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Stuck in the Middle -33

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Stuck in the Middle


In this chapter, Emily struggles with the lingering echoes of her past as a haunting nightmare shakes her sense of safety. As she faces the morning, the warmth of the Blake household offers a fragile comfort, reminding her that while the past may linger, it does not have to define her.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.



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The Good Son - 1

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The Good Son: 1

by Clara
Copyright© 2021,2022,2025 Clara Schumann

 

Sometimes you're living a lie and you don't know it.
As Jack tells his story, you'll see what I mean.



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Disney Princess - 1


Disney Princess - 1

by Clara
Copyright© 2017,2025 Clara Schumann

 

Young music teacher and his wife take his students to a choral festival at Walt Disney World.
Luggage is lost and adjustments must be made. Not the most original premise, but, hopefully,
you'll enjoy a fun ride.



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A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters

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Pea Pod 3: Give Peas a Chance

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The continuing adventures of Doug Gordon, Queen of Ka'an. (Ka'an in Mayan means Heaven.) Ka'an is actually an alien world populated by women... and a man-eating plant. Well, it is actually male-eating plants that spit out females. Doug and his wives fixed everything, but now Doug must remake a planet... and it seems Ka'an will be remade in his image!

Pea Pod 3

It's the third book in Holly's rollicking adventure story about a man, a plant, a harem - Ka'an!



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The Omega Unicorn Chronicles Book 4 Honeymoon Trips Ch. 19

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The Honeymoon Trips
Chapter 19

Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman


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Jessica's Journey - Part 9

--SEPARATOR--

Jessica’s Journey

 Sequel to Andrews Dilemma

 By, Cain129

Part 9

Special Thanks to Wren Phoenix for the editing.

--SEPARATOR--

Synopsis:   After being assaulted by her Uncle James, Jessica was left battered and bruised. The worst part though was the emotional damage that occurred from the assault which left her plagued by nightmares. Jessica planned on spending the weekend camping with her friends, but there was a part of her that just wanted to stay home and hide from the world.

In the end she decided to join her friends, and the weekend turned out to be one she would never forget. There are still forces that are working in the background and their purpose hasn’t become clear. What does Rocco have in store for Jessica, and who killed James Roberts?

--SEPARATOR--



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1688

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1688
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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The Jekyll Legacy - 5

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The Jekyll Legacy by Jaye Michael and Levanah Greene

The Jekyll Legacy

by Jaye Michael
& Levanah Greene

Chapter Five
Initiation Sequence

Victorian alchemy meets modern science and magic.
What could possibly go wrong?



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The mysterious case of the missing manhoods. Part 10

From the diary of Lady Francis.

Lady Margrette,

Forgive my breach of etiquette at the crudeness of this message but time is precious. Colleen has escaped as you must now know.

Once darkness fell it was as I feared and she did slip out as if a shadow.

Do not blame your servants. I kept vigil as well yet to no avail.

In her delusional mind she somehow tapped into the magical either and became all but invisible. I know not how I know this but is truth I swear.



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Nowt As Queer As Folk

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Nowt as Queer as Folk.

by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Project Guardian: Book 2, Chapter 4.

Project Guardian.

Book two: Avenging Angel

By SaraUK

 

Chapter Four of Fourteen



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Whole New World

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“Have you gleaned information that is so potent it feels like it redefines reality?



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Chapter 37

Ingrid was the last person that I had been expecting to just show back up in my life…oh she was still around, she was still in Edmonton but to actually have her here in the diner.

Wanting to talk to me.

I look at her and she’s changed a lot too. I mean we’re older both of us but she looks…hurt…tired…drug out like she’s been haunted by something.



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Snakes and Ladders-20...part one.

Snakes and Ladder-20...part one.

Chapter 20

She’s well ahead of me as I’m trying to wrap my head around that last part. Thief? Shaya?

“Hey! Waitaminute!” I head up the stairs after her and she’s laughing and she does that elfin light-footed thing up the stairs like they’re not really there. Me I’m in better shape and with having two legs now it’s still a luxury to me but I can’t keep up. “Shaya!”



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Tilting at air-conditioners.

Tilting at Air-conditioners.

I heard this a lot y’know. “You’re so pretty and talented you should be a cheerleader!”

My Name is Stacy and I live in hell.

Well not quite hell but out here in the suburbs it’s kind of the same thing. I’ve even sort of grown up in hell.

Mom’s a housewife and that’s all good and everything and Dad works in a bank and we’re well off. Even with that whole banking thing we’re still kind of rich, definitely upper upper middle classed. See Dad was the quarterback of the high school team and he was that guy that was the sports star and hero. My dad’s not a hero he’s a lucky jock.



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The New Girl in My Life - Part 2

…It was 7:10 and I had a surprise visitor, Matt Petersen had come to see me with Brianna. He was taken back both by how Bri reacted to me and how much of a girl I was. He shared, “Where is the troublesome boy?”…
Jeff is here and neither he nor I are angels.” Bri gave me a hug saying “Angel.” I could not help but cry…
… if I went to stay with the Petersens it was to stay as Jessie and for now to be their foster child. I would need to visit with her regularly and they wanted me on a hormone blocker for one month.



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The Other side of the Forest - Chapter 19

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The Other Side of the Forest

by:
Elsbeth


Morgan Rynders believed the worlds found in his books were much more interesting than the one he lived in. Unfortunately ancient powers couldn't care less dragging Morgan into a quite a different adventure whether he is interested or not.

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To Me at Sixteen

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To Me at Sixteen

Hey, kid.

Its you, about three decades down the line. Okay, once you wrap your head around that, listen up, because I dont have all day here, and there are some stuff you really should know.

First, I know the last decade or so has not been a lot of fun. A lot of pain in our past, even by your age, and yeah, that kinda sucks.

But that’s the past, and right now I want you to look ahead a bit, and see what’s coming.



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You are What you Read - Chapter 15

You Are What You Read
Chapter 15
by Freya

Chapter 15



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1687

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1687
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Boys Don't Cry...

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The secret in talking to girls…is listening....


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My Super Secret Life...Potentials-2.

My Super Secret Life…Potentials-2.

Chapter 2

Landon St. Pierre looked at Songbird of the Ark Angels and rubbed at the fur on his face. “You’re kidding me right?”

She shook her head. “No, we’re dead serious about this Landon we want you and we need you and we can pardon you and get you out of here.”

“But teaching?”

“Yes teaching, I know you’ve been in the life a long time since your mutation kicked in pretty much and but you have real skills that we need.”

“Like?”



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Lady Bugs Revisted


Lady Bugs Revisited


By Patricia Marie Allen



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Cider Without Roses 41

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CHAPTER 41
“Who was it, Pascale?”

“It was not Forgeron, but I do believe they may be acquainted. They are from the same part of the city”

“So what must I do?”

She smiled at me, a little sadly, I thought. “Nothing, my sweet. The Directorate of the school, as well as the Mairie, are fully aware of your…situation. The law is the law, and this is France, and it is the law that we follow, no?”



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The Obsidian Monkey

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The Obsidian Monkey
By Morpheus

A woman finds an obsidian monkey idol which offers her 3 wishes...with a catch. And what does this mean for someone else? This is the second story in the Monkey Gods trilogy.



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Act like a Boy or else . . . Chapter 6

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Act like a Boy or else …

by Lesley Renee Charles

Chapter 6

After lying on my bed for a few minutes, I decided to explore my new bedroom.

I walked over to the vanity and gazed at the vast area of make-up and perfumes on the top. The cushion of the white chair was a very pale lilac, fitting in with the overall color scheme of the room.



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Sweet Dreams-32 The first cut is the Deepest.

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Sweet Dreams-32 The first cut is the Deepest.

Chapter 32

……………It was cold and I could see my breath. Everything was just freezing in the place. There were drafts through the whole place because we lived in an old building that was in a bad place that no building checker from the city would like to go and we were too far out of the way for them to really care.



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One of the Girls - Chapter 4

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One of the Girls -Chapter 4

As I dried myself off, but having to keep on my knickers, I found a quiet spot to try to get some privacy away from the frivolity and the banter that was going on between the girls. It wasn’t easy to avoid them since they were running around by now armed with wet towels that they were using to flick each other. It was amazing to see so much nudity and none of the girls had any shyness or concerns about showing everything in front of me.



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A Change of Summer Camps - Part 2 - The Art of Distraction

Change of Summer Camps
Part Two

By Jessie C

Before we went to sleep for the night, Jamie and Sharon took me aside to talk. “We just want to thank you and say we are pleasantly amazed by the neat Sister you are turning out to be.” They could tell by the stun look on my face that I did not understand.



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Taylor's Modern Life Part 2

Taylor looked and in its original box was a Stacie doll, his blue eyes went wide at the sight, “Oh oh .. um.” was all he could get out.

Natalie giggled a little, completely misreading Taylor’s shock. “I know it’s not much, but ever since they brought you in we’ve all kind of been praying for you. It’s, um... Well, it’s kinda a miracle you’re even alive right now.” She trailed off for a moment then smiled, carefully setting a fresh glass of water well within the girl’s reach and range of motion.

Fresh tears ran down Taylor’s face, “You all are nice, thank you.”



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Willing-1-

I sat there crying through my tears as I stared at the debris of what had
once been Emma's life- piles of books and makeup and clothing all spread
around her room whilst we decided what to give up and what to give away or
sell at a car boot sale. Emma had been a great sister to me even though we
did not always get on well together, and we had created an entire
imaginary world together. That was before the cancer got her. After that
she went downhill very fast, losing her hair to the attempts at treatment.
Despite her doctor's advice, she started drinking alcohol near the end to



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You are What you Read - Chapter 14

You are What you Read
Chapter 14
by Freya

Chapter 14



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1686

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1686
by Angharad

Copyright © 2012 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Stupid Diary - Part 6 of 6: Conclusion

Bad enough I have to write a diary for school. So why did I write another one? To tell the truth …

Stupid Diary, by Karin Bishop

Part 6

June Truth Time



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The Golden Blade by Marianne G on Kindle

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The Once and Future ...Queen?
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The Golden Blade
by Marianne G
Now on Kindle from DopplerPress


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Dragon's Mark by Shauna Rousseau now on Kindle

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Dragon's Mark
by Shauna J. Rousseau
Now on Kindle


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Prometheans by Joyce Melton & Lainie Lee from Doppler Press

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Doppler Press's offers a compilation of the Promethean Metaverse stories previously posted on BC.

Prometheans



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Rays of Light by Joyce Melton on Kindle

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When all is said and done, we are all just Rays of Light...

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Rays of Light
by Joyce Melton
Now on Kindle


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