Failed Efforts, Quixotic Journeys, and Hard-Won Acceptance: Free Literary Fiction eBooks

Fred's Golden Years FREE by Joe Basara: Fred Gold, retires to Florida and rallies his neighbors to get the city to repair the potholes on their street. Their initial effort fails, but Freddy Gold is a leader of men and has only begun to fight. Gold, perhaps like Don Quixote, shows how delusion may also reveal greatness.

This book is Free on July 23, 2026

Rollie Gold FREE by Joe Basara: Rollie Gold's father never fought in the battle of Tarawa, but claims he did. While passing from youth to middle age, including elements of the sexual revolution and communal living, Rollie comes to accept his father's illusions.

This book is Free on July 23, 2026