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Quentin Cromwell and the Truth Speaker - Chapter 1 of 6

 

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“We offer truth, not justice. And I rather doubt the sky’s going to fall.”

The Perfect Crime, Part 3/4

Mad scientist John Crevil and his wife swapped bodies with billionaire Jacob Astoria and his wife, but their plan to cause the Astorias to die in the Crevils’ bodies has gone awry, on top of an extra person getting involved. What else could go wrong?

The Perfect Crime, Part 2/4

Mad scientist John Crevil and his wife Betty have pulled off the perfect crime: They used gene-editing technology to make themselves perfect doubles of billionaire Jacob Astoria and his wife Margaret, used the same technology to make the Astorias look like themselves, and left the Astorias knocked out so they are unable to find the nutrition needed to survive the changes. Or have they? They were worried when an unknown extra person unexpectedly stepped into the fray.

Scents of Sense

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Scents of Sense

Commodore Sally Fleet Naan Battle, a highly decorated naval officer who’d originally worked her way up through the ranks as a marine, was entirely in agreement with the Ayce legislation concerning the criminals of space. She’d told the assembled pirates, “Let me be quite clear about your future, you are going to die, all of you. All you have left to do is decide the manner of your deaths. If you tell me what I wish to know I shall grant you a quick and painless death. If you make things difficult you will be summarily executed by whatever means is most convenient to my marines, be that knife, sidearm or the vacuum of space. If you refuse to talk I intend to allow the mothers of the youngsters you brutalised and tortured for months to deal with you. They have promised me that they will not kill you till I tell them that I have all the information I require to wipe out all your colleagues and their bases. It’s entirely up to you, and lest you be concerned regarding the legality of my actions, we are in currently Ayce space and under their legislation.

The Perfect Crime, Part 1/4

Mad scientist John Crevil has figured out the perfect crime: Use gene-editing technology to swap places with billionaire Jacob Astoria and his wife, and set them up to die after putting the Astorias’ into their own guises. What could go wrong?

Altered Fates: Through the Keyhole - Part 1

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Two marginalized college students, Sam and Pat, get revenge on cheerleaders Talia and Megan by using the Medallion of Zulo to copy their bodies and film themselves kissing and making out. They post the photos and videos on Keyhole, an online subscription community. The plan works but at what cost when the students must return to class as themselves.

Vermichangi Part 5/5: Resettlement

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It turned out that three of the remote, transformed family members had trans children who were bullied for their beliefs, and who volunteered to be the beginning of a new settlement.
I was designated the leader of this project, and got the three prospective settlers to join a Zoom call.

Vermichangi Part 4/5: The Lost World

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The first day, we didn’t actually go in ourselves. We just poked equipment through the portal on poles of various sorts, and took readings from it. We didn’t get a GPS signal or cellular phone signal except for what came through the portal from here. By closing the door I’d installed, and using a longer pole, we concluded there was no trace of those signals.

The Laird ch5

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it was a meeting that i was worried about, how my family would react to the new me, although I had already made my decision and hoped that they would understand.


Chapter 5 Facing the family

Body of Work. Chapter 1 of 6

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Readers should read the previous ‘Body’ stories to get the full back story for Maxine, as well as the first two ‘Cuz’ stories for Andy and Maria. This is a little Christmas bonus. This one is each day until the end of the week.
Thank you all for staying with Willow, there isn’t anything that long in my brain – yet!
Marianne.

Chapter 1

It was a lovely day; the sun was out, and all was good in my world. I was driving my second love, my Daimler SP250 Dart. It was a car that encompassed so much of my history.

Vermichangi Part 3/5: This Building Doesn’t Make Any Sense

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A couple months after the honeymoon, I was trying to track down a water leak that was dribbling water out into the restaurant’s dining room. They didn't have proper building plans, and they were only able to give me the same sort of map they might give guests. When I looked at the area of the leak, I noticed the map didn’t even match the building.

Birthday Magic

Mark and Tyler's birthdays are a day apart, so they've always spent them together. Mark has a crush on Liz, so Tyler suggests a way for him to get a date with her while the two of them spend their days together just like they always have...


Birthday Magic

Eight years

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Eight years by Columbine

Note. After some encouragement I have extended the original story. I hope readers might enjoy the extra pages at the start.

Eight Years - The prequel

A general sat behind a large desk. Behind him picture windows showed a drop of sixteen floors to a parade ground far below with marine recruits who looked little bigger than ants, being put through their paces by drill sergeants.

Vermichangi Part 2/5: Joanna and Marco

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We awoke fully transformed, at least in terms of the breasts and sexual organs. We stood and looked at ourselves and each other for a bit. And we liked what we saw. I had worn C-cup breasts with the falsies, but the ones that had grown in on my chest appeared a little larger and were probably D-cup. And before we got done admiring ourselves, Marco had his first erection, and I think he was a little bigger than I had been, unless it was just an illusion due to it being on his smaller body.

Vermichangi Part 1/5: Jacob and Maria

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Though I was born Jacob Taylor, long ago I was certain that I wanted to become a girl. I’ve been going as Joanna for many years, but that transition took time. I always figured some day I would save up enough money to take a long leave from work and change the surgical way, but I knew it was a long-term dream. That all changed when I made a connection on that exotic dating site. Maria Lorenti was her name, and as male, he went by Marco.

What me? A Foster Carer? Part 10


What me? A Foster Carer? Part 10

By Iona Laing

Chapter Nineteen – Nightmares and explanations.

(Julia.)

I was back at school, and it was playtime, and as usual the favourite game was shove Julia around.

“Who would want to be a foster carer for you?” Shove!

“You are a worthless piece of shit!” Shove!

What me? A Foster Carer? Part 9

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What me, a Foster Carer? Part 9.

By Iona Laing

Chapter Seventeen – Jessie is told she has to back off!”

(Jenna.)

Once Jacqui and Deborah had taken Julia off the ward, I closed the door to the side room.

Dr Hunstanton sat in front of Jess and studied her carefully.

Project Mnemosyne - Chapter 10 of 10 - Allowances

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Project Mnemosyne
10. Allowances
by Suzan Donamas & Chat GPT

Chapter 10 — Allowances

Morning began to speak more softly.

What me? A Foster Carer? Part 7

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What me? a Foster Carer? Part 7.

By Iona Laing

Chapter Thirteen – Family Conference.

(Jennifer.)

It was a quiet journey home from the hospital, I don’t think either of us could get past the similarity between Julia and a young Jessie.

Jeff kissed me after locking up and quietly went up to bed, but I couldn’t settle so I sat in the kitchen nursing a cup of tea while I got my thoughts into some sort of order.

What me? A Foster Carer? Part 6

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What me, a Foster Carer? Part 6.

By Iona Laing

Chapter Eleven – Feelings, Plans and Decisions.

(Jennifer.)

‘That’s the front door, and one, no two sets of footsteps, that’s good, both my girls home safe and sound.’

“Come on girls, I’ve got you some homemade lasagne just coming out of the oven!”

What me? A Foster Carer? Part 2

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What me, a Foster Carer?

By Iona Laing


Part Two of Ten.

Chapter Three – Pain and more pain!

(Jessie)

I trudged my way home, the early evening was dark, and the wind was whipping the drizzle full on into my face.

What me? A Foster Carer? Part 1

What me, a Foster Carer?

By Iona Laing


Part One of Ten.

(Preface by The Author.)

Project Mnemosyne - Chapter 8 of 10 - Continuity

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Project Mnemosyne

8. Continuity
by Suzan Donamas & Chat GPT

CHAPTER 8 — CONTINUITY TEST

Project Mnemosyne - Chapter 7 of 10 - Archive

Who is writing these?

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Project Mnemosyne
7. Archive
Suzan Donamas

CHAPTER 7 — ARCHIVE GHOST

The Secret Girl, Part 3/3

We ended up planning a combined graduation and wedding. I managed to find a wedding dress for three hundred dollars and spent another eighty getting it tailored down to fit me. One thing I didn’t tailor was the bust. It was designed for C or D cup boobs, and it was cheaper to buy C-cup breast forms to fill them than fix that part of the dress. And why not? It would help me look more womanly, and it was something I should have done years ago.

Project Mnemosyne - Chapter 4 of 10 - Emergence

"All written notes must be recovered and recorded." Ordered by Capt. Varga, Political Officer

The Secret Girl, Part 2/3

I was a little worried about what was going to happen when I went off to college. But I had thought about it in advance. I had an interesting, critical choice. On my application, I could tell them I was a girl or that I was a guy, and trying to fill in that little box was what had me thinking.

Project Mnemosyne - Chapter 3 of 10 - Template

“It’s only monstrous if it fails,” he said. “If it succeeds, it’s medicine.”

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Project Mnemosyne
Chapter 3 — Template
Suzan Donamas

Project Mnemosyne - Chapter 2 of 10 - Alternative

“For some people,” she said, “forgetting is the closest thing we can make to forgiveness.”

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Mnemosyne
Chapter 2 - Alternative
by Suzan Donamas
with Chat-GPT

Project Mnemosyne

"You are who you have always been."

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Project Mnemosyne
Chapter 1 - Parameters
by Suzan Donamas
with Chat-Gpt

The Secret Girl, Part 1/3

I was raised as a boy. The first time I figured out something was wrong with that was when I was 5.

The Resourceful Little Slave Girl - Chapter 16

Chapter 16 – Different Perspectives Part 1 of 2

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First Year at Mary and Magnus' Tower - A Middle School Novel.

(Excerpts from a non-fiction novel written from the perspective of a Talosian headmistress in which she provides short portraits of some of her more famous students. Written pseudonymously and providing an insight into the upbringing of Zeinab of Thamud.)

The Resourceful Little Slave Girl - Chapter 15

Chapter 15 – Children

Dear Reader,

Are you the same reader who has been with me all these years?

I know that I have been neglectful but writing in a journal hardly seems to be a good use of time though I suppose some form of self-reflection might be beneficial.

The palace is alive with children, and not only my own Safin and my beautiful baby girl, Zeinab.

Let's Be Friends!

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Let's Be Friends!
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Enemyoffun


Jason wants to get the perfect present for his sister, Lily's, upcoming birthday. In a thrift store he finds a limited edition Molly doll. Things quickly take a turn for the weird when he starts to act and behave strangely. Its not long before he starts becoming a completely different person altogether.

Titch ch1 - Titch's Troubles

Jay arrived at the fire station bright and early to start his first tour of duty since completing his training. He had always wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps as a firefighter for as long as he could remember., putting it aside as he went to university to get his degree in English and History. Unfortunately his Dad had recently passed away, but he knew that his father would have been proud to see him following in his footsteps. Howevever everything did not go to plan.
This is a two-part story

Found Family - 1

Found Family:

Chapter 1
by Clara
Copyright© 2025 Clara Schumann

Mary's cousin Connor came over to watch ball with
the boys, but in coming over, Connor finds out some
things about himself and
Connie emerged from her prison!

Midnights Missed - Part 4 of 4

Chapter 9: Justice

Linus took a deep, ragged breath, his voluminous chest rising and falling, and pulled through the gate. He followed the drive to the spacious brick-paved area beside the entrance to the enormous house. Conrad’s gleaming new Porsche was there along with a massive pickup truck also sporting the decorative orange license tag with the big white paw in the middle. Seeing the truck, a flash of horror ran through his mind, seemingly from nowhere. Anna’s heart pounded in his chest, and Linus felt light-headed as he put the car in park, hands shaking.

Midnights Missed - Part 3 of 4

Chapter 8: Anna!

Say whatever he would about these changes to his body, there was no denying that through it all, Linus felt alive. For the first time since Beth’s betrayal, he actually felt emotion. Fear may have been the primary feeling, but at least his malaise was gone. This revelation gave him pause. Could what was happening be a good thing? Were the gods sending me a present? Am I being offered a new life? A chance to start over?

Midnights Missed - Part 2 of 4

Chapter 4: The Claws

Linus ran a red light on the way home from Scarlett’s hotel. He was so distracted. The Fortis Beach Police that pulled him over recognized Linus from his days in the municipal court before he joined the firm. They talked about all the speeders and drunk drivers Linus had convicted as a junior prosecutor and those he’d gotten acquitted in his brief time as a defense attorney. The officer told Linus he’d let him go with a warning as long as nothing came back when he ran his license through their computer.

Midnights Missed - Part 1 of 4

September 22, 2016, Fortis Beach, Florida

As midnight neared, a gibbous moon partially lit the fall equinox evening in a silvery glow. A warm breeze whispered across the cemetery's rolling hills, stirring the leaves of the ancient oak looming over the two young women.

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

Wildcat Fall [NEW] Chapter 7

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Dear Readers, This is an apology and an explanation. I started Wildcat Fall earlier this year and realized it wasn't the story I wanted to tell. Here is a newly written chapter that integrates with the core of the original Wildcat Fall. This is the continuing saga. I would appreciate any feedback. Constructive criticism is important to me as I am rewriting this story. Thanks.
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The Book Club 4/4


Back to Normality

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After the heady delights of living as Catherine Morland in Regency Bath, I came down to earth and back to normality, or at least as normal as my life had now become.

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