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Kathy and Bill By Elaine Bonow
It seemed a bit like incest at first, but getting back with your first husband after twenty-five years is just about the same thing. Bill and I got married after high school graduation like you were...
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Date from Hell by Shanna
Joan glanced up from her wine glass and stared at her date sitting across from her. “What did I get myself into,” she wondered. “I should never have trusted Patrick to set up that dating profile.”...
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Tessa and Jon Luc—Elaine Bonow
Tessa and Jon Luc Tessa brought the French Press to the table before pressing the plunger. The fragrant aroma filled the small glassed in porch. Jon Luc sat back in his chair looking at the waves...
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Dagmar and Tony—Elaine Bonow
Dagmar Agnes nee Goode and subsequently Jones, Goldstein, Nielson felt like a Black Widow. Of course, Dag as she was called, had nothing to do with the deaths of her three husbands but after being...
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The King by Dalmatia Flemming
The King by Dalmatia Flemming “Oh, how I love this caviar. They know this is my favorite kind. They order it just for me. They are so very nice to me. You see, I am a regular on this flight and...
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A Dark and Stormy Night by Shanna
A Dark and Stormy Night by Shanna It was a dark and stormy night and Detective Roberts was not happy to get called out in this weather. The windshield wipers swept side to side, rhythmically, as he...
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EVANESCENCE – DAPHNE BELLFLOWER Part 2 – Jasmine
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EVANESCENCE – DAPHNE BELLFLOWER Part 3 – Flashback
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EVANESCENCE – DAPHNE BELLFLOWER Part 4 – Ordinary
EVANESCENCE – DAPHNE BELLFLOWER Part 4 – Ordinary Charlotte jerked awake. The bedroom was hot. Her bedspread was streaked with horizontal stripes, black and yellow, black and yellow....
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Tale of a Tux – Dalmatia Flemming
Tale of a Tux – Dalmatia Flemming “Fifteen, do I hear 15 … this is your LAST CHANCE to have YOUR pet on the February calendar for the 2017 Animal Society Foundation’s calendar. All other months have...
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Lollie and Mack—by Elaine Bonow
“I really don’t do too well this time of the year, do I?” Lollie said to herself. She went into the kitchen, grabbed the bottle of half-finished ten-dollar Pinot Gregio and poured herself a glass...
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Fire Sign by Dalmatia Flemming
Fire Sign by Dalmatia Flemming Marty simultaneously ironed his professional looking white shirt while carefully eating his English muffin covered with peanut butter and raisins. Tricky, but he was...
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EVANESCENCE – DAPHNE BELLFLOWER Part 5 – Snapshot
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Mirage by Dalmatia Flemming
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A ROSE AT PEARL MANOR By K. Uffelman
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The Coming Darkness–Karen Uffelman
The Coming Darkness Hillary and Donald lay side-by-side. “It’s too much,” she sighed. “You think?” She rolls on her front, pulling at the light blue nightie that is riding up her thigh. “I mean, Bill...
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Jessica Tarzan
He was a needy child, maybe because his parents strictly controlled his drinking. They drank out every night–they had to in order to get through the weekend. On the weekends, they allowed the child to...
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RUBBLE – Part 1 – DAPHNE BELLFLOWER
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This was worse than she had imagined — Ren Felman
This was worse than she had imagined Ren Felman Dina watched her sister float down the aisle. Her shoulder blades poking out from the top of her strapless gown and her spine curving up to an...
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Forward – by Dalmatia Flemming
Forward – by Dalmatia Flemming Ellen took a sip of coffee. It was lukewarm. Instantaneously she was transported back to reality; this coffee tasted awful. She realized that her stomach was not...
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