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Walking, just walking!

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Walking, just walking!


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Hope's Light - Chapter 34: Departures

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Hope's Light

Chapter 34

by Erisian

Book 6

 

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

Into The Light

Hope you enjoy!

 

Chapter Thirty-Four - Departures

 

Having become acclimated to flying the spaces between realms, the trip was uneventful and direct. Not as quick as an immediate translation, but I wasn’t ready to test such maneuvering to patterns not ingrained in both memory and heart.

Somehow both felt necessary.



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The Good Son - 2

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Age College Twenties.


The Good Son: 2

by Clara
Copyright© 2021,2022,2025 Clara Schumann

 

Sometimes you're living a lie and you don't know it.
As Jack tells his story, you'll see what I mean.



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Disney Princess - 2


Disney Princess - 2

by Clara
Copyright© 2017,2025 Clara Schumann

 

Kelly continues his adventures at Disney World.



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End of month bills and once-a-year ones, too

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End of month and some once-a-year bills due, it's tight.

The loss of 2/3 of our ad revenue (~$1000/mo) is still hurting.

Any financial help will be appreciated.

Thanks to everyone who has sent money. We really depend on you, more than you know. :)

Thanks for any amount you can send. All contributions are very welcome. Thanks a great deal to all who have previously contributed here or paid for a membership at Patreon or Hatbox.


Many thanks!

Hugs,
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Pretty, Please by Jo Dora Webster on Kindle

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"Granny, Granny, please tell us a story! Pretty please, Granny!" said nine year old Linda as she sat on the floor with her twin sister Julia.

They had on matching sky blue blouses and navy blue skorts which each had embroidered a red rose with green stem and leaves as well as the first initial of their name. They both looked precious in their white knee socks and black Mary Jane's. Each of them looked intently at me with their deep blue eyes, resisting the temptation to twirl their long blonde hair in their fingers, since they loved my stories.

Before I could answer, Julia burst out, "Tell us a new one, Granny! Pretty, please!"

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Pretty, Please
by Jo Dora Webster
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A tale of adventure, love and magic!



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Roomies - Part 16

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“Where in the world did you come up with a crazy story like that?” Charles chortled.

Tina and I exchanged glances. “It just seemed to fit our outfits and to signal from the start that it wasn't even worth dipping their hook in the water” I smiled.

Charles got the message and smiled with a nod as a waitress arrived with a tray full of appetizers.

“We ordered while you were still dancing.” Maria explained.

We started passing around appetizer plates in a round robin. I saw Tina blanche at the plate of fully loaded nachos and snerked. Tina's mom caught this.

“Chrissy? What's wrong? You always loved nachos?”



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Godmother Chp. 4

For whom it may concern at the Grandvale Gazette:

Tonight, talking with the Godmother, I realized I don't want to work like this anymore. I've found a new position somewhere else, and don't bother looking for me. Nothing you say could win me back. You'll have to find someone else to boss around and make do the jobs you don't want to.

Sincerely,
Henry Sharp



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The Knight of the Rose



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Love is in the air as two singers perform on the grand stage of life;
a comic opera of lovely proportions made sweet
by the joyous passion between two star-crossed lovers!





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Amber pt 11 ******A Kymmie Verse story******

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AMBER Pt 11 ****** A Kymmie Verse story*****



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Spectacular Part-8

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Spectacular
Part Eight

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Chase just wanted to spend the last days of summer trying to make the swim team. Fate and the universe had other plans.

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Legends

Legends
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Charles Schiman

Author's Note: This is a Non-TG Story.



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Love Less -2- Sea Life

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“What’s your favorite color? Say pink.”

Love Less
Love Less -2-
Sea Life

by Erin Halfelven


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The Adventures of Madeline Brewer (8)

The steaks I’d brought from Sunflower turned out to be perfect and my sister had seasoned and charbroiled them to perfection. We rarely ate steak, but tonight my sister wanted to celebrate. Celebrate what I have no idea, I did know she been working around the clock this week. Some crops where coming in on the farm and that required the hiring of extra field hands. Those crops where in now and had already been sold and a check for them deposited into the farm account. That much I knew from the small bits and pieces from over hearing my sister talking to some of her friends.



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To be different is a choice? Not for me!

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To be different is a choice? Not for me!

This had a temporary possible title: such as 'Aren't you / they stupid? I’m not gay!' which could have grown a series of 'Aren’t they angry … '; Aren’t they wrong ...'; 'Aren't they nasty ...'; even 'Aren't they accepting … '. Another possible set of titles began How stupid are you? I'm not gay'.
Then the story veered away and the title had to change!




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Rhysling's Rue - Part 22

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Rhysling’s Rue - Chapter 22

“Clyde, get your ass over here and help with this thing!” Roy glared over at his brother who was finishing a cut with his usual careful slowness.

“Then grow a fuckin brain cell and put it down till I’m done! I’m not gonna rush just cause you want to go moon over a woman who doesn’t even know you exist!” Clyde carefully inspected the edges of his finished cut, taking a trimmer and making a minute adjustment before nodding to himself in approval.

“She does too, I saw her lookin at me just yesterday!”



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Burger Queen Chp. 13

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The Adventures of Madeline Brewer (7)

The next day was Monday, that meant a few thing. One it meant that my sister had a fresh list of chores that needed to be done by the end of the week. Beside each chore there stood a little dollar sign followed by a number. It also meant I was one more day closer to starting school. Soon those endless days of exploring would come to a end, and once more I’ll find myself chained to a desk.



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Subject: Blackmail

A short story...

Subject: Blackmail

by
AuPreviner

Copyright © 2018 by AuP reviner



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Memory Lapse (6/6)

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The ending part of the ongoing story that started almost three years ago. There were some inquires for that first story, The Waltz, to be continued. I was stuck somwhere in the middle and couldn't find an acceptable continuation untill now.



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Roy And The Road To Renee - Chapter 12 - Conclusion

I had another counseling session, this time with my parents. I wanted to resolve the growing hostility they had to my dressing as a female. Naturally, my modeling was a big part of it.

After the usual bringing Dr. Devlin up to date, I said, “I get the feeling that my parents want me to totally stop dressing as a girl.”

“Is that true?” she asked my parents.

“Absolutely!” my father asserted and then added, “We think that this has gone on way too far.”

“In what way,” Dr. Devlin asked.

“He’s our son, not our daughter,” my mother answered.



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The Adventures of Madeline Brewer (6)

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The nave of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church was half full I’ll say with around sixty people sitting spread out in the wooden pews. Small puffs of gray smoke hung above our heads and the air was scented with the smell of burning charcoal and incense pellets. The flicking orange and yellow light of the twelve burning candles divided into two groups of six. Six to the left and six to the right of the high altar.



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The Devil's Chamber Part 14

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Yuletide Acceptance

Yuletide Acceptance

Raising a young boy as a single parent is not easy. Raising a young boy who believes he’s really a girl is even more challenging. Being a young boy being raised by a single male parent (dad) also isn’t easy. Being in a single parent/single child family, especially during the holidays, is especially difficult. Dan and 11 year old Matt were in agreement on these matters.



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Dancing to a New Beat 55

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CHAPTER 55
There was no real reason to spend any more time with Elaine, and despite the fact that the Barracloughs had followed Annie’s lead in setting up a raft of tents in the back garden, the house was absolutely groaning at the seams. Blake and I still had our responsibilities to paid employment to fulfil, and to be honest, the more I watched Elaine and Siân locking soppy eyes with their children, the more I missed my own boy.



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Gaby Book 18 ~ Summery ~ Chapter *1* Tricky Trio

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*Chapter 1*
Tricky Trio

 

 



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Tammy:Moving On - Chapter 10 "Plane Sailing?"

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Moving On  

Part
 
Ten

 

"Plane Sailing?"

 



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Love Less -1-

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Everyone makes choices, even if one chooses not to make them.

Love Less


Love Less


by Erin Halfelven



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Godmother Chp. 3

I opened the mansion's front doors wide, and got the attention of my guests. "My apologies for the wait, everyone! Please, let me introduce a friend that is staying with me." The Godmother stepped into view, and bowed for everyone. "My name is Elena, and Hailey is giving me a place to stay in exchange for some legal help with the inheritance. Please follow us to the ballroom."



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Christmas Wishes - 1

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Christmas Wishes


A Holiday Continuation of
If Wishes Were



Teddi’s Wish


Where did I leave that bus ticket
I can’t stay here any longer
They just don’t understand me
I wish mom didn’t die…



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Primal Book Two - Katie's Return



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Secret Base

 

Secret Base
by Melanie Brown
Copyright  © 2018 Melanie Brown

A shared hiding space led to a special summer



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Camelot Network Solutions Chapter 3

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Primal Book One - The Rest of the Story



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Anchors Aweigh – 5 A Possible Rose Lining


Anchors Aweigh – 5
A Possible Rose Lining


By Jessica C
=^_^=~



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Desperately seeking Susie

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Desperately seeking Susie

I had never guessed what sort of a girl I was needing. But Susie was the one. Despite her, um, issues.

An AP-500 to be borrowed or adapted …...




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Cindy's Prom and the Unwilling Princess by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Everybody wants to go to the Prom!

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Cindy's Prom and the Unwilling Princess
by Melanie Brown
Now on Kindle from DopplerPress


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Life Giver by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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If healing meant changing genders and also species, would you? And how about protecting this new found technology? This gender-bending sci-fi tale takes you to strange worlds as those transformed protect their new people from destructive humans.

Life Giver by Melanie Brown on Kindle


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Arctic Fox Book 2 by Rosemary Howell now on Kindle

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A whole new adventure begins for Marcia, the Arctic Fox, and her family!

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The Arctic Fox
Book 2
by Rosemary Howell
Now on KIndle


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Easy as Falling Off a Bike 11 by Angharad - on Kindle

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She's at it again! Cathy deals with romance, rodents and renegade toddlers in this latest collected installment of her continuing adventures.

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Easy as Falling Off a Bike -11-
by Angharad
Now on Kindle from DopplerPress


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