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A Tale of three Halves - Part 12 - Finale

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Back at their hotel, the four of them gathered in Melissa’s room.

“Mom? Did you know about Jack being a Lord before you came back here from your tour?” asked Zane.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1255.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1255
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Dear God, Who Am I? -26

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Dear God, Who Am I?

by Natasa Jacobs

Chapter 26


College is supposed to be the start of something new. For Riley, it's something else entirely.
Set in the 1990s, this is a quiet, slow-burning coming-of-age story about friendship, identity, and the questions we don't always have words for.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.




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Community Witch - Chapter 6

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Thanks to another note from Mum, Aspen discovered that the freezer was full of individual portions of food locals had brought over after Aunt Marcy’s funeral. They were still trying to decide which of the leftovers they wanted to eat when another knock came at the front door.

“No rest for the wicked,” they sighed as they closed the freezer and went to open the door.



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Romance In a Carnival Mirror -02-

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Romance in a Carnival Mirror

A Transgender Paranormal Romantasy

From the Paranormal Visitor Universe

Chapter 2: Hall of Mirrors

By Sasha Zarya Nexus

Both kindred spirits June and Goldie who found each other at the Carnival are hunted by the Shadowmaster.
Will June's sacrificial love overcome the Shadowmaster and save her friends?

Copyright 2025 by Sasha Zarya Nexus.
All Rights Reserved.



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Aria - Book 3 - Bring Down the Curtain by Emma Anne Tate on Kindle

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It's finally here!

Aria - Book 3
Bring Down the Curtain
by Emma Anne Tate
Now on Kindle


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A thirst for change: Chapters 3 and 4

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CHAPTER 3: A NEW HOME


As we walked up to the mansion my jaw dropped. I looked at my sister with big question marks in my eyes, and she laughed out loud as she said, “Yep, Sis. This is the real deal. This is where you are going to live for at least a little while. Now, follow me. I used my shifting powers to get inside and I actually found the keys to one of the side doors.”



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Choices

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“Choices”

“Time to get up, sweetie,” Mrs. Hillman called from outside his bedroom door. “It’s 9:00 am and you have to be at the airport at 10:00 am.”



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The Price To Pay - Vol. 2.13 - Necklaces!

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.........when from some part of my imagination came a simple get out of jail plan.

I quickly grabbed his hands, reached forward and kissed him on the cheek.

"Sorry Alun, got to go now, my auntie Cerys has arrived," I said as I gently squeezed his hands," I'll phone you later."

"Oh, OK," he responded obviously a little stunned by the unexpected intimacy.

The Price To Pay - 2.13 - Necklaces!

by Alys



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Reluctant Bridesmaid - 08 of 10

The Reluctant Bridesmaid©

By: Annette MacGregor

This story is based on a dream I've had off and on for a LONG time. To the best of my knowledge, the characters and events depicted in this story are fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental.



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Camp Kumoni : 62

Foxglove cabin rowed past Columbine as they headed out towards the lake.

“Talk about having your own personal flotation devices.” One of the girls laughed.

“Did you know that Foxglove is a poison?” Krystal said aloud for the other cabin to hear, “No wonder their cabin is full of bitter, jealous girls, no other cabin would want them.”
 

Camp Kumoni
By Anistasia Allread
Sorry this one not edited either :(
     
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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 479.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 479.
by Angharad



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Shimmy 20-31

Ricki continues her swimming and her belly dancing. She also finds a job. The news she and Laura feared is confirmed, their Dad is dying. Madeline, Laura and Ricki's Mom, finds out about Ricki. Timely intervention prevents a rape. (Not in extreme detail. The scene should not be overly distressful.)

Shimmy

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Paula Dillon



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Susie and Jeffrey 10 - 11 - 12

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"Thank God you're all right, Jeffrey - my heart was in my mouth."

"Mine still is, Susie - and my balls are keeping it company."

Susie and Jeffrey 10 - 11 - 12 by Jamie Hayworth



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Reluctant Bridesmaid - 07 of 10

The Reluctant Bridesmaid©

By: Annette MacGregor

This story is based on a dream I've had off and on for a LONG time. To the best of my knowledge, the characters and events depicted in this story are fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 478.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 478.
by Angharad



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A thirst for change: Chapters 1 and 2

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CHAPTER 1: THE PACKAGE


“Did you get your new prescription yet?” Cathy asked. Not that it was a real prescription; they wouldn’t give me an official prescription yet. Next year I’d go visit the doctor. It wasn’t till I was 16 that they would start with official hormone treatments. But for now I had to stop the damage that was being done by my birth defect.



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Comdex - 4 - Interlude

They say everyone has a twin somewhere. What do you do when your twin is dead and her rich husband fixates on YOU?

Many thanks to my original editor Wendy, and my new Holly and Stan. Props to Maggie for her encouragement.

COMDEX

I awoke in a hospital bed with an IV drip in my right arm, and I could hear the incessant beep of a heart monitor. The lights were low, I was pretty well swaddled in blankets and felt warm and kind of fuzzy. Jeeves was setting in one corner of the room. When he saw I was awake, he quietly left the room. Linda sat next to me, holding my left hand. I felt calm, tranquil, and more than slightly light headed. “I’ve been sedated, haven’t I?” I asked.

WARNING This scene contains a description of the rape of one of the characters WARNING



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Tuck 141 - Pass the Tuck

Tuck has a houseful of relatives and Ricky has trouble at school...
Tuck by Ellen Hayes
Tuck 141 - Pass the Tuck



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Reluctant Bridesmaid - 06 of 10

The Reluctant Bridesmaid©

By: Annette MacGregor

This story is based on a dream I've had off and on for a LONG time. To the best of my knowledge, the characters and events depicted in this story are fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental.



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Totally Insane 18 - Confirmations.

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Totally Insane 18–Confirmations.

by Angharad

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 477

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 477.
by Angharad



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Drabble Theatre: Stipulations

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“I’m sorry Mr. White, but we can’t honor your request to have your birth certificate altered. It’s clearly against the law.”



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Manny and Maude - 2 - On the Wall

Little ditty about Manny and Maude, seamstrist and guard travellin’ the Land Beyond.
Maudie's sellin’ sartorial splendor, Manny debutante of Maudie’s mirror.

Oh yeah life goes on...

Warning: Please brush your teeth after consuming this story, for it may cause cavities.
Warning 2: Contains some funky formatting, which I blame upon my imaginary friend, Imaginary Fred.



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The First SRS

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The First SRS

 
By Melissa Tawn


 
The first successful male-to-female sex-change surgery occurred in December of 1952, when American ex-soldier George William Jorgensen was transformed by Danish doctors into Christine Jorgensen. (Two such operations had been performed by German doctor Magnus Hirschfeld in the 1930’s, but neither of them was considered fully successful and so they are generally not counted.) The Jorgensen case received extensive international publicity and led to SRS becoming an accepted medical procedure. Before her operation, Christine had been under the care of Johns Hopkins University endocrinologist Dr. Harry Benjamin. Earlier, there had been another such patient, but that case was classified “Top Secret”.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 476.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 476.
by Angharad



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Not the Cup Final

Not the Cup Final

By Charlotte Dickles

Synopsis: When most of the male members of the book group decide to go to Wembley to see the Cup Final, the others decide to run a Murder Mystery Game on the same day. The problem is, they don't make games for seven women and one man.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 475.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 475.
by Angharad



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Chris & Julia's Big Day Chapter 18.

Chris & Julia's Big Day.
By Sharp.



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The Greener Mile - Part 6

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I do apologize for how long it has taken to get this part finished. There will be one final part before this story is ended and I hope it turns out as well as the others have. So for now, I give you:

The Greener Mile - Part 6

Chapter 31

“Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out,” was the repetitive mantra I kept hearing from the masculine voice next to my right ear. Frank was doing his part to be an active partner in the birth of my children. JaNeece was on my other side, holding my hand. She wasn’t saying a word, just holding my hand.



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Reluctant Bridesmaid - 05 of 10

The Reluctant Bridesmaid©

By: Annette MacGregor

This story is based on a dream I've had off and on for a LONG time. To the best of my knowledge, the characters and events depicted in this story are fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental.



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Juliannas Tale

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Juliannas tale

By Christine

Authors warning. This tale is intense with a lot of violence and heavy religious overtones. They are not my views and I don’t think this is going to happen. Its just a fictional story that I though would be interesting to write. Some of the characters in the story are taken from real people that lived. Some of the names and events are taken from events in world war two atrocities.
Chapter one



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It Was "Like" Magic

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It was “Like” Magic

By Rachel Anne Keller



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 474.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 474.
by Angharad



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Football Girl ~ Chapter 2

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Angel

‘Hello, Mum. It’s me … Mark.’

‘Mark, you shouldn’t be ringing me, you know that your dad will get angry,’ whispered mum, sounding a bit frightened.

‘Why are you whispering?’

‘Your dad’s sleeping, he might wake up and hear me.’

Football Girl

By Susan Brown



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Noel by Christopher Leeson now on Kindle

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If you carry your own punishment around with you, can you carry your own salvation?

NOEL
by Christopher Leeson
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Sam and Sam by Joyce Melton - Now on Kindle

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This book is about two Sams...

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Sam and Sam
by Joyce Melton
Now on Kindle


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Kelly Girl by Wanda Cunningham - New Edition from DopplerPress

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New Third Edition!

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Kelly Girl
by Wanda Cunningham

New Edition on Kindle


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