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Book Of Love - xXxtended Edition	by Mr Love Zone July 08, 2011	Free!	1966 words	Read a sample
Author bio: The man whose known for writing romantic poetry, although he isn't too known for showing his full face without hiding it some how. While growing up he discovered he had a gift, his gift was writing poetry some of the most romantic poetry known to mankind. Although through his early years of writing his fan base came and quickly as it left, as the man behind the poetry felt as if the reason why the fans and the ladies who loved the poetry left was his disfiguring looks. So he decided to start new, he gave himself the name "Mr. Love Zone" as he could always tune out the world when he wrote. He also decided to cover his face up, only showing around his eyes to hopefully keep any female fans. Since while he was growing up he knew he had the talent to write but he didn't have the face to put behind it as he always had the face that would send women running in the other direction. So with a new name and with hiding his disfiguring looks he has decided to start out on a quest of new. So from the start of his fresh new name he's chosen not to reveal his face as he knows that deep down his disfiguring looks could be the difference between him getting known and him being left behind.
Broken Heart	by Kennie Kayoz Aug. 07, 2011	Free!	2542 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Take 333-parts poetry and 333-parts of hate you get Kennie Kayoz: the perfect lethal combination of poetry and hate, whom himself has been labeled as 666 by his high school whom according to them should have spent time in the psych ward for things that he's said and poetry written while at school. Like the meaning of his name Kennie feels as if he's been born from the fire time and time again, and has been through various points in his life that have been utter kayotic. However he emerged from everything that life has seemed to throw at him many eBooks later Kennie is still looking at getting his name out there. Feeling unwanted by everyone around him since the age of 16, Kennie has not had an easy life which carries out into everything he does with an obvious edge. What he writes is real, and is what gives his words a distinction of others. The once #1 target of bullying at high school which started his controversial writing skills which really got him noticed by his teacher and principal when during a co-op class he wrote about being bullied from the moment he walked in the front doors at school in the morning till the moment that he gets off the bus at night the school was then set into "panic mode" as they then linked Kennie as a "Potential Threat" of pulling a "Columbine". They also pushed Kennie towards the schools psychologist to allow him someone to "Talk To", shortly after that Kennie found himself walking out of the doors never to return. After many trials and tribulations in his life after he dropped out he still managed to write on and off as his writing became an eerie prophecy for his own life. In late 2005 Kennie signed Crystal to Coyotes Publishing and just a few months later Kennie's struggles got worse as his father was killed by vehicular homicide. At the start of 2006 Kennie decided to take a huge chance with his poe-hatery as he established the ebook called "End Of The Poe-Hatery Era" in which he gathered up all that could be considered "Poe-Hatery" and released it followed that he went on to realize that "Poe-Hatery" was exactly who he was so he decided to take another huge chance and release "Be Yourself" a eBook with collabs by various independent artists (in various genres) as well as other independent poets and he released it it got a huge variety of notice all through out the internet, but when Kennie realized that he was the only one plugging it and none of the other artists were doing anything about the release he immediately pulled the release off of the internet. Shortly after that Coyotes Publishing as well as Kennie vanished from the likes of the internet.
Help Wanted	by Shane Diamond Sep. 28, 2011	Free!	403 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A small town in Ontario Canada, a town so small that it would be called "The Boonies" or "The Sticks" is where I spent my life growing up, now all through out my life with anyone who has made it big they have always been from a big city. Nobody has been from the middle of no where. But that is where I have been growing up, in the hamlets that all you can see are trees or fields as far as the eye can see no matter what direction you look. The towns overlooked and forgotten by history that where at night you could hear coyotes howl. For almost all of my life I never really did have any friends I always roamed around the places that I lived alone anytime people would see me they would see me roaming around all by my lonesome, perhaps I was loner perhaps that I was destined to be a loner for life who continued to keep things bottled up on the inside and never let anyone get close to me. Then the writing bug hit me: About six years ago I decided to pick up a pen and began to express myself in the form of poetry, but of course not all of the poetry that I write is the same it all has been influenced by my thoughts and emotions at the time of writing it. While dabbling into the art of poetry you will also see me and my wife Jessica dabble into a few other things ranging from music to fantasy sports. If I have a interest in it then you can best believe that I will be giving a good solid attempt at bringing that forth to share with the world to show everyone that ya boy from out in "the sticks" or from "the boonies" isn't somebody to be taken out of any situation no matter what I attempt.
I Hate You - 10 Poems	by Diana Trees July 17, 2010	Free!	1110 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm an angry woman, disliking most things and people. But I'm a helluva good writer, enjoying torment and horror. Give a look at my poetry - I hate you, free on Smashwords.
Whispers of Hypnos	by Joshua Jones Jan. 31, 2011	Free!	14939 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Writing because I must. Once was a bass player. Once was a punk. Once was many of things. Son of a preacher man and the grandson of a Federal Court judge. A curve breaker. A fool proclaiming his folly. A writer from the edges writing for the opened minded. I give Whispers of Hypnos away for free because it's poetry and it's meant to be shared but please support this struggling writer with the purchase of my other titles that are at bargain basement prices. Cheers! Poems and short stories have been published by The Bitter Oleander Press, The Sylvan Echo, Pens on Fire. The Cartier Street Review published a passage of The Excess Road in October 2010.
The wall	by Angelina Souren June 24, 2011	Free!	1619 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Angelina Souren started writing as a child, and hasnâ€™t stopped yet. She currently produces a form of verbal jazz, such as Mixed Spices and FCQ. Quirky flash fiction with all sorts of twists, more than most people will be aware of. Her flash fiction may remind some people of Spike Milligan, others of zen koans, and yet others of Donald Barthelme. Some of it is very readable, some of it is outrageously funny, yet some of it is complex and not for everyone.
Handmade Boats	by H.K. Hummel Aug. 11, 2011	Free!	2446 words	Read a sample
Author bio: H.K. Hummel is a poet, editor and teacher. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She has published poems in a variety of journals such as Hawk & Handsaw, Quiddity, Antigonish Review, Calyx and others. In January 2011, she was a resident at the Montana Artists Refuge and in August 2009 she served as the Emerging Writer-in-Residence at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Centre in Greenmount, Western Australia. She has a masterâ€™s degree from Eastern Washington University and a bachelorâ€™s degree from University of California, Davis.
The Son Can Dream	by Mike Cruz Aug. 24, 2011	Free!	117761 words	Read a sample
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Complete works of an Unknown Poet	by Chantel McGleno Oct. 29, 2011	Free!	13859 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I live on a small Native American reservation in Northern Minnesota. I write all genres of work. I am currently working on my memoir, possibly another children's book, and a cookbook. I am sure they will be posted as an ebook. Cookbook will for sure be hard. :) I have always loved writing. It has been my passion since I was old enough to hold a pen. With life being as crazy as it has been I feel as if I don't have the time like I want too but I know I will be pushing for more again soon. I just recently submitted a Christmas poem to the local newspaper and then I am hoping to submit to Highlights Magazine. I just keep a positive outlook on things. Just because they told me no once doesn't mean that someone else may say no too. :)
The Elder Eyes: Earthbound	by Nipaporn Baldwin Nov. 19, 2011	Free!	1257 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a teenage African American poetess trying to open up a new avenue in the world of Dragons: Space Dragons!! And I WILL make it "work." Please leave a review.
Abusing the Transitive Property, Book Two: Leaving Kansas	by Brett Clay Miller Dec. 06, 2011	Free!	2112 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Brett Clay Miller, born in Kansas City, MO in 1967 and currently living in Broomfield, CO, is a locksmith by trade. Brett has been compelled to write poetry and prose since the age of 16. His work centers primarily on abstract renderings of everyday thought and experience.
A Dragonman's Wonderland	by Nipaporn Baldwin Jan. 27, 2012	Free!	383 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a teenage African American poetess trying to open up a new avenue in the world of Dragons: Space Dragons!! And I WILL make it "work." Please leave a review.
Genesis (30: 8,9)	by Ezequiel Nacach Nov. 25, 2009	Free!	3384 words	Read a sample
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Siberian Jay	by Ann Ahsberg Aug. 26, 2010	Free!	262 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm from Sweden, and I like to write poetry and short stories about nature and life. I care about Native populations in Sweden and other countries. They often have a tough situation.
EspÃritu VudÃº	by pablo blaya Aug. 25, 2011	Free!	4478 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Poeta y licenciado en historia(Madrid, 1975). Tiene poemas y libros publicados de poesÃa. Ha recitado sus poemas en Madrid. Actualmente casi toda su actividad literaria es en internet, donde mantiene un blog y colabora en una pÃ¡gina web.
Thoughts...	by Elizabeth Agiantritis Nov. 02, 2009	Free!	1137 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I was born in England in 1978, the youngest of 3 girls. My whole family moved to Greece in 1983, where we still live. I have been writing poetry since I was 10. The poems in my collections span from my earliest poems up until my most recent work. I am the only one who has ever reviewed my work, so despite my best efforts to check it, errors may be present. I welcome all feedback.
Fragments: A Collection of Short Poetry	by Steph 'Vixey' Acaster July 07, 2011	Free!	468 words	Read a sample
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Tracks of Life	by Christopher John Scott Nov. 11, 2011	Free!	1176 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I live in a small town in the North East of England. I generally write what ever comes into my head and sounds good to me. I hope that others find it intresting and enjoyable to read.
Not at all Rhinocerus	by Barnaby Wilde Jan. 05, 2012	Free!	6939 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Barnaby Wilde is the pen name of Tim Fisher. Tim was born in 1947 in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, but grew up and was educated in the West Country. He graduated with a Physics degree in 1969 and worked in manufacturing and quality control for a multinational photographic company for 30 years before taking an early retirement to pursue other interests. He has two grown up children and currently lives happily in Devon.
Broken Hearts, Broken Promises	by Russell Saiki Jan. 26, 2012	Free!	1452 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Russell Saiki is a free-verse poet and short story writer specializing in romance, depression, love and horror. He has been writing poetry and short stories since early childhood, publishing a rare solo piece in college newspapers. He resides in Texas with his two large mixed breed dogs, Abbadon and Abby.
Lines of Rhyme	by Gordon Grant Sep. 01, 2010	Free!	1804 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Computer programming is my day job. I like playing chess and I love reading. My wife and I live in Cypress, TX, which is part of Houston. We are both from Roswell, NM (UFO and alien country).
Another Helping	by Publishing Genius Oct. 01, 2010	Free!	1477 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Publishing Genius was founded in 2006, when the first issue of isReads was published. There are four venues within Publishing Genius: Paperback Books. These started as staple-stitched chapbooks. Since 2007 the production has expanded into short, perfect bound volumes. Chapbook Genius. This series features one story or a chapbook-length collection of poems that are released online. They are also formatted to be printed from home. isReads. The outdoor journal, which is also edited by Peter Cole of Keyhole Magazine and Kathryn Regina. This features short poems posted in public spaces in cities across the United States. Everyday Genius. This is an online journal that is updated Monday through Friday.
Preview: Inspiration	by Haley Hodge Oct. 24, 2010	Free!	361 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Haley Hodge is 12 years old and has loved writing her whole life. She also enjoys drawing, much like the protagonist in her first novel, Daydreamer. Haley is very excided to have her first novel published on Smashwords. But Haley is also excited to release her collection of poetry, Inspiration. She hopes you like it. As of right now Inspiration has 52 poems and will come out soon!
The Color of My Mother's Voice	by Terri Kouba April 13, 2011	Free!	835 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Terri Kouba lives in Spokane, Washington with her better half, Richard Hobbs, and two cats.
Letters & Trumpets	by Tyler Blangiardo July 05, 2011	You set the price!	3112 words	Sample 10%
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Just One More Time (the John Denver Poem)	by Steven Clark Aug. 05, 2011	Free!	240 words	Read a sample
Author bio: It all started when a 12 year old boy asked his father a simple question: "Dad, can you help me write a story for these characters that I created?" A few months would pass before the world of the Golden Knight was born. Justin Clark is a student at Cass Middle School and a member of the Art Club. Justin loves anime and superheroes. He draws and creates many of his own characters. His father, Steven Clark, has written stories, songs, stage plays and poems since high school. He is a graduate of Kennesaw State University with a degree in history. The Clark family (Steven, Leslie, Justin, Jason and Brooke) live in Georgia. Taylor Gibson is experienced in graphic design and anime/manga style artwork. Taylor lives in North Carolina.
Twenty tales of Human Misery	by Eamonn Hickson Aug. 17, 2011	Free!	3044 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a 24 year old, quailified civil engineeer, who because of recession, has become a part time barman, with the occasional ramblings called writing!
Poems 3	by Peter Rehard Aug. 23, 2011	Free!	4114 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A person that writes stories If you read one of my stories, when you find an error (if you have the time or care) email me what book and chapter it is in, so I can change it. Peterrehard@gmail.com
Decimalevolence	by Gregory Dahler Nov. 24, 2011	Free!	758 words	Read a sample
Author bio: An artist, masquerading as a computer programmer, struggling to bring himself back to life... I am trying to write about anything and everything that comes to mind; genres will likely be crossed, as will styles and types. Hopefully some others will find my work enjoyable. Please feel free to leave criticisms and comments, all will be appreciated.
Fork and other poems	by Steve Lavigne Dec. 05, 2011	Free!	3133 words	Read a sample
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New Game	by Thump Jan. 02, 2012	Free!	3524 words	Read a sample
Author bio: My name is Thump. I play Street Fighter and I make hip hop.
To Me How You Happened;	by krishna kumar Sep. 28, 2011	Free!	4566 words	Read a sample
Author bio: i am is i am
Emotional Outlet	by Shane Diamond July 12, 2011	Free!	4913 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A small town in Ontario Canada, a town so small that it would be called "The Boonies" or "The Sticks" is where I spent my life growing up, now all through out my life with anyone who has made it big they have always been from a big city. Nobody has been from the middle of no where. But that is where I have been growing up, in the hamlets that all you can see are trees or fields as far as the eye can see no matter what direction you look. The towns overlooked and forgotten by history that where at night you could hear coyotes howl. For almost all of my life I never really did have any friends I always roamed around the places that I lived alone anytime people would see me they would see me roaming around all by my lonesome, perhaps I was loner perhaps that I was destined to be a loner for life who continued to keep things bottled up on the inside and never let anyone get close to me. Then the writing bug hit me: About six years ago I decided to pick up a pen and began to express myself in the form of poetry, but of course not all of the poetry that I write is the same it all has been influenced by my thoughts and emotions at the time of writing it. While dabbling into the art of poetry you will also see me and my wife Jessica dabble into a few other things ranging from music to fantasy sports. If I have a interest in it then you can best believe that I will be giving a good solid attempt at bringing that forth to share with the world to show everyone that ya boy from out in "the sticks" or from "the boonies" isn't somebody to be taken out of any situation no matter what I attempt.
Lost Treasures #4	by Kennie Kayoz Aug. 07, 2011	Free!	1974 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Take 333-parts poetry and 333-parts of hate you get Kennie Kayoz: the perfect lethal combination of poetry and hate, whom himself has been labeled as 666 by his high school whom according to them should have spent time in the psych ward for things that he's said and poetry written while at school. Like the meaning of his name Kennie feels as if he's been born from the fire time and time again, and has been through various points in his life that have been utter kayotic. However he emerged from everything that life has seemed to throw at him many eBooks later Kennie is still looking at getting his name out there. Feeling unwanted by everyone around him since the age of 16, Kennie has not had an easy life which carries out into everything he does with an obvious edge. What he writes is real, and is what gives his words a distinction of others. The once #1 target of bullying at high school which started his controversial writing skills which really got him noticed by his teacher and principal when during a co-op class he wrote about being bullied from the moment he walked in the front doors at school in the morning till the moment that he gets off the bus at night the school was then set into "panic mode" as they then linked Kennie as a "Potential Threat" of pulling a "Columbine". They also pushed Kennie towards the schools psychologist to allow him someone to "Talk To", shortly after that Kennie found himself walking out of the doors never to return. After many trials and tribulations in his life after he dropped out he still managed to write on and off as his writing became an eerie prophecy for his own life. In late 2005 Kennie signed Crystal to Coyotes Publishing and just a few months later Kennie's struggles got worse as his father was killed by vehicular homicide. At the start of 2006 Kennie decided to take a huge chance with his poe-hatery as he established the ebook called "End Of The Poe-Hatery Era" in which he gathered up all that could be considered "Poe-Hatery" and released it followed that he went on to realize that "Poe-Hatery" was exactly who he was so he decided to take another huge chance and release "Be Yourself" a eBook with collabs by various independent artists (in various genres) as well as other independent poets and he released it it got a huge variety of notice all through out the internet, but when Kennie realized that he was the only one plugging it and none of the other artists were doing anything about the release he immediately pulled the release off of the internet. Shortly after that Coyotes Publishing as well as Kennie vanished from the likes of the internet.
Happy Death Day	by KJ Abyzz Sep. 29, 2011	Free!	218 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Growing up as KJ wasn't the easiest thing in the world, much of what happened to him growing up still affects him much of him today. Nothing is worse than the mental scarring he was forced to face during his days in high school, we all have our own stories about what we go through at high school however when you go through elementary school and end up having many friends who stick by you and who you are close with turn there backs on you as soon as grade 9 rolls around, not only does that put you in an awkward position of thinking that you know someone to now thinking that they are only out for themselves your whole world changes. Through the beginning of high school KJ realized that all of his friends in elementary school changed, but not changed for the better or grown up as it appeared that you were suppose to do but changed to not wanting to know him. Approaching many of his old friends in the halls only to realize that they wouldn't even respond to him or even look his way when he talked. Not only did they do that but they also set up many of the verbal assaults that were targeted at KJ through the years of high school, at times they would act like they were his friends from old days only to line him up for a verbal assault from not just one but many students, these assaults wouldn't just go last one or two minutes but they would last for the full day, once 3:00 came around did these assaults end ?, not a chance as he would have to endure them on the bus both going and coming to school each and everyday these assaults would last through the rest of his high school days. After dropping out of high school did these assaults have any affect on him, well yes of course they did as they were many of the mental scars that he has to bare today, paranoid to do many things in front of people or even to talk in front of them always fearing in which they will lash out much similar to what he has gone through in the past, KJ spent much of his time from high school just being quiet growing up in a small town not saying much to anyone. He never did think much about the future as he never thought he did have one, till he picked up a pen and started to write. It was his only way of telling his story to the world about the troubles of his past, although like most writers he doesn't always choose to write about his past as he doesn't like to talk about it. But when he does you can rest assure that the talent that he does posses will truly shine through the mental scars that have affected him through his life as he's sure that many people will be able to not only feel but understand what he has gone through in the past.
The Nothing Man	by Jim Bronyaur Sep. 23, 2010	Free!	1665 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Making stories up and writing them down. It's what do. Someday I dream that someone will pay me for it.
Moments: A Collection of Poems.	by Cloning Vlapov Jan. 02, 2011	Free!	1560 words	Read a sample
Author bio: You can find me on facebook: Cloning Vlapov I am a man in my mid twenties living in Germany at the moment. Enjoying Writing, Poetry, Photography, Cycling, Internet, Life and more.
Encounter in a Small Old Cemetery	by Lenny Everson April 22, 2011	Free!	1797 words	Read a sample
Author bio: List of Completed Works by Lenny Everson Novels â€¢ Death On a Small, Dark Lake. 67,700 words. Our hero snags a body in a remote lake. â€¢ Death on a Rocky Little Island 71,500 words. Our hero convinces a friend to take a canoeing trip to the 30,000 islands. â€¢ Mount Moriah 50,000 words. A strange sequence events involves a priest, a poet, a CSIS agent, a space alien, four horny teens, among others. My most fun fiction. â€¢ Last Exit to Pine Lake. 45,000 words. A dying writer goes back into the bush to off himself. Grimly literary. My best fiction. Novelettes â€¢ Granite and Dry Blood. 9,700 words. Our hero wants to write a book on Massassauga Park. Various people would prefer that he didnâ€™t. â€¢ Death on a Foggy Spring Portage. 11,800 words. One member of a paddling group is found dead on a muddy portage. Screenplays â€¢ Murder on a Foggy Spring Portage. One member of a paddling group is found dead on a muddy portage. Plays â€¢ Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont. Ghosts of the two MÃ©tis leaders meet in todayâ€™s world to remember their lives. A short (20-minute) play for two actors. Full-Length Poetry Books â€¢ The Minor Odyssey of Lollie Heronfeathers Singer. A middle-aged woman tries to connect with her aboriginal ancestry. â€¢ In The Tavern of Lost Souls. Four poets meet at a grungy bar once a month to give their poetic answers to random questions. â€¢ Love in a Canoe. A set of five chapbooks and a songbook about the love of canoeing. With illustrations. â€¢ Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont are Dead. Ghosts of the two MÃ©tis leaders meet in todayâ€™s world to remember their lives. Includes the play. Poetry Chapbooks â€¢ Encounter in a Small, Old Cemetery. Autumn. Midnight. Poet visits a small, old private graveyard. Best poem I ever wrote. â€¢ Fire and Ashes. Poems about lifeâ€™s flames and regrets. â€¢ The Empty Tarmac of a Long-Abandoned Airport. Poems about having a midlife crisis. â€¢ Love Poems A compilation â€¢ Pray for Me: 22 Poems Probably Slandering God and Jesus â€¢ Ballads from an Unlucky Fisherman: Poems from a fisherman â€¢ Tweetable Limericks. 60 limericks small enough to be tweets â€¢ Hiking Poems. Co-Authored Poetry Chapbooks â€¢ Who Would Be a God? Susan Ioannou and Lenny debate the merits of being a god. â€¢ How to Dance Naked in the Moonlight. Katherine L. Gordon (Celtic pagan) and Lenny (skeptic) confront the ceremony. â€¢ Cats and Dogs. With I. B. Iskov â€¢ For Ko Aye Aung: A Plea for His Release from Prison. For Amnesty International, with other poets. Non-Fiction Chapbooks â€¢ If You Condemn Gays: The Bible on Homosexuality and Other Items. â€¢ The Architecture of Suburban West Kitchener. A light look at house styles. â€¢ The Architecture of The University of Waterloo. A light look at the campus buildings. â€¢ Making Tourist Attractions for Towns and Small Cities. Advice. â€¢ Technological Solutions to Global Warming. â€¢ Hyphens: A Guide for the Early Twenty-First Century. â€¢ Colons and Semicolons: A Guide for the Early Twenty-First Century. â€¢ How to Review Draft Technical Writings â€¢ Rebeccaâ€™s Trail (Grand River Trail) in Winter â€¢ 7 Temples to Bill Gates: a modern mystery â€¢ The Great God Pan - or Not â€¢ Two in a Tent: Camping Humor. â€¢ Why Haven't Aliens Contacted us? Songbooks â€¢ Dance Songs for Weddings Available on Smashwords â€¢ Canoe Songs. part of a set of six chapbooks about the love of canoeing. With illustrations.. Available on Smashwords â€¢ 18 Dingbat Songs for Kids Available on Smashwords
Growth	by Karin Cox June 25, 2011	Free!	3221 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a 35-year-old Australian author who spent more than a decade working as an editor in Australia and the UK. I am actively seeking an agent or publisher and have several other projects up my sleeve (The Day of the Danae Shee is conceived as a trilogy and I am part-way through the second novel in the series). I now work fulltime as an inhouse author of non-fiction natural history, travel guides, and children's fiction and have written and published more than 28 titles since 2003. You can see some of my work at http://www.editorandauthor.com/see-karins-work.html. I also write fiction (in several genres) and poetry part time, for the sheer joy of it.
Heartbeats Through Time	by David Violet Aug. 11, 2011	Free!	1088 words	Read a sample
Author bio: David Violet was born in Oak Park, IL in October of 1956. He has travelled throughout the U.S and to many countries in the Pacific and Europe. Portion of the travel were compliments of the U.S. Navy over a 14 year period and many of his poems were inspired by this experience. Along with his writing he has many other hobbies such as photography, fishing, hunting, auto racing and woodworking. He gathers his life experiences and feelings into the words put forth on the pages. His first book has been published and he will have another to follow by the end of 2011.
Promises	by Carl Faulhaber Aug. 25, 2011	Free!	158 words	Read a sample
Author bio: In 1993 I was in a near-fatal car crash that changed my life forever. Since then I've divided my life into two categories: BC & AD. Before Crash & After Damage. Before Crash (BC) I was a thrill junkie. I skied, hiked, climbed, hang glided, all kinds of fun stuff. I got banged up sometimes but never too bad. Then I almost died going to work in a suit & tie. For me chasing money was more dangerous than chasing fun!!!
3 Poems	by Angus Brownfield Nov. 20, 2011	Free!	411 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I was born in Kansas by mistake, and I've never found my way back. The man behind the curtain, it seems, had no hot air balloon. I spent more years than I care to count writing in the language of hierarchical organizations (also known as bureaucracies). I wrote grant proposals and long range plans, for example. I believe I have finally purged myself of all bureaucratese, and ought to be understood to regular (i.e., non-bureaucrat) persons. I've lived in Missouri, California and Oregon, presently in a smallish burg named Talent, where citizens know the names of waitresses and mail carriers and "howdy" each other on the street. It's a far cry from Los Angeles and Berkeley, where I did lots of my writing of grant applications and such. My big-time favorite writer is Thomas Mann, but if you wave Elmore Leonard or Robert B. Parker under my nose, I am like a sot sniffing an Old Fashioned. I have a tough hide and a tender heart. I cry in two-hanky movies, but I was a boxer in college. I can make a salmon souffle, but I favor large, complex stews and soups that I can eat over several days. I also bake a very good sourdough French bread. I have a blog which has lain dormant for some time, because no one seems to read it, though spammers flock to it. I would welcome comments there from anyone who would actually read a posting. Late in 2011 I launched my eighth novel, Guardian of the Lost Colony, the third book in the Mustt Adventure Series. With that kind of output it's time to concentrate on getting my work read and appreciated. Look forward to some book deals in 2012.
Pavane for a Cyber-Princess	by Bruce Boston Dec. 07, 2011	Free!	1566 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Bruce Boston lives in Ocala, Florida, once known as The City of Trees, with his wife, writer-artist Marge Simon, and the ghosts of two cats. He is the author of fifty books and chapbooks, including the novels The Guardenerâ€™s Tale and Stained Glass Rain. His writing has appeared in hundreds of publications, most visibly in Asimovâ€™s SF, Amazing Stories, Realms of Fantasy, Weird Tales, Pedestal, Strange Horizons, Yearâ€™s Best Fantasy and Horror and the Nebula Awards Showcase. Boston has received the Bram Stoker Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Asimov's Readers' Award, the Rhysling Award, and the Grand Master Award of the SFPA. His graphic art and designs appear both in print and online. For more information, visit http://www.bruceboston.com
City Life	by V. A. Jeffrey Jan. 02, 2012	Free!	1127 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Victoria A. Jeffrey grew up in Portland Oregon, attended Portland Community College and studied graphic design. She is an author and an avid reader of science fiction, fantasy. She also enjoys reading historical fiction and non-fiction. She has written three collections of poetry and some short stories. She is currently working on the Secret Doorway Tales children's fantasy series.
Unknown Visitor	by Marc Ironwood Jan. 20, 2012	Free!	549 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Marc Joseph Ironwood has been writing on his own for over thirty years. In 2002 Marc joined forces with his wife Krissy to form "Krissy N Marc". Marc has been known for his obscure writings and for his unusual theatrical front project covers. In March of 2008 Marc did his most shocking event when shaved his head, and the photos of his bald head appeared on his website and his solo project entitled "Alien". Marc founded The Herron Archives, which holds both the solo and collaborative projects from 1997 to current releases. Krissy N Marc currently write for the Kagovisra Label, which has been re-releasing older projects from the Herron Archives.
Ude	by Frederik Christian Sep. 19, 2011	Free!	3357 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Writer/poet, born 1988. Published my first poetic work in Danish in the fall of 2010 at the Danish publishing house Darklights and has contributed to online magazines and performed several times live at stage. Thank you for reading! In danish: Digter/forfatter, f. 1988. Har udgivet digtsamlingen Jorden kalder pÃ¥ forlaget Darklights samt bidraget til tidsskrifter og optrÃ¥dt med poesi. Tak, fordi du lÃ¦ser med!
Alas de ceniza	by David Santos Solano July 01, 2010	Free!	4518 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Licenciado en FilologÃa Inglesa, profesor de espaÃ±ol en ciernes, juntapalabras aficionado. Entre 2006 y 2010 he autoeditado y publicado una colecciÃ³n de poemas, 'Alas de ceniza', y dos colecciones de relato breve, 'Fuera de su escondite' y 'DÃas felices'. En octubre de 2010 he publicado 'Short Stories for Short on Time People', un libro que incluye la traducciÃ³n al inglÃ©s de algunos de mis relatos. Todas mis libros se pueden descargar gratuitamente en Smashwords.com. TambiÃ©n puedes leerme en el blog www.kutxitxeos.net. B.A. in English, Spanish teacher, playing with words as a hobby. Between 2006 and 2010 I have written and published a book of poetry, 'Alas de ceniza', and two collections of short stories, 'Fuera de su escondite' and 'DÃas felices'. In October 2010 I have published 'Short Stories for Short on Time People' a book including the translation into English of some of my short stories. All my books can be downladed for free at Smashwords.com. You may also read my blog www.kutxitxeos.net (in Spanish)
Darwin Rocks	by Jill Martin Nov. 05, 2009	Free!	229 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a retired music teacher with four books out there: a book of poems exclusive to Smashwords (see below), a music text book, the biography of a Czech man who arrived in England in 1938 to flee the Nazis, and one children's novel, 'Eric and Thickpea', about a street urchin in London and his pet rat. I also belong to Chapeltown Writers, a small group of amateur writers in Sheffield. We write all sorts of pieces in a variety of styles, and love every minute of it!
The Tog & The Froad	by Christina Ayckbourn July 08, 2011	Free!	1409 words	Read a sample
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The Blind Philosopher and the God of Small Things	by Barnaby Wilde Jan. 05, 2012	Free!	7436 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Barnaby Wilde is the pen name of Tim Fisher. Tim was born in 1947 in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, but grew up and was educated in the West Country. He graduated with a Physics degree in 1969 and worked in manufacturing and quality control for a multinational photographic company for 30 years before taking an early retirement to pursue other interests. He has two grown up children and currently lives happily in Devon.

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