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Stories for Airports    by judy b.
Price: Free! 29810 words. Published on February 19, 2009. .

Going somewhere? Stuck where you are? This book is for you. Stories for Airports is not about airports. It is an album of brief encounters with people who intrigue and appall you, people in the midst of discovering that entire worlds exist within the most inconsequential moments.
Alone in the Company of Others: A Novel    by Kelly Huddleston
Price: $4.99 USD. 124700 words. Published by Open Books on October 19, 2009. .

With a cast of eccentrics that rivals "The Royal Tenenbaums", ALONE IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS is about people and their treasured possessions, and the distinctive role that each of us plays as part of a group dynamic. The book questions where each of us essentially exists — within the singular, the plural, or both.
Macabre Tales    by Tony Thorne MBE
Price: $2.99 USD. 42760 words. Published on December 8, 2009. .

A collection of quirky tales to chill and delight you. Including: Brain Wave – Time for a medical tale. Death on the Fly – A case of mutual hacking. Farmer's End – An early American ghost story. In Range – Another medical tale, but very different.
Shadow Reads: Strange Little Stories    by Marilyn M Schulz
Price: $0.99 USD. 33860 words. Published on April 21, 2010. .

Strange little stories with a quirky, dark theme, about Shadows, Angels & Ghosts. . . okay, maybe some demons too. Some amusing, some romantic fantasy, others are just a bit creepy. . .
This Will Not Look Good on My Resume    by Jass Richards
Price: $2.99 USD. 69970 words. Published by Magenta  on September 2, 2010. .

“Ya made me snort root beer out my nose!” Moriah Jovan, The Proviso. “Sharp and pointy.” Peg Tittle, What If... Everyone gets fired at least once in their life. And if not, well, they’re just not trying very hard. And we all think of brilliant and immature 'shoulda saids' and 'shoulda dones' for weeks after. (Okay, years.) A quirky bit of fun that slaps you upside the head.
Crime in the Community    by Cecilia Peartree
Price: Free! 64680 words. Published on October 26, 2010. .

Christopher's illusion of having his life under control is shattered when the mysterious Amaryllis appears in his small town in Fife, bringing new ideas, confusion and ultimately chaos in her wake.
Eccentric Explorers    by Michael Buckley
Price: $5.99 USD. 132990 words. Published on November 2, 2010. .

Eccentric Explorers was Winner of the Biography category at the 2009 Indie Excellence Book Awards, California, USA. In this extensively researched book, the rich culture and history of Tibet are viewed through a rather special lens--through the eyes of ten wild and wacky adventurers, each bent on unlocking the strange riddles and secrets of Tibet.
Terrastina and Mazolli: a Novel in 99-word Episodes    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $6.99 USD. 45120 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 26, 2010. .

A year in the life of a free-spirited couple, their five-year-old twin daughters, (who benefit from a near-mystical connection with penguins) and the odd and charming members of the small Northwest town where they make their home and operate The Brew, a coffee shop and popular local hangout. Bonus features include an interview with the author and an episode commentary.
Blue Haired Alien Girlfriend    by John H. Carroll
Price: $0.99 USD. 6000 words. Published on November 27, 2010. .

Blue Haired Alien Girlfriend is a stand alone short story. Joshua is a manager at FishBurgers who walks home alone every evening. One night, he comes across an unusual blue-haired woman sitting on a bench. He's thrown for a loop when she tells him where she's from, but he doesn't mind. Sometimes love can be a little quirky, sometimes it can be a lot quirky.
The Ungettable Joke    by Bill Dargen & Dave Squires
Price: $0.99 USD. 81420 words. Published on January 16, 2011. .

Mysterious encounters with phantom elements of an ancient tribal culture are the main snares used by an intelligence that wants two young professionals to know something about the universe. The Ungettable Joke is a fantastical, humorous, and intellectual adventure that readers have said they “would like to believe is true”.