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Title Code Author(s)
The Spirit of Christmas Mon Zoe Taylor
Jade's Survival Mon Su Shi
Hope's Light - Chapter 12: Ideals Mon Erisian
Orphan Petal 31 Mon Victoria Temple
Gambler. Chapter 1 of 4 Mon Marianne G
The Twilight of the Gods -- A Story of Mantra, Chapter 13 Mon Christopher Leeson
Off the Ground (Revision) 1 Sun Aylesea
Young Love and Other Distractions by Maryanne Peters on Kindle Sun DopplerPress
Naughty Magic - Chapter 1 - Of Magic and Ooze Sun princesskay
Gaby Book 27 ~ Smell of the Crowd ~ Chapter *14* Sun Maddy Bell
A Dope Slap for Christmas Solo Randalynn
Wishes Sun Joannebarbarella
A Grumpy Old Man’s Tale 61 The Green Dragon in the Green Dragon Sun Eolwaen
I'm Just A Woman - lyrics. Not a parody. Sun Holly Snow
A Very Melanie Halloween by Mel B, Mel E and J Mel on Kindle Sat Joyce Melton, Melanie Brown, Rasufelle
Little Hope - Chapters 19 and 20 Sat Sofia Hammerstein
Christmas in Space Solo Melanie Brown
Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 3459 Sat Angharad
Working For A Living Chapter 11 Sat LadyDragon623
Permission Slip Solo Bru
One Dress Solo Holly Snow
Fitting End. Chapter 8 of 8 Sat Marianne G
A Daughter Enters, Stage Left - Ch. 10 Fri SammyC
The Rise of a New Empire Chapter 8 Fri Su Shi
It's that time of month ... Fri Alys Prince
Sometimes you're right and you have to say so. Fri Alys Prince
I Was A Porn Star For The FBI By Melanie Brown On Kindle Fri Melanie Brown
Pretty makes me Happy ... not Grumpy. Fri Alys Prince
The Defeasance Protocol - Chapter 7 Fri Rachel M. Moore
Hope's Light - Chapter 11: Stand Fri Erisian
Royal Performer - Chapter 15 Fri Tiffany Shar
The Station's Late Nite Princess Fri Snowfall
Lights in the Dark Solo Rasufelle
Redress - Book 01 - Chapter 04 Thu SamanthaMD
The Chosen - Chapter 11 Thu Maeryn
A Cold Fey in Hell 2: Chapter 15 Thu Amethyst
Rays of Light by Joyce Melton on Kindle Thu Joyce Melton
Pretend Princess - Chapter 13 Thu cemma2035
Pete's Vagina -59- Hut...Hut... Thu Erin Halfelven
Fake It Till You Make It - 22 - Justified Use Of Force. Thu Alyssa Plant
Demon Queened - Chapter 53 - Squeak to Me Wed princesskay
Altered: Chapter 15 Wed Amethyst
Hard Time by Melanie Brown - now on Kindle! Wed Melanie Brown
I accepted magic to fight evil and it turned me into a girl, but... Wed Windosebaris
The Alter Ego Wed Maryanne Peters
Not Like Other Girls - Finale Wed Miss Jessica
A Bikini Beach Late Summer 11--Finale Wed Daphne Xu
Orphan Petal 30 Wed Victoria Temple
The Mysterious Cabinet Chap. 12 Tue LadyDragon623
Special Someones by Melanie E on Kindle Tue Rasufelle
Is Late Better than Never? Chapter 5 Tue Lily Rasputin
One Christmas Eve Solo Mona Lisa
My Summer in Pantyhose Fanfiction Teaser Tue Patricia Marie Allen
The Present, Part 26 Tue Lady Lucia
Mates 59 Tue Cyclist
The Faerie Blade: Chapter 36 Mon Amethyst
A Christmas Wish Solo Susan Brown
A Summer's Odyssey - Now on Kindle Mon Jennifer Sue
Binding Resolutions Chapter 8: In devotion and service Mon Flyingmonkey
I Was A Cheerleader For The FBI By Melanie Brown on Kindle Sun Melanie Brown
No More Worlds to Conquer Solo Maryanne Peters
Dina, part 5 Sun Debbie V
The Poise that Josey Found 7 Maturing as a Dancer and Girl Sat Jessica C
A New Start Solo Eolwaen
Peaches on Kindle: New Edition! Sat Amelia R., Angela Rasch
Harry Potter - Season of Change Sat Elsbeth
Park Hookup Sat magicshoppe
Easy as Falling off a Bike -20- by Angharad on Kindle Fri Angharad
The Wolf, The Owl, and The Cheshire Part 14B Fri LadyDragon623
Was it Worth it? Chapter 1 Fri Leila
No Shirt - No Shoes - No Service Solo Ricky
Waiting for Chicxulub Fri Erin Halfelven
the Time I was Reincarnated as a Fire Goddess 4 Fri Su Shi
The Rise of a New Empire Chapter 7 Fri Su Shi
Romance and Other Crimes Vol. 3 by Maryanne Peters on Kindle Fri Maryanne Peters
In Bloom by Melanie Brown from Kindle Wed Melanie Brown
Themed Birthday Party Solo Maryanne Peters
The Last of the Fey by Denise Anesidora Trask on Kindle Tue Anesidora's Urn
It's time to stand up and be OUT. Solo Alys Prince
Triple Dare: Masks 24 by Rodford Edmiston on Kindle Tue Stickmaker
How I became a Pastel Goth Girl Solo Su Shi
Frosty Solo samquick
Composite Solo Maryanne Peters
Kelly Girl by Wanda Cunningham - New Edition from DopplerPress Sat Wanda Cunningham
Aria - Book 3 - Bring Down the Curtain by Emma Anne Tate on... Sat Emma Anne Tate
A Crumb-free Christmas Solo Columbine
Divine Intervention Solo Angela Rasch, Rasufelle
Sam and Sam by Joyce Melton - Now on Kindle Thu Joyce Melton
Big Book of Heaven and Hell by Maggie Finson on Kindle Tue Bek D. Corbin, E. E. Nalley, Maggie Finson, Rasufelle
Andy and Dawn by Angela Rasch on DopplerPress Mon Angela Rasch
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The Spirit of Christmas

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Christmas Special!

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The Spirit of Christmas
 ©2012 Zoe Taylor

Twas the week before Christmas,
And one lost little girl
Discovers her Christmas miracle
Is about to unfurl...

Jade's Survival

*** Author's note: This is like my normal stories. This deals with child abuse, neglect, abandonment. There is also other triggering themes in this story.

Chapter 1: The Day Everything Changed

Jake walked home from school like it was any other day, his headphones blaring some angsty song about rebellion and survival. It fit the mood he was in—school sucked, home wasn’t much better, but at least it was something. A roof over his head. Food on the table. A bed to crash on.

Hope's Light - Chapter 12: Ideals

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Hope's Light

Chapter 12

by Erisian

Book 6

 

If you have yet to read the saga - the tale starts here:

Into The Light

Hope you enjoy!

 

Chapter Twelve - Ideals

 

Sucking air into lungs finding themselves able to expand fully, Nick again pushed a hand against the rack of green produce to stay upright.

“Gimme…gimme a minute.”

“Sure.”

Emotions, fresh and bleeding, spilled one after another across the lines of his face. Not just the tautness of anger and pain - but also the deepest troughs of despair, haunted by what he’d just touched.

Gambler. Chapter 1 of 4

Chapter 1

“You’ve got to know when to fold, know when to hold, know when to walk away, know when to run.”

They might not have been the exact words of the song, but they were running on repeat in my mind. I wasn’t in a good place, right now, and I think it was all of my own doing, although I didn’t know why.

Castle The Series - 0065 Sérent & Dace, Opal, Spice & Vincent, Clarissa & Family, Diana & Gander, Alice & Alec

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AFTERNOON 2ND QUARTERDAY SÉRENT (13) AND DACE (48)

The Folk were not in the slightest concerned by their age difference.

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AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY OPAL (34), SPICE (32) AND VINCENT (45)

Opal continued, “I am sister to Spice, and we’ve agreement with Vincent.”

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AFTERNOON 2ND QDAY CLARISSA (26) AND GORSE (33) EAGLE (3) FROND (2l)

When Iris had mentioned breast feeding it had produced emotions in Clarissa she had no idea existed.

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AFTERNOON 2ND QDAY DIANA (36) AND GANDER (30) GYRE (7) TANIA (5)

Joseph was stunned by how little Diana wished in return.

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AFTERNOON PRE-AGREED APPEARANCES ALICE (55) AND ALEC (60)

“My name is Alec, and I’m a well digger,” the man said. “Where I come from the creation of a marriage is a more formal affair than it is on Castle. I suppose I want this so I feel I am a married man.”

Hot and Steamy - Part 5 of 5

Dan dropped me off at home. His parting words were.
“Take some time to get your life sorted out and then get the hell out of town. Adam Strong might be in Ryker’s but I’m sure that he’ll be trying to discredit you. His frat buddies are not to be messed with. I should know. My brother is one of them but he’s a good guy. He saw the light and is now a Priest down in Southern Jersey, but he still has his ear to the ‘frat network’.”

He stopped me from replying.
“I know that you didn’t supply the critical bit of evidence that persuaded the DA to file charges but he clearly hates your guts. He has plenty of people that will step up to the plate in his absence. With you out of the picture he and his ilk will have to find someone else to target.”

You Are a Meany Chapter 7

Luke and Lori were feeling anxious when coming home from dinner with Pappi and Memaw. The twins felt uneasy for different reasons. Luke was distressed because he knew his parents were fighting. He felt like the reason was because of him. Everything his mom was saying just to get peace weighed down on him. Words have meaning and those words were taken to heart. Because she never took his side, Luke started feeling he caused whatever went wrong.

New Year. New Friends. New Family.

This story was originally conceived to be a stand alone tale, but it fit Dorothy's M.Y.T.H. universe without too much modification. It starts about a year before Help! My girlfriend is a Unicorn!


This is the New Year edition.

I had intended to get it out by the end of December 2018, but real life intervened. I hope you all enjoy it, anyhow.

The Daughter of Eve - A Tale of Narnia



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for all my darling daughters from your misfit Mom


An adventure heretofore lost in the Annals of Narnia. Where young becomes older. Where older sees with younger eyes. Where lost innocence is found, and where growing old still makes room to become young again…


The story takes place sometime around the events of A Horse and His Boy - 1014 Narnian time and 1940 CE time.


Christmas Scrambled - 8


Christmas Scrambled -8


By Jessica


Teenage boy loses his cool on Christmas Eve morning…
With Essie’s encouragement, he decides to enjoy penitence…
He’s decided to remain as Marti until New Year’s Day…

Castle The Series - 0064 Heather & Family, Lilac & Agreäns, Ivy & David

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2ND QDAY HEATHER (30) JON (30) ANISE (14) HOLLY (9) GIFT (4) DIRK (7)

“Me Girl. Girl four. No mum. No dad. Girl steal food. Want mum. Want dad. Not know we thing. End.”

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AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY LILAC (15)

“I have thisday killt a man to protect myself. I don’t will to have to do it again, but no man is going to take me gainst my will.”

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AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY IVY (74) AND DAVID (73)

“What bethink you, David? A widow woman of parts is not a bad placement?”

The Summer Carnival (3)

When I reached the kitchen, I noticed that daddy was seating at the head of the table. To his left was mommy and to his right was Lily. The main meat dish for tonight, has I had correctly guessed was indeed cornered beefs, served along side a big bowl of stewed cabbage and a few potatoes. It was a simple homespun meal. The bread though was oddly enough a whole loaf of garlic bread. Offering my family a smile, I took my seat and folded my hands in my lap.

A Christmas Party - part 3

Poppy and Me - Part 2 of 2

Given the sheer number of Police and Fire Service Vehicles in the street outside my home, there really was nothing for it but to pack a bag and leave my home. I could see that there was even a TV Crew interviewing a couple of residents. The Christmas period is always a bit of a slow news time and anything with a human interest would naturally be news even if it was just some padding to fill the time slot.

The New Recruits Part 16

Valentina looks at Jill as she sits across from her. The two of them were playing hearts. Valentina had to teach Jill how to play.
Jill looks at Valentina “so, what are you going to do with me after all this stuff is over with?”

“To be honest, I don't know what they are going to do afterwards. I work for Kat and her husband. How old are you by the way?” Valentina was curious.

A Thief’s Problem –chp17


A Thief’s Problem.

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Sister Magdalena, a.k.a. Angelic DeMarco, finds evidence of more than just illegal art trade while recovering a stolen painting in the home of a known criminal. Her investigation leds to the US and a very problematic situation with the US Department of Justice.

by Snowfall and Jessie Wolf.

Dedicated to the men and women of the US Marshal Service.

Edited by my husband Paul, and AJC Snowfall.

~o~O~o~


This is a work of fiction an any persons in this work are purely fictional.


A Grumpy Old Man’s Tale 15 More Medical Stories

An outsider who was a regular on Saturday night asked Pete, “May I try a glass of poteen?”

“Ask Pat, it’s his liquor,” replied Pete, “It’s not for sale.”

“Surely,” replied Pat. Put the price of a whiskey in the kid’s Christmas party collection box. Pour your man a glass, Pete.”

Ashley, part 15

I let out a long, loud sigh of relief as the bell rings to signify the end of yet another school day. Two years ago, I'd have given anything to be able to sit in a classroom dressed the way I am right now, but today I am almost desperate to get home and strip off the stiff grey skirt and black tights that are covering my lower body.

Tabitha's Tale 01 - Flowers in Bloom

I awoke in a small dark space.
My knees pressed against my chest and my arms wrapped about my shins.
My sense of balance told me I was the right way up.

Touch alone was enough to tell me I was naked,
My skin felt soft and hairless.
In contrast, the hair on my head cascaded in heavy locks of over my shoulders and upper back.
The way my thighs pressed together and the way my muscles responded when I squeezed, told me something else.
Just as I was certain that I had ten fingers and ten toes, I was also certain that I was female now.

Castle The Series - 0063 Honesty & Peter, Fishing Partners, Siobhan & Scout, Jodie

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AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY HONESTY (32) AND PETER (41 nc)

“I mournt my man as is proper. I miss him still, but life has to continue, and for myself I wish a man in my bed”

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AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY KELL AND DEAL

“I can’t sing, but am a passable fiddil player.”

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AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY SIOBHAN (38 nc) AND SCOUT (38)

“ I want a man who will give me no reason to go any where other than our own bed.”

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AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY JODIE (15)

“I don’t want my babe to die. I need help, and I am willing to do anything I can to keep my babe alive. Please help my babe.”

A New Life-Kelly's Revenge Chapter 2

“Man, I never realized how expensive it is to live here in Hollywood.” Kelly and Victoria had gone to two properties they were interested in.
The places were nice and had some of what they wanted, but not everything. It didn’t have a pool where they could gather and talk. The garage was too small for Charlie’s truck. Plus, they were asking a lot for it.

“Welcome to my world, Kelly. So, you have a modeling shoot on Thursday?” Victoria looks over towards her friend.

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From the time Taylor was five, all he could remember was wanting to be Emma’s younger sister.
 

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He loved dressing up in her hand-me-downs. He admired his older sister and really wanted to be her. Halloween was his favorite holiday because he could let his fantasies run wild and be Cinderella or Wonder Woman. And playing make-believe was always fun when he could be the cute little girl.

But, something happened when he turned twelve. He put away the dresses and costumes. The doll house went up in the attic and Taylor’s fantasies were all in his mind.

Until one fateful Saturday that changed everything. This is that story.
 

Taylor
by Leslie Moore
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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?

Game of Spies by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Who hasn’t had a bad day? But Capt. Wainright’s rapidly went downhill after answering a distress call only to wake up from suspended animation in the wrong body—that of a 15 year old girl! His ship now overrun by heavily armed troops, he (or she), will just have to soldier on—it’s going to get worse before it gets better!

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Game of Spies
by Melanie Brown
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