A Change in Fortune    by Mark Finnemore
Price: Free! 5160 words. Published on January 29, 2011. .
The child's pleading eyes and outstretched hand dug at painful memories John had worked hard to bury. When he turned away, stern eyes and hands on hips awaited him. "You can't even spare a smile for that boy, John?" John blew out a tired sigh. "To what end, Mary? That boy's fate is as meat for the predators out there. Or meat for the Magistrate's axe – just like what happened to Jimmy."

Grandpa & Henry    by Travis Lee
Price: $1.50 USD. 34500 words. Published on September 19, 2011. .
After his grandfather falls ill, an orphan boy must learn how to fend for himself in a strange city.

Song of Pierre    by John D. Nesbitt
Price: $0.99 USD. 7950 words. Published by Western Trail Blazer on October 17, 2011. .
Cactus Pete hired me to do a job—a secret sort of job, for two bits and food. It didn't sound too bad, at first. Then he brought out this black, smelly beast he called a burro. Pierre and I took an instant dislike to each other, but we came to an uneasy understanding. Later on, out in the desert when strange things began to happen, I'd be glad I had made the acquaintance of smelly old Pierre.