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Weeping Willow. Book 3, Chapter 9 of 23

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Chapter 9

When Willow and the conductor followed the orchestra after the tuning, she saw that the place was as packed as it had been on the two previous nights. For her, it was sit and repeat; for the audience it was all new and wonderful. There was good applause with each item, and her passage back to the Yamaha was much easier without all the cables.



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Seems Too Good - Chapters 43 and 44

“Seems

Seems Too Good



Chapters 43 and 44

by Sofia Hammerstein

Doctor Nick Benning has worked hard to become a phenomenal surgeon. Ads for traveling to a new dimension have begun to pop up everywhere; including a billboard asking 'Life got you down? Debt sky-high? Health problems? Just needing new scenery? Visit Portal Relocations on the web to learn of your chance for a new life!' Circumstances in life change for him and the journey begins to sound intriguing despite the stories he's heard... (A Tale from the Diaper Dimension)



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No Foolin' by Jo Dora Webster - Now on Kindle

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Aliens? Magic? Magic aliens!

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No Foolin'Jo Dora Webster

A Story of the Limoxian Universe


What will Gail do when her crush, Kevin,
stumbles on a device from the space pod cabinet?




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Port in a Storm

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Port in a Storm
A Short Story
By Maryanne Peters

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Campfire Stories, Urban Legends, and Ghost Stories (4)

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The next story I'm going to share with you guys concerns a certain cabin. Now, before I go on, I should say older cabins, those being the first ones built by the first campers were all named after characters from Disney's classic animated movie “Bambi”. One of the first cabins that was completed was named after the main character, the adorable young fawn Bambie. It is also rumored to be the most haunted and the most active with paranormal activity. 



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The Sister Act by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Brian never wanted to be a girl, but when you have an actress for an older sister, a HUGE resemblance to her, and then throw in an agent who would do pretty much anything to get a contract — it was better to go with the flow, wasn't it?

Or was that just a really good excuse?

Buy on Kindle

 



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Easy As Falling Off a Bike pt 3189

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 3189
by Angharad

Copyright© 2017 Angharad

  
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The Adventure Begins Chapter 3

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On The Run Part 6

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Dreams of Dancing in the Sky -Part 5

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Dreams of dancing in the Sky

Jordan Price was like most boys on New Holland. He dreamed of dancing in the sky like the Sky Dancers. To fly among the clouds under his own power. There is only one problem. Only women could be Sky Dancers, and Jordan was a boy. Then came the day that would all change



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The boy in the commercial

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.The Boy in the commercial

Written by Dauphin
Was it the twilight zone of another world dimension conflicting with us, or simply a curse. A boy changes his life because of strange things that happen around him.
"A twilight zone story of how something haunts us and changes us" Diana
"Imagine seeing someone in a commercial, that looks like you and yet is not. This person has the courage that you do not!" Dauphin


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Hugh Don't Know Jack! Chp. 2 -- A Very Civil War

Stories in the Jackie Hallard Universe:

Hugh Don't Know Jack!

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AuPreviner

Will the police get their man and their money back? Only Hugh knows.

Copyright © 2017 by AuP reviner



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Snow Angel Part 8

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It Can Only Go Up From Here 1

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Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 14 - Reaping the Harvest

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It seems to me that in the past week or so, several GOOD PEOPLE I know have suffered tragic losses. Some have lost health or wealth. Some have lost dear friends or loved ones. Some have lost happiness and hope, or even the very will to go on another step. Today's parable is dedicated to all of you, with my undying love. -- Haylee V

Reaping the Harvest

A farmer had two sons, who were always trying to one-up each other. Whatever the younger one would try to do, the elder would try to do better, or harder, or longer, and vice versa.



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Abandoned Child Chapter 10

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Charles was at his girlfriend’s house feeling smug about himself and finding that micro-SD card his ex-wife had made. He wasn’t a computer genius like she was, but he knew someone who was, the son of the vice-president of the motorcycle gang. If anyone could crack the password protecting the card he could, he had dropped off the card with him and was just waiting for him to call back.

Charles cellphone rings, “Hello?”

“You need to get out of there now Charles, the police are on their way to you. They have footage of you breaking into that hotel room and searching it.”



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Easy As Falling Off a Bike pt 3188

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 3188
by Angharad

Copyright© 2017 Angharad

  
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Gaby Character list

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here, I hope, is a character crib sheet for the Gaby saga - its not exhaustive but covers most of the main characters.

Gaby Cast of Characters – the definitive listing 3rd June 2017
Family



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Freddy On the Loose: Part 16

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TFOS: Freddy On The Loose, Part 16

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Rodford Edmiston

 

Note: This story uses background and concepts from the Teenagers From Outer Space role-playing game, Copyright 2001 R. Talsorian Games, Inc. The characters and story are Copyright 2001 Rodford Edmiston Smith.

"Did anyone get killed besides me?" groaned Argy.

"Ow," said Hub.

"Please get your foot out of my stomach," said Karen.

"Sorry," said Freddy.



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The Gingerbread House

It wasn’t that Natalie hated Christmas; she could never be that cynical. In the face of blinking lights, baubles, and ornate decoration she stared ahead, and traced the steps between her flat and the office. As far as she was concerned it was a day like any other.

Her hands balled in the pockets of her coat - one pressed against the phone, the other grabbing lint - while she pressed through the carols in the air. She smiled tightly, threw a dollar into a charity bucket without a thought for who they collected, and marched on. How could she begrudge them for trying to spread joy?



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Gaby Book 15 ~ Friends ~ Chapter *4* Sponsorship

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Home On The Range

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A Little R&R 2: Alyss in Wondercute Land part 2

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Alyss and Amy are adjusting to life at Whateley Academy, though both girls face new challenges.

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A Little R&R 2: Alyss in Wondercute Land part 1

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Alyss and Amy are adjusting to life at Whateley Academy, though both girls face new challenges.

http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php



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The Box's Pandora part 9

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When 15 year old Byron and his family go to visit Aunt Dora during spring break, they soon find themselves under an unexpected attack. In the aftermath, Byron's body and life change in ways that he never could have expected, or imagined.



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Boilerplate Special

A short story...

Boilerplate Special

by
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Copyright © 2017 by AuP reviner



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Tammy:Aftermath - Epilogue

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 Aftermath  

Epilogue

 

 



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A Hunting they Will Go

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This story is based in and on the world of RIFTS. All mention of skelebots, Coalition, Cyclones and Juicer are products of the Palladium Books gaming system.



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Journeys West - Chapter 16 - A Rattlesnake on the Trail

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Chapter 16 - A Rattlesnake on the Trail

By Monica Rose and Marina Kelly
Proofread by: Qmodo

The sun was bright outside the bedroom windows but the muted glare really did not bother her. It registered somewhat, but the events of the previous day had taken a bit out of her. Their bedroom gymnastics contributed to that as well. As a result, Mary Sue snuggled back into the warmth of Pat's arms.



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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished – 5 – Coming to Light

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
- 5 – Coming to Light


By Jessica C




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WildFire Chapter 15

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Ginny's Story Chapter 19

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Ginny's Story

A novel by Karen Lockhart

Copyright© 2016 Karen Lockhart
All Rights Reserved.


 


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Do You Believe In Magic? Chapter 10

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Easy As Falling Off a Bike pt 3187

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike, est. 2007)
Part 3187
by Angharad

Copyright© 2017 Angharad

  
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Arista is.. suffering too, apparently? [5.10]

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There's always two sides to every story, sometimes more, which can get rather messy in all honesty so it's probably better to stick with just two for now, right?

The problem with bad guy's is that, rather predictably, they lie sometimes.
It makes it rather hard to take anything they say seriously... unless they offer proof at least.

Events unfold including but not limited to:
Arista explaining the world as she see's it,
Ari being useful at long last
(although not half as useful as John apparently is)
and Hannah has enough dignity left to blush when confronted with the truth about her relationship with the smirking-wonder from multiple, utterly annoying, angles!




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Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 12 - I'll Give You The World...

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I'll Give You The World...
(c) 2017 Haylee V

Alaine had to be, without a doubt, one of the loveliest and most graceful women in the entire world. Everyone in the hamlet of Dervonshire simply adored her. Women wanted to emulate -- no, to actually BE -- her, and men courted her day and night, trying in vain to win her favor -- and her heart.



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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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My New Assignment by Melanie Brown on Kindle

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Captain Granger didn't expect to be rewarded for saving the galaxy. And he wasn't.

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My New Assignment
by Melanie Brown
Now on Kindle


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All for Love - 'The Kiss' & more - A Melanie Brown Sampler

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Melanie Brown's newest collection from Doppler Press!

All for Love

Now on Kindle!



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