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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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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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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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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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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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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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Seraphic Retribution

zara — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:23:56 +0000

The shining creature moved forward, eyes glowing silver. It was a fearful sight. The Old Man watched in terror as the vision placed both hands on the handle of a long shimmering sword, the blade pointing down so it touched the

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Wrong Place, Wrong Time – The d’Arc – Chapter 1 (excerpt)

cfmacek — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:23:37 +0000

A blustery wind blew across the River Thames as Diane Firestone, carrying a yellow wicker picnic basket, walked back to a leased 1936 Riley Kestrel parked near a large hackberry tree off to the side of the road. The breeze was strong enough to make it difficult for her to hold the trunk lid open

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Quest for Onepus – Part 1

Tasja — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:05:21 +0000

I had been travelling the galaxy for some time now, alone, occasionally stopping on an inhabited planet for food and supplies. I’d had a pretty good system going for a few years. I didn’t have a crew, although the ship is large enough for one, but still small enough for me to handle on my

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Freedom Bound – Part One

michelle — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:42:49 +0000

Abigail quietly and carefully led her horse, Sky, out of the stable and across the pasture to the gate. She opened the gate, led Sky through it and closed it securely again. She looked briefly over her shoulder to the house a distance away from the pasture gate. The house was quiet in the

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