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Routes 5

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Our second evening was almost as good, spent in the Forth, just up Pink Lane from our hotel, because we had a visitor. We had just given our food order at the bar when Maz squealed, LC looking terrified for a few seconds as Ish calmed her, before turning to offer a hand to our new arrival after he had released Maz from his hug and finished wiping his eyes.

“Neil. Be welcome, mate. Be so bloody welcome! Carolyn?”

She started, almost as if slapped.

“Ish?”



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Jesus Calls Us O'er The Tumult (3)

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In the Episcopal Church, Confirmation is supposed to be a sacrament of initiation that strengthens the grace we have received at our Baptism, it is supposed to be a marking of a deepening of one's own personal commitment to a Christian life. In the bourgeoisie South it's seen as kind of a social stepping stone. A young girl's Confirmation is often seen as a foreshadowing to her own Debutant Ball. A girl from a bourgeois family would often be Confirmated at age twelve, and at age sixteen or seventeen she would become a debutante. What is a debutante?



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1256.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1256
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Weeping Willow. Book 3, Chapter 10 of 23

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Chapter 10

As they were driving to Birmingham, where the girls wanted to visit the Bullring, Wendy asked them if they had enjoyed the party.

“It was fabulous, Mum. So many friends and so much cake. I don’t think I could face another slice.”

“Well, there is some left over, which Malcolm will probably have out as dessert tonight. Did you know that the label was going to be there?”



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Playing Marbles for the Big Blue -18-

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Playing Marbles for the Big Blue

18: Helmagian Gambit

By Jo Dora Webster

What perils wait for Amaza and her family from the Helmagians?



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300 Rains by Heather O'Malley at Amazon

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The first 2015 publication of Doppler Press was Heather O'Malley's

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Geoff Greenfelder's discovery should have changed his life by rocketing him up the ladder of academia . Instead, it changed his life in ways he never could have imagined. After partaking in a sacred ceremony by the Amazonian tribe he discovered, everything in his life changes, including his very own body. What should have been an occasion for joy becomes a trauma Geoff must work through. His only hope for returning his life back to normal is finding the answers that lie in unraveling the mysteries of the tribe before he can return to it.



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A promise, corrected!

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A Promise Corrected

Okay, Dreammaker and Bailey. I don’t plan to do this all the time!



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Bad Moon Rising-4. The Conclusion...

Bad Moon Rising-4

Chapter 4



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Whisper - Chapter 2

Whisper
by Sleethr

~o~O~o~



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I am NOT Mystique! - Chapter 1

I am NOT Mystique!
by Sleethr

~o~O~o~


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1409

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1409
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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War and Peace Pt 9

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War and Peace

By

Jacquimac

Part Nine

The package contained scanty lingerie, babydoll night sets, a vibrator and dildo as well as other female products.

Mabel had been looking at me for a while and suddenly said " God you could be Abigail`s twin, they really did a job on you"

She showed me a picture of the childrens mother and I saw what she meant, before my capture the resemblance was there put not like now after they had done surgery on me.



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Riding Home 22

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CHAPTER 22
I was staring at a water jug. The bastard was empty, and someone had superglued my lips together with rancid cheese.



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Dooms Day Part 1


Dooms Day Part 1

By: Emily Rudgers

In the war hardened lands of future Earth, humanity has been brought to its knees and tested.
The only possible saviors of the world being skilled soldiers whose abilities are put to the test.
This is the story of the remnants of unit 412.



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Through the years: Troy's Story part 1

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1982
Northern California

Troy Patterson stood in the kitchen and watched as his mother's car pull out of the driveway that early August morning. His father was already gone off on a week long fishing trip with his friends. His older brother, and constant tormentor, Vance, was with his mother to go to hang out with friends for the weekend. In the background he could hear the beginnings of another cartoon. Yet, unlike most eleven year old, he wasn't paying attention to the TV anymore. He had been waiting patiently for the house to empty....well maybe not too patiently.



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Marked Target - Chapter 5

Marked Target
~ Chapter Five ~

by:
Danielle Krieger
(c) 2011

Lawrence "Lex" McKinley lives about as average a life as one can with metahumans popping up everywhere. Well, as normal as someone who spends their free time as an MMA fighter really can. He's about to get the shock of his life--the punch he never saw coming.

In this installment: Two months pass. Lex's training intensifies. There are two discoveries brought before her. She learns, the hard way, that not all surprises are good ones.

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Fractal, Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

Fractal lay on the ground watching the sky. It was very blue with large, fluffy white clouds. While it was hot, there was a light breeze keeping it from becoming too hot. In other words, it was a perfect late summer day. In fact, it was the last day before she was to travel to Whateley Academy. Which was why she was here.



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One Good Turn

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If you're browsing here, you're familiar with all the body-swap story mechanisms, and then what's interesting is how people deal with the result. This has a familiar theme if you've read 'Sometimes Justice Just Works', but I was pleased with the variation and where it went, and finally decided to let it out into the world anyway.



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Simon(e) - Book Two: Chapter 5

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Simon(e)
Book 2: Chapter 5 of 12

by D.L.

Copyright  © 2011 D.L. All Rights Reserved.

“I think it’s time that the terrible trio have a crash course in diversity,” I state. I give an evil-sounding laugh before adding, “I have a cunning plan.”

“As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?” my father asks.



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Never My Love 6 - 'Two Of Us'

Never My Love

Chapter 6 - 'Two Of Us'

A Gaby FanFic
by PB

(based on the 'Notes of a Journey' trilogy)

Time is fleeting...



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Andrew’s Dilemma Part 17

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--SEPARATOR--

Andrew’s Dilemma
Part 17
By, Cain129

Special Thanks to Wren Phoenix for the editing.

--SEPARATOR--

Synopsis: After spending a week in the hospital, Dr. Masters gave me a clean bill of health and sent me home. To say that I was happy to finally be going home was an understatement! After mom picked me up, the two of us headed to the salon. Where I had my hair cut, colored and styled. This had been something that I’ve wanted to have done for the longest time.



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A Sweets Life- Chapter 10

A Sweets Life-Chapter 10

Okay, this is a little short, but it came to me pretty much as is!

True to her word, Candy was at the hospital as soon as she could get there. She found Danni’s room, and went in. Danni was weeping, and Candy rushed to her side and gave her a hug.

“You lost the baby?”

Danni could only nod, sadly, as her tears continued. Candy pulled her in as she wept for the girl. There was no talking for some time. Eventually, Danni recovered enough to be able to speak.



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Alex 3 - Alex Stands by Her Man

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Alex Stands by Her Man
By
Melanie Brown

Copyright  © 2011



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Whisper - Chapter 1

Whisper
by Sleethr

~o~O~o~



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Dooms Day Prologue

Dooms Day
Prologue

By: Emily Rudgers

In the war hardened lands of future Earth, humanity has been brought to its knees and tested.
The only possible saviors of the world being skilled soldiers whose abilities are put to the test.
This is the story of the remnants of unit 412.



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What Light Through Yonder Shadow... - Act 3; 3

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When you get down to it, ultimately there is no good or evil, only a matter of perception.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1408

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1408
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Used to Bad News...


Used to Bad News...



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I, Messalina

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I, Messalina by Janet Baker

This short story is a vile little postscript to the life of Messalina, Empress of Rome. The story ventures into bestiality and thus the reader is forewarned.

According to Wikkipedia;

Roman sources claim that Messalina used sex to enforce her power and control [over] politicians, that she had a brothel under an assumed name and organised orgies for upper class women, and that she sold her influence to Roman nobles or foreign notables.
Juvenal is also highly critical of her in his Satire VI translation by Peter Green.



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Elf Storage

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Elf Storage

by Janice Dreamer

Colin creeped through the EZ-pass lane onto the Chesapeake Bay bridge. He swerved around a minivan crammed with beach paraphernalia whose driver was too distracted by screeching kids to move when a gap opened in front of him. He automatically cursed all the Balti-morons who created summer traffic hell in his rural stretch of Maryland nestled between the bay and the ocean resort towns. Especially on his homeward commute after a grueling workday. On Friday afternoon. On the Fourth of July weekend.



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TG to Me

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TG to Me
by Maeryn Lamonte

It's one year to the day since I published my first story on BCTS. By way of celebration, here's something a little different from my usual fare, also in response to one of the Melanie Ezell challenges (Who I am).

So I went a little over the word limit on this one. Frankly my dears, I don't give a sh... hang on, that's not right...

It is a bit of a disjointed ramble this, but I hope it sparks off a few ideas. Please remember in reading it that it is never my intention to be hurtful, and if there is anything in this offering that rubs raw, please accept my apologies and assurance that I never meant it that way.



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Indigo Sky for Bob Arnold

I wrote this for Bob using characters from Donna Lamb's Blue Moon and Green Sun:

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Indigo Sky
 
by Donna Lamb and Erin Halfelven


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Riding Home 21

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CHAPTER 21
It was hot. That sounds really trite, and utterly obvious, but it was almost beyond belief. Almost as soon as we left the air-conditioning, it was as if someone had sprayed me with water in the most embarrassing places possible.



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You are What You Read - Chapter 6

You Are What You Read
Chapter Six

by Freya

As they left Spaulding said, “You’re going to need more clothes than just what you’re wearing and us shopping for teen girl clothes together would be funny but not particularly effective. Fortunately we have people who do this sort of thing.”

“The government employs personal shoppers?” she asked surprised.



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Close Encounters

Close Encounters
By Stanman63


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Ma Cherie Amour on Kindle

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Twins Lea and Zack want to spend their last summer before college together, because Lea is going off to an all-girls college. Their mother finds the perfect job for them as nannies at a lake cottage, perfect except the woman is looking to hire two girls.



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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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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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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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