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Othello Jones    by Charles Harvey
Price: $0.99 USD. 2500 words. Published on September 25, 2011. .

A short short. Formerly titled The Handshake... Ex-student and teacher meet by chance in a shopping mall. Things start off bad when the student refuses to give the teacher a hug. Inspired by Edward Albee's Zoo Story, the pupil's words are more potent than fists. He jabs and punches until his words drive the teacher to the brink of murdering him. The conversation is poetic, raw, and brittle.
Foreignright 4.5.1    by Eric Cline
Price: Free! 1070 words. Published on February 4, 2012. .

In the future, "firemen" don't put out fires. Instead . . . hey, this sounds familiar! Eric Cline, a writer who has been published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and other places, delivers a loving flash fiction tribute to a classic work, updated for modern times.
Short and Stupid: Ten Somewhat Dark Short Stories for a Rainy Day    by Paul Hawkins
Price: Free! 5810 words. Published on June 5, 2012. .

Now with four bonus stories! Is man by nature evil, or stupid, or both? These ten short-short stories (plus four bonus stories) let you decide. Great short reading for travel, leisure, or any occasion where you need to conscipuously ignore the person next to you. Short-short stories, humor, around 5500 words.
What a View    by BP Gregory
Price: Free! 1840 words. Published on February 3, 2013. .

The billboard was leviathan, blotting out the ocean view, the most powerful force in world marketing. And Meredith was determined to keep her bold advertisement dominating the sky. By force, if necessary. What a View is a free short-short story (1,553 words).
Commitment    by BP Gregory
Price: Free! 2330 words. Published on February 3, 2013. .

Lovely Tiffany can hear the folk upstairs, and wistfully recalls when she and her boyfriend were just like that. Unfortunately, when the racket turns more violent it's still just as she remembers. But what, exactly, does she remember? Commitment is a free short-short story (2,065 words).
Follow    by BP Gregory
Price: Free! 1310 words. Published on February 3, 2013. .

Adrift on a frozen battlefield, Mary and Joe wander amidst corpses with only their memories to keep them warm. But it's the seductive lure of memory that also keeps them so sadly, achingly alone. Follow is a free short-short story (1,045 words). Experience the cold melancholy of those love leaves behind.
Drive    by BP Gregory
Price: Free! 1430 words. Published on February 3, 2013. .

I was never a nervous driver until my Becky got her license. But then I discovered that a car is also a weapon. Drive, a free short-short story (1,161 words) is both every father's nightmare and every mother's secret dream.
Promise    by BP Gregory
Price: Free! 2200 words. Published on February 3, 2013. .

The government controls the air, executing anyone who dares fly as "terrorists". But Guntarc knows he can escape his life amidst the clouds. Promise is a free short-short story (1,932 words).
The Elevator Story    by BP Gregory
Price: Free! 3070 words. Published on February 3, 2013. .

A well heeled lady almost misses an elevator, but she will desperately wish that she had. Free short-short fiction (2,803 words) The Elevator Story is a prime example that sometimes bad things happen for no reason.
Strangers    by BP Gregory
Price: Free! 2440 words. Published on February 21, 2013. .

A paedophile, a prostitute and a policeman all see a little girl lost, but this isn't the start of a joke. What can you do when all that's left to rely on is the kindness of strangers? Strangers is a free short-short story (2,166 words).