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Tradeoffs-04

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Jaye Michael

PART ONE: EVOLUTION

Chapter Four: Entrapment

If I or she should chance to be
Involved in this affair,
He trusts to you to set them free,
Exactly as we were.
–from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

 



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Mystery Votes

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A few months back I noted that I had just received (that day) a single vote on more than half of my stories. This has happened again. I assume it is a software glitch. Has anyone else received votes on most of their stories today? I'd like to believe that somehow thirty-one of my old stories received votes today, but that's about twenty-nine more than what I normally would receive on any given day.

Jill

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Bike episodes.

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I'm away from tomorrow for a couple of nights visiting my daughter. I'm also hoping to see my grandson - but I'm not holding my breath, as I have issues with my daughter in law. Consequently, I might not be able to post Bike for a couple of nights.

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Angharad.

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Weird Dreams or What ??

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Hi all, thought that I would share two dreams I had within days of each other. The first was looking down on a hospital room with two patients, one was screaming following S.R.S. and the other was spitting angry; both patients had the same name and the wrong patient had the surgery. The second dream I had was where I ordered a feteshists dream concoction of a full body rubber bodysuit and was about to try it on, only then did I dissapear from the dreamscape leaving the bodysuit to crumple to the floor.

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 944.

Wuthering Dormice
(aka Bike)
Part 944
by Angharad

Copyright © 2010 Angharad
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Digg, Twitter, Facebook, Reddit et al

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There's a new feature here at BC, at the end of all stories entered as Fiction or Wysiwyg that are rated General or Mature, there are a row of buttons for passing a link to that story on to various social media sites. It's been there since Monday. :)

I don't know if anyone has used it yet but no one has commented on it, so I thought I ought to blog about it to draw some attention.

Tell me what you think.

If you want to post a story Without the Social Media Buttons, rate it Restricted or higher or use the Story input type instead of Fiction.

Hugs,
Erin

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Picture formatting

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I've noticed that several people have stories with a picture on the same line as the title with the text centered in the remaining space, like Angharad's Easy As Falling Off A Bike. Whenever I try to get a picture on the same line as text the text ends up aligned with the bottom of the picture, and only one line of text; the rest goes above or below it. What am I doing wrong?

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Peaches

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For what ever reason; strange thing the brain; during the discussion on editing, I thought about "Peaches". For me, at the time I read it, it was such a wonderful story.

Does anyone know when it was originally authored?

Many Blessings

Gwen

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So, Here I Am - Chapter 7

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So, Here I Am
by Hilltopper

CHAPTER 7

High School Daze



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Its Not Nice

It’s Not Nice

by

T D Aldoennetti
(1971)

I don’t know how many times I’ve tried to explain to my keepers... I don’t belong in here.

It was just a joke for April Fools. Yeah, some joke. I swear Tom got off a lot more lightly than I did.



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A Life Changing Experience!

A Life Changing Experience!
by mittfh
 
Copyright © 2010 Ben Norwood.
Creative Commons License.

(N.B. Just in case it isn't absolutely obvious, this is a virux hoax parody. Please do NOT redistribute this via email!)

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Subject: Fwd: A Life Changing Experience!
Attachments: lifechange.pdf.vbs

WARNING!

If you receive an email with the subject "A Life Changing Experience!" please delete it immediately without opening it. Especially do not open any included attachments.



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Ovid 11: The Bigot


Ovid XI: The Bigot

by The Professor (circa 2000)

Allen and Dan learn firsthand what it means
to be on the ‘other side of the fence’
when their inappropriate racial remarks
earn them a visit with The Judge.

Ovid


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Songs I Never Heard - Who's Your favorite designer?

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The Cowboy in a Pink Armani Suit

How I wished this truly was a Song I Never Heard. My Mom used to play country music all the time while ironing, and teaching me to iron. Oh my such simple times. And such simple minded songs. This was a favorite, along with other Marty Robbins Songs. Though somehow I don't think this is quite what he had in mind. LOL



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Jacqui Part XIII - A New Beginning

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Jacqui

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Karen Anne Summerfield and Kelly Ann Rogers
 © August 2002

Part XIII - Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning's End

I don't think I need any quotes to entice those of you who've gotten this far to continue. Just enjoy Jacqui's new beginning.



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Somewhere Between Purgatory and Hell

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Somewhere Between Purgatory And Hell

The world that you know is a cruel one.
It is full of pain and despair and hope.

I listen for that is what I do.
Tell me your tales so that I may forget them.
I will tell you what you want to hear.
Then I will tell you the truth.

The truth shall hurt you as it hurts us all.
Hurt tells us we are alive and whole.
That feeling of euphoria is but an illusion of pixels.
Pixels of fantasies and electronic adrenaline.



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Hospital gowns get a makeover

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Hospitals feature quite heavily on this site - both in fictional stories and in real life blogs. So you may be interested in this story from Tuesday...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8582161.stm

Hospital gowns, bed bays, chairs and washrooms have been given a makeover to prevent patients being exposed and embarrassed.

The initiative, led by the Department of Health and the Design Council, aims to transform a stay in hospital, making it a more modest experience.

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 943.

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Wuthering Dormice
(aka Bike)
Part 943
by Angharad

Copyright © 2010 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Songs I Never Heard - I wish!

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Songs I Never Heard: As least I wish I'd never heard this one. The tune's catchy, from the early sixties. When I first heard it, it stuck around for days. None of our campiest sisters could ever be accused of writing or singing this one...



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a tale of two dances

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Well, I thought I would share the story of 2 dances I attended. The first one was in Junior high. A girl talked me into showing up (not as her date, just to go), and I was miserable because I was struggling with shyness, so I did something bad. When the song "3 dressed up as a 9" came on, I found the girl, and said it was her song. (Not nice, I know) But she topped me in the nasty department the next day, when she began to spread the rumor I had danced with a boy and had wore a dress.

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Warsop-12

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Warsop-12
A Gaby Fan-Fiction
by Stanman

Synopsis:With the Bond's moved to Germany, just what do the gang get up to back in Warsop? This story gives a shot at answering that very question!



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OTH Posted at StarDust

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Greeting and salutations! Part 14 and the Final Chapters of Once the Hero is posted at StarDust! This completes my 2nd novel. Yay me!

I'll post that final part here at BC on Sunday along with the character list already up at Stardust.

I do have a question for all my readers. Anyone who have seen Tim Allen's Zoom's Academy can see the similarities between OTH and that movie. I'm thinking about doing a self-published version of OTH, but if it's Plagiarized that of course is out. I'm simply too close to the story to tell. My question is does anyone think my story is plagiarizic?

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The Princess and the Plague: 51

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The Princess and the Plague
Part 51
By Anistasia Allread

Erika felt a little light headed as she was wheeled on a stretcher through chilly corridors and into what could only be a surgical room.

A group of masked men and women busy in specific activities bustled around her. A few helped to mover her to a hard table and began asking her the same questions that she had answered over fifty times since she had checked in to the hospital.

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The State does not make mistakes -17-

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The State does not make mistakes

17 - Dinner with the Minister

by Penny Lane



A quiet family dinner is the prelude to a life-changing event.



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To those that hate series stories

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Edeyn You all know I love you, anyway. Heh. This is to those that like series, too, by the way. And yes, I will be getting back to more writing, on even my older stuff starting this week! School is finally giving me a bit of breathing room.

But! My latest offering, Aisling was thought of specifically with those that hate series in mind. It's a limited, or mini- series, if you will. It will be completed and in a relatively short amount of time. The title will let you know that it's finished when it is -- which will be ASAP!

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Aisling : 1

Prudence stared at me in wonder.

"Judy," her lips finally formed an eternity and a moment later, "what the hell are you talking about?"

Aisling
Part 1

by Edeyn Hannah Blackeney



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at long last...

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I don't know if anyone is still interested, but I have almost finished the next part of Unfinished Business. It has taken quite a while because of other obligations, but I'm going to finish the story. For those who have been waiting I apologize and hope it's worth the wait!

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I Woke, Part 9

I WOKE, PART 9

I cried. I was in the ICU, waiting for my old body to die. I tried to calm myself down by organizing my thoughts since the accident that left me trapped in the body of Allison Allen. It was the end of Spring Break, and the next day I was due back in class for the first time as Allison.



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Songs I Never Heard - Tears

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Maybe someone can find where some of this song comes from. It's a song I never heard.



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Holly Hart

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Okay, I'm an old man and still don't know how to use my computer. That being said, I can't thank Holly Hart enough for all the hard work she has done with my latest story. She's teaching me things I never knew besides cleaning up the mess I send her to, "Just take a little look, it won't be hard." This latest part of the story is over twenty thousand words and she has been kind enough to fit me in even though she is in the middle of moving and a new job. I bestow on you, Holly, sainthood because you deserve it, Arecee

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On-Line Mom

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ON-LINE MOM

 



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 942.

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Wuthering Dormice
(aka Bike)
Part 942
by Angharad

Copyright © 2010 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Nena -Book 2- Part 6

The return of Chris, Global tour host, or should I say Nena? After the events of "Hostess" he vowed never to wear a frock again, but girlfriend Julia came up with a challenge - is Chris man enough for the job?
And...
 
Will he survive the experience?

Nena: Book 2
Das Ist Normal
Part 6

by Maddy Bell

Copyright © 2004 Maddy Bell
All Rights Reserved.


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Gaby Book 7 Chapter *6* Frankfurter

Gaby Book 7 - Dress Up
Chapter *6* Frankfurter
by Maddy Bell

Copyright © 2009 Madeline Bell
All Rights Reserved.

 
 
Book 7 in the Gaby saga sees all sorts of action from our Hero/Heroine.

More action on the Bike and with the gang, getting into all sorts of trouble.

Just where will it all end?


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Hopefully Siân isn't this bad...

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Randomly roaming through today's news stories, I discovered this one (predictably enough on the Daily Wail's website) - which instantly reminded me of Stella's opinion of Siá¢n. Hopefully Siá¢n isn't (or wasn't) this bad...

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I Hate Taking Off My Makeup!

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I look in the mirror on my return home. There are the perfect eyes and lips I painted a few hours before. I'm definitely getting the hang of this makeup business. Pencil eyeliner, four shades of shadow expertly blended, brows trimmed, plucked, combed and secured in the right shape with some pump-type hairspray that I've transferred to an empty clear mascara bottle. The gel that came in it was useless, so I took it apart and washed it out. My lashes are bold and beautiful. The latest two-part mascara I've tried looks to be a big winner. They'll probably discontinue it next month.

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Up, and then back down

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Well, I had a great time at the meeting. Nice guys, and made me feel welcome. So that part was good. Unfortunatly, real life came back with a literal crash at work today. I am stuck working in the stock room at my work for the next 5 weeks, which will mean more hours, but it started with me dropping a roller on my ankle, which really hurt. By the end of the day, I was sore, tired, and depressed. Ah, well.

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Nightly Torment

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NIGHTLY TORMENT



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Distance Learning

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Currently I am looking for a distance learning course with an American Studies sylabus, ideally through a U.S. College or University. Although I am from the U.K. my preference is to study under the auspices of the American Education System. Any help or thoughts on the matter would be appreciated.

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Tradeoffs-03

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Jaye Michael

PART ONE: EVOLUTION

Chapter Three: Elusion

A rose is a rose is a rose.
– Gertrude Stein
...unless it’s something else.
– [Editor’s Note]



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Look At Me Now

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LOOK AT ME NOW


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Well, somebody asked....

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A few months ago I remember responding to someone who asked would people be willing to post a photo. Nothing Salacious, just a sort of "Hey, this is me!"

Well, at the time, I didn't have any photos of myself, but I did state my willingness to post one, so here it is. Now whoever asked has to look at my face every time I comment on something. Serves ya right!

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That was when my sis visited at the end of Novemeber '09. Great visit, horrible picture. Now let the making fun commence!

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Trimming the Tree - Part 2

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Trimming the tree part two
A story by Allie Elle

Jonathon got out of his chair and walked around the table and gently
wrapped his arms around the young girl. He gently rocked her and kept
looking around for whatever had threatened the little girl. He could not
find anything but he was still feeling somewhat protective of this girl,
Derek looked around and saw the boy rocking Emma and that the child was
crying. All the tow of them could get from Emma was the two words "be
good" repeated over and over again.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 941.

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Wuthering Dormice
(aka Bike)
Part 941
by Angharad

Copyright © 2010 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Without a Trace - Part 8

Without a Trace - Part 8

"So JR after that little chat you still want to go ahead with this?"

"Yes Sis it needs to be done too many have been hurt for too long, whoever is doing this needs to be stopped and at least jailed or given therapy" JR stated firmly "Well it looks like we start going shopping for my new young sister. I do hope you don’t end up needing diaper's though"

"Very funny Sis” but the thought did worry JR.



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Finally Finding Myself Part 5 (Updated)

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Finally Finding Myself Chapter 5


As I said in the previous chapter, I've been updating this story. This chapter needed the most work. It was rushed to have a happy ending, people acted out-of-character, and it had weird, unexplained, local terminology that didn't fit in the story. It still has the same ending sentence, but it's not as happily-ever-after as before, in order to save room for chapter six.


Jamie was surprised that her mom now knew her secret. She never would have said it if she hadn't thought she might make it through the blackness back to the land of the living. However, it was out now. There was no turning back.



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Sarah Carerra - 1.27 - There's Something about Seeing Mary

I needed Emily and Ethan. I wouldn't be able to do this without them. In fact, I didn't want to do this without them! If Em and Ethan didn't learn my secret soon, Sarah Carerra's career would be over before it ever truly began.

Sarah Carerra
Chapter 27 - There's Something about Seeing Mary
by Megan Campbell
Copyright  ©2010 Megan Campbell
Released: March 22, 2010


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