Transitioning

Continuing Release 1

Continuing Release

By Kerry Brown


or Whatever happened after the Ball?

This is the follow on from A Tale of Release, most of the characters are back just moved on by nine months.
How would you feel if your boss made an offer that was too good to refuse?



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Katrina: Email from the Edge

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To: [email protected]
From: Kat432578@ gmail.com
Re: Hot date!

Sorry for the short note, but the time change is really getting me. I promise to be longer next time.

OMG! You are not going to believe this, girl!



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A Sweets Life-Chapter 6

A Sweets Life-Chapter 6

Just a quiet chapter, this time.

Mrs. Jackson had decided to bring Candy home, so that she could discuss the problems with Candy’s mother. Jenna was not pleased. In fact, she was explosively emotional, perhaps even murderous. Diane Jackson bore the brunt of her anger, sitting quietly in a chair with a resolute lack of emotion. When Jenna stopped to actually breathe for a few minutes, Diane looked her in the eye.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1369

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The Daily Dormouse.
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Part 1369
by Angharad

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Ride On 96

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CHAPTER 96
I almost forgave her for that dreadful pun, but it was an indication of the truth.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1368

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The Daily Dormouse.
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Part 1368
by Angharad

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Katrina: On to Thailand!

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Some have requested that Katrina's story continue. If you want to see this through, let me know!

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The email addresses are made up!

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Re: 3 days and Counting!

Hey, Marisa! I don’t have anything to do on this booooring flight, so I thought I would write a letter to you. I’ll email it when I get settled in after I land.



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Ride On 95

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CHAPTER 95
So it was, two weeks later, as I struggled to zip up the skirt of the slate-grey suit I had chosen for the ceremony. Low heels to match, and of all things Eric had insisted I wear a bloody hat, some stupid thing of stiff net and dangles.



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A Sweets Life-Chapter 5

A Sweets Life-Chapter 5

Hang on to your hats, there’s going to be a rough ride ahead!



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Games People Play

Games People Play
By Stanman63


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A Sweets Life-Chapter 4

A Sweets Life-Chapter 4

This one gets a bit preachy. If this offends you, I apologize. What can I say? It’s how I feel.

Four girls, sitting on a bench eating ice cream, would seem to be no big deal; No one paid them any real attention, with the exception of a few teenage boys, who may have appreciated the four pretty girls all in one place. It was just something you would expect to see in many American middle size towns, and it pleased one of those girls to no end that she could do this.



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Katrina

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A little departure for me. I hope you like it!

“Get out of bed, boy! That yard ain’t gonna mow itself! Move it!”

I sat straight up in bed, wanting to yell out. My dad, ex Gunnery Sergeant Patrick “Mac” McCoy was really good at jarring me from sleep. He lived to do it to his Marine recruits, and nothing was different at home.

“Okay, Dad. I’m up. I’m up.” It was 6:30 AM. Who mowed the lawn at 6:30 in the freakin’AM?



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Rebirth Part 16

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Rebirth Part 16
By Cain129



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Synopsis:Sarah finely meets with Steve Granger, and has to admit he is not quiet the monster that Anna’s files said he was and over the next three months Steve trains Sarah and helps her hone her skills. The time has finely come for Sarah and Steve to take back their lives.



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A Sweets Life-Chapter 3

A Sweets Life-Chapter 3

She was torn. What does one wear to their first time shopping as a girl?

“Candy! Are you okay, sweetie?”

“Yeah, Mom! I’ll be down in a few minutes!”

Oh, the heck with it. I’ll just do the denim skirt and a T-shirt, and my wedges. If I’m gonna do this, let’s do it girly!

Decision made, she was dressed quickly, and headed down the stairs.

“Dang, girl, what took so long?” Jenna said, smiling. “Just kidding, sweetheart. I know you’re nervous.”



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1363

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The Daily Dormouse.
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Part 1363
by Angharad

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A Sweets Life-Chapter 2

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A Sweets Life-Chapter 2

I'm back with more, as promised!

As usual, Robin, Tina and Jenny waited to walk Andrew to school. No one made a big deal about it, but each girl carried in her heart the memory of the promise they had made to Mr. Gabriel, that they would protect Andrew.

Besides, it was fun! Andrew was very smart and funny, and a great friend. Walking together was a treat, not a chore. It just brought the four of them closer together.



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Ride On 94

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CHAPTER 94
And so Spring passed through, and our Summer came, and with it Merry, who came over for a weekend with Arwel and Alice.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1362

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The Daily Dormouse.
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Part 1362
by Angharad

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Ride On 93

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CHAPTER 93
Giggling. It’s what girls do, apparently, and it was certainly what Chantelle did. There were moments, though, especially when Albert moved suddenly, that the startled rabbit appeared.



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Ride On 92

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CHAPTER 92
The next morning was the usual post-party nightmare of half-eaten food and filthy glasses, not to mention a mild hangover. The Woodruffs had stayed over, and the girls, but everyone else had made their way home by cab or shanks’ pony. There were things to do, and fortunately there were young people to kick out of their sleeping bag who could be made to do it. I don’t think I look terrifying in a pair of fluffy pink slippers and a terry dressing gown, but I did my best.



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Richard's Way - Part 5

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Richard's Way
Part 5
Jennifer Christine
A story about a girl who makes her own decisions


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Sunlight and Shade

 

SUNLIGHT AND SHADE

 
I was rehearsing the words in my mind as I walked in. Supermarkets were so different now to what they had been when I was younger, so many more things to buy, so many more to dream of. I had been through the big Asda store with the lies, and now it was time for Tesco. Pretty…there were dresses and tops, skirts and shoes, boots and bags, and unless I could gather the courage I would walk out lacking them all.



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A Sweets Life-Chapter 1

A Sweets Life- Chapter 1

A Sequel to Sweets for Christmas (by semi-popular demand!)



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Ice Angel-Chapter 2



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Emma's Story: Chapter 12

Emma’s Story: Chapter 12
Samantha Jenkins


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A Fortuitous Adventure: 23

Emily

At last I get to discuss
things with a therapist

A Fortuitous Adventure:
or, how I got my first job

by Louise Anne Smithson


Chapter 23

My first appointment with a therapist



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Ride On 91

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CHAPTER 91
It had to be a big do, of course, but nowhere near as big as I was frightened of. What stunned me was the sheer number of people I was now thinking of as essential to my life, and that was thrown into greater relief by the close shave I had passed through before Ginny had moved in.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1357

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The Daily Dormouse.
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Part 1357
by Angharad

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Ride On 90

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CHAPTER 90
We had to wind down in the end, and separate, with fierce hugs and promises to be home more often, and that word suddenly rang true to me. Home had become a simple concept: wherever I was with Eric, that was my home. Our house in Surrey, a tent at Shrewsbury, they were all I had believed I needed.



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Ride On 89

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CHAPTER 89
Arwel was steering the male conversation around to the relative merits of bass and tenor balance in male voice choirs, and I half expected him to give a demonstration, but that would have been frivolity. Man’s voice was made for giving praise to the Arglwydd.



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Ice Angel

Ice Angel

By Stanman63

Thanks To JennaFL For Proofing And Nora Adrienne for

editing!

Synopsis:A young man volunteers to become his best friend's figure skating partner, not knowing that immersing himself into his new role will bring out the girl within and lead to a decision that will end in happiness for both.



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Ice Angel-Chapter 1



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1356

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The Daily Dormouse.
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Part 1356
by Angharad

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Ride On 88

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CHAPTER 88
The next day was an attempt to get some space in my head, and as the two boys went off on some silly 200km ride, Steph and I kept it down to half that distance. No, Eric, I am not riding up to the top of THAT and down the other side, because it would mean having to get up THAT twice more than necessary.



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Ride On 87

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CHAPTER 87
There was a pub round the corner, and I watched Merry as she walked with us. There were hints in there of the young girl I remembered fuming when her favourite bra and three pairs of knickers had disappeared from the washing line.



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Ride On 86

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CHAPTER 86
We took the new bridge, of course, which to me lacks the drama of the old one by Aust.



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A Fortuitous Adventure: 22

Emily

I need to get everyone together
to put them in the picture

A Fortuitous Adventure:
or, how I got my first job

by Louise Anne Smithson


Chapter 22

A family conference



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Richard's Way - Part 4

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Richards Way
(of becoming herself)
by Jennifer Christine
Part 4

“Bet he’s left his phone off the charger in his car and he’s got a flat tyre somewhere on the way home.” I tried to cheer her up.



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Like Mother Like Son 12

16 year old Darren Peterman wants to be a middle aged woman named Nancy. In this chapter, Nancy does a photo shoot and prepares for his upcoming date with Tim Moreland. Why is his little brother, Sammy, being so pesky all of the sudden?



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Life's A Bitch

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LIFE’S A BITCH


JOANNEBARBARELLA


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1352

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The Daily Dormouse.
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by Angharad

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Fugue, Part 7

by Jillian

Chapter Sixty-one

Tanya had barely stepped into the room when Cynthia practically shouted, “Hey bitch!”

“I take it you're feeling a little better?” Tanya asked as she approached her friend's bedside.

“What makes you think that?”

Smiling, Tanya answered, “The return of your sparkling personality.”

“Maybe I just like you,” Cynthia countered. “Or maybe I'm just a wonderful, loving person.”

“Yeah, right,” Tanya smirked.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1350

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Part 1350
by Angharad

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Rebirth Part 15

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Rebirth Part 15

By Cain129

Thanks To Stanman63 For Editing!

Synopsis:Sarah received a call from Steve Grangers sister Kelly. He is ready to meet Sarah but in a place of his own chosen, but Sarah must meet him alone. Sarah may have finely found an ally in her fight there is only one problem, can she trust him or is she walking into a trap, only time will tell.



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Rebirth Part 14

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Rebirth Part 14

By Cain129
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Synopsis:Having finely broken the security on Anna’s computer, Sarah learns that there is one other out there like here that is also in hiding and no longer being alone takes it upon herself to find him, but if the files on Steve Granger are true, Sarah could have just met her match but without his help she will be forced to take the enemy down alone.



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Ride On 85

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CHAPTER 85
It was odd how easily I drifted into my new role as a ‘housewife’ and woman. Kirsty had been right, it was me, far more than Adam had ever been. Eric and I had a few differences of opinion, as couples do, but I got my way, as women mostly do, especially in redecorating the house.



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A Fortuitous Adventure: 21

Emily

Having made my decision
I begin to take steps regarding my future life

A Fortuitous Adventure:
or, how I got my first job

by Louise Anne Smithson


Chapter 21

My future



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Rebirth Part 13

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Rebirth Part 13 - Revised



By Cain129


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Synopsis:Having finely broken the security on Anna’s computer, Sarah learns that there is one other out there like here that is also in hiding and no longer being alone takes it upon herself to find him, but if the files on Steve Granger are true, Sarah could have just met her match but without his help she will be forced to take the enemy down alone.



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Ride On 84

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CHAPTER 84
We stayed long enough to give both couples a hand tidying house and garden and then made our way back to our own place after seeing everybody else off.



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