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Mid month bills and a slight overdraft

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I covered the overdraft from my own money but we still need funds for current and past due bills.

The loss of 2/3 of our ad revenue (~$1000/mo) is still hurting.

Any financial help will be appreciated.

Thanks to everyone who has sent money. We really depend on you, more than you know. :)

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Eidolon Nexus: The Shattered Realm: Chapter 20

orld and are forced to work together to survive and find out how to escape.
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The group reaches the fortress and boundaries are crossed.

Sorry for the lack of posts been busy but I’m back and the full story is written! Just editing and cleaning it up now!

I’ll also be fixing some previous chapters issues and cleaning some stuff up to make it more cohesive over all.



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Stuck in the Middle -49

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Stuck in the Middle


In this chapter, the weight of unspoken fears and cruel words takes its toll, unraveling a fragile sense of security. Moments of lighthearted routine are overshadowed by the sting of doubt, forcing difficult emotions to the surface. As internal struggles intensify, the search for belonging clashes with the fear of rejection, leading to a choice driven by uncertainty. Tension lingers in every quiet moment, underscoring the delicate balance between trust and self-preservation.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.



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No Idea. Chapter 6 of 8

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Chapter 6

“You have been a busy boy. She is, follow me.”

We followed her to the far corner of the churchyard, where there was a long line of small plots. There, we stood in front of the grave of the six-week-old Jacqueline Hubert. I gave one bunch to Maisie, who knelt down and arranged it on the tiny plot. Geraldine had tears running down her ghostly face.



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Sledgehammer by me from DopplerPress on Amazon

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This is the same story that's been in the Hatbox for some time, now released with new editing and a new cover on Amazon. The story of Jake and Cody, friends--and Freds--for a lifetime. See story for joke about the Freds.

Hugs,
Erin



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Gaby Book 10 Chapter *31* Pattern Break

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Chapter *31*Pattern Break

Tuesday was back to the daily formula of ride, lunch, lecture, gym that we've so easily got used to. It was after dinner that our (tor) mentors threw the proverbial spanner into what we expected.



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South of Bikini: E10- Conference of the Empress

The first gathering of the three- figuratively- Empresses quickly degrades into a trap for Alex, her sisters, and the Admiral. After a hasty retreat, Alex and what is left of her original travel party must regroup and plan the liberation of Kili Island carefully. Relatively, can the present save the past in the future?



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Gone with the Wind 2

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Gone with the Wind

(A MORFS Universe Story)

by: Shrike

Chapter 2



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Suhara of Curses: Chapter 23 - Day of Rest

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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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The Ties That Bind Chapter 15

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 Omega Unicorn Chronicles Book 5 New Beginnings Ch. 20

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New Beginnings
Chapter 20

Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman


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A Quiet Strength - Part 2 - Paying the Piper - Chapters 1- 5

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by Anon Allsop

-Part Two-

-One-

Power does strange things to a person's mind, it can move someone from the quiet shadows into a ruthless, overbearing tyrant! The new 'Parker' found this to be true, only with it came a deadly companion.

For awhile, Leigh had convinced everyone that 'Parker' was just as he seemed, A first officer aboard one of New Earth's finest star ships. But that distinguished record the real Parker had cultivated over the years, began to unravel more and more over time.

As a lesbian, Leigh was a perfect match for Elise, separated only by common interests. In other words, they were almost mirrors of each other. Once the transfer had taken place, they continued their ways, almost as though playing some strange sordid game.



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Patriot Games - Chapter 4 – The Makeover

A NOTE REGARDING THIS STORY.

This is a fictional chronicle of a normal hardworking guy named Jack. The federal government made him an offer he couldn't refuse. All they asked was for Jack to go undercover to help the U.S. Government ensnare a terrorist.

Any resemblance of the characters depicted in the story to actual individuals is coincidental. All events are the sole responsibility of the author. None of the scenes in this story depict minors engaged in any sexual encounter.

This story has been previously posted on other sites. It is being posted here with a strong rewrite; some new chapters have been added. I had my BFF Monica Rose edit the material so it should be more readable. Marina

Marina: [email protected]



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When Your Tabula Is Not Rasa: 17

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Lizzie didn't have any fight in her, and she looked miserable. She must have beaten herself up
over this every day since she drove away from the Lanes' house with empty arms.
I wanted to be the avenging angel. Instead, I felt like a ruthless heel.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 2323

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 2323
by Angharad

Copyright© 2014 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

(A MORFS Universe Story)

by: Shrike


Part 1



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Lady Ann's Holiday: Chapter 1

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In which...wishing to avoid a dull visit to her grandmother, Lady Ann Neville takes drastic steps; giving her a holiday from herself and getting a little too much information on how the lower orders live.

Chapter One

Lady & Servant

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England 1908.

It seemed to Burt that his life was always spent with his face pressed against the glass.

He worshipped Lady Ann Neville more than he did god in church, but Burt was only the stable hand at her father's vast estate, Griply Hall. His job was to muck out and groom the horses and perform manual labour around the estate. He was forbidden even from entering the manor house. He scraped an existence in the reflected light from this affluent and powerful family but he could never be one of them.

Still, he had his dreams – dreams that one day she would smile at him and say that - no it was too stupid for words. The distance between them was greater than it was to China. He might as well howl at the moon like a dumb animal. Lady Ann had hardly noticed him while they were growing up. Why would she notice him now? He was dirty and coarse; a big hairy man who couldn’t even talk in a gentile way. She would never consider him as a friend, let alone a husband. He had no money, no education and no prospects. He could barely read or write. He had no proper manners and didn’t know the first thing about how to be a gentleman.



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In the Name of Love - 7

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Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance


A Sequel to The Roar of Love


Love Endures



“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places;
but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers






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Squires-31

Jess Stone had breasts. He had been like this his entire teen life not quite fitting in anywhere that he had lived and at the same time he hadn’t really had the chance to. His folks moved around a lot with his dad being a hydrological engineer but they were slightly afraid of what might happen to Jess if he attended school. Some people just didn’t get it or wanted too. Jess was now attending a new school when he decided to change things...

Only it was everyone else that was getting changed!

Squires
Chapter 31
by Bailey Summers

Copyright © 2012 Bailey Summers
All rights reserved.


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Land of My Heart - Chapter 1

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Land of My Heart

A novel by Bronwen Welsh

The sequel to 'A Foreign Country'


Copyright 2014

Author's note: When I finished my first ever novel 'A Foreign Country', like many other authors I nearly wept at the thought of saying goodbye to characters with which I had become so familiar. Now, two years on I have taken up the story of Lesley Brodie and what happened in the new chapter in her life. For those who have not read 'A Foreign Country', I respectfully suggest that by doing so they will learn about the background of many of the characters who appear in this story.



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Julina of Blackstone - 023 - Borderline

Julina starts her involvement with the evening very early on – and what an involvement!

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Julina of Blackstone
Her Chronicles

by Julia Phillips

023 - Borderline


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Suhara of Curses: Chapter 22 - First Fights

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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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The Ties That Bind Chapter 14

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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Out of the Blue Part II: Into the Fray-Chapter 5

Out of the Blue Part II: Into the Fray-Chapter 5
By Drew Miller

A seemingly ordinary desert sunrise reinfuses Karen Shaw with hope and the determination to prevail.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 2322

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 2322
by Angharad

Copyright© 2014 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Atalanta's Story- Chapter 5

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Atalanta's Story- Chapter 5 Again this is edited by William Durr and any errors left are mine.

This chapter is shorter than any of the others. A transition period from male to female. From childhood to the journey into adulthood. It takes place the same night as the barbecue does.



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Small Town Boy (Part 6 of 7)

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Christmas time can be stress filled for everyone but that is especially true for Steve as he spends his first holiday away from home. Emotions rise as the big day approaches as he tries to find his place in the world with the help of Sandy, Kristy, and Marjorie. Will he be able to handle it?



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IM Buddy

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IM Buddy

Sydney Moya

©2014

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Chris is a lonely teen who uses the internet to be understood. What will she find, a friend or a fiend?



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Best Girlfriends Forever - 5


Best Girlfriends Forever – 5


By Katherine Day


(Two women, reunited after forty years from their high school days as boys, have both found ideal men who want to marry them; they wonder whether and how they should inform them of their past. Edited by Eric, who has saved the author from numerous inconsistencies. Copyright 2014)



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Miniskirts: A TG Mixed Tape

MINISKIRTS

A TG Mixed Tape

Edited by PersnicketyBitch

Three bikini clad bombshells rob a bank; a mild mannered comic book artist prepares for bed; a man chats up a waitress at a train-station diner; a beautiful socialite pays a visit to her father, but is she all she appears to be? Are any of them? Hit play on this collection of nine short, short stories by nine very different voices in TG-fiction and find out.



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The Ties That Bind Chapter 13

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 21 - Vampires

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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 tragedy strikes, Opportunity knocks, and a new persona is born. A cross-country move away from everything Robert has known followed by a chance encounter trigger a different sort of existence. Can "Robin" adapt or will it all come tumbling down?



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TransGlimpses by Wanda now in Kindle Store

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Wanda Cunningham's TransGlimpses, a collection of her shorter fiction, is now available in the Kindle store.

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Cheer's the Thing: Becoming Robin Book 3 on Kindle

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Cheerleading? Piano? Basketball? How does a girl fit so much into so few hours in a day? Will Robin's over-achieving and perfectionism come back to bite her, or will she learn when enough is enough?

All-girl metal band Heedless Despair embark on their first U.S. tour, will Robin and her friends be content to watch their musical mentors from the front row or will they strive for more? On top of this there's a family wedding and a growing love of her own. Robin Smith, now fully immersed in her new life — will her secret remain a secret forever?



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Who Do That Hoo Doo?

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George returned back to where he grew up still seeking that one place where he fits in. Never did he expect to find himself in a messy tangle of dark magics, ancient promises, and a power hungry hoodoo doctor. Just maybe if his crazed luck can just stay with him long enough, he'll finally find his place under the sun.

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This DopplerPress Kindle eBook also includes the bonus story "The Glade" by Grover


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