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Unpossible Me from DopplerPress

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Justin’s life took a detour when he tried to use a shortcut...

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Seems Too Good - Chapters 41 and 42

“Seems

Seems Too Good



Chapters 41 and 42

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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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1251.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1251
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Routes 2

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Our first morning in the UK was brighter, a communal breakfast taken in the conservatory and garden, bunkhouse style in the way everyone clubbed together. I still felt like shit, my usual reaction to long haul flights, but Maz and I had been woken by our daughter at about seven, Maz pretending to be asleep even after a prod from the girl. I understood why when LC finally turned to me for permission.

“Dad?”

“Yes, love?”

The slightest of twitches from her, and then that surge of confidence, or maybe hope, that warmed my heart.

“Can I play with the dogs again?”



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Dragon's Fire Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Forged in Flame

The air outside was cool, imbued with a serene stillness that enveloped the world just before midnight. A delicate layer of frost blanketed the ground, glistening like crushed diamonds under the light of the stars, which sparkled above in a vast expanse of ink-blue sky, sharp and luminous in their tranquility.



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Choosing Change by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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Another volume of romantic stories by Maryanne!

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Choosing Change
by Maryanne Peters
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Scald-Crow 2: Chapter 4 - Nose To The Grindstone

I Wish Book 4: Chapter 19

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Shannon O'Reilly was bullied and everything his older sister wasn't. When his sister Sarah gives him a chance to change things through a single wish things don't go as planned.

 
 

I Wish: Book 4
Chapter 19
Oops

By
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“Lisa’s awoken,” I told Ellie grimly.


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SNAFU part 21

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Story Copyright© 2010 & 2021 Angharad

SNAFU Part 21

by Angharad
  


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Soixante-Trois Airlines: Sophie, part 11

“We’re not objects!” Sophie chanted, backed by dozens of her friends and colleagues. “We’re not objects!”

“You go, girls!” A passer-by, a young woman in her early twenties, said, giving the picket line a thumbs up as she walked past them and into the vast concourse of Heathrow airport. Nevertheless, Sophie still felt uneasy.



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Gaby Book 3 ~ The Visitors ~ Chapter *32*

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*Chapter 32*
Changes


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A Model for CC's Pt.3

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Chapter 3

Seeing the ‘Closed’ sign at the door Victor was just about to give Linda a call, terrified that he would have shown up at the wrong address and as a result be too late at what he considered his absolute last chance to get his old life back.



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Dear David

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Be careful, for life is much cheaper here than where you live, and I will kill you if you abuse me. Lest you think that is an idle threat remember that a life sentence in a women’s prison in the UK would be infinitely better than the life I currently live as a so called free woman here.



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Butterscotch -41- Stretch

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“This isn’t going to last is it?” I asked him.

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Butterscotch
by Erin Halfelven
41. Stretch


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What It Takes To Survive Senior Year - Chapter 1

This is a direct continuation to What It Takes To Survive. If you haven't, please read that story first!

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"... And that's the weather you can expect today. Now back to Alan in the studio who has updates on the story that has gripped our nation and the world"

I didn't remember when the radio had come on. Maybe it was back when the car did. I hadn't been listening then due to Mikey making small talk but it now had my attention.



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Let the Music Play Chp. 14

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Private Investigations Chapter 2

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Broken Wings 97

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CHAPTER 97
I turned to look back at Frank, who simply stood, mouth open.

“Myron?”



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part 22: November 29 - December 5, 2015

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Allie - The teenage years of Alexander Horten

November 29 - December 5, 2015



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Witch Way Home

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A short story...

Witch Way Home

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AuPreviner

Bill, now a genie thanks to a witch's curse, takes out his anger on a poor teenage boy. Will it be his undoing?

Copyright © 2021 by AuP reviner



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What’s It’s Like for A Girl Part 17

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The Feminine Queendom 5

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Charlie and Chloe get married.



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What It Takes To Survive - Chapter 18 (Finale)

“In the end, it was a cruise ship called Bastion of the Seas that picked up our faint distress signal during one of their trips and made the decision to go off course and investigate after calling it in.

They'd lost the signal soon after and considered it may have just been a misread but the captain made the decision to keep heading for the last known location.

The flare had given them all the confirmation they needed. The last flare, though faint, led them straight to us.



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Headspin Chapter 2 of 12

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Chapter 2 There was Light…..

For myself, I had been trying to figure out where I stood with my new companions. Although I was dressed like a typical American student, I clearly did not fit with them because I looked, and spoke, more like the Japanese boys.



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Catch and Release

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Catch and Release
A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters



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Confidence Trick - (a Fitness Class short)

Confidence Trick

(A Fitness Class short)

by Lynda Shermer

Sarah's Stiletto fitness class at the center ended. I was awarded certificates, one for Tim, and one for Karen. Somewhere on YouTube is a recording of our final recital. Of course, in it, I'm almost unrecognizable. It garnered some nice comments and likes at the time, and then pretty much dropped from sight.

There have been some changes since then; I moved in with Julie (she had the better furniture and view of the two of us).



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What It Takes To Survive - Chapter 17

I kept screaming. For help. In pain. In anger. I glanced down at Mikey who barely seemed to be moving. Ben had a twisted smile on his face. His eyes were red as the blood that had begun to stain Mikey's clothes. In the moonlight, it was clear to see that Ben was crying in creepy juxtaposition with the smile on his face.



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Gaby Book 23 ~ Ontario ~ Chapter *7*

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*Chapter 7*
Planned Revenge


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See things through a woman’s eyes

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This story revisits many of the characters and locations found in the first story in this series. The story can be read stand-alone, but it may be more enjoyable if you first visit or revisit ‘A Walk to a New Life’, which is listed on my stories page. Whatever you choose, enjoy it.
The story follows the changes in the life of Rory Sinclair, as his alter-ego, Samantha, becomes more and more significant in his life



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Special FX -010- Bra

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I glanced down at my chest. “Shouldn’t I have a large?”

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Special FX
10. Bra
(adapted from CD Rudd's SailorSun.Org)
by Joyce Melton


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Wolff of the Endless Waltz -chapter 14

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Wolff of the Endless Waltz


For 35yrs the border between the Human Empire and Gorgonzola Empire as remained mostly peaceful. The citizens for the Human Empire of this border region are loyal to the last man, woman, and child to the Empire. It was on one of these worlds that gave birth to a legend. The world of Apollo 6 is one of the harshest worlds within the Empire. One so harsh that only it could claim to be the birth world of James J. Owens, the most feared of Death Dealers. A world that is even now poised to give birth to a new legendary warrior. One who shall be baptized in the blood of the Empire’s enemies. Robert Wolff youngest great grandchild of James Owens’ sister Cecilia Owens.




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Summer's Current 3: Summer's Daughter Chapters 20-24

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Mini-Van has reached the ‘Badlands’ and the JWC begin their search for Pegasus and her crew.



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An incomplete transformation

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This is not a story but an incomplete transformation I started but lost interest in. I am giving this incomplete transformation up for "adoption" to any who are interested. I only ask for credit on the portion I wrote.



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Easy As Falling Off a Bike pt 3290

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The Weekly Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 3290
by Angharad

Copyright© 2021 Angharad

  
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Velvet Part 6

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School Uniform Rebel

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Reading Beoca’s blog about the annual (English) School Uniform Protests I just couldn’t help myself. Despite having written a couple of stories on this theme before I just couldn’t resist. Addiction is a terrible thing isn’t it?



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Home, Alone & Home, Alone 2 by Susan Brown on Kindle

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After a family tragedy, young David decides to live by himself in his home where he can be his true self, Katie. It's almost like a dream as Katie explores her new life.

But it's not easy. Where will she get money? How can an eleven-year-old deal with something as mundane as shopping when at any moment some adult may decide she needs help from police, doctors, teachers or lawyers?

It's lonely, too. Katie needs a friend, but who can she trust with her secret? That she's just a child living in her home, alone?
 

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Home, Alone
by Susan Brown
Buy on KIndle & Buy Book 2 on Kindle


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Spell Check: I Wish Book 2 by Amethyst on Kindle

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Shannon's adventures continue:

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Being sixteen is a big deal for a teenager, it's an even bigger deal when you've transformed yourself into a girl using powers you didn't even know you had.

Coping with a new body is one thing, learning to harness your new abilities is something else, then add a fledgling career as a model on top. It's fortunate Shannon has her friends at her side as she follows in her sister's footsteps.

It's bad enough having classroom politics, now you have to worry about celestials and demons and the fate of your world and several others... and it's not even Wednesday.

I Wish Book 2

Spell Check
by Amethyst

Now on Kindle!



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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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The Handshake That Hides the Snake - by Angela Rasch on Kindle

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Your past is always there. Erik discovers that his will force him to make choices about his future and decisions about those he can trust.

But is anything quite what it seems in this tale of profit, manipulation and loyalty?

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The Handshake That Hides the Snake

by Angela Rasch

Now on Kindle



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