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	Born-again Bandit	by Bryce McBryce June 29, 2008	$0.99	4202 words	Sample 20%
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	Brat Overboard	by Bryce McBryce Aug. 07, 2008	$0.99	2958 words	Sample 25%
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	Psaurian: a novel of semi-intelligent design	by Donald Carr Jan. 11, 2009	$2.95	83140 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Donald Carr is a senior policy and communications advisor for the Environmental Working Group (EWG). He writes regularly at the Huffington Post and AgMag and has written about music and film for the Washington DC City Paper and Grist. Psaurian, a novel of semi-intelligent design, is Donald’s first.
	The Ducks of Doom, Volume1	by Robert Smith Jan. 15, 2009	Free!	37114 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Publications Novels: The Kramer Project, Doubleday Canada, 1975. The Fox Trap, Fawcett, 1978. The Prey, Fawcett, 1977. (paperback available at Amazon.com ) The Toymaker, Fawcett, 1984. (paperback available Amazon.com) The Keeper, Fawcett, 1986. Deadly Admirer, Fawcett, 1987. The Leopard, Fawcett, 1988. Vampire Notes, Fawcett, 1990. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Silent Witness, Fawcett, 1991. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Fate, NovelBooks, Inc.,October 15, 2001, Fictionwise. Books for Children Ponty and the Storm Machine Ponty Saves the Hippopotamuses Ponty and the Lost Trucks Internet Serials The Ducks of Doom, humorous fantasy available at: smashwords.com Ponty and the Lost City of Atlantis, and Ponty's Quest for Camelot, humorous fantasies for children available at memoware.com How I Got Here I was born in Kidderminster, England, before the steam engines went away. I moved to Calgary when airliners still had propellers, and grew taller there. Later, I acquired an assortment of degrees in English Literature at Queen's University, though I still haven't figured out what to do with them. In Toronto, I researched computerized information systems, long before Bill Gates invented the Blue Screen of Death. I wrote my first three novels while serving as Editor of Educational Digest, and when this proved viable, I ran away from my editor's cubicle. Now I spend most of my time drawing comics. So here I am, still in Toronto, with my wife and son, a cat, various computers, tea pots, and a coffee maker. I work in the utility room, near the laundry monsters and the litter box.
	The Ducks of Doom, Volume 2	by Robert Smith Jan. 15, 2009	Free!	46430 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Publications Novels: The Kramer Project, Doubleday Canada, 1975. The Fox Trap, Fawcett, 1978. The Prey, Fawcett, 1977. (paperback available at Amazon.com ) The Toymaker, Fawcett, 1984. (paperback available Amazon.com) The Keeper, Fawcett, 1986. Deadly Admirer, Fawcett, 1987. The Leopard, Fawcett, 1988. Vampire Notes, Fawcett, 1990. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Silent Witness, Fawcett, 1991. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Fate, NovelBooks, Inc.,October 15, 2001, Fictionwise. Books for Children Ponty and the Storm Machine Ponty Saves the Hippopotamuses Ponty and the Lost Trucks Internet Serials The Ducks of Doom, humorous fantasy available at: smashwords.com Ponty and the Lost City of Atlantis, and Ponty's Quest for Camelot, humorous fantasies for children available at memoware.com How I Got Here I was born in Kidderminster, England, before the steam engines went away. I moved to Calgary when airliners still had propellers, and grew taller there. Later, I acquired an assortment of degrees in English Literature at Queen's University, though I still haven't figured out what to do with them. In Toronto, I researched computerized information systems, long before Bill Gates invented the Blue Screen of Death. I wrote my first three novels while serving as Editor of Educational Digest, and when this proved viable, I ran away from my editor's cubicle. Now I spend most of my time drawing comics. So here I am, still in Toronto, with my wife and son, a cat, various computers, tea pots, and a coffee maker. I work in the utility room, near the laundry monsters and the litter box.
	The Ducks of Doom, Volume 3	by Robert Smith Jan. 16, 2009	Free!	62140 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Publications Novels: The Kramer Project, Doubleday Canada, 1975. The Fox Trap, Fawcett, 1978. The Prey, Fawcett, 1977. (paperback available at Amazon.com ) The Toymaker, Fawcett, 1984. (paperback available Amazon.com) The Keeper, Fawcett, 1986. Deadly Admirer, Fawcett, 1987. The Leopard, Fawcett, 1988. Vampire Notes, Fawcett, 1990. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Silent Witness, Fawcett, 1991. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Fate, NovelBooks, Inc.,October 15, 2001, Fictionwise. Books for Children Ponty and the Storm Machine Ponty Saves the Hippopotamuses Ponty and the Lost Trucks Internet Serials The Ducks of Doom, humorous fantasy available at: smashwords.com Ponty and the Lost City of Atlantis, and Ponty's Quest for Camelot, humorous fantasies for children available at memoware.com How I Got Here I was born in Kidderminster, England, before the steam engines went away. I moved to Calgary when airliners still had propellers, and grew taller there. Later, I acquired an assortment of degrees in English Literature at Queen's University, though I still haven't figured out what to do with them. In Toronto, I researched computerized information systems, long before Bill Gates invented the Blue Screen of Death. I wrote my first three novels while serving as Editor of Educational Digest, and when this proved viable, I ran away from my editor's cubicle. Now I spend most of my time drawing comics. So here I am, still in Toronto, with my wife and son, a cat, various computers, tea pots, and a coffee maker. I work in the utility room, near the laundry monsters and the litter box.
	The Ducks of Doom, Volume 4	by Robert Smith Jan. 17, 2009	Free!	77970 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Publications Novels: The Kramer Project, Doubleday Canada, 1975. The Fox Trap, Fawcett, 1978. The Prey, Fawcett, 1977. (paperback available at Amazon.com ) The Toymaker, Fawcett, 1984. (paperback available Amazon.com) The Keeper, Fawcett, 1986. Deadly Admirer, Fawcett, 1987. The Leopard, Fawcett, 1988. Vampire Notes, Fawcett, 1990. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Silent Witness, Fawcett, 1991. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Fate, NovelBooks, Inc.,October 15, 2001, Fictionwise. Books for Children Ponty and the Storm Machine Ponty Saves the Hippopotamuses Ponty and the Lost Trucks Internet Serials The Ducks of Doom, humorous fantasy available at: smashwords.com Ponty and the Lost City of Atlantis, and Ponty's Quest for Camelot, humorous fantasies for children available at memoware.com How I Got Here I was born in Kidderminster, England, before the steam engines went away. I moved to Calgary when airliners still had propellers, and grew taller there. Later, I acquired an assortment of degrees in English Literature at Queen's University, though I still haven't figured out what to do with them. In Toronto, I researched computerized information systems, long before Bill Gates invented the Blue Screen of Death. I wrote my first three novels while serving as Editor of Educational Digest, and when this proved viable, I ran away from my editor's cubicle. Now I spend most of my time drawing comics. So here I am, still in Toronto, with my wife and son, a cat, various computers, tea pots, and a coffee maker. I work in the utility room, near the laundry monsters and the litter box.
	The Ducks of Doom, Volume 5	by Robert Smith Jan. 18, 2009	Free!	72825 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Publications Novels: The Kramer Project, Doubleday Canada, 1975. The Fox Trap, Fawcett, 1978. The Prey, Fawcett, 1977. (paperback available at Amazon.com ) The Toymaker, Fawcett, 1984. (paperback available Amazon.com) The Keeper, Fawcett, 1986. Deadly Admirer, Fawcett, 1987. The Leopard, Fawcett, 1988. Vampire Notes, Fawcett, 1990. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Silent Witness, Fawcett, 1991. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Fate, NovelBooks, Inc.,October 15, 2001, Fictionwise. Books for Children Ponty and the Storm Machine Ponty Saves the Hippopotamuses Ponty and the Lost Trucks Internet Serials The Ducks of Doom, humorous fantasy available at: smashwords.com Ponty and the Lost City of Atlantis, and Ponty's Quest for Camelot, humorous fantasies for children available at memoware.com How I Got Here I was born in Kidderminster, England, before the steam engines went away. I moved to Calgary when airliners still had propellers, and grew taller there. Later, I acquired an assortment of degrees in English Literature at Queen's University, though I still haven't figured out what to do with them. In Toronto, I researched computerized information systems, long before Bill Gates invented the Blue Screen of Death. I wrote my first three novels while serving as Editor of Educational Digest, and when this proved viable, I ran away from my editor's cubicle. Now I spend most of my time drawing comics. So here I am, still in Toronto, with my wife and son, a cat, various computers, tea pots, and a coffee maker. I work in the utility room, near the laundry monsters and the litter box.
	the Ducks of Doom, Volume 6	by Robert Smith Jan. 19, 2009	Free!	18907 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Publications Novels: The Kramer Project, Doubleday Canada, 1975. The Fox Trap, Fawcett, 1978. The Prey, Fawcett, 1977. (paperback available at Amazon.com ) The Toymaker, Fawcett, 1984. (paperback available Amazon.com) The Keeper, Fawcett, 1986. Deadly Admirer, Fawcett, 1987. The Leopard, Fawcett, 1988. Vampire Notes, Fawcett, 1990. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Silent Witness, Fawcett, 1991. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Fate, NovelBooks, Inc.,October 15, 2001, Fictionwise. Books for Children Ponty and the Storm Machine Ponty Saves the Hippopotamuses Ponty and the Lost Trucks Internet Serials The Ducks of Doom, humorous fantasy available at: smashwords.com Ponty and the Lost City of Atlantis, and Ponty's Quest for Camelot, humorous fantasies for children available at memoware.com How I Got Here I was born in Kidderminster, England, before the steam engines went away. I moved to Calgary when airliners still had propellers, and grew taller there. Later, I acquired an assortment of degrees in English Literature at Queen's University, though I still haven't figured out what to do with them. In Toronto, I researched computerized information systems, long before Bill Gates invented the Blue Screen of Death. I wrote my first three novels while serving as Editor of Educational Digest, and when this proved viable, I ran away from my editor's cubicle. Now I spend most of my time drawing comics. So here I am, still in Toronto, with my wife and son, a cat, various computers, tea pots, and a coffee maker. I work in the utility room, near the laundry monsters and the litter box.
	The Ducks of Doom, Volume 7	by Robert Smith Jan. 19, 2009	Free!	60004 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Publications Novels: The Kramer Project, Doubleday Canada, 1975. The Fox Trap, Fawcett, 1978. The Prey, Fawcett, 1977. (paperback available at Amazon.com ) The Toymaker, Fawcett, 1984. (paperback available Amazon.com) The Keeper, Fawcett, 1986. Deadly Admirer, Fawcett, 1987. The Leopard, Fawcett, 1988. Vampire Notes, Fawcett, 1990. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Silent Witness, Fawcett, 1991. (paperback available at Amazon.com) Fate, NovelBooks, Inc.,October 15, 2001, Fictionwise. Books for Children Ponty and the Storm Machine Ponty Saves the Hippopotamuses Ponty and the Lost Trucks Internet Serials The Ducks of Doom, humorous fantasy available at: smashwords.com Ponty and the Lost City of Atlantis, and Ponty's Quest for Camelot, humorous fantasies for children available at memoware.com How I Got Here I was born in Kidderminster, England, before the steam engines went away. I moved to Calgary when airliners still had propellers, and grew taller there. Later, I acquired an assortment of degrees in English Literature at Queen's University, though I still haven't figured out what to do with them. In Toronto, I researched computerized information systems, long before Bill Gates invented the Blue Screen of Death. I wrote my first three novels while serving as Editor of Educational Digest, and when this proved viable, I ran away from my editor's cubicle. Now I spend most of my time drawing comics. So here I am, still in Toronto, with my wife and son, a cat, various computers, tea pots, and a coffee maker. I work in the utility room, near the laundry monsters and the litter box.
	Tourists	by Steve Wheeler Jan. 25, 2009	$4.99	55016 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Ottawa writer. Short stories, fiction and creative non fiction. Fictional novels. TOURISTS is the first novel published.
	Born Again A Novel	by Harold Seymour Jan. 25, 2009	$4.00	40291 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Harold Seymour is a clinical psychologist and professor.
	The Great Ice Cream Summer	by Kim Owen Smith Jan. 26, 2009	$0.99	1833 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Writer of films, television and stories, as well as poetry. I get my ideas from the usual source. I am an artist, and as such should be exempt from shit. Further deponent sayeth not. Kim Owen Smith
	Ambition, part one	by NFH Walker Feb. 16, 2009	Free!	16475 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Since graduating from St. Andrews University six years ago I have kept myself busy working as in a major London advertising agency. To give a brief flavour of my life, to date I have lived overseas in Shanghai, China, as an English Teacher, in New Jersey, USA as a Golf Caddie, and spend my early years in Muscat, Oman, where my father worked in the Oil Business when I was young.
	How To Disappear Completely	by David Bowick Feb. 20, 2009	You set the price!	52943 words	Sample 50%
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	A Brief Conversation with My Hair	by Russell Bradury-Carlin March 01, 2009	Free!	25636 words	Read a sample
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	What I Saw On My Way To The War	by Kim Owen Smith March 03, 2009	$0.99	4540 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Writer of films, television and stories, as well as poetry. I get my ideas from the usual source. I am an artist, and as such should be exempt from shit. Further deponent sayeth not. Kim Owen Smith
	Briefs for the Reading Room	by Dan Marvin March 11, 2009	$2.99	51021 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Dan Marvin lives and works in Kentucky. Over twenty five years of writing experience has culminated in his two novels as well as a thriving freelance business writing for magazines and his day job. Dan also reviews other people's works on the lulu book review and new media reviews. When not writing, Dan enjoys horseback riding with his family and the company of their many pets.
	Vanity Plate Shorts	by George Angus April 19, 2009	Free!	2849 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Owner of Tumblemoose Writing Services. The tag line reads: "Inspiring Writers Every Day" I write and have been published in the following venues: Magazine Articles Web Copy Student Workbooks Textbooks Ad Copy e-books I have two novels in progress. My style is fun and conversational. My approach is real and laid back.
	The Viewing of Velma	by William von Reese April 20, 2009	$4.99	69777 words	Sample 10%
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	Dark Drink and Conversation	by Thomas Kennedy May 09, 2009	$1.50	70886 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Irish writer of: Dark Drink and Conversation A warm tale of conversation, murder and adventure. More Dark Drink and Conversation A warm tale of conversation, kidnap and adventure. Love on the dark side of the city A Romantic Thriller set in Dublin, Ireland The Irish Detective A series of interlinked short detective stories. Twisted love and money Romance and Business mix in modern Ireland Druids Raptors and Egyptians Magic and science fiction in a young teen adventure The New York Druid Seeking an evil Druid, Live Corp, who specialise in niche markets in evil, target Connor a young tax accountant The Chicago Druid and the Ugly Princess Transformed by a druid into the ugliest woman imaginable the once beautiful Princess Fionnuala is thrown by magic into modern Chicago Various Short Stories also available. These books are also available on Amazon.com (print) and Kindle, Barnes and Noble etc,.
	Beagle and Sneakers	by LK Hunsaker May 12, 2009	Free!	1301 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: ~ Literary Romance With An Artsy Twist ~ LK Hunsaker is the author of a string of novels centered around the arts and societal issues, combined with strong romantic elements. As spouse of a decorated career soldier, she traveled widely, moved several times, and held down the home front. She was honored with meeting some of Washington D.C.'s top names and a prized possession is her first novel signed by a former first lady. Having received inspiration and instruction from her family of recognized artists, Hunsaker also holds arts and psychology degrees heavy with English and creative writing emphasis. She is now settled in western Pennsylvania with her husband and two children. LK has been called one of the "great storytellers" with "brilliant writing" by reviewers and peers, and has won several peer awards and commendations. Her short stories, poems, reviews, and articles have been published in literary ezines and print magazines.
	The Prize Bride	by John Ivor May 17, 2009	$0.99	2679 words	Sample 25%
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	The Coolie's Sweetheart	by Bryce McBryce May 20, 2009	$0.99	4889 words	Sample 25%
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	Crusade	by Greg Crites May 28, 2009	$2.99	77962 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: Author of 20 world famous humor novels. Spew forth 3 new non-PC, offensive, audiobook literary abortions per/year. Listen, laugh... or go watch the Love Boat. Audiobooks available at www.veinarmor.com as mp3 files with instant gratification via instant download... and all for a measly six-bucks each! Cheap laughs! Spread the friggin' happiness. HAR!
	At The Bank	by Ruben Escobedo III May 29, 2009	Free!	836 words	Read a sample
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	What Was I Thinking?! How Not To Date	by Annie Earley June 02, 2009	$4.99	32603 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Annie Earley has a Master’s degree in Education. She taught locally for 29 years and retired in 2003. Shortly after retirement she started a small business in stained glass. After her divorce in 2004, she resumed playing guitar and now performs in a band. The group plays the northeast Pennsylvania bar/restaurant scene and occasionally at summer festivals and get-togethers. In 2006, she met a man through a fellow musician and they got married six months later. He is also a musician and is currently the bass player in the band. He is the happy ending to her real-life story.
	Travels with Andy	by Ian Buchanan June 06, 2009	Free!	1261 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Hi I have been writing still, for those who are still waiting for the next stage of The Jetty Journals. It's coming along, slower than it should, but nearly finished. I'm biased, but I think it will be as exciting as the first book. I work as a technical manager for web projects, and write in bursts when I get some time. Thanks for your feedback, and happy to hear from readers. You can also contact me via the jetty journals website.
	Treasure The Moment	by Richard von Fuchs June 07, 2009	$3.94	80573 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Dr. Richard von Fuchs was born in St. Louis, grew up in Niagara Falls, New York. He graduated from the University of Colorado and the University of Rhode Island, and much later from the University of Vienna. After teaching high school in Rhode Island and Ontario, he settled on Vancouver Island in 1971. The BC NDP (social democrats) hired him as an organizer and he became a Canadian citizen. He had walk-on parts as a fisherman, tree planter, a radio and TV news announcer, including CBC Prince Rupert, retail music store owner and piano tuner. The habit of door knocking in political campaigns led to several years as a door to door salesman. He trod the boards in amateur theatre and musicals in Courtenay, B.C in the 1970s, and then sang in some Folk Festivals and isolated bars. Twice went to Japan to teach English. His former wife, Betty, took excellent care of him. In 1990 he moved to Western Hungary to teach English at a forestry college and earned a PhD at the University of Vienna. Abandoning 33 years of atheism, he returned to the Lutheran church, and became a church janitor in Scarsdale, New York for 18 months, while teaching at Iona College. He was a Green party candidate in Ontario in 2OO3. Returning to Europe, he is still employed University of West Hungary, settled in a bourgeois suburb of Sopron, Hungary. He has a Hungarian wife, Etelka, and a son Maximilian, born in 1996.
	Essence of Vienna	by Ian Buchanan June 12, 2009	Free!	942 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Hi I have been writing still, for those who are still waiting for the next stage of The Jetty Journals. It's coming along, slower than it should, but nearly finished. I'm biased, but I think it will be as exciting as the first book. I work as a technical manager for web projects, and write in bursts when I get some time. Thanks for your feedback, and happy to hear from readers. You can also contact me via the jetty journals website.
	Diary of a Mad Gen Yer	by Marcus Dino June 12, 2009	$0.99	57127 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: A FULL TIME WRITER WHO WORKS PART TIME AS A TEACHER
	Fifi Anything Goes in the Double Os	by Marcus Dino June 13, 2009	$5.00	85904 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: A FULL TIME WRITER WHO WORKS PART TIME AS A TEACHER
	DeutschKurse	by Ian Buchanan June 20, 2009	Free!	1509 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Hi I have been writing still, for those who are still waiting for the next stage of The Jetty Journals. It's coming along, slower than it should, but nearly finished. I'm biased, but I think it will be as exciting as the first book. I work as a technical manager for web projects, and write in bursts when I get some time. Thanks for your feedback, and happy to hear from readers. You can also contact me via the jetty journals website.
	Vox Vibrato	by Robert Hanshew June 21, 2009	$3.99	15379 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Robert popped into life in Western Pennsylvania. Traveling, he became fascinated by other lands and lived in London, Dublin, and Warsaw. Tired of the Pirate life, he resettled back to the United States where he resides in the battle-grounds of Washington, D.C. with his wife and two lovely sons. For his "day-job", Robert is a photograph curator and works for the Naval History and Heritage Command. He has written over 300 biographies on Medal of Honor awardees and is doing in-depth research on Diversity in the Navy and Marine Corps for a future global-wide publication.
	Jonathan's First Wedding	by Sandy Nygaard June 26, 2009	Free!	2807 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Sandy Nygaard is a part-time CPA, a part-time writer, and a full time mom. Possessing little patience for either the tax code or parenting guidebooks, she keeps a tenuous grip on her sanity by writing. Her short stories and humorous essays focus on the quirks of small town life and have been published in numerous magazines and newspapers. She’s a native of the Pacific Northwest, acquiring the bulk of her small town experience in Dallas, Oregon, supplemented by a stint in Omak, Washington. Sandy has a BS from Oregon State University in Microbiology, which is mostly useless in either of her professions. She’s been a Camp Fire Girl, a 4-H member, a Job’s Daughter, an athlete (track) a church treasurer, and a PTA fundraiser, all of which provide immense fodder for her writing. She currently lives with her husband and two kids in the suburban wastelands east of Seattle.
	The Food Boutique	by Ian Buchanan June 26, 2009	Free!	1543 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Hi I have been writing still, for those who are still waiting for the next stage of The Jetty Journals. It's coming along, slower than it should, but nearly finished. I'm biased, but I think it will be as exciting as the first book. I work as a technical manager for web projects, and write in bursts when I get some time. Thanks for your feedback, and happy to hear from readers. You can also contact me via the jetty journals website.
	DEAD(ish)	by Naomi Kramer June 30, 2009	Free!	11877 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Naomi Kramer is an Australian author living in Ipswich, Queensland. She's addicted to coffee, dyes her hair odd colours, and looks a little like a corporate hippy on weekdays. She loves the beach, and her dream is to own a world-class barista.
	The Misadventures of Russell Quigley	by David Griffiths July 04, 2009	$2.99	89329 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: My naval career spanned 32 years and 5 months, during which, I photographed presidents, astronauts, pilots, ships, planes, events, and lots of people doing lots of things. I became addicted to being where the action is. I attended: • Basic Photography School in 1954, • Advanced Photography in 1966, • Photographic Statistical and Chemical Quality Control School in 1970, • Motion Picture School in 1977, • Photographic Equipment Repair School in 1978, and • The Robin Perry Creative Color Workshop in 1985 My favorite medal is the Humanitarian Medal, which I earned during the evacuation of Saigon. I received my Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Education with an emphasis in photography from Southern Illinois University just before retiring from the Navy. I used the “G.I. Bill” to obtain a Master’s in Vocational Education, and went to work for the Chief of Naval Education and Training as an Instructional Systems Specialist. For the next fifteen years, I developed Training Task Inventories, monitored contracts for computer-based training, and assisted chief and senior chief petty officers in developing nonresident training courses. It was a privilege to work with men and women of their caliber. A while back I wrote, “The Misadventures of Russell Quigley,” a hilarious collection of sea stories woven into the fabric of Russell’s life as a Navy photographer. The stories were easy to write because they were inspired by true events. I believe my stories ended in 1977 when I met and married Perla Lumawig Mogol, who promptly put out the fires and calmly went about the business of teaching me how to forgive, how to love, and how to put first things first.
	Look what you made me do!	by Ian Buchanan July 04, 2009	Free!	1564 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Hi I have been writing still, for those who are still waiting for the next stage of The Jetty Journals. It's coming along, slower than it should, but nearly finished. I'm biased, but I think it will be as exciting as the first book. I work as a technical manager for web projects, and write in bursts when I get some time. Thanks for your feedback, and happy to hear from readers. You can also contact me via the jetty journals website.
	Oops, an argument	by Ian Buchanan July 11, 2009	Free!	1805 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Hi I have been writing still, for those who are still waiting for the next stage of The Jetty Journals. It's coming along, slower than it should, but nearly finished. I'm biased, but I think it will be as exciting as the first book. I work as a technical manager for web projects, and write in bursts when I get some time. Thanks for your feedback, and happy to hear from readers. You can also contact me via the jetty journals website.
	Fried Green Zombies	by John Allen July 21, 2009	$2.99	94896 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: John Allen works in advertising as the Marketing and Creative Director at a television station on the Gulf Coast and has direct experience working with brainless zombies as both clients (former, of course...in past jobs...) and advertising executives. He grew up in rural Bovina, Mississippi, a town that actually had its own dirty county Sheriff (who served time in the Federal Penitentary for lying under oath), and spent most of his free time as a child climbing trees and fighting off imaginary zombies with childhood friends. When not convincing clients that their little son or daughter (much goofier looking than they realize) talking through missing teeth does not make an effective advertisement, he spends most of his free time with his two children (full of life) and his wife, another zombie because sleepless ten-month-olds have their own unique way of turning one's brain to mush.
	Gothic Monster	by Ian Buchanan July 24, 2009	Free!	1166 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Hi I have been writing still, for those who are still waiting for the next stage of The Jetty Journals. It's coming along, slower than it should, but nearly finished. I'm biased, but I think it will be as exciting as the first book. I work as a technical manager for web projects, and write in bursts when I get some time. Thanks for your feedback, and happy to hear from readers. You can also contact me via the jetty journals website.
	Demon's Redemption	by Anastasia Rabiyah July 28, 2009	$3.50	15319 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: Anastasia writes erotic romance, paranormal erotic romance, and dark fantasy. She often crosses genres in order to follow her muses into the darkness where they seek out destiny in all its forms. She believes in fairies, demons, angels, magic, passion, chocolate, supportive friends, e-books, and writing critique groups. Her deepest desire is to pursue her creative dreams and realize them. Every spare moment she devotes to writing for her haunting muses.
	Jock Stewart and the Missing Sea of Fire	by Malcolm R. Campbell Aug. 16, 2009	$0.99	71050 words	Sample 35%
	Author bio: Malcolm R. Campbell, author the novels The Sun Singer (2004) and the satire Worst of Jock Stewart (2006) has been published “Nonprofit World,” “Nostalgia Magazine,” “The Smoking Poet,” the Atlanta “Journal-Constitution”, the Great Lakes “Bulletin,” the “Rosicrucian Digest,” “Future Earth Magazine” and training and manufacturing trade magazines The Sun Singer was a finalist in the 2004 “ForeWord Magazine” Book of the Year Awards. A contributing writer for “Living Jackson Magazine” in northeast Georgia, Campbell also works as a grant writer for nonprofit organizations. Since 2005, Campbell has maintained the “Morning Satirical News” weblog (http://jockstewart.typepad.com/) where his alter ego, Jock Stewart, takes a “cynical, sarcastic and randomly humorous look at real and/or imagined news.” The early posts from this weblog served as the basis for the satire, Worst of Jock Stewart. Junction City, the Star-Gazer newspaper and the primary characters in Jock Stewart and the Missing Sea of Fire were born at the “Morning Satirical News.” While both Campbell and Stewart learned to handset justified columns of metal type out of a California Job Case and copy fit headlines without using layout software, everything else in Jock Stewart and the Missing Sea of Fire is more or less fictional. Campbell was graduated from Florida State University with a B.A. in radio-television writing, with a minor in English, and from Syracuse University with an M. A. in journalism. He also attended the University of Colorado as a journalism student and a weekend climbing participant at the school’s Mountain Recreation Department. He served in the U. S. Navy as a journalist between 1968 and 1970, writing news stories and features for the military and the civilian press while on board the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Ranger (CVA-61) and while stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Station. Campbell lives in Jefferson, Georgia with his wife Lesa, of 22 years, a former newspaper reporter, systems analyst, and the consulting director of the Crawford W. Long Museum. In December, Campbell finished serving four years, three as chair, on the Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission. Both Campbells have been active in the town’s Main Street Program. An avid reader and book reviewer, Campbell especially enjoys the novels of Sunetra Gupta, Italo Calvino, Diana Gabaldon, Susanna Clarke, Cormac McCarthy and Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
	The Wind in Westminster	by J. W. B. Richmond Aug. 22, 2009	$3.99	73962 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: J.W.B. Richmond was born and brought up in Andalucia, Spain, a long way away from the Riverbank and the English Countryside so evocatively described by Kenneth Grahame in The Wind in the Willows, which was read to him as a bedtime story when he was a child. As an adult living in London, England, he was inspired to write the continuing adventures of Toad of Toad Hall. His chief love is comedy and he has written for radio, stage and screen. This is his first novel which he hopes you enjoy reading as much as he enjoyed writing it.
	Xanta Claus	by Don Keeler Aug. 30, 2009	$2.99	69984 words	Sample 40%
	Author bio: Keeler recently began writing works of Fiction after writing extensively non-fiction for many years centered around his work in the software industry. He has produced solutions/products used worldwide and distributed by companies such as IBM, Novell and Lumen Software. He is now applying his experiences and view of the world to works of fiction.
	Lackluster Politics	by Stanfield Major Sep. 01, 2009	$1.99	3736 words	Sample 40%
	Author bio: Stanfield Major was born in Normal, Illinois, but soon left normal behind. Raised in nearby Eureka, where Ronald Reagan went to college, he observed the tumult of the late 1960s and early 1970s from the somewhat detached perspective of the middle west. At the age of fourteen, stung by the same bug as both his parents, he began scribbling. He started with short unrhymed poems. And then he tried fiction, novels he didn’t finish. About a year later he began writing song lyrics. His creative life has consisted of a restless shifting from one to another of these forms of expression. Although, until recently, songwriting has been his main focus. He’s spent most of his life trying to find his place in this world. Hammering on doors that didn’t open. Wandering shabby alleyways in the twilight haze. Living the experiences that now inform his work. Since the mysteries of sexuality have always galvanized his creative imagination he began, several years ago, posting to Literotica, an online forum for writers of erotica. Over the next two years he wrote enough erotic short stories to fill a book. That was how Balls Of Cobalt Blue, and, later, Call Me Pandora, came to be. Stanfield now resides in Kingman, Arizona and is working on another book of erotic short stories, a couple of romance novels, and plans to produce several more CDs in which songs using his lyrics are showcased. The first CD, Crossroads And Highways, was released in 2008 by the band 7th And Beale. Inspiration: Many of my stories, “Win/Win Situation”, “Royally Fucked”, “Motorcycle Mama”, “Turnabout”, and “Ocean Interlude”, for instance, were written in response to a specific woman asking me to write a story based on her particular fantasies. In the same way that being touched by someone else is more exciting than touching oneself, seeing your fantasies filtered through the mind of another can add to the thrill. And for me, as a writer, the delight of challenging myself to inhabit another’s skin and see the world through her eyes is profoundly satisfying. Someone reviewing “Royally Fucked” said, “Definitely written by a woman”. That’s the highest compliment. That’s what I’m aiming for. If you have a fantasy you’d like to see filtered through my erotic mind please contact me through my blog “From My Erotic Mind” (see link on this page) and if your fantasy inspires me the world might see the result (your part will be acknowledged only if you wish it to be). Whether you have a fantasy or not I’d love to hear from you.
	Besserwisser: A Novel	by Steve Anderson Sep. 02, 2009	Free!	70256 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Steve Anderson is the author of The Losing Role and other novels with crime, history, mystery, noir and humor. Anderson has also written short stories and screenplays, and was a Fulbright Fellow in Munich, Germany. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
	Beyond Exile	by William von Reese Sep. 03, 2009	$4.99	78485 words	Sample 10%
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	Looking Through the Windows of Madness	by Leo Vine-Knight Sep. 04, 2009	Free!	82091 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: I'm a college tutor in health and social care, with a Ph.D. in Mental Health Studies. I'm an ex- psychiatric nurse and maintain an academic interest in mental health policy, with several published articles in professional journals. Now semi-retired, I happily dedicate more time to my hobbies; reading, writing fiction, learning guitar and walking. My novel ‘Looking Through the Windows of Madness’ is a cathartic examination of my time in psychiatric nursing. I'm married with two children and live in North Yorkshire, England.