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Fossil    by Lori R. Lopez
Price: $0.99 USD. 6200 words. Published on March 19, 2012. .

Wellsby Manor has a history of bloodshed, built upon the grave of an evil entity who tormented and ate Stone Age humans then infected the soil for ages. His brutal presence inhabits the mansion, terrifying and slaughtering its occupants. Tobias Pallberry now intends to conduct a seance to contact the spirits of the dead. Those who attend must face a wild night of fright as The Bone Man awakens.
Addiction, Obsession, Love    by Ted Gross
Price: $1.99 USD. 11690 words. Published on March 20, 2012. .

Jed had long ago left Tamara behind him, or so he thought. Then one day, years later he meets Tamara again, by chance or fate, and finds himself forced to decide what love truly is. "Addiction, Obsession, Love" is about the fragility of love and a story of love lost, gained and lost again.
Reverieing    by Ted Gross
Price: $1.99 USD. 8220 words. Published on March 20, 2012. .

"Reverieing" is a story of the slow descent into depression, loneliness and sorrow by one man who has been destined by luck or fate to experience the purgatory of existence. From the lap of luxury into the mundane, with sorrow upon sorrow heaped upon him, war and death always at his heels, Aaron slowly descends into Dante's hell, with ever-increasing swiftness.
The Heretic    by Ted Gross
Price: $1.99 USD. 8170 words. Published on March 20, 2012. .

Benjamin was called "Simply Benjy" though he was anything but simple. When he spoke he did so with forethought and purpose. Yet, he could not silence the voice within his heart and mind which spoke all the time with impunity. "The Heretic" is about faith and the questions it imposes upon the believer. It is up to you, dear reader, to decide who truly is the heretic within this short story.
The Sunflower    by Ted Gross
Price: $1.99 USD. 5120 words. Published on March 21, 2012. .

"The Sunflower" is a story of the effects that terrorism can have upon those that have been touched by it. It uses imagery and allusion to portray the seed of hate which propagates itself endlessly. An innocent man is killed. A bomb is placed in revenge. Does hate & destruction end there? Or like the Sunflower does it spread its seed in the wind?
Kapparot    by Ted Gross
Price: $1.99 USD. 5000 words. Published on March 21, 2012. .

What happens when one man is allowed to view the most intimate of discussions between another man and his God? How does one react when hearing another judge God in the same way he judges himself? How does one truly atone for deeds they wish they had not done? “Kapparot” is a story of that long lost world where humility, compassion and honesty are crucial to the discovery of oneself.
Flash Fiction, Volume 1    by Kelli Jae Baeli
Price: $0.99 USD. 8990 words. Published on March 21, 2012. .

A collection of short fiction about right and wrong, greed, estrangement, a Chihuahua, what makes us real, bad customer service and rude patrons, a loveable mutt, a lesson learned, a talking newspaper, dealing with the unschooled, apparitions, the future as past, and accepting loss.
Here Be Dragons!    by Mike White
Price: $2.99 USD. 7930 words. Published on March 24, 2012. .

A new short story from the increasingly difficult to categorise list of titles by Michael White. It is probably best to say that no dragons were harmed during the writing of this story, and that it contains no swear words, sex scenes or alcohol. It does however make frequent and gratuitous use of be-headings, sudden human incineration etc. "It's all got something to do with gold, apparently.."
Bites    by Ninfa Hayes
Price: $1.99 USD. 30660 words. Published by Bitten Fruit Books / Satin Smoke Press  on March 25, 2012. .

Irina is about to become Queen of the Daemonic Court and Damon is on the run from his own nature …where will their paths take them? Two short stories that will seduce you with romance, danger, sensuality … and Vampire bites. Bites is a début anthology of two dark, YA paranormal fantasies from new author, Ninfa Hayes. (Suitable for older young adult readers.)
A Tale of Romance    by Earnest Long
Price: Free! 3550 words. Published on March 27, 2012. .

A Tale of Romance is a traditional story of romance, yet a new take on the Troubadours. Really, it is boy meets girl, but with one or two twists. A wonderful love story. And one that might have a happy ending. The reader will see if they do live happily ever after or they don’t. They might.