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The Water Pearl

O Divine, godlike king, has a habit of extending his life by sucking those of his subjects. Skye, his chief musician who is a half caste with conflicting natur
Gloria Piper4/3/2014

A Carnie Tale

When a Carnival takes on a new job in the town of Drain they have no idea what they're in for. The coins the locals use put the Carnies under a spell, but what'
BoJo Johnson6/16/2014

Affliction

Seattle police detective Kevin Strode takes a smoke break while waiting for the chief psychiatrist of Western State Hospital for the criminally insane. Upon his
Greg Meritt4/8/2014

Room 303

Dan is faced with the hardest choice of his life. He will have to reach deep within himself to summon the courage to do what is asked of him.
Greg Meritt4/10/2014

Alien Cowboys

a short story
I've been having this dream lately. It's beginning to take up a lot of my spare time. Or is it just a dream?
Bill Barrett4/11/2014

The Replacements

For millions of years, the human race has been the dominant species on the earth. When a race of aliens arrives on earth everything that people thought they kne
Michael Cannata4/14/2014

Dad, My Brother, and Me

This story is about two little boys talking about what they would call their father if they had one.
J.C. O'Brien5/1/2014 Be the first to review this version

Murdering A Maintenance Man ch 3-5

Jacob could have stayed home today. Hell, he could have never left his parents basement in the first place. Granted, he was a little old for his life to consist
James Blackford4/13/2014

A Way to the Park of Gardens

Miles the cat has a happy life; fed everyday, roof over his head, and loving owners, everything a cat would want. But one day he senses a change. There are thin
Raymond Rappisi Jr4/19/2014

Rash Decisions

Julia Ferris had it all. A loving a boyfriend, a glamorous city, and a high paying job. What more could a girl want? She’d ask you, “what if all those things we
Alex Rosa10/7/2014

Lucky Loony

This story, set in the Canadian capital, is about luck, or the lack thereof. Some people find coins which bring luck, good or bad and about honesty with yoursel
Garfield McAdam4/15/2014

Change: We All Need Some Sometimes

No one is immune to the down market. Not even Frank.
Joe Niewierski4/16/2014

Angel of Mercy

The story I've submitted, Angel of Mercy, is one I hope to include in a book of stories I"m planning. It. won the Editors' Choice Prize at Authorstand.com and
Don Pizzarello4/18/2014

When Demons Hide

Devon Sawyer is a bright, energetic graphic designer who falls in love hard and fast with his soul mate, Carmen Calderón. A mutual acquaintance of theirs hits o
Mary-ellen DeLeon1/5/2016 Be the first to review this version

STANDARD ISSUE

In a world of gray and rain, Foster is not quite sure what to do when something feels different. This short story won the Editor's Choice award in an early cont
Christine Haggerty4/18/2014

The Crumbling Grave

Chapter 1-3
There's a lot Jack wants to do while he and his girlfriend Sally are alone at her parent's cabin, but going to the haunted house on the property isn't one of th
James Blackford4/26/2014

To the Sea and Back

A teenage boy gets into gun trouble so he thinks. Running East he finds himself at the Ocean broke, tire, and hungry. Looking for work he joins the Navy. After
Lost in the Woods4/24/2014

The Gift of Life

The following is a precis of "The Gift of Life." It tells about as much about the story as I think I can short of reading it. THE GIFT OF LIFE Sandor Ferencz
Don Pizzarello4/30/2014

I Rest My Case

A very short story about a storyteller who is charged with unnecessary use of language.
Bill Barrett5/1/2014

A Letter For All Those I've Killed

363 words. A killer decides to commit suicide. A Flash Fiction piece that is being made into an indie film in Australia in June.
Robert Moons5/9/2014

Murder In The Training Field

The novel is about a murder victim discovered in an old Revolutionary War Training Ground in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. The priest inadvertently b
J.C. O'Brien5/6/2014 Be the first to review this version

Dumbyis Asstrim Boyd

"Wronged at Birth"
A mentally challenged, yet somewhat clairvoyant young man (Dumbyis) is resented by a local bully. It's the friendship he has with his baby sister that enrag
Dickey Harrold5/4/2014 Be the first to review this version

The Runaway

This book is about a serial killer attacking women. Women who go into law enforcement. The killer believes that women are to weak to be in this field of work. S
Danielle Urban5/8/2014

God's Trailer Park Garden

Mysteries, Secrets, Promises & Treasures Never Mentioned in Eden
Vital information is shared regarding scriptural truths, personal relationships and even some advice for when the SHTF. Learn to overcome spiritually, financia
Judy J Peck6/17/2014

Bone Season

The Amana Unbar Codex
Book One – Bone Season Believed to have been orphaned as a girl, Amana is raised by a ghost fighter and trained as a warrior. She finds herself in the midst of
John Moreton5/20/2014

Alpha Team Seven

This is just a little snippet of California native author "Steven Hurt's" Alpha team seven. Alpha team seven is a Science fiction action adventure thriller.
Steven Hurt5/13/2014 Be the first to review this version

The Colossus of Rhodesville

A Suburban Odyssey
We shop there. We drive past them every day. We watch them spring up like tumors across the countryside. Colossus of Rhodesville delves into the weird, mundane,
Andy L. Kubai5/14/2014

3 Ways to Get Great Feedback on Book Country

This shows you how to get feedback that will be helpful on Book Country.
BC Support Team5/14/2014

A Bloody Good Time in Merry Old England

Yes, Vampires exist in Old England and one of them resides at Hampton Court during the reign of Henry VIII. However, he has as many problems as the rest of us.
I G Palmer5/19/2014

The So Good Girls

Zoë Donahue is a small-time web designer turned accidental hacker who gets nabbed by the FBI. Her only chance to stay out of jail is to cooperate and to go on a
Gary Horsman5/27/2014

Stepping Out

A Cuckold Tale
It was a relatively normal day, but little did Olivia (a.k.a O ) know that her husband, David had a plan. David’s sexual fetish is to watch his beautiful wife
Olivia Barringer5/31/2014

The Adder's Keeper

A Novel
The Adder’s Keeper is an historical novel of suspense in the years following the Norman Conquest, when blood feuds reign over reason, shadows carry swords, and
Eve-Anne Griffin5/6/2018 Be the first to review this version

The Adder's Keeper

An Historical Novel
The Adder’s Keeper is an historical novel of suspense in the years following the Norman Conquest, when blood feuds reign over reason, shadows carry swords, and
Eve-Anne Griffin5/6/2018 Be the first to review this version

Satan's Lure

This short story is intended to be included in a collection of stories I hope to publish very soon. Each story is different from the others. There are no char
DJ Pizzarello6/4/2014

Youngheart

Sixteen year old Honey was just told that she’s exactly like Michael Yves. A compliment, if he wasn't one of the most notorious terrorists in the galaxy. Five
Emily Wallmann6/11/2014

The King's Key

The Story of Keys, Conspiracies and Kingdoms
a desperate king, a treacherous palace and the key to the throne... drew, a poor peasent boy that has spent the first 13 years of his life in the slums gets a
Jesse L. Cook6/18/2014

The Romeo Catchers

(Book 2 The Casquette Girls)
Seven girls tied by time. Five powers that bind. One curse to lock the horror away. One attic to keep the monsters at bay. * * * Five months after the Storm a
Alys Arden6/12/2014

The Magic Appreciation Society

With the discovery of the alternate dimension Nirvana, and the clean and efficient energy source found on it called mana, Earth can enjoy pollutant free world w
Virage6/15/2014 Be the first to review this version

Losing the Light

a novel
Thirty-year-old Brooke Thompson prepares to leave Manhattan and her 20s behind to move upstate with her fiancé, when she receives a friend’s startling invitatio
Andrea Dunlop11/18/2015

Run

Here I am, traveling down some random highway on my way to yet another destination that I know I won’t be in for more than a few months. I pray that Belgrade if
Rachelle Legg11/5/2014 Be the first to review this version

The People on the Bus

A Diego Yorba Mystery
Diego Yorba loses his job as an investigator with the Orange County District Attorney's Office. Yorba takes a job as a bus operator to stay in the Orange Count
By John W. Cohen8/27/2015 Be the first to review this version

MIS-VIEWED at ST. DAVINIA'S

Abortion, Inc. Not What You Think
All characters except Louisa’s mother live in Tarrswyano, Pennsylvania. It is a very large sprawling city somewhere north of Easton. Louisa Hesstree - Perez is
Robin M. Candelario7/6/2014

Warped Time and Punishment

The Marlboro-Squid Administration
2080AD  "Squid drone Beta15 results negative, sir." Henry Hugett's assistant recorded the experiment and placed folder fifteen neatly above the first fourteen f
Robin M. Candelario6/30/2014 Be the first to review this version

Order of the Garter

At the dawn of a new century, the clattering hooves of horses blended in with the electric pops of streetcars buzzing in and around the French Quarter. Steamboa
Jaycee Ford6/28/2014

The Girl Who Didn't Go

A young woman returns to her hometown ten years after a tragedy that took her three best friends and ends up working with her ex-boyfriend to solve a murder.
Kelly Duff6/29/2014

Daisuke Ueda

Of Bavichigo
Battle lead to Glory, while Glory leads to Honor, and Honor leads to a great death
Ryan Lockhart7/2/2014

Fugues

This story is one I hope to include in a book of seven stories I hope to have published. Three of the stories have been posted for peer review on Book Country;
DJ Pizzarello7/4/2014

Alone

Mathew wakes up many nights in a row after having dreams that he can't really remember. He decides that they must mean something and he tries to get the true m
Craig Peterson7/6/2014

Hearts

a short story
The little girl needed immediate open-heart surgery but her tiny ski village was encased in the blizzard of the century. Her father was still trying to recover
Mark Bartel10/4/2014

Finding Libby

Sample: He was like a picture suddenly snapping into focus, crisp lines crawling over black edges. He shook and shivered despite the warm night air. The megawat
by Michelle Hiscox8/8/2014