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Legends - Family Stories and Myths    by Alice L. Luckhardt
You set the price! 26190 words. Published on December 6, 2009. .

Misconstrued tales, unspoken events, a heroic deed, a celebrity or a shady past; all of which can be unchallenged family stories handed down by grandmother, but could sweet old grandma have gotten the story wrong all these years? Anyone fascinated with the unusual, strange or bizarre aspects of one’s ancestors will enjoy "Legends". They will learn the genealogical sources to solving mysteries.
Chet's Cheap Grub Grill - Adventure Stories and Cookbook for Vagabonds And Other Bachelor Types    by Greg Woodard
Price: $1.99 USD. 11060 words. Published on December 30, 2009. .

This cookbook is like none other. Every recipe is preceded by an adventure tale that explains the birth of each delicious and fun to prepare dish. Some of Chet’s food adventures include: Being pursued by a dangerous assassin, held captive by an aging Russian spy and discovering the secret Chinese recipe for constipated lumberjacks. A must for bachelor types and vagabonds all.
Wild West Women of Some Gumption    by Marilyn M Schulz
Price: $4.99 USD. 91170 words. Published on April 9, 2010. .

*Gumption: A bustle and six-shooter. Annie Oakley, Belle Starr, Calamity Jane—those were just the famous ones. This is a collection of stories about the other women who made the American West (or died trying and took a few varmints with'em). Some tales might be inspirational, the others are just for fun. After all, it could have happened that way. . . no really!
Snake Tales    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $2.99 USD. 6370 words. Published on May 21, 2010. .

Rattlesnakes measure "8 foot long," where I come from. AND some even chase you. Nobody knows what happens if they catch you. We tell our tales for hours, gathered round a pickup's tailgate, around campfires--even standing in line at the supermarket. Dead snakes dangling from poles along the highways are commonplace, and they stay there till the buzzards peck the jewels from their hides.
No Bull: A Collection of Short Stories    by Marshall J. Pierce
Price: $2.99 USD. 73730 words. Published on March 16, 2011. .

I didn't always get along with my parents. I never really liked any of my jobs. My pets were really important. i am pretty sure I saw a ghost. I have made some stupid decisions now and then. I always thought I was normal... Life can be quite funny despite itself. These are the mostly true tales of a naive kid and childish adult making his way through a complicated and often ridiculous life.
The Tellmenow Isitsöornot    by Rhys Hughes
Price: $4.99 USD. 153760 words. Published on September 14, 2011. .

A bumper book of tales by a writer who has been highly praised by Michael Moorcock, Jeff VanderMeer and Michael Bishop. 'The Tellmenow Isitsöornot' was a nonexistent book of tall stories that Edgar Allan Poe invented as a joke in one of his tales; "Tell me now, is it so or not?" is the way to say it, and the hundred stories presented here by Rhys Hughes are not only tall but broad...
River Daughter and Other Stories    by Annie Bellet
Price: $2.99 USD. 32630 words. Published by Doomed Muse Press  on October 4, 2011. .

This is a collection of four fantasy short stories from Annie Bellet. Included are: River Daughter, La Última Esperanza, Roping the Mother, The Scent of Sunlight. *Bonus Material* The first five chapters of "A Heart in Sun and Shadow", a fantasy novel set in a re-imagined ancient Wales.
The Princess Who Told Stories    by Carol Taylor
Price: $0.99 USD. 780 words. Published on October 7, 2011. .

Princess Maureen tries to fool people with tall tales and carries them too far. Her father comes up with a plan to make her see where fantasy must end and truth begin.
Hell and High Water    by P. V. LeForge and Anne Petty
Price: $3.99 USD. 97910 words. Published by Black Bay Books  on October 9, 2011. .

Shrimpboat captain Carla Conway thought her life was enough of a mess before she found her old nanny dumped like a rag doll in the belfry of a long-abandoned church. With the help of her crusty first mate Comer--and little from the sheriff--she investigates the old woman's death. What she finds takes her deep into the myths and legends of the Florida swamps--and into the mystery of her own origin.
Butt-washing Funny    by William Butler
Price: Free! 20120 words. Published on November 1, 2011. .

A collection of Midwest and Southern short stories and jokes by the author.