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Marcia and Me

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Chris lets his fun loving neighbor style his hair for a gag gone wild
and soon discovers he may not be who he thought he was!

 

Marcia and Me

by Rebecca Anderson

Copyright © 1999 by Rebecca Anderson
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Marcia and Me Chapters 19 - 21

Chris lets his fun loving neighbor style his hair for a gag gone wild
and soon discovers he may not be who he thought he was!

 

Marcia and Me
Chapters 19 - 21

by Rebecca Anderson

Copyright © 1999, 2015 by Rebecca Anderson
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Marcia and Me Chapters 16 - 18

Chris lets his fun loving neighbor style his hair for a gag gone wild
and soon discovers he may not be who he thought he was!

 

Marcia and Me
Chapters 16 - 18

by Rebecca Anderson

Copyright © 1999, 2015 by Rebecca Anderson
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Marcia and Me Chapters 13 - 15

Chris lets his fun loving neighbor style his hair for a gag gone wild
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Marcia and Me
Chapters 13 - 15

by Rebecca Anderson

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Marcia and Me Chapters 10 - 12

Chris lets his fun loving neighbor style his hair for a gag gone wild
and soon discovers he may not be who he thought he was!

 

Marcia and Me
Chapters 10 - 12

by Rebecca Anderson

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Marcia and Me Chapters 7 - 9

Chris lets his fun loving neighbor style his hair for a gag gone wild
and soon discovers he may not be who he thought he was!

 

Marcia and Me
Chapters 7 - 9

by Rebecca Anderson

Copyright © 1999, 2015 by Rebecca Anderson
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Marcia and Me Chapters 4 - 6

Chris lets his fun loving neighbor style his hair for a gag gone wild
and soon discovers he may not be who he thought he was!

 

Marcia and Me
Chapters 4 - 6

by Rebecca Anderson

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Marcia and Me Chapters 1 - 3

Chris lets his fun loving neighbor style his hair for a gag gone wild
and soon discovers he may not be who he thought he was!

 

Marcia and Me
Chapters 1 - 3

by Rebecca Anderson

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Life With Brian

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An out of work 18 year old moves in with his college-student
best friend,and discovers a new side to his life.

But how did it happen?

Life With Brian

by Rebecca Anderson

Copyright © 05/07/1999 by Rebecca Anderson
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Unintentionally Hilarious

When I was in junior high I skipped a lot of school, and one of the shows that was still going around on basic cable was the dreadful Mission Impossible. I never saw this particular episode until a friend mentioned it over dinner last night. Barry Williams (Greg Brady!) in drag with Leonard Nimoy, with both of them doing unforgiveable latin accents.

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Man walks into a bar...

I'm stalled on another long story I'm writing, so here's a diversion. I can't remember where I heard it first.

A weary-looking man walks into a bar with a shoebox under his arm. He walks up to the bar, sets his shoebox down, and orders a drink.

"Hey, what's in the shoebox?" the Bartender asks.

The man sighs, opens the box, and pulls out an exquisite miniature piano. Then a man in a tuxedo, about a foot tall, gets out of the box, walks to the piano, sits down, and proceeds to play Chopin.

"That's amazing!" the bartender says. "Where did you get that?"

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Wild Horses - Full Novel in ePub and Mobi formats

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Wild Horses
ePub and Mobi formats
by Rebecca Anderson

I recently learned how to make ePub and Mobi formats of my stories, so I'm posting a copy of Wild Horses, an old story of mine that's been available here for a while. I'm also providing a link to a .mobi version for those of you who have Kindles. Hopefully people will find it easier to read on those devices than on PC.



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A Turn of the Cards. Full novel in ePub format

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A Turn of the Cards
ePub Version
full novel for e-reader
by Rebecca Anderson

A novel of romance, regret, risk and redemption.



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 15. La La Love You

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 15.
La La Love You
by Rebecca Anderson

Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it.
– Woody Allen



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 14. There Goes My Gun

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 14.
There Goes My Gun
by Rebecca Anderson

No one knows what’s next, but everybody does it.
– George Carlin



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 13. I Bleed

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 13.
I Bleed
by Rebecca Anderson

What a world. It could be so wonderful if it wasn't for certain people.
– Woody Allen



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 12. Debaser

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 12.
Debaser
by Rebecca Anderson

Honesty may be the best policy, but it’s important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
– George Carlin



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 11. Gouge Away

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 11.
Gouge Away
by Rebecca Anderson

Eighty percent of success is showing up.
– Woody Allen



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 10. Mr Grieves

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 10.
Mr. Grieves
by Rebecca Anderson

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.
– George Carlin



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 9. Silver

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 9.
Silver
by Rebecca Anderson

When we played softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back.
– Woody Allen



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 8. Tame

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 8.
Tame
by Rebecca Anderson

It isn’t fair: the caterpillar does all the work, and the butterfly gets all the glory.
— George Carlin



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 7. Wave of Mutilation

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 7.
Wave of Mutilation
by Rebecca Anderson

Most people with low self-esteem have earned it.
– George Carlin



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 6. Dead

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 6.
Dead
by Rebecca Anderson

Isn’t it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do “practice”?
– George Carlin



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 5. Monkey Gone To Heaven

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 5.
Monkey Gone To Heaven
by Rebecca Anderson

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
— George Carlin



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 4. Crackity Jones

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 4.
Crackity Jones
by Rebecca Anderson

Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.
– Woody Allen



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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 3. Number 13 Baby

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 3.
Number 13 Baby
by Rebecca Anderson

If a man smiles all the time, he’s probably selling something that doesn’t work.
– George Carlin



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A Turn of the Cards

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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 2. Here Comes Your Man

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 2.
Here Comes Your Man
by Rebecca Anderson

I think crime pays. The hours are good, you meet a lot of interesting people, you travel a lot.
– Woody Allen



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A Turn of the Cards

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A Turn of the Cards. Chapter 1. Hey

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A Turn of the Cards
Chapter 1.
Hey
by Rebecca Anderson

Harvard makes mistakes too, you know. Kissinger taught there.
– Woody Allen



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A Turn of the Cards. Mike Check. Check One Two (Introduction)

For D, wherever he is. I hope he’s still writing.

And with thanks to Ken and Raena, who are richer in spirit than any of the characters I could ever hope to describe in this story.

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I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

– Ecclesiastes 9:11.



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A Turn of the Cards - sort of publishing schedule

I've gradually worked out this BC publishing thing (I think). Although I've got another story here, someone else was kind enough to navigate the process for me last time, for which I am now much more grateful than I ever was before.

Anyway, I tried publishing the first chapter of my new novel A Turn of the Cards, but it turns out my chapters seem to be too long for the site (I get repeated 503s), so I'm going to post each section of the chapter instead. I aim to post a section every 2-3 days or so. We'll see how that goes.

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Creative Commons attribution - admins please help!

I'm getting ready to begin posting a story, once my gracious editors and proofers have done with ripping it to shreds and I've attended to their comments, and I have a question about licensing. More than one person has suggested I publish it on Amazon, or Hat Box, and I'm drawn to the latter, but since I'm a slut for attention and don't really need any more money I'm inclined to try to give it as wide an audience as is possible for a story of its length (in unedited form its over 130,000 words). So I'll probably just post it here first for a few weeks, then elsewhere.

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It's been a very long time since I've lived in Japan, and I've just finished the first draft of a story that features a couple of Japanese phrases. Is there anyone here with good Japanese who might be willing to cast an eye over them to see whether I've gotten the verb-subject order in a few phrases I remember from my time there.

Anyone willing to help. There are onlu a half-dosen or so phrases.

Thanks!

not going to happen soon, but...

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I'm about 85,000 words into a new novel, which I think will top out around 100-120,000 words. I gave my editor, Geoff, the pick of three 30-40,000 word stories he thought I should expand upon about seven years ago, and he chose one entitled "A Turn of the Cards" as being the most promising.

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dr peter gomes

I never got to know this guy very well when I was at college, but he was a well-loved figure on campus, even for those of us who weren't religious. Now he's gone we're all poorer for his passing. Would that everyone in various churches was as tolerant and giving.

Here's a lovely interview from a few years back. One of Stephen Colbert's finer moments, and that's saying something.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/18493...

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ima gonna shut up for a while

I've been a little depressed these last few weeks, and usually when I'm depressed I avoid people in real life and I spend more time online. This isn't exactly the greatest cure for depression.

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an impressive short memoir

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i thought this was an uncommonly well-written piece about being t*, and having a partner who doesn't deal with it any better than most. there are a few places where it's over-written ("amsonia-blue") but it's definitely worth checking out. it's quite odd, which is, i guess, the reason i enjoyed it.

http://msupress.msu.edu/journals/fg/pdf/09_11.2Peters.pdf

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Wild Horses by Rebecca Anderson Part 8 of 8

... and so it all comes to an end. Not a perfectly happy ending, but not a very dark one either, at least not for Emma, and there are the bitter sweet memories.

Wild Horses

A novel, based on a true story



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Wild Horses by Rebecca Anderson Part 7 of 8

Dan Arsenault's 50th birthday bash is an extravagant affair and Emma meets an old friend. She now has to cope with a boy friend, a guy who's a friend and a job, too.

Wild Horses

A novel, based on a true story



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Wild Horses by Rebecca Anderson Part 6 of 8

Emma finds she has more people who love her than she realises ... but will that be enough?


Wild Horses

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Wild Horses by Rebecca Anderson Part 5 of 8

Firehouse on the road at last. Emma learns that sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll has three elements — not all of them are always fun.

Wild Horses

A novel, based on a true story

by Rebecca A.



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Emma becomes a permanent resident in Julia and Pris' apartment, but finds relationships becoming more confused ... and the music goes on.

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After surviving an unpleasant 'incidence' Mike becomes Em and finally Emma Jane as she travels south with Steve and Leon. A brief shopping trip with Steve's sister, Julia, helps her to become comfortable with life outside James Brand.

Wild Horses



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Mike comes to terms with Blaha's therapy and even begins to appreciate the changes. Steve certainly does.
 

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Wild Horses

A novel, based on a true story

by Rebecca A.



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