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Cardinal Sin: Vanity    by Caroline Gerardo
Price: Free! 5360 words. Published on December 9, 2009. .

Jesse's modeling career is over, she finds herself prideful and not destined for sainthood. A short story in a series of seven deadly sins. Jesse has past turning fifty in a world where only beauty counts. Short Fiction, romance, literary, immigration
Wrong Season    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $2.99 USD. 4300 words. Published on June 30, 2010. .

It was all over the news, several years ago, the story of Susan Smith deliberately driving her car into a lake and drowning her two children. That was in S.C. In South Georgia, another young mother, Ginger, spellbound by the story, imagines the episode and thinks she has a special understanding of how and why Susan Smith killed her children.
Tadias    by Tony Angelo
Price: $3.99 USD. 5080 words. Published by MLR Publishers  on April 10, 2011. .

After writing my first Poetry book Too Much Ado I wanted to address my feelings more poetically about what I’ve learned over 50 years.
He Angles, She Refracts    by Rob Vagle
Price: $0.99 USD. 3540 words. Published on September 5, 2011. .

When mirrored images leave, what's a narcissist to do? A short story.
Three Scars - J.D. Cutler and Michael Angel    by Michael Angel
Price: $1.49 USD. 16790 words. Published by Banty Hen Publishing on September 23, 2011. .

Scars can be markers. Markers of various kinds of sins that go before a fall. Let me tell you about three of my markers. Pride left the first mark. Envy the next. Vanity the deepest one. In the process of getting those scars, I’d tasted failure. I’d eaten crow. Between the two, I’d take the crow, which at least tastes like chicken. I can’t say that I mind.
A Quiet Man    by Russ Durbin
Price: Free! 1070 words. Published on January 19, 2012. .

Henry Willeford III was a quiet man. He was tidy and neat. He never varied his daily routine...until today!
Mirrors    by Shane Rynhart
Price: Free! 1690 words. Published on February 4, 2012. .

A man obsessed with his looks gets into some serious trouble...
Hamlet hämnas    by Mats Hansson
Price: $12.99 USD. 21390 words. Published on February 19, 2012. .

Hamletpastisch ur Hamlets perspektiv. Dramatisk, djup och fruktansvärt vacker. Ingen Mel Gibson. Inte bara ännu en ny miljö. Utan Hamlet. Så den ska vara. I blankvers, bisarr och galen. År av litteraturvetenskap men utan det tråkiga, akademiska pladdret. Här är insikterna istället gestaltade med respekt för Shakespeare, och hänsyn till kläderna som hans tänkande kräver: poesin.
Not Quite Normal    by Shane Rynhart
Price: $1.99 USD. 51800 words. Published on February 29, 2012. .

The full edition of Shane Rynhart's debut short story anthology. This edition contains nineteen short fantasy, horror and science fiction tales, as well as some bonus content. There is also a free version available containing nine of these stories.
Sista uppsättningen    by Mats Hansson
Price: Free! 4730 words. Published on March 9, 2012. .

Det börjar som ett skämt, men det är ett yxhugg i själen. Galghumor. Efter tjugo års äktenskap har han hittat en yngre kvinna och hon en yngre man. De avslöjar det för varandra – samtidigt. De vet inte om de ska skratta eller gråta och sitter liksom avklädda framför varandra, i en evighet. Utan ett ord. Båda två som denna enda formulering: Jag har varit … Jag har varit … otrogen.