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Dot. Line. Circle. Human.

A dot falls - and you awaken. Not an ordinary story. It is a journey. A transformation.

by David Stierli ...

Narrated by David Stierli ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

"Dot. Line. Circle. Human." is not an ordinary story.It is a journey. A transformation.A tiny nothing – a dot – falls to Earth and begins to... feel. Think. Grow.Chapter by chapter, it changes its shape – and maybe, so do you.In 51 poetic, surprising, and profound episodes, this dot experiences everything we know ourselves:Doubt, discovery, retreat, departure, pain, hope – and the quiet power of ... Read more

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"Dot. Line. Circle. Human." is not an ordinary story.It is a journey. A transformation.A tiny nothing – a dot – falls to Earth and begins to... feel. Think. Grow.Chapter by chapter, it changes its shape – and maybe, so do you.In 51 poetic, surprising, and profound episodes, this dot experiences everything we know ourselves:Doubt, discovery, retreat, departure, pain, hope – and the quiet power of
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STORIES OF THE HOLOCAUST

by David Stier ...

In this collection of eight stories, masterful writer David Stier weaves fictional tales out of the real-life horror of the Holocaust. Set in the six major death camps (Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, Auschwitz, and Majdanek) and the Eastern Front, these powerful tales relate both the enormity of the crimes committed in the name of Hitler and the relentless small acts of cruelty that ... Read more

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In this collection of eight stories, masterful writer David Stier weaves fictional tales out of the real-life horror of the Holocaust. Set in the six major death camps (Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, Auschwitz, and Majdanek) and the Eastern Front, these powerful tales relate both the enormity of the crimes committed in the name of Hitler and the relentless small acts of cruelty that
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Obsessions: An Anthology of Original Fiction

by Mark Leslie, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, Leah Cutter, Dayle A. Dermatis, Ezekiel James Boston, Annie Reed, Robert Jeschonek, Julie Strauss, Kari Kilgore, Michael Kingswood, Stephen Couch, Joe Cron, Kate Pavelle, Leigh Saunders, Rebecca M. Senese, David Stier ...

Webster defines "obsession" as an "a persistent disturbing abnormal preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling."Obsessions sometimes include a hobby or collection that has gotten out of hand. Other times an obsession can drive a person to invent something new, cure a disease or attempt to right a great wrong. And at other times, obsessing can send a person down a dark and disturbing ... Read more

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Webster defines "obsession" as an "a persistent disturbing abnormal preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling."Obsessions sometimes include a hobby or collection that has gotten out of hand. Other times an obsession can drive a person to invent something new, cure a disease or attempt to right a great wrong. And at other times, obsessing can send a person down a dark and disturbing
... Read more
Fresh Starts

Tales from the Pikes Peak Writers

by Morgen Leigh, Terry Odell, Michael Chandos, Marilyn K. Moody, Harper Barrow, Gwynne Stanker, Lily Lapin, T. R. Kerby, Bill May, Laura Mahal, CS Simpson, Bowen Gillings, Kendra Griffin, Nikia Hunt, Tushar Jain, Josh Clark, C.E. Barnes, Sarah Reilly Pancoast, Lizz Bogaard, Denise Talamantez, Tami Veldura, Katie Day, Stephanie Amedeo, Shelley Kitchura Nelson, Karen Albright Lin, David Stier, Ian Neligh, Megan E. Freeman, Jere Ellison, Debbie Maxwell Allen, Kathie Scrimgeour, Lou J. Berger, Jamie Ferguson, Jenny Kate ...

After the fires are out, the smoke has cleared, the divorce is over, the widow has stopped wearing black, the sun has risen, the monsters are dead, the world is saved (or destroyed!), the storm has calmed, and the trouble is over……what do you do next?Find out in the first anthology of work by the Pikes Peak Writers. From mystery to romance and science fiction—from heartfelt essays to poetry that ... Read more

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After the fires are out, the smoke has cleared, the divorce is over, the widow has stopped wearing black, the sun has risen, the monsters are dead, the world is saved (or destroyed!), the storm has calmed, and the trouble is over……what do you do next?Find out in the first anthology of work by the Pikes Peak Writers. From mystery to romance and science fiction—from heartfelt essays to poetry that
... Read more
Pulphouse Fiction Magazine: Issue #4

Pulphouse, #4

by Annie Reed, Chuck Heintzelman, David Stier, J. Steven York, Jerry Oltion, Kevin J. Anderson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, M. L. Buchman, Michael Kowal, Mike Resnick, O’Neil De Noux, Ray Vukcevich, Sabrina Chase, Stephanie Writt, Valerie Brook, Kent Patterson, Mary Jo Rabe ...

Series Book 4 - Pulphouse
The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories
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Fiction River: Doorways to Enchantment

An Original Anthology Magazine

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Chuck Heintzelman, Sabrina Chase, Mary Jo Rabe, David Stier, Leah Cutter, Robert Jeschonek, Brigid Collins, Stefon Mears, Dory Crowe, Leigh Saunders, Leslie Claire Walker, Dayle A. Dermatis ...

The passage from real life to an imagined, magical one has fulfilled a childish yearning for many a young person, particularly those who grew up in less than desirable circumstances. Writer and editor Dayle A. Dermatis tapped into that yearning to bring together this collection of stories that take their characters through portals to fantastical worlds—although sometimes the new worlds prove more ... Read more

$6.99 USD

The passage from real life to an imagined, magical one has fulfilled a childish yearning for many a young person, particularly those who grew up in less than desirable circumstances. Writer and editor Dayle A. Dermatis tapped into that yearning to bring together this collection of stories that take their characters through portals to fantastical worlds—although sometimes the new worlds prove more
... Read more
Stars in the Darkness

Stores of Wisdom, Justice, and Love

by Jamie Ferguson, Blaze Ward, David H. Hendrickson, T. Thorn Coyle, Leslie Claire Walker, Brenda Carre, Rebecca M. Senese, David C Stier, DeAnna Knippling, Brigid Collins, Thea Hutcheson, Travis Heermann, Louisa Swann, Liz Pierce, Ron Collins, Bonnie Koenig, Bob Sojka ...

Stars in the Darkness is a collection of stories about why being just matters, and what the ramifications are for individuals, groups, towns, countries, or even worlds if justice is not expected, encouraged, or enforced.The stories cover a wide range, from historical fiction to fantasy to alternate realities. Every tale, whether set in ancient Egypt, in a future where only the rich can afford to ... Read more

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Stars in the Darkness is a collection of stories about why being just matters, and what the ramifications are for individuals, groups, towns, countries, or even worlds if justice is not expected, encouraged, or enforced.The stories cover a wide range, from historical fiction to fantasy to alternate realities. Every tale, whether set in ancient Egypt, in a future where only the rich can afford to
... Read more
Fiction River: Hard Choices

by Fiction River, Dean Wesley Smith, Annie Reed, Tonya D. Price, Dan C. Duval, Ron Collins, Michael Kowal, Laura Ware, Diana Deverell, Dale Hartley Emery, David Stier, Chuck Heintzelman, Leslie Clare Walker, Jamie Ferguson, Valerie Brook, Dayle A. Dermatis, Kendall Heintzelman, M.L. Buchman, Leigh Saunders ...

Series Book 30 - Fiction River An Original Anthology Magazine
In this latest volume of Fiction River, editor Dean Wesley Smith pulls together an eclectic but cohesive group of stories filled with difficult decisions. From a man who must question the line between justice and vengeance to a teenage fixer fighting hypocrisy to a post-apocalyptic survivor’s mission to deliver one last message, each of these stories demonstrates extremely hard choices—and some ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this latest volume of Fiction River, editor Dean Wesley Smith pulls together an eclectic but cohesive group of stories filled with difficult decisions. From a man who must question the line between justice and vengeance to a teenage fixer fighting hypocrisy to a post-apocalyptic survivor’s mission to deliver one last message, each of these stories demonstrates extremely hard choices—and some
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Audiobook

The First Man in Rome

by Colleen McCullough ...

Narrated by David Ogden Stiers ...

Abridged

6 hours 1 min

"The First Man in Rome was not the best man: he was the First among other men who were his equals...To be the First Man in Rome was something far better than kingship..."In the first century B.C. at the height of the Roman Republic, two men set their sights on becoming the First Man - the Roman more respected than any other. Marius, a heroic man of strength and means, lacks the noble blood to ... Read more

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Also available as: eBook

"The First Man in Rome was not the best man: he was the First among other men who were his equals...To be the First Man in Rome was something far better than kingship..."In the first century B.C. at the height of the Roman Republic, two men set their sights on becoming the First Man - the Roman more respected than any other. Marius, a heroic man of strength and means, lacks the noble blood to
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Pulphouse Fiction Magazine #4

Issue #4

by Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Dean Wesley Smith, ed., Jerry Oltion, Annie Reed, O'Neil De Noux, Kevin J. Anderson, Mary Jo Rabe, Ray Vukcevich, Michael Kowal, J. Steven York, Mike Resnick, David Stier, Valerie Brook, Sabrina Chase, Stephanie Writt, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kent Patterson, M. L. Buchman, Chuck Heintzelman, Robert Jeschonek ...

Series Book 4 - Pulphouse Fiction Magazine
The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse.“This is definitely a strong start. All the stories ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse.“This is definitely a strong start. All the stories
... Read more
Fiction River Special Edition: Spies

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by Fiction River, Tonya D. Price, Angela Penrose, Jamie McNabb, Sabrina Chase, Jonathan Kort, David H. Hendrickson, Dayle A. Dermatis, David Stier, Leah Cutter, Lisa Silverthorne, Johanna Rothman, Ron Collins, C.A. Rowland, Michael Kingswood ...

Series Book 3 - Fiction River Special Edition
In this third Fiction River Special Edition, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch proves a master of intrigue with a wide variety of spy stories. Ranging in tone from satire to serious, from touching to brutal, from light to oh-so-very-dark, these fifteen stories illuminate the secret world of espionage. Despite their different tones, different cultures, even different time periods, these ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this third Fiction River Special Edition, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch proves a master of intrigue with a wide variety of spy stories. Ranging in tone from satire to serious, from touching to brutal, from light to oh-so-very-dark, these fifteen stories illuminate the secret world of espionage. Despite their different tones, different cultures, even different time periods, these
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Halloween Harvest

Holiday Anthology Series

by Holiday Anthology, Mark Leslie, Annie Reed, David H. Hendrickson, Tao Wong, Steven Mohan, Jr., Tonya D. Price, David Stier, Jason A. Adams, Barbara G. Tarn, Stefon Mears, R.W. Wallace, Lisa Silverthorne ...

Series series Holiday Anthology Series
Not content to merely thrill and chill readers, these eleven Halloween stories, edited by Mark Leslie, also enthrall, intrigue, disturb, and inspire. They tell of the people and traditions, the age-old rituals that send shivers down the spines of even the most up-to-date trick-or-treaters.From a farm family confronting the slow death of their way of life to two dead people given another day among ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Not content to merely thrill and chill readers, these eleven Halloween stories, edited by Mark Leslie, also enthrall, intrigue, disturb, and inspire. They tell of the people and traditions, the age-old rituals that send shivers down the spines of even the most up-to-date trick-or-treaters.From a farm family confronting the slow death of their way of life to two dead people given another day among
... Read more