Books tagged: shortstories

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Zen In the Art of Absurdity    by Carla René
Price: $1.99 USD. 16550 words. Published on August 18, 2010. .

Bill can't get a writing space. While in Canada, Sam learns to "go convert" himself, mum and dad are playing hide the Azalea plant, Delores can't keep her father's arse covered, a pack of wild Kens are hurtling toward the atmosphere, and dad is sitting in his car picking his ears with his keys. Often compared to Sedaris (Mostly by herself), this collection will make you sick...with laughter.
Variety of Shorts: Collection of 'Short' Works    by Elsha Hawk
Price: Free! 15280 words. Published on September 21, 2010. .

Collection of microfiction writing, NOW COMPLETE!! Descriptive scenes, comedic moments, heartbreak, and friendship stories will make you laugh, cry and wonder. At less than 500 words each, this collection is a quick read. Perfect for break rooms, bathrooms, or those days when a sudden rain storm causes a 15 minute power outage!
Guns Don't Kill People...My Uncle Does    by Carla René
Price: $1.99 USD. 12410 words. Published on October 8, 2010. .

These short-stories vary from ghost, to horror, to military in nature, and are just perfect for the man with the short attention-span.
Dear Author - How Sending Agent Manuscript Queries & Receiving Publisher Rejection Letters Drives Writers Insane    by Matthew W. Grant
Price: $0.99 USD. 5090 words. Published on February 13, 2011. .

In this short story, find out what happens when writer James Walek receives one too many of those insulting "Dear Author" letters.
Mexican Autumn    by John Howard Reid
Price: $3.99 USD. 94310 words. Published on March 18, 2011. .

These inter-related short stories are set in a small Mexican fishing village, Bahia de los angeles--a real place in Baja California, 350 miles from the USA border. As the villagers largely depend upon American tourists for their income, many stories deal with the resulting clash of cultures. Dominating Bahia, a treacherous mountain, Tricky Devil, almost pushes the village into the Sea of Cortez.
Tijuana en 120 palabras    by nortEstación 
Price: $5.99 USD. 15750 words. Published by Malaletra Libros  on June 9, 2011. .

Tijunana en 120 palabras. Una recopilación de 120 cuentos y crónicas que con 120 palabras exhiben la iridiscente vida tijuanense.
Die schöne Helena und andere Gemeinheiten    by Elsa Rieger
Price: $2.55 USD. 8670 words. Published on July 2, 2011. .

7 Kurzgeschichten, in denen alles plötzlich anders kommt.
Und innen so heiß    by Elsa Rieger
Price: $0.99 USD. 5140 words. Published on July 31, 2011. .

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Le vieux mage des reves et autres nouvelles    by Róbert Hász
Price: $2.99 USD. 83700 words. Published by S.Back agency for hungarian literature  on September 29, 2011. .

This book consists of independent stories, which nonetheless exhibit a certain thematic and chronological continuity.
Working for Heat    by Donovan Sotam
You set the price! 6940 words. Published on November 2, 2011. .

A collection of short-stories centered around the working world. Surreal aspects of everyday workplaces and exaggerated characters, that we can all, unfortunately, relate to. Working for heat is a direct translation of the Portuguese idiomatic expression - “trabalhar para aquecer” - which, very roughly, translates into working to no avail. A humorous satire about the working world.