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Bubbleator 2010 – 2044

Karen Cole — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:30:44 +0000

This story fictionalizes Seattle of the year 2044, telling about an underground transit system laced with bubbleators, elevators that move up, down and sideways through a nework similar to modern underground Tokyo. A Jewish reporter and his daughter, who uses a hoverchair due to her disabilities, have an exciting underground adventure fighting white racial supremacits, finally getting rescued by a dear old Moslem

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What goes around…

JohnMakin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:17:01 +0000

PART 1

Revelling in the wonder and beauty that spread before me, I took a deep breath and pondered my changed circumstances. The differences were intensified by the busyness of the living splendour that

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Deal with the Devil – A Short Story

yolande — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:59:17 +0000

Dry leaves float to the ground and crunch under his feet. He stares at them – shriveled patches of brown and yellow. The wheels of the chair squeak on the cobbled stones. He parks the chair by an old Oak tree, pushing it close to the painted wooden bench, pulling up the brake

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Pillow Talk

tricia — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:24:24 +0000

March, 2010

Editors' Choice Winner

Well, the fat lady has sung. I’m dead. Deader than a doornail. I’m not yet pushing up daisies, but that’s only because no one has gotten around to burying me.

I certainly didn’t see this coming when I got out of bed last Saturday. But I guess that’s just how it

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Excerpts from “Pieces of You”

harmlessjoyce — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:55:59 +0000

Excerpts from first two chapters of Pieces of You by Joyce Elferdink

Editors' Choice Award

The Swiss version of an Amtrak train raced past the lovely villages set in a postcard view with layers of mountains, valleys, and quaint cottages, but Kirk was oblivious to its enchantment. It wasn’t that he didn’t

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Excerpt: Lest Darkness Prevail – Morcai Sees Light

Sandra — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:56:48 +0000

This excerpt from Lest Darkness Prevail features a precocious 3-year-old named Morcai as he gives his godfather and other family members an unexpected surprise.

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“Shi’níyah, are you all right?” Warnach rose on his elbow and leaned over her shoulder.

Twisting onto her back, she expelled a frustrated breath. “I’m so tired of not being able to sleep.

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The Peak of Eternal Light

ginaburgess — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:30:06 +0000

Moon base Jastrow Station had a problem, and Bandit knew she and Bucket had to fix it or be stranded. The question was who could be trusted to help and who was the traitor who sabotaged the station.

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Excerpt: GIRL IN THE IVORY TOWER (screenplay)

cfmacek — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:13:32 +0000

FADE IN:

EXT. WU TAI SHAN MOUNTAIN RANGE – NIGHT

Title over: “WU TAI SHAN MOUNTAINS – CHINA – HAN DYNASTY”

A small crescent moon illuminates the night. Two young men in dark clothing, YING KAI and XIAOGOU, are climbing up a sheer cliff in the heart of the mountainous region of Wu Tai Shan in Northern China.

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Freedom Bound – Part Five

michelle — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:56:54 +0000

Previously… Princess Abigail ran away from the palace and was found by a young man named Andrew. He made friends with her, took her into his home, introduced her to his brother Jonathan, sister-in-law Madelyn, and their three children. While Andrew was busy in his wood shop, Abigail ran away again…

December, 2010

Andrew emerged from

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Brothers

Hoping4astory — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:18:51 +0000

July, 2011

“Get to your room young man,” shouted Johnny’s mother. She’d just found out that Johnny had smacked his little five-year old brother, Sean, when

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