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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
Ebook Now Available from DopplerPress



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1254.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1254
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Threads of Truth -05-

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Threads of Truth

A Transgender Coming of Age Romance

From the Harmony Aspirant Universe

Chapter 5: Sanctuary Secrets

By Ariel Montine Strickland

How will Kiki and Julian connect over the sanctuary project? Can Kiki cope with the news she receives from her mother?

Copyright 2025 by Ariel Montine Strickland.
All Rights Reserved.



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Routes 3

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“Friend of ours. Lives near Gatwick, but I know her and her husband by way of climbing”

“Ah! Peak? Lakes? Snowdonia?”

“Peak and Eryri. They’re mates of Penny and Keith”

Al nodded in understanding.

“Yeah, we assumed you’d end up heading that way. Anyway, Jimmy’s basically doing tonight in return for a few pints and a place to kip. I suspect he’s fully aware of…”

He stared at Maz for a few seconds, then put his tea down.



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Weeping Willow. Book 3, Chapter 9 of 23

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Chapter 9

When Willow and the conductor followed the orchestra after the tuning, she saw that the place was as packed as it had been on the two previous nights. For her, it was sit and repeat; for the audience it was all new and wonderful. There was good applause with each item, and her passage back to the Yamaha was much easier without all the cables.



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Simply Irresistable

Simply Irresistible
By Jezzi Belle Stewart (c)2001

It was a cheap carnival, the kind you expect to find in the parking lot



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Being Christina Chase | Chapter 2: The Long Drive

        Chris began the long day's drive already spent from a week of sleepless nights. He had stopped for some soda and fast-food hours after leaving home, but caffeine and empty calories could only do so much. Realizing that his head was starting to drift downward every so often as he rested his eyes, he left the interstate for a rural route. Seeing a filling station, he decided to top off his gas tank before he ventured further into the official middle of nowhere.



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Sam's Escape

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A young woman finds a way to escape from the mother who made her so.



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Acidalia 7

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Acidalia VII
By Amanda D.

Friday June 23 12:00 PDT KLTR news:



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Timeout 4- Reel to Real - Chapter 2

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Joanie rushes to aid Jade and learns the child wasn't the only one maimed. The Anderson twins talk about Pinky, her dangerous mental powers and her relation to Joanie. More celebs show up at her farm. Joanie gets a car that puts the little old lady from Pasadena to shame. We hear about the Smith's twin mom and Katie. And this ferret/mink/big furry rat -- no one is quite sure what it is -- comes into her life.

Andy Warhol said,"In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." What if your 15 minutes came late in life, and fame decided to never let you go? Could you survive the circus your life would become?



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Passing Tones, Chapter 10

On my way back to the apartment I oscillated between being upset with Cindy over what had transpired earlier with Sarah and creeped out by my encounter with Dr. Wyler. By the time I’d made it back home I’d reached the conclusion there wasn’t a lot I could do about the Doc, but a conversation with Cindy was definitely on my to-do list.
Passing Tones
Chapter 10

by Jillian Marie


Thanks to my friends Karen J Taylor, Angharad Apgwilym, PB, Angel O’Hare, and Dimelza Cassidy for their support and assistance in preparing this and all of my writings. You are all present in these words.



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The Tree House

Ten year old Joey is caught again looking up girls dresses, this time in his Sunday school class. A loving but frustrated Mom decides she has to take drastic measures to make her son quit this terrible habit. This time Joey pays the consequences with a capitol “C”.

The Tree House

by Ashley Ann Belle



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A Year In My Life (Part II - 1)

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If you read Part I of "A Year in My Life", you would know that I found the love of my life, Katie. Kate and I became engaged just before high school graduation.

The other outstanding thing that I learned about myself was that I have a more feminine side, named Gwen. Gwen is who I am when I'm dressed as a girl, or now a college coed.

Kate was a driving force in finding Gwen, and helping her blossom. If you haven't read Part I, you might like to. In fact, thinking back, I should have called this story "A Few Years in My Life."

This part of my story covers the first year of our college life. It certainly hasn’t been boring. I can't tell you too much without giving away the story, but things got very interesting for us in college. Among other things, we met Tiffany. She tried to come between Kate and me, and almost succeeded.

And, a special thanks to Jenny van Eik for editing this chapter.



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How I Became the Girl I Am

What can you do, when your mother finds your female friends' clothes in your closet?

How I Became the Girl I Am

By Barbara Lynn Terry



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A New Style of Education - Part 30

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A problem shared is a problem halved.



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Bermuda Tangle

BERMUDA TANGLE



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Education in the Hills - chapter 3

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It’s time to introduce Rachael to the Black Sheep.
New secrets to keep.
Do I really need another name? I’m just getting used to this one.



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Boot's: the Cat's Tale

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Disclaimer: This is a fictional story and any resemblance between real people and places is unintended. It does deal with Transgender themes and the supernatural. If these are not for you than stop here please! Thanks again to Janet Nolan, Hope, Nellie and Paula for their great work and patience in proofing and first reads. Any mistakes of course is mine. (Important Note: Due to a mix up on my part I posted an earlier version by mistake. Hopefully I have the corrected version posted now. I apologize to my proofers for my embarrassing goof. Please not the boiling oil!)



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Mary and Dave -1-

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Dave and Mary lived in a large stately home on the outskirts of Yeleverton on Dartmoor, Dave is a multi millionaire from a large lottery win some years ago, and Mary ran a small business selling women’s clothes in Tavistock which is a few miles north of Yeleverton. They both lived very comfortably and where both very happy with each other.



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The Day The Ships Came

The Day the Ships Came

By Karen J. Taylor

Copyright 2007

The great black ships appeared simultaneously above all the planet’s major cities. Military and civilian radar operators later said they had no warning; the ships were suddenly just "there".



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And That is the Way it Happened -2-

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John continues to go to school. He and the girls plan their next project, while Janice learns more about girls on weekends.
Things don’t go according to plan... then things get really interesting.

And That
is the Way it Happened

Part 2

by Paula Dillon

Copyright © 2007 Paula Dillon
All Rights Reserved.


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A Reward

A Reward

by A.B. Zorro

Change to Survive



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Game Over

Game Over
by Randalynn

When Frank lost a bet with his wife, it turned out to be the beginning of the game, and not the end. Can he figure out the rules and find a way to win, before he loses everything?



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Identity

There are many different ways to die.

By Karen J. Taylor

Copyright 2007

This story deals with what has been a controversial topic, if you can’t read it with an open mind, don’t read it at all. You’ve been warned.

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Being Christina Chase | Chapter 1: Missed Messages

        Christopher Chase stared at the tiny clock in the computer's taskbar. 8:45 PM. "I'm the last one again," he said aloud, the sound of his voice echoing through the old factory building. Chris regularly worked late; it was just part of the job. At the age of nineteen, with only a high school education, he felt lucky to have the job at all. Still, being a full time support technician, aside from his role as an unofficial and underpaid junior programmer, gave new meaning to the phrase "low man on the totem pole." He was more like the guy who waited on the park bench across the street from the totem pole, praying for the day they decided to make it just one face taller. That would only help him if the three guys on the bench with him would quit or drop dead before that day ever came.



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Nothing Stranger Than Life, chapters 8 - 10

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My powers continue to grow.

Whistles are disturbing.

Will we ever learn Fargo's gender?



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Don's Response

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Don's Response

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Just prior to Jezzi's story Darling Dainty Donna and the family ganging up on Don for being mean to Bobbi I thought this story could be inserted instead. There is no meanness, no underhanded ploys, just a boy reaching out for answers from a family that he feels he has lost.........



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Sometimes Justice Just Works

An incident on a hiking trail through a swamp leads a solitary man to new companionship, a new point of view and a new appreciation for justice at work.



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Nothing Stranger Than Life

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Hi again! I have not written anything in a long time. I hope you enjoy this. The story is strictly from my own mind, for better or worse, but a lot of the basic beginning theme come from real life. How weird, huh? Don't forget to comment and expect regular episodes often!



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Rhod`s Trip To America ch 34 The Judgment

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Em is asked to come to Miss Bell's office to identify her attackers. She really doesn't want too, for she doesn't want any enemies. Sandy convinces her to do it, for If it wasn't her, then it would have happened to someone else, and they could of ended up in the hospital. Reluctantly Em agrees to do it.



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Timeout 4- Reel to Real - Chapter 1

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Timeout 4, Reel to Real: A Whateley Academy Fan fiction

Joanie tells the bittersweet news about their parents to the Smith twins. A sleep-over is held, pizza ordered and a card cheat uncovered. The farm rehab progress smoothly at first. Joanie gets a surprise invitation to perform and great news from the Senator. And her farm house blows up. And you thought there would be typos in the synopsis, ha!

Andy Warhol said,"In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." What if your 15 minutes came late in life, and fame decided to never let you go? Could you survive the circus your life would become?



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Hookups

Hacker slice-of-life: an introspective moment with someone who got a lot more than she expected from his old equipment.



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So, A Man Walks Into A Bar...

Julie O's So, A Man Walks Into A Bar... 

... but this tale is no joke.



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The Toilet Seat

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The Toilet Seat

by Danielle Leigh-Anne O'Bryan

A mini drabble of misunderstandings and consequences.

Exerpts from Life



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Tarja 1-9

The story of a boy who discovers happiness as a girl...

Tarja

by TG Sine



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Amadeus Irina - The Runaway by Shauna Rousseau on Kindle

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An orphan boy who loves music and dance...and can easily be mistaken for a girl?

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Amadeus Irina - Book 1
The Runaway
by Shauna J. Rousseau
Now on Kindle


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Riffletown Girls by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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More "Mostly Happy Endings" by Maryanne!

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Riffletown Girls
by Maryanne Peters
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Second Spirit by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Jack thought he had his whole life planned out -- right up until the moment he woke up in a new, very different body.

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Second Spirit
by Melanie Brown
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All Those Things You Always Pined For - New Kindle Edition

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I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

Adrenaline surged...daring every sensory organ in my body to absorb the tiniest nuances of my first day out in public dressed as a woman. I touched the velvety skin on my wife's arm. "I'm so lucky!"

"Lucky?" Nicole shook her head in obvious bewilderment. "You've always wanted to be a woman," she had accurately said nearly eight months ago.

All Those Things You Always Pined For on Kindle

 

All Those Things You Always Pined For

by Angela Rasch



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