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In the depths of space humanity discovers an artificial life form with strange powers. It escapes containment. Read More
Follow the extraordinary journey of Lily, a young female executive navigating the treacherous landscape of senior management. Promoted amidst a toxic organizational culture, Lily must overcome cutthroat competition, backstabbing colleagues, and her own inner doubts. As she rises, she faces the relentless challenges of fragile markets and escalating geopolitical risks,… Read

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Prologue. An advice is good. You do set to speak and write the English language to an audience. You've three types of narrative tense to choose one from. If you want to speak and do choose present tense narrative for an example, each one of all the words you speak… Read

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May 26, 2023

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Theodore Pyke has kept a dark family secret for 28 years, but the time has come for him to unburden himself, before it is too late. Sunflower's Secret is Theodore's recounting of his return to the place of his birth and his unravelling of a 54-year-old mystery. Read

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May 26, 2023

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The accident destroyed Perdita ‘Purdy’ Carwyn’s body, family and mind. In a struggle to make sense of a world that she no longer knows or understands, Purdy spends her days hoping to find a connection to a life lost. When she finds a mysterious book, it leads to a very… Read

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to sides of a person, may we always fight. for goodwill. Read

Book / Literary Fiction

May 25, 2023

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A sequel, of sorts, to Barghest. Once again, no real plot. A series of conversations between the author and his subconscious by way of friends and acquaintances. A man reasoning with himself and not putting up with his own nonsense. No expectations, purely explorational. Read

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johnny desmond is a young, committed white supremacist engaged in various nefarious activities in the des moines area. he is also a young man who the juvenile welfare system has failed. when he’s confronted and charged with arson, will he spend the rest of his life in prison? will matters… Read

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I wonder if the Schizophrenic truly dies alone. What with the voices. Read

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Working under an egotistical leader who places blame for all that is wrong on everyone else. Watching as change is enacted to shake up the status quo. Seeing the results of a world where facts don’t matter. Experienced veterans questioning how far to go to oppose the leader and when… Read

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Hampton Roads high is a privileged public school in Virginia Beach, and it's a place where one's status is determined by their family's bank account. In this established environment during the late 90's, seven teenagers from different walks of life will be brought together for a tale of culture collisions,… Read

Book / Literary Fiction

May 17, 2023

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Man walks his dog and meets "unusual" people. This book is intended to mimic a series of David Foster Wallace short stories. Read
In the grand tradition of heroic figures from Brave New World, 1984, and Fahrenheit 451 fighting for freedom of thought under a tyrannical regime out to enslave the super powered and destroy the defiant, comes the young orphan Thor with his pet serpent Hisstory challenging the norm. A Miraculous Journey… Read

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Story of two fourteen year old lovers living in the same house. They are two of six foster children. Many references to various art forms. It is erotic and skips around in time. It also switches between reality and fantasy. Read

Book / Literary Fiction

May 12, 2023

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Joe won a lot of money on a bet he placed on a baseball game. Enough to pull him out of the hole. But he finds out the winning run won't count. The player failed a drug test. The game is a forfeit. Joe might have to give the money… Read

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Veteran NYC Police Detective Tom Shaunessy is now more or less at home in his new home. In his second major case there, a significant author residing in his Vista de la Feria, New Mexico is found dead. The Medical Examiner quickly rules it a suicide, officially ending the investigation.… Read

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A Pandemonium of Love and Money is a modern novella of between 23,000 and 24,000 words. It takes place in the Indiana cities of South Bend and Bloomington. Read

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Prologue. Christian religious knowledge teaches to a primary school pupil, talent. To a secondary school student, skill. To a higher school/G.C.E A.L student, proficiency. To a university undergraduate, success. And to the profession about it, self_actualization. Note well. I exclude learners who study Christian religious knowledge in the setting of… Read

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April 26, 2023

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Sarah Lee feels in great peril after her world is turned upside down by the agency who's only job was to protect not hurt. False accusations and an unexplained injury have put her life and her family's life in into a downward tailspin with no hope of resolution in sight. Read

Book / Literary Fiction

April 25, 2023

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Sandy's Mondays The Whisperer of the Abyss: Sandy's never Ending Monday Rants By Sparrow from sparrow-publishing.com It's available for everyone to read on https://sparrow-publishing.blogspot.com and scroll down. Or you may visit the first journal entry: https://sparrow-publishing.blogspot.com/2022/09/dear-diary.html Sandy's Mondays is a work of fiction based on true events. Every Monday, the… Read

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April 23, 2023

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This is the third and restored edition of the collection originally titled Rumors. These are stories of struggle and redemption that take place in the 1980s, before technology made our lives more public and our relationships less intimate. This edition includes a Foreword and commentary by the author. Read
Step into the past with Lee Mueller's captivating collection of short stories and novellas, offering an intimate glimpse into the life of Marvin Milstead and his experiences growing up in the Midwest during the late 1960s and early 1970s. As an only child, Marvin is left to his own devices,… Read

Chapter 5

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April 19, 2023

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A young songwriter discovers she possesses an amazing talent. Her lyrics and music have a profound impact on people who hear her songs. Ultimately, many listeners are compelled to do what is suggested in the song. This power would become dangerous in the hands of nefarious people. Francesca becomes a… Read
In the grand tradition of heroic figures from Brave New World, 1984, and Fahrenheit 451 fighting for freedom of thought under a tyrannical regime out to enslave the super powered and destroy the defiant, comes the young orphan Thor with his pet serpent Hisstory challenging the norm. A Miraculous Journey… Read

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April 17, 2023

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Letters from Africa is collection of interesting short stories written therapeutically to deal with harsh conditions in the head and on land.It is a story of a young man going through the metamorphosis of life. Read

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Introduction. Economics is an academic, an arts, an elective, an intellectual and a world subject. It teaches to a secondary school student, skill. To a higher/G.C.E A.L student, proficiency. To a university undergraduate, success. And to a Profession about it, self_actualization. Page 0. Read

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A stranger drops from a craft in the Negev Desert. Immediately, forces gather to remove him. His knowledge is a threat to secular and religious leaders. A high-powered reporter finds herself in his company. He confides his secrets to her, as well as his mission. They enter a dangerous zone… Read

Chapter 1

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April 07, 2023

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A girl. The ocean. The only thing she will ever need. Her safe place, her second home. But as one wave approaches and another disappears, she soon learns even when the waves are calm they can be opposite too. One day alone in the ocean but what if she never… Read

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This is a random excerpt from a novel I am working on. I'd like to hear from the Booksie readers: what do you think (be honest!)? how likely would you be to read more? Please feel free to give any kind of feedback. Thanks for your help! Read
Living in a world where powers are no longer fiction but reality, heroes and villains have now spread throughout the world, but the aspiring hero, Izuku Midoriya, is not born with this power. Thus, he must learn to accomplish his dreams on his own, through all of the bullying and… Read

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Introduction. Mathematics is an academic, an additional, an applicable, a compulsory, a furtherable, a general, an intellectual, a pure, a reason, a science and a universal shubject/course. It teaches to an elementary school pupil, talent (how) to count. To a secondary school student, skill (how) to calculate. To a higher… Read

Chapter 10

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March 17, 2023

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There is a debate about transgender children. Should a Child be allowed to change gender? Some parents even allow their children to be drag kids! Should we allow this so the child is happy? Or is this just a form of child abuse? You may know me as Pinky and… Read

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Lured by the pitch - All marriages are made in heaven but some are delayed on earth: We endeavor to hasten them all - Priya goes to Renuka Marriage Bureau. Scanning the prospects, when she spotted Venu, whom she slighted long ago, she rushes to him to bring about a… Read

Book / Literary Fiction

March 06, 2023

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Ella es, durante el día, una estudiante destacada. Del ?coala Central? de Bucarest en Rumania El es, durante el día, un estudiante promedio.  Ella es, durante la noche, una patinadora de élite. El es, durante la noche, el mas peligroso de los espectros. Ella es la flor mas pura de… Read
In the grand tradition of heroic figures from Brave New World, 1984, and Fahrenheit 451 fighting for freedom of thought under a tyrannical regime out to enslave the super powered and destroy the defiant, comes the young orphan Thor with his pet serpent Hisstory challenging the norm. A Miraculous Journey… Read
The past smashes into the present, ripping a mind-boggling tear in the fabric of time. Mystery, humor, danger, and eternal love fight to remain in the new setting. Read

Chapter 1

Book / Literary Fiction

February 25, 2023

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When you've given all you can in the name of love sometimes you have to accept what is and put plan B in motion. Read

Chapter 1

Book / Literary Fiction

February 21, 2023

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La historia del amor de un padrino por su ahijada: Alberto y Mila. Sus vidas. . Alberto mata un agente de seguridad nacional en defensa propia, escapa de la isla con Mila en un bote pesquero y naufragan. Todos perecen excepto Mila y Alberto. Mila es rescatada por una familia… Read

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In the grand tradition of heroic figures from Brave New World, 1984, and Fahrenheit 451 fighting for freedom of thought under a tyrannical regime out to enslave the super powered and destroy the defiant, comes the young orphan Thor with his pet serpent Hisstory challenging the norm. A Miraculous Journey… Read