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| Novels |
| "911 Dispatch, What is Your Emergency?": Chapter 12 by Lost Soul, Jul 23, 2008 |
| Reconstruction Days: Chapter 1 by Nathan B. Childs, Jul 23, 2008 |
| Dark Lady Rising: Chapter 6 by David Reti, Jul 23, 2008 |
| Get the Picture?: Chapter 4 by jack the knife, Jul 23, 2008 |
| The Yank Girl's Guide To Cheating Abroad: Chapter 41 by lemonlye, Jul 23, 2008 |
| Humble Sky: Chapter 3 by Charles1011, Jul 23, 2008 |
| Skeletons II: Chapter 1 by sumthinirote, Jul 23, 2008 |
| Poetry |
| When the Pen Hovered Close by Odin Roark, Jul 23, 2008 |
| Vantage Point by corra, Jul 23, 2008 |
| And the time comes by Daniel Berkey, Jul 23, 2008 |
| The Tears of War by Odin Roark, Jul 23, 2008 |
| Last Night The Morning Vanished by Odin Roark, Jul 23, 2008 |
| Aunt Edna's Operation by Sideman, Jul 22, 2008 |
| Waiting on Grace by Jeni Decker, Jul 22, 2008 |
| Short Stories |
| "Like...I Don't Like It!" by Marilyn Johnson, Jul 23, 2008 |
| THE MAYONNAISE LADY by nonimou, Jul 23, 2008 |
| It Used To Be Easy by Sideman, Jul 23, 2008 |
| The Dog and the Olympics by brosna11, Jul 23, 2008 |
| JOHNA ORIGINALS My_Writing_Life by Justi Moody, Jul 23, 2008 |
| TRIBUTE TO RITA by rlvs, Jul 23, 2008 |
| A MATTER OF ETIQUETTE by rlvs, Jul 23, 2008 |
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Novel Rankings as of: 04:34 AM, 07/23/08
1. STREET OF ROGUES by whatta
2. STATIC MAYHEM by Sherman_Bierce
3. Motor Dolls by modobenny
4. Project 235 by sonny
5. Alzheimer diary by mishmont
6. ECHOSIS by Odin Roark
7. The Willow Tree of Tullamaine by Roisin Moriarty
8. THE SHAKER PROPOSAL by gem
9. DADDY, WHY CAN'T I SAY 'ASS?' by whatta
10. Painting The Summer by payge turner
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Writing Successes
»Jul '08 : "Conversation with an Idiot" by Kat Nove apperared in Poor Mojos Almanac in July.
»Jul '08 : Site member Onike was selected to guest edit the Liberian literary magazine Sea Breeze.
»Jun '08 : "The Seventh Magpie" by Brian Lancaster has been accepted for publication by the site You Read Online.
»Jun '08 : Insolent Rudder published Nonimou's story "She Never Noticed The Flowers in their Summer" in their 2008 edition.
»Jun '08 : "Stone Stories" a short story by Nonimou will appear in the first issue of Patchwork Path in November.
»Jun '08 : "Reflections From A Outdoor Dunny" and "True Confessions - Vivaldi The Rat" by Cadfael will be published in the December and January editions of IT'S A RATS WORLD.
»Jun '08 : "Her Time" by Kirk was published in the current edition of POOR MOJO'S ALMANAC.
»Jun '08 : "Breakfast with a Psycho", a psychological thriller Flash Fiction story by tina_cd_hayes appeared in the May 2008 edition of Apollo's Lyre.
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