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You've Got Mail

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Angel

I looked at myself in the mirror.

‘Not bad,’ I thought, ‘Could be worse.’

I smiled and the reflection smiled back.



You've Got Mail

By Susan Brown


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I was wondering?

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Having recently completed my entry for the latest competition; it got me thinking about what makes a sucessfull story.

The story was quite long in excess of 22k. Hits and feedback were quite low compared to my other writings.

I have always believed in the 'grab their attention quickly' school of thinking when writing short stories. Perhaps the opening lines may have put people off...

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Gone With The Wind

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As I look down at my Darling Louise, I shudder to think how I nearly lost her

I hope, if you read this, that you won't make the same stupid mistakes that I did...



Gone With The Wind

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Orphan ~ 20

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Angel


For some reason I couldn't sleep.

 

Orphan 20

by Susan Brown


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Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 7

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‘Ooh look, Ronnie, its Toni and Sheila; hi girls!’
‘Well, you can knock me over with a feather; fancy seeing you girls here,’ said Derek, enthusiastically.
 
Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 7
 
By Susan Brown
 
Angel


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Cats

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Here I am sitting in sunny, if very blowy Lincolnshire, that's in the UK for those, like me who never paid attention in geography lessons.

I have lost count of the amount of times I have had to let Ellie Mae and Biscuit (our cats) in and out of the house today. As soon as they go out, they realise that it's windy and they want to come in again!

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Orphan ~ 19

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Angel


Just then I looked up and that nasty, stuck up, snooty girl I was thinking about was standing there, in the flesh and staring down at me.

 

Orphan 19

by Susan Brown


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Billy Joel

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I was just listening to one of my favorite tracks by Billie Joel, We did'nt start the fire:

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"

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Not sure what to do.

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Looking at the lack of comments on the latest chapter of Working Girl (1 comment - thanks stanman), I was thinking maybe that the story may not grip the readers as much as I hoped. If that is the case, I feel that it may be a good idea to give her a rest for a bit and let her enjoy the cruise.

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Sixpence

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As I opened the door of the shop I heard the tinkle of a bell in the distance.
There was no one about, so I walked up to the counter and just waited.

Sixpence
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Panties

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Panties

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Michael went into the bathroom and had a wee. After sprinkling everywhere except down the toilet, he dried the floor tiles with some toilet roll, mumbling to himself that it ‘wasn’t fair!’


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Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 6

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Yuk, that sounds really messy.’ I said, ‘ so all women go through that, every month!



Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 6

By Susan Brown

Angel


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Orphan ~ 18

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‘No, I can’t have been that good!’

‘Yes you were dear; quite amazing. We have one or two swats here, but judging by this test, you will give them a run for their money. You must have known how intelligent you are?’


 
Orphan 18

by Susan Brown


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Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 5

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It was dark, well it would be as it was nighttime and the lights were out...


Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 5

By Susan Brown

Angel


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Dyslexia - a pain in the bum!

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My broadband is back and finally working OK, (Wooohoo!)No more having to speak Outer Mongolianese to sort out my internet woes.

Anyway, I was going to start a new chapter of Working Girl. To refresh my poor memory, I went back over the previous chapter and saw that I had made a lot of silly mistakes in formatting and spelling.

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Normal service will be resumed...

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I would like to apologise to my several readers (including my dog Gemma, and cats, Biscuit and Ellie), for the infrequent updates to my stories.

It is a tale of woe to match any saga.

There I was on the Internet, surfing away merrily, a light song on my lips, when suddenly it happened.

My connection dropped.

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Orphan ~ 17

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The head mistress looked at me and then Matron.

‘Well Connie, this is the youngster you was talking about?’

'Yes, Millie, this is Stephanie.’

I tried to smile but I think that it came out as a grimace.

‘Well, you had both better come in then.’


 
Orphan 17

by Susan Brown


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Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 4

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Looking at the note left me with a feeling of dread. Here I was on holiday on this lovely cruise ship, trying to get away from my problems and enjoy myself for once and some weirdo has sent me more flowers than at a rock stars funeral.


Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 4

By Susan Brown

Angel


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Orphan ~ 16

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Teddy had the right idea, I could feel her half way down the bed; she was obviously hiding from the racket

 
Orphan 16

by Susan Brown


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Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 3

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The soapy suds were up to my chin and the Jacuzzi jets were doing strange things to my delicate flesh; in short I was in heaven.


Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 3

By Susan Brown

Angel


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Orphan ~ 15

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I started being taught how to be more of a girl by a persistent and aggravating Sheila, whilst the other girls went to school wearing that strange, outlandish uniform.

 
Orphan 15

by Susan Brown


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Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 2

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The judge looked at his papers again and then looked at the man who ruined my life.

Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 2

By Susan Brown

Angel


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Orphan 14 - I've dun it again!

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There I was last night huddling over a dim candle, blanket around my shoulders , shivering into my cocoa, trying to make sense of the latest chapter of Orphan.

In the end, I noticed the clock and decided that I would just have to send it out as it was.

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Orphan ~ 14

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I looked down at my dress and brushed off the imaginary dust.

Gulping twice, I knocked on the door. Hearing the muffled ‘Come in,’ I opened the door and entered.


 
Orphan 14

by Susan Brown


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Working Girl ~ Life Goes On! 1

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My stepfather or shall I say bigamous stepfather and murderer of my mother looked smug as he stood in the dock.

Working Girl ~ Life Goes On!

By Susan Brown

Angel

You may want to read the thrilling non stop original Working Girl first, cos if you don't, you'll have no idea what the story is about, and now on with the show...


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The Challenge ~ 1

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I looked out over the palace walls on this high vantage point and surveyed the land before me. Many times in the past I have come here to think things through and I had a lot to think about now.

The Challenge

By Susan Brown

Angel

Chapter 1


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Orphan ~ 13

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Sheila shooed me off to the lounge where the other girls were watching TV. Blue Peter was on and Valerie Singleton was doing something with sticky back plastic.

 

Orphan 13
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Orphan ~ 12

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I looked around for torture equipment and looked warily at a tray on wheels that had a lot of shiny chrome implements on it. Somehow I had a sixth sense that some of that stuff was going to be used on me.

Orphan 12
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Orphan ~ 11

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I sat on the bed and picked up Teddy. At least he didn’t have a go at me and listened to me, even though I was far too old for him and shouldn’t talk to him really.

Orphan 11
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Mirror mirror on the wall...

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A friend of mine told me this little snippet:

Pick up a mirror, lie on your back and look at the reflection of your face; this is what you looked like ten years ago.

Sit up and look at your face in the mirror; this is obviously what you look like now.

Put the mirror on your bed/ floor and look down at your reflection; this is what you will look like in ten years time.

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Orphan ~ 10

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The coloured lights were flashing and the bomp; bomp of the music was entering my very soul. Pinball Wizard reverberated around the confined area of the discothá¨que and Roger Daltrey’s incredibly loud vocals was making my head spin.

Orphan 10
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Orphan ~ 9

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I could feel the blood drain from my face. This was the one thing I feared- being found out and I had only been here a few minutes!

Orphan 9
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Orphan ~ 8

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Paula had her transistor radio and switched it on. In no time, we were laughing shouting and stomping to ‘Bits and Pieces’ someone said that the Dave Clark Five were splitting up and that was sad cos they used to make good songs.

Orphan 8
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Olivia Twist ~ The Final Chapter

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Olivia Twist ~ Final Chapter

By Susan Brown

In which I find myself in peril ~ Experience a nightmare ~ Learn something remarkable

 Angel

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Orphan ~ 7

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"Look Tracy, I know that I’m not supposed to talk to Rachel but she was so sad and anyway, it was a stupid idea of yours to go out late and..."

Orphan 7
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Drop off

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I have noticed that there appears to be a bit of a drop off re reader hits for my stories.

I was wondering if it's because they are bad stories (sob; hits head against convenient brick wall) or if it's just a general trend as there is so much good stuff to read and people have not got the time to read everything.

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The meaning of life

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As I sit here, contemplating my navel, pulling out the inevitable fluff and trying to think of how Olivia is going to get out of the sinister clutches of Bill Sykes, I am having one of my normal thrice a day incidents of writers block.

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Orphan ~ 6

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Orphan 6

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Susan Brown

I awoke up with a start.
A bell was ringing loudly in my ear.
‘Wake up girls. Rise and shine, breakfast in half an hour.’


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Olivia Twist ~ The True Story ~7

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Olivia Twist ~ The True Story ~ 7

By Susan Brown
In which I learn more about being a lady ~ Go on an errand ~ Meet old acquaintances

 Angel

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Dear Worried of Hartlepool

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Dear Worried of Hartlepool,

I have read you letter with some concern.

You appear to have let yourself go slightly. Your wife, being more sensible and of a higher intelligence has left you and you wonder why?

Perhaps, if you had got off your backside and got a job she may have stayed, but it is unlikely.

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Through The Window

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Through The Window

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As a child, Angela had been quite lucky. Being in a relatively well off family, the children had been educated at home and Angela was able to be herself for most of the time. She thanked God for her loving and understanding parents that allowed her to be her real self.

    
Angel

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Orphan ~ 5

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As we passed the other tables, I was very aware of the stares I was getting. Did everyone know I was a boy? Would they lynch me if they found out?

Orphan
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Susan Brown


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