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Of Men and Bones    by Rachel Starr Thomson
Price: $1.99 USD. 4850 words. Published on December 20, 2012. .

John Rabbing and his cousin Sagittarius are the favoured grandsons of their grandfather, Smatch, a cheerful old man who plays the bones and holds his eccentric, strong-willed family together like aging glue. A deathbed promise kicks open the door to a parade of strange musicians whose music haunts and transforms, bringing magic and opening the door to hope for a family that is falling apart.
Texas Bootstomp Boogie    by Lee Gabor
Price: $2.99 USD. 54910 words. Published on February 8, 2013. .

When Brett Blue Blake's mother dies, he leaves his career as a stockbroker on Wall Street in New York City to put together a Country-Western band in Texas. He hopes to win the heart of the beautiful Laura Wynne, who he met when she visited New York, while searching for the family of his biological dad, John Blue, and for the man who killed his dad in Waco.
The Man I Was    by Dave Tripiciano
Price: $4.99 USD. 53760 words. Published on February 24, 2013. .

As a young musician playing in night clubs, he led a life of sin, adultery and multiple divorces. But even after he settled down to become the “happily” married father of three; he lived for years as a self-centered workaholic who focused mainly on his career, his hobbies and his schedule. Until the tragic morning that he and his children found his wife dying in a wrecked car.
My Memories of a Future Life    by Roz Morris
Price: $7.40 USD. 104150 words. Published on March 14, 2013. .

If your life was somebody’s past … What echoes would you leave in their soul? Carol is a gifted musician who needs nothing more than her piano and certainly doesn’t believe she’s lived before. But forced by injury to stop playing, she fears her life may be over. Enter her soulmate Andreq: healer, liar, fraud - could he teach her how to live now?
Anthony Kiedis Rocks - The Red Hot Chilli Peppers Frontman    by Cindy Vincent
Price: $3.99 USD. 3780 words. Published by pmaldonado on March 21, 2013. .

Anthony Keidis: Тhе Frontman The energized singer оf the alternative rоck grоup, Thе Rеd Hоt Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis wаѕ bоrn оn Nov. 1, 1962, іn Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kiedis' godfather waѕ Sonny Bono, оf Sonny аnd Cher fame. Ніѕ mom аnd dad split when Anthony wаѕ 3. Аftеr entering prоblеm аt ѕchооl, he moved to California tо bе wіth hіѕ daddy.
Payola Bribery In The Record Business And Television    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $3.50 USD. 4290 words. Published on April 4, 2013. .

Payola, or paying disc jockeys and other radio and television employees to play particular songs, was the subject of Congressional hearings in 1959 and 1960. Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand, was summoned to testify before a House subcommittee of investigators. At issue was censorship, the suspension of radio and television station licenses, etc. The lessons of payola are pertinent today.
Junior Makes the Gig    by Leni Matlin
Price: $0.99 USD. 2660 words. Published on April 22, 2013. .

In 1999, I took some long needed R&R and spent 6 months in Costa Rica in the Caribe Sur area, near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. I wound up playing in an island music group 3 nights a week and though the pay was only 5000 colones a night – $18 at the time – the true value lay in a cultural experience not countable in currency. That’s where I met Junior Alvarez and got to know him and hear his story.
Thirty Quotes to Live Life By    by Jon G. Waters
Price: Free! 3020 words. Published on May 21, 2013. .

Volume 1, Inspiration to Get You through Anything Life Might Throw Your Way :) 30 inspirational quotes from professional athletes, scientists, musicians, and my interpretation of each one!