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The Light at the End of the Tunnel    by Perry P. Perkins
Price: $1.99 USD. 17750 words. Published by Elk Mountain Books on December 14, 2009. .

"That light at the end of the end of the tunnel? That's a train." The punch line ricocheted around inside Cal's head, fading in and out through a blood-red mist of pain. "That’s a train" he croaked, licking thick parched lips, his tongue swollen and dry as old shoe leather, and looking up at the small circle of moonlight sweeping across the mouth of the pit, high above.
Gloria    by David Sartof
Price: Free! 5310 words. Published on February 7, 2010. .

I’m dying, well that’s what I’ve been told. How has my life come to this: death, betrayal, friendship, love? Yes, love. I know it’s there somewhere, but I’m struggling to make sense of things. How can I, Oliver Beaton-Court, be here in this cabin, looking at my dead wife and holding an axe… Maybe Tom can give me the answers I need, or maybe there are no answers…
Erinnerung    by Brian Heumann
Price: Free! 1730 words. Published on February 8, 2010. .

Ein Mann ohne Namen telefoniert mit seiner Frau, so wie jeden Tag. Eigentlich nichts besonderes, aber was so alltäglich erscheint, ist in Wirklichkeit sehr fragil.
Garden    by Kardien Lupus
Price: Free! 1690 words. Published on May 28, 2010. .

Garden is one of wolf story, wolf into human. They Called werewolf but have own wolf's soul. This story about two of them. (정원은 늑대 이야기 중 하나입니다. 사람으로 변한 늑대에 대한 이야기입니다. 그들은 늑대인간이라고 불리지만 온전한 늑대의 영혼을 가지고 있습니다. 이 이야기는 그들 중 두 존재에 대한것입니다.)
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.
Chosen    by E. G. Fabricant
Price: $0.99 USD. 4940 words. Published on October 2, 2010. .

From "Matters Familiar." Adrift in his own life and desperate for a belief system, a young man finds direction and purpose from a surprising source.
Intentional Walk    by E. G. Fabricant
Price: $0.99 USD. 7680 words. Published on October 2, 2010. .

From "Matters Familiar." A girls' softball team rebels and instructs parents and coaches in the value of competition.
The Jewel of Genoa    by E. G. Fabricant
Price: $0.99 USD. 11680 words. Published on October 2, 2010. .

From "Matters Familiar." A retired cowgirl and her best friend resort to drugs, kidnapping, and interstate flight to escape the nursing home and reclaim their lives.
Pallbearer    by E. G. Fabricant
Price: $0.99 USD. 5970 words. Published on October 2, 2010. .

From "Matters Familiar." Two boys, one mother; two lives, separated from birth.
The Premonition    by Kelvin O'Ralph
Price: Free! 1400 words. Published on October 17, 2010. .

The truth shall set you free, or so they say, but what happens when the it does the complete opposite? Jason Pendrill is orphaned after his mother's death, and like most orphans, he's lost and confused. His mourning is interrupted by a mysterious girl. What news does she have for young Jason? Also, she's only a teenager, what news could she possible have?