Welcome to Sniplits! We have a terrific collection of literary and genre short audio stories to fit your busy, on-the-go life. Our Christmas story collection even includes a couple free classic tales. Download our audio short stories just like you download music for your:

• Mobile phone (any that can play MP3 music)
• iPod, Zune, or other MP3 player
• e-Readers that can play MP3 audiobooks
• Computers

Every week Sniplits offers a free audio short, but this week we have two for you! The Art of War is a dark P.I. tale, while Flamingo Fatality is a lighter mystery.

	The Art of War By Miles Archer When a South San Francisco waste hauler comes under pressure from a crime... (More) Time: 55:44 / $1.29  Sample   Add to Cart
	Flamingo Fatality By Beth Groundwater Diane is just enjoying a simple lunch hour walk when she discovers a dead... (More) Time: 28:55 / $0.99  Sample   Add to Cart  (2)

Beth Groundwater is the published author of short stories, novellas, and novels, and has even seen her work adapted for the theater. Deadly Currents, the first novel in Beth’s newest series, was released by Midnight Ink in 2011. The Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures mystery series stars whitewater river ranger Mandy Tanner, and it has been receiving good reviews and climbing up the Amazon best-selling list.

Her debut mystery novel, A Real Basket Case, was released by Five Star in March, 2007 to good reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and other national publications. It came out in large-print in January, 2008, and was nominated for a Best First Novel Agatha Award. The second book in the Claire Hanover gift basket designer mystery series, To Hell in a Handbasket, was released in 2009 and was a finalist for the 2010 Colorado Romance Writers’ Award of Excellence contest in the category, Mainstream with Romantic Elements.

Beth lives in Colorado Springs and enjoys gardening, skiing, whitewater rafting, and traveling with her family.

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Miles Archer is the pen name of a Pacific Northwest writer with numerous published stories, and several novels in The Adventures of Doug McCool series.

These are exciting days for storylovers—with so many new authors publishing stories. But, how do know which author to try next? Sniplits is here to help you find great new authors! We read stories by more than a thousand authors each time we open submissions, then carefully select the stories we think our listeners/readers will love.

Sniplits now has three ebook anthologies published—two mystery and crime ebooks with 11 short stories each, and one ebook with 12 love stories. You can see a list of the stories in each downloadable ebook on our new ebooks page. They can be purchased through Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo and other online retailers. We are also beginning to publish enhanced audio short stories—watch for more news on this effort soon!

Is there anything more wonderful than having someone tell you a story in a voice that just carries you away? We carefully select just the right narrator to tell each Sniplits story and professionally produce them for the very best listening experience.