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Seven Plays	by Charles Deemer Dec. 29, 2010	You set the price!	107407 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Teach screenwriting at Portland State University. Editor, Oregon Literary Review. Artistic Director, Small Screen Video. See full bio at http://www.ibiblio.org/cdeemer/bio.htm
Last Call	by Brian Hartman Jan. 03, 2011	Free!	3282 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Brian Hartman lives in Scotch Plains, NJ. He is the author of numerous short stories, including "Tuesday", published in Red Fez online, and co-author of "Valentine's Day" (along with Kenneth Weene and Salvatore Buttaci).
Mozart's Violin	by W E Monroe March 20, 2011	Free!	5562 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm retired and home is Orlando, Florida. I started writing a number of years ago just before the internet came into our lives. I was very serious about developing my writing skills. Even though I was writing mainly for my own pleasure and satisfaction, not as means of making a living. After a few feeble attempts at getting published, I soon lost interest. A recent gift was an ebook reader which I've enjoyed immensely. This got me thinking about the stories and poetry I wrote years ago. Reading my old stuff, I felt that that mine compared favorably. So, I decided to try publishing in ebooks and see if any readers are interested. I intend to submit a book of my short stories and a book of poetry. Over the years I've had a number of interests in addition to writing. I became interested in gems and minerals after some family members retired and moved to Franklin, North Carolina. During visits there I became aware of the gem mining in that area. My interest in North Carolina history developed while working on my family's genealogy. I discovered that my ancestors arrived in North Carolina from Scotland in the late 1700's. More recently I've done nature photography, some of which I smugly call "Art Photography". (Maybe, maybe not!)
Destination "B": An Adventure In The Andes	by Christopher David Petersen March 22, 2011	Free!	54800 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Christopher David Petersen (1963 - 20?? I just checked... I'm not dead yet). Born and raised in Connecticut. As a child, I was always daring and reckless. Never one to let common sense stand in the way of a great adventure, my bold feats of stupidity were legendary... Huckleberry Finn would have been proud. "Surprisingly", that same spirit carried over into adulthood, as I sought out entertainment that included: scuba diving; ski Mountaineering; mountain biking; Rock, Ice and Mountain climbing; flying planes; golf, motorcycles, the stock market and of course, experimentation with various alcoholic refreshments. Later in life, writing became an extension of my deep desire to experience "new and exciting worlds". I have written several books, but none have been published through any formal channels... I've heard the process is long, painful and laborious, the thought of which sickens me. My foray into e-publishing came after a friend suggested my works could fetch dollars instead of dust inside my sock drawer... a righteous observation. My recent publications are the result of this advice. Further adventure/suspense novels are soon to be released. An engineer by trade, I have worked all over the U.S. and usually write in my spare time... that is when I'm not enjoying a bottle of Scotch and a quality cigar. I am a naturally long-winded individual, so writing is what happens when I can't get anyone to listen to me anymore... I love all kinds of genres but gravitate more towards suspense. There is nothing like the build up to a great climax... What a rush! Please visit me at: http://christopherdavidpetersen.wordpress.com
A round shiny object	by Mark Stewart April 03, 2011	Free!	65 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Mark Stewart lives with his wife in the picturesque region of the Mornington Peninsula an hour's drive from Melbourne Australia. He has four adult children and one grandchild. Mark draws his inspiration for his books from the Australian culture, and from from his diverse family history. He enjoys writing novels and short stories. At present he has finished his second romance novel; Kiss on the bridge. You can upload the book for free on smashwords.com Quick blurb: If you were standing alone on a bridge at midnight on new-years-eve and a tall handsome stranger walked up to you then asked you for a kiss, how would you react? My first attempt at a romance novel was titled The perfect gift. Voted 5/5 on smashwords.com. Is set in the Australian outback. My next romance novel is titled LEGENDARY BLUE DIAMOND. Due out March 2012 The story is set in the Australian outback in the year 1850. Bushrangers rob a woman of her guns and the rare blue diamond ring. She hunts them down to take back what they stole. On her journey Jessica falls in love with a man named Lightening Dawn. For a short free romance story; Kate and Ben is a must read. Voted five out of five. He stepped from my dreams is another short romance.you can contact me by email: mark_stewart777@hotmail.com if you want your book printed and bound I have the means from $10 Australian plus postage.
American Dreams	by JT van Dahl April 14, 2011	You set the price!	70254 words	Sample 20%
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Garry Boots Goes Berserk	by David Piper May 16, 2011	Free!	6599 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Usually I can point north, no matter where I am. Growing up on endless High Plains vistas overlaid with right-angled gravel roads taught me that. My home is in Austin now, but I didn't come here straight away. Before Kansas there was New York, and afterward a few other gritty cities. When I was a teenager I ground gears in fuming semi trucks that strained under the load of a bulldozer or a backhoe. I operated those machines, too. Most of the time I even kept them upright. Later, between the time I quit college and then finished, I climbed splintery telephone poles in the fresh air. Sometimes sideways snow or stinging hornets freshened the air too much, though. For a few years, I put on a shirt and tie and managed a big team of telecommunications technicians and managers. We tore through mountains of trouble tickets and restored crashed networks. When I landed in Texas, most everybody told me they "weren't unhappy." Progress... Everything runs its course, and now I am a writer. My novel, Church of the God Particle, is forthcoming. Meanwhile, here are a couple of short stories so you can gauge my style. David
The Year Of Our Discontent	by Darrel Bird May 28, 2011	Free!	3505 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Author Biography: Utterly failing English in the 10th grade he quit school and left home hitchhiking back and fourth across the country never remaining long in one place. Suffering from a form of depression, he slipped into the Navy and was ejected for too young for service. His discharge read, â€˜For reasons none derogatoryâ€™. Again leaving his parents home he floated around the country working many different jobs and was again inducted into the service in 1961 serving in the Second Armored Division. After the â€˜Missiles of October and the advent of the Vietnam war he had enough. He sought release with Alcohol and drugs which only aggravated the depression and he wasnâ€™t able to stay put for long. At 30, by a miracle of God he was saved and the deliverance from alcohol and drugs was immediate, but he still suffered from depression for 25 years. He wrote his first short story titled â€˜The Biscuit Runâ€™ because of someoneâ€™s challenge and immediately loved the tightly wound short story format. Continuing to write, he has written some 22 short stories.
Strange Associations	by Darrel Bird May 30, 2011	Free!	6228 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Author Biography: Utterly failing English in the 10th grade he quit school and left home hitchhiking back and fourth across the country never remaining long in one place. Suffering from a form of depression, he slipped into the Navy and was ejected for too young for service. His discharge read, â€˜For reasons none derogatoryâ€™. Again leaving his parents home he floated around the country working many different jobs and was again inducted into the service in 1961 serving in the Second Armored Division. After the â€˜Missiles of October and the advent of the Vietnam war he had enough. He sought release with Alcohol and drugs which only aggravated the depression and he wasnâ€™t able to stay put for long. At 30, by a miracle of God he was saved and the deliverance from alcohol and drugs was immediate, but he still suffered from depression for 25 years. He wrote his first short story titled â€˜The Biscuit Runâ€™ because of someoneâ€™s challenge and immediately loved the tightly wound short story format. Continuing to write, he has written some 22 short stories.
Old Dogs, Children And Gil Bateman	by Darrel Bird June 01, 2011	Free!	4324 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Author Biography: Utterly failing English in the 10th grade he quit school and left home hitchhiking back and fourth across the country never remaining long in one place. Suffering from a form of depression, he slipped into the Navy and was ejected for too young for service. His discharge read, â€˜For reasons none derogatoryâ€™. Again leaving his parents home he floated around the country working many different jobs and was again inducted into the service in 1961 serving in the Second Armored Division. After the â€˜Missiles of October and the advent of the Vietnam war he had enough. He sought release with Alcohol and drugs which only aggravated the depression and he wasnâ€™t able to stay put for long. At 30, by a miracle of God he was saved and the deliverance from alcohol and drugs was immediate, but he still suffered from depression for 25 years. He wrote his first short story titled â€˜The Biscuit Runâ€™ because of someoneâ€™s challenge and immediately loved the tightly wound short story format. Continuing to write, he has written some 22 short stories.
Terms of the Wish	by Ark Means June 14, 2011	You set the price!	10739 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: About me is of no importance just know that I love horror, mystery and fantasy. I live for the movie or book that could scare the living shit out of me for my mind is a jumble of insanity, screaming to be let out and I do this through my writing.
From Belfast to St. Joe: 1838	by Ann Joiner July 22, 2011	Free!	5545 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Ann Levingston Joiner is a native of Orange, Texas, where she lived through her mid-thirties. At that time, she was a stay-at-home mom who spent her free time volunteering and writing poetry in a spiral-bound journal. After returning to college during the late nine-teen seventies, she moved her children to Houston and began her career as a high-school English teacher. Teaching in experimental programs, she wrote curriculum, authored textbook supplements and conducted workshops to help students develop their writing skills. Before she retired in 2002, she developed the English and Language Arts portion of her schoolâ€™s computer-based credit recovery program. During the years of her teaching career, she pursued an interest in comparative mythology, particularly focusing on the works of Joseph Campbell and the Heroâ€™s Journey. After retiring, she moved to San Antonio, Texas, to be closer to her children, and to pursue a new career as a writer. Her published works include two poems, â€œLady Audreyâ€ and â€œThe Rest Home,â€ and a non-fiction work, A Myth in Action: The Heroic Life of Audie Murphy. Now a grandmother, her current interests include genealogical research and writing fictionalized stories about the lives of her ancestors. She is also working on a series of fantasy western novels, set in the Texas Hill Country and involving its legendary Enchanted Rock.
COTTON	by Sandra Pavlic Oct. 13, 2011	Free!	9712 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I was born and raised in Slovenia in 1985. I started writing when I was about 15 years old but have never got the chance to publish my books. I really love e-books and that's why I'm translating my work to English (although I know it's not perfect) and self-publish it.
Desire Under the Big Oak Tree	by Bernard Fancher Oct. 27, 2011	Free!	2271 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I live on a small and mostly defunct farm in western New York, where the events of a typical day include writing and walking my dogs--items not necessarily listed in order of priority. (At least not from the dogs' point of view.)
Parting is such sweet sorrow	by Maree Bishop Nov. 21, 2011	Free!	2058 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Although I was born in New Zealand, I spent several years living in Boston and San Francisco where two of my children were born.I have been writing forever, but, only seriously for the past 10 years. I am fortunate to live on the beautiful Hibiscus Coast surrounded by sea. My very supportive other half is a six foot eight inch sports-mad ex Londoner. I hope you enjoy reading my stories as much as I do.
Waiting For Al	by Les "Buzz" Harcus Dec. 05, 2011	Free!	4126 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Author, Leslie F. "Buzz" Harcus served in the United States Marine Corps in Tsingtao, China,in 1947-48 in FMF-WESPAC. Buzz honed his writing skills at Michigan State University, then in television production, media relations, promotion and in public health, before retiring. He and his wife, Barbara live in northern Michigan where he enjoys writing, playing his banjo, and entertaining friends, neighbors and family. His first book, "China Marine: Tsingtao Treasure," follows the adventure of former Marine Corporal Harry Martin as he returns to China aboard the Swedish grain carrier, Otto J. Nurad, in search of hidden black market money. Released in late 2005, the book was welcomed by Marines and the general public. Responding to the demands of readers who fell in love with his characters in the first novel, and wanted more of them, Buzz wrote "Tainted Treasure," which follows the main characters of the first novel on a new adventure aboard the Swedish grain carrier as it departs the port of Qingdao, China, headed into the South China seas facing pirates, weather and the evils of mankind. Then Buzz switched gears to publish a detective novel. Web of Greed is an action packed, gritty police mystery that follows Kemah, Texas, homicide detective Sam August in trying to solve a complicated case of multiple murders. Sammy soon finds himself embroiled in a complex web of double-dealing, sex, computer chips and murder. Helping Sammy is his retired partner, William F. "Bill" Bailey, a cantankerous old Marine.
I Love You	by Beth Connolly Dec. 11, 2011	Free!	1109 words	Sample 30%
Author bio: I'm a girl who loves to write. I write almost every day (depending on if I have writer's block or not) and I frequent the computer a lot. I'm on a site called figment where you show people you're stories and see whether they like them or not. I've been having success with that so I thought I'd put my works to the ultimate test: seeing whether people really want to read them/download them or not.
A Way Out	by Robby K Dec. 29, 2011	Free!	800 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a student currently studying Medical Biology in Cotonou, Benin republic who fell in love with and started writing poems about 3 years ago on forums and boards on the internet. Then I moved on to slightly longer works in 2011. You can find some of my poems on my blog.
Me & Joan (of Arc)	by Karen Sunde Jan. 09, 2012	Free!	17642 words	Read a sample
Author bio: An actor turned writer, Karen performed many leading roles Off-Broadway, and was Associate Director of CSC Repertory. Her plays have been performed Off-Broadway, in regional theatres, on a USA tour, and in eleven countries and seven languages. Sundeâ€™s first screenplay, UNDERCOVER PATRIOT, a finalist at Sundance, optioned. Then PARALLEL LOVES for Terra Bella Entertainment, Los Angeles; BOULE DE SUIF (adapt Maupassant) for Dace Direction, London; DREAM HOUSE for Passport Films, NYC; THE FASTEST WOMAN ALIVE for Howard S Shulman Productions, NYC; THE SECRET SHIP, under option; FINAL QUEST: THE MOUNTAIN OF THE GODS; TRIPPING TAMMY; LOVE HITS EARTH(& Other Disasters); NEXT!; adaptations of HOW HIS BRIDE CAME TO ABRAHAM, in pre-production as The ABRAHAM FILM PROJECT, and IN A KINGDOM BY THE SEA. check www.howardshulman.com Published plays: DARK LADY, produced Abbey Theatre, Ireland, Aalborg State Theatre, Denmark, optioned for film; BALLOON, won three VILLAGER awards Off-Broadway, nominated Best Play by Outer Critics Circle, aired Radio France; HAITI: A DREAM in FACING FORWARD, produced Seven Stages, Atlanta, aired WNYC, WHYY, NPR; TO MOSCOW, premiered Ankara National Theatre, Turkey, Chain Lightning, New York; OH WILD WEST WIND in ROWING TO AMERICA, produced Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey (PTNJ). PLAYS BY KAREN SUNDE includes TRUTH TAKES A HOLIDAY, read La MaMa, New York City (NYC); IN A KINGDOM BY THE SEA produced PTNJ, HOW HIS BRIDE CAME TO ABRAHAM, produced PTNJ, Praxis Theatre Project, NYC, premiered at The Unicorn, Kansas City. ANTON, HIMSELF for Actors Theatre of Louisville, also played The Moscow Art Theatre, the Yalta Festival in Russia, Peoples Light and Theatre, NYU in New York. THE FASTEST WOMAN ALIVE produced Luna Stage, NJ, Praxis, NYC, Edinburgh Festival (2010); KABUKI OTHELLO, produced People's Light and Theatre Company and Annenberg Center, Philadelphia; Wisdom Bridge, Chicago; KABUKI LADY MACBETH produced Chicago Shakespeare Theater, cited for five JEFF Awards, including "Best New Work," Best Production," "Best Direction:" IN A KINGDOM BY THE SEA, 2009. Scenes from TO MOSCOW; ANTON, HIMSELF; MASHA, TOO; and ABRAHAM appear in SCENES & MONOLOGS FROM THE BEST NEW PLAYS. Among 23 plays--for Actors Theatre of Louisville; People's Light and Theatre; The Acting Company, NYC, Sunde wrote KABUKI MACBETH, KABUKI KING RICHARD and ACHILLES, which toured Hungary, Cyprus, and Japan. She co-wrote musical QUASIMODO,(a musical) premiered Byrdcliffe Festival, Woodstock, NY, produced Lahti City Theatre, Finland. For Cheltenham Center, Philadelphia, she wrote LA PUCELLE (ME & JOAN) and DADDY'S GONE A-HUNTING (TRACKING BLOOD WHITE). In NYC: for Chain Lightning, WHEN REAL LIFE BEGINS, for The Working Theatre, 2020 SEXCARE in FREE MARKET; for Tisch School, NYU, Table and Chair Handmade Theatre, PLEASE GOD, NO WEDDING OR SHOOTING AT THE END! Opera THE SPA with composer Michael Dilthey. also at www.dramaticpublishing.com Sundeâ€™s won a McKnight Fellowship, an NDEA Fellowship, the Aide de la Creation award in France, the Bob Hope Award, lives in New York City, served on the theatre panel of New Jersey Council on the Arts, and the new plays panel of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, was La MaMa ETC (New York)'s nominee for the Laura Pels/â€‹PEN award.
Luáºt xuáº¥t báº£n	by NhÃ xuáº¥t báº£n ThÃ´ng tin vÃ Truyá»n thÃ´ng Nov. 01, 2011	You set the price!	7436 words	Sample 20%
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Sebastian	by Rigby Taylor Feb. 18, 2011	Free!	62447 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Rigby lives on several acres of rainforest in sub-tropical Queensland, Australia with his partner.
Friends Uninvited: A Stage Play	by Steven Ayckbourn May 19, 2011	Free!	13857 words	Read a sample
Author bio: My hours are divided between writing plays (occasionally directing them), playing classical guitar, practicing Tai Chi and spending time with family and friends. I enjoy writing because it allows me to become someone else - often many people. I can live their ups and downs, share in their joys and traumas. More importantly not take sides. Otherwise, alone in a quiet room playing a Dowland lute transcription on my classical guitar is something close to spiritual. Information about my other works can be found by visiting my Web site (see link below). Updated: 30 December 2011
Antwerp: The First Time	by Rosanne Dingli Aug. 25, 2011	Free!	7250 words	Read a sample
Author bio: MOST SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS ON SPECIAL !! FESTIVE SEASON CLEARANCE ONLY $1.99 EACH GO MAD Rosanne Dingli is an award-winning Western Australian novelist, author of Death in Malta, According to Luke, six collections of short stories and a book of collected poems. She has had numerous articles, stories, reviews, columns and poems published Australia-wide and on the internet since 1986. She has worked as teacher, lecturer, workshop coordinator, magazine and corporate editor, travel consultant, cook, manuscript assessor, heraldic artist and business partner. She has travelled widely in Italy, the UK, Turkey, Greece, South East Asia, Holland, and Belgium, as well as most Australian states.
Death By Drowning	by Duncan James Oct. 08, 2011	Free!	2791 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Duncan James was an RAF pilot before eventually reaching the higher levels of the civil service, in a career that included top-level posts at home and abroad with the Defence Ministry, and work with the Metropolitan Police at Scotland Yard. A life-long and compulsive writer, he has produced everything from Government statements, Ministerial briefing papers, press announcements and reference books. As a public affairs consultant and freelance author, he was a prolific writer of magazine articles on a wide variety of subjects.
The Girl With No Name	by Suzanne Readsmith Jan. 07, 2012	Free!	3244 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I write about people, their relationships and the dynamics within. I write books, short stories and TV scripts with a leaning towards drama and black comedy. I have been published and had several scripts considered. I enjoy illustrating the wide range of emotions experienced in life by people of both genders and the permutations of social and personal cultural influences. I like to reach out and to make contact with readers walking beside them and not leaving them before I have evoked within them thought provoking emotions strung between tragedy and joy. I am a person touched by the irony of life and human frailty. Writing is as much a need for me as a want. Many years ago a complete stranger stopped me on the street and she said, â€œYou will always work for a livingâ€ which is proving to be true. Today I work hard and donâ€™t play enough. Instead I find myself traversing internalised continents exploring the complexities of life. Sometimes I have experienced life to be hard hitting, startling and scary which is true for so many people. I love my family and enjoy reading, gardening, painting and travelling.
He was All I could Think About	by Wendy Brumback Jan. 17, 2009	You set the price!	243 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: Born and rasied in Colorado, I love a wide variety of things. I write in several different genres and am working to complete a novel and making plans to start another. I received my BA in Crative Writing in May 2011. In my spare time I enjoy reading, studying my religon, crocheting, quilting, traveling (when I have the money)and entering clothing designs for their contests at Chicstar.com.
Temporary Insanity and Cautionary Tales	by Angelia Menchan July 01, 2010	Free!	2696 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Angelia Vernon Menchan is a wife, mother, nana, mentor, write or die woman. Her passion for writing led her to form her own publishing company, M.A.M.M. Productions with her husband, Maurice. Since 2006, she has published 8 books of her own and 2 books work of others. Her mottos are; â€˜To whom much is given, much is expectedâ€™ and â€˜God provides abundance for all, we have to prepare to reap.â€™ Angeliaâ€™s an avid supporter of Breast Cancer research through her book proceeds.
What Alice Saw	by Bridget Squires July 20, 2010	Free!	2141 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a 27 year old single mom. I love writing and it is my ultimate passion. I love anything zombie and write mostly zombie novels as well. Please rate my stories and let me know what you think! This helps me to become a better writer and improve my skills! Feel free to contact me on facebook or Myspace. I love meeting new people.
The V-8	by Ernest Winchester Aug. 19, 2010	Free!	479 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I must in all honesty, update this entry, for I stumbled onto the magic key to post a story on Smashwords. It was operator error not one of the poltergeist that Iâ€™m sure came preloaded in my computer that prevents me from getting what I want from it. For those of you who didnâ€™t read this bio beforeâ€”which Iâ€™m sure includes the rest of the worldâ€™s populationâ€”I repeat: I am an old man who loves to write. I started decades agoâ€”the exact number is irrelevantâ€”on a cast iron framed manual typewriter that would now serve little purpose beyond a boat anchor. I love composing fiction on the computer, mainly because of the spell check feature. Why someone who canâ€™t spell worth a damn wants to write, Iâ€™ll never be able to explain. I take solace in the knowledge that some well-known writers throughout history were so afflicted. However, I must confess, that is about as far as I can go into thisâ€”to meâ€”frightening world of cyberspace. I donâ€™t have accounts on face book (wouldnâ€™t touch it with a ten-foot pole. Almost nightly the news is filled with stories of people murdered by people they have contacted there.) I feel the same way about Myspace, a blog or personal web site. I donâ€™t tweet or twit or what ever that is. That really seems silly--just call them and talk! So Iâ€™ll be contented to write and enjoy retirement until the final heartbeat or wayward city buss runs me over.
Are You Positive?	by Stephen Davis Oct. 03, 2010	Free!	116401 words	Read a sample
Author bio: In his sixty-five years, Stephen Davis has been (in chronological order) one of the co-creators of "Up With People," a Physicianâ€™s Assistant in the U.S. Army (Vietnam vet), a commercial airline pilot, an Arizona State Senator, an Aide to L. Ron Hubbard in the Church of Scientology, President of an international management consulting firm (WISE), Director of Development and professor at Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic, computer software designer, horse whisperer, and captain of a whale and dolphin research ship. He is the author of a number of books and won the George Washington Medal of Honor from Freedoms Foundation for his published article, "The Government Versus the Economy." In his own wordsâ€¦ Like you, and many others, Iâ€™ve spent a lot of time in my life trying to find answers to some very simple questions: Who am I? Where did I come from? How did I get here? What am I doing here? Why is my life the way it is? My personal quest began at age nineteen when I went to work with Edgar Cayceâ€™s son at the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach. I took the opportunity to study as many of Cayceâ€™s â€œreadingsâ€ as I could from their original transcripts. From there I went deeper into parapsychological and psychic research, meeting and talking with such notables (at the time) as Dr. J.B. Rhine, who founded the first parapsychology lab at Duke University; Ruth Montgomery ("A Search for Truth"); and Lynn Schroeder and Sheila Ostrander ("Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain"). By the time I reached my twenty-fifth birthday, I owned a theosophical library of several thousand books. In the next decade I would become a personal â€œAideâ€ to L. Ron Hubbard in the Church of Scientology and achieve â€œOT6â€ status. By the time I turned forty-five, I had also dabbled in "A Course in Miracles," Urantia, Eckankar, channeling, Kundalini Yoga, meditation, Numerology, astrology, Tai Chi, Focusing, and Rosicrucianism. I read all the â€œSethâ€ books, along with Walsch's "Conversations with God" and Sitchinâ€™s "Earth Chronicles." I attended numerous self-help seminars and workshops, tried "The Secret," listened to Abraham, watched "What the Bleep Do We Know," and learned everything I could from Peter Marshall, John Bradshaw, Sai Baba, Krishnamurti, Deepak Chopra, Eckart Tolle, and others. I even studied conventional religions â€” Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc. â€” and at one time planned on becoming an Episcopal priest. In the end I still couldnâ€™t find a satisfactory answer to even one of my simple questions â€” at least not an answer that worked well enough for me and everyone else to create a happy and fulfilling life on a continuous and daily basis. But I knew there had to be some grain of truth in most of these spiritual philosophies â€” sometimes well hidden and hard to get at, but some truth none the less. Yet no single philosophy or practice or technique worked for very long, or satisfied me, or produced the kind of life I longed for or believed was possible. Something was just a little â€œoffâ€ in every one of them that seemed like it wasnâ€™t really true, and made both the â€œold-ageâ€ and â€œnew-ageâ€ theories come up short. So I kept searching, putting together a giant jigsaw puzzle, using pieces from everything I had learned along this spiritual journey; and I began to scout a new path toward serenity of being. I now have those answers I so desperately needed and wanted, and the jigsaw puzzle is virtually finished. The result is my latest book, "Butterflies Are Free To Fly: A New and Radical Approach to Spiritual Evolution."
Baumholder 1961	by Charles Deemer Dec. 29, 2010	You set the price!	19919 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Teach screenwriting at Portland State University. Editor, Oregon Literary Review. Artistic Director, Small Screen Video. See full bio at http://www.ibiblio.org/cdeemer/bio.htm
The Dirt Eaters	by H.D. Timmons Jan. 17, 2011	Free!	4654 words	Read a sample
Author bio: H.D. Timmons was born in Brooklyn, NY and is currently a Creative Director living in Kernersville, NC. Extending his creative efforts toward pursuing a writing career, Mr. Timmons has been published in Adoption Today (print magazine) and Strata Magazine (online). He has several works of fiction in progress and is looking for literary representation.
What About Clive?	by Ryan H. Nichols Feb. 09, 2011	Free!	2135 words	Read a sample
Author bio: The author lives in Florida. He enjoys Hiking, Kayaking and, of course, writing.
Someone In The Wolf	by M M-Stewart March 07, 2011	Free!	1235 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Hey! First of all, thanks for picking my work to read! I love to write and tell stories, and I have been doing it since I could hold a pen. I love zombies, the italian mafia, and serial killers. Not in that same order and not for the same reasons. I love to read books in bed, at work, in the car, in the tub, in the air, when I'm mad, when I'm happy, when I'm hungry....ect I'm very blunt. I'm very sarcastic. I'm damn funny and cute to boot. Normally, in all of my stories you'll read some reference to rock n'roll music, Joshua Homme (my favourite rock star), and/or Queens of the Stone Age (my favourite rock band). If you don't see these things then it's probably not one of my stories. And if you don't like these things, tough titty. My favourite colour is purple :D Stephen King is my favourite author. After reading, movies are my second love. My stories are meant to make you laugh, excite you, thrill you, but most of all, entertain you. After all, writing is one of the oldest sort of entertainment there is. I am looking for literary representation, so fill free to message me for any information. Don't forget to leave a REVIEW!! Enjoy.
Two Easters	by Bob Steinkamp March 15, 2011	Free!	12446 words	Read a sample
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Vanishing Horizons	by J.P. Voss April 14, 2011	Free!	4983 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm a middle-aged rounder with a checkered past. I've always been full of it. A few years ago, I started putting it on paper.
The Rabbi's Books	by Nancy Reil Riojas May 07, 2011	Free!	2632 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Thank you for visiting my profile. Throughout each of our lives, stories continuously happen all around us. What's thrilling is expressing them on paper, yet presenting the story to you with grace and clarity is in itself another story. In addition, we writers share a great challenge of maintaining your attention, never an easy task. Hence, my goal is to present stories that move your heart. I am from San Antonio, Texas, and after decades of a successful career in real estate, I still live in this great state. Most of my novelettes, novellas,and short stories are inspired by true events and take place only in Texas settings. I attempt to keep my writing style clear and direct, which can be enjoyed from the young to the old. In several of the stories, I provide Texas facts with the violence of self defense battles and natural disasters as well as moving, emotional struggles then combine them with moral fortitude. By keeping the reading time of some of the stories no longer than the length of a movie, the intent is to spark interest in those who dislike reading. "Writing opens the window to our souls, yet reading opens the door. If I can inspire anyone to read, then I feel successful in my endeavor." My stories: "Monster At My Window" (Novella) "Moonshiner, The Wolf" (Novella) "Hannibal~A True Story" (Short Story) "Rabbi's Books" (Short Story) "Visiting Mary" (Short Story) "Flood of 1965" (Short Story) "Steven" (Short Story) ~~~~ REVIEWS ~~~~ "Moonshiner, The Wolf" 1. This book helps us to understand two things: One, life is about the realization that if you know something has to be done, be self-reliant and do it, which in turn creates a strong sense of worth. And two, for some of us it can be difficult to know others as deeply as we might like to, especially those we love the most. Be good to those you love so you can live with them after this life, forever and ever." Andrew Campbell 2. "Kudos! A heart-wrenching story that entices you to keep reading. It's well written and certainly appropriate for all ages. Loved reading it." Thomas Holden 3. "A moving story from beginning to end, but one scene is a real tear-jerker." - Alpine Avalance, Alpine, Tx. Valerie P. 4. " 'Moonshiner, The Wolf' tells the tale of a courageous West Texas ranch woman. She befriends a wolf who becomes her lifetime guardian. Don't miss out, read it!"-- Bandera County Courier Editor, Bandera, Tx. Carolyn Edwards. "MONSTER AT MY WINDOW" 1. "A highly recommended thriller! Good battle scenes and good plot will hold your interest all the way through. Not one unneccesary or boring word in the entire story as the author does not force elements that disrupt the flow. The characters come to life and the setting fits like a glove. It begins with an up close casting of a young daughter who tells the truth and from there it unfolds into a unique storyline when friends face up to creatures that infiltrate a south Texas town. The end will leave you wanting more thrills, I guarantee it." David Martinelli 2. "Great Read! I thought this book would be all about monsters, but I got more out of it than just a monster story. This book reminds people that no matter how a child describes something, you should always listen and hear them! The way a child views something is not always the way we adults view them. Great book! To me, much more than a monster story." Wanda S. 3. "Different, but interesting." R.em "Hannibal~A True Story" 1. The storyline in this short story produces no punches as the author describes her survival against an animal that was never taught love." Kristina Howells, France author "VISTING MARY" 1. "This short story is charged with emotion and the imagery is fantastic as well --- keep writing." Heather Kitt "THE RABBI'S BOOKS" 1. "Excellent point of view. From the atrocities depicted in Elie Wiesel's "Night" to the haunting scene of Schindler's List, these events truly are worth teaching. To think that certain schools would have the nerve to excuse the matter is absolutely disappointing. Bravo to you, Nancy, for portraying that point of view and doing it so well!" Shane Ryan, writer "Flood of 1965" 1. "I felt like I was a part of the story, good description." Laura Everly Note from author: "In December the Christmas short story "Visiting Mary" was chosen for publication by the editors of four newspapers throughout Texas, "The Bandera County Courier" in Bandera County, "The Leader" in Dallas, Texas," La Prensa San Antonio", and "El Hispano News," Dallas, Texas." I am sole owner of these published stories and they are copyrighted at the U. S. Copyright Office, Washington, D.C. It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright law to the owner of copyright. Thank you.
Rider On The Storm	by Darrel Bird May 30, 2011	Free!	5035 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Author Biography: Utterly failing English in the 10th grade he quit school and left home hitchhiking back and fourth across the country never remaining long in one place. Suffering from a form of depression, he slipped into the Navy and was ejected for too young for service. His discharge read, â€˜For reasons none derogatoryâ€™. Again leaving his parents home he floated around the country working many different jobs and was again inducted into the service in 1961 serving in the Second Armored Division. After the â€˜Missiles of October and the advent of the Vietnam war he had enough. He sought release with Alcohol and drugs which only aggravated the depression and he wasnâ€™t able to stay put for long. At 30, by a miracle of God he was saved and the deliverance from alcohol and drugs was immediate, but he still suffered from depression for 25 years. He wrote his first short story titled â€˜The Biscuit Runâ€™ because of someoneâ€™s challenge and immediately loved the tightly wound short story format. Continuing to write, he has written some 22 short stories.
BLAM! Episode I	by Stephen Shypitka June 01, 2011	Free!	5944 words	Read a sample
Author bio: STEPHEN SHYPITKA was born in British Columbia and grew up in various cities in the United States and Canada. He studied at USC film school in Los Angeles. His books have appeared on the iTunes charts in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, US and the UK (topping those charts #5 in Germany, #7 in Canada and France, #8 in the US, #12 in the UK and #15 in Australia.) His film Some Boys Do became a #1 bestseller on TLAgay.com and received 5 star reviews as a bestseller on Amazon's Instant Video G&L channel. You will remember his fiction for crossing genres, turning heads and deep characterizations that you will not soon forget.
Protector	by Tressa Messenger June 03, 2011	Free!	75259 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a small town girl with big dreams. I grew up in a small coastal county call Pamlico County in the town of Reelsboro North Carolina. Growing up in such a country area there wasn't much to do, so I developed a wide fantasy finding solace in writing poetry and songs. After high school I left my little secure coastal town to discover other parts of the country. It was a sad and lonely time, but also fun and exciting time in my life. I had too many emotions to process so I started to put it all down on paper. That became the start of my first novel, which I have yet to finish. My first complete novel entitled Protector was a dream come true. It was such a wonderful and daunting process. I am currently working on the sequel entitled Protect Me. Writing is such a passion of mine and will continue to be whether I become successful with it or not.
A Favor	by Paul Daak July 06, 2011	Free!	1182 words	Read a sample
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Consequences	by Poetic Ray Aug. 03, 2011	Free!	16140 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Rachel spent most of her youth in South Carolina, but it was in Georgia where she found her pen. She began writing regularly at the age of 17. She later earned the name Poetic Ray. Venturing into spoken word, Poetic Ray performed on Atlanta's own radio station V-103 three years in a row, and she graced the mic at several spoken word venues. Her first book of poems was self published through blurb.com, followed by 4 others and 2 novelettes titled Consequences and Repercussions. She is working on her 3rd novel! Poetic Ray is also a writer of stage plays and songs, and she plans to produce a spoken word cd in the future. She is currently studying for a BA in English.
The Family	by Darrel Bird Sep. 16, 2011	Free!	8069 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Author Biography: Utterly failing English in the 10th grade he quit school and left home hitchhiking back and fourth across the country never remaining long in one place. Suffering from a form of depression, he slipped into the Navy and was ejected for too young for service. His discharge read, â€˜For reasons none derogatoryâ€™. Again leaving his parents home he floated around the country working many different jobs and was again inducted into the service in 1961 serving in the Second Armored Division. After the â€˜Missiles of October and the advent of the Vietnam war he had enough. He sought release with Alcohol and drugs which only aggravated the depression and he wasnâ€™t able to stay put for long. At 30, by a miracle of God he was saved and the deliverance from alcohol and drugs was immediate, but he still suffered from depression for 25 years. He wrote his first short story titled â€˜The Biscuit Runâ€™ because of someoneâ€™s challenge and immediately loved the tightly wound short story format. Continuing to write, he has written some 22 short stories.
Winter Thunder	by Sylvan Scott Sep. 24, 2011	Free!	5510 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I wrote about robots. When I was a kid, my first story was about robots that looked like people: the only survivors of a world-wide nuclear war. What can I say? I grew up in the 70's. Since then I've sculpted all manner of stories about all sorts of topics. Science Fiction and Fantasy still remain favorites of mine and, usually, what I can express in speculative fiction I'd rather not express in other formats. I love short stories and am working on making this writing bug that I've harbored for so many years finally work for me. Here goes nothing.
The Darkness Unseen	by michelle michaels Nov. 21, 2011	Free!	287 words	Read a sample
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Prism (Story of CI)	by Rachel Moschell Nov. 24, 2011	Free!	107952 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: To see the world through different eyes. To visit places you've never been...through imagination. To feel that all in the world have a heart like yours, and feel what you do. Those are my goals. Read Prism to begin the adventure that is Story of CI! Story of CI 2 coming soon.
Only One Cat In the House	by Inge Moore Dec. 21, 2011	Free!	3331 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Inge Moore is a short-story writer and novelist. She currently lives and writes in Fort Erie, Ontario.
Confessions	by Alexandra Batson Jan. 10, 2012	Free!	2601 words	Read a sample
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Ripped my heart out by RavenWatson Â©2012	by Raven Watson Jan. 31, 2012	Free!	2504 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Hi! I'm Raven. I love to write stories! Writing is my life. it's a good way to get my feelings out. I tend to use characters from tv shows and stuff but I give all credit to them! They made the people and personalities, ect.

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