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Title Code Author(s)
The Present, Part 25 Tue Lady Lucia
Pretend Princess - Chapter 9 Tue cemma2035
I don't pass ... but so what? Tue Alys Prince
Triple Dare: Masks 24 by Rodford Edmiston on Kindle Tue Stickmaker
What's next ...? Tue Alys Prince
Working For A Living Chapter 10 Tue LadyDragon623
Hope's Light - Chapter 8: Knives Mon Erisian
How I became a Pastel Goth Girl Mon Su Shi
Fitting End. Chapter 3 of 8 Mon Marianne G
I Was A Porn Star For The FBI By Melanie Brown On Kindle Sun Melanie Brown
Little Hope - Chapters 11 and 12 Sun Sofia Hammerstein
Frosty Solo samquick
Composite Solo Maryanne Peters
Dina, part 4 Sun Debbie V
The Voyage of the Visund -93- Sun Penny Lane
Gaby Book 27 ~ Smell of the Crowd ~ Chapter *12* Sun Maddy Bell
Kelly Girl by Wanda Cunningham - New Edition from DopplerPress Sat Wanda Cunningham
Open Arms Chapter 2 Sat Aylesea
The Untimely Frost: Part 2 Sat E. E. Nalley
Mending Bridges (1) Sat Sunflowerchan
Learn to Fly Sat emmaross
The Rise of a New Kingdom Chapter 6 repost Sat Su Shi
Aria - Book 3 - Bring Down the Curtain by Emma Anne Tate on... Sat Emma Anne Tate
Mates 57 Sat Cyclist
Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 3458 Sat Angharad
7 Dates Sat emmaross
A Crumb-free Christmas Solo Columbine
The Wolf, The Owl, and The Cheshire Part 14 Sat LadyDragon623
The Transformation Inspector Three Sat magicshoppe
Orphan Petal 29 Sat Victoria Temple
Widow's Peak - Part 5 of 5 Fri SaraKel
I Was A Cheerleader For The FBI By Melanie Brown on Kindle Fri Melanie Brown
Caught by the Fuzz Fri emmaross
The Time I was Reincarnated as a Fire Goddess 3 Fri Su Shi
The Present, Part 24 Fri Lady Lucia
Divine Intervention Solo Angela Rasch, Rasufelle
Hope's Light - Chapter 7: Coffee Fri Erisian
Easy as Falling off a Bike -20- by Angharad on Kindle Fri Angharad
The Chosen - Chapter 9 Fri Maeryn
The Defeasance Protocol - Chapter 5 Fri Rachel M. Moore
Royal Performer - Chapter 13 Fri Tiffany Shar
Redress - Book 01 - Chapter 02 Fri SamanthaMD
The Moon Princess Solo New Author, Angelone
Sara: Princess for a Day - Queen for Life Thu Donna T
Sam and Sam by Joyce Melton - Now on Kindle Thu Joyce Melton
A Cold Fey in Hell 2: Chapter 13 Thu Amethyst
A Daughter Enters, Stage Left - Ch. 8 Thu SammyC
I accepted magic to fight evil and it turned me into a girl, but... Thu Windosebaris
Superpower Solo Pamela
Addict Ted Solo Alys Prince
Romance and Other Crimes Vol. 3 by Maryanne Peters on Kindle Thu Maryanne Peters
The Gorgeous Linda Solo Suzie Dalkin
Progress in Pink Solo Alys Prince
I want to be Thwee Solo Alys Prince
Fake It Till You Make It - 20 - Daughter, Teacher, Student. Thu Alyssa Plant
The Tale of My Beautiful Onii-san Solo Tomi
Demon Queened - Chapter 51 - Scheming Wed princesskay
A Very Melanie Halloween by Mel B, Mel E and J Mel on Kindle Wed Joyce Melton, Melanie Brown, Rasufelle
AI-Genie Solo Melanie Brown
Altered: Chapter 13 Wed Amethyst
Annie Wed emmaross
"Dearly Bereaved" Wed Kelly Blake
Big Book of Heaven and Hell by Maggie Finson on Kindle Tue Bek D. Corbin, E. E. Nalley, Maggie Finson, Rasufelle
A Strangefellows Halloween Tue Rasufelle
Morning Angel Chap. 10 Tue LadyDragon623
The Faerie Blade: Chapter 35 Mon Amethyst
Andy and Dawn by Angela Rasch on DopplerPress Mon Angela Rasch
Trick and Treated Solo Enemyoffun
Wonderful Wife Solo Sue Ross
A Smashing Halloween (Pt. 4) Mon NowAlice
Working For A Living Chapter 9 Sun LadyDragon623
Man Overboard Chapter 9 of 9 Sun Marianne G
Be careful what you wish for Sun Lindale, Talkie_AI
The Accidental Soprano Sun Maryanne Peters
The Question Solo Bru
Why Not? Solo Bru
This Little Light of Mine Solo Sunflowerchan
All Hallo's Night Solo Marianne G
Rear Window Solo Angela Rasch
Butterscotch by Joyce Melton now on Kindle Fri Joyce Melton
The Ghost of Tremont Woods Solo Amethyst
The Bargain Solo Greybeard
Wednesday Knights Thu Rasufelle
Dreams of Future Past by Kevin McCarthy on Kindle Tue New Author, Kevin McCarthy
Science Changed Me For The Better Solo Allygirltrek77
Tales from the Irish by Drea DiMaggio on Kindle Mon Drea DiMaggio
Demon Stalker (I Wish 4) by Amethyst on Kindle Sun Amethyst
Promises To Keep Solo Michele Nylons
Nights at the Mall Solo Maryanne Peters
The Princess Trap on Kindle Fri Tyrone Slothrop, Wanda Cunningham
S T O R Y    T E A S E R S

The Present, Part 25

Part 25

As in, anal?

The phrase Chris had repeated countless times at this point about what he ‘wanted’ was never meant to be anything beyond satisfying the girls with the blatantly untrue words. He wasn’t into guys. He had never experimented with anything back there. And, because Julia was a girl, the obvious assumption was that he would be fucking her, despite how she had phrased it the opposite.

Pretend Princess - Chapter 9

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The murmur and clatter around the arena began slowly but crescendoed as people started to panic over what they had just witnessed.

Sedition, and in the presence of the Prince no less.

Groups formed and people began talking to each other, some stood as if preparing to leave.

I was no less in shock over what had just happened. A man had run on stage, interrupting the performance, and screaming the words "Dethrone the tyrant king".

BigCloset TopShelf's December 2024 Change A Life Story Contest

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The Moving Finger

Part 1

In my time at University, I studied Art and Art History, with a little side project looking at literary greats. One of the things I learned by heart was the famous quote from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. It goes like this –

‘The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on.
Nor all your piety and wit, shall lure it back to cancel half a line,
Nor all your tears wash out a word of it.’

Emerald Princess - Chapter 54 - Breached

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Emerald Princess

Chapter 54: Breached
by Sofia Hammerstein

 

Eighteen-year-old Nicholas Hammerstein is at the cusp of finishing high school in his hometown of Los Alamos, NM. He has a seemingly ideal life and is blessed with loving parents, a cute baby sister, and great friends. Nicholas is a gifted student and martial artist who has dreams of leaving for college at the end of his senior year. But, living in a world of Emergent humans, he will soon find his life turned upside down as his life and the fate of a kingdom hang in the balance. His future and theirs will be determined by how he navigates the drastic changes in his body and the magical and superpowered Mergent population he joins.

April's Fool - 29 *Revised*

Hey everyone. Raine here. I sorta messed up the numbers on my chapter. THIS is the real 29. My apologies!

I drove home.

We were less than 24 hours away from the Gateway opening, and I still had no idea what was going on.

The facts were these: Somehow I’d been caught up in by a big dark tentacular Something that wanted to come through into this reality.

Or…did it want to come through into my original reality?

See You on the Other Side (End)

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See You on the Other Side
(End)
By Sabrina G. Langton

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Author's Note: Thank you for making it through my epic story about Brooklyn, Stevie Wonder and Peace, Love and Understanding. I hope YOU like my ending...

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Smart House AI in Another World, part 9 of 9

“Hello!” Bisur said, and “We come in peace,” said Pamani. My other self had spent the morning during breakfast drilling the emissaries in English greetings, and had apparently thought “We come in peace” would be funny. Juniper certainly found it so, snorting as she suppressed an inappropriate laugh. And to be honest, so did I.

Jo(si)e -9- Josie's Return

I woke the next morning still thinking that it was amazing that I was just accepted by everyone as Jo and thought about my performance at the TV interview, which I quickly rewatched. There was no side of Joey that remained, the way I looked, talked and gestured just came across as ‘Girl’ no matter how hard I looked, Jo had taken over my life.

The Invisible Girl



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The website included so much of what Tony remembered as a teen years ago, but the regrets still held sway as hard times left every comic book in some dusty bin in a comic book shop in the mall two towns over. All that remained were memories...


(Rewritten) Doom Valley Prep School: Chapter 38


Doom Valley Prep School
Chapter 38
Boyfriends and Girlfriends

In new clothes that actually had a tail hole so I could comfortably wear pants and underwear, we entered the spa which seemed to cover the entire second floor.

The Lucky One: Luck Be A Lady (Part 1)

The Lucky One: Luck be a Lady (Part 1)

For those who haven't read the first adventure of Fluke, you can find it here: https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/23823/lucky-one

This is my May 2023 Free Comic Book Day Challenge entry, even if I couldn't find that in the contest section . .

April's Fool - 28

(Two chapters today so we can get to the end of this)

The next morning, I made a phone call to the hair-dressers. “Bonnie!” I said, in my most enthusiastic voice. “This is Desdemonia Landcaster. I’d like to book some time with you today.”

“Oh, Hi Ms. Landcaster! Sure, I have some time today. What do you want done?”

I put a hand to my head. “Oh, a brighten up, I think. What time can you work me in?”

“One o-clock work for you?” Bonnie said.

“That would be perfect, dear.”

“Just highlights like last time, or full color?”

Sprite 1: A Little Problem

Uber Love

Uber Love
A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters

After being laid off from my job I started driving for Uber. I had a good car and it seemed like a way to make money, but to be honest it was more that I enjoyed the company of people and couldn’t stand being stuck at home. Even after I picked up a new job, I kept driving for Uber in the evenings.

Heather's Pie Wash Adventure

Heather's Pie Wash Misadventure
A Heather Delilah Soenksen Story

Noelle Edmond's 'Saturday Evening Entertainment Hour' was the newest hit program on Mississippi's PBS block. The show is a variety show that airs on Saturday evenings from around seven to nine. The two hour block is filled from start to finish with musical performances from local talent. Interviews with local celebrities, and of course stunts. The show is famous for randomly picking people out of the studio audience and drafting them into taking part in some kind of game or stunt.

Emerald Princess - Chapter 53 - Solid

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Emerald Princess

Chapter 53: Solid
by Sofia Hammerstein

 

Eighteen-year-old Nicholas Hammerstein is at the cusp of finishing high school in his hometown of Los Alamos, NM. He has a seemingly ideal life and is blessed with loving parents, a cute baby sister, and great friends. Nicholas is a gifted student and martial artist who has dreams of leaving for college at the end of his senior year. But, living in a world of Emergent humans, he will soon find his life turned upside down as his life and the fate of a kingdom hang in the balance. His future and theirs will be determined by how he navigates the drastic changes in his body and the magical and superpowered Mergent population he joins.

Gaby Book 25 ~ Only Five Minutes ~ Chapter *26*

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Gaby

Book 25
Only Five Minutes

by Maddy Bell
Copyright© 2019 Madeline Bell

After all the excitement of the last few weeks culminating in the trip to Austria, surely Gaby can get back to some sort of 'normal'?

Well it wouldn't be Gaby if it was that simple would it?

 

Bouquet List

Tom, Dick and I, Harry had been best friends since primary school. How we had been teased for our names over the years. We stuck together through middle and high school. We hung out together. Got into trouble together. Somehow Tom always managed to extricate himself and I managed to shield Dick from the worst consequences. In high school we usually triple dated. We also stood together against the bullies. We were unfortunate in that we were considered to be “cute” in a girly way. Unfortunately that also invited some unwanted attention from the gay community. We weren’t. Gay that is.

Emerald Princess - Chapter 52 - Chicken Dinner

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Emerald Princess

Chapter 52: Chicken Dinner
by Sofia Hammerstein

 

Eighteen-year-old Nicholas Hammerstein is at the cusp of finishing high school in his hometown of Los Alamos, NM. He has a seemingly ideal life and is blessed with loving parents, a cute baby sister, and great friends. Nicholas is a gifted student and martial artist who has dreams of leaving for college at the end of his senior year. But, living in a world of Emergent humans, he will soon find his life turned upside down as his life and the fate of a kingdom hang in the balance. His future and theirs will be determined by how he navigates the drastic changes in his body and the magical and superpowered Mergent population he joins.

Rainbows in the Rock 58

CHAPTER 58
The paramedic met us at the centre, seeming oddly satisfied with the state of my nose.

“It’s not broken, Enfys. That’s the good news. What it looks like is that the septum, the bit of gristle between your nostrils, has been bent”

“Hurts like it’s broken!”

She laughed.

“Aye, but it has to be there to hurt! What I am going to do is place a little bit of plastic over the top… Hold still… Got it. Try not to bang it again, and see your own GP when you get home. I know Cubby’s lot keep some basic painkillers here, but try not to overdo them, or those he’s about to give you in Aviemore”

“Eh?”

“At the pub. Don’t get plastered tonight just because I didn’t plaster you right now”

April's Fool - 26

I found Dad’s keys to his BMW, and I drove up to the Landcaster’s. It was silly to remain in that house when a perfectly serviceable wardrobe was available. I went into Desde…my bedroom and shucked off the horrid robe. How had I allowed myself to stoop so low?

Sighing, I spread cold cream over my face, and moistened then set my hair in rollers. The old motions felt both familiar and strange. I donned one of my black silk robes, then relaxed on the divan where I mixed up an Irish coffee.

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Imperfect Futures by Angela Rasch now on Kindle

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Two stories from BCTS in this volume:

Danny's Perdition: It’s the 24th century and Danny has discovered that his work for the government has several times condemned people to termination. The newest suspect has been thoroughly transformed by a department called “Visual Perfection,” and now Danny must do his duty, once again. Would traveling across the continent in an antique machine offer a realistic alternative?

Also included A Dollar Short: Tilford has a dead-end job. The idea that someone would offer him a great position seems alien.

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Imperfect Futures
by Angela Rasch
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