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This Is Our Contract; Clause I by Jack Yue This Is Our Contract; Clause I by Jack Yue May 15, 2012 38267 words Read a sample
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Quick Reads: The Gardener by Ed Rehkopf Quick Reads: The Gardener by Ed Rehkopf May 15, 2012 3375 words Read a sample
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Ed Rehkopf is a retired hospitality veteran. During his long and varied career, he has managed two historic university-owned hotels, managed at a four-star desert resort, directed operations for a regional hotel chain, opened two golf and country clubs, worked in golf course development, and launched a portal web site for the private club industry.
A Bottle of Poems and a Dove by Bluebird Bliss A Bottle of Poems and a Dove by Bluebird Bliss May 15, 2012 3055 words Read a sample
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Hi, my name is Bluebird Bliss I am an independent author who has just published the inspirational book HUMAN MAGIC. The first 18% of HUMAN MAGIC is a free download. TOTALLY FREE downloads of my other short stories The Conflict Climb and Fly Bully and the Bumblebee A Bottle of poems and a Dove (The poem believe just a little is for Chad). My Favourite is climb and fly LOVE = Lets Overcome Violence Everywhere.. :) LIGHT = Lets Ignite Great Healing Together. :) Cheers... WE NEED TO RESPECT ourselves, one another and especially THE ENVIRONMENT. Affirmation: I AM NOW IN BALANCE WITH THE NATURAL RHYTHM AND FLOW OF LIFE. Check out Thubten Yangchens books,THE BUTTERFLY AND THE BRICK. ALSO THE KEYS they are both FREE downloads. Thubten Yangchens website is www.ufointel.com. His digital art is GREAT. His website is really worth a look the art is amazing.!! BE HAPPY AND WELL . Love and Light Bluebird Bliss.
The Saturday Night Club by Nik.A Lezz The Saturday Night Club by Nik.A Lezz May 15, 2012 3968 words Read a sample
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Hunter - Episode 3 by Goran Zidar Hunter - Episode 3 by Goran Zidar May 15, 2012 2362 words Read a sample
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Harboring dreams of one day being asked to attend a convention to talk about my books. I spend my days working in IT and my nights tinkering away at my novel. I live in Melbourne, Australia - apparently one of the worlds most livable cities - with my wife, twin daughters on the cusp of becoming teenagers, and a cat that is pretty sure she runs the place.
Love Doesn't Ask why Ch.1-FREE by Gretchen Caraballe Aranco Love Doesn't Ask why Ch.1-FREE by Gretchen Caraballe Aranco May 14, 2012 1432 words Read a sample
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The Price is Right! :) and sorry recently I set my blog to private. Just preparing for its 1st anniversary. JUNE 22-GCA-
My Naughty Wife: Susie by Frangelica Myers My Naughty Wife: Susie by Frangelica Myers May 14, 2012 18309 words Read a sample
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As a naughty wife myself, I love writing these stories about different men with a similar problem - how to bring their much younger, sexy and very naughty wives under control. Each My Naughty Wife is a stand alone short story. I'd love to hear from you. Why not email me at frangelica.myers@gmail.com?
The Mystery of the Missing Money by Paul Moxham The Mystery of the Missing Money by Paul Moxham May 14, 2012 10398 words Read a sample
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Paul Moxham hails from Australia. He has written three novels thus far, two YA and one childrens. The first, The Secret of Smugglers Cove is a childrens adventure book that is set in 1950's Britain and set in the style of Enid Blyton's Famous Five series. His second book, The Florida Chase, a young adult novel, is an action packed novel that is along the lines of The Hardy Boys. The third, Last Plane out of Paris, a young adult novel, follows two British officers as they parachute into France and attempt to rescue and aircraft designer just as Hitler invades the country. He has also written a number of screenplays which led to him being signed to a Los Angeles based manager early in 2011. One of his scripts, Blizzard, won the Gold Prize Award at the 2011 PAGE AWARDS.
Capitol Offense (Texas Heroines in Peril) by Cheryl Bolen Capitol Offense (Texas Heroines in Peril) by Cheryl Bolen May 14, 2012 39245 words Read a sample
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Cheryl Bolen is the acclaimed author of more than a dozen Regency-set historical novels published by Harlequin Historical and Zebra. Her books have placed in several writing contests, including the Daphne du Maurier, and have been translated into 11 languages. She was named Notable New Author in 1999, and in 2006 she won the Holt Medallion for Best Historical Novel. A former journalist and English teacher who admits to a fascination with dead English women, Bolen is a contributor to The Regency Reader, The Quizzing Glass, and the Regency Plume. Her articles on Regency England can be found on her website, www.CherylBolen.com.
Huff n' Puff by Mistress Mirabell Huff n' Puff by Mistress Mirabell May 14, 2012 7280 words Read a sample
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I am a storyteller with a little twist... I am currently sharing creative adult fiction known as erotica. Check out both my collections as they start becoming available mid may... Fayte's Fancies... erotica based on classic fairy tells you heard as a child Troll Tales... erotica with a supernatural twist that allow you to walk on the dark side
The raise by victoria morris The raise by victoria morris May 14, 2012 945 words Read a sample
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32 female married with two kids
Five Years Gone by Jack Vivace Five Years Gone by Jack Vivace May 14, 2012 5792 words Read a sample
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Jack works in numbers by day and letters by night.
The Predator: Gone away into A Snake Nest (Part 1) by ShinLiang The Predator: Gone away into A Snake Nest (Part 1) by ShinLiang May 14, 2012 2904 words Read a sample
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Kuan Sheng Liang, (born June 13th, 1988), preferably known as Shinliang, is a University student. Shinliang currently finished his maiden novel while in the meantime pursue studies in UniMAP, course Biomedical Electronics Engineering (June 2008 – June 2012). He is an eligible bachelor for the present. Shinliang is a Malaysian Chinese, and lives in the East Malaysia, a place named Kuching, Sarawak which is the largest and populous city in Borneo, together with his parents and three brothers, Shinliang is second among four. The varieties of nature and multicultural heritage have given much inspiration for him to write up fire-new narratives, details and plots in his novel, together with his imaginativeness as an engineer-apprentice without losing sight of the beauty of ‘belles-lettres’ and the importance of using ‘daring’ sentences and sophisticated, ‘unwonted’ vocabularies, unprecedented story-line to boot which, story can be fitted into a movie as it goes. He had taken at least two years to finish his first novel, namely Magical Half, however it remained unpublished for all the prepublication works.
The Akerman Motel/Apartments per week by Pablo D'Stair The Akerman Motel/Apartments per week by Pablo D'Stair May 14, 2012 28973 words Read a sample
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The Rebellious Fingers by A. J. Barry The Rebellious Fingers by A. J. Barry May 14, 2012 705 words Read a sample
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Wise Men by Lonon Smith Wise Men by Lonon Smith May 14, 2012 87856 words Read a sample
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I'm a former screenwriter who now lives in Sacramento, CA. “Wise Men” is my first novel. I was born in central California in a very small town devoted to agriculture and ranching and which was very far from a large city unless you count Bakersfield. I've made a few bucks driving tractors, shoving cattle around and shoveling out stalls. I am not a cowboy. My fierce love of horses came later. I was raised by my mother, a war widow, with the help of her father, sisters and about a gillion other relatives, real ones and what we call "shirttail relations." I went to college when the United States and California both thought educating their children was a good idea, so I have a couple of degrees having to do with English and its uses. For far too much of of my life, I wrote screenplays. I have two children, both grown. I've been devastated by the death of the person with whom I hoped to spend the rest of my life, and am now married to a decent woman who was willing to have my idiosyncratic self after the dust settled. And I have sometimes been an actor, almost always -- but not quite always, I say proudly -- for free. The rest is opinion and speculation, although, as has been pointed out, a life unexamined isn't worth squat. It's life with anesthesia, tempting but wasteful. We see ourselves through too many filters -- ego, expectation, dreams, drugs, pain or time -- for self description to be anything more than an exercise in surrealism, a parallax view of the circus parade when the elephant might see the whole thing differently.
The Seventh Sense. by Nick Warren The Seventh Sense. by Nick Warren May 14, 2012 72006 words Read a sample
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I'm a greeting card designer by day, writer and illustrator in the making. I also run an art instruction website http://www.from-sketch-to-oil-painting.com/ I have written one adult horror novel and a short story collection in the same genre. Three heavily illustrated children's books and am working on several more.
The Peepers by Chad P. Brown The Peepers by Chad P. Brown May 14, 2012 1983 words Read a sample
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Chad P. Brown was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He attended Marshall University, where he has earned a Master’s in Latin. His first horror novel, The Jack-in-the-box, was released in October 2011 and is available in paperback as well as various e-book formats. He is currently working on a horror novella, The Pumpkin House, as well as various short stories.
An Indonesian Love Story by American Man An Indonesian Love Story by American Man May 14, 2012 32116 words Read a sample
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An American Man is the pen name of an American man (obviously) who spent a year in Indonesia and founf the country and the women there changed him forever. This book is the first in a series of stories about love, romance, and naughty sex for Indonesian women and the men who love them. Coming in Summer 2012 An Indonesian Love Story In America By An American Man An American Man tells how his life could be different. Indonesian women fall in love, marry, and come to America. Their love is stronger than ever, their sex wilder than ever. From happiness as a quiet wife with children…swinger clubs…sex in public…working as a stripper…posting video on the internet… Life is very different in America than in Indonesia! And new women comes into all their lives… Coming in 2013 Indonesian Naughty Stories: True Stories of Love and Sex From Indonesians Indonesians tell their own stories of wild sex adventures and fantasies. In a strict conservative society where talking about sex is taboo… …there is nothing naughtier than what is forbidden. Nothing is taboo in this collection from actual Indonesians. Do you want a FREE copy of An Indonesian Love Story In America? Send in your naughty stories of love and sex to... IndonesianLoveStory@yahoo.com No names will be published, privacy guaranteed. If you worry about being discovered, send your story unsigned from another email. Tell about the wildest sex you ever had… The wildest fantasy you ever had… The saddest love you never had… The kind of love and life you wish you had… What kind of love, sex, and marriage you dream of…
Public Humiliation by Ashlee Wells Public Humiliation by Ashlee Wells May 14, 2012 2048 words Read a sample
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I've been writing for as long as I can remember. It's how I express myself and it really shows my true thoughts and personality. Currently, I am engaged to my soul-mate off 2 years and am a junior in high school.
Naked Birthday by Kendall Swan Naked Birthday by Kendall Swan May 14, 2012 3831 words Read a sample
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About the Author: Kendall Swan is a stay at home mom and wife in north Texas. She loves writing, reading, and experimenting with erotica. She is an advocate of sexual expression and sexual exploration as a therapeutic tool and a basic necessity for a happy life. When she's not writing or wrangling children, she's researching (and occasionally traveling to) new locales for her stories.
The Last Cowboy by Sheila Jecks The Last Cowboy by Sheila Jecks May 14, 2012 3692 words Read a sample
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Without It by Joseph Lawrence Without It by Joseph Lawrence May 14, 2012 5898 words Read a sample
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Love is Blindfolded by M.Sara Forleo Love is Blindfolded by M.Sara Forleo May 14, 2012 3557 words Read a sample
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I'm an italian girl, a chocolate lover, an avid reader, and a beginner writer. I write mostly love poems and sexy short stories. "Love is Blindfolded" is my first sexy short story and I'd be very, very, very happy if you purchased it!
True Purpose by Sara Winters True Purpose by Sara Winters May 14, 2012 2732 words Read a sample
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I read. I write. I talk too much and don't blog nearly as much as I should. And my muse consists of several voices in my head with a moody ringleader. Don't be scared of the voices. They mean well (most of the time). I write romance, erotic romance, fantasy, mainstream fiction and the rare spiritual fiction.
Vincent of San Wolfo, the Little Werewolf Who Cried Vampire by Andrew Smales Vincent of San Wolfo, the Little Werewolf Who Cried Vampire by Andrew Smales May 14, 2012 3087 words Sample 30%
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Altered Realms: The Elemental Gauntlet / Through Chapter 5 by Brian Sooth Altered Realms: The Elemental Gauntlet / Through Chapter 5 by Brian Sooth May 14, 2012 13048 words Read a sample
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Welcome to the Altered Realms Universe!
The Darkest Prison by C S McClellan The Darkest Prison by C S McClellan May 14, 2012 12561 words Read a sample
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I'm a blogger and fledgling novelist. My first completed novel, Hidden Boundaries, a Novel of Slavery, explores personal conflicts and relationships in the context of unequal power. It's psychologically driven, with an undercurrent of romance that builds subtly and slowly. The two protagonists are a slaveowner and the young man who becomes his slave. Unlike most novels with a male owner and male slave, Hidden Boundaries is not about BDSM or erotica. My fiction is concerned primarily with issues of personal freedom. My settings are either slave societies or societies in which the question of personal freedom is increasingly tied to extreme political, economic, and social changes. I also blog about writing and reading, with occasional reviews of self-published books. If you'd like to know more about my stories and read some samples, visit Dark Boundaries.
Quick Reads: Little Hattie Sleeps by Ed Rehkopf Quick Reads: Little Hattie Sleeps by Ed Rehkopf May 14, 2012 3342 words Read a sample
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Ed Rehkopf is a retired hospitality veteran. During his long and varied career, he has managed two historic university-owned hotels, managed at a four-star desert resort, directed operations for a regional hotel chain, opened two golf and country clubs, worked in golf course development, and launched a portal web site for the private club industry.
An Implementation of Magic by Kim Cowie An Implementation of Magic by Kim Cowie May 14, 2012 6415 words Read a sample
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Born 1948, the author has retired after a career in electronics and technical authorship with a number of British companies. He has had occasional articles on Japanese animation and other subjects published in news-stand magazines. For fun, he still watches Japanese animation.
Honeysuckle Ball by Ipam Honeysuckle Ball by Ipam May 14, 2012 43157 words Read a sample
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splats in ballet, sour notes in choir & drives really fast.
Antipodean Collection by Shane Griffin Antipodean Collection by Shane Griffin May 14, 2012 3159 words Read a sample
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Shane lives near the blue mountains west of Sydney Australia. He is a scientist by trade. He has been writing science fiction and fantasy since age 19. He has published 20 short stories in magazines and ezines such as Potato Monkey, Antipodean Science Fiction, Ripples, Eclecticism and Masque Noir.
Schlock! Webzine Vol 2 Iss 27 by Gavin Chappell Schlock! Webzine Vol 2 Iss 27 by Gavin Chappell May 14, 2012 24348 words Read a sample
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Gavin Chappell was born in northern England and lives near Liverpool. After studying English at the University of Wales, he has since worked variously as a business analyst, a college lecturer and an editor. He is the author of numerous short stories, articles, poems and several books.
Quick Reads: The Night Train by Ed Rehkopf Quick Reads: The Night Train by Ed Rehkopf May 14, 2012 3620 words Read a sample
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Ed Rehkopf is a retired hospitality veteran. During his long and varied career, he has managed two historic university-owned hotels, managed at a four-star desert resort, directed operations for a regional hotel chain, opened two golf and country clubs, worked in golf course development, and launched a portal web site for the private club industry.
The Devil's Riddles by Amy Manuwal The Devil's Riddles by Amy Manuwal May 13, 2012 2663 words Read a sample
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I have taken courses with Lynn Hightower, a nationally and internationally bestselling novelist. As college student, I have written and directed plays. I love cooking and I aspires to be a fulltime writer for movies, television, and novels. I was born and raised in California, and live with family and my three cats and dog. I'm engaged to be married.
Breaking The Girl - Confessions of an Escort Addict: Volume Eight by J.T. Holland Breaking The Girl - Confessions of an Escort Addict: Volume Eight by J.T. Holland May 13, 2012 5206 words Read a sample
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Stirring the Shit by Roderic Anderson Stirring the Shit by Roderic Anderson May 13, 2012 4165 words Read a sample
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Roderic Anderson's writing career started in Nigeria in 1978, when with Joyce Dafe he wrote a children's story book which Joyce illustrated. It was later published by African Universities Press as Omaka to the Rescue in the same series as books by Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwenzi and Michael Crowder. AUP also accepted for publishing a series of chemistry text-books he wrote, Understanding Chemistry : a student's book and a teachers' guide for each year, Nine to Eleven, but `due to the political situation and financial constraints' they have never been printed. He is currently working on the last of a series of books. The first, Trailblazer, a novel based on the lives of his great grandparents, has been published in 2008 by Zeus Publications. The second, another novel, Real Life Portrait , based on the lives of his parents was published as a hard-back in October 2010 by Big Sky Publishing, and the third, Well of Life, is a memoir up to age 18, ready to go to a publisher. The fourth, Free Radical, another memoir up to age 36, he has self published. All of these works are now available as ebooks. Now living quietly in retirement he is working on the final memoir, Odyssey, age 37 up to the present. Besides writing, reading and listening to chamber music, being a long-term Marxist and socialist, he is interested in TV documentaries and current affairs and regrets that he is too old to participate in the Australian extension of the Arab Spring, hastening the end of capitalism.
Let the Buds Bloom by Arya Let the Buds Bloom by Arya May 13, 2012 4463 words Read a sample
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Arya lives in Bangalore, India with her husband and two lovely kids. She grew up in a beach town in God’s own country Kerala. She has enjoyed writing since she was in primary school and won many accolades for her short stories and lively paintings. Creative writer, editor and designer, Arya has worked with leaders in publishing industry before following her passion of fiction writing. Despite working full time as a Content Manager in an IT firm (a role which she loves), Arya manages to find time for writing. You can catch her on her blogs ‘Reflections’ (http://reflectionsharsha.blogspot.in/) and ‘ADHD blog title” (http://adhd-a-mothers-reflections.blogspot.in ). “Lets the buds bloom” is her first fictional work inspired by her own life and touches upon the sensitive subject of suicide pact between parents and kids. As she puts it—I am not a wonderful daughter, I may not be a perfect wife, but I want to be the best mom in the whole world. I would never ever want to think that there
The Man with the Diamond Dick by Saskia Fine The Man with the Diamond Dick by Saskia Fine May 13, 2012 6206 words Read a sample
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Saskia thinks of her books as eggs, with plenty of healthy white around the outside and a blob of hot gooey sex in the middle. Yummy. Grab a spoon and crack one open.
Pack Rules by Jameson Kowalczyk Pack Rules by Jameson Kowalczyk May 13, 2012 6834 words Read a sample
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Thank you for visiting my page. I hope you enjoy the stories you find here. I write (mostly) horror and (some) literary fiction. I promise to show you things you have not seen before. If you read something please rate it and leave a review, even a short one. Don't hesitate to look me up, friend me, follow me, and connect with me on any of the social media profiles listed here.
Plum by Stan Grimes Plum by Stan Grimes May 13, 2012 2195 words Sample 15%
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Stan Grimes lives in Indiana with his wife and pets. He is a graduate of Indiana University. He leans left politically, so much he falls over sometimes. Vinyl Night and Other Miseries is his complete book of poetry. Though, he has written sci-fi, suspense, and mystery novels for other publishers, his first love is poetry. His poetry is sometimes intense, emotional, but always honest.
Ghost's Night Out by Wren Harris Ghost's Night Out by Wren Harris May 13, 2012 2805 words Read a sample
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I only started writing in 1995 in my late 50s (yeah for us late bloomers!). Debbie’s Story - the story of childhood sexual abuse - was a huge hit when published in 1997, one of those books that appeared just at the right time and in the right place. It was second on the bestseller list for that year. We immigrated to New Zealand in 1997 and in 2000 I co-authored a book called A New Life in New Zealand with my good friend Surita Nortjé. That has since become the preferred textbook for potential immigrants to New Zealand. After that there was a lull when I wrote almost exclusively for magazines and newspapers, in particular Connections and Migrant News. In 2006 I published a gift book called To the Child Unborn, a delightful book filled with wisdom and love which, I think, is the best thing I've done. 2007 and 2008 marked the start of my life as a fiction writer. I wrote The Falling of Shadows, The Indigo Kid and Accidental Hero which you can buy through my website, www.jennyharrison.co.nz These were written under my nom de plume Wren Harris. Oh, I forgot to tell you, my real name is Jenny Harrison
Taxbell by Zvi Zaks Taxbell by Zvi Zaks May 13, 2012 3195 words Read a sample
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I've been writing off and on literally for decades with little luck in publishing. I could blame it on my schedule as a doctor -- too many years having a 24-7 call schedule -- but plenty of other doctors have managed to combine writing and medicine. The real problem was the off and on had too much off and not enough on. Internet workshops like http://sff.onlinewritingworkshop.com/ and www.critters.org improved my work enough to sell a few short stories, but what I really wanted was to publish a book. Second only to becoming a grandfather--something I had no say about--becoming a published novelist was my biggest goal. I thought my writing was good, but an unrelenting series of rejections almost had me ready to give up. Then Lilly Press accepted my novel IMPLAC, an evil robot story. I was ecstatic. Even the editing process was a joy. Unfortunately, Lilly went bankrupt and it was back to the slush pile for me. At least now I knew that some professionals valued my work. "Query Tracker" - http://querytracker.net/forum/ - taught me how to write a decent query, I sent out a batch of letters to small publishers, and in 2010 Eternal Press accepted A VIRTUAL AFFAIR. No ecstasy this time, but I was still happy that at age 68 I would finally have a book for sale. It's never too late to pursue your dream. The book was published on January 8 of this year. A week earlier, my son called me, "Dad, Rosemarie has gone into labor." Eight hours later, Aliana was born. I flew down to see her the day the book was published. Even though I had striven for many years to get published, at this moment, the book didn't matter. I have my priorities.
You don't Say, that Homing Missile is Capable of Facial Recognition by ShinLiang You don't Say, that Homing Missile is Capable of Facial Recognition by ShinLiang May 13, 2012 2243 words Read a sample
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Kuan Sheng Liang, (born June 13th, 1988), preferably known as Shinliang, is a University student. Shinliang currently finished his maiden novel while in the meantime pursue studies in UniMAP, course Biomedical Electronics Engineering (June 2008 – June 2012). He is an eligible bachelor for the present. Shinliang is a Malaysian Chinese, and lives in the East Malaysia, a place named Kuching, Sarawak which is the largest and populous city in Borneo, together with his parents and three brothers, Shinliang is second among four. The varieties of nature and multicultural heritage have given much inspiration for him to write up fire-new narratives, details and plots in his novel, together with his imaginativeness as an engineer-apprentice without losing sight of the beauty of ‘belles-lettres’ and the importance of using ‘daring’ sentences and sophisticated, ‘unwonted’ vocabularies, unprecedented story-line to boot which, story can be fitted into a movie as it goes. He had taken at least two years to finish his first novel, namely Magical Half, however it remained unpublished for all the prepublication works.
Foamghast by NAP BOOKS Foamghast by NAP BOOKS May 13, 2012 1373 words Read a sample
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NAP is an online magazine of the short and in-between.
Nap 2.6 by NAP BOOKS Nap 2.6 by NAP BOOKS May 13, 2012 4373 words Read a sample
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NAP is an online magazine of the short and in-between.
Shots by Theodore Quester Shots by Theodore Quester May 13, 2012 58561 words Read a sample
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Quick Reads: Kindred Spirits by Ed Rehkopf Quick Reads: Kindred Spirits by Ed Rehkopf May 13, 2012 1467 words Read a sample
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Ed Rehkopf is a retired hospitality veteran. During his long and varied career, he has managed two historic university-owned hotels, managed at a four-star desert resort, directed operations for a regional hotel chain, opened two golf and country clubs, worked in golf course development, and launched a portal web site for the private club industry.
101 Life Changing Quotes by Tim Beachum 101 Life Changing Quotes by Tim Beachum May 13, 2012 3860 words Read a sample
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I am first and foremost an Internet Marketer and have enjoyed doing so for 10+ years. Welcome to the digital age my friend.
Wrongway Dave by Jose Rodriguez Wrongway Dave by Jose Rodriguez May 13, 2012 2962 words Read a sample
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Biography I was Born in Caracas, Venezuela to Spanish parents. I came to the U.S. in 1980 to study; my parents were glad to buy me a one-way ticket and helped me pack my bags. B.S in Aeronautical Engineering and M.S in Aerospace Engineering. Since then I have worked as an engineer and a computer programmer in the structural timber industry. I'm a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado. I used to skydive until I busted a knee in my 985th jump. I took up bicycling and now I'm an avid mountain biker having busted a few body parts and cracked a few helmets on rocky, steep Colorado trails. I enjoy cross country riding at night and down hilling at ski resorts during the summer days. I race BMX. I used to fly small airplanes but let private license expire because it got expensive. Publishing Credits Published work: “The Tomato King,” Summer 1994, Saint Joseph’s Magazine, Jersey City, NJ. “Guacaipuro’s Gold,” Vol. 7, No. 2, Chiricu, Indiana State University, Bloomington, In. “Moonstruck,” Spring 1995, Saint Joseph’s Magazine, Jersey. “Old Tales,” No. 18, 1995, Latino Stuff Review, Miami, Fl. “Tramps,” New Texas 95, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx. Winner of the 1995 Betty Greene Fiction Award. “El Norteno,” August 1996, Hispanic Magazine OnLine, America On Line. “Pedro Orozco,” October 1996, Hispanic Magazine OnLine, America On Line, winner of their first literary contest. Has written six unpublished novels in the past few years . Winner of the 2010 Dirt Rag magazine literary contest with "King of the hill" short story (see October issue).