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The Overtaker    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $2.99 USD. 5310 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 27, 2011. .
Lance, one of the eccentrics in town, swishes his long net through trees, hoping to snag the souls of dead people. His fellow citizens think he’s a little slow, but they live and let live and so does Lance. One day Lance finds a bottle with some strange contents that could threaten his role in town. Lance figures out what’s in the bottle and discovers what his rightful place in town truly is.
The Making of an Indie Writer    by Kim Antieau
Price: $2.99 USD. 7820 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 24, 2011. .
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Kim Antieau published 6 novels with major publishers over 15 years. But when she finished her latest, The Fish Wife, she chose to publish it herself. Why would she do this? In a word: freedom. Indie publishing gives her the freedom to write what she wants and bring it directly to her readers. This essay explains how she embraced indie publishing and what it means for indie readers everywhere.
The Fish Wife: an Old Mermaids Novel    by Kim Antieau
Price: $7.99 USD. 77910 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 22, 2011. .
An ancient Irish curse holds Sara O'Broin in its grip. After she is forced to become Cormac MacDougal's fish wife to save herself and her unborn child, she calls on the forces of nature to destroy her village. She washes up on the shore of a new world where she struggles to remember the ways of her ancient mer ancestors. Can Sara outrun the curse, or will it finally be her undoing?
To Make a Puppet of Me    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 3410 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 20, 2011. .
First she was born a doll. Then her parents abandoned her. Then she became a puppet. It’s all a little too much for an ordinary toy, but no one said survival was going to be easy, even for a puppet.
The King's Tale    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 3540 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 13, 2011. .
As the sea level rises, the king’s land disappears and his subjects flee. His last friend leaves his island empire and the king, with one last heroic effort, grasps for a chance to help his land survive.
The Coma Monologues    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $7.99 USD. 71120 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 11, 2011. .
Gary Hawken is in a coma with little hope of recovery. His wife, Melody, gathers voices from his past, hoping their stories will heal him. Things get weird as dead heroes, mythical beasts, and even buildings begin talking to Gary, but none resurrect him. Despairing for Gary’s survival, Melody deploys one last desperate strategy, hoping new life will bring him back from his vegetative state.
The Corrosive Properties of Dream States    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $2.99 USD. 5350 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 6, 2011. .
Ever since her father killed himself, Debbie and her archaeologist mom do everything together. They even go time travelling when Debbie’s mother gets a chance to research the disappearance of the Anasazi first hand by going to their cliff dwellings a few thousand years ago. But when they get there, things aren’t what they expected, and Debbie discovers a secret about her father she never knew.
The Spirit in the Ink    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 3800 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 30, 2011. .
A lonely old tattoo artist gets a mysterious call in the middle of the night. A customer needs a tattoo urgently. The tattooist agrees, but when the customer arrives, he brings a strange aura with him, a mixture of danger and mystery. The tattoo artist recognizes death when he sees it, and before he finishes with this client, he will see a lot more of death than he ever thought possible.
The Blue Tail    by Kim Antieau
Price: $5.99 USD. 34200 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 28, 2011. .
Serena Blue wants to be a normal teen. Then one night she gets drunk and her boyfriend beats her. She travels with her family to Oregon where she begins heal, next to the ocean, listening to stories of the Old Mermaids. When her grandmother reveals that she herself was once a mermaid, Serena isn’t sure what is reality and what is delusion. Can she embrace her true wild self before it's too late?
The Night Alex Almost Flew Over Old Lady Grayson's Place    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 4450 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 23, 2011. .
Every kid in town flies over Grayson castle when they turn 11. It is the town’s rite of passage and now it is Alex’s turn. He isn’t sure he has the courage to accept the dare, but knows if he declines he’ll lose all his friends. He takes the leap and survives the first part, but when he crash lands on the roof and a strange voice begins talking to him, he wonders if he’ll get out alive.
They Taste Like Chicken    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 4390 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 16, 2011. .
Dan and his hunting buddy have seen a lot of things in the woods over the years, but their latest outing brings them face to face with game they’ve never encountered before. They not only don’t know what the animals are, they don’t know if they can live without tasting them again. The only problem is finding more of them and keeping the knowledge of their intoxicating taste to themselves.
Sister Bea Wilder Mermaid & the Carved Bird    by Kim Antieau
Price: $1.99 USD. 2900 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 14, 2011. .
Sister Bea Wilder Mermaid is restless after the Old Mermaids walk out of the Old Sea and into the New Desert. She wanders the desert near the Old Mermaids Sanctuary. She can’t seem to find peace or rest until she meets Annie, the Woman Who Loves Birds. Annie knows almost everything. She can even hear a spider spinning her web, and she was once called the Woman Who Loves Giants.
The Clex Are Our Friends    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 2110 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 13, 2011. .
Alien races clash on a remote planet laden with mineral riches. Earth successfully intervenes to save the peace, quell the fighting, and protect the valuable resources. Now human soldiers must deploy to the battlefield planet and make friends with the locals. No one will be safe.
Killing Time    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 3720 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 9, 2011. .
Time is supposed to be something you can count on. But not if you’re a physicist’s spouse. Then time is as elastic as love. You never know what will stop it and you never know what will get it started again.
Faith    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 4560 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 3, 2011. .
When the UPS driver turns out to be an alien with a mysterious package that could upend human history, Mac, the family dog, makes it known that she does not approve. Her master defends humanity and is brought before an alien committee to explain his violent deed. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance while he musters the poise he needs to defend himself, his family, and his planet.
Kyle's War    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $6.99 USD. 61570 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on September 26, 2011. .
Kyle’s typical teen’s life crumbles when the feds brutally arrest his parents for subversive activities. Abandoned, frightened, and ostracized, Kyle has little hope of getting his life back. A secret network helps Kyle escape to Canada where he learns his family harbors a horrific and violent secret that will make Kyle question everything he thought he knew about loyalty, war, love, and peace.
The Jigsaw Woman    by Kim Antieau
Price: $7.99 USD. 65820 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on July 17, 2011. .
Keelie is created from the bodies of three different women to be a plaything for her doctor. Not satisfied with this life, she sets out to find one of her own, embarking upon an amazing quest that takes her through the Inquisition and back to matrifocal times. Guided by the counsel of the mercurial goddess Eriskegal, she uncovers the primordial truths that are buried within each of us.
My Administration    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 4380 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on June 21, 2011. .
Forget 15 minutes of fame. What about 15 minutes of pure power? In the future everyone will have a chance to be president. The only catch is your term of office will last only one quarter of one hour. What can anyone, even the most powerful person in the world, do in 900 seconds? One man finds out and tells his whole glorious story to the world.
The Doctor and the Clown    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $4.99 USD. 28730 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on June 20, 2011. .
An ice storm. Two passengers stranded on a bus: a doctor who lost his passion for medicine long ago and a clown who no longer cares about being funny. The storm lasts well past the midnight hour. The world may choose this night to come to its end.
Deathmark    by Kim Antieau
Price: $5.99 USD. 31310 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on May 29, 2011. .
16-year-old Michael and his mother have been running from the Shadow Woman for as long as Michael can remember. Every time they begin to settle in somewhere, the Shadow Woman shows up and people start to die. This time, Michael doesn't want to run. But can he protect the people around him, especially if he is the mark of death for everything and everyone he loves?
Storm Poet    by Kim Antieau
Price: $2.99 USD. 7420 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on May 1, 2011. .
It hasn’t rained in Michigan in weeks. Billy Forché’s parents are worried they will lose their farm. Billy is glad when his rainmaker uncle Andrew comes to the farm to dry out and bring rain. Billy’s father thinks it’s all fairy tales and nonsense, but Billy and his mother hope the storm poet can do his magic and save them all.
Coyote Cowgirl    by Kim Antieau
Price: $7.99 USD. 73160 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on May 1, 2011. .
With a talking crystal skull as her sidekick and recipe maven, Jeanne Les Flambeaux searches for the stolen family jewels, cooks up truth-telling feasts, and discovers a few skeletons in the family closet.
The Black Wallpaper    by Kim Antieau
Price: $2.99 USD. 5930 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on May 1, 2011. .
What is haunting Catherine Van Helsing? Is she depressed, as her husband Dr. Abraham Van Helsing believes, or has some kind of evil followed her home? Learn the beginnings of Van Helsing’s quest to eradicate evil in this homage to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s "The Yellow Wallpaper."
Assistance    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 3790 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on April 24, 2011. .
Hugh's dentist finds evidence of a mysterious double living inside Hugh’s body. Hugh, completely freaked out, flees from the office and falls into the hands of a mysterious woman who offers to help him over his trauma. As her intentions become clear, Hugh realizes she intends to delve into the mysterious doppelganger with ruthless efficiency and scarcely a thought for Hugh’s welfare.
The Printer of Island Castle    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $2.99 USD. 6460 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on March 20, 2011. .
In the printer’s world ink is the ultimate judge: if she prints a poem of quality the ink stays fixed on the page. If the work is inferior, the ink disappears. Few poets can please the ink and the printer is resigned to producing pages that quickly become blank. Then she meets a poet whose relentless need to express himself draws her into his world and she may not come out of it the same.
Remembrance of Things to Come    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 2360 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on January 26, 2011. .
Two strangers meet on a train. One knows the future. The other wants to forget the past. Together they will find and cherish the most important moments of their lives.
The Last Giant    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $6.99 USD. 53910 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on January 17, 2011. .
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Firefly yearns to tattoo giants, just like her mother. But one morning a rogue giant kidnaps her mother and takes her up to the plateau, a dangerous place for all river people. Firefly attempts to rescue her mother, putting her own life in peril. Then she learns her mother harbors a secret that calls into question everything Firefly ever believed about her people, her family, and herself.
Dead Letters    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 2410 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on January 9, 2011. .
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Bart’s ghost writing job finds him penning letters from a deceased man to send to his widow. It’s a weird job, sure, but it’s a living. Then one day Bart gets a call. “Is this the place that sends letters from my Max?” and fear strikes at Bart’s soul. What does he do if no one wants his ghost written letters? What is his responsibility to those who have passed on?
In the Library    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 4850 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on December 31, 2010. .
Lowell never thought a library could be the most dangerous place in the universe. Then he gets an assignment to retrieve a book from the Universal Library. He soon encounters marauding bands of library patrons crazed with blood lust. Before long Lowell is in a battle to the death that will test his strength, his courage, and his dedication to the beneficial effects of books and literature.
The Salmon Mysteries: A Guidebook to a Reimagining of the Eleusinian Mysteries    by Kim Antieau
Price: $4.99 USD. 22250 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on December 30, 2010. .
Demeter’s search for Persephone, her daughter lost in the underworld, inspired the Eleusinian Mysteries, a 9 day celebration so powerful much of it remains a secret to this day. Now, in a radical reimagining of this potent & ancient story, Antieau updates the tale for modern sensibilities. The Salmon Mysteries is mystical inspiration and a practical tool for transforming your life and community.
Love Life: Poems    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $5.99 USD. 5470 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on December 23, 2010. .
Love is that sobering and paradoxical state of being in which one’s own happiness depends upon the welfare of another. The author’s third volume of poetry examines love in its many guises: familial, romantic, erotic, and Platonic.
Fantasy Life: Poems    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $5.99 USD. 11230 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on December 23, 2010. .
Barbie’s retirement. Gambling fairies. Love sick giants. All this and more in a book of poems exploring the fantastic side of life. Unhindered by conventional notions of reality, Milosevic writes poems about monogamous house keys, the moon in his living room, the secret lives of telephones. Also: ghosts, angels, cosmic gluttons, Pegasus, Albert Einstein and Ray Harryhausen. Really.
Sister Sophia Mermaid, the Drifter, and the Tea Shell    by Kim Antieau
Price: $1.99 USD. 4290 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on December 22, 2010. .
The Old Mermaids built the Tea Shell on the edge of the Old Mermaid Sanctuary where they had made their homes since the Old Sea dried up & they had washed up onto the shoes of the New Desert like moon beautiful pieces of driftwood. They served Essence of Coyote Laughter Tea and the like. One day a young woman in need of healing wandered into the Tea Shell...
Grand Mother Yemaya Mermaid & the 13 Quilts    by Kim Antieau
Price: $1.99 USD. 3270 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on December 22, 2010. .
Some time after the Old Sea dried up and the Old Mermaids washed up on the shores of the New Desert, Grand Mother Yemaya Mermaid decided she wanted to find a way to comfort the Old Mermaids who were far from home and lonesome for Old Friends and the Old Sea, so she made them quilts using only the threads of a story and pieces of the desert to create healing and magic that would last forever.
Why I Still Have Not Written My Flatland Story    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $2.99 USD. 6420 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on December 21, 2010. .
Mario Milosevic chronicles his attempts to equal or better Edwin Abbott’s 125-year-old Flatland novel as he explains his ideas for a Flatland story set in the skin of a dead whale. Part memoir, part essay, part story, this exploration of the intricacies of creativity takes you on a road not yet taken and invites you to consider the question: Are some stories better off not written at all?
Animal Life: Poems    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $5.99 USD. 9490 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on December 12, 2010. .
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A collection of poems by a noted Canadian/American poet on the subject of the creatures we nurture, kill, admire, eat, hate, abandon, fear, cage, breed, protect, slaughter, love, envy, emulate, domesticate, curse, and ignore: animals of all shapes, sizes, and dispositions. Some of these poems have appeared previously in various magazines. The remainder are original to this volume.
Up Above the World So High    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 4210 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on December 5, 2010. .
Camille and Anny are teenagers and best friends aboard World, a sailing ship of the post-apocalyptic future. World roams the ocean endlessly in an attempt to protect its crew and passengers from the savage dangers on land. When Anny becomes enamored of life on land and decides to leave World, she asks Camille to come with her. Camille’s decision will change both their lives forever.
Another Country    by Kim Antieau
Price: $1.99 USD. 4510 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 26, 2010. .
Every morning when she awakens, the woman looks for her husband Emil & mourns the death of her daughter. Every morning she can't explain the panic rising in her throat. Then she reads her diary & learns once again what she has forgotten: Her daughter & husband are dead, & she is alone. But more is going on than she can understand in this harrowing story of revolution, grief, and lost love.
Seeing Pink    by Kim Antieau
Price: $1.99 USD. 5420 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 26, 2010. .
17-year-old Mata lives on the great Amazon river, where she and her grandmother look after scientists who come every year with the rains. Grandmother warns Mata to stay away from the pink dolphins—the boto; they are tricksters who lure unsuspecting innocents into their enchanted cities below the water. Yet everywhere Mata goes, the botos are sure to follow.
Terrastina and Mazolli: a Novel in 99-word Episodes    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $6.99 USD. 45120 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 26, 2010. .
A year in the life of a free-spirited couple, their five-year-old twin daughters, (who benefit from a near-mystical connection with penguins) and the odd and charming members of the small Northwest town where they make their home and operate The Brew, a coffee shop and popular local hangout. Bonus features include an interview with the author and an episode commentary.
Winding Broomcorn    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 3400 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 22, 2010. .
A man in the winter of his life carries on his family’s tradition of making brooms. Making the world safe for witches, is the way his wife used to put it. One day a stranger comes to his workshop with an urgent request.
Church of the Old Mermaids    by Kim Antieau
Price: $8.99 USD. 80770 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 20, 2010. .
Myla Alvarez tells stories of the Old Mermaids who were washed ashore onto the New Desert when the Old Sea dried up near Tucson, Arizona. Myla finds sustenance and meaning in their lives and stories. But she worries that Homeland Security may discover the undocumented immigrants she harbors at the Old Mermaid Sanctuary. A tale of redemption, love, compassion, and mystery.
Briar Rose    by Kim Antieau
Price: $1.99 USD. 4570 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 17, 2010. .
She doesn’t remember falling through the plate glass window. She doesn’t remember anything at all, not even her name. Her only link to the past is the rose tattoo on her backside. And when she finds the tattoo parlor, she's certain she can find the truth again, one tattoo at a time. (This story originally appeared in the highly acclaimed anthology Metahorror, edited by Dennis Etchison.)
The Lost Day    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 3840 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 13, 2010. .
Noah, collector of animals, trying to save the world. Darwin, collector of animals, trying to understand the world. What happens when these two titans of bygone days meet and talk shop? A tale of history as it might have been.
Parallel Moons    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $2.99 USD. 5230 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on November 6, 2010. .
The moon. Engine of tides and inspiration to lovers. Unchanging and eternal. Or is it? What if the moon disappeared? Savor three intertwined tales of the vanished moon: extinguished by semantics, indifference, and love.
Will    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 2870 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 31, 2010. .
Put enough monkeys in a room, randomly punching keyboards, and eventually, with enough time, one of them will type out a classic work of literature. Only problem, if you’re the monkey who types Hamlet, is what to do for an encore.
How the Owl Learned that Being Wise isn’t Everything    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 3530 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 30, 2010. .
What happens when a know-it-all has to walk her talk? A charming tale of a gentle comeuppance.
Cold Comfort    by Mario Milosevic
Price: $1.99 USD. 4770 words. Published by Green Snake Publishing  on October 30, 2010. .
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Love can outlast hard times and absent times. But can it outlast the universe itself? This story took first place in the 8th annual short story competition at sfreader dot com.


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