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	New Feeling	by S.V. Joeniel May 17, 2012	Free!	2033 words	Read a sample
	A short collection of poetry about love and life from a different point of view by a young woman.
	Author bio: I just like to write poems! So Enjoy!!
	Come Walk with Me	by Cannie J McNamara May 15, 2012	$4.99	11050 words	Sample 15%
	The beginning of a journey through the mind of a brain injured person. Struggling with the inability to communicate, words began to flow through my mind in verse. I put pen to paper to express my feelings of frustration, humor, love, joy, sorrow and despair. This, the first book of the Come Walk with Me series, is the beginning of that journey. Maybe you'll see my journey reflected in you.
	Author bio: In 2002, Cannie was changed due to brain trauma. Believing, always, she would resume her life as a journeyman electrician, she underwent multiple therapies. Ten months later she was made aware her life would never be the same again. She was told more than once through the years to accept her limitations and give up the fight to become more. To this day she continues to push the envelope of life. She has written and illustrated many children's books inspired by her grandchildren and friends. She has also complied three books that are collections of her brand of poetry and writings giving an insight into her head trauma. Encouraged by others to share these works, she is striving to finish the final details of these books so they will also be made available to the public. Everything she has written has rolled around in her head until she realized it was never going away. The only way to let it free from her thoughts were to write it down. One message she would like to convey to the universe is: Brain trauma does not make people less intelligent. We process information with a greater challenge. Our intelligence does not diminish due to our trauma. We, many times, are forced to find new ways to employ this intelligence. To make it work in our behalf. We may forget, not understand clearly, or be trapped in our own minds and struggle to communicate with others. Depending on how far we push our brains at any given time can determine how intelligent we may appear to others. However, if you take the time to know us, you will see we are very much like you. We have dreams, insights, aspirations and fears like everyone else.
	QUIT	by silverscalpel May 11, 2012	Free!	697 words	Read a sample
	drugs, addictions, quitting, life and death
	Author bio: silverscalpel is the currrent pen name of the author. she is a geek at heart, with an old wanderer's soul.
	Shadwell Hills	by Rebecca Lilly May 09, 2012	$7.99	1570 words	Sample 20%
	The art of the haiku, evolving out of centuries-old traditions and syllabic conventions, is a form of Japanese lyric poetry which demands sure-footed control and, at the same time, light-winged delicacy from every word breathed into its triad of lines. In SHADWELL HILLS, Rebecca Lilly has faced up to this mission with grace, sensibility, and a philosophical steadfastness.
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	Deciduous	by J.T. Marie April 30, 2012	$2.99	3512 words	Sample 20%
	Short chapbook of 36 poems which capture the ephemeral quality of nature. In these pages, autumn's dying leaves crumple beneath winter's shroud of snow, and the last fleeting days of the year slip away forever. Tragic, melancholy, bittersweet ... these poems embrace and revel in the changing seasons, which mirror so closely the rhythm of the human heart.
	Author bio: J.T. Marie is a pseudonym for author J.M. Snyder, who publishes gay erotic and romantic fiction under her full name. For those curious, the initials stand for “Jeanette Thomas” and Marie is her middle name. She also writes gay young adult romance under the pseudonym J. Tomas. A graduate of George Mason University, Jeanette worked as Fantasy Editor of the school’s sci-fi and fantasy journal, The Fractal, for two years. After college, she created and maintained an online webzine, Disenchanted, to further a love of fantasy fiction. For more information on her non-gay fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, please visit her website.
	Chocolate Kisses	by Stacie Wyatt April 30, 2012	$15.00	4904 words	Sample 20%
	I started this book in 2009 about a man, who I had a crush on. The book progressed from a simple crush to learning to get over an addiction. Cover art done by Justin Gordon
	Author bio: 32 year old female, in Houston. Published 1 Book so far, working on book 2, waiting on cover art. Also have 3 short stories. I have been writing since i was 14.
	Ups and Downs in Life	by Amy Stark April 24, 2012	$5.50	8568 words	Sample 20%
	It's way for me to express the ups and downs of my life. It's also a way for me to share with others what I'm feeling by letting it all pour out of me.
	Author bio: I'm a full time mom of two boys. I've been writing since I was about twelve years old. It's a way for me to just let loose.
	Percy and Me 'neath the Yum Gum Tree (a poem)	by Elaine Stirling April 21, 2012	Free!	1690 words	Read a sample
	A double sestina with twelve repeating end words and a 12-line concluding envoi doubles the fun and the story effect. In “Percy and Me ‘neath the Yum Gum Tree”, a woman flees shallow modernity in search of veritas, only to get strung up, in the way of all good myths, in the company of a famous Romantic poet and curious wee people who bite.
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	It's My Birthday- Where's the Cake? A Digital Archive for the American Consumer	by Katheryn Bajo April 20, 2012	Free!	19017 words	Read a sample
	An anthology of short stories, science fiction, poems, and short essays created in and about the Culture Industry.
	Author bio: "I is someone else." - Rimbaud katherynbajo@gmail.com
	Darkened	by T Drew April 16, 2012	$0.99	2067 words	Sample 15%
	This is a small collection of poems that examine the darker sides of mankind. Our life in this world of light can only be truly appreciated when one has walked in the dark.
	Author bio: I’m a 48 year old mother to 9 children, grandma to 3 with another soon to be arriving. Katie, who has a poem in "Darkened" dedicated to her, has gone on before us to the Summerlands to prepare a place for our family. In the meantime I work from home mothering, writing, and sewing. I have an autoimmune disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, which prevents me from taking on a full time position elsewhere. I intend to draw from my myriad experiences in life to develop a wide range of further works in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. I’m excited to bring my work to you and look forward to sharing more of my experiences with you in the future.
	Quiltverse Volume 1	by Jacquie Scuitto April 04, 2012	$4.99	5374 words	Sample 25%
	This is a selection of light verse by Jacquie Scuitto, aka The Muse, relating to quilting and quilters.
	Author bio: Born and grew up in Maine, attended college and lived in upstate New York, then in Italy and Germany for 25 years. Returned to the States and spent 16 years on Long Island before moving to Vermont in 2003. Started quilting in 1991 and after joining several on-line quilting groups began writing light verse inspired by what was being discussed there. With award winning quilter Ann Fahl 'A Black and White Tale' with her quilts and my verses was published last year. I now live with two cats in a small Vermont city and make quilts for Project Linus and communicate with many friends through the Internet. I also make regular trips to Germany where my two daughters and 6 grandchildren still live.
	Orville and the Candy Wrapper	by Rosemary Sadler April 03, 2012	$0.99	733 words	Sample 40%
	This is a children’s story in poetry form The story of Orville and the trouble he gets into when someone forgets to put their litter in the trash can. Poor Orville tries to catch the candy wrapper but gets into all sorts of scrapes doing so.
	Author bio: About the Author: Rosemary Sadler Born in Yorkshire, England and now resident in New Zealand. As a child I enjoyed writing poetry and short stories; however a busy life as a Mother then Grandmother put my writing on hold. Although I have had some poetry pieces published in compilation books. It is only the last few years that I have been writing in earnest again - mostly poetry and a few short stories. It is due to the encouragement of dear friends that I have decided to publish some of my work here on Smashwords. Some children’s poetry but mostly poetry that will reach out to others and touch their hearts. I hope you will enjoy reading my ebooks.
	i made you a tape.	by TygerLily Ernst Wonch April 01, 2012	$4.99	1626 words	Sample 20%
	Music is such a huge part of my life so I created a chapbook of poetry written by music and inspired by words found in the individual lyrics. The song that inspired the poem can be found below the work. Take a moment and play the song while reading the poem to see where my inspiration came from.
	Author bio: TygerLily Ernst Wonch is a native of Illinois and has studied creative writing at the University of Nebraska. In 2004, her stream of consciousness writing style won her the Prairie Schooner scholarship for poetry at the Nebraska Writers Workshop. TygerLily's work has appeared in Red Fez #35, Girls with Insurance, The Smoking Poet, Thieves Jargon and other publications. In addition, she is the author of the chapbooks "Urban Tumbleweed" and "i made you a tape" and is currently busy working on a comic book series titled "Myles: The Real Boy".
	Urban Tumbleweed.	by TygerLily Ernst Wonch April 01, 2012	$0.99	4494 words	Sample 20%
	A chapbook containing poems inspired by the travels of the TygerLily Ernst Wonch. From Vermont to New Mexico. From homelessness to happiness. Each poem takes you down a path...where it ends, who knows?
	Author bio: TygerLily Ernst Wonch is a native of Illinois and has studied creative writing at the University of Nebraska. In 2004, her stream of consciousness writing style won her the Prairie Schooner scholarship for poetry at the Nebraska Writers Workshop. TygerLily's work has appeared in Red Fez #35, Girls with Insurance, The Smoking Poet, Thieves Jargon and other publications. In addition, she is the author of the chapbooks "Urban Tumbleweed" and "i made you a tape" and is currently busy working on a comic book series titled "Myles: The Real Boy".
	A Piece of My Heart Vol 2: The Unedited Truth	by Shana Jay March 27, 2012	$8.99	18987 words	Sample 7%
	There is no better Deliverance from the world, than through POETRY and PROSE. Travel along on that journey with author Shana Jay as she searches within herself with her latest release A Piece of My Heart: The Unedited Truth. It's sure to bring you out of the dark
	Author bio: Shana Jay (born Shana Bibbs Hampton) is an only child born to Antonio C. Bibbs and Jennifer M. Bibbs Kilgore in Memphis, TN. What began as personal journal entries soon evolved into poetry as she allowed her more creative side to chronicle the events that took place in her life. Her debut book A Piece of My Heart was a pure and honest revelation of the woman that resides within. Now with her sophomore collection, A Piece of My Heart: The Unedited Truth, Shana has revealed another layer of her soul. Shana has known love, joy, heartache, pain and triumph. According to her, she wrote her first two books to let others know that they are not alone. “ Writing, for me, became a release that helped me to peel away layers of my soul that I want to share with my readers.” Shana’s writings don’t fit within traditional confines of poetic prose. Many of her poems read like a letter to a dear friend, a lover, or herself. Others read like a short eloquent essay enticing the reader to creative and intellectual thought. Yet, all of them showcase her emotions with a realism that only comes when the writer unashamedly bares their soul. As readers turn the pages of her life, they develop a telepathic bond with Shana--viewing her thoughts and savoring each one. ​ Shana’s poetic audio recordings have also achieved widespread recognition. Her album Life Speaks, consists of 10 pieces that she reads against a background of smooth Jazz music. Just like her written words, the audio will take you on a literary roller coaster with her life-experiences & expressions of Love, Anger, Betrayal & Exhalted Completion Of Freedom.
	Measured Extravagance	by Peg Duthie March 11, 2012	$4.99	6010 words	Sample 20%
	Employing sonnets and sestinas as well as open forms, Measured Extravagance lyrically documents the messiness of grief and explores the complexity of devotion. Peg Duthie throws jump shots with Shakespeare, plays duets with Heisenberg, and finds out what relish trays and rifles really have in common.
	Author bio: Peg Duthie shares an old house in Nashville, Tennessee, with a tall mechanic, a large dog, and a small piano. She works as an indexer and copyeditor.
	Blueshifting	by Heather Kamins March 11, 2012	$4.99	2080 words	Sample 20%
	Clocks and galaxies and streetlights; urns and deadbolts and petroglyphs; sweating lemonade; contrails; the spider strings of memory; rocky winter ground, the great blue heron with its neck tucked up under it like a wish, and the vanishing stars: Heather Kamins‘ inaugural chapbook of poetry reveals a deep curiosity and insight into the repressed and irrepressible energies of our world.
	Author bio: Heather Kamins grew up in New York and Massachusetts and has an MFA in creative writing from Mills College. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in various journals including 7×20, Chiron Review, Neon, Autumn Sky Poetry, Alehouse, and 580 Split, and in the anthology 140 And Counting. She lives in Western Massachusetts.
	Blue Tree Meadows	by J. A. Schultz March 08, 2012	$0.99	3899 words	Sample 20%
	Blue Tree Meadows is an eclectic series of poems born from the 1960s and the influence it had on the author through the span of her life. It follows the joys and the sorrows of a child of that era.
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	Midnight Embers	by Candice James March 05, 2012	$4.50	10639 words	Sample 20%
	This book of sonnets is alive with emotions and vivid imagery borrowed from the many splendoured paintings that light the canyons of the heart.
	Author bio: Candice James is the Poet Laureate for The City of New Westminster. Her first book of poetry, "A Split In The Water" was published in 1979 by Fiddlehead Poetry Books. It was a collection of surrealistic free verse poems characterized by vivid imagery. The late Fred Cogswell, a poet and recipient of the Order of Canada Medal was her mentor and encouraged her to continue writing poetry stating "she had the gift". However, music called to Candice and she spent the next 30 years as a singer/songwriter and bass player performing and touring. In 2010 she hung up her bass guitar and the band and dove back into poetry and became a familiar figure on the local literary scene. Her second book of poetry "Inner Heart – A Journey" was published in 2010 by Silver Bow Publishing. Her poems have appeared in numerous international anthologies, magazines, .newspapers and e-zines. Candice is a full member of the League of Canadian Poets, and the Federation of British Columbia Writers. She has been the featured poet at many local poetry events and on local radio shows and is the creator of the following ongoing poetry events: "Slam Central Spoken Word", "Poetic Justice", and "Poetry In The Park".
	The Promise	by Jess O'Connell March 01, 2012	Free!	1944 words	Sample 10%
	In this first ever published collection by the Author and categorized under the theme of three seasons and the sea, beginning with autumn followed by winter through to spring. Representing loves transition from its untimely demise, subsequent longing and broken heart, to the promise of love.
	Author bio: ❤ The first time I recall becoming excited about writing was when I was about 6 or 7 and writing a poem about Winter, in my English class at school. The poem maybe long gone now but the memory of that excitement is still with me. These days writing poetry that means something and can move the reader emotionally is important. My first book of poems 'The Promise' has been published 'The Howling Winds' has now been published Following on from that will be a fictional novel containing letters and memoirs, then after, an epic fantasy adventure of two books. The order to which these will be published, will most likely change. Updates will be posted via my Facebook Profile. My new website will be up soon. Writing comes from the heart, the imagination and life experiences. ❤ Please add a review or comment, if you have the time. Would love the feedback as it is helpful to me. Thank you :) Also if you would like your e-book to have a nice cover design. Please contact me via my author page on Facebook, where you can check out my other book designs. Payment: Free. Just credit for design in the book and social network mentions.
	Poetry of Myth and Legend Vol 7	by Caroline Doyle Feb. 28, 2012	$2.99	2623 words	Sample 20%
	30 more poems of ghosts myths and legends
	Author bio: I am 49 years old and live in Merseyside, England. I am a new writer. What I write comes from a lifetimes experience. I write fiction as well as non fiction. My ebooks are all available here and the two in paperback, 'the clinging vines' and 'The Oculate Conspiracy' are available from all major online retailers.
	History Told In Verse Vol. 2	by Caroline Doyle Feb. 28, 2012	$1.99	2184 words	Sample 20%
	20 poems descibing historic events
	Author bio: I am 49 years old and live in Merseyside, England. I am a new writer. What I write comes from a lifetimes experience. I write fiction as well as non fiction. My ebooks are all available here and the two in paperback, 'the clinging vines' and 'The Oculate Conspiracy' are available from all major online retailers.
	Famous People In Verse Vol 2	by Caroline Doyle Feb. 28, 2012	$2.99	2605 words	Sample 20%
	20 Illustrated poems of sundry famous people told in verse
	Author bio: I am 49 years old and live in Merseyside, England. I am a new writer. What I write comes from a lifetimes experience. I write fiction as well as non fiction. My ebooks are all available here and the two in paperback, 'the clinging vines' and 'The Oculate Conspiracy' are available from all major online retailers.
	Moments of the Heart, A Book of Poems and Short Prose	by Inge H. Borg Feb. 27, 2012	$0.99	9059 words	Sample 10%
	This 40-page volume of poetry and short stories will provide moments of reflection, laughter, and reading enjoyment to those who appreciate the melody of a sentence, the cadence of a rhyme, and the revelation of good prose.
	Author bio: Born and raised in Austria, Inge H. Borg completed her language studies in London and Paris. Continuing her study of French, she worked at the French Embassy in Moscow. After Ms. Borg was transferred to the States, she worked on both coasts, and after several years of living in San Diego, she became a US citizen. Ms. Borg now lives in a diversified lake community in Arkansas, where she continues to write fiction. Her poetry has been published in over twenty anthologies and was chosen for professionally recorded readings. Her hobbies include world literature, opera, sailing and, of course, devising new plots for future novels. At present, she is working on a sequel to "Khamsin, The Devil Wind of The Nile."
	Famous People of Art and Literature	by Caroline Doyle Feb. 26, 2012	$1.99	2455 words	Sample 10%
	20 poems about characters from art and literature
	Author bio: I am 49 years old and live in Merseyside, England. I am a new writer. What I write comes from a lifetimes experience. I write fiction as well as non fiction. My ebooks are all available here and the two in paperback, 'the clinging vines' and 'The Oculate Conspiracy' are available from all major online retailers.
	Education In Verse	by Caroline Doyle Feb. 26, 2012	$1.99	2355 words	Sample 10%
	20 poems about education and books
	Author bio: I am 49 years old and live in Merseyside, England. I am a new writer. What I write comes from a lifetimes experience. I write fiction as well as non fiction. My ebooks are all available here and the two in paperback, 'the clinging vines' and 'The Oculate Conspiracy' are available from all major online retailers.
	Crime And Punishment	by Caroline Doyle Feb. 26, 2012	$1.99	2829 words	Sample 10%
	20 poems of crime and punishment, from life in prison, to crimes committed to the victims themselves.
	Author bio: I am 49 years old and live in Merseyside, England. I am a new writer. What I write comes from a lifetimes experience. I write fiction as well as non fiction. My ebooks are all available here and the two in paperback, 'the clinging vines' and 'The Oculate Conspiracy' are available from all major online retailers.
	More Unnecessary Poetry	by Kimberly Feb. 19, 2012	$4.99	8996 words	Sample 8%
	A collection of another 30 poems from my mind’s imagination. Ranging from life to death, joy to pain, ridiculous to emotional. Each inspired from a moment of how life has been, how it is, and how it could be. moreunnecessarypoetry is a direct extension and continuation from book one. Hopefully continuing to touch a reader’s imagination, as nothing has done thus far.
	Author bio: I am the simplest of people in certainly the most complicated of ways. I know every part of my life that has not killed me, has defined me. Writing terrifies me, writing challenges me, writing sculptures me, writing free's me, writing teaches me, writing forms me, writing intimidates me, writing permits me, writing defines me, writing concludes me, writing hurts me, writing secures me, writing expresses me, writing finds me, writing touches me, writing asks me, writing works me, writing exposes me, writing believes in me, writing is me. Most of all writing heals me. I have just begun. Kimberly FINALLY! I have just published my first Novel namely, My life as a white, female drug dealer. Hard copies available by w/o May 14th, 2012 I am in serious need of a nap LOL
	Winter's End Wind	by April Durham Feb. 18, 2012	$1.99	2728 words	Sample 15%
	This is the second in a series of poetry collections by April J. Durham. Love, relationships, and a little bit of winter are recurring subjects in this stylistically simple yet evocative book.
	Author bio: April Durham lives in Liberty, South Carolina, with her husband Patrick and two children, Dharma and David. She received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Clemson University and her graduate degree in Counseling from Webster University. She loves reading, writing, and photography.
	crush	by silverscalpel Feb. 15, 2012	Free!	385 words	Read a sample
	ever had a crush you couldn't do anything about?? ever fallen for someone close to you, and yet so far you might as well be alone??
	Author bio: silverscalpel is the currrent pen name of the author. she is a geek at heart, with an old wanderer's soul.
	Rising	by Crystal Lane Feb. 12, 2012	$3.99	11853 words	Sample 10%
	Crystal’s poetry is well known for its insight into the human soul. She does not write the “Roses are red, violets are blue” type poems. She writes of life’s experiences from her heart and soul and publishes them in the hopes of enriching other’s lives.
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	Makeece	by Makeece Feb. 02, 2012	$7.00	9584 words	Sample 20%
	In the end, it does not matter what people think of you. It’s what you think of yourself. A true queen is one that can walk that walk not caring about what society feels that they should be. She lets her light shine so people can see what God made her to be.
	Author bio: Makeece was born Omega Makeece Berry in San Diego, CA. She graduated from Rison High School in 1997. She credits her love for poetry to her sister LaKesha and her sister Jequetta Berry. They taught her the love of books, which led her to write her first book Stages of a storm in 2008. Her second book Makeece "Transformation to queen" was just currently released. She currently resides in Rison, Arkansas.
	Poetic Impressions...On Your Heart ,Mind & Soul book 2	by JAMI PEREIRA Feb. 01, 2012	$0.99	3883 words	Sample 5%
	A rhyming poetry book rich in imagery and word play.Easily read and understood. Jami l. Pereira expresses her thoughts and memoirs in such a manner that it creates a picturesque , heartfelt read.
	Author bio: Born in California. Raised all across the United States.Settled in Texas. Blessed with two wonderful children,now grown. Ms.Jami L.Pereira spent twenty five years of her career in the construction field .She loves nature and is an avid outdoors woman.A lover of life and all that it has to offer.She prides herself as being disciplined with old fashioned values ,morals and integrity .
	Voices Through Skin	by Theresa Senato Edwards Feb. 01, 2012	$6.99	9546 words	Sample 16%
	In her debut collection of poems, Theresa Senato Edwards gives voice to womanhood, from daughter and mother to warrior and lover. Through whispers and screams, her words shatter the glass of the page; and when the conversation is over, a song of strength reverberates.
	Author bio: Theresa Senato Edwards lives in Poughkeepsie, New York, with her family. She teaches and tutors at Marist College. Theresa is also founding editor/publisher of Holly Rose Review.
	Poetic Impressions : On Your Heart Mind & Soul	by JAMI PEREIRA Jan. 31, 2012	$4.99	25966 words	Sample 10%
	A lovely and unique book of rhyming poetry . Jami l.Pereira has compiled a book with a verbiage thats easily read and understood .even politics. She writes on many subjects , whether it be about nature, inspiration,children or family.She adds just a touch of dark poetry to its pages.A wonderful collection of creative memoirs and thoughts.
	Author bio: Born in California. Raised all across the United States.Settled in Texas. Blessed with two wonderful children,now grown. Ms.Jami L.Pereira spent twenty five years of her career in the construction field .She loves nature and is an avid outdoors woman.A lover of life and all that it has to offer.She prides herself as being disciplined with old fashioned values ,morals and integrity .
	Leaves From The Book Of My Life	by Elise Elliott Jan. 23, 2012	$2.99	3649 words	Sample 20%
	This is a small, eclectic collection of poems rangeing from inspirational to everyday life; from sad and dark to deliberately silly or funny; and from Sci-fi to holidays.
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	Sometimes a Daydreamer	by Lisa J. Finesse Jan. 22, 2012	$2.00	6698 words	Sample 35%
	Various poems for daydreamers everywhere!
	Author bio: Lisa J. Finesse is a new talent who loves to write poetry, fiction, and essays about a number of topics. Finesse is very excited to release Sometimes a Daydreamer, which is her first published book. She currently lives in NC and enjoys such hobbies as crocheting, sewing, and writing and playing music. Lisa J. Finesse can be reached at LisaJFinesse@yahoo.com.
	Unnecessary Poetry	by Kimberly Jan. 20, 2012	$4.99	11428 words	Sample 6%
	30 collections of moments from my mind's world. As a child my favourite play time was to imagine. My imagination took me places no one else knew about, places that were fairy tales and places I actually created. They were always places of fun. As a woman at 45 I still thrive on my imagination to work the same way. I hope this touches your imagination in a way maybe it has not been.
	Author bio: I am the simplest of people in certainly the most complicated of ways. I know every part of my life that has not killed me, has defined me. Writing terrifies me, writing challenges me, writing sculptures me, writing free's me, writing teaches me, writing forms me, writing intimidates me, writing permits me, writing defines me, writing concludes me, writing hurts me, writing secures me, writing expresses me, writing finds me, writing touches me, writing asks me, writing works me, writing exposes me, writing believes in me, writing is me. Most of all writing heals me. I have just begun. Kimberly FINALLY! I have just published my first Novel namely, My life as a white, female drug dealer. Hard copies available by w/o May 14th, 2012 I am in serious need of a nap LOL
	The Blackheart Poetess: A Poetry Collection of Love, Loss and Lies	by April Denton Jan. 20, 2012	Free!	6835 words	Read a sample
	A poetry collection about love, lies, sex, death, and heartbreak.
	Author bio: April Denton is an aspiring author who loves to write about zombies, music, and too much more. Her two major passions are writing and heavy metal. She is an obsessed lover of #Zweeps, and is even a zombie poet. She is married to the love of her life a drummer, Robby Denton, and they have a son together.
	Pennys Prose	by P. Lowe Jan. 18, 2012	Free!	2982 words	Read a sample
	A book of collected poems written by inspired moments in life.
	Author bio: P. Lowe lives in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. She has lived here most of her life. She also lived a short while in Phoenix, Arizona. She takes great pride in her family. She is a retail business owner in her local community. She runs a local market, and enjoys being involved in her community. She writes in her spare time, as a stress release. She uses her everyday life to provoke inspiration for her writing.
	All The Wrong Places	by April Durham Jan. 13, 2012	$1.99	8211 words	Sample 15%
	A collection of poetry about life, love, and living. Relationships and human emotion are explored in a search that often winds up in all the wrong places.
	Author bio: April Durham lives in Liberty, South Carolina, with her husband Patrick and two children, Dharma and David. She received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Clemson University and her graduate degree in Counseling from Webster University. She loves reading, writing, and photography.
	Kissings Statues	by Whitney Word Jan. 10, 2012	$1.99	1365 words	Sample 40%
	Poetry collection by Whitney Word.
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	Letters & Trumpets	by Tyler Blangiardo July 05, 2011	$2.00	3112 words	Sample 10%
	This is Tyler Blangiardo's first collection of poetry and prose.
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	Obrigada	by Chantale Reve March 27, 2011	Free!	307 words	Read a sample
	A lyrical expression of gratitude, this poem is set to a bossa nova rhythm.
	Author bio: Corporate robot by day, lucid dreamer by night, Chantale Reve lives to express her thoughts on the human condition through erotic short fiction (especially erotic mystery and suspense stories) and poetry. She is inspired by and enjoys the creations of other artists – from novelists and poets, to dancers, musicians, visual artists and chefs. She also is profoundly influenced by certain existentialist schools of thought; by the literature of William Shakespeare, Anaϊs Nin, Henry Miller, Alice Walker, Philip K. Dick, Richard Burton Matheson, James Patterson, John Le Carré, Ian Fleming, among others; and by the cinematic genius of Hitchcock, Chabrol, Truffaut, Fellini and Almodóvar. Chantale’s worldview continues to be shaped by her travels and by the images and messages in remarkable independent, modern and postmodern films from around the world.
	From Cane Field to the Sea	by Yasmin Morais March 01, 2011	$3.99	3453 words	Sample 15%
	From Cane Field to the Sea is the author's first collection of poems, and they reflect her experiences growing up in Jamaica. The poems also address race, family life, love, loss, Jamaican politics and the immigrant experience in North America.
	Author bio: Yasmin was born in Jamaica, lived in Canada for nine years and now resides in the United States. She has a bachelor's degree in Spanish, and master's degrees in International Relations and Information Studies. Yasmin is a librarian in a university law library From Cane Field to the Sea is her first poetry collection. Yasmin is the author of the blog, Poets of the Caribbean (http://poetsofthecaribbean.blogspot.com)
	Systole	by Corrine Ann Delvecchio Aug. 20, 2010	$1.99	3726 words	Sample 20%
	Systole is the contraction of your heart that pushes your blood through your veins. "Systole" describes that contraction with rhythm, rhyme and reason. "Systole" is relationships in poetry. "Systole" is modern poetry, sometimes sophisticated and sometimes simple. "Systole" is twenty-three, 21st century poems that reveal relationships with honesty and truth... Perhaps an edgy truth.
	Author bio: Corrine Ann Delvecchio was born in the Motor City on the day the sun left Ophiuchus and entered Sagittarius. Her mother, Teresa, emigrated with family from northern Italy to northern Ontario, Canada when she was just a young girl. Corrine’s father, Alex, is a retired center for the Detroit Red Wings and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. As a part of that thin band between the Boomers and the Gen Xers, Corrine experiences life between narcissism and altruism, between fear and faith, between you and me, and reasons with words. As a young child, she would ‘talk her sister’s ear off’ evaluating the day’s activities, considering and interpreting before going to sleep. She secretly started writing lyrics and verse as a pre-teen, and in High School, she actually attended her poetry class. Her best recollection is that she did receive an A. ;-) As a young adult, Corrine sold advertising specialties and promotional items for her father’s company. She was married twice and blessed with a son from her first, and returned to school during her second. She holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration, and until recently, worked for many years in the Automotive Industry, and admits to being a bit of a car-freak. Corrine has a philosophical mind, a poetic heart and a modern-day life. She has an insatiable quest for the Truth, is an avid reader and relishes the time spent studying metaphysics, walking and writing. “Systole,” written at the very beginning of this millennium, is her first collection of poems to be published. Corrine is starting a new life in a new state, and continues to write new poetry.
	fine flickering hungers	by Alessia Brio June 25, 2009	$2.99	53773 words	Sample 5%
	EPIC eBook Award Winner for Best Erotica! A collection of erotic short stories + accompanying poetry. Sexual scenarios vary from hetero- to mono- to homosexual to group, with the only common thread being that they seldom (if ever) take place in a bed. This is the ebook edition of the print release. Most of the stories are now also available as individual ebooks.
	Author bio: Take one part Appalachian redneck, one part aging wet dream, and one part filthy-minded wordsmith. Mix well and serve with chocolate-covered cherries. There you have the one and only Alessia Brio. Alessia writes all colors and flavors of erotica, from heterosexual to menage to same sex, and from twisted to humorous to deeply touching. (Sometimes, usually by accident, it even qualifies as romance.) Her work has earned her critical acclaim in the form of a few EPIC eBook Awards for Best Erotica, a couple Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and a Romantic Times Top Pick in addition to a plethora of glowing online reviews. Not all of Alessia's publications are allowed here on Smashwords due to censorship. Readers interested in the full catalog are encouraged to visit her label's website at www.PurpleProsaic.com