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Miss Conception

PhilipBradbury — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:59:59 +0000

Some very serious people visit Melinda and her mother, belinda, the local "massage therapist". No one is quite sure what is going on, especially Melinda, who finds the serious people quite perplexing ... and they find her mother equally perplexing. So, what is really going on here? We may never know

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Asharif the boatman

PhilipBradbury — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:50:32 +0000

In the boat with Asharif are three very wealthy and elegantly dressed people. The man has a grand hat and many layers of flowing robes, while the women are dressed in much lace and silk, with delicately embroidered parasols. As Asharif rows, he doesn’t think about the disparity between these sophisticated people, with their fine talk and smooth skin, and his own blunt manner and blistered hands. These people of high standing may be comparing their impeccably buckled shoes with his bare feet, their flowing garments with his tattered shirt and shorts, the large jewels on their fingers with his broken and dirty fingernails. Asharif could have looked at these outer differences if he’d chosen, but his interest was in that which lay beneath the human veneer. This is why these people chose his above all the other water

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Display Your Editors’ Choice Badge

Jerry — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:56:24 +0000

Award Winning Story

Editors’ Choice Award winners may now display this badge on their websites and blogs. Winners will receive the code to display this badge including a direct link to the winning story.

Proudly displaying the badge adds to your writing credentials, as well as providing more opportunities for readers to follow your work.

The more

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Abiding Love – Part Two

michelle — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:24:10 +0000

As Felicity wandered near the nurses’ station, one of the nurses approached her with a tissue box. She said nothing, but gave Felicity a sympathetic smile as Felicity took a tissue from the box.

“I’m Holly,” she introduced, “Would you like to sit down?”

Felicity nodded and sat in a chair next to Holly behind the nurses’

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Writing Workshops Sale

Jerry — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:25:30 +0000

Writers Online Workshop is offering a 17% discount on their writing workshops from now until March 17th. Enter the promo code MAR10 when enrolling. I received a recent email indicating about 20 workshops were on sale during this period.

Examples include: Creating Dynamic Characters, normally $250, now $208.

Focus On The Short Story, normally $425, now $353.

Essentials Of

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After the Concert

Brenda — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:51:25 +0000

Anticipation flowed through Jim like a melody, just as it always did before a concert. He climbed onto the platform slowly, carefully keeping his balance. He wasn’t about to let his bad leg lead to a fall before the performance.

“Need

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Freedom Bound – Part Two

michelle — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:39:04 +0000

Abigail rode with Andrew quickly through the forest, away from the lake and the palace guards, until she felt safe again. Andrew was especially silent while they rode, allowing Abigail to lead the horse. She could not see his expression, nor guess what he might have thought. When Sky slowed to a walk, Abigail turned

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Sara

Amy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:01:19 +0000

Sara

By Amy J. Cooper

February 21, 2010

I still remember the first time I laid eyes on her, though it was years ago. I was staring down a long hallway to a window high in the wall where the sun was perfectly lined to cast dancing shadows on the yellow-tiled floor. Suddenly realizing

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Joelle’s Discovery – Part Two

michelle — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:53:31 +0000

‘I met Frederick in school when I was fifteen and he was seventeen and I never went with anyone else. We waited ten years to get married. It was the depression then and for a long time we didn’t have money to get married. But finally, Frederick gave me a diamond ring and promised me

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Quest for Onepus – Part 3

Tasja — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:24:13 +0000

Previously… Larson was alone on his ship when Tawni hailed him with an SOS. Her cruiser being damaged, he let her stay on his ship until he was able to drop her off…

We ate together, because what else was there to do? She offered to make me something. When I declined, she made a joke

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