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A Walk in the Wadi

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This story is set in a real place, a real time and is based around a real incident. I have used generic terms such as Militia and Infiltrators as I don’t want readers to be distracted by the politics. Anyone who is familiar with the area will be easily able to identify these groups and even the location of my platoon base. But none of this is important: The story is about the people.

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“A wadi patrol?”



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Weeping Willow. Book 3, Chapter 19 of 23

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Chapter 19

After the announcements, the four of them sat at a table with marker pens. At their right was the store manager to ensure that all products being signed had a correct sales receipt. The line moved slowly, with them learning to answer the questions with enough information but not so much as to slow down the line. They sat and signed and talked until lunch, when the manager asked that the guests be given some time to get refreshments.



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Beacon of Hope - Chapter One

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Beacon of Hope



Chapter One



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Rewriting the Script

Parents-to-be, James and Jennifer give serious consideration to an unorthodox parenting arrangement



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Invoker part 1.5

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Sometimes death isn't the end. Sometimes, people can come back with new lives and new powers. This is one of those times.

This is a serial story with litrpg and gamelit elements.



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Fighting the Homm eBook from DopplerPress

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Fighting the Homm

by Barbie Lee and Monique S

Now on Kindle



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Cold Feet 80

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CHAPTER 80
I had to take the hints, I had to back down and out, but I still worried.



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Football Girl~Season 2~Chapter 5

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After a couple of weeks of being mistreated by the club doctors, physios and sadists, I was pronounced fit...
 
 
Football Girl
Season 2 ~ Chapter 5

By Susan Brown

Copyright © 2010 Susan Brown



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Sweet Dreams-7...I'll never have them

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Sweet Dreams I’ll Never Have Them…7

Chapter 7

Alex left and that leaves me staring at that girl in the mirror. That girl from the picture he drew of me that he said was what he seen. I’m sitting there for a long time actually. I can’t get it out of my head for like hours. It just kind of sits there inside of that mess of me that’s me but, I’ve no idea exactly how I really feel.

Actually I kind of do. I know, I really have a real strong knowledge of being all fucked up.



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Sandy Claws

Catwoman Sandy Claws
By Maid Joy

Catwoman acts as protector of children and finds some disturbing realities. Things only get worse the deeper into the investigation she goes. A simple thief, not any more. A Mercenary? Maybe if someone were paying her bill. Story threads start weaving together.



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A Walk in the Dark Chapter 13

A Walk in the Dark
Chapter 13

by Maggie Finson


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Unexpected Attractions; Chapter 09

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Unexpected Attractions
Chapter 9
Wren Erendae Phoenix
 
Time for a change!


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A Christmas Sampler - Part 6

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A Christmas Sampler

a Christmas Anthology
by Andrea DiMaggio

Betsy's Story


He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the LORD Proverbs 18:22


 




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Switching Teams

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Seinfeld, an American television sitcom, ran from 1989 to 1998. The show was about nothing.

In this Seinfeld episode, Kramer becomes a talent agent. He introduces Jerry, George and Elaine to Jilian, a beautiful, amazing illusionist.

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Jerry, George, and Elaine were sitting at a table in a coffee shop in Manhattan.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1212.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1212
by Angharad

Copyright © 2010 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Without a Trace - Part 10

Without a trace part 10: operation flytrap continued....

Whilst Mom and kylie talked Jan and her partner were talking to the young female officer. They gently probed for the reasons why she had tried to attack the young girl.



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Breakdown

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Author's note: This piece is the most disturbing thing I have ever written. It might be the most disturbing piece on this site that doesn't have any hard language or violence. Please take care reading.

Breakdown



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It Was Only A Winters Tale

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"Come on kids, time for bed."

"Mu-um!" Amy whined.

"Do we have to?" her sister Zoá« chimed in.

"Yes you do, now scoot; I’ll come and tuck you up in five minutes."

"Can Auntie Maddy do it?" Zoá« pleaded, "Please?"

"Mad?" Helen looked across to her friend for confirmation.

"Okay girls, I’ll be up in five minutes."



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Cold Feet 79

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CHAPTER 79
All vehicles loaded, they were off to the West at last, and of course I kept a close eye on the older two.



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The Eyes of An Angel -- Chapter 21

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Chapter 21
Robert Shannon noted marked differences in his children when they visited him in New York. He saw how Jun seemed to grow almost every time she was there. She had caught up with Robbie and she was a full year younger than him. He noticed changes in his son, too, but something just wasn't right.



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Time's Arrow, or: Changes, Part 4

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Time's Arrow
or: Changes
 
~or~: The Second Law of Thermodynamics Claims Yet Another Victim
Part le Quatre
 by Michelle Wilder
 
A drama of physics and philosophy



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Somewhere Else Entirely -1-

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A strangely-dressed person is found, unconscious, on the rocks below a remote mountain road. When the stranger recovers it soon becomes apparent that nothing will ever be the same again...

Somewhere Else Entirely

by Penny Lane

1 - Alone on a mountain



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Becoming Kim Kardashian... Sort Of (4)

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Chapter Four
I'm trying to take in what the Tacoma is telling me. For me, in my reality, Barack Obama is President of the United States and Sarah Palin isn't princess of anything except, maybe, FOX television. Sarah Palin was John McCain's running mate for Vice President against Obama. Palin is a television commentator, not ruler of Earth.

I pinch myself hard, with my nails.

“Ouch!”



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Heart Like a Lion-2

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Heart like a Lion-2

by Lynceus

My name is Thomas Blake. I used to believe in good and evil. But as time went on, I could no longer tell the difference between light and shadow: everything had become shades of grey. It wasn't until I had lost everything that I learned how to live again.



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Life Isn't Fair

Life Isn't Fair

by Karen Page

Life as a teenager is hard enough, but sometimes first love can just make thinks so much harder.



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The Center: Best Served Cold Part-11

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The Center: Best Served Cold -
Part Eleven

by:
Enemyoffun


Becca has been having nightmares, all of them involving a certain Mr. Green and how he ruined her life. Now Green's whereabouts might be known and Becca will do whatever it takes to make sure that he doesn't get away from her this time, no matter what the cost.



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Preparations: The Quest for the Perfect Cosplay!

Follow along with our hero as he tells the story of a guy (himself) who was brought along for the ride in his girlfriend's mad quest for perfection in costuming in preparation for the masquerade at an anime convention called Otakon. There is humor, a tiny bit of romance, and an experience he will never forget! It's set slightly in the future, and is told as a series of blog entries.



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Bridges 14

Bridges 14

Chapter 14

So…

What the hell should I do? I…I break the kiss with Brandon.

“Brandon, Brandon….I…I…can’t, I can’t get as involved as we were getting okay? It’s not good for me right now. And…and I’ve kind of…no...That’s not fair; I’ve gotten involved with Cass.”

I can’t help but to step back a little and hang my head, he’s been so great. He doesn’t deserve my bullshit.
“I know.”

WTF? “Huh?”

“He knows.” Cass says that as she walks up to me and slips a hand around my waist.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1211.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1211
by Angharad

Copyright © 2010 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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The Vlamir: The Last Wielder Chapter 2

The Vlamir: The Last Wielder
Chapter 2

By: Emily Rudgers

It is time to visit colleges and figure out where your life is headed. For one individual, their future is out of this world, literally.

--SEPARATOR--



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A Spirited Emergence - Christmas Special

Girl in eye
A Spirited Emergence
Christmas Special

by D.L.

Copyright  © 2010 D.L.
All Rights Reserved.

"You have brought these children the best present they could ever have, belief in Santa Claus and in the Christmas spirit."


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Cold Feet 78

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CHAPTER 78
Eventually the evening wound down. It had been a long, long day, and I was still shuddering at the thought of steak in chocolate sauce.



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Becoming Kim Kardashian... Sort Of (3)

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Chapter Three

A month has passed since Jessica Johnston completed training and she is out patrolling on her own route. The old man is pleased with her performance and that reflects back on me in really good ways. I am almost to my five-year mark as an officer for Finesse City Security and I am up for my annual performance review. Anything good will definitely earn me another pip and change in rank from lieutenant to sergeant.



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The Eyes of An Angel -- Chapter 20

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Chapter 20
Wednesday, January 14, 1998

Ami had anything but a restful sleep. When she awoke from her sleep, she was drenched to her bones. She looked as if she had jumped into a swimming pool, nightie and all. Her hair was drenched, her face had lost all its color and she looked like death warmed over. She had been trying to scream but her voice was not there.



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Unexpected Attractions; Chapter 08

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Unexpected Attractions
Chapter 8
Wren Erendae Phoenix
 
Revelations


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A Walk in the Dark Chapter 12

 

A Walk in the Dark
Chapter 12

by Maggie Finson


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The Road to Khemenu and The Ring by Melanie Brown - Now on Kindle

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Two stories from BigCloset's bestselling author Melanie Brown in one volume!

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The Road to Khemenu
and
The Ring
by Melanie Brown
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Pink Bear Romance by Melanie Brown - Now on Kindle

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It's just a new job.... One where Scott wears a pink apron and fuzzy bear ears! But he does need the money....

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Pink Bear Romance
by Melanie Brown
Now on Kindle


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Like for Like by Marianne Gregory from DopplerPress

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Three arresting stories from Marianne G!

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Like for Like
by Marianne G
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Football Girl~Seasons 1 and 2 on Kindle

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Football Girl - Seasons 1 & 2

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Football Girl ~ Season 1
or
Football Girl ~ Season 2

The first books in the Football Girl series have been available from the Kindle Store for some time and get mostly 4 and 5 star reviews.



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