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Gaby Book 28 ~ Balancing Trick ~ Chapter *19*

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Gaby

Book 28 
Balancing Trick

by Maddy Bell
Copyright© 2023 Madeline Bell
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With so much going on in Gaby Bond's life, there is rarely a dull moment!
But hark, is that a hint of normality creeping in? Don't bet on it, read on for more singing, dancing and bike riding with a twist here and there along the way.
*Chapter 19*
Eighteen


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Womanly stuff 3 - Curly hair, my wife gives her verdict

What does Christine think of me having my hair curled?



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Threads of Truth -19-

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Threads of Truth

A Transgender Coming of Age Romance

From the Harmony Aspirant Universe

Chapter 19: Voices Rising

By Ariel Montine Strickland

How did Ada, Julian and Kiki do in the coalition meeting? On election day what are the results for the progressive candidates for city council led by Ginger?

Copyright 2025 by Ariel Montine Strickland.
All Rights Reserved.



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Escaping the Cradle - Part 21

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Escaping the Cradle

by Karen Page

Part 21

Escaping the Cradle - Title




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Easy As Falling Off a Bike 27 - ebook by Angharad

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It never rains but it pours...

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Easy as Falling off a Bike
Book 27
Angharad
Buy the Ebook


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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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A thirst for change: Chapters 9 and 10

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Chapter 9: All alone


I stumbled out of bed. I was a wreck. I hadn’t been able to sleep at all, all I’d been able to think about was Joanne. I needed to pull myself together. I got up, brushed my teeth and took my pills. I went through all the motions, but my heart really wasn’t in it.



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Forever Claire, Chapter 9

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Chapter 9

“Bang.”

The noise woke Claire for a long slumber. Her heart was pounding.



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Stephanie's Deal - Episode 17


Nintendo Wii dressed in pink
     
Stephanie’s Deal

by Jennifer Brock

Twelve-year-old Steven Brooks has been through a lot since that fateful day when he peeked at his Christmas presents and was sentenced to two weeks in skirts and dresses. It all snowballed out of control and at this point Stephanie’s been a girl for over a month now. She wanted to be helpful and agreed to be a bridesmaid in her cousin’s wedding, which meant she had to take dance lessons, which led her to try to grow breasts to prove to her snotty partner that she wasn’t a little kid. A pretend date at New Year’s ended up in her having a boyfriend she enjoys kissing, but that also meant she couldn’t go back to school with him as a boy or it would ruin his reputation. She just started seeing a psychiatrist to try to deal with it all, and the doctor gave her some assignments to do before their next appointment.


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King Of The Rim-4-New Life

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King Of The Rim
4-New Life



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Comdex - 5 - Repercussions

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They say everyone has a twin somewhere. What do you do when your twin is dead and her rich husband fixates on YOU?

Many thanks to my original editor Wendy, and my new Holly and Stan. Props to Maggie for her encouragement.


COMDEX

Repercussions

Though no more than 10 minutes passed since Linda left Kate sitting on the toilet, it seemed to take an eternity to find Dr. Tom. As he rushed to Kate’s room with Linda and Meri, he called Pat and Sheila.

When Linda opened the door she immediately knew something was horribly wrong. There was blood everywhere. She rushed to the bathroom only to find the door locked. “Kate, Honey, open the door,” she shouted, pounding as hard as she could. There was no answer.



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Shimmy 32-the end

This is the conclusion to Shimmy. Laura and Ricki get to talk to their dad. They meet their Mom in New York and say goodbye to their Dad.

Shimmy

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Paula Dillon



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Digital Times Early Morning News Issue 5

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(00 00 01 01) Dec 9, 2008

Digital Times Early Morning News



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Sorority Boy 12

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Caitlin has more fallout from the sleepover and dealing with the first day of classes. Too many things are running through his head and he's not quite sure what to do about it.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 484.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 484.
by Angharad



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Chris & Julia's Big Day Chapter 20

Chris & Julia's Big Day
By Sharp.



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The Great Shift- Breaking News Part 1

"Good afternoon and welcome to this special edition of WHO's weekend news. My name is Jeanette Crowder," I started, beginning the broadcast with a warm smile hardly befitting the chaos that seemed to have been let loose on the planet that day.

"Today, at approximately 10:58 a.m. Iowa time, an event took place that has altered almost all of mankind," I said, reading off the teleprompter. "What some people have begun calling The Great Shift has migrated souls from one person to another person. This was a totally random and still unexplained event."

The Great Shift: Breaking News Part One

by Danielle J

Synopsis- Middle aged television news anchor Paul Hanratty is working the weekend shift in Des Moines Iowa when The Great Shift takes place.



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Reluctant Bridesmaid - Notes

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The Reluctant Bridesmaid©

By: Annette MacGregor

For those of you who may have enjoyed my story, and would like to see the gowns that were the basis for what I described (and might like to know some background for the story), I've prepared this little page.



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Kate Draffen (Chapters 32 + 33)


Kate Draffen (Chapters 32 - 33)

By Swishy

Michael Taylor was a 17-year-old boy living in a town in Australia. Something happened and he found himself on a path to becoming a 17-year-old girl. This is a story about an ordinary teenager that had something extraordinary happen to him and how he tried to cope.

Gemma comes home from Sydney and tries to deal with her mounting problems.



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Digital Times Early Morning News Issue 4

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(00 00 01 00) Dec 8, 2008

Digital Times Early Morning News



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Bobby and Bethany

'Please, please, please just make me one or the other.'
Does God make mistakes? If not, does Heaven? And if so, how do they happen, and can they be corrected? Would you want them to be?
If your reality has ever caused you to form a request such as this, You might be wondering.

This is a feel good story. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please leave a comment.
Carla Ann



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A thirst for change: Chapters 7 and 8

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CHAPTER 7: DISCOVERY


She looked at me intensely, and asked, “Do you believe in love at first sight?”

Not trusting my voice I nodded slowly, never breaking eye contact. She leaned a little bit closer and kissed me full on the lips. I swear I could hear music playing as fireworks burst in front of my eyes. The lush softness of her lips, the scent of her hair had my world quivering beneath my feet. After what felt like an eternity but was still way too short she broke off the kiss. I felt her teeth scratch my lip. She noticed and licked the drop off blood off of my lips, looking as content as I felt.



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Echoes- Part 5

Echoes V

Melanie Ezell

Over a year, but the next three chapters are here! Thanks to John in Wauwatosa for test reading and suggestions! I'll try to have the next chapters in less time.

Miriam's doctor's appointment doesn't go as well as he would have liked. What's going on, and how can he stop it? More importantly, is he even sure he wants to?



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Change Here for Marilyn Monroe

CHANGE HERE FOR MARILYN MONROE
By Charlotte Dickles


It was meant to be a walking holiday over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, but somehow it got terribly confused with the Marilyn Monroe conference in the next town. Alec was not to know it, but those first few words of the announcement at Dorton Station might have been declared apocalyptic. "Change here for Marilyn Monroe..."



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My Transgender Childhood Comix #5

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Hello everyone! This is a rather long delayed addition to this series of single-panel comics. It's a bit different than the other ones because it implies a body swap, but I hope it still fits in with my theme of being a child and gendered differently than you may appear. If it doesn't, then I hope it at least gives everyone a bit of a giggle or a reason to smile. Enjoy!



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Non-Plugsuit Fetishism: The Case of Misato Katsuragi

Non-Plugsuit Fetishism: The Case of Misato Katsuragi, by Zephyrus

He saw the pretty, purple-haired young woman he had been thinking about all day. Voluptuous, voluminous violet locks framed a beautiful face, bangs curving outward in a cute crescent shape, sweeping the sides of her forehead and ending just above her thin eyebrows, below which big, brown eyes looked lovingly at him. Her sweet smile–perhaps the sweetest he had ever seen–welcomed him to whatever world this was.
“Would you like to become with me?” she asked softly and seductively in a beautiful, breathy contralto, as if asking her lover an intimate question. “To be of one mind and body?” Her eyebrows jumped suggestively. “It could be really, really nice.”



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Gift Of The Red Planet - Part 7 - Conclusion - 'Sealed With a Kiss'

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"I'll send you all my dreams
Everyday in a letter
Sealed with a kiss"




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Digital Times Early Morning News Issue 3

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(00 00 01 01) Dec 9, 2008

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 483.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 483.
by Angharad



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Totally Insane 19 Repudiations.

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Totally Insane 19–Repudiations.

by Angharad

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Pigtails Are for Girls -- Part 10

Pigtails Are For Girls — Part 10
Chapters 21-22 
 
By Katherine Day
 
Jarod enters high school, fearing the worst as he tries to assume a boy's mode.
He finds solace living parttime as a girl and in finding some friends in unusual places.
He discovers sexual feelings and confusion, too. Meanwhile, there's Jane's diary.



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Chris & Julia's Big Day Chapter 19

Chris & Julia's Big Day.
By Sharp
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A Fabulists Tale

A Fabulists Tale

By Rachel Anne

Edited by Holly Logan

 

Now where do I start? Well they say that the beginning is always a good place, so here goes. I have always been a storyteller but lately everything has changed. It seems that my tall tales aren't so tall as I always thought, at least they aren't after I tell them, that is.

Confusing? You don't know the half of it, but I'll try to explain as best as I can. I first noticed that things weren't as I had been taught when I wrote a story about the SRU Wizard. You know your standard SRU fare about MtF transformation, except this one was about me. This is how the story went.



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Digital Times Early Morning News Issue 2

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(00 00 00 10) 6 Dec, 2008

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 482.

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Wuthering Dormice (aka Bike) 482.
by Angharad



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A thirst for change: Chapters 5 and 6

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Chapter 5: Like night and day


-- since some couldnt read the note, i've changed it from script font to just italic. Just imagine it was handwritten.

Dearest stranger,

I know you have been around my house for a while now. I’ve noticed things that have been misplaced, little things that have changed. At first I thought I was going crazy, and maybe I have. But I don’t think so. I think you are real and that maybe you are thinking the same thing about me. Please meet with me tonight in the main hall, just after the sun has set.

Yours sincerely,
Joanne



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Heaven and Hell 3: A Hellmaid's Work is Never Done on Kindle

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Angelique is coming into her own, which involves lascivious dwarves, an amorous angel, and a hellhound or two. Things get complicated but it's not her fault, she's sexy, hot as hell, and inclined to violence as the solution to certain problems. Maybe it comes from being half-succubus and half-hellmaid?

Heaven and Hell 3


Heaven and Hell 3 - Now on Kindle



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Masks 10- Deepest Danger - Now on Kindle

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There's something in the water, no literally! Some THING huge and ugly with destruction on its mind.
It's a fight that's going to require the best the community of masks can muster -- a gathering of heroes like no one has seen before! The call goes out, the threat will be met -- for the world is in

Deepest Danger!


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Fighting the Homm eBook from DopplerPress

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Fighting the Homm

by Barbie Lee and Monique S

Now on Kindle



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Rays of Light by Joyce Melton on Kindle

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When all is said and done, we are all just Rays of Light...

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Rays of Light
by Joyce Melton
Now on Kindle


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