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The Duel Chapter 3 (version 2-experimental)

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Doubleback

The air in our former hideout was thick with a mixture of exhilaration and dread as we exchanged glances, our hearts still racing from the thrill of our escapade.



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Fake It Till You Make It - 33 - Homeward Bound (Finale!)

Fake It Till You Make It


Fake It Till You Make It


How Not To Transition In High School (Probably)
One teenager Vs the world, what could go wrong?


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No Idea. Chapter 4 of 8

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When I got her home, we kissed some more, and I told her that I would be in the Duke for my dinner on Tuesday. What I had planned with the decorating for the day was out of the window. I was going to put some things in the sidecar and take it to London to sell. That way, I might be able to live a lot better.



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Five Dresses

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FIVE DRESSES

Lucy’s story, as told by the people closest to her. In five parts.

PART ONE
ELLIE/1920s FLAPPER DRESS

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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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What If?

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What If on Kindle

A story of heartache and pain, sins, misadventures, curses, a gods wrath and finally redemption.

What If?

by Monique S.

What if even an ordinary mortal could alter history? There are so many theories as to what time is and what it would mean if you could alter history and create an alternate timeline in a parallel universe.

Being interested in extreme Astrology and a technician I have always rejected such theories, just until I woke up in HER bed and found myself changed ...



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Just Friends? Part 7 (Conclusion)

My entry in the Reader Retention contest.

Just Friends? Part 7 (Conclusion)

by **Sigh**
Copyright © 2019 plaintivesigh
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There are good friends. There are good lovers. Then there is the rare, glorious combination of the two.


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Police Academy Chapter 5

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The Visit - Chapter 7

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Chapter 7



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The Trial of Jamie Sarah Potter (1)

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Life returned to normal following homecoming. I decided to live as Jamie at home and as James during school hours. And Ben lets say I made another email account. ‘[email protected]’ it was a Jamie email, one for Jamie to keep in contact with all her friends. I had given this email to my sister, who had passed it onto Joan who had, in turn, passed it onto Ben. And that how Ben and I kept in contact with each other for the fortnight that followed homecoming.



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CMC 03: Play For Power

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Cindy at Music Camp

By Teek
© 2019

Chapter 03
Play For Power

Summary: Cindy spends some time with other Little girls. The Littles start plotting with Samantha over what to do next. Cindy starts to realize the magnitude of what she is about to do and questions her actions. Who is right? Samantha, Jessica, or Mom? Who will have the final say in Cindy's future at camp?



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Sad Smiles Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

I managed to get Drew in for a full-body wax at the first beauty salon on my list. I was curious as to how he was going to react. He obviously looked like a guy and was entering a traditionally female establishment to get a procedure that was usually only done on women. I know times are changing and some guys have various areas waxed, but Drew had told me that he never had. He was a bit worried about the pain and was understandably nervous.



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Faerie Justice and the Snowball Thrower 4 – Empathy and a Gift


Faerie Justice and the Snowball Thrower
4 – Empathy and a Gift



By Jessica C
=^_^=



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Just Friends? Part 6

My entry in the Reader Retention contest.

Just Friends? Part 6

by **Sigh**
Copyright © 2019 plaintivesigh
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True friends bear each other's burdens - and secrets ...


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Gaby Book 18 ~ Summery ~ Chapter *14* Cabin-ette

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*Chapter 14*
Cabin-ette

 



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Blackwell Paranormal Investigation Agency Case 7 Part 2

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Frankie and Julie in Bed

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Frankie and Julie spend their first night in bed together, clarify their relationship and discuss Charli.



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CMC 02: Clothes Make the Girl

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Cindy at Music Camp

By Teek
© 2019

Chapter 02
Clothes Make the Girl

Summary: Samantha and Jessica want Cindy at camp instead of Frank. A plan is hatched to pull that off, but first, a Makeover!!! Will she ever look like a girl again, or just a boy in a dress?



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Eureka: The Day's Not Over Yet - Episode 8



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Faerie Justice and the Snowball Thrower 3 – Erin’s New Experiences

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Faerie Justice and the Snowball Thrower
3 – Erin’s New Experiences


By Jessica C
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Just Friends? Part 5

My entry in the Reader Retention contest.

Just Friends? Part 5

by **Sigh**
Copyright © 2019 plaintivesigh
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Friends can indeed be lovers. But is "being lovers" an act of friendship at this critical time?


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This is why I'm a bully

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Every day is a struggle. My father left just when my sister was born, and my mother went crazy soon after that. Drugs and alcohol consumed her, and she was fired from job to job never really staying at one. The money she does get, she uses on herself. When she sober, she’s horrible to deal with. I don’t know what happened to my dad or why he left us. Mom never mentioned anything about him and when I asked, she’d beat me. Asking her any question like that got me a beating. Asking for money got a beating. Asking her for food got a beating. Just existing got a beating.



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Travel Through Time and Space Part 12

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The Tale of Sir Rook

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Sir Rook



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Sad Smiles Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 Buffy's POV

This was going to be the best summer ever. Ellie's brother had hit the big time and their band High Notes was going to be the opening act for The Bleeding Heart Boys tour. We were going to follow the tour at least for the US and Canada section. We had passes to all the shows and an allotted parking space in all the locations for our RV. We were on our way travelling from Las Vegas to Phoenix where the first event was to take place.



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The Adventure of Jamie Potter (12)

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I blinked and blinked again, had Lily really just called my name out? Taking a deep breath I peered toward Ben, smiled and leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. I then started to walk toward the stage. Where Lily stood, I was halfway there when I felt somebody reach over and pull me to the side. As I turned around to see who had graphed me and I was greeted with Linda peering at me.



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Flip - Chapter 8 - Hell hounds


Flip – Chapter 8 – Hell hounds

by Maeryn Lamonte
Copyright © 2019

Part of the 2019-01 Reader Retention Story Contest


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The Grand Masquerade: part 5

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Ardaniahna looked around as she climbed out of the water. This was the part that she hated, but she couldn’t see any way of avoiding it. She took a deep, calming breath, then let it out. Slowly, she could feel magic begin to gather around her. It wasn’t like home. There, magic was plentiful. Here, magic was thin and almost absent. She couldn’t blame the area. The level of magic had been lowering for far longer than humans realized. Since long before the birth of the one known as Jesus Christ.



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Snapshots

Snapshots
By Ellie Dauber

This is another of my older stories, appearing on Big Closet for the first time. I hope you enjoy it.

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Retirement is a time to pull back, to take a much-earned and welcome rest after more than forty years work. But for those people whose work has become their life, it's an early death, the end to any useful purpose, while they still have the minds and the heart to continue.

For Lillian Wagner, it meant the sorrow of watching her newly retired husband, Ed, sink into the despair of imagined uselessness. Things, however, aren't always as bad as they seem. Ed and Lil will find a reprieve in a very common place that just happens to lie at the edge of... the Twilight Zone.



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CMC 01: Getting the Orchestra Together

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Cindy at Music Camp
By Teek
© 2019
19 Chapters
178 pages (70,779 words)
Chapter 01
Getting the Orchestra Together

Summary: Jessica has to compose a piece of music and get an Orchestra together to perform it. Can she do that and help Frank be Cindy all at the same time?



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Alone Together; A Tuneful Tale Chapter 4: We’re Not Gonna Take It

Alone Together, A Tuneful Tale Chapter 4
We’re Not Gonna Take It

Rick spoke in a clear slightly voice as he launched into telling them how and why he’d flunked second and third grades. How his failed jock father tried to use him as a surrogate but was too ignorant to realize all he’d succeeded in doing was to age Rick out of sports eligibility for his junior and senior years short circuiting any hopes for college. The he told of the drunken beatings and horrific verbal abuse from his dad while admitting he’d become a bully in elementary school.



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K&P Services Chapter 15

K&P Services


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Just Friends? Part 4

My entry in the Reader Retention contest.

Just Friends? Part 4



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Ultragreen -6- The Plan

...always assuming that nothing went wrong.

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Ultragreen
6- The Plan
by Erin Halfelven


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The Keys to the Crown Jewels

When Ian makes a magnaninous offer to his wife in order to save his marriage, he little realises the repercussions



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Faerie Justice and the Snowball Thrower 2- A Change of Life


Faerie Justice and the Snowball Thrower
2- A Change of Life


By Jessica C
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Peaches on Kindle: New Edition!

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Peaches
by Angela Rasch and Amelia R.

Peaches is an unusual boy with an unusual school project -- he's going to spend his semester exploring gender roles in high school by living as a girl. Things get complicated but everybody learns something -- including Peaches!

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A BigCloset HatBox Book
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The Sport of Romance and Other Games by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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Is Romance a Sport with winners and losers?

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The Sport of Romance and Other Games
by Maryanne Peters
Now on Kindle


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The Last Holidays - Kindle eBook by Grover Young

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Craig is one of Earth's bio-engineered soldiers in a war against an alien invasion. Unfortunately, when he uses his powers, he turns female. Now Halcyon has to deal with invaders and with Craig's girlfriend's preference for his female self! On top of that, Earth is losing the war.... There must be another way to deal with the conflict or the world will run out of holidays—forever!

The Last Holidays



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Cheer's the Thing: Becoming Robin Book 3 on Kindle

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Cheerleading? Piano? Basketball? How does a girl fit so much into so few hours in a day? Will Robin's over-achieving and perfectionism come back to bite her, or will she learn when enough is enough?

All-girl metal band Heedless Despair embark on their first U.S. tour, will Robin and her friends be content to watch their musical mentors from the front row or will they strive for more? On top of this there's a family wedding and a growing love of her own. Robin Smith, now fully immersed in her new life — will her secret remain a secret forever?



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