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	Glimpse of Fate: Five Stories	by Aron White Feb. 11, 2012	$2.99	20339 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Aron lives in Seattle and assumes his secret storyteller identity whenever possible. Originally from the Motor City, he’s always had a soft spot for Chevys, enjoys collecting vintage movie posters and is a member of Knights of Columbus. Some day when his regime comes to power he plans to require society to read more books and watch less television. Some of his favorite writers are Banana Yoshimoto, Michael Crichton, Amy Tan, Orson Scott Card and Isaac Asimov.
	Slightly Impaired	by P.R. Mason Feb. 09, 2012	Free!	967 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: P.R Mason is an author of Young Adult Fantasy who also writes steamy romance as Patricia Mason. She escaped from the snowy midwest winters of her youth by moving in 2001 to a beautiful, historic city in Georgia to pursue her dream of being a novelist.
	Kekkel en Kraai	by VDS Brink Feb. 09, 2012	Free!	4243 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Corporate strategist, student of life
	Visions Of Odd	by S. A. Barton Feb. 06, 2012	$1.99	8573 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: S. A. Barton is one of the legion of retail workers struggling to keep his big dreams alive in an often uncooperative world.
	Two Scoops of Doom: A Buffet Boy Story	by Aron White Feb. 04, 2012	$0.99	4254 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Aron lives in Seattle and assumes his secret storyteller identity whenever possible. Originally from the Motor City, he’s always had a soft spot for Chevys, enjoys collecting vintage movie posters and is a member of Knights of Columbus. Some day when his regime comes to power he plans to require society to read more books and watch less television. Some of his favorite writers are Banana Yoshimoto, Michael Crichton, Amy Tan, Orson Scott Card and Isaac Asimov.
	6-Pack of Humorous Flash Fiction	by Gil C. Schmidt Jan. 31, 2012	$0.99	4850 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: My first written story involved a boy, spear-chucking natives and ended in a dream. It won 1st Prize in the Short Story Contest held for 7th graders. Imagine how bad the others were. Being an avid reader of comic books, SF, mystery and sports stories and thinking that I knew I could do something similar, I took that first story as a push to keep writing. Almost everything I wrote after that I trashed, except for one story my Dad said: "It's good, but you wrote it for yourself, not the reader." From that point on, I knew I could write stories and I learned to write them for more than an audience of one. I've written plenty of stories, some of which were published. I've written seven books, one of which was published with me receiving no credit, as ghost writers know. I've been blogging as Gil The Jenius for several years, but not about writing. I've spent something like 40% of my professional career writing plans, ads, reports, proposals, articles, interviews and scads of other "serious" stuff. And what fiction I did write I kept tucked away, growing older as I focused on other types of writing. Now's the time for it to see the light. Somerset Maugham once said that "If you're waiting to write, you're a waiter, not a writer." Although I still take tips (preferably cash), I'm a writer...fiction now included.
	6-Pack of Romance Flash Fiction	by Gil C. Schmidt Jan. 31, 2012	Free!	5021 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: My first written story involved a boy, spear-chucking natives and ended in a dream. It won 1st Prize in the Short Story Contest held for 7th graders. Imagine how bad the others were. Being an avid reader of comic books, SF, mystery and sports stories and thinking that I knew I could do something similar, I took that first story as a push to keep writing. Almost everything I wrote after that I trashed, except for one story my Dad said: "It's good, but you wrote it for yourself, not the reader." From that point on, I knew I could write stories and I learned to write them for more than an audience of one. I've written plenty of stories, some of which were published. I've written seven books, one of which was published with me receiving no credit, as ghost writers know. I've been blogging as Gil The Jenius for several years, but not about writing. I've spent something like 40% of my professional career writing plans, ads, reports, proposals, articles, interviews and scads of other "serious" stuff. And what fiction I did write I kept tucked away, growing older as I focused on other types of writing. Now's the time for it to see the light. Somerset Maugham once said that "If you're waiting to write, you're a waiter, not a writer." Although I still take tips (preferably cash), I'm a writer...fiction now included.
	Larks Fiction Magazine Monthly Review, January 2012	by Daniel Pool Jan. 29, 2012	$0.99	22127 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Daniel J. Pool is a writer, editor and part-time funny man. His work has appeared in the Fringe, Weirdyear, Trend and Indigo-Rising Magazine. In his spare time he edits Larks Fiction Magazine--the flagship publication of his multimedia business.
	Just one of those days	by Charity Parkerson Jan. 29, 2012	Free!	660 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Charity Parkerson was born in Tennessee where she still lives with her husband and two sons. She is an award winning author of 5 books, including the International Bestseller "Wicked Sinners" She is a Goodreads author, Library Thing author, a member of long and short romance review, an author/member of Paranormal Romance Guild, and a member of Independent authors and writers. You can like her at Facebook.com/authorCharityParkerson. Be sure to visit her at www.charityparkerson.com
	The Old Sofa	by Brazen Snake Books Jan. 29, 2012	$0.99	8249 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Brazen Snake Books is an independent publishing company specializing in romantic suspense, thriller/suspense and erotica. Established in 2010. Submissions by invitation only.
	20 In 5 -- Vol. III -- February 2012	by Mis Tribus Jan. 24, 2012	$0.99	13542 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Kevin is founder and chief volunteer for Mis Tribus Corp, an open community that provides creators (authors, producers, artists) with the tools, services, and knowledge, to independently publish, produce, and sell their creative products.
	Battle Scars	by Jerome Brooke Jan. 12, 2012	$1.99	1649 words	Sample 40%
	Author bio: GoodSamaritan Press Chonburi, Thailand Publisher - Jerome Brooke was born in Evansville, Indiana. He nowlives in the Kingdom of Siam. He has written Our Lady of Silk and many other books. His work has recently been published in a number of journals, including World of Myth – Welcome to Wherever - Indigo – Candidum - MelBrake Press blog - First Literary Review - Ides of March - Conceit - Pink Mouse - and Mirror Dance. Islespoetrylibrary.4mg.com Jeromevbrooke.wordpress.com Poemhunter.com/Jerome-brooke Poetryoftheisles.blogspot.com Myspace.com/jeromevbrooke
	6-Pack of SciFi Flash Ficton	by Gil C. Schmidt Jan. 10, 2012	$0.99	4286 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: My first written story involved a boy, spear-chucking natives and ended in a dream. It won 1st Prize in the Short Story Contest held for 7th graders. Imagine how bad the others were. Being an avid reader of comic books, SF, mystery and sports stories and thinking that I knew I could do something similar, I took that first story as a push to keep writing. Almost everything I wrote after that I trashed, except for one story my Dad said: "It's good, but you wrote it for yourself, not the reader." From that point on, I knew I could write stories and I learned to write them for more than an audience of one. I've written plenty of stories, some of which were published. I've written seven books, one of which was published with me receiving no credit, as ghost writers know. I've been blogging as Gil The Jenius for several years, but not about writing. I've spent something like 40% of my professional career writing plans, ads, reports, proposals, articles, interviews and scads of other "serious" stuff. And what fiction I did write I kept tucked away, growing older as I focused on other types of writing. Now's the time for it to see the light. Somerset Maugham once said that "If you're waiting to write, you're a waiter, not a writer." Although I still take tips (preferably cash), I'm a writer...fiction now included.
	6-Pack of Adventure Flash Fiction	by Gil C. Schmidt Jan. 10, 2012	$0.99	4784 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: My first written story involved a boy, spear-chucking natives and ended in a dream. It won 1st Prize in the Short Story Contest held for 7th graders. Imagine how bad the others were. Being an avid reader of comic books, SF, mystery and sports stories and thinking that I knew I could do something similar, I took that first story as a push to keep writing. Almost everything I wrote after that I trashed, except for one story my Dad said: "It's good, but you wrote it for yourself, not the reader." From that point on, I knew I could write stories and I learned to write them for more than an audience of one. I've written plenty of stories, some of which were published. I've written seven books, one of which was published with me receiving no credit, as ghost writers know. I've been blogging as Gil The Jenius for several years, but not about writing. I've spent something like 40% of my professional career writing plans, ads, reports, proposals, articles, interviews and scads of other "serious" stuff. And what fiction I did write I kept tucked away, growing older as I focused on other types of writing. Now's the time for it to see the light. Somerset Maugham once said that "If you're waiting to write, you're a waiter, not a writer." Although I still take tips (preferably cash), I'm a writer...fiction now included.
	6-Pack of Mystery Flash Fiction	by Gil C. Schmidt Jan. 03, 2012	$0.99	4475 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: My first written story involved a boy, spear-chucking natives and ended in a dream. It won 1st Prize in the Short Story Contest held for 7th graders. Imagine how bad the others were. Being an avid reader of comic books, SF, mystery and sports stories and thinking that I knew I could do something similar, I took that first story as a push to keep writing. Almost everything I wrote after that I trashed, except for one story my Dad said: "It's good, but you wrote it for yourself, not the reader." From that point on, I knew I could write stories and I learned to write them for more than an audience of one. I've written plenty of stories, some of which were published. I've written seven books, one of which was published with me receiving no credit, as ghost writers know. I've been blogging as Gil The Jenius for several years, but not about writing. I've spent something like 40% of my professional career writing plans, ads, reports, proposals, articles, interviews and scads of other "serious" stuff. And what fiction I did write I kept tucked away, growing older as I focused on other types of writing. Now's the time for it to see the light. Somerset Maugham once said that "If you're waiting to write, you're a waiter, not a writer." Although I still take tips (preferably cash), I'm a writer...fiction now included.
	6-Pack of Fantasy Flash Fiction	by Gil C. Schmidt Jan. 03, 2012	$0.99	4529 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: My first written story involved a boy, spear-chucking natives and ended in a dream. It won 1st Prize in the Short Story Contest held for 7th graders. Imagine how bad the others were. Being an avid reader of comic books, SF, mystery and sports stories and thinking that I knew I could do something similar, I took that first story as a push to keep writing. Almost everything I wrote after that I trashed, except for one story my Dad said: "It's good, but you wrote it for yourself, not the reader." From that point on, I knew I could write stories and I learned to write them for more than an audience of one. I've written plenty of stories, some of which were published. I've written seven books, one of which was published with me receiving no credit, as ghost writers know. I've been blogging as Gil The Jenius for several years, but not about writing. I've spent something like 40% of my professional career writing plans, ads, reports, proposals, articles, interviews and scads of other "serious" stuff. And what fiction I did write I kept tucked away, growing older as I focused on other types of writing. Now's the time for it to see the light. Somerset Maugham once said that "If you're waiting to write, you're a waiter, not a writer." Although I still take tips (preferably cash), I'm a writer...fiction now included.
	Anthology of Short Stories From Authors Glenn C. and Sasha Gabriel	by GlennAndSasha Gabriel Dec. 31, 2011	Free!	8789 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Special Note: Hello everyone, and thank you for visiting our Authors Page. We are delighted to announce that we have just published our first novel, Amanda Ackers and The Deep Forest Elves. We are still in shock that so many people had liked our short stories. From November 14th of 2011, to February 7th of 2012, our little short stories and new novel have been downloaded over 3,469 times, with the novel being downloaded 723 times in one month! We are very thankful to you all, for supporting our work, which we do for the enjoyment of it. Our thanks also, to the many of you who have emailed us, with kind comments on our stories, and those who had requested receiving a prerelease version of our novel. We had never thought of doing that, but what a great idea. It gave many a chance to read the novel before we actually published it. Thanks to all of you! We are most humbled by the response we have received, and thank you from the top, middle and bottom of our hearts! Book Two of the Amanda Ackers series, Amanda Ackers and The Realm Of The Witches, will be out near the end of the year. Should any of you like a prerelease version, please let us know. As you know, we do require you to sign a non-disclosure agreement and fax it back to us… it’s just good business practice. Please let us hear from you when you get the chance. Email us at: GlennAndSasha@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- Hello and thank you for visiting our Smashwords.com page. My name is Sasha Gabriel, and I would like to take a few moments to say a little about Glenn and myself. They say that creativity belongs to the young. Well, not always. Young at heart, I’ll buy, but nothing else. Writing is relatively new for me. I’ve been an avid reader for most of my 60+ years. But writing seemed daunting. How do you write an idea to get over to other people without boring them to death? How do you write conversations that sound like the people who are speaking them? Once I studied the “how to’s” a bit, and with the encouragement from Glenn, my wonderful husband and best friend, I started writing. And I love it. So does Glenn. Writing has opened a door for me that nothing else has – my imagination has soared and I’m absolutely thrilled and thankful, from the bottom of my heart, that others like my writing, as well. Both Glenn and I have been submitting very, very short stories (no more than 600 word stories) because these are also being entered into a writing contest with that directive. At the same time, both Glenn and I are writing novels (Glenn’s is awesome!!!! Think the depth of Lord of the Rings with the immediacy of Harry Potter and you’ve got it!). But I want to share something with you all… Glenn has battled Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia almost his entire life. That’s a mouthful, for sure, but try living with them on a daily basis! Even so, Glenn has worked to overcome the more serious side effects and his talent in writing, painting, and all over creativity is nothing short of staggering. Honestly… I’m running to keep up with him but I’m mostly just out of breath! So… the bottom line is… we’re all just human with all our challenges and it’s those challenges that make what we create that much better. Please… If you like to read… then write. If you like to paint… then paint. Pick up that paintbrush and start. For writing, get to your keyboard and begin. We think you’ll surprise yourself at your talents. And, again… Thank You all for your kind and generous words of appreciation for our stories! It means the world to us! ----------------------------- Glenn here. Just wanted to add that we never thought anyone would even read our work, let alone have downloaded our little stories hundreds of times in less than a month. Because of the kind words from you all, I will continue to write. I have, as Sasha had mentioned, been writing a novel which I was writing for fun, for our grandson Logan. I was not going to publish it, just print it out to give to him. Now… once the first book of that series is finished, I’ll publish it here for FREE. My thanks to all of you. Feel free to contact Sasha and I at the following email address. We would love to hear from you: GlennAndSasha@gmail.com
	5 Twists	by Camille LaGuire Dec. 22, 2011	Free!	12049 words	Read a sample
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	Flash In The Hand	by Wayne C. Long Dec. 18, 2011	$1.99	6780 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Wayne C. Long is an unusually gifted electronic short story teller. His love for and mastery of this delicious and powerful art form puts him right up there with the best! Having written all his life, whether as a copy writer in the business world or as a writer of edgy short fiction in the digital world, he does one thing particularly well: he mines the edges of human experience for those powerful ideas that no one is tapping into. He visualizes onto the page what other writers overlook, using his cinematically-trained mind’s eye. He distills down the creative essence of the short story, to where less is more. Wayne’s work has appeared in QST magazine where its international readership voted to honor him with the coveted QST Cover Plaque Award two years in a row. Wayne’s short fiction continues to enchant global readers in The DX Magazine. He has also written for the Wisconsin Writers’ Journal and is known throughout the blogosphere. For over four years now, his Web site LongShortStories has been his writing home. There, Wayne markets his latest short stories direct to his enthusiastic global audience via e-mail subscription, transmitting a new story in PDF format every 12 days. He offers prospective subscribers single stories via his pay-per-view store, as well as two free sample stories. In addition, Wayne fosters the short story form by hosting two LongShortStories Short Story Contests annually. On the pages of his blog at www.LongShortStories.com/wayne/, he teaches and engages readers in the art of short story writing. Wayne C. Long is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and his wife, Diane, is also an N.I.U. graduate. They recently built a home on a hill overlooking the headwaters of the Milwaukee River as it meanders into a charming century-old millpond occupied by hundreds of Canada geese. Wayne and Diane are proud of their two married children (a daughter and a son), one very special granddaughter and a brand-new grandson.
	20 In 5 Volume II - January 2012	by Mis Tribus Dec. 16, 2011	$0.99	14217 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Kevin is founder and chief volunteer for Mis Tribus Corp, an open community that provides creators (authors, producers, artists) with the tools, services, and knowledge, to independently publish, produce, and sell their creative products.
	Invisible Girl and Other Stories	by Maria Deira Dec. 14, 2011	$0.99	9594 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Maria Deira lives in Oregon. Her writing has appeared in Strange Horizons, GigaNotaSaurus, Every Day Fiction, A cappella zoo, and PodCastle. She is currently working on a novel.
	A Cold And Dark Christmas	by Jeffrey Hollar Dec. 13, 2011	$0.99	8597 words	Sample 10%
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	Moving the Mountain: A Short Story	by Aron White Dec. 02, 2011	$0.99	2206 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Aron lives in Seattle and assumes his secret storyteller identity whenever possible. Originally from the Motor City, he’s always had a soft spot for Chevys, enjoys collecting vintage movie posters and is a member of Knights of Columbus. Some day when his regime comes to power he plans to require society to read more books and watch less television. Some of his favorite writers are Banana Yoshimoto, Michael Crichton, Amy Tan, Orson Scott Card and Isaac Asimov.
	Flash Fiction 30 stories 1,000 words or less Volume 3	by Joe DiBuduo Dec. 01, 2011	$6.99	18559 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: I write different genres, Sci-Fi, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. I have been writing for 6 years and have published online and in anthologies, along with 1 nonfiction book and 1 poetry book. I have a memoir that will be finished soon, and a Paranormal Romance novel I'm looking to have published. Buy a Penis Manologue as an e book at smashwords.com or on kindle. also available as a Paperback version available at http://www.createspace.com & http://www.amazon.com
	Hoa_Than	by Viet booknet Nov. 29, 2011	$3.99	115181 words	Sample 20%
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	Mr Splish Splosh and the Silly People	by Frankie Lassut Nov. 28, 2011	Free!	3288 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: I don't think saying 'I'm a writer' is enough to describe what I actually do. I like to entertain, and I use writing as a medium to do that. That then makes me a (and yeah, I obviously use a keyboard),... a... what's a good word? How about, a Pen-tertainer? I'm a Pentertainer ... I live in Coventry, England, but am originally from the North West of the country. I've been in Coventry for 21 years, and the hardest part was learning how to use a knife and fork and other domestic things after spending so much time up there in the frozen wastelands tearing chunks of meat off the kill after roasting it on a fire. Mind you, I'm not entirely re trained to life in the City, as quite a few people I've met down here do still talk in grunts; I'm one of the few who can understand them, and so, I work part time in the DSS claims office. (not true, but wouldn't that be so cool if it was). I myself got told off years ago by a stern faced lady in the claims office. I was on the Jobseekers/New Start course (Course? LOL), and I told my claims officer that I enjoyed going down there ... "Mr Lassut! You aren't supposed to enjoy it!" ... Her T shirt should have given it away before I opened my mouth. It read: 'I hate what I'm told to hate ... that means YOU' Last time I saw her she was in the fancy dress shop near Argos, buying a Gadaffi costume with mask. I thought she was going to a fancy dress do, but now look! ... I think she was investigating international claimant's Nat Insurance numbers, but got a little carried away. Bless her cotton socks.
	20 In 5 -- Volume I -- December 2011	by Mis Tribus Nov. 26, 2011	$0.99	15054 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Kevin is founder and chief volunteer for Mis Tribus Corp, an open community that provides creators (authors, producers, artists) with the tools, services, and knowledge, to independently publish, produce, and sell their creative products.
	Max's Eyes	by Christopher Kneipp Nov. 21, 2011	Free!	1075 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Part time author and full time lunatic. My name is Chris Kneipp Author of the Young Adult Fantasy novel PARALLEL. I’m a married dad and I’m happiest when I am not sad.
	Mallorca Schattengeschichten	by Elke Becker Nov. 18, 2011	$4.99	30303 words	Sample 10%
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	Whistler Street Chronicles	by Kurt Frazier Nov. 17, 2011	$3.99	22839 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: A father of 5 and a grandfather of two wonderful grandsons. I enjoy reading the Bible, spiritual writings, mystery, poetry and short stories. I have published one book previously, 49098 to 36575 and am currently working on a couple more. I thank God for the blessings that He has given me and for all those people that I have met over the years that have influenced me in my writing.
	Campaigner Challenges 2011	by Katharina Gerlach Nov. 12, 2011	$2.99	44558 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Katharina Gerlach was born in Germany in 1968. She and her three younger brothers grew up in the middle of a forest in the heart of the Luneburgian Heather. After romping through the forest with imagination as her guide, the tomboy learned to read and disappeared into magical adventures, past times or eerie fairytale woods. She didn’t stop at reading. During her training as a landscape gardener, she wrote her first novel, a manuscript full of a beginner’s mistakes. Fortunately, she found books on Creative Writing and soon her stories improved. For a while, reality interfered with her writing but after finishing a degree in forestry and a PhD in Science she returned to her vocation. She likes to write Fantasy, Science Fiction and Historical Novels for all age groups. At present, she is writing at her next project in a small house near Hildesheim, Germany, where she lives with her husband, three children and a dog. Katharina Gerlach has had various short stories published in Germany as well as a non-fiction e-book in US-Fantasy author Holly Lisle’s "The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About …" series.
	At the Water's Edge	by Brazen Snake Books Nov. 09, 2011	$1.49	10067 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Brazen Snake Books is an independent publishing company specializing in romantic suspense, thriller/suspense and erotica. Established in 2010. Submissions by invitation only.
	How Not To Stake A Vampire	by C.D. Reimer Nov. 02, 2011	$0.99	2939 words	Sample 35%
	Author bio: C.D. Reimer lives and works in Silicon Valley. His interests are ceramics, painting, tropical fish, and web programming. These keep him out of trouble when he’s not fixing broken users and consoling hurt computers. Currently working on his first novel, two short story collections, and various short stories. He had published 25+ short stories and appeared in a half dozen anthologies.
	Don't Blink	by B.C. Young Nov. 01, 2011	$0.99	9633 words	Sample 17%
	Author bio: What do you do when a story bounces around inside your head for three or four years? You need to get the story out to people, and the writer needs to tell it. Author B.C. Young had this exact thing happen to him. He was tired of driving back and forth to work everyday, conceiving a story in his head that no one could hear. Before long, he started to work on his stories. He decided on a simple approach that he felt anyone could read. His decision was to tell the stories he writes through shorter stories. The shorter stories end up telling a bigger story, and the bigger stories tell the final story. As a result, each story feeds off the next and the previous. Currently his work involves the Miscorrection series and other science fiction stories. This is a favorite genre of his because it allows for so many possibilities in storytelling. His place of residence is in the suburbs of Philadelphia with his wonderful wife, Jennifer, and two children, Ethan and Emma.
	Halloween in Flash	by Allies Press Oct. 30, 2011	Free!	1879 words	Read a sample
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	Skins (flash fiction mini collection)	by Jess C Scott Oct. 24, 2011	Free!	6555 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Jess is a full-time author/artist/non-conformist. She works in a diverse range of genres such as urban fantasy, erotic (not pornographic) fiction, young adult fiction, poetry, and cyberpunk. As a writer, Jess focuses on style and substance over short-term success with current fads and marketing hype. Visit her website for free samples and more! WEBSITE: http://www.jessINK.com MEDIA: http://www.jessINK.com/media.htm DISCLAIMER: http://www.jessINK.com/porn_vs_erotica.htm + + + FB: www.facebook.com/jessINKbooks TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jesscscott
	My Half of The Story	by Tony Vinyoh Oct. 20, 2011	Free!	857 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: It’s easy and safe to say Tony Vinyoh is an Anglophone (Cameroon) writer who likes to explore every form of art, but so far can only manage poetry, short stories, song-writing and a spicy blog.
	Ripples	by Thomma Lyn Grindstaff Oct. 16, 2011	Free!	14556 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Thomma Lyn Grindstaff gets some of her best ideas when hiking in the mountains. She's both a novelist and a freelance writer. She's also a musician: a classically-trained pianist, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer. Other passions include studying philosophy, science, and spirituality. Last but never least, she's a cat wrangler. She shares her home with four Ballicai (also known as cats). If you could sum Thomma Lyn up in three words, they would be Artist, Seeker, and Adventurer.
	In a Dark Place	by Brazen Snake Books Oct. 12, 2011	$1.49	6424 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Brazen Snake Books is an independent publishing company specializing in romantic suspense, thriller/suspense and erotica. Established in 2010. Submissions by invitation only.
	Letters to My Ten Year Old Self	by Nina Pelletier & Drew Nicholson Oct. 11, 2011	Free!	14723 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: Nina Pelletier is a full-time writer who lives in Ontario, Canada. She is the creator of the Prompt-and-Share, which brings writers together in an enthusiastic and encouraging forum. Nina is the co-founder of the soon to be online Scriptorum Tantillum publishing house. When she’s not prompting, editing, providing feedback, reading, blogging or writing, she can be found playing with her canine companion, Princess Trixie. She can be found at her blog (http://writingofanovel.blogspot.com/) and on Google+ (http://writingofanovel.blogspot.com/). Drew Nicholson is an early-middle aged geek. He’s happily married the second time around, and has two fantastic sons. He’s a die hard Cubs fan, which contributes to his pathos, which makes being a poet marginally easier. He directed the Great Google+ Art Experiment video (http://writingofanovel.blogspot.com/), which led directly to him being appointed Art Director of Sociolog+ (http://sociologyplus.com), where he curates an arts community made up of painters and sketchers, musicians and songwriters, poets and videographers. Circle him on Google+ (http://writingofanovel.blogspot.com/), where he writes poetry and short stories while engaging in some of the best conversations on the net. He’s also the co-founder of the soon-to-be-online publishing house Scriptorum Tantillum, of which this is the first issue, and has been published on CuriosityQuills.com. He harbors a deep love for Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, BSG, Horatio Hornblower, Farscape and David Brin novels, as well as a new found love for scotch to go with his long love affair with good beer. He lives near Chicago, Illinois.
	Those Plums and Other Stories	by Harley Crowley Oct. 07, 2011	$0.99	3877 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: Harley Crowley resides in Escondido. She and her husband, who is a painter, have recently returned to their southern California roots, and she is appreciating the climate and environment she grew up with. But she misses and is grateful to her writing community in Bellingham, WA, who gave her the opportunity and encouragement to finally get to work. She writes mostly flash fiction and prose poetry, but is in the process of editing a short novel with the help of her splendid new writing group in Escondido. That book will be available soon at Smashwords. Beyond that, she enjoys reading -- short stories in particular; traveling, especially by train; and staying in touch with family and friends. It's a good life. The cover image for "Those Plums" was created by Mike Crowley, who manipulated one of his watercolor sketches until it achieved the proper weirdness to illustrate the story "Those Plums."
	Small Magic: Collected Short Stories	by Aaron Polson Oct. 05, 2011	$0.99	35368 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Aaron Polson currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, two sons, and a tattooed rabbit. During the day, Aaron works as a mild-mannered high school English teacher. His stories have been reprinted in The Best of Every Day Fiction 2009 and 2010, listed as a recommended read by Tangent Online, received honorable mention in the storySouth Million Writers Award and Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year. Aaron prefers ketchup with his beans.
	Paperback Trinkets: A Collection of Short Stories	by Sandra Dorsett Oct. 03, 2011	$2.99	13636 words	Sample 40%
	Author bio: I was born in Northern California and spent most of my growing up years in Los Angeles. My first husband and I moved to Houston, Texas with our two young sons in the early 1970's. I was widowed in 2004 after my first husband's long and courageous battle with lung cancer. I am now remarried and my wonderful husband, Steve, and I live on a little farm in Southeast Texas. I began writing when I was just a little girl. My little sisters were my first critics, snuggling beside me at bedtime while I read my newest work to them. A Wink at Midnight is my first novel.
	It's Your Life: Five Stories	by Aron White Oct. 02, 2011	$2.99	20077 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Aron lives in Seattle and assumes his secret storyteller identity whenever possible. Originally from the Motor City, he’s always had a soft spot for Chevys, enjoys collecting vintage movie posters and is a member of Knights of Columbus. Some day when his regime comes to power he plans to require society to read more books and watch less television. Some of his favorite writers are Banana Yoshimoto, Michael Crichton, Amy Tan, Orson Scott Card and Isaac Asimov.
	Flash Fiction Addiction 22 Short Short Stories Volume II	by Garden Summerland Oct. 01, 2011	$1.99	17341 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Garden Summerland is a romance, horror, psychological thriller, crime & mystery novelist. She also enjoys writing short stories, screenplays, lyrics, poetry and flash fiction. She collects gargoyles, loves elves and Ireland and when she isn't writing, she enjoys reading and online research.
	Thirty More Stories	by Gil C. Schmidt Sep. 30, 2011	$2.99	21298 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: My first written story involved a boy, spear-chucking natives and ended in a dream. It won 1st Prize in the Short Story Contest held for 7th graders. Imagine how bad the others were. Being an avid reader of comic books, SF, mystery and sports stories and thinking that I knew I could do something similar, I took that first story as a push to keep writing. Almost everything I wrote after that I trashed, except for one story my Dad said: "It's good, but you wrote it for yourself, not the reader." From that point on, I knew I could write stories and I learned to write them for more than an audience of one. I've written plenty of stories, some of which were published. I've written seven books, one of which was published with me receiving no credit, as ghost writers know. I've been blogging as Gil The Jenius for several years, but not about writing. I've spent something like 40% of my professional career writing plans, ads, reports, proposals, articles, interviews and scads of other "serious" stuff. And what fiction I did write I kept tucked away, growing older as I focused on other types of writing. Now's the time for it to see the light. Somerset Maugham once said that "If you're waiting to write, you're a waiter, not a writer." Although I still take tips (preferably cash), I'm a writer...fiction now included.
	Interview Abduction: A Short Story	by Aron White Sep. 29, 2011	$0.99	3568 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Aron lives in Seattle and assumes his secret storyteller identity whenever possible. Originally from the Motor City, he’s always had a soft spot for Chevys, enjoys collecting vintage movie posters and is a member of Knights of Columbus. Some day when his regime comes to power he plans to require society to read more books and watch less television. Some of his favorite writers are Banana Yoshimoto, Michael Crichton, Amy Tan, Orson Scott Card and Isaac Asimov.
	The New Death and others	by James Hutchings Sep. 27, 2011	$0.99	41559 words	Sample 16%
	Author bio: James Hutchings lives in Melbourne, Australia. His work has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, Enchanted Conversation and fiction365 among other markets.
	More Than A Flash Of Fiction	by Paul Andrew Russell Sep. 24, 2011	$0.99	5293 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: Paul Andrew Russell is an English poet and writer. He was born and raised in a small mining village in the beautiful county of Derbyshire. He spent the first forty years of his life in and around the place of his birth, before moving to St John’s, Newfoundland in 2003. He recently published his first collection of poetry Pocketful of Words available on Lulu.com. He has also had work published in the UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper, the now defunct Club Saint George online ex-pat magazine, where he was the Canadian contributor; and three of his flash fiction stories have appeared on the ‘fiction on the go‘ website CommuterLit.com. One of his poems, Rituals, was selected as Poem of the Week for the Poets United online magazine. Rituals is also included in Poets United’s first poetry anthology in print; Thoughts That Breathe, released in early 2011. More Than A Flash Of Fiction is a companion to A Flash of Fiction, published earlier this year; a collection of six original short stories culled from the pages of his blog. It is available on Lulu.com as an eBook download. Paul is currently working on a haiku collection, a crime novel, collection of flash fiction and a memoir. He is also editing and organising his second collection of poetry.
	Flash Fiction 30 stories 1000 Words or Less	by Joe DiBuduo Sep. 21, 2011	$1.99	20000 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: I write different genres, Sci-Fi, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. I have been writing for 6 years and have published online and in anthologies, along with 1 nonfiction book and 1 poetry book. I have a memoir that will be finished soon, and a Paranormal Romance novel I'm looking to have published. Buy a Penis Manologue as an e book at smashwords.com or on kindle. also available as a Paperback version available at http://www.createspace.com & http://www.amazon.com