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The Wolf, The Owl, and The Cheshire Part 20 (Final Chapter)

Jack’s landing field, Caldwell, Montana:
Several days later, around midnight, the Learjet Jack and Cheshire were on lands at Jack’s property. All the floodlights that border the landing strip and the hangar were on, including the lights from the grain towers. As the plane finally comes to a stop, the door opens. Jack and Cheshire could see all their families waiting for them.



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White Balance (2)

Copyright © Tracy Lane, 2013/2021.

White Balance (2)

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The Faerie Blade: Chapter 41

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Chapter 41: Proposal

Kaelyn was just trying to fill her belly, but she got a lot more than she bargained for when she decided to save the life of a Faerie.

 

“Hmmm,” Selice hummed thoughtfully. “Yes, I can see how you would benefit from this, but I fail to see the benefit for us. What do you think, dear sister?”


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Stuck in the Middle -37

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Stuck in the Middle


In this chapter, Emily finds an unexpected shift in the usual routine, leading to a moment of quiet reflection and uneasy encounters. As the day unfolds, she navigates lingering tension, small victories, and the comforting warmth of home. With winter settling in, the promise of snow brings a hopeful distraction, offering a brief escape from the weight of the week.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.



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The Frozen Balance - by Persephone - Kindle Edition

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Sometimes sacrifices have to be made to save the world from war...



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The Sacrificial Boy : Chapter 5

The Sacrificial Boy

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Elsbeth

Aislin learns that all choices in life come with consequences

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The Tribe of the Mountains – Chapter 4 – Daylight?

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The Tribe of the Mountains — Chapter 4 — Daylight?

From the Seventh Sermon to the Dead — Written by Young (real life)

Man is a portal that allow us to go, from the external world of gods demons and souls into the interior world; from the bigger world to the smallest one. Small and insignificant is man; soon we leave him behind and so we enter again in the infinite space in the microcosm, in the interior reality.



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US Politics in 2012

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I know this is mostly a non-political site, and it is a world wide site, but this story begged to be written. I hope you enjoy it.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1854

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1854
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Beyond Galactic Marshal - Chapter 7

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Beyond Galactic Marshal
by
Hilltopper

CHAPTER 7

“All right Harper or what ever you are, come on out or we’ll burn the house down!”

I turned to the woman (I don’t even know her name).

“It’s Slago! I guess I’ll give myself up. I’m not going to get you involved.”

She looked thoughtful.

“We’ll just get rid of your disguise and walk out together.”

“Huh!”



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A Pink and White Dress

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A Pink and White Dress

Janet L. Stickney
[email protected]



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A boy like me

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A boy like me

Janet L. Stickney



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Bikini Beach: Anya and Me

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Bikini Beach: Anya and Me
by ElrodW and Ellie Dauber

Anya meets a friend from her childhood. The joy is overshadowed by unpleasant memories being dredged up on all sides.

There have been a lot of questions and speculation about the background of the old woman and Anya, her granddaughter. I came up with this little tale to answer some of the questions. There are still questions lingering — after all, we all love a little mystery.

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Ch 01: The Decision

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Costumes

By Teek

Chapter 1

The Decision

Summary: Every kid knows Costumes are for Halloween, and the rest of the year you are not supposed to wear costumes. So what happens when you decide the outfit you wear every day is really just a costume?

 © 2012 by Teek



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Millie's Release

Millie's Release,

Being tonight is Halloween, I've decide to post my one attempt a using Halloween as the catalysis for discovering one's feminine side

It was written years ago and I offer it up now unchanged or edited.



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YOU

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warning may cause upset feelings in those who are fragile or transitioning something i did to not be bored , use as you wish , comments welcome blast away rues

YOU

hard choices to be made



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1853

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1853
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Puppets

Author's note: This one is dark. Very, very dark. Gentle souls who get upset at the abuse of fictional characters should take care reading it. I look forward to hear what you all think.



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Trick or Treat?

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Turning away from the window he went over and sat on his bed. Life wasn’t fair, especially when you were eight years old and didn’t want to do something...

Trick or Treat?

By Susan Brown



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Somewhere Else Entirely -63-

A problem with a wheel causes a delay for Garia and her party, resulting in a number of questions being raised - including a terrible dilemma for Garia and Keren. While they wait for the wagon to be fixed Snep decides to show Garia what he can do for her. The party are forced to spend an extra night at the next stop on their journey to Blackstone.

Somewhere Else Entirely

by Penny Lane

63 - Lay-over



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Duty Calls chapter 19-33+

“Catherine? Who’s Catherine?”

“Beats me. He didn’t say. Maybe she’s his wife. If I were you, I’d go.”

“He didn’t kiss like he was married.” I pointed out. “Great. Okay. Okay. I’ll need to borrow Nicci again today. I need to try on the two gowns at Macy’s and I’ll need her to help me with the ski stuff. You can reach me on my mobile if anything Earth shaking happens. I checked it last night and I’ll leave it on while I’m away from the car. If you call and I don’t answer then at least I’ll know to give you a call back. While we’re out, I’m also going to get Nicci a company mobile phone. She’ll probably hate me for it, both for the additional workload and for the size of the thing, but she needs to be more in the loop.”



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Gaby Book 9 Chapter *03* Warsop News

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Chapter *03*

Warsop News

Given that Drew wasn't actually interested and his mind was elsewhere the fact that Con managed to outfit Bond junior at all was amazing, into a particularly figure hugging and girly dress with more than a little decollotage on view and some stupidly tarty shoes was pretty impressive.



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Bikini Beach: Midnight Swim

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Bikini Beach: Midnight Swim
ElrodW

There are a lot of stories about how the park changes people. This one is different, in that it also includes the park as a major part of the action. This one happens inside the park. Now, at long last, all the readers can get a taste of what the park is like inside.

Vicky Martin and some friends decide, on a lark, to scale the fence and go for a midnight swim in the Bikini Beach water park. The outcome is not quite what they expected.

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i am but a dream

(a late night drabble, an unrhyming poem, a song from my heart)



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Costume Required

Costume Required
by Sleethr

Jack thought that wearing a costume to Trick or Treat on Halloween night was for the younger kids.


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1852

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1852
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Trial and Heiress - 3

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Nathan Poole is ready to become Sarah's Warden, but a long lost family heirloom changes his life and future.

 
 

Trial and Heiress
Chapter 3

By
Amethyst


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The Tribe of the Montains - Chapter 3 – Hammocks and Mysteries

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Chapter 3 — Hammocks and Mysteries

IMG_0512.jpg There are two ways to survive a night in the woods:

- Keep your fire hot and sit close to it. Remember to wake up and feed the fire or build a huge fire capable of lasting the night.
- Tie a hammock to many of the thinnest branches of a tree, so that a jaguar can`t reach you without breaking a branch and falling. You need to be a good climber to use this one.

The second way is more complicated, but was used by many travelers in the past, with usual success. Or, perhaps, we simply never learn of the ones that fail.

Merinda Anorier
Notes from Classes at the Mountains Academy



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Bikini Beach: The Neighbor

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Bikini Beach: The New Neighbor
ElrodW

When a developer decides to build a high-rise condo right next to the park, Grandmother may have met her match.

This story was originally posted about 2000 back on FM and the TGF group.

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Squires-4

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 4
by Bailey Summers

Copyright © 2012 Bailey Summers
All rights reserved.


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What a good boy...Chapter 16

What a good boy…Chapter 16

Chapter 16

I’m shaking still a little as I head out of the girls bathroom down to the game and I’m dressed in a pair of those tight high riding shorts that the team is wearing and one of their jersey’s and some sneakers and I head out to the playing field and watch the girls play and I’m yelling and cheering for them running along the side lines sometimes getting my mind off the whole WTF moment.

I mean Frank sexually assaulted me but when I fought back and took control it was like he just became someone else and that person wasn’t like anyone I’ve ever heard of before.



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Perspectives: 24

Josie

Josie gets ready to go out
Perspectives:
a novel with eight voices

by Louise Anne Smithson

Josie - sister of Jenny (Tuesday 2nd August 2011)



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Knock, Knock

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Knock, Knock


A second, a minute, an hour, a day goes by
I'm hoping, just to be, by your side
I'm turning, the handle, it wont open
Don't make me wait



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Easy as Falling Off a Bike 11 by Angharad - on Kindle

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She's at it again! Cathy deals with romance, rodents and renegade toddlers in this latest collected installment of her continuing adventures.

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Easy as Falling Off a Bike -11-
by Angharad
Now on Kindle from DopplerPress


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What If?

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What If on Kindle

A story of heartache and pain, sins, misadventures, curses, a gods wrath and finally redemption.

What If?

by Monique S.

What if even an ordinary mortal could alter history? There are so many theories as to what time is and what it would mean if you could alter history and create an alternate timeline in a parallel universe.

Being interested in extreme Astrology and a technician I have always rejected such theories, just until I woke up in HER bed and found myself changed ...



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Easy as Falling Off a Bike 9 - Wuthering Dormice - on Kindle

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The ongoing story....

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Cathy always tries to mind her business, unfortunately business doesn't give her the same respect. In fact it goes out of its way to send a fresh helping of drama her way in the shape of a three-year-old force of nature named Jemima.

Can she really help the girl, save the dormice and look after her nearest and dearest all at the same time?

Easy as Falling Off a Bike
9. Wuthering Dormice
by Angharad
Now on Kindle


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My New Assignment by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Captain Granger didn't expect to be rewarded for saving the galaxy. And he wasn't.

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My New Assignment
by Melanie Brown
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