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Toys from my Attic	by Russell Connor March 20, 2011	$4.99	11282 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Russell Connor is an internationally known painter and writer who has contributed covers and illustrated essays to The New Yorker and The New York Timesâ€™ Book Review. After study with Josef Albers at Yale, and years painting in Japan and France, he was invited by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to be writer and host of Museum Open House, a nationally televised weekly gallery talk, produced with WGBH for public television for four years. While active as a painter, he also produced award-winning films on art, and was an early champion of video art. In 1970 he curated the worldâ€™s first museum exhibition of video art at the Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University, and later collaborated with Nam June Paik, Bill Viola, and William Wegman. Early influence of his grandfather, The New Yorker humorists, and the inspiration of museums and television finally merged to startling effect in his painting. In 1997, Charles E.Tuttle Co., Inc. commissioned him to write Masters in Pieces: The Art of Russell Connor. Amused by what he calls the muddled mental museum we all carry around, he combines well-known masterpieces in new compositions and new narratives. The New York Timesâ€™ review said, â€œMagically, Connor whisks away the artifice of art history to forge some deeper connections, and makes us smile all the while.â€ Toys From My Attic, evolved from a performance the artist gave at the Cornelia St. CafÃ© in Greenwich Village, was created in the same spirit.
Are U experienced? [The first 4 experiences]	by David Capone March 20, 2011	$0.99	4819 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: David was born in Naples, Scampia, in 1978. Since then he has been: prodigy child, a suburban guy, electronics technician, wanderer between London and Birmingham, almost graduated in Art and Cinema. Write keeps him alive. Writes for various literary and music magazines. Worked in cultural activities such as "Gli angeli sopra Roma". Currently he survives and is struggling with his latest novel.
Going To Grandma's House	by S. Joan Popek March 19, 2011	$0.99	1783 words	Sample 20%
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Un Chamarier Bien Gras	by Patrick Huet March 19, 2011	$0.99	1716 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: I am a writer of all kinds of writings : Novels, romances, fairy tales and poetry. I live in a town called LYON, in FRANCE (I am a french man). Several of my books were translated in english. I shall be very happy to show you some of them, but also to submit to the ones who learn or speak french, several books in french. Here, you will discover my first tales and one of them entirely in english. Patrick HUET
The Cambridge List	by Robert Clear March 19, 2011	$1.38	101895 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: I'm a twenty-nine year old writer from London. When I'm not shaking my fist at my rickety laptop I'm busy trying to remember how to write using pen and paper. I grew up reading Greek myths. In fact they were such a big part of my literary diet that until the age of nine I can hardly remember digesting anything else. Thus, after an upbringing saturated with murder, intrigue and blood feuds (all of a literary variety, of course), I decided to put my hand to writing a novel. The result is The Cambridge List, an ever-so English tale of gods, sex and death amidst the ivory towers of Cambridge University. Bringing the Greek gods to life on the page turned out to be rather fun, and having discovered that dark humour and epic killing sprees go rather well together I'm currently working on the sequel. If you think the idle musings of a personage such as myself are likely to amuse you, they can be found in agonising detail on my blog. If, however, you prefer ramblings of a more pithy variety you can read them on Twitter.
Un RÃ©veil En Enfer	by Patrick Huet March 19, 2011	$0.99	2807 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: I am a writer of all kinds of writings : Novels, romances, fairy tales and poetry. I live in a town called LYON, in FRANCE (I am a french man). Several of my books were translated in english. I shall be very happy to show you some of them, but also to submit to the ones who learn or speak french, several books in french. Here, you will discover my first tales and one of them entirely in english. Patrick HUET
The Devil Came A-Collecting	by C.D. Reimer March 19, 2011	$0.99	1444 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 heâ€™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.
MÃ©prise A La Guinguette	by Patrick Huet March 19, 2011	$0.99	3349 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: I am a writer of all kinds of writings : Novels, romances, fairy tales and poetry. I live in a town called LYON, in FRANCE (I am a french man). Several of my books were translated in english. I shall be very happy to show you some of them, but also to submit to the ones who learn or speak french, several books in french. Here, you will discover my first tales and one of them entirely in english. Patrick HUET
Max Finnegan, Rogue Prince Of Pinconning	by Philip Wooldridge March 19, 2011	$0.99	5805 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: My life's been an interesting journey, to say the least. I was raised in the central Texas area, and upon completing high school, served in the military for over five years. After that, I attended Panola College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, graduating with a degree in Social Work in 1997. Since then, I've worked various jobs in the field, and have recently settled with my wife in Northeast Michigan. Sometimes a complete change is just what the doctor ordered. Recently, I've done away with my pen name of Wilson Kasa and have decided to re-publish my short stories under my real name. My stories come from a mix of what is probably an overactive imagination and real life experiences. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them. All the best, Philip
The Werewolfening of Taffney St. Cloud	by Paul Hawkins March 19, 2011	$0.99	10594 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: Dad, husband, tech writer, gardener, collector of vintage stuff that reminds me of growing up in the space age. Love to laugh, try to cook. I used to mountain climb. Wish I could travel more. I am thinking of doing a small print run of "Prometheus Fit To Be Tied" in the near future if there is any interest. I am currently working on a novel called "Angels and Electrons." I keep publishing excerpts then unpublishing them because I think I can do better.
Mexican Autumn	by John Howard Reid March 18, 2011	$3.99	94314 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Author of over 100 full-length books, of which around 60 are currently in print, John Howard Reid is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Merryll Manning series of mystery novels, anthologies of original poetry and short stories, translations from Spanish and Ancient Greek, and especially books of film criticism and movie history. Currently chief judge for three of America's leading literary contests, Reid has also written the textbook, "Write Ways To Win Writing Contests".
Miracle A Saint Bonaventure	by Patrick Huet March 18, 2011	$0.99	2424 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: I am a writer of all kinds of writings : Novels, romances, fairy tales and poetry. I live in a town called LYON, in FRANCE (I am a french man). Several of my books were translated in english. I shall be very happy to show you some of them, but also to submit to the ones who learn or speak french, several books in french. Here, you will discover my first tales and one of them entirely in english. Patrick HUET
Bigger Than Both of us	by S. Joan Popek March 17, 2011	$0.99	877 words	Sample 20%
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To His Lady's Rescue (Historical Regency Romance)	by Anne Marie Novark March 17, 2011	$0.99	25163 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: Anne Marie is a Texas girl, born and raised. Romance is her passion. She loves to read and write about men and women falling in love, overcoming lifeâ€™s obstacles, and living happily ever after. She writes spicy contemporary novels, usually involving a cowboy or two, as well as Regency historicals. Married to her high school sweetheart, Anne Marie and her husband spend their leisure time working (actually playing) in the yard and renovating their 1956 custom-built house on a one-acre lot in the middle of the city. They have two grown children, three white rabbits, two mischievous cats, and one sweet puppy dog.
Buffet	by Jay M Horne March 17, 2011	$1.49	918 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Jay Horne sprouted up among the roots of a literary family tree. His grandparents on his mother's side, were both English teachers in a rural community, and traveled to every country on the globe. His mother and sister are exquisite artists, and his uncle a published poet. His aunt was retiring from her life-long work as a school principal just as Jay's writing career really started to blossom. What started as an outsource for Jay's extremely soft-spoken personality, writing became a love of his when he happened upon a handful of short stories he had written as a child. Those stories were published in two volumes, as-is called published youth, in 2009. Since the time of his first book, Life's a Joke!, which he is now admittedly embarrassed to claim at times as his own, he has successfully published over 30 works of literary art, some in more than 3 languages. His most notable being, Hubudi, a romantic fantasy that returns a couple of conflicting beliefs to pangea through the raising of the tower of babel and the union of their forbidden loves. He helps authors find their way to the public spotlight through his website http://www.bookflurry.com and has published for more than 40 authors all over the world.
The Confessions of a Deliveryman	by Lee Ball March 17, 2011	$1.50	27770 words	Sample 20%
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The Naga of Lyon	by Hilary Walker March 15, 2011	$1.99	5333 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Hilary Walker is English, and lives in Maryland with her three horses, four dogs, crazy cat, normal American husband and typical teenage son. She recently became a U.S. citizen. She writes horse-related articles for ezinearticles.com and the DC examiner.com, freelances, and publishes equine non-fiction. Her humorous memoir "The Horse Bumbler" and equestrian self-help book "A Step-by-Step Guide to Entering Your First Dressage Competition" are now available in Smashword editions. Her light-hearted short stories are published as 'Pithy Pieces for a Palmy Penman' and available at Lulu.com and Amazon.com. Hilary competes at First Level dressage on Cruz Bay (see bio picture) the young horse she bred and trained, and spends the rest of her time avoiding household chores.
Emergency Laughter	by Mike Cyra March 15, 2011	$2.99	28870 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Mike Cyra spent twenty-years working as an EMT, a Chief Medical Officer on a ship in Alaskaâ€™s Bering Sea, a Surgical Technologist and an Instructor of Maritime Emergency Medicine. His humor has appeared in The Placebo Journal, Our USA Magazine, Parenting Humor and HumorPress.com.
Pepper Wellington And The Case Of The Missing Sausage	by Tanya Eby March 15, 2011	$3.99	40948 words	Sample 20%
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Bullets	by Steve Brewer March 15, 2011	$3.99	71201 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Steve Brewer is the author of more than 20 books, including the recent crime novels PARTY DOLL, LOST VEGAS, THE BIG WINK, CALABAMA and FIREPOWER. His first novel, LONELY STREET, was made into an independent Hollywood comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna. BOOST currently is under film/TV option. Brewer's short fiction appeared in the anthologies DAMN NEAR DEAD, THE LAST NOEL, CRIMES BY MOONLIGHT and WEST COAST CRIME WAVE, and he's published articles in magazines such as Mystery Scene, Crimespree and Mystery Readers' Journal. A writing coach, Brewer has taught at the University of New Mexico, the Midwest Writers Workshop and the Tony Hillerman Writers Seminar. He regularly speaks at mystery conventions, and was toastmaster at Left Coast Crime in Santa Fe, NM, in 2011. He served two years on the national board of Mystery Writers of America, and twice served as an Edgar Awards judge. He's also a member of International Thriller Writers. Brewer worked as journalist for 22 years, then wrote a weekly syndicated column for another decade. The column, called The Home Front, produced the raw material for the humor book TROPHY HUSBAND. Married and the father of two adult sons, Brewer lives in Albuquerque, NM. More at www.stevebrewer.us.com and www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com. E-mail: abqbrewer@gmail.com
Dirty Pool	by Steve Brewer March 15, 2011	$2.99	70599 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Steve Brewer is the author of more than 20 books, including the recent crime novels PARTY DOLL, LOST VEGAS, THE BIG WINK, CALABAMA and FIREPOWER. His first novel, LONELY STREET, was made into an independent Hollywood comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna. BOOST currently is under film/TV option. Brewer's short fiction appeared in the anthologies DAMN NEAR DEAD, THE LAST NOEL, CRIMES BY MOONLIGHT and WEST COAST CRIME WAVE, and he's published articles in magazines such as Mystery Scene, Crimespree and Mystery Readers' Journal. A writing coach, Brewer has taught at the University of New Mexico, the Midwest Writers Workshop and the Tony Hillerman Writers Seminar. He regularly speaks at mystery conventions, and was toastmaster at Left Coast Crime in Santa Fe, NM, in 2011. He served two years on the national board of Mystery Writers of America, and twice served as an Edgar Awards judge. He's also a member of International Thriller Writers. Brewer worked as journalist for 22 years, then wrote a weekly syndicated column for another decade. The column, called The Home Front, produced the raw material for the humor book TROPHY HUSBAND. Married and the father of two adult sons, Brewer lives in Albuquerque, NM. More at www.stevebrewer.us.com and www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com. E-mail: abqbrewer@gmail.com
Take Me To Your Leader	by Scott Clark March 15, 2011	$0.99	10748 words	Sample 20%
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Memoirs of Some Guy	by Gerry Bogan March 13, 2011	$2.49	15200 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: Born in California, G.H. Bogan has been a resident of Tennessee for the past twenty years. He was first published in 1969 by Columbia University and won the â€˜Best Article of the Yearâ€™ award. In the same year, he enlisted in the United States Navy and received training in weapons and demolitions. Serving honorably during the Viet Nam War, he returned to civilian life at the end of 1977, after eight years of service. In the pursuit of more adventures in life, he spent the following years working as a commercial photographer, a freelance technical writer, and a freelance photojournalist. He then became a sales representative in order to support a growing family. Finally, he conceded to the voices and began writing their stories, which became the Special Agent Pike series. Satire based articles and humorous are frequently penned by G.H. Bogan, based on daily experiences. His newest project, a paranormal romance series titled â€˜The Nephilim Chroniclesâ€™ is currently underway, and is anticipated to be available at the end of 2011. For relaxation (and distraction) G.H. Bogan composes music on his computer. He keeps promising to make it available for download by his fans, but no date has yet been confirmed. Meanwhile, he enjoys life with his beautiful wife, Cathy, their five sons, three grandchildren, and two cats.
Doom Cows from Outer Space	by Richard Alan Dickson March 11, 2011	$2.99	10373 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: Richard Alan Dickson's writings range from the traditional science fiction, like "G-Blade" and "Gateway: Left Behind," to the more whimsical "Love, Venusian Style" and the Cat Patrol Delta series. He also writes stories for young adults, with titles like "Mister Majestor's Magnificent Menagerie" and "Diver Down!" The kids and the young-at-heart are represented, too, with stories such as "The Last Great Case of the Sunny Hills Detective Agency" and the short, "Hank the Happy Snowman." Before becoming a full-time fiction writer, Richard spent twenty years in the business world. After a hungry stint as a fresh-faced stockbroker, he set aside the glamour of Wall Streetâ€”along with the thousands of friends heâ€™d made during dinner-hour cold callsâ€”to work as an accounting assistant in the Seattle office of a reinsurance company (yeah, he had to look that word up in the dictionary, too). Once on the corporate ladder, Richard proved that his years spent climbing trees hadnâ€™t been a complete waste of time by quickly climbing to department manager. But corporate winds are no less predictable than any other wind, and climbing in the wind is seldom a good idea. He suddenly found himself on the wrong side of the country when his company was forced to relocate ten years later. They regrouped in New England. He remained in the Northwest. Waving good-bye to the moving vans as they motored down the road, Richard carefully considered his next career. He became a corporate consultant and ran himself happily ragged for the next nine years, traveling the country and racking up more frequent flyer miles than even a CPA could conveniently count. Richardâ€™s final years in Corporate America were spent in a Fortune 500 insurance group. As a VP, Controller, and then an acting CFO, he traveled from one coast to the other putting the lessons heâ€™d learned as a consultant to good use. His current career as a fiction writer takes him much further than any jetliner ever could, and he seldom needs to leave his writing loft to get there. Visit Richard online at www.RichardAlanDickson.com.
El enigma de la cacatÃºa (EspaÃ±ol)	by Rafael Homar March 11, 2011	$0.99	101460 words	Sample 30%
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Tell Pitiful Story	by Eric Yoshiaki Dando March 10, 2011	$5.00	17836 words	Sample 35%
Author bio: Eric Yoshiaki Dando was born in Tokyo in 1970 but now lives in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Snail (Penguin Books, 1996) and Oink Oink Oink, published in 2008. He has also written collections of poetry, short stories and comics. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Dando
Real Characters	by Harvey Stanbrough March 10, 2011	$0.99	1618 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: Harvey Stanbrough is a retired US Marine whose works have been nominated for a National Book Award and several other prestigious awards. He is a writer who lives in southeast Arizona and quotes Ray Bradbury: "I love to write. It's all I do."
Life Seemed Good, But....	by Richard Bell March 09, 2011	$3.99	42047 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: First, this is NOT a book for children! I have been writing a column entitled 'Modern Fables' for over three years for Wassup Local magazine, which is distributed from Chicago to Milwaukee and all counties in between. I'm an eccentric and recluse, writer, and musician with an unusual sense of humor. I am originally from Chicago, am married, and currently residing in Wisconsin. While some kids had to be funny to have other kids like them, I had to be funny so my parents would like me.
The Problem with Metaphors	by Steven Mohan, Jr. March 09, 2011	$0.99	3390 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Steven Mohan, Jr. has published scores of short stories in markets as diverse as INTERZONE, POLYPHONY, and PARADOX, as well as several DAW original anthologies. His short fiction has won honorable mention in THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION and THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR.
Grow Old DISGracefully	by Heather Donaldson March 09, 2011	$2.99	2436 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Hi I am a sometimes writer from Tasmania. I'm also a wife and mother, a trained nurse and midwife, with a diploma in nutritional therapies, and interests in everything,especially dogs. I have written a few books on Suicide Prevention, Drugs, Gambling, Cancer, and Growing Old DISgracefully. All now out of print, but gradually being converted into ebooks. I've also written some(true)ghost stories and a couple of books about dogs.
Entangled, Book One	by D.C. Sargent March 09, 2011	$2.99	109017 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: D.C. Sargent is an Air Force wife and mother of two. Between Air Force base moves, she alternates writing fast-paced humor, microfarming, and researching. Her titles include the captivating young adult romance novel The Ghost of Portal Island and the hilarious, action-packed Entangled Series. Currently, D.C. and her family live in Cheyenne, WY.
A Dog's Tale	by Philip Wooldridge March 08, 2011	$0.99	6626 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: My life's been an interesting journey, to say the least. I was raised in the central Texas area, and upon completing high school, served in the military for over five years. After that, I attended Panola College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, graduating with a degree in Social Work in 1997. Since then, I've worked various jobs in the field, and have recently settled with my wife in Northeast Michigan. Sometimes a complete change is just what the doctor ordered. Recently, I've done away with my pen name of Wilson Kasa and have decided to re-publish my short stories under my real name. My stories come from a mix of what is probably an overactive imagination and real life experiences. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them. All the best, Philip
The Sainthood Ghost	by Lady Deidre March 08, 2011	$2.99	6497 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: My passions include God, family, and writing. When I'm not playing with my grand-babies, I'm writing newspaper articles, short stories, or working on my trilogy in the hopes of being a novelist some day.
The Day the Zombies Came Walking up out of the Sea	by Steven Mohan, Jr. March 08, 2011	$0.99	3003 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Steven Mohan, Jr. has published scores of short stories in markets as diverse as INTERZONE, POLYPHONY, and PARADOX, as well as several DAW original anthologies. His short fiction has won honorable mention in THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION and THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR.
More Dark Drink and Conversation	by Thomas Kennedy March 08, 2011	$2.99	80324 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,.
Honeymoon for One	by Beth Orsoff March 06, 2011	$2.99	75871 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: Beth Orsoff is the author of humorous fiction including the novels "Romantically Challenged," "Honeymoon for One," and "How I Learned to Love the Walrus." She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and Elmo (yeah, the red guy from Sesame Street). For more information about Beth and her celebrity sightings (George Clooney anyone?) check out her website.
Shaky Ground	by Steve Brewer March 06, 2011	$2.99	63965 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Steve Brewer is the author of more than 20 books, including the recent crime novels PARTY DOLL, LOST VEGAS, THE BIG WINK, CALABAMA and FIREPOWER. His first novel, LONELY STREET, was made into an independent Hollywood comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna. BOOST currently is under film/TV option. Brewer's short fiction appeared in the anthologies DAMN NEAR DEAD, THE LAST NOEL, CRIMES BY MOONLIGHT and WEST COAST CRIME WAVE, and he's published articles in magazines such as Mystery Scene, Crimespree and Mystery Readers' Journal. A writing coach, Brewer has taught at the University of New Mexico, the Midwest Writers Workshop and the Tony Hillerman Writers Seminar. He regularly speaks at mystery conventions, and was toastmaster at Left Coast Crime in Santa Fe, NM, in 2011. He served two years on the national board of Mystery Writers of America, and twice served as an Edgar Awards judge. He's also a member of International Thriller Writers. Brewer worked as journalist for 22 years, then wrote a weekly syndicated column for another decade. The column, called The Home Front, produced the raw material for the humor book TROPHY HUSBAND. Married and the father of two adult sons, Brewer lives in Albuquerque, NM. More at www.stevebrewer.us.com and www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com. E-mail: abqbrewer@gmail.com
Finding Hope	by Dusty Yevsky March 06, 2011	$0.99	16980 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: I type. Sometimes I use a pencil. Pens? Not so much.
The Steel Soldier's Gambit	by Ian Thomas Healy March 06, 2011	$0.99	3502 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: Want to be informed about when I have new releases? Send me an email to ian(AT)ianthealy(DOT)com with a subject line of "Subscribe me!" and I'll let you know about new projects. Ian Thomas Healy is a prolific writer who dabbles in many different speculative genres. His superhero novel Deep Six: A Just Cause Novel was a Top 100 Semi-finalist in the 2008 Amazon.com Breakthrough Novel Award. He's an eight-time participant and winner of National Novel Writing Month where he's tackled such diverse subjects as sentient alien farts, competitive forklift racing, a religion-powered rabbit-themed superhero, cyberpunk mercenaries, cowboy elves, and an unlikely combination of vampires with minor league hockey. He is also the creator of the Writing Better Action Through Cinematic Techniques workshop, which helps writers to improve their action scenes. His goal is to become as integral to the genre of superhero fiction as William Gibson was to cyberpunk and Anne Rice was to urban fantasy. The first book in his Just Cause Universe series, JUST CAUSE, is available now from New Babel Books. When not writing, which is rare, he enjoys watching hockey, reading comic books (and serious books, too), and living in the great state of Colorado, which he shares with his wife Richelle, his children Patrick, Caitlin, and Zachary, house-pets Smokey, Samwise, Morrigan, Isis, and approximately five million other people. Follow him on Twitter as @ianthealy. His ebooks can be found on Smashwords, Kindle, Nook, iBook Store, and other online retailers.
The Autistic Comedy	by Barney Vincelette March 06, 2011	$3.99	84279 words	Sample 20%
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Prophets for the End of Time	by Marcos Donnelly March 05, 2011	$2.99	103183 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Marcos Donnelly has been publishing science fiction and fantasy fiction since the early 1990s. His work to date has been praised by the New York Review of Science Fiction as "utterly gripping, very funny, and very clever"; noted by Isaac Asimov Science Fiction for its "wry wisdom, comic zip and brio"; and lauded by Booklist as "brilliant and controversial." His first two novels, Prophets for the End of Time and Letters from the Flesh, are available in print from numerous online retailers, and will soon be available as eBooks at Smashwords. He is a an educator and freelance writer in Upstate New York. Ted Wenskus is a freelance writer and lives in Greece, NY. He has written a number of short stories (the most recent appearing in the horror anthology Zombie Zoology), co-wrote a short film, and has authored several plays that have been performed throughout New York and England. He is currently working on numerous fiction and theater projects. On his rare days off, he enjoys long walks, which to date have included climbing Kilimanjaro and backpacking across Iceland from coast to coast.
The Desolator	by Simon Haynes March 04, 2011	$0.99	5630 words	Sample 30%
Author bio: Simon Haynes is the author of four Hal Spacejock novels, a number of articles on writing and publishing, and several short stories, one of which collected an Aurealis Award in 2001. He divides his time between writing fiction and computer software, with a daily 25-40km bike ride to blow the cobwebs away. Born in the UK and raised in the south of Spain, Simon emigrated to Australia with his family in 1983. He's a founding member of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, and lives in Perth with his wife and two children. His goal is to write fifteen Hal Spacejock books before someone takes his keyboard away.
Witchy Woman	by Steve Brewer March 04, 2011	$2.99	60015 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Steve Brewer is the author of more than 20 books, including the recent crime novels PARTY DOLL, LOST VEGAS, THE BIG WINK, CALABAMA and FIREPOWER. His first novel, LONELY STREET, was made into an independent Hollywood comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna. BOOST currently is under film/TV option. Brewer's short fiction appeared in the anthologies DAMN NEAR DEAD, THE LAST NOEL, CRIMES BY MOONLIGHT and WEST COAST CRIME WAVE, and he's published articles in magazines such as Mystery Scene, Crimespree and Mystery Readers' Journal. A writing coach, Brewer has taught at the University of New Mexico, the Midwest Writers Workshop and the Tony Hillerman Writers Seminar. He regularly speaks at mystery conventions, and was toastmaster at Left Coast Crime in Santa Fe, NM, in 2011. He served two years on the national board of Mystery Writers of America, and twice served as an Edgar Awards judge. He's also a member of International Thriller Writers. Brewer worked as journalist for 22 years, then wrote a weekly syndicated column for another decade. The column, called The Home Front, produced the raw material for the humor book TROPHY HUSBAND. Married and the father of two adult sons, Brewer lives in Albuquerque, NM. More at www.stevebrewer.us.com and www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com. E-mail: abqbrewer@gmail.com
Perhaps.	by Stephen Schwegler March 04, 2011	$0.99	27905 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Stephen Schwegler is the author of Perhaps., a collection of incredibly absurd short fiction, and Junior Assistant Regional Editor/Goat Herder at Jersey Devil Press. His work has been published by Short, Fast, and Deadly, Used Gravitrons Quarterly and Curbside Splendor Publishing amongst others. He has a desk job that he actually enjoys and has just destroyed his keyboard's wrist rest. He's a violent typist.
Exponential Apocalypse	by Eirik Gumeny March 04, 2011	$0.99	39183 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Eirik Gumeny is over six feet tall and enjoys sugar. Originally from the highway-choked suburbs of New Jersey, he now lives in the mile-high desert of New Mexico. He is very pale and it is very sunny, so he will probably combust any day now. Eirik is the author of the Exponential Apocalypse series, co-author of Screw the Universe, founding editor of Jersey Devil Press, and a folder of origami cranes. His short fiction has been published in a number of journals and anthologies, including Thieves Jargon, Beat to a Pulp, and Monkeybicycle. More information and a full list of publications can be found at egumeny.blogspot.com. Follow him on Twitter @egumeny.
Granny Fuhrmann And The Last Supper	by Philip Wooldridge March 03, 2011	$0.99	5271 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: My life's been an interesting journey, to say the least. I was raised in the central Texas area, and upon completing high school, served in the military for over five years. After that, I attended Panola College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, graduating with a degree in Social Work in 1997. Since then, I've worked various jobs in the field, and have recently settled with my wife in Northeast Michigan. Sometimes a complete change is just what the doctor ordered. Recently, I've done away with my pen name of Wilson Kasa and have decided to re-publish my short stories under my real name. My stories come from a mix of what is probably an overactive imagination and real life experiences. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them. All the best, Philip
Undecided	by Thomas Malone March 02, 2011	$0.99	91429 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: I wrote my first book because I just wanted to share my frustrations with others about preparing for a career while finishing up college. I also thought my insight as a previous intern would be helpful to those who are also going through such a terrible ordeal. I wrote my second book a short time after that because at the time I was being strongly influenced by the literary styles of a band called "Drive By Truckers" and this idea for a story just came to me. I wrote both of these books about five years ago and then life kept me too busy to do anything with them or write anything else. I decided to make them ebooks because I figured it was better than having them just sit on my computer. I hope someone gets even a small amount of satisfaction out of them. If not, e-mail me and I'll give you your dollar back.
The Adventures Of Larry The Alien	by John McDonnell Feb. 25, 2011	$2.99	6428 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Publishing is going through a revolution, and I'm happy to be part of it. I write horror, humor, sentimental stories, and anything else that comes out of my imagination. One thing's for sure: my e-books will entertain you.
The World Where Wishes Worked	by Stephen Goldin Feb. 25, 2011	$0.99	1110 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: STEPHEN GOLDIN was born in 1947 in the city of Philadelphia. When he was 13, his parents moved to California and, upon reflection, he decided to accompany them. It was a lucky thing he did, too; otherwise, when he went to college, the commute to UCLA would have been quite difficult. He eventually graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in Astronomy. His first job out of college was as a civilian space scientist for the U.S. Navy. The urge to write was strong, though, and after several years he left to try writing full time. He only regretted the move every other Thursday, when he would have gotten paid. After several years of genteel poverty, he took a job as writer/editor for a pornographic humor paper, the San Francisco Ball. In retrospect, this was a great crucible; because of deadline pressure, he had to learn to make his writing dirty, funny, and one draft. At about this time, too, he began selling novels on a regular basis. While he has, from time to time, held down other full-time employment (he helped design the Star Trek: The Next Generation computer game "A Final Unity" for Spectrum HoloByte and has also written manuals and game design documents for Maxis), his real love is fiction writing and he continues to pursue it. His first wife was fellow author Kathleen Sky. Their medieval-style wedding was a Saturday morning program item at the 1972 World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles. In the 10+ years of their marriage, in addition to their individual works, they collaborated on a pair of stories ("Painting the Roses Red" and "The Devil Behind the Leaves") about the diMedicis, a family of interstellar swindlers. Mr. Goldin's current wife is fellow author Mary Mason. Their wedding took place the night before EclectiCon 1 in Sacramento, at which Mr. Goldin was the Guest of Honor. They currently live in the San Francisco East Bay area. So far they have co-authored two books in the Rehumanization of Jade Darcy series: Jade Darcy and the Affair of Honor and Jade Darcy and the Zen Pirates. More books in this series are planned. Mr. Goldin served the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for three years as editor of the SFWA Bulletin and another three years as SFWA's Western Regional Director.
Hello Cyberspace	by John Duncklee Feb. 22, 2011	$0.99	7124 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: ohn Duncklee is an award-winning author of sixteen books. His published work covers fiction, non-fiction, satire, short stories and poetry. Prior to his writing career, John was a university professor in both the United States and Mexico, a cattle rancher, Quarter Horse breeder, designer of mesquite wood furniture, and served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, Penny, an illustrator and artist. Awards and Recognition: $5,000 Unrestricted fellowship for excellence in poetry:Arizona Commission on the Arts. Author of the Year: Friends of Branigan Memorial Library. Las Cruces, NM Member of the Authors Guild and Western Writers of America Spur Award for best western poem 2008 Western Writers of America

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