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Between Showers    by Dean Wesley Smith
Price: $0.99 USD. 3600 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on July 9, 2010. .

All he wanted to do was wash his Rambler Classic, but the volcano blew and started dumping ash everywhere. And just wouldn’t stop. An end-of-the-world story for one man who just really wanted it to rain anything but ash by bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith.
Stories, That are Short    by Christopher Closson
Price: Free! 7670 words. Published on July 11, 2010. .

These are just a few of my short stories I created in my head and turned them into real documents for you to enjoy. I hope you enjoy all three of them, for they are very different from each other.
Creative Accountancy for Beginners    by Anne Brooke
Price: $0.99 USD. 1750 words. Published by Untreed Reads on July 13, 2010. .

Field Accountant Richard T’Ssuh has just one task: get his spacecraft docked so that everyone on-board can get paid. Thanks to his Captain taking time to fulfill her 'personal needs', there's no room to park and the crew is about to mutiny. Rich has got a clever solution to the problem up his sleeve. Too bad it just might end his career and, possibly, his life.
Stomping Mad: A Spade Conundrum    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $1.99 USD. 6420 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on July 16, 2010. .

When a dead body turns up at the first ever Dinocon, Secret Master of Fandom and Private Detective Spade knows just who might be behind it all: Lucinda Danielle Stanhope who calls herself the Martha Stewart of Science Fiction. Now he just has to prove it. “Stomping Mad” marks the first appearance of Spade, who along with his sidekick Paladin, is one of Rusch’s most popular characters.
Five Uneasy Pieces    by Debbi Mack
Price: $1.99 USD. 31250 words. Published on July 20, 2010. .

The short stories in this novella-length collection all have an odd twist or edginess that makes them gritty, slightly off-balance or unusual. They represent a range of genres from hardboiled mystery to noir to parody. Altogether, this collection has something for everyone who enjoys dark or edgy crime fiction. Includes the first three chapters of LEAST WANTED, the sequel to IDENTITY CRISIS.
Pathological    by Vincent Zandri
Price: $0.99 USD. 4810 words. Published by StoneHouse Ink on July 26, 2010. .

The serial killer takes on many guises. But what happens when you unknowingly take him as your most trusted and loyal husband? Pathological is proof that even though you think you know your spouse inside and out, you might not really know him at all. A Digital Short.
Webbster and Button And The Flying Saucer    by KC Remington
Price: $0.99 USD. 1590 words. Published on July 29, 2010. .

Nothing could prepare Webbster and Button for what was going to happen when they saw a strange light shining from the Misty Glen. But Button as always with his courage carries the day.
New Normal    by Jeffrey Ricker
Price: $0.99 USD. 3020 words. Published by Untreed Reads on August 2, 2010. .

What if doctors were able to transplant your mind into a new body after a terrible accident? What if, thanks to the process, you found you could no longer love the person you were with or live your old life? What would become your new 'normal?'
A Daughter's Love    by Lorraine Sears
Price: $0.99 USD. 1330 words. Published by Untreed Reads on August 6, 2010. .

A young woman attempts to take care of her father who struggles with inner demons from his time at war. Can a daughter's love overcome the ferocity of a battle being waged in the mind? A tale from the Nibs literary short story line.
Waiter, There's a Clue in My Soup! Five Short Mysteries    by Camille LaGuire
Price: $0.99 USD. 23920 words. Published on August 7, 2010. .

Five light mystery short stories: from puzzles like "Waiter, There's a Clue in My Soup!", "The Hoosegow Strangler," and "Trail of the Lonesome Stickpin," to suspense in "Alibi" and "The Promise." These stories were previously published in magazines like Handheld Crime and Futures Mysterious Anthology. Several of these stories were nominated for a Derringer Award or put forward for an Edgar.