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Lucky Justice: 3 Crime Stories    by Teresa Hubley
Price: Free! 15320 words. Published on February 12, 2011. .

Lady Justice and Lady Luck duke it out for the fates of 3 parties in search of the Lady “Fortune” in this story collection. In “Luck Be a Lady,” two escaped criminals have it made until they take the wrong turn. In “Let Them Eat Cake,” a hired killer considers one more risky job. In “the Desk Audit,” a team of investigators trails a fraudster ready to reply with force.
Hide-n-Go-Coffin and Other Short Stories    by MJA Ware 
Price: Free! 5730 words. Published on February 20, 2011. .

Includes 3 'terrorific' short stories. Playing hide-and-seek in a cemetery is disrespectful. When it happens to be cursed, it can be deadly. Includes bonus stories: Brother's Keeper - Zack would be wise to spend less time looking for his missing sled & more worrying about what's lurking outside. Grandpa's suits - A game of spin-the-bottle with the school pervert isn't a bright idea.
The Umbrella's Shade and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Short Story Award    by David Vernon
Price: $1.99 USD. 36000 words. Published on February 24, 2011. .

This unique anthology brings together 27 short stories from established and first-time writers. The themes are many and varied. They are united by a common passion and curiosity for exploring the Australian character and how Australia’s big, broad land affects those who live here. Dip your toe in and sample the very best entries in the Stringybark Short Story Award.
Saccades    by Simon Groth
Price: $3.95 USD. 41670 words. Published on March 12, 2011. .

Available for the first time, Saccades collects eighteen stories by Simon Groth: pieces published between 2000 and 2010, new stories, and a few old gems from the vault. From its opening lines, Saccades visits the bizarre, poignant, funny, and darkly surreal worlds of it stories, before closing with a calm resignation that hints at stories to follow.
Spinneyhead Shorts 2 - Fast Fictions    by Ian Pattinson
Price: $1.99 USD. 5900 words. Published on April 3, 2011. .

Thirteen tales- from flash fiction to short stories- from Ian Pattinson. Encounter battling aliens, creepy graffiti, combat rats and the US Navy's least popular ship, amongst others. What they lack in words, these stories make up for in ideas.
Life Knots    by Terry Hayman
Price: $3.99 USD. 17170 words. Published by Fiero Publishing  on May 21, 2011. .

From Greek slaves to grieving grocery shoppers, everyone has a life knot or two to struggle through. Join a man who meets a talking dog, a prostitute who witnesses Houdini's murder, a painter committed to painting just one neighborhood,and more. Contains “The Grocery Zoo Story”, “Observe, If You Will...”, “One Place”, “Never His Sword”, and "The Rock.
Dying - Three Short Stories    by Colin Marks
Price: $0.99 USD. 7690 words. Published on May 30, 2011. .

This book collects three fast-paced intelligent short stories from British writer Colin Marks: 'Dying With My Family', 'To Kill the President' and 'Body Recyclers'. The stories are all themed around death and dying, and have a Roald Dahl 'Tales of the Unexpected' style twist to them. The first story, 'Body Recyclers', was entered into the Bristol Short Story Prize competition.
Scribings, Volume 1    by Jamie Belanger
Price: $2.99 USD. 37950 words. Published by Lost Luggage Studios, LLC  on June 8, 2011. .

Scribings, Vol 1 is the first volume of short stories compiled by the Greater Portland Scribists, a group of speculative fiction writers in the Portland, Maine area. This compilation contains eleven pieces of fiction written by members Lee Patterson; Cynthia Ravinski, MA; Jamie Alan Belanger; and Richard Veysey.
Fictional Times - A fabulous anthology of wondrous stories    by Christian Abresch
Price: $2.99 USD. 11900 words. Published on June 9, 2011. .

A child suddenly remembers his past lives in full, a young man wakes up after a ten years lasting sleep, a man relates his encounter with an immortal, and somebody is faced with the possibility of changing the past to save the one he loves but has to pay a price for it... What if time were not the mysterious dimension we think it to be now? This anthology holds eight intriguing stories.
Three Karmic Short Stories    by Scott Norton
Price: Free! 5590 words. Published on June 21, 2011. .

Three short stories dealing with an element of Karma; a boy is punished by his victim from beyond the grave; a woman's guilt for killing her husband can't be atoned and a man wastes his life on a misjudged quest.