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Playing Marbles for the Big Blue -17-

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Playing Marbles for the Big Blue

17 Makelan's Shadow

By Jo Dora Webster

What perils wait for Amaza and her family from her nemesis Makelan?



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The Girls Are Back To Play Book 1, Chapter 4.5

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Belle Of The Ball

I had waited way too long to get my hair cut since the length was now approaching my shoulders. Janice, my sister, is threatening to take me to her beauty salon if I didn't, at least, get it styled. If any creatures built their nests in hair, she is sure I had a large colony using my hair for living quarters. Recently it has become an obsession with her, I am sure she has a reason for her sudden interest in my hair.



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Jesus Calls Us O'er The Tumult (2)

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Jesus Calls O'er The Tumult
By
Recca Anna Coleman
A Daisy Isabella Potter Special
Chapter Two of Thee

The traditional attire for young women, often ages twelve to eighteen who are to be confirmed into the Episcopal Church is a pearl white, floor length gown with long sleeves and white gloves. Their hair is often worn down, and a matching white bridal veil is placed on their forehead. Make-up if allowed is the bare minimum.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1248.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1248
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Frills by Snowfall at Amazon

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Larry Bekins has problems, but maybe he can cook up a way to have things better.

Now available on Kindle through Snowfall's Amazon page:

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“Searching for John Louis” Chapter One “Sorry Is the Hardest Word”

I. Sorry Seems to Be Hardest Word

No one wanted to say that one word.
We said a lot of words to each other.
There was a lot of four letter word conjugation—so much one would assume Samuel Jackson would knock on the door and tell us to calm down.

Two vases were thrown. One hit the wall and the other hit me in face.
The one that struck the wall was made of metal.
The one for my head was ceramic or some form of stone.



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Enchantment Chapter 2 “Somewhere”

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My Super-powered Diary: Chapter 22

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My Super-powered Diary
Chapter 22
Clothes Call

By
Amethyst


When Maddock Ainsley gets involved in a rescue operation with his unit things go horribly wrong and his life is forever changed. Can the newly minted Merida cope with being a girl and a teenage super hero?
“No’ tae ge’ all technical, bu’ yuir both women, wouldnae tha’ make ya seamstresses?” I pointed out.


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Antonette's Story Chapter 14

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Antonette's Story

A novel by Bronwen Welsh


Copyright 2020
 


Chapter 14   A tour and a wedding.



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Sporus

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Sporus
A Short Story
Based on fact as recorded in the Annals of Ancient Rome
By Maryanne Peters



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Annie, Get Your Gun! Chapter 6 – Another New Experience

Chapter 6 – Another new experience



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Holly Potter - Heiress of Slytherin Chapter 11

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Gringotts didn't take as long as expected, so we had been waiting for a while before we were joined by everyone else. After all introductions were made we ordered lunch, and then us kids went to the shops. Our first stop was Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, where everyone's focus was on finding me a dress for the party. 



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The Titan Queen chapter 1

The Titan Queen

By Cynthia Jeanette

It is six months since Sybilla had her children, and it’s been years since she was transformed into a girl. Sybilla is still angry at losing her male life, and the crown that was supposed to be hers.

Chapter 1
An imposing winged female stands on a podium with her people towering above a sea of other winged people. The crowd before her must number in the hundreds of thousands at least. She was wearing the fearsome crown of her people and a blood-red scarlet robe. It was clear she was very angry.



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Gothic Daughter

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*Gothic Daughter*

 
 



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Confrontation

A short story...

Confrontation

by
AuPreviner

In a moment of unexpected freedom, Taylor puts on his mother's clothes and gets caught. Will his parent's confrontation about what Taylor did change lives for the better?

Copyright © 2020 by AuP reviner



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Woman in the Corner Office - 5

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Chapter 11

I had a momentary flash of anger until I realized what I had done. I had taken over and made decisions for her, decisions I wasn't entitled to make. A moment later we were apologizing to each other and laughing.



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The Summer Carnival (5)

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The empty field had been transformed into carnival wonderland. Attractions of all kinds had been set up by the staff and student organizations. Food trucks of course were on hand to provided food and cheap meals to hunger students. The smell of burning charcoal filled the air along with the smell of sweating hot dog's and hamburgers. In the center of everything, the dunking booth stood, as proud as a queen at court. And sitting perched at the edge of the drop seat was me, Jamie Sarah Potter.



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Neighbourhood Terror to Sissy Pt.13

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Chapter 15

Only 10 minutes had passed since they left from the homeless shelter and they were already pulling up in front of CC’s. Mark had had no time to process the humiliation he just experienced yet while he was already getting confronted by a whole new sense of dread creeping up to him. He knew Lisa meant well, but he was also sure she would get corrupted by Linda, knowing the shop owner from his past experiences here.



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There has to be Clowns

Part One - P.D.Q

I was a normal, happy child; or so I thought. My change of life came on October 31st, 2005 but I had no idea what was to come. My name is Dana Quartermaine; actually P.Dana Quartermaine, to be exact. My parents had always called me Dana for so long I had never even bothered to look on my birth certificate to find out what the P stood for. I had a great-grandfather who was Philleus and a great-great-grandfather called Parthonagene (we were from some odd tribe in the Mediterranean way back) so I thought it was better left alone.



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The Monster

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THE MONSTER
by (AJ) Eric

Warning: This story scene is not violent or graphic in any way, but the person who tells it is a suicide bomber about to set off a weapon in a crowded hotel lobby. If that makes you want to skip this story, I certainly understand. If you’re willing to hear her out, read on.

Does the One True God delight in irony?



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Princess

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Princess

"Well, look what the cat dragged in!"

"Christ! That's all I'd need, a freakin' cat. I just got done wrestling with a hyperactive black standard poodle that had enough fleas to start a couple of circuses, and then barfed while I was trying to trim around his eyes. The damn thing outweighed me and he was absopositivlutly taller than I am! If he tried to chase a goddam cat he would have ripped the leash out of the ceiling and taken the entire building with him as he tried to catch it!"



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Project: Stingray Chapter 15

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The Mural and the Cabinet, part 21 of 21

Since Devi didn’t come through the portal speaking Zyuni anymore, because the cabinet was in an apartment whose residents only spoke Stasari, Nidlaya had loaned her a language talisman, a gold necklace with a ruby pendant, which enabled her to speak and understand Zyuni.



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Thanks Truck-kun For Making Me A Trader - Part 4/27

Leon, now known as Lillyn, is facing her first day at her new trading spot.
It is time to dress up.
Eat some breakfast.
And meet her new co-workers.
What are the chances she manages to pull all that off without messing anything up?



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The Summer Carnival (4)

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The news of me volunteering for the dunking booth had traveled around school like a Californian Wildfire, the hallways too were buzzing too with rumors of the two open spots at the bottom of the list would go to. One rumor said Mrs. Kimberly the girls P.E teacher had volunteered, another rumor said that one of the girls from the Junior High had volunteered. I tried to float above the rumors. The night before the fete, I took a good hot bath and made sure to shave under my arms and my legs too. I wanted to smooth as velvet for my time in the booth.



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The life of Riley part 8 Fun in Boston

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I felt close to tears for a second but then pulled myself together quickly.

“Sammy, my dad was just joking. I wanted to tell you about this nice Italian girl I met at the bookstore. I made the mistake of waiting too long. I am sorry. Please don’t be mad.” I told Sammy.

Sammy seemed a bit unsure about how to respond but then she softened up a little and smiled.

“It’s okay. I trust you. I felt jealous and a bit upset when your dad said it but it’s okay. Thanks for explaining.” Sammy said.



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Take Me Out of the Ballgame! Chapter 2 -- Injured Reserve

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Take Me Out of the Ballgame!


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AuPreviner

A family living in the deserts of New Mexico makes arrangements for their son to try out for a little league team. They deal with life's challenges as they find solutions for their son's future too. How far will their family, friends, and work be torn apart by the choices that have to be made?

Copyright © 2020 by AuP reviner



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Thunder Creek Ranch

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The Follicle Challenge

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The Follicle Challenge
A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters

“It was a stupid challenge,” my sister Gala told me. “I don’t understand why you thought that you could grow your hair faster than Nadia.”



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Freyja’s Daughters - Chapter 7

Freyja’s Daughters

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Elsbeth

Henry must face the evil that lives in-between



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Gaby Book 21 ~ Summer Loving ~ Chapter *7*

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*Chapter 7*
It Doesn't Rain


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GLOOteus Maximiss Part 1 - Value Added Max

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GLOOteus Maximiss
Part 1 - Value Added Max



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Do you like my clothes

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A second hand rose?



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Antonette's Story Chapter 13

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Antonette's Story

A novel by Bronwen Welsh


Copyright 2020
 


Chapter 13   Performing and more at Stratford



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Aftermath 17

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A cryogenic experiment, A brave volunteer starts to dream about being the opposite sex. Is it malfunctioning equipment or intentional or something entirely different all together.



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Fighting the Homm eBook from DopplerPress

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Fighting the Homm

by Barbie Lee and Monique S

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Mindful by Beverly Taff on Kindle

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Now in a DopplerPress edition, Beverly Taff's classic:

MINDFUL by Beverly Taff


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She Like Me - by Angela Rasch on Kindle

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He had to find out: what do women think?

She Like Me
by Angela Rasch
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Faced with the need to pick a thesis topic, amid the turbulent sixties, Gerald looks to solve the mysteries of the female gender by disguising himself as one of them. In a world faced with the assassination of Martin Luther King and the Southeast Asia Conflict, can a man successfully pretend to be a college co-ed and discover the secrets of how women think? Gerald has read all the pertinent sociology textbooks and has a list of questions he will seek to answer, but is he asking the right questions? And, once he understands women, what decisions will he make about himself?



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Voices Carry by Angela Rasch on Kindle

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A classic of transgender romance now on Kindle

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Voices Carry
by Angela Ranch
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