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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1250.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1250
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
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Demands My Soul -02-

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Demands My Soul

A Transgender Heroine's Journey & Romance Novel

From THE ONE Universe

Chapter 2: Echoes of Before

By Ariel Montine Strickland

Can Delores cope with the final evidence in the will that her parents did not see her or love her enough to let go of their fear?

Copyright 2025 by Ariel Montine Strickland.
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Routes 1

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I posted in a blog that I was writing this, and I am afraid it will be an exercise in complete self-indulgence. I just fancied letting a collection of my favourite people relax together. Don't expect any dazzling revelations here; then again, as I am still writing it, who knows? For new readers, this story won't make much sense unless you have previously read my novel 'Mates', available on this site and on Kindle.



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Curse of the Fountain by Melanie Brown from DopplerPress

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Neil wanted to be famous in his old age for discovering the Lost City of Zed with the Fountain of Youth, according to legend. Now she wants to discover the perfect nail color to go with her prom gown.

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Curse of the Fountain
by Melanie Brown
Ebook Now Available from DopplerPress



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Weeping Willow. Book 3, Chapter 7 of 23

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Chapter 7

He took them upstairs and showed them the large office that overlooked the car park and the road, with toilets, a storage room and lunchroom. It was all dusty from lack of use.

“If you want to use this and we have closed the office downstairs, we can give you a key and code. The other buildings are open all the time except public holidays.”

Then, they went outside to the back building, where they were told to stand to the edge of the open area in case a forklift came in. It was a large open space with plenty of light.



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The Arctic Fox by Rosemary Howell - Now on Kindle

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When his family moved to Alaska, Patrick had a new life to begin...in more ways than one.

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The Arctic Fox
by Rosemary
Now on Kindle

The new kid is a genius. At thirteen, starting the ninth grade, he just wants to fit in. His Air Force dad moved the family to Alaska and it's a whole new life.

Maybe in a new life he can be his real self, a girl who decides to call herself Marcia to make it more different from her old name.

A new life means new friends, new challenges. Like dealing with bullies and boys who think she's pretty. There is drama—a death in the family, danger in her father's job as a pilot, romantic complications—can Marcia deal with all the changes?



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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
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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: At school, nine-year-old Daryl is treated like a non-person by his peers and has been bullied in this fashion for years. With no friends, he only finds happiness once a year, trick-or-treating as Princess Stephanie. No one saw Daryl on these evenings, and only his parents knew the truth. Every kid knows costumes are for Halloween, and the rest of the year you are not supposed to wear costumes. What happens when you decide the outfit you wear every day is a costume?

Stephanie decides she can no longer live only on Halloween. Stephanie learns about friendship, but struggles to be accepted by peers and her parents. In the name of friendship and acceptance, Stephanie must stand up to the bullies. Will they force her back into the Halloween box where her costumes were kept for years, or will she find what she has always been looking for? A life where people see her for who she really is.

 © 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-

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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
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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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The White Wolf Chapter -16-

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Jesse has inherited his Grandfather's ranch. Now he must fight his father to keep it while he must honor his Grandfather's last wish of seeking Coyote.

Thank you Hope for your encouragement and help in editing. Thanks to all who have commented or left Kudos.



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Jack in the Box


Jack in the Box
By
Morpheus



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Risky Endeavors by Maryanne Peters on Kindle!

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Falling in love must be easy, at least Maryanne Peters makes it seem so -- but maybe it's a risk worth taking to enjoy a happy ending.
 

Risky Endeavors
by Maryanne Peters
Now on Kindle
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Here are eighteen stories of lumberjacks and bodyguards, fishermen and drag racers, plumbers and financiers who took a risk and fell in love with someone unexpected. They're a lot of fun and one or two of them might make you laugh-out-loud or even get a little teary-eyed. You should take that risk -- after all, romance is worth it.



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Book 4 - The Reluctant Prom Date

Chrissy is no different then any other High School girl - except that she's a BOY!
But she has the same concerns, classes, cheerleading - and now the PROM!
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The Reluctant Prom Date
by Melanie Brown

Copyright © 2004 Melanie Brown


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Cindy's Prom and the Unwilling Princess by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Everybody wants to go to the Prom!

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Cindy's Prom and the Unwilling Princess
by Melanie Brown
Now on Kindle from DopplerPress


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Unpossible Me from DopplerPress

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Justin’s life took a detour when he tried to use a shortcut...

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