Time Frozen
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2910 words.
Published on January 13, 2012. Fiction.
Four people are in a coffee shop when time freezes for everything outside. One of the four seems to know what is happening and claims to have caused it.
Location: United States
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Dwayne Phillips
Biography
A systems and computer engineer since 1980. A short story fiction writer.
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Books
What is Happening Down There
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3090 words. Published on December 30, 2011. Fiction.
Thomas and Karen were winter house sitters at 12,000 feet in the Montana mountains. Spring arrived, but not in the normal fashion. They found a stranger in the barn who was too sick to explain himself. Thomas heads down the mountain to find a deserted ranch and town except for one man dragging himself across a street.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3090 words. Published on December 30, 2011. Fiction.
Thomas and Karen were winter house sitters at 12,000 feet in the Montana mountains. Spring arrived, but not in the normal fashion. They found a stranger in the barn who was too sick to explain himself. Thomas heads down the mountain to find a deserted ranch and town except for one man dragging himself across a street.
The First Time
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2160 words. Published on December 9, 2011. Fiction.
Chris Thomas takes his grandson William hunting for the first time. What William doesn't know is that it is also the first time for the grandfather.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2160 words. Published on December 9, 2011. Fiction.
Chris Thomas takes his grandson William hunting for the first time. What William doesn't know is that it is also the first time for the grandfather.
Chats with Interesting People
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3440 words. Published on December 5, 2011. Fiction.
Nelson stumbles into a tiny restaurant somewhere in Alabama. The place is a treasure trove of chats with interesting people. Nelson goes out of his way two months later to revisit the place, but things have changed.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3440 words. Published on December 5, 2011. Fiction.
Nelson stumbles into a tiny restaurant somewhere in Alabama. The place is a treasure trove of chats with interesting people. Nelson goes out of his way two months later to revisit the place, but things have changed.
What's New?
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3050 words. Published on November 8, 2011. Fiction.
An engineer builds an interface between a computer and the human mind. Books and movies come alive in your brain. Then the engineer connects the entire Internet to his brain.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3050 words. Published on November 8, 2011. Fiction.
An engineer builds an interface between a computer and the human mind. Books and movies come alive in your brain. Then the engineer connects the entire Internet to his brain.
Wondering How You were Doing
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2220 words. Published on November 7, 2011. Fiction.
Mike walks away from a good life to live on the streets with the homeless. He writes notes to his sister asking for items for the homeless and inspires others to give.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2220 words. Published on November 7, 2011. Fiction.
Mike walks away from a good life to live on the streets with the homeless. He writes notes to his sister asking for items for the homeless and inspires others to give.
Coffee with God
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3590 words. Published on November 1, 2011. Fiction.
Lance Thibodaux is hunting in the Honey Island Swamp of Louisiana. A snake bite leads to a battle of man versus nature, until God enters the conversation.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3590 words. Published on November 1, 2011. Fiction.
Lance Thibodaux is hunting in the Honey Island Swamp of Louisiana. A snake bite leads to a battle of man versus nature, until God enters the conversation.
RunningForPresident.Wordpress.com
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3910 words. Published on October 25, 2011. Fiction.
John William Smith is running for President of the United States. He is conducting his entire campaign on a blog. And something happens - people start working for his campaign and he is on the ballot in 41 states on Election Day.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3910 words. Published on October 25, 2011. Fiction.
John William Smith is running for President of the United States. He is conducting his entire campaign on a blog. And something happens - people start working for his campaign and he is on the ballot in 41 states on Election Day.
Armed Robbery
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2610 words. Published on October 24, 2011. Fiction.
Brian Hough was robbed at gun point. Well, not really at gun point, and not really robbed, but attempted robbery by a bandit who could not hear and from a store that didn't have any money.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2610 words. Published on October 24, 2011. Fiction.
Brian Hough was robbed at gun point. Well, not really at gun point, and not really robbed, but attempted robbery by a bandit who could not hear and from a store that didn't have any money.
Zombie Planes
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 4560 words. Published on October 17, 2011. Fiction.
The pilots and a flight attendant are locked in the 747's cockpit. Something crazy is happening in the passenger compartment. Something is banging on the cockpit door. They have to get out of the cockpit, but how when they are at 30,000 feet?
Price: $0.99 USD. 4560 words. Published on October 17, 2011. Fiction.
The pilots and a flight attendant are locked in the 747's cockpit. Something crazy is happening in the passenger compartment. Something is banging on the cockpit door. They have to get out of the cockpit, but how when they are at 30,000 feet?
Jump for the Flag Pole
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2740 words. Published on October 14, 2011. Fiction.
Mike Knapp would gaze at the top of the flag pole that stood outside his 4th floor office. It didn't look far. Maybe he could leap out the window and grab it. That was just a daydream until one morning when an accident in the parking garage set off a disastrous chain of events.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2740 words. Published on October 14, 2011. Fiction.
Mike Knapp would gaze at the top of the flag pole that stood outside his 4th floor office. It didn't look far. Maybe he could leap out the window and grab it. That was just a daydream until one morning when an accident in the parking garage set off a disastrous chain of events.
Another Blank Page
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2960 words. Published on October 13, 2011. Fiction.
Tim was a writer, or at least he wanted to be a writer. He had an office with a view, a good computer, and a supportive wife. All he had as a writer, however, was a blank page, but not even a blank page - only a blank screen. In desperation, he goes to a McDonald's for coffee and finds his inspiration.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2960 words. Published on October 13, 2011. Fiction.
Tim was a writer, or at least he wanted to be a writer. He had an office with a view, a good computer, and a supportive wife. All he had as a writer, however, was a blank page, but not even a blank page - only a blank screen. In desperation, he goes to a McDonald's for coffee and finds his inspiration.
Like Charlie Dickens
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3600 words. Published on October 4, 2011. Fiction.
An angel named Al visits Dave in his apartment. Al labels Dave a "loser," gives him several hundred million-dollar ideas, and then comes to the point of his visit.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3600 words. Published on October 4, 2011. Fiction.
An angel named Al visits Dave in his apartment. Al labels Dave a "loser," gives him several hundred million-dollar ideas, and then comes to the point of his visit.
I'm Going to Live
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1830 words. Published on October 3, 2011. Fiction.
John is lost on a desert road. Confused, dehydrated, and despaired, he lies down to die.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1830 words. Published on October 3, 2011. Fiction.
John is lost on a desert road. Confused, dehydrated, and despaired, he lies down to die.
Someone Pushed Down the Sky
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3860 words. Published on September 26, 2011. Fiction.
An old Soviet satellite is found in a pasture in Louisiana. No one knows why. This is only the beginning.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3860 words. Published on September 26, 2011. Fiction.
An old Soviet satellite is found in a pasture in Louisiana. No one knows why. This is only the beginning.
The Last Public High School in America
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3210 words. Published on September 26, 2011. Fiction.
Adam Hollis has taught public high school in America. He is giving final exams today with graduation set for tomorrow. After that, the last public high school in America will close.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3210 words. Published on September 26, 2011. Fiction.
Adam Hollis has taught public high school in America. He is giving final exams today with graduation set for tomorrow. After that, the last public high school in America will close.
Al-Qaeda
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3410 words. Published on September 26, 2011. Fiction.
Two bored engineering students from Mississippi take a year from college to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan. They never make it. A chance meeting with a former student and a tall, slim Saudi man changes their plans.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3410 words. Published on September 26, 2011. Fiction.
Two bored engineering students from Mississippi take a year from college to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan. They never make it. A chance meeting with a former student and a tall, slim Saudi man changes their plans.
The Secret of Third Route, Mississippi
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3160 words. Published on September 8, 2011. Fiction.
John wanders into Third Route, Mississippi and the Postmaster job. Something seems wrong to John. Then one day he sees something in the bed of a farmer's pickup that he wasn't supposed to see.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3160 words. Published on September 8, 2011. Fiction.
John wanders into Third Route, Mississippi and the Postmaster job. Something seems wrong to John. Then one day he sees something in the bed of a farmer's pickup that he wasn't supposed to see.
The Sun is Still Sitting
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3060 words. Published on September 7, 2011. Fiction.
Matt and Dave are floating down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon on a raft with four young women. Their only thoughts are survival and the thoughts of a place called Las Vegas - in the 23rd century.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3060 words. Published on September 7, 2011. Fiction.
Matt and Dave are floating down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon on a raft with four young women. Their only thoughts are survival and the thoughts of a place called Las Vegas - in the 23rd century.
A Building
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2680 words. Published on September 6, 2011. Fiction.
There are times in life when I am glad when someone taps me on the shoulder and returns me to sanity. Unfortunately, on this night when a stranger invited me into a mysterious building with no windows, no one tapped me on the shoulder.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2680 words. Published on September 6, 2011. Fiction.
There are times in life when I am glad when someone taps me on the shoulder and returns me to sanity. Unfortunately, on this night when a stranger invited me into a mysterious building with no windows, no one tapped me on the shoulder.
Short Stories in Rural Settings
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $1.99 USD. 26860 words. Published on April 20, 2011. Fiction.
An anthology of eight short stories in rural settings. This anthology contains: Highway 340, Visiting the Farm Home, Esther's Grandfather, Off the Interstate, Quite a Name, The Old Man and the Dog, Shed, and Two Walls and a Roof.
Price: $1.99 USD. 26860 words. Published on April 20, 2011. Fiction.
An anthology of eight short stories in rural settings. This anthology contains: Highway 340, Visiting the Farm Home, Esther's Grandfather, Off the Interstate, Quite a Name, The Old Man and the Dog, Shed, and Two Walls and a Roof.
Short Stories Set in the South
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $1.99 USD. 31200 words. Published on April 19, 2011. Fiction.
Six short stories set in the South. This anthology includes: Highway 340, Esther's Grandfather, Under Control Now, The Pecan Trees, The Room, and The Cat in the Bag.
Price: $1.99 USD. 31200 words. Published on April 19, 2011. Fiction.
Six short stories set in the South. This anthology includes: Highway 340, Esther's Grandfather, Under Control Now, The Pecan Trees, The Room, and The Cat in the Bag.
Short Stories About Writing
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $1.99 USD. 20010 words. Published on April 4, 2011. Fiction.
Six short stories about writing and writers from Dwayne Phillips. This anthology includes: Will Write for Food, Predator and Prey, The Patron of the Arts, The Old Book, Too Much Too Much Not Enough, and Two Walls and a Roof.
Price: $1.99 USD. 20010 words. Published on April 4, 2011. Fiction.
Six short stories about writing and writers from Dwayne Phillips. This anthology includes: Will Write for Food, Predator and Prey, The Patron of the Arts, The Old Book, Too Much Too Much Not Enough, and Two Walls and a Roof.
Maybe That Stops Now
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $1.99 USD. 53340 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
Betty stumbles into Holcombville, Iowa in 1955. She is starving until she meets Isaiah Marshall. Married quickly, she bears three sons. Then Isaiah disappears. At age 18, each of her sons leave home only to disappear like their father. Upon Betty's death, she requests that the townspeople arrange for her grandsons to come to her funeral and meet one another. What happened to their grandfather?
Price: $1.99 USD. 53340 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
Betty stumbles into Holcombville, Iowa in 1955. She is starving until she meets Isaiah Marshall. Married quickly, she bears three sons. Then Isaiah disappears. At age 18, each of her sons leave home only to disappear like their father. Upon Betty's death, she requests that the townspeople arrange for her grandsons to come to her funeral and meet one another. What happened to their grandfather?
With My Dad
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2910 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
Ten-year-old Todd is going with his dad while his dad goes hunting. It is the longest, hardest, and most memorable day of his life.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2910 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
Ten-year-old Todd is going with his dad while his dad goes hunting. It is the longest, hardest, and most memorable day of his life.
Will Write for Food
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1820 words. Published on March 30, 2011. Fiction.
Joseph writes novels, and they have all been rejected so far. He pays his rent by writing junk magazine articles. Food? That comes from people who don't write as well.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1820 words. Published on March 30, 2011. Fiction.
Joseph writes novels, and they have all been rejected so far. He pays his rent by writing junk magazine articles. Food? That comes from people who don't write as well.
Under the House
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2510 words. Published on March 30, 2011. Fiction.
Art's widowed mother is to move into the house. One problem is water doesn't come out of the faucets. The exposed pipes have problems. Art doesn't know anything about plumbing, and the plumber next door is away for the day. Art starts by crawling under the house.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2510 words. Published on March 30, 2011. Fiction.
Art's widowed mother is to move into the house. One problem is water doesn't come out of the faucets. The exposed pipes have problems. Art doesn't know anything about plumbing, and the plumber next door is away for the day. Art starts by crawling under the house.
Uncle Bill
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3000 words. Published on March 29, 2011. Fiction.
David is on break from his dead-end job at the Dollar Store. A scruffy old man approaches him claiming to be his uncle who hasn't eaten in two days. David gives the old man his last $2. Something comes back in return later.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3000 words. Published on March 29, 2011. Fiction.
David is on break from his dead-end job at the Dollar Store. A scruffy old man approaches him claiming to be his uncle who hasn't eaten in two days. David gives the old man his last $2. Something comes back in return later.
Two Walls and a Roof
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1670 words. Published on March 29, 2011. Fiction.
I reject moves into a tiny mobile home that his great uncle bought after World War II. He great aunt feeds him while he sweats and shivers and writes with pencil and paper.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1670 words. Published on March 29, 2011. Fiction.
I reject moves into a tiny mobile home that his great uncle bought after World War II. He great aunt feeds him while he sweats and shivers and writes with pencil and paper.
Too Much, Too Much, Just Enough
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1210 words. Published on March 28, 2011. Fiction.
Gilbert Manson has just signed a contract to write a novel. He will buy a new computer and move to a farm outside the city to write the novel. Too much, too much. The publisher, however, has a "just enough" idea.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1210 words. Published on March 28, 2011. Fiction.
Gilbert Manson has just signed a contract to write a novel. He will buy a new computer and move to a farm outside the city to write the novel. Too much, too much. The publisher, however, has a "just enough" idea.
The Room
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 4850 words. Published on March 28, 2011. Fiction.
"Everyone who goes in that room is a liar." That had to be a myth. There cannot be anything special about a silly little room. That's what I thought until I spent a couple of minutes in the room.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4850 words. Published on March 28, 2011. Fiction.
"Everyone who goes in that room is a liar." That had to be a myth. There cannot be anything special about a silly little room. That's what I thought until I spent a couple of minutes in the room.
The Old Book
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2820 words. Published on March 25, 2011. Fiction.
A man finds an old book in an antique store. Someone filled the pages with writing in the margins. It is some type of diary from the second world war, but the pages are linked cryptically. Can the man and a friend decipher the secret of the old book?
Price: $0.99 USD. 2820 words. Published on March 25, 2011. Fiction.
A man finds an old book in an antique store. Someone filled the pages with writing in the margins. It is some type of diary from the second world war, but the pages are linked cryptically. Can the man and a friend decipher the secret of the old book?
Suburban Blues
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3830 words. Published on March 25, 2011. Fiction.
Jay Palmer is a computer programmer who works 16 hours a day. Now he rediscovers his passion for playing the guitar. Will his passions kill him?
Price: $0.99 USD. 3830 words. Published on March 25, 2011. Fiction.
Jay Palmer is a computer programmer who works 16 hours a day. Now he rediscovers his passion for playing the guitar. Will his passions kill him?
Study Hall
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1920 words. Published on March 23, 2011. Fiction.
Allen moved in from out of state. He is ahead of his grade in high school and bored to death. He has to sit in Study Hall everyday with a bunch of freshmen. One day, he does the freshmen a favor - something that upsets the Librarian.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1920 words. Published on March 23, 2011. Fiction.
Allen moved in from out of state. He is ahead of his grade in high school and bored to death. He has to sit in Study Hall everyday with a bunch of freshmen. One day, he does the freshmen a favor - something that upsets the Librarian.
Relief and Celebration
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 5690 words. Published on March 23, 2011. Fiction.
Carl works hard. Every project must succeed, every project. Are successes cause for celebration or relief?
Price: $0.99 USD. 5690 words. Published on March 23, 2011. Fiction.
Carl works hard. Every project must succeed, every project. Are successes cause for celebration or relief?
Reading Glasses
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1990 words. Published on March 22, 2011. Fiction.
Widowed ten years earlier, a man decides to have "a date." Planning for the worst, he uses a McDonalds in a Wal-Mart as a meeting place. He doesn't want to look old, so he must find something to do with his reading glasses before she arrives.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1990 words. Published on March 22, 2011. Fiction.
Widowed ten years earlier, a man decides to have "a date." Planning for the worst, he uses a McDonalds in a Wal-Mart as a meeting place. He doesn't want to look old, so he must find something to do with his reading glasses before she arrives.
Shed
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1380 words. Published on March 22, 2011. Fiction.
The life of a shed and the people who built and used it - written by the shed.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1380 words. Published on March 22, 2011. Fiction.
The life of a shed and the people who built and used it - written by the shed.
Send in the Kid
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2460 words. Published on March 21, 2011. Fiction.
Things were going well on the job site - except for the generator building. The mechanic had not spoken a word to anyone in two weeks. It was eccentric to say the least. The managers didn't know what to do until a kid showed up on the job site.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2460 words. Published on March 21, 2011. Fiction.
Things were going well on the job site - except for the generator building. The mechanic had not spoken a word to anyone in two weeks. It was eccentric to say the least. The managers didn't know what to do until a kid showed up on the job site.
Sometimes You Roll the Ball
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 4680 words. Published on March 21, 2011. Fiction.
Two partners are struggling to expand their business. They hired three project managers, but these people just don't seem to "get it." A breakthrough comes from watching a group of 7-year-olds play T-Ball.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4680 words. Published on March 21, 2011. Fiction.
Two partners are struggling to expand their business. They hired three project managers, but these people just don't seem to "get it." A breakthrough comes from watching a group of 7-year-olds play T-Ball.
In a Puff of Smoke
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 4010 words. Published on March 18, 2011. Fiction.
A little boy talks to an old man who counsels people. The little boys gives the old man a new perspective on his patients and shows him how to relieve their troubles in a puff of smoke.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4010 words. Published on March 18, 2011. Fiction.
A little boy talks to an old man who counsels people. The little boys gives the old man a new perspective on his patients and shows him how to relieve their troubles in a puff of smoke.
The Pecan Trees
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 4440 words. Published on March 16, 2011. Fiction.
Bob Broussard has returned to southwest Louisiana a few years afternoon Hurricane Rita. Something is wrong - the wrong people are working in the wrong businesses serving the wrong customers. Bob searches for answers and finds that the hurricane has changed everything forever, including the home where Bob grew up.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4440 words. Published on March 16, 2011. Fiction.
Bob Broussard has returned to southwest Louisiana a few years afternoon Hurricane Rita. Something is wrong - the wrong people are working in the wrong businesses serving the wrong customers. Bob searches for answers and finds that the hurricane has changed everything forever, including the home where Bob grew up.
The Patron of the Arts
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 6780 words. Published on March 15, 2011. Fiction.
Will is the grandson of migrant workers in California. His escape from that life is his writing. When he gets his big break, he learns that his patron owns the rights to all his work. Can Will, and two friends find a second escape?
Price: $0.99 USD. 6780 words. Published on March 15, 2011. Fiction.
Will is the grandson of migrant workers in California. His escape from that life is his writing. When he gets his big break, he learns that his patron owns the rights to all his work. Can Will, and two friends find a second escape?
Predator and Prey
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 6240 words. Published on March 15, 2011. Fiction.
A writer has a cabin by the lake for a week to write. Everything was perfect. Then a predator arrives - a small brown mouse. Can the writer defeat the mouse all alone without outside help?
Price: $0.99 USD. 6240 words. Published on March 15, 2011. Fiction.
A writer has a cabin by the lake for a week to write. Everything was perfect. Then a predator arrives - a small brown mouse. Can the writer defeat the mouse all alone without outside help?
On the Bench
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1550 words. Published on March 15, 2011. Fiction.
George is on vacation, at least he thought he was. Instead, he finds himself sitting alone on a bench at an outlet center while his wife is shopping. George is slowly going mad, until relief comes from unexpected sources.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1550 words. Published on March 15, 2011. Fiction.
George is on vacation, at least he thought he was. Instead, he finds himself sitting alone on a bench at an outlet center while his wife is shopping. George is slowly going mad, until relief comes from unexpected sources.
The Old Man and the Dog
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1350 words. Published on March 14, 2011. Fiction.
An elderly widower finds a dog on his walk in the woods. The two become companions as the man cares for the dog and the dog watches the man.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1350 words. Published on March 14, 2011. Fiction.
An elderly widower finds a dog on his walk in the woods. The two become companions as the man cares for the dog and the dog watches the man.
Late
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1660 words. Published on March 14, 2011. Fiction.
Doug was standing in the rain waiting for his wife to pick him up. She was late, very late, and he was soaked. Just wait until she arrived. Doug would let her know how he felt. At least, that is what he thought.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1660 words. Published on March 14, 2011. Fiction.
Doug was standing in the rain waiting for his wife to pick him up. She was late, very late, and he was soaked. Just wait until she arrived. Doug would let her know how he felt. At least, that is what he thought.
Quite a Name
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3650 words. Published on March 11, 2011. Fiction.
Gary Harrison's car breaks down in the small town of Riverside. People mumble his name and give him odd glances. Something happened in the town on Friday, December 5th, 1941.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3650 words. Published on March 11, 2011. Fiction.
Gary Harrison's car breaks down in the small town of Riverside. People mumble his name and give him odd glances. Something happened in the town on Friday, December 5th, 1941.
Off the Interstate
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2480 words. Published on March 11, 2011. Fiction.
Stephen sat on the curb of the main street of a small town off the Interstate. He lost his job and was dumped by his girlfriend. As he scratched the pavement with a Bic pen, two vehicles sped towards him at 2 a.m.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2480 words. Published on March 11, 2011. Fiction.
Stephen sat on the curb of the main street of a small town off the Interstate. He lost his job and was dumped by his girlfriend. As he scratched the pavement with a Bic pen, two vehicles sped towards him at 2 a.m.
Through the Looking Glass
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2800 words. Published on March 11, 2011. Fiction.
Del found himself dazed and confused, lying on the floor of a cave somewhere in the desert. Two men in Three Stooges costumes were talking in gibberish and claiming to be from Romania or maybe another planet. They promised to take him to their planet through a looking glass.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2800 words. Published on March 11, 2011. Fiction.
Del found himself dazed and confused, lying on the floor of a cave somewhere in the desert. Two men in Three Stooges costumes were talking in gibberish and claiming to be from Romania or maybe another planet. They promised to take him to their planet through a looking glass.
I Want Them to Like Me
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2830 words. Published on March 8, 2011. Fiction.
Aaron works long, hard hours. His wife will understand as this project will end soon and they will enjoy the bonus and promotion that will surely come.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2830 words. Published on March 8, 2011. Fiction.
Aaron works long, hard hours. His wife will understand as this project will end soon and they will enjoy the bonus and promotion that will surely come.
I Was Hungry
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2620 words. Published on March 5, 2011. Fiction.
Eddie Donaldson was a major league baseball player. His motivation for trying baseball as a kid was simple - he was hungry.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2620 words. Published on March 5, 2011. Fiction.
Eddie Donaldson was a major league baseball player. His motivation for trying baseball as a kid was simple - he was hungry.
Biscuits
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 5070 words. Published on February 25, 2011. Fiction.
Tony felt for the homeless people he saw outside the window of his Washington D.C. office. He wanted to help feed them and figured that would be easy. It wasn't as easy as he thought.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5070 words. Published on February 25, 2011. Fiction.
Tony felt for the homeless people he saw outside the window of his Washington D.C. office. He wanted to help feed them and figured that would be easy. It wasn't as easy as he thought.
No Hot Dog Stories
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2440 words. Published on February 23, 2011. Fiction.
Toby fell for it again. His friend tricked him into coming to a bon fire. Now he is stuck standing next to a fire with no hot dogs and a girl wearing a sweat shirt. The evening, however, brings something unexpected.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2440 words. Published on February 23, 2011. Fiction.
Toby fell for it again. His friend tricked him into coming to a bon fire. Now he is stuck standing next to a fire with no hot dogs and a girl wearing a sweat shirt. The evening, however, brings something unexpected.
The Before Building
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 10090 words. Published on February 23, 2011. Fiction.
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A dust storm leads a wandering man to literally bump into a building. Pulled inside to save his life, the wanderer learns that this building has kept several hundred people alive for a generation. The building was built Before a deadly event, and these people are struggling to survive in the world After.
Price: $0.99 USD. 10090 words. Published on February 23, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review) A dust storm leads a wandering man to literally bump into a building. Pulled inside to save his life, the wanderer learns that this building has kept several hundred people alive for a generation. The building was built Before a deadly event, and these people are struggling to survive in the world After.
A Dark Night
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3050 words. Published on February 22, 2011. Fiction.
A elderly man drags himself into a pharmacy late at night. The only employee present is a young man. A power failure locks them in the store. Then someone else enters unannounced.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3050 words. Published on February 22, 2011. Fiction.
A elderly man drags himself into a pharmacy late at night. The only employee present is a young man. A power failure locks them in the store. Then someone else enters unannounced.
Under Control Now
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 4830 words. Published on February 22, 2011. Fiction.
Mr. Hayden left Bobby alone in the woods to do a simple job - pull barbed wire out of the trees. A couple of other boys would be along later to check on Bobby. Events, however, spun this out of control and to a life-threatening day.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4830 words. Published on February 22, 2011. Fiction.
Mr. Hayden left Bobby alone in the woods to do a simple job - pull barbed wire out of the trees. A couple of other boys would be along later to check on Bobby. Events, however, spun this out of control and to a life-threatening day.
Esther's Grandfather
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3490 words. Published on February 22, 2011. Fiction.
An old man lives alone in a rusting house trailer. His home is about to become a golf course. A rising television reporter wants to cover a story about how new golf courses are enabling economic recovery. She finds something quite unexpected when the two meet.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3490 words. Published on February 22, 2011. Fiction.
An old man lives alone in a rusting house trailer. His home is about to become a golf course. A rising television reporter wants to cover a story about how new golf courses are enabling economic recovery. She finds something quite unexpected when the two meet.
Garage Debt
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2560 words. Published on February 21, 2011. Fiction.
Karl's wife has a few things for him to do on a Saturday. However, every time he tries to start a job, he faces a garage that is out of control.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2560 words. Published on February 21, 2011. Fiction.
Karl's wife has a few things for him to do on a Saturday. However, every time he tries to start a job, he faces a garage that is out of control.
Visiting the Farm Home
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 4820 words. Published on February 21, 2011. Fiction.
Sherri is taking her boyfriend Todd home to the farm to visit her parents. Todd is looking forward to a change of pace and some relaxation. He learns that Sherri's family has something else in mind.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4820 words. Published on February 21, 2011. Fiction.
Sherri is taking her boyfriend Todd home to the farm to visit her parents. Todd is looking forward to a change of pace and some relaxation. He learns that Sherri's family has something else in mind.
The Gifts of the Wishful Thinkers
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2280 words. Published on February 21, 2011. Fiction.
Neal and Joyce were married and loved one another deeply. On this Saturday afternoon they each had prepared a special gift for their spouse. What could possibly go wrong?
Price: $0.99 USD. 2280 words. Published on February 21, 2011. Fiction.
Neal and Joyce were married and loved one another deeply. On this Saturday afternoon they each had prepared a special gift for their spouse. What could possibly go wrong?
The Essentials
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3720 words. Published on February 18, 2011. Fiction.
Jim works hard. One day he awakens to find that he is neglecting his wife and living only for work. Maybe if he only thinks about the essentials...
Price: $0.99 USD. 3720 words. Published on February 18, 2011. Fiction.
Jim works hard. One day he awakens to find that he is neglecting his wife and living only for work. Maybe if he only thinks about the essentials...
Escape From New York
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2880 words. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction.
It was Roy Taylor's first visit to New York City. The weather was great and the meetings had gone well. All that was left to a good visit was a cab ride to the motel, a good night's sleep, and a short flight home in the morning. What could go wrong?
Price: $0.99 USD. 2880 words. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction.
It was Roy Taylor's first visit to New York City. The weather was great and the meetings had gone well. All that was left to a good visit was a cab ride to the motel, a good night's sleep, and a short flight home in the morning. What could go wrong?
The Hacker
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2670 words. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction.
Jerry broke into computer systems. He had been doing this since the third grade. This time was different. This time Jerry was going walk into a corporate building and walk out with data in his hands. Would it work?
Price: $0.99 USD. 2670 words. Published on February 17, 2011. Fiction.
Jerry broke into computer systems. He had been doing this since the third grade. This time was different. This time Jerry was going walk into a corporate building and walk out with data in his hands. Would it work?
The Coward
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2500 words. Published on February 16, 2011. Fiction.
Todd Hindle was going to college, but not now. Someone has stolen his future. Mr. Martin will help Todd set the record straight. All is set, but in the crucial moment Mr. Martin reveals something about himself.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2500 words. Published on February 16, 2011. Fiction.
Todd Hindle was going to college, but not now. Someone has stolen his future. Mr. Martin will help Todd set the record straight. All is set, but in the crucial moment Mr. Martin reveals something about himself.
A Baby and a Banjo
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2630 words. Published on February 16, 2011. Fiction.
Two software developers are struggling to build a product before their supply of ramen noodles runs out. A venture capitalist arrives with a contract, but he also brings a baby and a banjo.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2630 words. Published on February 16, 2011. Fiction.
Two software developers are struggling to build a product before their supply of ramen noodles runs out. A venture capitalist arrives with a contract, but he also brings a baby and a banjo.
The Cat in the Bag
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 5350 words. Published on February 15, 2011. Fiction.
The men are going shopping at an outdoors store on a Saturday. They only have one little side errand to run concerning a neighbor's cat.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5350 words. Published on February 15, 2011. Fiction.
The men are going shopping at an outdoors store on a Saturday. They only have one little side errand to run concerning a neighbor's cat.
Cooking at the Picnic
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 2350 words. Published on February 15, 2011. Fiction.
Two guys volunteer to cook hamburgers at the company picnic. They have opposite temperaments. Can they survive a picnic without grilling each other?
Price: $0.99 USD. 2350 words. Published on February 15, 2011. Fiction.
Two guys volunteer to cook hamburgers at the company picnic. They have opposite temperaments. Can they survive a picnic without grilling each other?
A Library
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1920 words. Published on February 12, 2011. Fiction.
An unemployed man laments the closing of the local public library. He decides to do something about it.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1920 words. Published on February 12, 2011. Fiction.
An unemployed man laments the closing of the local public library. He decides to do something about it.
The Chihuahuas
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 3510 words. Published on February 12, 2011. Fiction.
A woman adores her three Chihuahaus. Down the hall lives an aging widower. They all collide one morning, and that changes their lives.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3510 words. Published on February 12, 2011. Fiction.
A woman adores her three Chihuahaus. Down the hall lives an aging widower. They all collide one morning, and that changes their lives.
Highway 340
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 8750 words. Published on February 18, 2009. Fiction.
Dave is stuck between towns on a back highway. All he needs is gas, but he gets everything else. And everyone in this in-between place talks about nothing but food. Everyone, that is, except for a young woman and a wandering old man.
Price: $0.99 USD. 8750 words. Published on February 18, 2009. Fiction.
Dave is stuck between towns on a back highway. All he needs is gas, but he gets everything else. And everyone in this in-between place talks about nothing but food. Everyone, that is, except for a young woman and a wandering old man.
Ten Hours to Life
by Dwayne Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 1170 words. Published on February 2, 2009. Fiction.
The pattern on the markers in the cemetery was unmistakable - the people here died before age 18 or after age 80. There was no one in between. Todd Minor was almost 18. Could he make it to 18 and thus have a full life ahead?
Price: $0.99 USD. 1170 words. Published on February 2, 2009. Fiction.
The pattern on the markers in the cemetery was unmistakable - the people here died before age 18 or after age 80. There was no one in between. Todd Minor was almost 18. Could he make it to 18 and thus have a full life ahead?
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