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The Recoverer 6

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The Recoverer (6).
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Angharad.



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The Princess Trap on Kindle

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Teenage identical twins Allie and Cissy started swapping places just for the fun of it when they were small. It worked better than you might think, considering that Allie is a boy named Alan. Cissy loves sports and Alan loves fashion and the still enjoy playing games and fooling the grown-ups.

But things have turned serious and it looks like someone is setting up a trap....



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Ethertravelers 13.1: Chaos World, Part 1/2

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Ethertravel report #2, received February 12, 2417.

I, Johnny Tavaros, am an ethertraveler. I went out in one of the early groups in 2416.

I arrived into the world in a confusion of darkness and pressure. Was I not born yet?

I wanted to be born, and then I was. I burst out of what I realized had been an egg. I looked at myself and was surprised to see that I was myself. That is, I was still the human Johnny Tavaros. I arrived in the world fully clothed, in clothes I had owned on Earth. How was this possible?



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1252.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1252
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Weeping Willow. Book 3, Chapter 8 of 23

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Chapter 8

The orchestra started to sort themselves out, get comfortable and tune up. The school choir came in, having stayed to the end of the day and being brought by the two people movers. When Yvonne was heading for her place, she stopped by Willow.

“I just met your driver, Sebastian. He’s quite a hunk, you lucky girl.”

“I’ve never noticed, Yvonne. He is very helpful and could be described as good looking.”

“Says the girl who he takes home at night.”

“But, Miss Yvonne, he has a chaperone in Max. We’re never alone!”



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Just... Friends?

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What if your best friend liked you better as a girl?

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Just... Friends?
by Melanie Brown
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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 210

"And you took out someone she failed with?" Tom looked at me with astonishment.

"Yes. Yes I did." I felt indignant.

He started to laugh and shook his head.

"What is so funny?"

"You knocking anyone down."

"I caught the bag snatcher."

"And the dormouse," he chuckled, "don't forget the dormouse."



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The Girl in the Frat House -- Part 1

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A shy, delicate boy enters one of the rowdiest fraternity houses on campus and finds that his femininity can be used to good advantage to fend off the boorish boys.



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Rainbow Girl - Part 10 - A Spark

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"Tell me one thing" he said.

"What?"

"What are you mostly? A boy or a girl?" he asked me very quietly.

"I'm a lot more a girl I think" I answered truthfully.


 

Rainbow Girl - Part 10 - A Spark

by Alys


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A Mother's Love - Vol. 1.01

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"I'm breastfeeding her" I said simply

Janis looked like she had seen a ghost, she looked at me in complete bemusement, then apparently decided that she was dealing with someone who might be mentally deranged and reached for her phone to no doubt phone security

"Wait," I said," before you phone let me show you"

"Show me what?" she demanded.

"How I can breast feed" I replied.

"But you're a man!"


 

A Mother's Love - Part 1

by Alys


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The Wish

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The Wish

By Stanman63


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Charlotte's Tale part 13.

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I wondered if she’d told the others of my past, or if she’d do that in school if ever I fell foul of her. I could really do with something powerful on her, that I could use to counter blackmail, sort of like I’d read about with the Cold War, where they called it, ‘Assured Mutual Destruction’.



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The Interview

So, what to wear; will he want or maybe expect girly or is that a cliché?
Somewhere a little on the girl side of middle will have to do.



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9. The Groac'h Of The Isle Of Lok

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by Kaleigh Way

9. The Groac'h Of The Isle Of Lok

 



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Young Love, Chapter 16

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"And you look good for your age," said Robert as he turned toward Lizzie Jane, leaned forward, and kissed her on the lips.

Looking into her pretty face, and said, "Was that okay?"

"Well, no," replied Lizzie Jane with a smile. "But I liked it.".

Young Love
A Lizzie Jane Adventure
Chapter 16
 
By Billie Sue Pilgrim



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Healing a Princess...19 (The Stone Outpost)

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“Now if you two will excuse me, I really need to get some sleep." yawned Rikki.
“How can you sleep with the Princess out there in the woods practically alone?” Monyka exclaimed.
“If you hadn’t noticed, Monyka. We just rode for twenty-four hours straight. Some of that was done while in the midst of battle. I have an arrow hole in my arm that hurts and I am exhausted. If I were to charge out there now, I would probably cause more danger to the Princess than if I was fully awake.”

Healing a Princess

Chapter 19 - (The Stone Outpost)

by Anistasia Allread



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Coda

This is a rarity for me...a short story. It's my contribution to Short Story Month. I hope you all enjoy it.



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Duty, Honor, Country, Family - Part 4

“So what do you have for me?” Hiromi asked as she pulled out of the parking lot. Reina then began to explain what the Swan Song committee was requesting of Ripley.

When Reina was finished explaining, Hiromi shook her head. “Are they nuts?”

“I’m just the messenger Ripley-san.”

Hokusai View of Fuji off Kanagawa Province and Yokohama
Chapter Four

Synopsis- Hiromi Sato (Captain Tom Slater) and Operation Swan Song continue to make slow progress in their efforts to topple the Yakuza family led by Goro Watanabe.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 209

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"Aaaarrgh!"

"Stella, those were my ear drums you just shattered."

"This isn't the way to Tom's, this is the hos.... I am not going into a hospital."



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Oscar Night - Part 3

Oscar dresses up
     
Oscar Night

by Jennifer Brock

When we left off, our hero David Fine the novelist turned Hollywood screenwriter had just had a date in New York City with the beautiful fashion model Maritza Delgado, who he'd met through his friend clothing designer turned Hollywood costumer Claude Marsh. In this installment, David learns that unexpected hair loss does not always lead to tragedy.


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Runway | Chapter 35:

Runway
Chapter 35

by Arecee



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8. Yallery Brown

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by Kaleigh Way

8. Yallery Brown

 



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EXPO Summer -5- The Unkindest Cut

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Part 05
Friends Will be Friends

by Kim EM

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With humor and empathy, Kim tells the story of Billy, an 11-year-old whose life has reached a low point. Weaving in some autobiographical details, Kim follows Billy's journey toward becoming accepted as the girl he has always been.



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Healing Cousin George - Part 18 - Family Bonding – Part 2

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“Ok I’ll leave it then, you’re are a grown man and Melissa is your daughter so it’s your decision. I just don’t think that after Grace you two should be apart. Ok it’s bound to happen that a good looking guy like yourself would meet somebody else. But just be careful. Neither of you can take another break up. So make sure you make the right choice for the right reason.” I said.

Healing Cousin George

Part 18 - Family Bonding — Part 2

by Karin Roberts



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Forever

“Fear gripped my stomach, I had forgotten to drink blood. I bit his ear and took a drop, but it was too late, the spell had been broken. I went to the bathroom and looked in the mirrorand already my beauty was fading, lines covered my face. I screamed and Louis ran to my side. “My God, what happened to you?” he asked and left me, running from the room. By that night I looked as I do now, like a hundred and fifty year old woman.

Forever

By Arecee



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 208

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Parking the car was a nightmare. Everyone within a hundred miles who owned a car had brought it to Portsmouth. I was beginning to think it was personal! Finally, we found a space. For what they were charging, we could have rented a cabin on the Queen Mary, rip off didn't half cover it.

Easy As Falling Off A Bike.
by Angharad.
part 208.



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Rainbow Girl - Part 9 - Revelations

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"So you're a boy pretending to be a girl!" he yelled, "That's disgusting, and I thought you were my girl friend!"


 

Rainbow Girl - Part 9 - Revelations

by Alys


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Who Was I - 29

In which Bill goes through the wringer, Ginny expresses her concerns as only an 11 yr old can. and in which the tree musketeers have lunch and make plans. Or do they?

Who Was I

By: Annette MacGregor

". . . So many things could go wrong.”

"That's HORRIBLE."

"Yes and any number of things could have gone wrong. . . ."



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She Talks to Angels

She Talks to Angels

She paints her eyes as black as night, now
Pulls those shades down tight
Yeah, she gives a smile when the pain comes,
The pains gonna make everything alright




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7. La Belle Bisclavrette

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by Kaleigh Way

7. La Belle Bisclavrette

 



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Fadeaway - A Whateley Academy Fanfic

Young Jimmy Swenson finds himself in some unusual circumstances. He looks so much like his twin sister, they call him her little sister. He is tormented by a hair dresser that has an agenda of her own,and is lusted by boy he knows. Then things get really strange.



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Tragedy of The Spirit part 10 Resolution time chapter 1

Tragedy of the Spirit Part 10 Resolution chapter 1
Copywrite 2008 Parts 1 thru 12 by prairie_girl_64



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Of Grief and Joy [Essay 2: Brief Background]

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Here is a brief background of the minor things I've been through in my short life. I'm sure that there is more to come.



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Coeds 2

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Coeds 2
By
Julie O



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Orphan ~ 6

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Orphan 6

By
Susan Brown

I awoke up with a start.
A bell was ringing loudly in my ear.
‘Wake up girls. Rise and shine, breakfast in half an hour.’



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 207

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This was a little worrying. I ran upstairs calling Stella and Tom, but there was no response. I looked in the bedrooms, they weren't there either. Thinking, 'disappeared' = mafia, I rushed downstairs like a whirlwind, nearly falling in the process. Then outside, Tom's Landrover was still there. So where were they?

Easy As Falling Off A Bike.
by Angharad,
part 207.



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Four stories, three bonnie lasses, connected through time and spirit -- by blood, and something more.

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Tales from the Irish
by Drea DiMaggio
Now on Kindle

Join Drea DiMaggio as she explores faith, faithfulness, and love in this collection of some of her best works.



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Dragon's Mark by Shauna Rousseau now on Kindle

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Dragon's Mark
by Shauna J. Rousseau
Now on Kindle


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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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Masks 1 - Template on Kindle

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"I don't want to be a superhero!" There was surprising heat, there; some deep emotional mark, most likely.

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Masks 1


by Rodford Edmiston

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