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The Adventures of the Imagination of Periphery Stowe    by Josh Wagner
You set the price! 78230 words. Published on January 5, 2010. .

Back when eternal youth was just something folks were learning to live without, all Riggs Bombay wanted was to find a cure for his hallucinations. Instead he found an ancient storybook, coveted by the secret powers of the world. Now Riggs must dodge the grasp of codgers, villains, and philosophers long enough to deliver the book to the one man in the world who wants nothing to do with it.
Three-Sixty    by Sean Capelle
Price: $0.99 USD. 1610 words. Published on April 17, 2010. .

William Johnson is a substitute teacher locked in a classroom until dismissal at four p.m. But when the clock on the wall is stuck at "3:60," he wonders if he'll ever be able to leave. The younger versions of himself that are stuck in the classroom as well don't think so.
Migrations, Volume I : Don't Forget to Breathe    by Ashim Shanker
Price: Free! 97110 words. Published on September 23, 2010. .

"...he could imagine the Dust spiraling in corners, plotting en masse an elaborate offensive upon those who sought seclusion from the outside Universe. The Dust: it was older than Time, bound by its allegiance to the Tangible—to the very Physical Substance of creation— to make pointed attacks fueled by conspiracy upon its bitter rival, the amorphously-composed Intangible Will.." (p.202)
Write Now! The Prisoner of NaNoWriMo    by Craig Robertson
Price: $1.99 USD. 58610 words. Published on October 9, 2010. .

Piers is a mild mannered paint salesman with a burning passion to enter NaNoWriMo. To win he must write a full novel in 30 days. Turns out this tall order is very tall for our hero. He struggles to choose a topic before he can begin. Vampires/scifi/romance/zombies, what should it be? Follow this hilarious tale as Piers blunders from one genre to another leaving a trail of wackiness in his wake.
Is It Real?: Postmodernist Fiction, Realism, and the Representation of Reality    by Linda Darling 
Price: $2.99 USD. 21300 words. Agented by MC Publishing  on March 20, 2011. .

This eloquent introduction to postmodernism explores how post-war British fiction reinvents and re-evaluates the literary conventions of Realism. By focusing on the modes postmodern Bristish novelists approach the relations between past and present, the elusiveness of history, and the distortions of memory, the author shows how Realism is extended to portray multiple realities.
Fountain of Youth    by Jim Gullo
Price: $1.99 USD. 75020 words. Published on June 23, 2011. .

If you could keep them alive forever, would you? Is there a better way to deal with grief, loss and our own looming mortality? And how exactly DO you stow away on a luxurious cruise ship for a solid year? These questions and more are brought to vivid life in FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH when Ray Jensen's teenage son Daniel steals a bottle of homemade wine that might just be the elixir of eternal life.
The Feeling of Doing My Job    by Dee W. Schofield
Price: $2.99 USD. 6900 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on July 2, 2011. .

Romance writer Sherry Rudd can’t seem to start her new novel. Nothing feels right, nothing looks good enough. Panic sets in until one magical afternoon when she gets a little help. A meta story about writing a story that even non-writers can identify with. Includes complete bonus story "The Romance Novel Challenge."
Aquasynthesis    by Grace Bridges
Price: Free! 61170 words. Published by Splashdown Books on July 28, 2011. .

aqua (n) - water, used in compound names, or substances in water. synthesis (n) - The combining of elements into a unified entity. aquasynthesis (n) - a combining of worlds within a pool of water; an anthology of short stories from Splashdown authors: Fred Warren, Caprice Hokstad, P.A. Baines, Adam Graham, R.L. Copple, Travis Perry, Mike Lynch, Keven Newsome, Kat Heckenbach and Ryan Grabow
[Corentine]    by James B Willard
Price: $0.99 USD. 67180 words. Published on August 24, 2011. .

[Corentine] follows the narrator, a man who wants to forget his past, as he searches for his missing girlfriend, a woman who is unable to recall her own. All signs point to the involvement of a company named Synchro Systems, where doctors have been working with volunteers using experimental, cutting edge treatments for memory disorders.
Bad Kitty    by Jae Howard
Price: $0.99 USD. 3400 words. Published on October 19, 2011. .

Big brother is always watching...look over your shoulder and smile for the camera.