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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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Seems Too Good - Chapters 43 and 44

“Seems

Seems Too Good



Chapters 43 and 44

by Sofia Hammerstein

Doctor Nick Benning has worked hard to become a phenomenal surgeon. Ads for traveling to a new dimension have begun to pop up everywhere; including a billboard asking 'Life got you down? Debt sky-high? Health problems? Just needing new scenery? Visit Portal Relocations on the web to learn of your chance for a new life!' Circumstances in life change for him and the journey begins to sound intriguing despite the stories he's heard... (A Tale from the Diaper Dimension)



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No Foolin' by Jo Dora Webster - Now on Kindle

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Aliens? Magic? Magic aliens!

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No Foolin'Jo Dora Webster

A Story of the Limoxian Universe


What will Gail do when her crush, Kevin,
stumbles on a device from the space pod cabinet?




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Romance and Other Crimes -2- Now on Kindle

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Is it a crime to fall in love?

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Romance and Other Crimes
Volume 2
by Maryanne Peters
Now on Kindle


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Freedom of Naethari: Chapter 7

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Chapter 7: Preparations

Naiya and her fellow Naethari have killed Edward Pierce and gained their freedom, but there are others who want the Naethari for their own ends. Can they keep their hard-won freedom?

 

“Hi, my shifter is stuck, and I might need to have someone take a look under my hood, do you have any appointments free?” I asked cautiously.


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Cerridwen in the Dunking Booth (3)

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Cerridwen in the Dunking Booth

Part 3: A Forty Five Minute Shift

She was afraid to come out in the open (bop-op-op-op)
And so a blanket around her she wore (bop-op-op-op)
She was afraid to come out in the open (bop-op-op-op)
And so she said, bundled upon the shore (bop-op-op-op)



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The Claimant

The Claimant
A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters

He suggested that they meet at a coffee bar at an hour that was not busy. He wanted their discussion to be “off the record” as he said it. She was intrigued more than worried. It seemed that everything had gone to plan. She was about to start life anew as a very wealthy young woman.



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Gaby Book 25 ~ Only Five Minutes ~ Chapter *37*

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Gaby

Book 25
Only Five Minutes

by Maddy Bell
Copyright© 2019 Madeline Bell

After all the excitement of the last few weeks culminating in the trip to Austria, surely Gaby can get back to some sort of 'normal'?

Well it wouldn't be Gaby if it was that simple would it?

 



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Sightseeing with the Practice Man (The End)

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Sightseeing with the Practice Man (Part 2)
By Sabrina G. Langton

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Mates 7

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CHAPTER 7
That marked a new period in our lives, as that uncertainty I had picked up on steadily became more evident. Caro, it turned out, was a classic case of imposter syndrome, amazingly well concealed. While she was absolutely realistic about the allure of her rear view, she was far less confident about her worth as a person. She was never completely open about her history, but I worked out that she had stumbled out of a number of relationships, and assumed that each break-up had been down to her failings. She covered it up amazingly well, but in the end, she was always running to a timetable in her affairs of the heart: get what she could before the other person got fed up with her.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 3396

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The Weekly Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 3396
by Angharad

Copyright© 2023 Angharad

  
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May 29- June 4, 2016

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Allie - The teenage years of Alexander Horten

May 29- June 4, 2016



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My Darling Honey - Chapter 6 - Under Her Thumb pt. 2

Art by Tresenella



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Arctic Fox Book 3 - Chapter 25

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Marcia is seventeen, and along with Darryl, has moved south in Alaska to attend the Anchorage campus of the Alaska State University. She wants to pursue her dream, but will it pursue her instead?
I want to thank Malady, once again, for his help checking through this story for the many errors I frequently insert, as well as listening to my sometimes completely crazy ideas about the direction of the story and telling me how crazy they are!

Chapter 25

July 28th, 2023

Lincoln City, OR

9:00 AM

Marcia slept in a bit, but woke up to the smell of coffee. Lazily, she sat up and looked around the bedroom. Obviously, Darryl had gotten up a fair bit earlier than her. She distinctly remembered not caring overly much about where her t-shirt, shorts, and undergarments landed before she lay down, but now they were not on the floor, where logic said they must have landed when she and Darryl collaborated in their removal.



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A Mime’s Job Is Never Done Part 6

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TSS: Ch 6 - Big-Little Brother

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True Self Syndrome (TSS)

By Teek
© June 2023

Chapter 6: The family has two kid. How will younger brother Luke respond to his big brother suddenly being his sister.



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What Mrs. Pritchard Wrought

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Mrs. Pritchard has a solution for boys who disrupt class. Funny the after-effects a punishment can have...



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Decision Matrix, Chapter 5: Hanging Knight

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The probe is like the first, tentative touch of a fickle and dangerous god. It is the howl of coyotes on a moonless night, the acrid smell of danger and the frisson of infinite possibility . . . .



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Diva Dismayed 5

Diva Dismayed: Chapter 5 – Into the fire



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The Pink Hoover - Part 5

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I spent an uncomfortable night after Lucia’s revelations. The visions of me looking like one of the girls from the Benny Hill show running around a house using a pink hoover while Scamp looked on looking bored would not go away. It both attracted me and appalled me at the same time.



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Manimal Part 1

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Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves - Ch. 13

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I yawned as I clambered into Chuck’s Honda Passport at the ungodly time of 8:20 on a Saturday morning. Chuck laughed and plopped a sun hat on top of my head, tousling my barely brushed hair.



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Thirteen Ghost Stories and Urban Legends of Benton (6)

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When I tell people I've seen a mermaid in Walesheba Creek, people often just chuckle and say I've been out in the woods too long. The more uncharitable souls will tell me it's time for me to finally settle down and find me a life because I'm just seeing things. But I tell you, that there is a mermaid that lives in the Walesheba Creek and she is a real man eater. Now I've only encountered her once, and that was way back in two thousand and fifteen. I was fifteen years old then, and fancied myself an avid hunter and fisherman. I also fancied myself as something of a fossil collector. 



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The Suitcase - 8

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Blake weight trains under John's guidance. Lisa has her last class with Bonnie, meets the future in-laws, and spends her first day working at the wedding shop.



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Dare to live 1(5)

 
Dare to live 1(5)

 

 

If I had a rupture, I wouldn't be able to work in the weight room for months and not be allowed to play in the basketball game. With it being now the middle of October, it meant I'll be back in New Year if I was lucky.



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May 22- 28, 2016

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Allie - The teenage years of Alexander Horten

May 22- 28, 2016



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Driven from Normal. (Chapter 25)

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Driven from Normal .

(Chapter 25)

Simon McKenzie started his week normal enough, but after a series of events he found himself standing in a bar wearing a cocktail dress. Chapter 25.



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Essentially Egg. Part 4 of 39

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Chapter 4

So, that night, we made love as women again and I went to sleep with a smile on my face and the taste of woman on my tongue. Monday morning, I was all nerves again, but Josie helped me through it with the chicks and my mother was also supportive at breakfast.

My father just shrugged. “Do whatever you want, my child. Just remember that it will be you that will carry any consequences.”

I gave him a peck on the cheek and told him I loved him, too.



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Driftwood #4 - Ramifications

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By Alyssa Plant

Life and Love are far more complicated than we can possibly understand. For one young cop, a journey of self-discovery will teach them that true strength was inside them all along.



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You're Only Human Session 4

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New York State of Mind

June 16th, 2023
Connecting to BLUSH.
Good evening, Seth, welcome to Blush.


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Hey stranger, want to stop being strangers?

Good evening.

Hi Seth! How was your day today? What did you do after work?

I took a few minutes for deep meditation.



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City Rat Chp. 17 (Final Chapter)

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The Breeding Chamber - Chapter 5

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Chapter Five – Hook, Line, and Sinker

Victoria, Madeline and Susan hatch a daring, dangerous plan to take over Durden City and hold Pope Durden and his evil Commission to account. The final chapter.



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Finding Poise

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Finding Poise
A Vignette
By Maryanne Peters

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The solid shoulders and the muscular legs might give me away, and my bust is poorly developed, I admit. But I think that my face has lost that ugly aggression that was once my hallmark. And I like to wear my hair up in a bun like this, even when I am not dancing. I think that it is truly feminine, and know that is what I really want to be.



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Wednesday Knights -- Chapter 24: An Evening With Friends

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Wednesday Knights

By Melanie E.

A group of friends streams their gaming on Wednesday nights. But not all the action is on the dining room table.



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Esperanza - A Halloween Tale - On Kindle

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Almost Halloween, on a rainy day near Buttonwillow she stole a ride...

Esperanza

by Lainie Lee

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The stowaway hitchhiker called herself Kelly, or maybe Esperanza. She seemed to be haunted by the ghost of an old man…but was the true story even stranger?



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Amadeus Irina 3 - The Bridge 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 3
The Bridge
by Shauna J. Rousseau
Now on Kindle


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Masks 10- Deepest Danger - Now on Kindle

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There's something in the water, no literally! Some THING huge and ugly with destruction on its mind.
It's a fight that's going to require the best the community of masks can muster -- a gathering of heroes like no one has seen before! The call goes out, the threat will be met -- for the world is in

Deepest Danger!


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I'm With the Band

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Mike wanted to be in his brother's band in the worst way, but this was ridiculous!

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by Melanie Brown

Now available from Kindle!
Also, Kindle UK!

Copyright © 2005 Melanie Brown


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