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Hitchhiker	by James MacArthur Sep. 16, 2011	Free!	1670 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Hi, I'm 29 years old and i've been writing for nearly 10 years and i've enjoyed modest success. My stories focus on the darker side of fiction with the protaganist in my novel being a semi retired mob enforcer, who thinks nothing of using torture as a means to an end. Some of my short stories are lighter, having a humourous approach to them. I would like to end this profile by saying thanks for taking to time to read it and that I hope you take the time to read my stories.
The First Indigan	by Charles Kaluza Oct. 25, 2010	Free!	103777 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a retired ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon with a love of Science Fiction. The science and medicine in my books is based on reality with some room for growth. I was forced to retire because of medical problems but still enjoy life with a little fishing, flying and sailing to supplement the joy of my wife, children and grandchildren.
Bertie Bear's Big Adventure	by Peter Fogarty June 14, 2011	Free!	10889 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I love to write. I am always finding time to write. I write children's stories, adult stories and practical advice.
So Far	by Elise Lyons Aug. 09, 2011	Free!	2018 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Elise has done free-lance writing of the nonfiction variety as well as dabbled in poetry throughout the years. She devotes at least an hour a day on something related to writing, whether it is actual writing, research for a story, or editing. Her interests include cooking via the 'throw it together and pray' method, reading, and web design.
Le siÃ¨ge d'en face...	by Yann Julien Sep. 20, 2011	Free!	2225 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Rocked by popular culture, Yann Julien quickly imagined stories in which the hero he invented for himself evolved. Currently working in mechanical design, he decided to start writing to give free rein to his desire to tell stories... ***** BercÃ© par la culture populaire, Yann Julien a trÃ¨s vite imaginÃ© des histoires dans lesquelles Ã©voluaient les hÃ©ros qu'il s'inventait. Travaillant actuellement dans le domaine de la conception mÃ©canique, il dÃ©cide de se lancer dans l'Ã©criture pour laisser libre court Ã son envie de raconter des histoires...
Concerning Ashton Moore	by Joseph Bush Feb. 08, 2012	Free!	4713 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Media-junkie, nipponophile, game designer, artist, and storyteller.
Leo och Freja : Rymdskeppet	by Mikael Eriksson Nov. 30, 2010	Free!	14899 words	Read a sample
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Amistad	by Rodolfo MartÃnez Dec. 20, 2011	Free!	13382 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Rodolfo MartÃnez (CandÃ¡s, Asturias, 1965) publica su primer relato en 1987 y no tarda en convertirse en uno de los autores indispensables de la literatura fantÃ¡stica espaÃ±ola, aunque si una caracterÃstica define su obra es la del mestizaje de gÃ©neros, mezclando con engaÃ±osa sencillez y sin ningÃºn rubor numerosos registros, desde la ciencia ficciÃ³n y la fantasÃa hasta la novela negra y el thriller, consiguiendo que sus obras sean difÃcilmente encasillables. Ganador del premio Minotauro (otorgado por la editorial Planeta) por Â«Los sicarios del cieloÂ», ha cosechado numerosos galardones a lo largo de su carrera literaria, como el Asturias de Novela, el UPV de relato fantÃ¡stico y, en varias ocasiones, el Ignotus (en sus categorÃas de novela, novela corta y cuento). Su obra holmesiana, compuesta hasta el momento de cuatro libros, ha sido traducida al portuguÃ©s, al polaco, al turco y al francÃ©s y varios de sus relatos han aparecido en publicaciones francesas. En 2009 y con Â«El adepto de la ReinaÂ», iniciÃ³ un nuevo ciclo narrativo en el que conviven elementos de la novela de espÃas de acciÃ³n con algunos de los temas y escenarios mÃ¡s caracterÃsticos de la fantasÃa. Recientemente ha empezado a recopilar su ciclo narrativo de DrÃmar en cuatro volÃºmenes, todos ellos publicados por Sportula.
Strikers Book One: A Time For Darkness	by Taylor Pacholko June 29, 2011	Free!	15169 words	Read a sample
Author bio: STUFF ABOUT ME:T'm eleven and I love cats and Warriors And The soulFinder Series! Okay I'm sorry to all the people who have been waiting for oh how long has it been? Like Six months waiting for my books that were supposed to come out months ago. I'm sorry but my computer crashed then the books got deleted when I was almost done,I know its no excuse but ya I'm getting right to work on that. Up Coming Books The Gazer Saga Book 1: Coming Soon Trailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agsCuMBsXFs I am working on many books right now that's why I have no realese dates. :) Hopefully I'll get another book out soon till then BYE BYE... Descriptions of My Series: Strikers: The cats now rule earth because humans are gone now, but its not Earth anymore (Just released) It's Catinora and the cats rule Game Series: A series of fun games!
Friendships hurt	by Julia Averbeck Aug. 29, 2011	Free!	1416 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I love to read and I also love to write when I get this feeling to put my thoughts and emotions into words. Writing is just a hobby for me and I guess it will probably remain this way. Most of the time I write short stories but maybe I have enough ideas someday to write a real novel. I normally write my stuff in German but I started to write in English more often lately. So I hope you excuse grammar mistakes I make and tell me when you have found one. You can join me on my Facebook page and leave comments (link below).
Pebbles from a Northern Shore	by Peter Wilson July 06, 2011	Free!	51078 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Peter Wilson was born in Nottingham, England, in 1936. After education at Nottingham High School, where he changed course from classics to science because he couldnâ€™t get on with Greek, he gained an open scholarship to St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, to be taken up after National Service (1955-57) in which he was a radio mechanic at the SHAPE military headquarters near Paris. At Oxford he gained first-class honours in chemistry, then took a PhD at Leeds University. In 1964 he was appointed to a research position at the nuclear reprocessing site at Sellafield in Cumberland (the north-western corner of England), then operated by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency (UKAEA) of which the relevant division became British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) in 1971. He remained there until retirement in 2001, mostly working on process chemistry development. For the last dozen years he was chiefly concerned with certain aspects of long-term waste management and related strategic issues, helping to form the company technical policy thereon and presenting its rationale in international discussions. He was also the technical member of a team representing the UK in gaining acceptance of an extension to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to cover a possible loophole. His book "The Nuclear Fuel Cycle" (Oxford University Press, 1996) has become the standard text on the subject. Following his retirement, BNFL set up and financed a "Peter Wilson Medal and Prize" for research and communication, to be awarded annually at Leeds University. He still lives in Seascale, a coastal village near to the Sellafield site. An interest in amateur dramatics goes back to the 1960s and for 40+ years he has been an active member of the society based in Gosforth, the next village inland. His collection of stories, plays and film scripts along with some factual material may be found at www.peterwilson-seascale.me.uk.
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Author bio: I can be whoever and whatever, living here or there,it doesn't change anything; I'm not an exception either and I observe and think about things like all the other people do, each one through their own way. Maybe my independence and freedom in considering things might be noticeable and this is my way.
The Dance	by Janise Smith Sep. 07, 2011	Free!	1332 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Janise N. Smith is a freelance writer, novelist and word puzzle designer residing in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the owner of J.N.S. Writing Services, LLC and enjoys jazz, reading and cooking in her spare time.
La leyenda de los Tarazashi	by Francisco Angulo Jan. 07, 2011	Free!	64607 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Francisco Angulo Madrid-1976 Trabaja como director de investigaciÃ³n en el proyecto Ecofa. Desarrollador del primer biocombustible de 2Âª generaciÃ³n obtenido a partir de bacterias alimentadas con residuos orgÃ¡nicos. Angulo, es escritor especializado en temas medioambientales y novela de ciencia-ficciÃ³n: En 2006 publicÃ³ su primera novela "La Reliquia" obra de ciencia-ficciÃ³n que tuvo muy buenas crÃticas. Para 2008 presentÃ³ "Ecofa" un ensayo sobre biocombustibles, en el que relatÃ³ sus experiencias en el proyecto de investigaciÃ³n en el que trabaja. En 2009 publicÃ³ "Kira and the ice storm". 2010 fue un aÃ±o difÃcil, pero muy productivo. Se terminÃ³ "Eco-fuel-FA" libro de divulgaciÃ³n cientÃfica en inglÃ©s y tambiÃ©n trabajÃ³ en varios proyectos literarios: "Los Mejores 2009-2010", "La leyenda de los Tarazashi 2009-2010", "El Olfateador 2010", "Diario de un boina verde 2010-2011", "Destino la Habana 2010-2011".
Primrose Lawn	by Elizabeth James July 29, 2011	Free!	4352 words	Read a sample
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Conspiracy: Earth	by Tom Bergeron Jan. 14, 2012	Free!	67207 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I stumbled through the early years of my life, blinded to the real world. That was until a friend of mine introduced me to the works of David Icke, Zecharia Sitchen and Erich Von Daniken. Are their ideas and concepts correct? Honestly, I don't know. What I do know is that their ideas lit a fire in my mind that only the truth can douse. Now I enjoy the search for the truth and with the amount of people enjoying their own awakening of late, it won't be long before we have it. Thank you for taking the time to have a read of my book. I hope you get some enjoyment out of it. Drop me a line, good, bad or indifferent at MyMilionTree@gmail.com Thanks again! NT Bergeron
The Dark Walk	by Stephen Shaffer April 26, 2011	Free!	3205 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm just a young writer, looking to bring some joy into people's daily lives. The way I see it, nobody has enough time in their day where they're happy, so I do my best to try and give them the chance to have that time.
What's The Hurry?	by Quentin Baker Oct. 13, 2011	Free!	2733 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a retired high school English teacher, married with four grown children and eight grandchildren. I was born in Montana, attended university there, but moved to the SF Bay Area with my wife Jean in 1960. I have written a number of poems and used to attend cafe readings in SF. I have also written short stories, but abandoned an early novel in 1965. I edited a volume of poetry from various San Francisco writers, Poems from the Exit CafÃ©. I have also helped two friends self-publish their own books: Michael Hogan, Imperfect Geographies (poetry) and Dr. Mary B. Lane, Our Schools: Frontline for the 21st Century and Democratic Schools for Our Democracy.
Junior Matchmakers	by Judy Mills Aug. 10, 2011	Free!	914 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Judy Teel lives in North Carolina with her husband, three children a dog and a rabbit. Is it any wonder she enjoys writing fun, exciting romantic romps full of high sexual tension? We all need a good, solid escape from reality now and then!
The Lost Sorcerer	by Maureen Murrish Jan. 24, 2012	Free!	23431 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I have been writing since my daughter, now a young woman, was very small as a way for me to unwind and entertain her. At least that was what I told myself at the time. Even now I mostly write fantasy for children and young adults in anything from short story to novel length. I live at Durham, England, with a varying number of British Shorthair cats which I show and breed the occasional litter from. Any spare time when I am not working, writing or showing the cats I use in the garden which always seems to require far more attention than I can give it! I am currently working on the second book of the Dragon World trilogy. The Missing Link ought be ready to publish before the end of the year.
A Freddie and Jimmy Story - The Snow Cat - Picture Book	by N.A. Oswald Sep. 07, 2011	Free!	726 words	Read a sample
Author bio: We are two Primary School Deputy Headteachers. We are excited about writing and illustrating books that will develop an enthusiasm for reading and story-telling. We hope you enjoy our books, Nick & Angela Website www.freddieandjimmy.com coming soon!
It Sees	by John Luck May 01, 2012	You set the price!	11668 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: I am an artist and art teacher by training, but I have held an interest in fantasy and horror genres most of my life. The works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, and H.P. Lovecraft are the source of my inspiration. I am an avid table top role-player and a prolific game master; The Second Coming (and subsequent stories) is loosely based on an adventure I wrote for my gaming group. Family and friends have been encouraging me for years to submit my adventures or convert them into stories for publication. I finally took their advice. I am an alumnus of Virginia Commonwealth University holding a Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Drawing and Painting as well as a Radford University alumnus with a Bachelors of Science of Art Education. I currently live in Newport News, Virginia and works for Newport News Public Schools as an art teacher. Feel free to visit my Facebook page to see my artwork.
Revived: Capital Crisis	by G Johanson May 11, 2012	You set the price!	6070 words	Sample 30%
Author bio: I write fiction in the paranormal genre, with all of my stories linked in some way. Immortal witches, spiritualist mediums and street magicians populate my books, along with many other supernatural characters and creatures and even some â€˜normalâ€™ people too. Accursed was my first major project that made me think seriously about writing. Originally designed as a prequel to another book I had written to showcase a supporting character, Accursed, developed a life of its own and expanded beyond the novella I had planned to become a trilogy. World War II has always fascinated me dating back to my days studying history at GCSE and A-level and the idea was to place my central character during this tumultuous time and then make his life get even more complicated. By the end of the book the inexperienced GI and medium has had to grow up fast during very difficult circumstances. As a writer I like to form a basic structure for the plot and adapt the details as I write, though I often find that the characters ultimately determine the direction of the book, taking it away from my original ideas as their personalities take shape. At times I could very much relate to the lead character upon his journey 'down the rabbit hole' into a new and bizarre world of witchery and mysticism as some of the twists and turns surprised me too. The original ending for Accursed would not have lent itself to a sequel so I'm pleased I adapted. Lastly, how to categorise my work? I like to consider my material wholly unique, which I don't think anyone would disagree with. The terms paranormal saga or paranormal romance fit as genres, though I think the term I'm most comfortable with would be paranormal pulp. As a connoisseur of the great pulp books of the past I embrace the term because with pulp you know you're going to get a good story told simply and effectively and that's what I hope I've delivered.
On The Way Home	by Richard Allen Sep. 16, 2011	Free!	2644 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Richard is the writer of 3 novels (Rumbling Heart, Recorded Butterflies, and Emily Martin), various short stories (Christina, Last Night), and countless poems and unpublished songs. His most current work is "Emily Martin," book 3 of the Rumbling Heart series. Interestingly enough, Richard says that the idea for the series came to him in a dream. "I know people always say stuff like that, that their idea is like a dream come true, but in my case, it actually is. The original idea came about after a dream I had about a woman I'd never met before. At first, I wasn't sure who she was or why she was there. After waking up, I thought about the dream constantly; so much so that I kept having it over and over again. Over time, it changed and I began to have different variations of the same dream. I decided to write it all down, hoping it would help me figure out what I was trying to tell myself. I figured I could just write and see where it took me, but never did I think it would turn into a full novel. Before I knew it, I'd written over 60 pages and decided to just go all out. Within a few months, I had the first draft of my book. A few months later, after several editing sessions, I released it, thinking that would be that, but the dream variations kept coming so I wrote more. Even today, having just finished the third book of the series, I'm still having those dreams and they don't seem to want to stop." Richard has stated that the fourth book in the series will be the last, regardless of whether he is still having those dreams or not. His story "Last Night" is currently being developed into a short film. Oddly enough, the story itself was something Richard states he did on a whim after a conversation he had with a few people on Twitter. "People kept saying that they thought writing 2000 words in a single sitting was absolutely amazing. I thought it was a good start, but nothing incredible. I told them I was used to dishing out 8k to 12k words in a single sitting and they openly scoffed at me, saying that wasn't possible. I essentially made a bet with myself: I would write a short story, complete with edits and a viable plot as quickly as I could. Within 90 minutes, I'd written over 5k words. I just kept typing and did not stop. In fact, the end result wasn't exactly what my original idea was. I just let the story write itself. I reread it and thought it was solid and did the necessary edits and grammar checks. In less than two and a half hours, I had a full fledged story, completely edited. I never thought it was the most amazing thing in the world, but I felt it was solid enough to garner some attention not because I'd written it so fast, but because I thought the story and ending would make people think. It turned out to be a somewhat cerebral story and while the ending shocked a few people, it still made them think which is what I wanted." After spending about 10 years in Austin, TX, he has relocated to his old stomping grounds of Corpus Christi, TX.
City of Light	by Greg M. Hall March 07, 2011	Free!	6343 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Greg M. Hall has over a dozen stories and two novels online and in print. Though no single genre can contain him, he's got a soft spot in his heart for Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy with dark elements. After living on Maui and in Southern California, he got sick of the mild weather and moved home to eastern Nebraska, where he lives with his wife, a bunch of kids, and second pet tortoise--the first one ran away.
The Scent of Rose Petals	by Ian Thomas Healy Jan. 09, 2011	Free!	5423 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Want to be informed about when I have new releases? Send me an email to ian(AT)ianthealy(DOT)com with a subject line of "Subscribe me!" and I'll let you know about new projects. Ian Thomas Healy is a prolific writer who dabbles in many different speculative genres. His superhero novel Deep Six: A Just Cause Novel was a Top 100 Semi-finalist in the 2008 Amazon.com Breakthrough Novel Award. He's an eight-time participant and winner of National Novel Writing Month where he's tackled such diverse subjects as sentient alien farts, competitive forklift racing, a religion-powered rabbit-themed superhero, cyberpunk mercenaries, cowboy elves, and an unlikely combination of vampires with minor league hockey. He is also the creator of the Writing Better Action Through Cinematic Techniques workshop, which helps writers to improve their action scenes. His goal is to become as integral to the genre of superhero fiction as William Gibson was to cyberpunk and Anne Rice was to urban fantasy. The first book in his Just Cause Universe series, JUST CAUSE, is available now from New Babel Books. When not writing, which is rare, he enjoys watching hockey, reading comic books (and serious books, too), and living in the great state of Colorado, which he shares with his wife Richelle, his children Patrick, Caitlin, and Zachary, house-pets Smokey, Samwise, Morrigan, Isis, and approximately five million other people. Follow him on Twitter as @ianthealy. His ebooks can be found on Smashwords, Kindle, Nook, iBook Store, and other online retailers.
Abby the Witch	by Odette C. Bell Feb. 12, 2012	Free!	90859 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I started out writing on FictionPress (pen name: Scrabble Cat), and I still upload there today. I am currently working on another book in the Modern Gods Series (of which Details, Details, Details - available for free download - is the first). I should be uploading it by the end of May. I can be reached via my FictionPress account, if anyone has any questions or suggestions :) Happy reading!
Tracking the Lizard King	by Mark Finnemore Nov. 25, 2011	Free!	363 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Mark Finnemore lives in California with his beautiful wife Panji, who helped him learn that even the rockiest road can lead to a happy ending. Mark is currently working on a novel entitled "Love & Taxes", which he hopes will one day be not only finished, but published and found at your local book store as well. Mark has a story included in an upcoming "young adult" anthology entitled Spirited, which is donating all proceeds to 826 National, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 - 18 with their writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Visit Mark at www.mythic-picnic.com or www.genre-trash.com or www.love-and-taxes.com.
The Stranger	by Kristina Howells Oct. 15, 2011	Free!	1299 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a published author and poet. I currently live in Calais in France, I am a British expat. I have written non-fiction and fiction works. My works include: A Hatter goes Mad Te Deum Una voce Lettre Fatale Making sense of the Genesis Flood Making sense of the Life of Christ Law and Gospel Les Delices de Calais Short stories Poetry Since my publishers have gone out of business due to the credit crisis I am now self publishing using Lulu.com to help me. It is easy to publish without paying for it when you know how. All my works are found on amazon. If you wish to contact me please do not hesitate all queries will be answered.
The Psychian Chronicles Book 1 Kimoshiran Form	by Timothy Bryant March 16, 2011	Free!	54447 words	Read a sample
Author bio: My name is Timothy Bryant I'm a upcoming author my own book will be on this website in about a week or so. I'm hoping what readers will get out of this book will make us think about who we are and the choices we make in life even though it's based upon a thousand years from now and everything about our world has changed.
The Nick Of Time (and other abrasions): A Heart Full Of Dust	by Al Bruno Feb. 04, 2011	Free!	25000 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Al Bruno III is a writer of comedy and horror with almost twenty years experience in crafting stories that as unforgettable as they are strange. Or then again, maybe he's just another unpublished author with a blog.
Naught Good	by Alessia Brio June 14, 2009	Free!	1487 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Take one part Appalachian redneck, one part aging wet dream, and one part filthy-minded wordsmith. Mix well and serve with chocolate-covered cherries. There you have the one and only Alessia Brio. Alessia writes all colors and flavors of erotica, from heterosexual to menage to same sex, and from twisted to humorous to deeply touching. (Sometimes, usually by accident, it even qualifies as romance.) Her work has earned her critical acclaim in the form of a few EPIC eBook Awards for Best Erotica, a couple Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and a Romantic Times Top Pick in addition to a plethora of glowing online reviews. Not all of Alessia's publications are allowed here on Smashwords due to censorship. Readers interested in the full catalog are encouraged to visit her label's website at www.PurpleProsaic.com
Heaven Sent: a Channeling Morpheus Short	by Jordan Castillo Price March 11, 2009	Free!	1914 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Jordan Castillo Price's influences include Ouija boards, Return of the Living Dead, "light as a feather, stiff as a board," and boys in eyeliner.
Dawn & Wilma (Short Story)	by Karen Cacciattolo Nov. 15, 2011	Free!	5793 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Karen was born on the island of Malta and used to write songs and poems throughout her childhood years. She wrote her first short story in her native language when she was twelve. Following a lot of requests from her friends, who loved reading her stories, she continued to write throughout her teenage years. Her inspirations came from real life experiences. Karen later decided to translate them into English and these are now being edited and published as Ebooks. Watch out for plenty more short stories to come!
Snowman Shivers: Scary Snowmen Tales	by Mark Leslie Dec. 14, 2011	Free!	6301 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Mark Leslie is a writer, editor and bookseller living in Hamilton, Ontario. Mark's writing falls most closely into the "Twilight Zone" camp of fiction - he calls himself a horror writer but his tales include horror, elements of science fiction and fantasy. Mark's first published horror story "Phantom Mitch" appeared in Wicked Mystic magazine in October of 1993 and received honourable mention in The Year's Best Fantasty & Horror #7 (Datlow & Windling). Since then, Mark has had dozens of speculative stories published in various magazines and anthologies including Stardust (edited by Julie E. Czerneda), Bound for Evil (edited by Tom English), Bluffs (edited by Lawrence Steven) and Fear of the Dark (edited by Maria Cavicchiolo & Jason Rolfe). In 2004, Mark collected some of his previously published works in One Hand Screaming. In 2006, he edited North of Infinity II, an anthology of speculative stories for Mosaic Press. In 2009 Mark edited Campus Chills, a themed anthology featuring horror tales set on colleges & universities across Canada. Mark has three books due out in 2012: Haunted Hamilton (Non-Fiction) Tesseracts 16 (Editor - Sci Fi Anthology) I, Death (novel - horror)
Conjured Lover	by Tom Raimbault Feb. 28, 2012	Free!	1363 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Tom Raimbault resides in the Chicago land area with his wife and two daughters. When not writing, he works as a lab technician at a telecommunications company and is self-described on his resume as a â€œtechnology professionalâ€ who has worked with cellular & IP infrastructure, biomedical equipment, emergency two-way radios and computer hardware. Tom began to produce weird writings back in 2000 while working the graveyard shift. The nightly edits were emailed to a small collection of coworkers who looked forward to something unusual to keep them awake or humored. This practice was ended when he was moved to a different shift. Sadly, his enjoyment of writing was forgotten for several years, until the autumn of 2007, when old friends received a â€œblast from the pastâ€ email with the recognizable words, â€œHello Allâ€. The strange writings and short stories had resumed and a personal website was soon to follow. In autumn of 2009, Tom published his first book, Freaked out Horror (a collection of short stories). The work has been temporarily unpublished and will be re-released in 2011 with many additions, revisions and improvements. Check out his website that includes the blog at: http://sites.google.com/site/tomraimbaultwritings/ Tom is always open to new friends on Facebook where he shares photos from his nature hikes, family vacations and any random thoughts throughout the day. Feel free to request him as a friend on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000526443534
A Date to Die For	by Kathryn Long Aug. 09, 2011	Free!	12070 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Kathryn Long is a native Ohioan, born and raised in Barberton, the "Magic City". She is the youngest of five children, although the closest sibling in age is a brother sixteen years her senior. Being raised like an only child, Kathryn found reading and writing as favorable forms of entertainment. In high school as a member of the Writers' Club, she continued to nurture her writing talent. After high school Kathryn attended and graduated from the University of Akron with a BA degree in French. Before marriage and children the author managed a Waldenbooks store and continue writing short stories and song lyrics as a hobby. In 1987 she returned to school for a Bachelor's in Education. She has been an employee of the Green Local School system since 1990 and currently teaches SLD students at the high school. Writing took a more serious turn a few years ago as Kathryn completed her first novel-length work and discovered that mystery was her nitch. Early on, determined to improve her craft, she developed a habit of spending most of her free time in the summer and on weekends during the school year, writing story after story. Mystery merged with the color of Native American culture to create Oklahoma's Gold and A Pleasant View. Venturing into cozy mysteries and romantic suspense writing, Kathryn has created three novels with the cozy, Whips, Cuffs, and Little Brown Boxes; a romantic suspense, A Deadly Deed Grows; and the recently completed, Dying to Dream, another romantic suspense. Kathryn has also written short stories, two of which are published in The Piker Press: "A Good Man" and "Betrayal in a Letter". She also has ventured into the young adult genre, writing the modern-day fairytale, Cinderella Geek, under the pen name, K. Sean Jennkrist. Keeping connected is an important element of writing. Staying in tune with what goes on in the writing world and being visible are reasons why Kathryn is a member of Sisters in Crime and maintains a blogsite - Writers & Teachers as well as a facebook page.
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Author bio: I love to take a photo. My friends are Leica IIIf/M3/M4-2/CL/M6TTL, OLYMPUS 35RD/TRIP35/E-P1, LOMO LC-A, POLAROID SX-70 Aladdin, HASSELBLAD 503CX. I enjoy my photo life.
Dirty Hot Mess, An Erotic Short Story	by Summer Ellis Jan. 02, 2012	Free!	5921 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I live near the Gulf Coast of Texas with my amazing, new, hero-esque husband of one year, who inspires me more than he knows. We share a home with his bingo lovin' mama and I'm reluctantly becoming more and more charmed by his roley-poley, cantankerous chihuahua. In the beginning, I got started writing sexy, steamy short stories on a whim - just to see if I could do it. Then, as I realized that my imagination was expansive but my technique was on the short side, I started researching and honing my skills. Caught within the agonizing process of letting go to take the next step, I'm frantically 'building a platform' and putting myself out there. I've got a ways to go, but I love every minute of the journey! I love getting feedback and talking to people about my work (or theirs!) - so feel free to connect me online: http://summerellisbooks.com/ Thank you again for your support!
The Hitchhiker	by Habu July 30, 2009	Free!	8652 words	Read a sample
Author bio: habu, a bisexual former supersonic spy jet pilot, intelligence agent, and diplomat, is a published mainstream novelist and short story writer under another name and in another dimension of his life. For illustrated GM stories, visit Sabb, habu and Shabbuâ€™s web site.
Angel's Story	by Rain Wall Aug. 25, 2010	Free!	1748 words	Read a sample
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An American Papyrus	by Steven Sills April 04, 2012	You set the price!	8769 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Steven David Justin Sills is a poet, novelist, and scholar of great books of the Western Canon. Review from the Arkansas Gazette: Papyrus: An Eloquent Ode to Life's Many Gritty Moments by Amy L. Wilson Arkansas Gazette Little Rock, Arkansas April 1990 An American Papyrus Steven Sills The Chestnut Hills Press Poetry Series 63 pages; $6.95 paperback Twenty-six poems make up this first published book by Steven Sills, 26, of Fayetteville. Sills' vision is often a dark one. He writes of the homeless, the abused, the forgotten people. He is also intrigued with the mystical, the sensual/sexual, loss--as in losing those whom we hold dear, such as a spouse or lover--as well as the lost, such as someone who is autistic, who seems unreachable. Sills' skillful use of the language to impart the telling moments of a life is his strength. He chooses his words carefully, employing a well-developed vocabulary. He is thoughtful about punctuation, where to break lines and when to make a new stanza. He's obviously well versed in "great" literature. Sills' command of language helps to soften the blows of some of the seamier passages found in his poems. Seamy may not be the best word to use. Perhaps gritty is a better word or just plain matter-of-fact and to the point, as in this descriptive passage from "Oracion A Traves De Gasshole," about the hopeless feelings of a respiratory therapy worker: "With the last of the air drawing in/ Begins to fold its walls; and he could imagine it/ Like he could imagine from inexact memories/ The woman last night at the hospital, whom he began to like---/ Her body pulling cell by cell/ Apart before he had a chance to finish the rescue with the hose." The book begins with "Post-Annulment2" a poem with a poignant description of society's displaced--"As the sun blazes upon the terminal's/ Scraped concrete/The shelved rows of the poor men"--and continues by describing a city scene through the eyes of a maintenance worker at the Hilton Hotel. The protagonist's wife has left him and he is taking the bus to work that morning, his mind wandering as he looks for the key to why she is gone. "He rings the bell. / The idea of her not home and legally annulled/ From his life--her small crotch not tightened to his desperate thrusts/ Makes him feel sick. He gets down from the bus./ He goes to work. He suddenly knows that he is not in love." As many poets will do, Sills could not leave this work alone. So a hybrid of this poem, "Post-Annulment" ends the book. In it, he has kept many of the original lines and added parenthetical remarks to expand on his ideas. It is in this context he allows himself to comment on religion: "Religion is a lie! Everything is a lie!" and on marriage: "Marriage, that sanctified legal rape, fosters the child-man to be a destined societal function as he grows up in the family unit." Not all of the poems are so bleak and cynical in every passage, however, as is apparent in "The San Franciscan's Night Meditations": "The night is full of impulses to live and run and seep heavily into its dark robes of silence and morbid rightness." People who do not feel comfortable examining in detail the darker side of life--the the details that the average person overlooks because it just hurts or feels to strange to look--will not enjoy this book. Serious writers of free verse, contemporary poetry and/or those who study it will not be disappointed. Sills, a native of Missouri, is a recent graduate of Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. He currently is working in Fayetteville. Sills dedicated his book to Mike Burns, a poet and teacher at SMSU who helped him edit his work.
A Brief Guide to the World of Civero	by Salamando March 09, 2012	Free!	7453 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Salamando is an eccentric writer of female domination/male submissive stories with a specific focus on women using psychic, magic, or superhuman physical powers to sexually play with or dominate men. He has always found it frustrating that such stories are virtually impossible to find anywhere, and thus decided to help pioneer the trend himself!
Facebook's Lost Love	by Ron Shillingford Dec. 12, 2011	Free!	3063 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: The only subject I was any good at during my childhood was English, so becoming a world renowned novelist was the supreme fantasy along with achieving the typical sporty ones concerning World Cup football matches and world title boxing fights. I've always had a profound love of the written word, whether creating, reading or analyzing. It's lead to an exciting career in journalism and three well received published books have come along the way: No Glove No Love (boxing novel), The Elite Forces Handbook of Unarmed Combat (martial arts) and From Prison to the Premiership (ghostwritten autobiography). The next phase is writing ebooks which I am grateful to Smashwords for providing the opportunity to do.Judging by the intinial reaction to my work, I may have finally found my niche! For feedback, please contact me on: shillbox@hotmail.com or on facebook: Ronnie Shillingford
Vampiros contra licÃ¡ntropos	by Steven Hughes Jan. 26, 2012	Free!	3315 words	Read a sample
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Vampire Assassin (Jane #1)	by Samantha Warren April 27, 2011	Free!	15317 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Samantha Warren is an indie fantasy and science fiction author who spends her days immersed in dragons, space ships, and vampires. Her best selling books are Blood of the Dragon (Book #1), a full-length epic fantasy novel, and her urban fantasy novella series, Jane. She is currently writing book 5 of the Jane series and the sequel to Blood of the Dragon is due out by Thanksgiving. In the name of research, she enlisted the help of her pet dragon Anethesis and together they built a Noahâ€™s Ark-like space ship. Three trips through a hole in the time-space continuum allowed the pair to explore the universe decades into the past and eons into the future. They discovered how life would be without Earth and were forced to run from alien law enforcement when their ship was deemed unspaceworthy. In the long run, the constant demands of space travel and repairs cut into Samanthaâ€™s sock fetish fund, so she was forced to sell her ark for half-price to a slimy creature that made Jabba the Hutt look like Brad Pitt. After her years of traveling, she returned to her roots. When she isnâ€™t writing or reading, she is milking cows or trying to feed them Pop-Tarts and FiberOne bars (they like neither). She also spends a lot of time in her weed patch (aka: garden), drinking lattes at the Village Cafe, or watching any show featuring Gordon Ramsay. Anethesis remains by her side, sleeping away the day and hunting evil cat-eating coyotes by night.
Contos Curtos	by Roberto Axe Dec. 07, 2011	Free!	8535 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Profissional da Ã¡rea de marketing e escritor.
Most Likely to Succeed--A Short Story of a Woman's Journey Back to Herself	by Paula Renaye Jan. 05, 2012	Free!	2641 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Paula Renaye is a professional life coach, motivational speaker, regression hypnosis practitioner and award-winning author. She has been a consultant for 18 years, holds a degree in Financial Planning and is a member of the International Association of Coaches. Her passion is helping people face reality and take personal responsibility for their choices in order to reclaim their own power and live the life they really want. Paula has been a featured speaker at conferences and events across the country, and has taught classes and conducted workshops on writing, publishing, energetic healing, self-coaching and personal development. Her fiction books have been featured in national and regional magazines, including Redbook, Mountain Living and Colorado Homes and Lifestyles. She has appeared on local and national television, including CSPANâ€™s Book TV. Writing as Paula Boyd, her first mystery novel, Hot Enough to Kill, was released in 1999, and an excerpt is featured in the University of Texas Pressâ€™ Lone Star Sleuths: An Anthology of Texas Crime Fiction. The second book in the series, Dead Man Falls, won the 2001 WILLA Literary Award for Best Original Paperback. Turkey Ranch Road Rage was published in 2010 and the fourth in the series, Killer Moves, is planned for 2012. Additional titles in the Hardline Self Help Series are also planned.
The Tourist	by Matt Wingett Feb. 27, 2012	Free!	16565 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I was born in Portsmouth in 1968, and have worked variously as a tv scriptwriter, hypnotist, itinerant poet, computer repairer, teach of English as a foreign language, copywriter, rare bookdealer and dealer in vintage clothing. I love my home town of Portsmouth, and have discovered so much about it. In my stories, I just want to tell you more...
Charlotte of Little Dean	by P A Hilton May 31, 2011	Free!	823 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I have been writing for over ten years and I have had numerous short stories and articles published. Now I am looking to get more involved in the writing/publishing world. I served for many years in the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, while serving I experienced many adventures and situations which to draw on for future books.

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