to them? Cammie Short finds answers better left hidden.
Out Of My Head    by Lisa Vandiver
Price: Free! 4150 words. Published on April 4, 2011. .

This is my first book of short stories and poems. I wrote most of these poems when I was a teenager. I hope that you will enjoy this book. The short stories came from, well, Out of my head! The stories about The Little Calico are among my favorite.
Lorton's Quick Reads - Volume I    by William F. Lorton, Sr.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5980 words. Published on July 11, 2011. .

This is a collection of very short stories. Each one is intended to be read in a single sitting, with the goal of being entertaining, with the occasional deep thought tossed in. Most of the time, humor reigns. The stories are so short and enticing, that they are great, fun, quick reads and page-turners.
A Sad Goodbye: A Short Story    by Emerald Barnes
Price: Free! 4730 words. Published on September 24, 2011. .

When Sara loses the love of her life, she turns to the bottle to help fill the hole in her heart.
A Thanksgiving Afternoon    by Maureen Mullis
Price: Free! 1750 words. Published on November 2, 2011. .

Ivy is lonely, and Thanksgiving is just another reminder of what is missing in her life. On an afternoon walk she encounters a family that seems to have everything she ever wanted. Is she destined to always be on the outside looking in, or can she find a way to change her life?
The Mission    by William Talcott
Price: $2.99 USD. 64760 words. Published on November 23, 2011. .

The Mission follows a group of mercenaries to a distant world. Their commander gives fourteen year old Darkblood the task of transporting a dying scientist who they believe is searching for a cure. It is only when they reach Valdorion, the planet's only city, that Darkblood discovers the dark truth behind their mission.