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My Lying Wife

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My Lying Wife
A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters



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Stuck in the Middle -46

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Stuck in the Middle


In this chapter, a quiet morning leads Emily to an unexpected discovery—an old journal filled with wisdom about family and belonging. As she reflects on its words, a gentle snowfall transforms the world outside, offering a rare moment of stillness and reflection. A walk in the fresh snow with Mrs. Blake brings warmth and understanding, reinforcing the idea that home isn’t just a place, but the people who make space for you. With each passing moment, Emily begins to see that she is not just passing through—she is becoming part of something lasting.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.



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Dragon's Fire Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Lawyer Up

On Saturday, Kelly and Yuqi were having a great time at the pool while their parents tended to some yard work. Suddenly, they noticed three sleek, black SUVs pull up in front of their home. The driver emerged and opened the back doors, revealing three sharply dressed individuals: two Asian women and an Asian man. The man held a beautifully adorned wooden box, while each woman carried a briefcase. Their formal attire and confident demeanor exuded a sense of respect as they approached the front door.



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Gaby Book 27 ~ Smell of the Crowd ~ Chapter *26*

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Gaby

Book 27
Smell of the Crowd

by Maddy Bell
Copyright© 2022 Madeline Bell

Life has some certainties, birth and death of course, but the rest is a mix of Minestrone and Spaghetti, some of which we have no direct influence over. We can however decide whether we want Parmesan or other seasoning, we can give Gnochi a try, doesn't mean we'll like it but at least we'll know. Gaby has reached just such a point in her life, she knows she likes Pizza, she's not averse to Spaghetti or Lasagne but is Gnochi for her? The Gnochi in this case is doing the singing with BlauHase on a more serious level, as a 'hobby' its fine but could this be a change of career? Well you don't find out without trying so that's just what our heroine is about to find out in this, the 27th book of the Gaby saga.

 

*Chapter 26*
Das Rind


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Pretty, Please by Jo Dora Webster on Kindle

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"Granny, Granny, please tell us a story! Pretty please, Granny!" said nine year old Linda as she sat on the floor with her twin sister Julia.

They had on matching sky blue blouses and navy blue skorts which each had embroidered a red rose with green stem and leaves as well as the first initial of their name. They both looked precious in their white knee socks and black Mary Jane's. Each of them looked intently at me with their deep blue eyes, resisting the temptation to twirl their long blonde hair in their fingers, since they loved my stories.

Before I could answer, Julia burst out, "Tell us a new one, Granny! Pretty, please!"

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Pretty, Please
by Jo Dora Webster
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A tale of adventure, love and magic!



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The Angry Mermaid 124 or Y Morforwyn Dicllon 124

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Preparations for battle continue as Drustina re-connects with her own forces on the River Mersea. The first strike against the Viking main force proves successful and enables Drustina to relinquish command of the northern salient at the Wallasey while she rejoins the main combined force of Saxons and Mercians and is forced to assume command to curtail the bikering between Kings Ethelred and Edrinor.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 2337

The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 2337
by Angharad

Copyright© 2014 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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When Your Tabula Is Not Rasa: 22

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"Yes," he replied. "You saw the video where you explained everything."

"No," I retorted. "That wasn't me. It was Dexie."

"Again," he reminded me, "It was you as Dexie. This isn't the first go-around for you."



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Whisper in the Dark - Chapter 03

Whisper in the Dark
by Sleethr

~o~O~o~

Whisper eats pizza and explains how she learned Italian.

~o~O~o~



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The Unusual Clownfish Part-5

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The Unusual Clownfish

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In the not too distant future, evolution has taken humanity down a different path. In a society where gender is controlled with numbers, one young man finds that being evolved might not be such a good thing.



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The Ties That Bind Chapter 28

Of Heroes And Villains:
The Ties That Bind

By Minikisa


An assassin.

A fallen hero.

An unlikely meeting.

The road to redemption is long and hard and filled with explosives.
The Ties That Bind


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Acidalia 14

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Two scientist invent a transgender virus in the attempt to heal a crippled man

I know it's been a long time coming. Hope it was worth the wait. As Always please leave a comment.



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Atalanta's Story- Chapter 8

Atalanta's Story - Chapter 8. My thanks again for William Durr for all his help. This Chapter is long, probably a little too long, but there was no help for that. This chapter has some adventure in it. This chapter includes a pic of Atalanta as I see her.

Spring brings with it new life, change, and confusion. An opportunity for predators to feed on the young.



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Suhara of Curses: Chapter 38 - Invasion

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Jaux Ballad has always wanted to enter the realm of magic, but could not do so by regular means. In his desperation to become a magician he finds himself with more power, and more trouble, than he could ever have imagined.

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Hellish (The Half-Lilin Rewrite) Prologue

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We thought this world is boring, mundane even normal. We created gods, demons, magical creatures, even the rules of magic itself, just so that we don't die of boredom. I am here to tell you that the world is everything but normal. Gods, demons and magic, they all exist.

I am the living proof of their existence.

Hellish Prologue
A Half-Lilin Rewrite


By Shinieris



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My Super Secret Life…Potentials-12 the Start.

My Super Secret Life…Potentials-12 the Start.

*Mark…………

How do you explain the stuff you do, feel to someone? Especially to someone that’s been literally inside of you and living in your head. I mean Quinn wasn’t with me that long but he recognized me right off the get go and as strange as Halo is. And all of the other kids and students are pretty odd given everything and everyone it’s also not as odd as me I’ll bet.

It’s really not fair that Quinn can fly either. I might look like I’m in shape but I’m really not.

Because I’m actually a fat kid with super powers and not this tall girl with a nice bust and bum.



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Duty Calls chapter 38

Hi Everyone...

As amazing as it might seem, I've actually had a little time to myself and have been able to put together another chapter based on Teddi's notes and a characters sentence (here and there). I hope you enjoy and even more important... can actually remember all that happened prior to this chapter. Things are definitely heating up.

Anesidora



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 2336

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 2336
by Angharad

Copyright© 2014 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Ain't No Easy Way Out



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Out of the Ashes, Part 1 - Friday Evening

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I’d been sitting alone in the restaurant for more than half an hour. It was starting to dawn on me that I’d been stood up.



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Escape! Chapter 3

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My name is John Harolds.

I was a junior at the Sacred Soul Academy, a prestigious academy that churned out hundreds of alumni who would one day become the pillars of society. Something happened that year. My classmates and I became involved with something big that could threaten the very social order of the world we lived in and we ended up being hunted by the police, the military and everyone we had ever trusted. This is the story of the greatest escape of our lives.

What if you were told that the life you had led was all a big fat lie?

I thought seeing Jerry and Carol in Northampton Town was just my eyes playing tricks on me. If only I had come out there and try to find them, would they be here now?

Escape!
Chapter 3


By Shinieris



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Room in Hell chapter 14.

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No, you're not dreaming, it's finally here!

Copyright Nagrij, 2014.



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Lady Ann's Holiday: Chapter 6

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Feeling at Home

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Ann gasped as she was knocked from a deep sleep by a bucket of water being thrown in her face.

She floundered about on her straw mattress, gasping and spluttering as she tried to catch her breath. It was freezing and horrible and half of it had gone down her throat. She’d never been woken up in such an awful way in her life!



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The Ties That Bind Chapter 27

Of Heroes And Villains:
The Ties That Bind

By Minikisa


An assassin.

A fallen hero.

An unlikely meeting.

The road to redemption is long and hard and filled with explosives.
The Ties That Bind


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Suhara of Curses: Chapter 37 - Brand History

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Jaux Ballad has always wanted to enter the realm of magic, but could not do so by regular means. In his desperation to become a magician he finds himself with more power, and more trouble, than he could ever have imagined.

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When Your Tabula Is Not Rasa: 21

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He paused a moment, considering, then said, "I hope you don't mind if I make a personal observation."

"Not at all," I said. "I'd appreciate it."

"What you're doing is quite brave. Most people wouldn't have the nerve or the courage.
It's incredibly hopeful, but at the same time, it's immensely sad."



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MY Giant Robot

A story about me and my giant robot.
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MY Giant Robot
By
Amethyst

Disclaimer: This is a work of friction. Any resemblance to real people or events is probably intentional, but I’m doing it real subtle-like, so they probably won’t even notice.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 2335

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 2335
by Angharad

Copyright© 2014 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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My Super Secret life…Villain-17.

My Super Secret life…Villain-17.

Chapter 17.

*Before…

“And The Guardians?”
“Most countries have a standing army Rook, we have our militia to keep us safe from the surface government that would put us under regulations and boot heels.”
“Wow that’s kind of…” I don’t really have the words. I mean it’s kind of cool and it’s sort of scary when you think what people could do here unrestricted. But they are sort of self-restricted. I look at her. “This, this is where I wish I had actually gone to school and stuff. It’s cool but I don’t know any of the right terms for this.”
Link looks at me and she smiles. “Liberty, Freedom.”
I nod. “Live free or die right?”
The look she gives me it feels like I just nailed it.
So much to do yet, so much to learn.
She switches arms with the stuff she’s carrying and she takes my hand and she holds it as we walk. I’m holding hands with someone after everything that happened and it’s not that strange…not here it’s.
It’s scary but it fits.

*And Now…



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Jem...Chapter 113 Thankfully

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Jem…Chapter 113

by Bailey Summers

Copyright © 2013 Bailey Summers
All Rights Reserved.


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The Ties That Bind Chapter 26

Of Heroes And Villains:
The Ties That Bind

By Minikisa


An assassin.

A fallen hero.

An unlikely meeting.

The road to redemption is long and hard and filled with explosives.
The Ties That Bind


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The Reluctant Cheerleader

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Melanie Brown's Reluctant Girl Series continues with The Reluctant Cheerleader now published on Kindle through DopplerPress!

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The Big Switch by Christopher Leeson on Kindle

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Private eyes, politicians, bimbos and body-swapping aliens in a wild send-up of pulpy fun!
 

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Masks 19 - Keeping the Peace - A Disturbance of the Peace on Kindle

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The world turned upside down!? Famous superheroine accused of murder! Lawrence Hawthorne and his lovely, talented, and dangerous assistant/bodyguard, Sally, must use their skills, powers and experience to track down and stop the real murderers (and the people who hired them) before a mysterious doomsday weapon can be unleashed.

All this amid a backstory of alien invasions, political, corruption, and corporate wrongdoing at the highest levels.

This latest in Rodford Edmiston's intriguing Masks saga combines science fiction, superheroes, swords, noir detectives, cyber sleuthing, and transgender shapeshifting with intricate plotting and tense action!

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Keeping the Peace
Masks 19 - A Disturbance in the Peace
By Rodford Edmiston
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Reset Switch by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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The Switcher virus wasn't done with Harry Grant...

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Reset Switch
by Melanie Brown
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Harry Grant at 25 fell victim to the international criminal, Ron Simon, AKA the Switcher. Poor Harry had been mind-swapped with an old man of 65. Forty years of his life stolen in a moment…



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