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A collection of eight line poems, each one written for a prompt. Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More
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This short story is a chapter taken from a book I am working on. I am posting it here as a standalone Christmas story: Vienna, 1891. Brick factory owner and rich aristocrat baron Julius T. Drashe seems to be the most respectable person on Earth, but he is being blackmailed… Read
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This is a fictional story about a real man, Jacob Humbert, who lived along the Big Pipe Creek, near Myersville which is now called Union Mills, Maryland. Its New Years Eve 1862. Jacob is waiting for his neighbor, Jesse Myers, who lives just across the Big Pipe, to sound in… Read
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November 22, 2024

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Countess Ada Lovelace is young, beautiful, and brilliant—and yet she is dominated by others. Can she break free of the constraints against women and her father's (Lord Byron) sordid reputation to pursue her interests in math and science? Can she help build the world's first computer? Read
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November 21, 2024

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November 16, 2024

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"Whispering Dead" is the first in a series of murder mysteries following the sinister deaths in Rewley Abbey (Cistercian monks) and Godstow Abbey (Benedictine nuns) from the end of the 13th century to King Henry VIII's dissolution of the convents and monasteries in the 16th century. Intrigue and secrets abound… Read
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An orphan's story in 1950s New York. Read
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November 05, 2024

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Oppidum Annavox est un village au bord d'un fleuve. A un moment donné, ses habitants se sentent en danger... Read
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October 29, 2024

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We are women. Our work has always stretched beyond the lines of sunrise and sunset. Do not think us weak because we do not fight by killing. We fight by giving birth to life, we feed our young from our own bodies, we raise up new life from our own… Read
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September 29, 2024

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September 29, 2024

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Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots were two rival queens who ruled parts of the British Isles at various times during the 16th century Read
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Shine of Alexandria follows Eudoxus, a mercenary from Sparta, on a dangerous mission with two Roman comrades, Flavius and the secretive Duilius. Tasked by the Roman Senate to journey to the barbarian lands of Raetia, they face the brutality of frontier life and the tantalizing legend of Alexander the Great's… Read
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October 22, 2024

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*The Drache* follows the harrowing life of Rosalie, a young woman sold into marriage with a powerful and abusive nobleman known as "the Drache." Trapped in a life of torment and violence, Rosalie longs for freedom but is relentlessly oppressed by her husband's cruelty and jealousy. As she endures his… Read
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What would have happened if Socrates had not partaken of the hemlock? Here’s a humorous look. Read
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October 18, 2024

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When widower Phillip Atkinson finds a letter from his late wife with a peculiar message coded in betwixt the words, he finds himself getting deeper and deeper involved in a hidden world of both nightmare and fantasy as he stumbles through speakeasies and secret meetings. Truthfully, Phillip is in over… Read
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October 17, 2024

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He was her captive, she was a pirate. The infatuation with him was instant; but the heart is no good when it can't love. She wanted control, he yearned to escape. Perhaps there was always something more? Read
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A fiction tale depicting how India can strive through perfection. Read
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A fiction tale depicting how India can strive through perfection. Read
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October 12, 2024

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When the Cicadas start to attack the citizens of Chinsar County, Noah quickly takes action to try and stop these beasts. With his friends by his side, he discovers the source of the cicadas and must figure out how to stop it. Read
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My friend invited me to this party. Read
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October 11, 2024

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The Qing Dynasty crumbles and the Confucian order fades. Bai Lang, denied a scholar's path, finds solace in tales of righteous outlaws who fight for the people. He joins Sun Yat-sen's Republican revolution, but destiny leads him to become the White Wolf, a formidable bandit in lawless North China. Chasing… Read
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October 11, 2024

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In some ways, P. Scott Corbett’s book Uniformly Underserved is a book of remembrance; in some ways Uniformly Underserved is breaking news. Although many of the events that occurred during World War II are kept alive in the minds of people from the United States through movies, education, and the… Read
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The Scandal of 9

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October 08, 2024

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October 06, 2024

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A fictional global saga by William Cleerfloore. Read
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The idea of having a baby born on Venus came into my mind. Read
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September 29, 2024

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September 22, 2024

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Die Entschlossenheit eines Stiefvaters Read
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September 22, 2024

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a stepfather's resolve Read
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September 18, 2024

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Amarilla, and Miranda were young, but they were brought up good. Read
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September 14, 2024

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Doku Zeri is an action driven, martial arts romp with a humble female protagonist and a touch of magical realism. Set in a place and time of racism and intolerance within American history, Doku Zeri embodies themes of equality and social justice. Read
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In this article about the history of Kigali, I challenge the commonly accepted narrative that Kigali was founded in 1907 by Richard Kandt. Instead, I present evidence and historical accounts showing that Kigali’s origins date back to the 1340s, during the reign of King Cyirima I Rugwe. Through a conversation… Read
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In this short story, I use the analogy of playing soccer, to explain how I managed by crisis in many instances in my family, formal work places and in my charity work. I express the opinion that perhaps managing by crisis should be considered to be a legitimate management style.… Read
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September 04, 2024

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In an alternate 19th-century Vienna, Amara von Weissberg's mastery over elemental magic spirals out of control after a tragic storm she caused kills her family. As her emotions stir violent weather and her dream visions blur reality, Amara faces haunting embodiments of her emotions. With Vienna reflecting on her fractured… Read
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August 24, 2024

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This is just my seeing what I can do. Read
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Justice by harm

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August 23, 2024

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This book presents the terrible epochs of the French Empire, whose national security was breached by foreign powers through espionage. As a result, King Leomeu III of France fled the nation and settled on an island in the English Channel. Following that, he orders his court to carry out several top-secret… Read
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In the early 20th century, Mary returns to her rural hometown after years of struggling in the city. What she finds is a place that has changed almost beyond recognition. As Mary reconnects with her past, she discovers long-buried secrets and faces the painful consequences of her earlier decisions. Her… Read
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August 15, 2024

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Nora Lee Woods struggles to find her identity and understand her origin of birth in this memoir starting in 1868. Raised on a farm by former slaves in the Appalachian Mountains, not far from the West Virginia border, she questions her appearance, birth and age. This fictional story is told… Read

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