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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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Trouser Snake -3

Trouser Snake
by Shinigami
~~~~~Ch. 3~~~~~

 
The more pressing issue, though, was how I was going to be able to pee. I covered my face with my hand. I was just in a bathroom, my mother’s voice in the back of my head told me, why didn’t I go then?



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Spin Cycle: Logo Description

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Spin Cycle: Random Glances
The Spin Cycle Logo

by Liobhan

Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.
  ― Ralph Waldo Emerson



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 706.

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Wuthering Dormice
(aka Bike)
Part 706
by Angharad
  
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The Girl in Me -10-

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The Girl in Me
CHAPTERS 28-30
 
by Erin Amelia Fletcher

 
Please keep in mind most names, and some specific details, have been altered, to limit the amount of Strife within those associated within whom may come in contact with this.

This is the parody story to my poem I am a Girl, please enjoy...

Synopsis: Derek a very bright young man, is a very unique individual. Who happens to possess extraordinary abilities, from family genetics. But the most unique thing about him is that he is a transgender girl, and happens to be a Witch and a Gypsy and the first Witch and Gypsy in her family tree in several hundreds of years. As soon as one problem occurs and is nearly fixed another comes Derek's now Morwen's way.



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Venus Cursed! - Chapter 20

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by Saless
Chapter 20


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Totally Insane 27 - Explanations.

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Totally Insane 27–Explanations.

by Angharad

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Do I Have A Choice?

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DO I HAVE A CHOICE?

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BY JOANNEBARBARELLA
This is another story in the “Choices” series and follows on from “Second Choice”



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Changes~23

After a quick change into a pale blue smock top and long, dark blue gypsy skirt, I made my way to the Toad and Tart.
It had clouded over slightly, bringing a bit of a relief from the sun’s hot rays, beating down on my head.
Also the breeze off the sea helps to cool things a little.

Changes

Chapter 23

By Susan Brown



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A Glass Half-Full (Chapter 10)

(Removed to make Glass available via Kindle Unlimited)



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Venus Cursed! - Chapter 19

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by Saless
Chapter 19


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 705.

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Wuthering Dormice
(aka Bike)
Part 705
by Angharad
  
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Blonde Joke-23

THE FINAL CHAPTER
Blonde Joke
Chapter Twenty-Three
by Jeffrey M. Mahr

 

What do you get when you put several blondes in a freezer?
Frosted Flakes


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Blonde Joke-22

Blonde Joke
Chapter Twenty-Two
by Jeffrey M. Mahr

 

Can you name some of the inventions blondes have developed?
1. Tricycle kickstand.
2. Solar flashlight.
3. Fire proof matches.
4. Inflatable dartboard.
5. Glass hammer.
6. Black light bulb.
7. Boomerang grenade.


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In Other Habits

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On extended summer breaks, Anna and Paul find themselves in for some surprises when they meet in a coffee shop.


In Other Habits



By Tara G



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Why High School English Sucks -4-

Why High School English Sucks
Part Four
By Willy Mays Hayes

Que the "Jaws" theme please, Rebecca's comin' and she's taking over!


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Some Enchanted Girlfriend -21- Breathe Under

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Some Enchanted Girlfriend

by Donna Lamb

21. Breathe Under

Then she kissed me, full on the lips. I’d spent the morning kissing and being kissed by Tim–and Harlette kissed differently. Hotter, more forceful, just as passionate but without the gentleness that Tim used. I liked it but I guess that’s no surprise.


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Trouser Snake -2

Trouser Snake
by Shinigami
~~~~~Ch. 2~~~~~

 
“Are you okay?” A girl’s voice asked.
I looked around, realized firstly that I had collapsed on a tiled floor, secondly that it was the floor of the women’s restroom.



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Venus Cursed! - Chapter 18

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by Saless
Chapter 18


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Focal Point - Chapter 17

Focal Point
CHAPTER 17
 
By Alyssa Plant
 
Michael Cohen's dream was to protect and serve as a police officer.... That job didn't satisfy him until one day, when people without names came to visit. He wanted to make a difference, but he didn't expect it to make a difference to him, too...



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The Contestant

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The Contestant

By Teresa Ann Wood

When Tom, now Teresa was cursed for his mistreatment of women, he had only a certain amount of time to fulfill the terms of the curse, learning what it meant to be a woman, or be stuck as a female forever. As his time ran down she desperately entered a contest at the urging of her friends as a last attempt at salvaging her old life.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 704.

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Wuthering Dormice
(aka Bike)
Part 704
by Angharad
  
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Blonde Joke-21

Blonde Joke
Chapter Twenty-One
by Jeffrey M. Mahr

 

Why do blondes smile during lightning storms?
They think their pictures are being taken.


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The Wrong House

The Wrong House

by Penny Lane

Ant Everett is broke, homeless, has a criminal record and needs to eat, but he meets an unexpected reception when he burgles the wrong house for supplies.



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Netherworlds - Chapter 11

Netherworlds had a lot of different races, as well as the ability to decide on a dungeons-and-dragons type alignment, which determined what quests were available and who you could group with. Liara, Taur’othen, Gorokka, Brynhilda, and the rest of Dyslexics Untied (our guild) were Neutral Good, which as far as I can tell is basically obeying the law but only if people are watching, and trying to help people as much as possible. Chaotic evil guilds were so common that it tended to make world Player vs. Player combat really imbalanced, because Chaotic Evil is going around slaughtering stuff not paying attention to what people THINK, and because you’re chaotic you’re allowed to kill pretty much anyone that you don’t have loyalties to, and sometimes people that you do.

Netherworlds

Chapter 11

By Taveena



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Changes~22

At the top of the lane I turned left and came upon the first cat almost immediately.
It was sitting at the side of the lane, washing itself and paying no attention to me whatsoever.
A few yards further on two more cats bolted across my path, one black and the other white.
I spent the next few moments trying to work out if that meant good luck or bad.

Changes
Chapter 22
By Susan Brown


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Dinner at Ms. Johnson's -2-

Dinner at Ms. Johnson’s
Part 2
By Willy Mays Hayes

Cary continues to play with Alan's mind and body



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Why High School English Sucks -3-

Why High School English Sucks
Part Three
By Willy Mays Hayes

The story continues, will Kathy continue to grow as a young woman or will Rebecca continue in her evil ways?


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Trouser Snake -1

Trouser Snake
by Shinigami
~~~~~Ch. 1~~~~~

 
I was having great fun with the cheerleaders. “Look at my pom poms, not my breasts! Yaaaaay breasts! I mean pom poms! Watch me kick and show my panties! Yaaaaaaay PANTIES!” You can tell a number of things from this. First, I had (and have) an odd sense of humor. Second, I was perhaps not as sexually mature as other boys my age.



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Venus Cursed! - Chapter 17

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by Saless
Chapter 17


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 703.

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Wuthering Dormice
(aka Bike)
Part 703
by Angharad
  
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Easy as Falling Off a Bike 9 - Wuthering Dormice - on Kindle

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The ongoing story....

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Cathy always tries to mind her business, unfortunately business doesn't give her the same respect. In fact it goes out of its way to send a fresh helping of drama her way in the shape of a three-year-old force of nature named Jemima.

Can she really help the girl, save the dormice and look after her nearest and dearest all at the same time?

Easy as Falling Off a Bike
9. Wuthering Dormice
by Angharad
Now on Kindle


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Dragon's Fang by Shauna Rousseau now on Kindle

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Book 2 of Shauna's Dragon Saga!

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Dragon's Fang
by Shauna Rousseau
Now on Kindle


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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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TransGlimpses by Wanda now in Kindle Store

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Wanda Cunningham's TransGlimpses, a collection of her shorter fiction, is now available in the Kindle store.

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