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The title of this quirky women’s fiction novel is also the name of the entirely female band the main character, Kat, forms in order to keep connected with her best friend—a family-oriented shrink she met in a college group. Kat’s painting career receives a boost from the socialite singer the friends recruit, and a romance with the guitar player’s cousin develops; both increase the stakes Kat has in the band’s success. But when the debut gig ends up being their last, will Kat be able to adjust to the changes, or will she lose her guy, career, and best friend through the band created to gain it all?

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Ever since the semester's begun, and I take the bus to school, I've had to deal with dirty looks. Didn't I leave that behind, along with highschool and teen angst?! I wish I can tell these girls that, one day, they will not feel the need to base their own beauty and worth on someone else. It's silly... they're so beautiful already, and don't even realize it. (This haiku was just a bit of fun on my part while I was passing time on the bus).

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Thought I'd take a shot at a drabble. I was stuck on 98 words for the longest time.

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Revised 10-20. Thanks to the great input from everyone - thats why I love this site. edits: changed the first para; used it to blend out overuse of the dark one. O.K. - I felt like a wuss writing a sweet witchy story about Black Roses - did'nt feel right for Halloween - So I reached down and something crawled up my arm - here it is. IMPORTANT: Pay attention to which character is speaking - they tend to blend together and I've tried to keep them seperate but after all it is about posssession and their awareness does mix. The dark one; the predator; it - is the malevolant force. He - anytime it is used - refers to the protagonist - a spirit used as a tool. With only minimal awareness until inside a human mind. She - the victim. - somebody's got to be the victim. Let me know if this works - I want to know if I succeeded in portraying them distinctly enough. Now I gotta go wash... and go to church... maybe that'll be enough.

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Haunted houses include the garden. The relationship between these two witches actually captured me. Let me know if I've portrayed them well and how you would improve the characterisation. Edited 10-28: Changed the starting point to find the 'hook' (did this draw you in?) Cut out a lot of the slow setup and tried to work it in with the action. Changed the ending a little. 10-31 took out some of the gratuitous affectations after the dialogue - annoying little buggers.

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Not sure what to do with this, probably works better as a short story, but decided to try it as a poem. I would appreciate any helpful feedback. It needs lots of tweaking.

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Poem about the ocean

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Taking a page from Poe...shades of The Tell-Tale Heart and The Black Cat.

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NOT YOUR USUAL DINNER AT EIGHT

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A quiet walk in the forest.

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The world in which we live is changing drastically. Science and technology are taking us to levels of existence hitherto deemed impossible. But where has man really progressed? Just a few thoughts.

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A mini-treatise on the coffee wars, inspired by waiting in queue recently at Dunkin Donuts.

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