Ella and Boss: My Agrarian Grandparents of Van Buren County, Iowa    by MaryAnna Bentley
Price: Free! 7980 words. Published on February 6, 2011. .
This short nonfiction piece reveals the character of rural Iowa through the eccentricities of loving grandparents. It is a story of agrarian grandparents told by one of their thirteen grandchildren. Though anecdotal in nature, this work somehow reveals a good synopsis of what growing up in Van Buren County, Iowa during the 1980s was really like.

Lessons Learned on the Farm    by Phyllis Porter Dolislager
Price: $4.99 USD. 55990 words. Published on March 23, 2011. .
The family farm provides the backdrop for hard work, innovation and overcoming tragedy. Filled with nostalgia from the 50’s and 60’s, this family memoir includes over 70 photos. Enjoy a step back in time when life was simpler and family was celebrated. School, church, and family provide the training ground for developing discipline, integrity, and work ethic.

A Chicken in the Outhouse    by Andy Wilkinson
Price: Free! 1090 words. Published on July 4, 2011. .
Opp, Alabama, in 1937, was a boring place in the summer for a ten year old boy. Opp was short for Opportunity, a sad contradiction for a town that never developed beyond a series of small farms and ranches. But it was fertile ground for a kid with imagination and time on his hands, and young Billy Stacy had an abundance of both.

The Day I Burned The Outhouse Down    by Robert Chapin
Price: Free! 1300 words. Published on August 2, 2011. .
It was 1968 and I was in Vietnam. Constantly tempted to smoke marijuana, I finally gave in to the demands of a fellow soldier - I will not call him a friend! The best place to smoke the Asian Jane was in the outhouse. We met inside a stall, I had my pants down around my ankles and as I lit the joint - the hot match dropped down onto my hairy legs into the fuel and what an explosion!

The Next Big Wood Project    by Marina Rojas
Price: $1.99 USD. 8480 words. Published on May 8, 2012. .
Ernest and Bo Dean are wood working geniuses who embark on their latest next big wood project. With a backwoods approach to life and the simpler life, they take you on their latest effort to stay known as the Michelangelos of their craft.

Occupied    by Joel Arnold
Price: $0.99 USD. 5840 words. Published on August 7, 2012. .
On a very hot day in a remote park, Brenda Chapman takes a jog, keeping in shape for her upcoming wedding. When she crosses paths with a knife wielding maniac, however, Brenda takes refuge in the first place she finds – the Biffy Palace, a pre-fab, sweltering, green outhouse. Can she outwait him? Outwit him? Join author Joel Arnold in this short story of crime, suspense, and intolerable smells.