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Starting with a seemingly routine crime scene of a slaughtered Suit and his Furniture, Detective Bruce Throne is rapidly drawn into a deep conspiracy reaching from the heights of Soylent Medical to the slums of the overpopulated Fringes. Puzzle pieces of stolen Aztec gold, super-flu, lost banks, and ex-government assassins muddy of the cement rivers of the newest LA Riots.

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This is just snippit of a larger plot synopsis, called Murder in the Shadow of Chelsea Towers West.

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How to become a Millionaire.

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This piece is a homework assignment for a writing class I'm taking. I'd like your response to the piece and anything you want to say about it. What can I do to make the writing better? I welcome all feedback - style, word choice, nits, etc. Thanks.

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Before I went to vote at Haiku Elementary School (really that's the school's name and area I live in) I wrote this ode to politicians and politics. First draft. Ideas? Comments to make better? Thanks

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A gentle (I hope) really bad poem with a politically pertinent (I hope again) question. The future, such as it may be, needs a move away from kneejerk political irrationalities of the past. I wish not to offend only to prod forward.

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"We Own The President" (set a few years in future; 116,000 words) Why it’s unique: father-daughter buddy story meets 007-type thriller... Harry Evans works for secret government agencies, sees himself as the last line of defense against the evil people in the world. He’s good at it. Kate Evans, studying for an MBA at Wharton, is contemptuous of her father and has as little to do with him as possible. After all, he’s nothing but a killer... Readers get a big swirling thriller--mad-genius twins try to "own the President"--plus entertaining inter-generational conflict. Harry Evans, daughter Kate, and her friend Carmen are increasingly in the center of the vortex, not sure what is real or where their loyalties should be. The country is coming apart. President Simpson declares war on Mexico, and hints at worst. Kate and Harry, alone against the world, start to function as partners -- but don’t try to tell Kate that. The question is, can these two alphas stop squabbling long enough to save the country from a conspiracy to seize control of the president and to accomplish this in a way that conceals what has happened. Any feedback is welcome.

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The year is 2114 and the world has changed significantly in the last one hundred years. The population has soared to almost 12 billion, many plants and animals have become extinct, governments have changed, country borders have been redefined, water management and food production is a major issue, energy sources have been redefined, religions have been modified and the legal structures to guide society have undergone major changes to be able to keep everything functioning. One thing has not changed – it is the civic responsibility of every citizen to serve on jury duty. This concept of responsibility is so engrained in the citizenry, that some of them actually look forward to the opportunity. A jury summons is issued only every five years, starting at age 25 until age 75 when most people retire. There are criminal trials and civil trials, but the procedure that most citizens are involved in are the worthiness trials. Because of the huge population and all the other factors that affect current life, it is important that the most talented individuals advance in their chosen careers and contribute to society. The worthiness trial is the means for fast advancement if one is found worthy.

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Was originally posted as a tough drabble but didn't like the way it ended so shortened it. A picture of what was and is becoming again.. poverty-- broken dreams. Any and all feedback...

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Having just been killed in a mysterious shuttle explosion, Gethin Bryce is back to figure out why. Bryce is an unusually gifted investigator with the Global Republic; due to his proximity to the shuttle tragedy, he finds himself assigned to the case. Bryce's investigation takes him from the luxurious enclaves of Earth’s elite to the battered Wastelands beyond civilization’s protective thrall. Linking up with a planet-spanning corporate powerhouse, he also befriends a grim outlander named Celeste Segarra. She has an important piece of the puzzle – proof of a sadistic entity from Earth's unremembered past which threatens not just civilization, but all life... Everywhere.

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As I get older I realize I have always tried to manage time. One can't, one can only manage themselves in the time alloted. Tell me what you think of the concept of this subject as poetry. I love poetry and have written it for years but feel like a novice. Your honesty is always acceptable with me.

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This is a repackaging of the material I had already published to incorporate feedback and to allow me to get more detailed feedback on the parts. New material is included in the later chapters. This is a story about relationships, intrigue, and the interstellar trade in chocolate.

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