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GB Again

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GB Again
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GB has struck again, this time in one of two small towns no one has heard about. While panic sweeps through his town---the next one over from the outbreak---Jason and his friends do their best to be optimistic. But when parents start pulling their kids from school and quarantine looms, even their resolve begins to crack. It gets worse when the virus strikes and the group is quarantined to their homes, waiting for the inevitable.



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Dawning... Or How I Survived a Plane Crash, Sort Of

She, he, whoever, was looking at me, too, and looking just as confused as I felt. He spoke first, sounding like Chelsea’s manner of speaking but in my actual voice.

“Kevin, are you in my body?!”

I replied, “I must be, because I see my face over there. So I’m Chelsea now?”

An entry in Erin's February Short Story Month Story Challenge



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Stuck in the Middle -51

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Stuck in the Middle


In this chapter, Emily wakes up late, still feeling the weight of the night before. A quiet morning with Mrs. Blake brings a moment of understanding and warmth, helping her settle back into the rhythm of the house. Later, as she works on her homework, a simple question about Christmas decorations leads to a conversation that shifts her perspective on the holiday, reminding her that sometimes, the most meaningful traditions aren’t the ones you can see but the ones you feel.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.



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Irresistible

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Irresistible
A Vignette
By Maryanne Peters

Perhaps because my staff were always giving me a hard time about my old-fashioned manners and conservative style of dress, I was in favor of a diversity hire. We had two races other than white covered, so when I was looking for a new secretary the office manager put forward a candidate she described as “gender non-conforming”. I thought that it would be to test me, so I had no choice but to go through with an interview.



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Racing Hearts by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Tommy and his twin sister, Cynthia share almost everything. Their looks, their love of cheerleading. But maybe sharing a preference for street-racing bad boys is going too far?

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Racing Hearts
A Sudden Romance
by Melanie Brown
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Andi and Allie - 30

Andi and Allie – Chapter 30

“…and a silver sixpence in her shoe.”

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Devil's Due (Revised)

Devil's Due: A Tale From Meridian
by Daniela A. Wolfe (D.A.W.)
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A man has made a deal with the devil, now that one of Lady Satan's servants has come to collect his life will be changed forever.



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The Christmas Angel

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December 2017 Christmas Dreams Story Contest Entry
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Swap at Failure (one page RPG)

Swap By Failure is designed as a one-page pen and paper that has all necessary rules to play it on just one page. For this game, there is no general setting, but I recommend a normal non-magical world on the height of our current civilization and normal everyday people as player characters.



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The Good Wife

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Hugh Blair was a man with a secret. None of his friends or family had inkling that he had what some would call a dark secret that if he had his way would never see the light of day. There were other things about his family that he hoped would also never surface but underneath them was the one that played on his mind more frequently in recent years.



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Are you wearing a bra?

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Are you wearing a bra?

Just how do you answer that question when you ARE wearing a bra – and you’re a man.



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For the Love of my Sister

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December 2017 Christmas Dreams Story Contest Entry

For the love of my sister


By Savannah Maun

The Legal Stuff: For the love of my sister ©2017 Savannah Maun



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The Bet Chapter 2

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After 16 year old basketball star Ryan Jones loses a bet to his on and off court rival Jimmy Montford, and has to attend his rival schools Winter dance, as a girl and as Jimmy's date. Ryan and Jimmy finally arrive at the dance.



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Jack and Jill by Trudy - 7 - End or End of the Beginning

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Jack and Jill by Trudy
7 - End or End of the Beginning



By Jessica C

Four o’clock in the morning Trudy sneaks into the room and bed with Mel.



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A Second Chance -- Chapter 23

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A Second Chance

By Dawn Natelle

Judging by the comments, people are very interested in Gary. So it is fitting that today’s chapter deals with him, and not a day in Rachael’s life (although she does show up at the end): Dawn.

INTERLUDE



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Destination Unknown Part 3


Destination Unknown

By, Hilary Richards
Part 3

 

 

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Synopsis:  Ashley Roberts had decided to embrace her female side and started on her journey into womanhood thanks to the support of her family. At the moment things seem perfect for our girl, but not everyone is going to be as supportive. .

 



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Ginny's Story Chapter 40

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Ginny's Story

A novel by Karen Lockhart

Copyright© 2017 Karen Lockhart
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Same, but different: Chapter 3

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A month later, a lot has happened. First, I got a new Yu-gi-oh deck called Geargia. It’s pretty cool and I am now second place in my school. Not only that my friends have a thing going on in Study hall where we sit on a round table and play Yu-gi-oh. We always play big team battles that we never quite finish at thirty minutes. McVie is being an asshole as always. He’s been picking on me lately and getting onto me. Kerry and James have been a bunch of fun lately on the internet. We started playing a game called ‘Unturned’. A blocky zombie game. It’s fun if you like Minecraft and zombies.



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The First Cut, 6 - Conclusion


The First Cut

 


- Is Messy -

“It’s a little unfair questioning someone still a little dippy on painkillers.”



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Easy As Falling Off a Bike pt 3224

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The Weekly Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 3224
by Angharad

Copyright© 2017 Angharad

  
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Angel Of Justice Chapter 7

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Topiary Genetics: Part 11

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Winning hearts and minds in Thompsonville

Today really sucked, Nicole thought. All because some idiots valued having a good sports team over the health and safety of people her friends lives were getting worse. A bunch of butt-hurt rednecks had caused this problem. Butt-hurt was a new phrase that she had learned in her D&D group. She thought it aptly described the people that had been causing the problems.



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A New Life 01

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!

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My life changed when I was taking my evening hike through the back forty. I just didn't realize it at the time.



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A Second Chance -- Chapter 22

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A Second Chance

By Dawn Natelle

So I promised no new story till Wednesday. I lied. Sometimes a writer’s got to write (and there will be another one tomorrow): Dawn.

MONDAY, May 16, 2016

The minute Mikki got on the bus, Rachael gave her the good news: “We’ve got a new house.”

“What? Where? I thought you were getting an apartment.”



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Same, but different: Chapter 2

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The next day I did my normal morning routine. Wake up at five, take a shower, and go to get food. My dad was there getting ready for work. He’s a supervisor for the Densal police department. Densal is a town about ten minutes away from Smiths Cliff. He’s a really cool guy. Best dad I’ve ever known. Then again, I only known one dad.

“Chase, how was school?” He asks me. Crap baskets, I wanted to avoid talking about school.

“Alright, boring though.”

“First days of school are always like that.” He hugs me, “I have to go now. Have a good day at school.”



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Glimpses of the Afterlife

Glimpses of the Afterlife
By Ellie Dauber © 2006

The true and final fate of Saddam Hussein.

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Same, but different: Chapter 1

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The first day of school. Great. Something I’m so happy about. The worst part is it’s my first day of high school.

I’m Chase Parker and I live in Smiths Cliff, Alabama. A small town close to the mountains. It’s only about an hour away from Birmingham. God, I hate this place. I wish I could leave.



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Same, but different: Prologue

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“Mommy, can we go home now? I’m cold.” I asked my mom as we walk through the frozen foods aisle.

“No, baby. You just want to go home and play games.” Mom replied making me blush with embarrassment.

“But, mo-”

A wild man screamed, “DIE DIE DIE!” as an automatic rifle goes off. Everyone screamed and panicked. Mom grabbed my arm and ran to the women’s bathroom. Tears rolled down my face as mom pushed me into a bathroom stall.



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Something Lovely

Something Lovely
 

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Thundering Force: Chapter 27: “The Coming of the Storms: Part Six: Epilogue: And Life Goes On...”

Chapter Description: Chapter Twenty-Seven: The final chapter of Thundering Force is here. How do things end? Where do the people in the story go from here? All that and more will be revealed in this chapter.



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Jack and Jill by Trudy - 6 - Halloween Dance

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Jack and Jill by Trudy
Halloween Dance - 6



By Jessica C



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Mother and Daughter, part 3

Janet tried her hardest, but she couldn't prevent herself from breathing a sigh of relief as she pressed her employee pass against the scanner, officially ending another week of monotonous work. As Janet quickly discovered, though, she wasn't the only one feeling relieved.

"At. Last!" Rebecca- one of Janet's colleagues, a woman in her early thirties- giggled as she and a handful of her colleagues walked alongside Janet to the vast supermarket's locker room. "Dunno about you ladies, but I am in a mood to unwind!"



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What a long strange trip it’s been.

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What a long strange trip it’s been.
By Princess Pantyboy

Hi to all,
I thought I would do a little something different for my 100th story I have put on-line. This is a little blast from the past, I hope and pray you enjoy my story. The name of this story comes from a song from the Grateful Dead in case you’re wondering.

Me/ Kelly 10-years-old boy
Miley 6-year-old little sister
Mom
Dad
Aunt Meghan



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Alexa B-Side: #22 - The Christmas Card

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A little Pre-Christmas fun



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Dragon's Mark by Shauna Rousseau now on Kindle

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Dragon's Mark
by Shauna J. Rousseau
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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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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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Butterscotch by Joyce Melton now on Kindle

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Maybe Butterscotch will be your favorite flavor, too!

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Butterscotch
Joyce Melton
Now on Kindle


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