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Demands My Soul

A Transgender Heroine's Journey & Romance Novel

From THE ONE Universe

Chapter 2: Echoes of Before

By Ariel Montine Strickland

Can Delores cope with the final evidence in the will that her parents did not see her or love her enough to let go of their fear?

Copyright 2025 by Ariel Montine Strickland.
All Rights Reserved.


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Routes 1

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I posted in a blog that I was writing this, and I am afraid it will be an exercise in complete self-indulgence. I just fancied letting a collection of my favourite people relax together. Don't expect any dazzling revelations here; then again, as I am still writing it, who knows? For new readers, this story won't make much sense unless you have previously read my novel 'Mates', available on this site and on Kindle.


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Curse of the Fountain by Melanie Brown from DopplerPress

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Neil wanted to be famous in his old age for discovering the Lost City of Zed with the Fountain of Youth, according to legend. Now she wants to discover the perfect nail color to go with her prom gown.

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Curse of the Fountain
by Melanie Brown
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Weeping Willow. Book 3, Chapter 7 of 23

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Chapter 7

He took them upstairs and showed them the large office that overlooked the car park and the road, with toilets, a storage room and lunchroom. It was all dusty from lack of use.

“If you want to use this and we have closed the office downstairs, we can give you a key and code. The other buildings are open all the time except public holidays.”

Then, they went outside to the back building, where they were told to stand to the edge of the open area in case a forklift came in. It was a large open space with plenty of light.


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Escaping the Cradle - Part 2

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Escaping the Cradle

by Karen Page

Part 2

Escaping the Cradle - Title



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Over the River and Through the Woods

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Over the River and Through the Woods
By Maggiethekitten

Just a little light-hearted non-transgender travel tale for Thanksgiving


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Reluctant Bridesmaid - 04 of 10

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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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Ricki learns more about being a girl. She helps her sisters out at home, where she can. Ricki and Laura find out that things are not well with their father. Ricki continues to learn the art of belly-dancing.

Shimmy

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Paula Dillon


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The Life and Times of Kelly Anderson - Part 2

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The Life and Times of Kelly Anderson

Written by Kristine Roland
Edited by Joni W

Part 2 - This is the Sequel to Jason's Story.


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Ad Requiem

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Ad Requiem 

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The Magic of Love - 4

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This version has had some long overdue editing. Thanks to Puddin' for the help.

Stu slowly changes and Amelia takes far too much pleasure in it. Can anyone stop it? Will Amelia ever be caught? Read on and find out.

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 472.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 472.
by Angharad

I waited in vain for Janice to call, she certainly didn’t on Sunday. I wanted to know who was Jemima’s doctor. I thought she’d left me the information, but when I checked the envelope was empty. I gave her the benefit of the doubt, she’d been so busy, dashing off to see Lawrie.


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Reluctant Bridesmaid - 03 of 10

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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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Suddenly

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Suddenly
By Gwen Brown

The feeling overwhelmed me so suddenly I had no chance to resist. Now I would do anything he asked of me.


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Sissy's Debut -- Pt 5

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Sissy’s Debut -- Pt 5

Maid Joy

I had finally decided to focus on some sort of administrative MOS. While filing and forms were a part of what I did now, there were a lot of other things that you needed to know to survive in an office situation.


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Petticoat Detective Squad Adventures - Mystery on the Beach

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Mystery on the Beach

The second in this series is a variation on that theme and viewed from a different perspective. Our little tale once again concerns eleven year old Tony, who is continuing a holiday with his older girl cousin and favorite aunt. The children go to spend a week at a large modern house along the beach when our hero's cousin is given a holiday job by the lady owner. Unfortunately for Tony, he had previously upset the lady so the only way he can accompany his cousin is to go in disguise, as a girl....


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 471.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 471.
by Angharad


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The Magic of Love - 3

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Stu goes too far and pushes Amelia over the edge. The teen train wreck continues and the two of them finally jump the track.

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Reluctant Bridesmaid - 02 of 10

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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 470.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 470.
by Angharad


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The Magic of Love - 2

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Amelia and Stu turn into a teen train wreck. No one comes near but neither can they look away. The story revolves around them to spin a modern tale of magic and love.

(There's a hint of transgender in this part but the main transgender element doesn't start until near the end of the next part. Please stay tuned.)

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Reluctant Bridesmaid - 01 of 10

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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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Who is Sharphawlad.

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Who is Sharphawlad.

By Sharp.


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Boys of Summer 21-25

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Boys of Summer 21-25

Melanie Ezell

New Kids on the Block got a bunch of hits,
Chinese food makes me sick,
And I think it's fly when girls get fine for the summer,
For the summer,
I like girls who wear Abercrombie and Fitch,
I'd take her if I had one wish,
But she's been gone since that summer,
Since that summer.

LFO- Summer Girls


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Chris & Julia's Big Day Chapter 16.

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Chris & Julia's Big Day
By Sharp
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The Price To Pay - Vol. 2.12 - Dresses!

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"Oh god Celyn I was going to tell you but I didn't know how to," she said, speaking rapidly," please don't hate me for this."

"For what?" I asked, astonished by her reaction, my mind racing over all the possible bad people my sister could be anticipating having a relationship with. I hoped her potential paramour wasn't a drug dealer, axe murderer or terrorist. I supposed rugby player might be OK as long as he could get free tickets for the 'Internationals'.*

"It's Grace," she said in response.

I looked at her for a few seconds, nonplussed. Finally all the cogs in my brain finally engaged and I responded," Grace as in a Grace the girl?!"

The Price To Pay - Vol.2.12 - Dresses!

by Alys

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The Two Princesses

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The Two Princesses

By Stanman63

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Sissy Stifled -- Pt 4

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Sissy Stifled -- Pt 4

Maid Joy

I reported for morning formation at 0700. While part of my mind was on what I was doing, PT is pretty mindless. Yelling the cadence wasn’t something that took up a lot of my mental faculties. I put my body and my voice on autopilot and turned my attention to the past weekend.


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I Walked Into This Bar

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I sat at the counter and ordered a Chardonnay. I rubbed the condensation on the glass. Suddenly there was a beautiful girl on the seat next to me.


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Reconciliation 11 - 'Frau Bond, I Presume'

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Notes of a Journey Trilogy
Book 3
Reconciliation

Chapter 11 - 'Frau Bond, I Presume'

A Gaby FanFic by PB


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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 469.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 469.
by Angharad


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Totally Insane 17 - Reparations.

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Totally Insane 17–Reparations.
by Angharad

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Chris & Julia's Big Day Chapter 15

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Chris & Julia's Big Day
by Sharp

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The Magic of Love

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The Magic of Love

Never underestimate the power of love


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New Life Out of Death

By Alexandra Mountferris


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Heaven and Hell 2: Ways of Power on Kindle

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Being a succubus can be fun, but it ain't no walk in the park. Unless the park is in hell.

From insubordinate Hellhounds to Hellish Bureaucracy, Lorelei is learning to deal with The Ways of Infernal Power. It ain't easy, in fact, it can be hard as Hell. And that's just for starters!


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Easy as Falling off a Bike -22- by Angharad on Kindle

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Raising kids is full of ups and downs, in this episode Kathy's exceptional kids create exceptional problems.

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Easy as Falling Off a Bike
Book 22
by Angharad
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Singular Pursuit by Stickmaker Now eBook and Paperback!

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In an abandoned island resort...

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It was supposed to be a working vacation. Vic and Michelle get a luxury vacation in exchange for teaching T.O.W.E.R. Agents how to handle superhuman opponents. Except that there's much more going on...


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The Last of the Fey by Denise Anesidora Trask on Kindle

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The Last of the Fey

by Denise Anesidora Trask

Dennis is a stunt man, er... boy, er... young adult. Being of slight build, although muscular, he didn’t get into sports when in middle and high school. No, he was far too deeply involved in the motion picture business by then. It all began when he was less than a year old and snowballed from there.


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