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 | Humble Sky | Charles1011 | Novel | Commercial Fiction | 2 | n/a | May 9, 2008 |
Summary:Humble Sky tells the story of the development of a new drug for depression. Seen from the inside of a biotechnology start-up company, four characters' perspectives are used: Jacob (a middle manager and smart aleck), Emma (Jacob's spouse), Tony (Jacob's boss), and Patty (Jacob's employee). Tony manages the company like a dysfunctional parent and requires employees to spy on one another. Emma suffers from depression and pressures Jacob onto a Texas-themed cruise ship. Patty saves the scientific integrity of their work from Tony's profiteering and reaps her own financial reward. Jacob travels to the Caribbean, pits Texan and French passengers against one another and in a Book of Job-inspired sequence, he has a conversation with God.
Feedback of all kinds welcome. The novel has been read by several others (friends mainly) and I'm ready for a tougher crowd.Chapters: |
 | Aunt Lucy's Funeral (re-write) | Darklight | Short Story | Memoir | 3 | 0.75 | May 5, 2008 |
Summary:A re-write based on the excellent feedback I received. I'm considering submitting this for publication, although I have no idea what magazines would take this type of work. So, any feedback you have would be great. I'm sure there are still some typos -- I never seem to be able to get them all, no matter how much I look. A couple of specific questions I have are: do "dad" and "mom" need to be capitalized? Can I quote song lyrics without infringing copyright?
Thanks in advance for your help.Chapters: |
 | The Search for Wimpy Bumbuster (rewrite) | opsimath | Novel | Literary Fiction | 0 | n/a | May 5, 2008 |
Summary:This is a spoof of the career of a notorious fugitive and his mistress and of the attempts of the FBI to find them, and also of aspects of contemporary U.S. life such as our preoccupation with and ignorance of nutrition and exercise, and a banking industry that facilitates easy movement of proceeds from criminal activity.
Although I hope it is funny, I changed the genre from humor to literary fiction because deeper meaning emerged in the first 18 chapters.
I very much appreciated reviews on the first submission, hope this is improved, and welcome any and all suggestions.Chapters: |
 | Writing About Sex | brosna11 | Short Story | Non-Fiction | 10 | 0.25 | May 1, 2008 |
Summary:Just a few suggestions about writing sex scenes in fiction.Chapters: |
 | SUPER HEROINE, DONNIE DARE Part 1 | Kirk | Short Story | Erotica | 9 | 1.14 | Apr 28, 2008 |
Summary:Donnie Dare is lured to an encounter that changes her life.Chapters: |
 | Misinthropia | pe fisher | Novel | Humor | 4 | n/a | Apr 23, 2008 |
Summary:Whatever happened to the nerds from high school and college. The people who never got along with anyone? They went on to become engineers, of course. This story, derived over years of observation of real engineers details some of the more interesting attributes and interactions of real life engineers. Chapters: |
 | The Happiness Apprentice | Jack Commercial | Novel | Commercial Fiction | 4 | n/a | Apr 23, 2008 |
Summary:In the form of a comic, coming-of-age novel, The Happiness Apprentice explores the positive psychology movement through protagonist Mike Morgan, an ADD afflicted snowboarder, who wakes up one day—dead—in a job that’s way over his head.
As an unwilling recruit in The Happiness Initiative, miserable Mike is thrust into an environment where everyone is joyous. Even Christ, nailed to the cross, has a smile on his face. And worse yet, Mike’s assignment is to help living people find happiness. But his real challenge is to regain his own, despite pining away for his hot girlfriend, fending off advances from his perky, middle-aged boss, and of course, being dead.
All comments welcome. I look forward to hearing form you.Chapters: |
 | Once Upon A Time In Brooklyn | Paul Mackenzie | Novel | Humor | 2 | n/a | Apr 22, 2008 |
Summary:Okay so after a year of reviews from everyone on the site, and after some soul searching, some serious edits, rewrites and revisions I am now reposting my book, Redemption Don't Come Cheap.
It is now called - Once Upon A Time In Brooklyn - and I hope you like it.
The story opens in 1964 when three nine year-old boys from diverse backgrounds view the movie Goldfinger for the twentieth time and see no problem in emulating their hero by painting the baby sister of one of the boys bright red, from neck to toes. Fortunately, the baby takes it all very well, and is unharmed, but the aftermath of the boys’ punishment rips their friendship apart.
In fact, they barely talk for thirty years until a break-in at a local store, a twist of fate, and a series of letters from the grave inexplicably and simultaneously draw them back to the scene of the crime. Here they reveal multiple ‘long kept’ secrets under the stress of a new, shared predicament and it becomes clear that at least one of them may have to die to save the other two.
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 | My Pride and Joy | bluejimmy | Short Story | Humor | 9 | 0.73 | Apr 20, 2008 |
Summary:I posted this story a long time ago and its been rewritten based on the suggestions I received. Any feedback is welcome.Chapters: |
 | A Disturbance of Djinns | Karen-Athena | Novel | Young Adult | 2 | n/a | Apr 18, 2008 |
Summary:We (my co-creator and I) would be delighted to hear anything feedback you think could help us improve this work. I am especially interested to know if it keeps you wanting to read more. This is a working title and we would also love to have any suggestions on that.
Thank you for taking the time to read this! We really appreciate that! We look forward to hearing from you!
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 | Lovely In Mexico | Y. Never Again | Novel | Action and Adventure | 0 | n/a | Apr 18, 2008 |
Summary:All Z Anna Marley wanted to do was save her money to finish college. Instead, she's agree to loan what she has saved to Hoops--her best friend’s brother AND the love of her life. They all, including her best friend’s boyfriend plotted to take a road trip to Mexico to save Hoops' Mexican girlfriend, who has been tricked into going to Mexico and kidnapped by her own family because they didn’t want her dating a black man.
Raising hell from Atlanta, GA straight to the border of Mexico, Z battles against the love she has for Hoops, who has taken advantage of how she felt since they were children. Although she deemed herself the biggest woman fool for helping the man she love set his girlfriend free, she also wanted to find out if that experience would set her free to love someone else.
From unpredictable voodoo curses in Louisiana to real life cowboy shoot outs in the deserts of Texas, Z finds out the money for her education has already paid for the biggest lesson in her life...
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 | What's Eating Bo Derek? | tn | Short Story | Humor | 14 | 0.35 | Apr 11, 2008 |
Summary:A hair-raising tale.Chapters: |
 | The Vampire Hunter | Born Writer | Short Story | Young Adult | 8 | 1.25 | Apr 10, 2008 |
Summary:This is really more for a middle grade audience and is a humorous tale. It's about one of those staple teen protagonists, Abbie (who happens to have an funny bodily issue), who is tired of being picked on by the school biatch, Dylan, and decides to give her a taste of her own medicine.
I wrote this for fun and I hope you like it. Feel free to comment at will. As any writer should, I can take it.Chapters: |
 | Sweet Revenge | Chris Stralyn | Short Story | Humor | 11 | 0.61 | Apr 9, 2008 |
Summary:True story of a funny (at least now) moment early in our marriage. Anyone that is married, or has a significant other will appreciate this "revenge" story. Chapters: |
 | DONNIE DARE Part 4 | Kirk | Short Story | Erotica | 7 | 2.22 | Apr 7, 2008 |
Summary:This a actually a novella I hope to sell as an ebook. Some parts are most explicit and I won't be in the least offended if readers skip over some of that. But I'd like to ferret out the typos, grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors and any lapses in logic. It's meant to be funny, so if the jokes fall flat please say so.Chapters: |
 | ANTAGONY | John Hamler | Novel | Humor | 6 | n/a | Apr 7, 2008 |
Summary:This is an overly ambitious, schizophrenic hodgepodge of metaphysical philosophy and gutter humor centered around some two-bit gangsters and the women who love them...Have fun.Chapters: |
 | At the Atlantic: A Conversation | CLeeBerie25 | Short Story | Humor | 5 | 1.33 | Apr 6, 2008 |
Summary:Dinner at one of the nicest restaurants in town: $85.00
A manicure at the new place on 10th: $35.00
The greasy duck: $16.99
Time with the family: Priceless.
More of a character sketch than anything else that just nagged at me until it was written down. Don't you love it when characters do that? And isn't it fitting that this character, out of all of them, would nag particularly well?Chapters: |
 | THE SHAKER PROPOSAL | gem | Novel | Commercial Fiction | 7 | n/a | Apr 6, 2008 |
Summary:A pleasure-loving professional woman, Grace Savage, is shaken down to her boyshorts when she visits Shaker Village, a celibate community in the Granite State, and glimpses her personal future mired in a maiden state.Chapters: |
 | The Circus Inside Me | Lavina Byrne | Short Story | Humor | 8 | 1.24 | Apr 5, 2008 |
Summary:This is about a woman spending a day at the circus when she lives through an event she will never forget. Any and all feedback are welcome however I'm most intrested in making sure the story is easy to follow. Thanks for reading.
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 | DONNIE DARE Part 3 | Kirk | Short Story | Erotica | 9 | 1.98 | Apr 4, 2008 |
Summary:This a actually a novella I hope to sell as an ebook. Some parts are most explicit and I won't be in the least offended if readers skip over some of that. But I'd like to ferret out the typos, grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors and any lapses in logic. It's meant to be funny, so if the jokes fall flat please say so.Chapters: |
 | Foul Play | brian s. lancaster | Short Story | Humor | 4 | 0.29 | Apr 3, 2008 |
Summary:"First ever contact in the green zone," said Captain Sam Champion, nudging the man to his right. "Our pictures will be plastered all over the next volume of history. Are you ready for immortality?" However, as always, Sam's plan comes with a fatal flaw. Inspired by the wonderful world of Gary Larson and his Far Side cartoon books that I used to get for Christmas.Chapters: |
 | DONNIE DARE Part 2 | Kirk | Short Story | Erotica | 17 | 2.56 | Apr 2, 2008 |
Summary:This a actually a novella I hope to sell as an ebook. Some parts are most explicit and I won't be in the least offended if readers skip over some of that. But I'd like to ferret out the typos, grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors and any lapses in logic. It's meant to be funny, so if the jokes fall flat please say so.Chapters: |
 | DONNIE DARE FOR JUSTICE Part 1 | Kirk | Short Story | Erotica | 16 | 2.26 | Mar 30, 2008 |
Summary:This a actually a novella I hope to sell as an ebook. Some parts are most explicit and I won't be in the least offended if readers skip over some of that. But I'd like to ferret out the typos, grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors and any lapses in logic. It's meant to be funny, so if the jokes aren't working, please say so. Chapters: |
 | European Adventures of a Mostly Drunk American | s.l. duncan | Novel | Memoir | 8 | n/a | Mar 27, 2008 |
Summary:This is an old series of email journals I sent back to the states when I was studying abroad. It became a sort of local sensation while I was away. Just some fun fluff. Enjoy!
No publication ambitions here, nor is it to be taken as serious writing. Novella.
Names have been changed to protect the guilty.Chapters: |
 | Whose Poop Is This? REWRITE | Maggie C | Short Story | Humor | 10 | 1.27 | Mar 24, 2008 |
Summary:A re-write of the original. FYI: Vulgar language ensues. I've taken all the advice I received here and did some nipping and tucking where necessary. Any and all feedback is welcome. Chapters: |
 | Of Mice and Kids | Maggie C | Short Story | Humor | 8 | 1.19 | Mar 18, 2008 |
Summary:My kids begged me for a mouse. I finally gave in. Here's my story. This is my very first post at TheNextBigWriter. I hope I'm in the right place.Chapters: |
 | Giant Salmon | Pete Lyons | Short Story | Humor | 5 | 0.42 | Mar 18, 2008 |
Summary:A man faces his fear of deep water by agreeing to go water skiing in the ocean. Things don't go so well.
I wrote this for fun and have previously posted it on my blog. Any and all feedback appreciated. I'm just a newbie looking to learn this craft.Chapters: |
 | A Day at the Flea Market | tina_dc_hayes | Short Story | Humor | 12 | 1.14 | Mar 8, 2008 |
Summary:This story is a lighthearted look a flea market vender's day. I'm going to enter this in a contest next week, so any help polishing it up would be much appreciated.
Though all characters are completely fictional, there really is a Luke's flea market near here, where they sell everything from food to used firearms and farm animals.Chapters: |
 | Root Hog or Die | vern | Novel | Memoir | 27 | n/a | Feb 23, 2008 |
Summary:Revised: The first four chapters have been revised taking reviews into consideration. Also, the original Chapter 3 is now Chapter 2, while 4 is 3, and 2 has the 4 slot - all of which will effect the attached reviews. Does the shuffling help or hinder? This novel is set within an orphanage in North Carolina during the mid fifties and sixties. Though it is basically true, the characters are composite and the time lines may be occasionally altered with some literary license thrown into the mix. I am looking for ANYTHING which might improve the readability, especially with regards to characters, dialogue, description, etc. Thanks!Chapters: |
 | My Other Car is an Ambulance | medic38 | Novel | Memoir | 9 | n/a | Jan 25, 2008 |
Summary:Modobenny has been twisting my arm. She has finally convinced me to begin the process of coalescing these stories into a novel format.
Some of the chapters are simply cut and paste from the Short Story postings. Others are new. As always, have at it with suggestions. Lord knows, I wouldn't let any of you off the hook. Thanks again, to all who have helped me get even this far. I couldn't have done it without you.
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 | The Yank Girl's Guide To Cheating Abroad | lemonlye | Novel | Young Adult | 5 | n/a | Jan 24, 2008 |
Summary:19-year-old Eva has a boyfriend back home in Oregon, but what American girl can resist a Scottish accent? Romancing an Edinburgh barkeep while working abroad, she knows she's taking risks. What she doesn't expect is the third guy entering the picture: a sarcastic fellow traveler who discovers her secret and becomes her unlikely confidante. Meanwhile her best friend scares herself witless ghost-hunting in Edinburgh's medieval streets, and Eva's boyfriend gets it into his head to come visit without advance warning. It will be a miracle if Eva can leave Scotland with all her relationships, and her sanity, intact.
Types of feedback? Any! I'm still tinkering with this story, but hope to get it posted this year and shape it into the type of Young Adult novel that adults enjoy too.
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 | DAUNTLESS | mike davis | Short Story | Literary Fiction | 4 | 0.70 | Jan 21, 2008 |
Summary:Re-worked and heavily edited for another round of submissions.
Any help/advice/criticism welcomed...Chapters: |
 | Dear Lawyer Man | Jayce Cole | Poetry | Humor | 6 | 0.13 | Jan 14, 2008 |
Summary:Divorce from a man's perspective perhaps?Chapters: |
 | STATEMENT BY KAT NOVE'S CATS ON BEING QUESTIONED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF A MOUSE | Cadfael | Poetry | Humor | 7 | 0.36 | Jan 5, 2008 |
Summary:News Report: The Daily Mouse.
Jan 6, 2008
Four cats were arrested in connection with the murder of a mouse at the house of a local writer.When questioned, the cats categorically denied the crime, made a statement to Ms Nove to this effect, and were released on bail of 1 kilo of cheese. Investigations are ongoing.Chapters: |
 | Mousy Politics Chaiku_Contest (EDITED) | Justi Moody | Poetry | Humor | 3 | 0.14 | Jan 5, 2008 |
Summary:Sometimes politics is crazy like cats, mice and clocks all running to the finish line and here they go again. Chapters: |
 | The Gifts of Men | Jayce Cole | Poetry | Humor | 4 | 0.42 | Dec 28, 2007 |
Summary:For some unknown reason, women feel they must drop hints as to the gifts they would like to receive from men. The poem is a silly take on how this ritual does NOT work!Chapters: |
 | Mixed Messages | brian s. lancaster | Novel | Humor | 7 | n/a | Nov 2, 2007 |
Summary:Welcome to Maudlingham, a quaint little English town tucked away in the green belt area off the south coast, carefully hidden from the spotlight of modern day commerce. Chapters: |
 | Breathing | alice in wonderlandzz | Short Story | Flash Fiction | 6 | 0.06 | Oct 30, 2007 |
Summary:Thought I'd take a shot at a drabble.
I was stuck on 98 words for the longest time.Chapters: |
 | The Fresno Tree Above My Car is Full of Blackbirds | Zoila Pluma | Poetry | Humor | 7 | 0.66 | Oct 18, 2007 |
Summary:The great tail grackle is ubiquitous in my part of the world, and they make messes everywhere they congregate. In this poem, I express my discontent with those dirty grackles.Chapters: |
 | Another Memory | johanabw | Poetry | Humor | 6 | 0.64 | Sep 26, 2007 |
Summary:This was one of the first poems I wrote. It is definitely one of the longest. I love to eat and this is just one of my favorite treats.Chapters: |
 | CONSTANTINE'S BIBLE | Kirk | Short Story | Humor | 16 | 1.58 | Sep 16, 2007 |
Summary:A casual search of the Internet will reveal two schools of thought on the origin of the first Bible. While some believe the good book was commissioned by the Roman emperor Constantine, others contend the various books of the Old and New Testaments were not compiled until a much later date. As the Bible itself is full of inconsistencies and contradicitons, I felt free to choose the version that best suits my purpose.Chapters: |
 | Batter Up | Joe Miller | Short Story | Flash Fiction | 12 | 0.89 | Sep 6, 2007 |
Summary:Finally stepping up to the plate to write a short story. This is my first go at it, so honest feedback, however brutal it may be, would be greatly appreciated.
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 | Death Rode The Waves Onto The Beach | Rick Mann | Short Story | Flash Fiction | 7 | 0.60 | Aug 24, 2007 |
Summary:I spent a lot of time on the ocean for a resident of Kansas. The ocean can bring a lot of beneficial things. Sometimes it can bring death.Chapters: |
 | In A Pig's IQ--Revised | Rick Mann | Short Story | Flash Fiction | 7 | 0.99 | Aug 22, 2007 |
Summary:I have revised the original posting of "In a Pig's IQ," taking into consideration the original reviews. It is slightly longer than the original.Chapters: |
 | One Sunny Saturday | XUXIKI | Short Story | Other | 4 | 0.53 | Aug 13, 2007 |
Summary:An excerpt from my life.Chapters: |
 | Describe this! | m_e_s | Short Story | Horror | 8 | 0.96 | Aug 11, 2007 |
Summary:Author Lady is back for another snarky review of the writing world. It has nothing to do with anyone on this site or any review given to me or anyone I know or have seen – well, okay, I was talking to Dewey about descriptions. He told me I need to work on mine – which is true – So I get to write another short story and I hope I get the descriptions right, hang the characters and the plot! I just want to work on my descriptions – or is word painting a better descriptive phrase? (WARNING – BLOOD AND GUTS – COULD BE A BIT DISTURBING) Chapters: |
 | Quarantine? | Rphil205 | Short Story | Memoir | 11 | 1.99 | Jul 24, 2007 |
Summary:A ship loaded with iron ore comes in to dock at a steel mill. Because a crew member has a febrile illness, the company's medical director must determine if the illness is a communicable disease requiring the ship to be quarantined. Any suggestions about the Spanish (or anything else) are welcome although I don't want Joe's to be too accurate. Also, I'm concerned about some of the extraneous stuff, i.e. the Chinese flu, the Swedish ship.Chapters: |
 | Child's Play | touch1stone | Poetry | Poetry | 4 | 0.05 | Jul 13, 2007 |
Summary:My first and only entanglement with the dreaded HaikuChapters: |
 | Redemption Don't Come Cheap | Paul Mackenzie | Novel | Mystery and Crime | 5 | n/a | Jul 12, 2007 |
Summary:THANKS TO ALL THE INPUT I RECEIVED THE LAST TIME I POSTED THIS, I HAVE SPENT SIX MONTHS RE-EDITING AND TAKEN WHAT WAS A 200,000 WORD NOVEL DOWN TO A 113,000 WORD NOVEL. YOU WERE ALL CORRECT, IT WAS WAY TOO LONG. ANYWAY, HERE WE GO AGAIN:-
Redemption Don’t Come Cheap opens in Brooklyn in 1964, after three nine-year-old boys from diverse backgrounds view the movie Goldfinger for the twentieth time. Later they see absolutely no problem in emulating Mr. Bond’s movie and painting the eighteen-month-old sister of one of the boys, bright red from neck to toes. The baby survives in good humor and for two of the boys, the repercussions of their punishment are maybe just, for the third it is simply tragic. The aftermath rips their friendship apart, throws their lives onto very different courses and the boys ultimately grow to distrust and dislike each other. They barely talk for thirty years; until a break-in at a local pet store, a strange twist of fate and a series of letters from the grave finally start to work, and all three men are inexplicably drawn back to the scene of the ‘baby painting,’ simultaneously. Once they meet again, they face up to old truths, reveal multiple secrets and nothing is ever what it seems for very long. When a brand new shared predicament makes it clear at least one of them needs to be a scapegoat and die, they begin a fight for personal survival. Their epic story involves multiple pet thefts from a local Mafia boss, a language-challenged priest who pays dearly for insulting the pope, a drunken monkey with a very bad attitude, an international diplomatic incident, the repeated theft of some very unlucky diamonds, abduction, subtle deceit, public humiliation, bare-faced lying, cheating, murder in abandon, accidental serial pet-o-cide, a trip through the Twilight Zone and finally, for one of them, personal redemption.
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 | Bad Weed | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 15 | 1.53 | Jul 9, 2007 |
Summary:When working in San Francisco you have to ask, “Is pot still illegal?”
Young Jason has taken his first hit of marijuana. It's not sitting well with him. Jason also has a date.
I sort through the medical issues while tempering the affections of the two lovebirds. In San Francisco, normal is a little different.
Before the story, I've included a "Snippet", a totally unrelated flash. I've got these lying around and wanted to get some thoughts on them as well.
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 | Exxon Gas Station's Love Pharmaceuticals | ltrain | Short Story | Humor | 4 | 0.67 | Jul 1, 2007 |
Summary:Gas stations sell the oddest things. The writing style of this piece has been described as a mix between Hunter S. Thompson and Stephen King.Chapters: |
 | Hollywood comes to town | redgoose | Short Story | Other | 8 | 1.78 | Jun 21, 2007 |
Summary:When film people are around there are opportunities for othersChapters: |
 | The Patience of Job- revised | XUXIKI | Short Story | Humor | 3 | 0.73 | Jun 20, 2007 |
Summary:I have often wondered if telephone operators don't become tired of the verbal abuse they have to endure? Please give me feedback on the style in which this is written, does it work for this piece? I have revised the end. I was starting to feel sorry for mister Abrahams myself, lol.Chapters: |
 | Scientific Sex | Rphil205 | Short Story | Humor | 11 | 0.18 | Jun 7, 2007 |
Summary:After a writing class in which we discussed how to write about sex (street terms vs anatomical), I came home and wrote this piece of nonsense using every anatomical term I could find. Strictly for fun. Rphil205Chapters: |
 | But wait, there's more... | XUXIKI | Short Story | Erotica | 5 | 0.57 | May 30, 2007 |
Summary:Reprimanded by her husband Bob for being addicted to buying goods through television networks, Beverley decides to get him hooked too...Chapters: |
 | P.I.S.S.E.D. | whatta | Novel | Literary Fiction | 3 | n/a | May 24, 2007 |
Summary:What do a young, disillusioned man, a baseball fan, and an anarchist lesbian from Switzerland have in common?****
Mick, who dislikes his job, isn’t sure about his wife, disdains work at any level and desperately wants a massage. Max, who has no job, loves his wife, loves baseball but not the players, and wonders what to do next with his life. And Holly Al-Gutentag, an equal rights anarchist and lightly armed pacifist lesbian from Switzerland.****
These three seemingly unrelated lives each have their unique problems. Witness the slow boil to fruition, ultimately symbolized by Lady Liberty herself. Find out why they’re PISSED — and how three separate stories can have the same ending.****
(86,500 words.) NOTE: PLEASE START AT THE BEGINNING. Thank you.Chapters: |
 | Low Acuity | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 17 | 1.74 | May 20, 2007 |
Summary:Let’s just say an abscess doesn’t happen overnight. When Danielle and I get called at three in the morning, the patience line is a little thin. The ambulance is locked inside a parking lot and I must play twenty questions to find the key to the gate. It’s now four in the morning and I blow my top. These are the calls that eat paramedics alive over the years.Chapters: |
 | The Girl | kendallscot | Short Story | Humor | 19 | 2.56 | May 16, 2007 |
Summary:Cupid's arrow strikes a young lad (the author)in this hilarious true story. Only Cupid's aim is a tad off!
This is the honest to God true story of what happened to me the moment I realized what GIRLS were! Everything that happens in this story really happened to me on a warm summer day in 1975!Chapters: |
 | Epistaxis | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 17 | 2.49 | Apr 25, 2007 |
Summary:Betty Kay (or is it Kay Betty?) has a nosebleed. She won’t give a straight answer and I am losing my mind just trying to get her name. In the end, I am exhausted after verbally jousting with a difficult patient and even more shocked to find out why her nose started bleeding in the first place.Chapters: |
 | Is Your spouse A Workaholic? | mini satish | Short Story | Humor | 4 | 0.52 | Apr 20, 2007 |
Summary:This is an advertisement I came across in the local newspaper the other day!Chapters: |
 | The Road Less Travel-Tested in New England | gem | Short Story | Non-Fiction | 11 | 0.62 | Apr 14, 2007 |
Summary:The true life saga of New England way-farers or you really can't get they-ah from he-ah.Chapters: |
 | Stupidity Calling | kat nove | Short Story | Humor | 17 | 0.28 | Mar 31, 2007 |
Summary:This is just another one of my rants, as well as being self-therapy. I was a legal secretary for about 12 years too long, so that would be 12 years I was a legal secretary. The lawyers are being punished in my novel but I think the clients deserve some attention as well. I swear on a stack of pancakes, a smoke stack, a stacked deck, and a stacked dame that I had this conversation countless times during those 12 long years. My computer, in it's diabolical desire to screw up my life, denies me the use of italics. Sorry about that.Chapters: |
 | Will you be my friend? | kulanga | Poetry | Humor | 7 | 1.45 | Mar 18, 2007 |
Summary:Today is my third day at NBW writing school. I have decided to write "A POEM A DAY" to chronicle my time here.
I've written a few tests. On day one I wrote "Good bye fears". Day two; "WHY DO WE HIDE". My marks age good, now I've got to make a few friends. I off to social study class, cause in life, every smirk needs a posy to hang." Chapters: |
 | Catching Hell or The Ultimate Celebrity Roast | raconine | Novel | Humor | 9 | n/a | Mar 13, 2007 |
Summary:Beloved, aging comedian Buddy White signs a deal to play Vegas for one final performance, a fantastic send-off segueing into a well-deserved retirement. He wants to give his loyal audience a last memorable performance.
Without warning he is shuffled off to Hell by mistake. When the misanthrope demon that grabbed him realizes the error, he abandons him outside the gate. Buddy can't get in. So he sets off to find his way back home. He follows the Acheron upriver on a journey that grows increasingly bizarre.
Meanwhile, Hell's authorities learn of the blunder and send out a posse to round up the errant comedian. At the same time, Heaven discovers the mistake and dispatches a Chorus of Angels to find Buddy and rush him to Heaven. Buddy is determined to elude them all and get back to Earth. He's never missed a show or broken a promise in his
entire professional life and he isn't about to start now.
The prospect of a dead comedian playing to a live audience in Vegas would badly upset the status quo so Heaven and Hell join forces, determined to stop him. As Buddy perseveres, his natural cheer and success at evading the bungling bureaucrats of the afterlife begins to bring hope to the damned. By degrees he finds himself at the head of
a revolution. All Buddy wants is to go home.
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 | The Poll | kat nove | Short Story | Humor | 13 | 0.42 | Mar 8, 2007 |
Summary:This bit of silliness was inspired by my year and a half stint as a wrangler of teen addicts and one of my daughter's high school friends. Chapters: |
 | REVISED DOG FOOD | Roisin Moriarty | Short Story | Memoir | 7 | 1.33 | Feb 24, 2007 |
Summary:Another Sean/Roisin episode. Chapters: |
 | A Touch of Seduction: Competition Entry | mike b | Novel | Erotica | 7 | n/a | Feb 22, 2007 |
Summary:There may be no such thing as an innocent touch between a man and a woman. But then, innocence is often over rated.Chapters: |
 | The Interrogation | kat nove | Short Story | Humor | 10 | 1.03 | Feb 21, 2007 |
Summary:This is the ultimate rant about one of my biggest pet peeves. Not for the faint of heart and by this, I mean men. All my male friends are horrified by this story. Luckily all my women friends are as sick and twisted as I am. Chapters: |
 | No Flowers | amarie | Short Story | Flash Fiction | 5 | 0.52 | Feb 16, 2007 |
Summary: Several months ago, someone, I think Selah, but I’m not positive, put forth a challenge to write a story using a provided list of words, some being: spigot, balcony, simple, price, migrate, customary, obedient, screen, broom, gypsy, tripod, state, scale, familiar, dodge. Sorry, I neglected to keep the list and don’t remember all of them, but that’s the bulk. I believe it had to be less than 1500 words or something like that. Anyway, I took up that challenge. Here’s my story. Hope you enjoy it.
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 | The People's Champion | knighthawk | Novel | Fantasy | 2 | n/a | Feb 3, 2007 |
Summary:To whom does The People's Champion belong? The people or himself?
That's the question foundling(orphan) Jakund Frey'lnd, a gifted young swordsman and war hero dubbed "Kid Blade," struggles with as he battles the ferocious Gothari and learns that his fame as warrior makes him a target for those looking to make a name for themself as well as an unwilling player in the games of the powerful.
This is a Young Adult Fantasy, filled with humor and action, designed to appeal to all ages.Chapters: |
 | The Delivery | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 3 | 2.21 | Feb 2, 2007 |
Summary:It’s time to deliver the baby. Dad’s having a hard time sitting still, Mom is Deaf, and we’re all stuffed inside a ten-foot by four-foot ambulance.Chapters: |
 | The Spare Room | kat nove | Short Story | Humor | 15 | 0.29 | Jan 31, 2007 |
Summary:A female slob describes her method of dealing with guests.Chapters: |
 | Don't Send in the Clowns | kat nove | Short Story | Humor | 15 | 1.33 | Jan 31, 2007 |
Summary:A young female police officer attempts to cope with clowns, riots, male police officers and big breasts.Chapters: |
 | Ode to a Pelican | kat nove | Poetry | Humor | 8 | 0.87 | Jan 30, 2007 |
Summary:My boyfriend and I met on Valentine's Day and this poem was written for him on the next Feb. 14. Every word is true.Chapters: |
 | The Fortune Teller | kat nove | Short Story | Humor | 13 | 0.42 | Jan 30, 2007 |
Summary:A young woman's unwilling trip to a fortune teller offers a way out of what had seemed to be a bleak future.Chapters: |
 | THE GREATEST MOLE IN HISTORY | Storyteller | Novel | Action and Adventure | 5 | n/a | Jan 21, 2007 |
Summary:During 1939 in London, a new type of spying device has been presented, by its inventor, to Unit Five, a British intelligence unit.
Unit Five's problem is to find a willing candidate to carry it inside Germany, while pretending to be a German Army officer.
A desperate search ensues with lots of complications. But, when a volunteer arrives in Nazi Germany, just prior to war breaking out, extremely unusual coincidental events occur.
The sex-starved wife of a German Army General ensnares the young British spy as a bed mate.
From then on, a detailed plot unravels involving treachery, treason, sex and murder. Chapters: |
 | THE CARELESS SPY | Storyteller | Novel | Action and Adventure | 3 | n/a | Jan 21, 2007 |
Summary: Most historians list Princess Noor Inayat Khan as one of the most intriguing heroines of the Twentieth Century and rank her up near the top along with Mata Hari. She was born inside the Kremlin during 1914 and evolved from infancy into an emotional, naive, careless and beautiful young woman ... hardly the attributes of a future spy.
This novel is based upon true events during the years 1914-1944. While being brought up in France, Princess Noor clandestinely falls in love with Paulo. He is torn from her arms after being drafted, during 1935, into the Italian army to fight in Ethiopia and she spends the next eight years trying to discover his whereabouts while he is constantly sent to other danger zones in North Africa, Spain and Russia.Chapters: |
 | He Said, She Said...by Kirk and Gale | gem | Novel | Editorial and Opinion | 2 | n/a | Jan 20, 2007 |
Summary:With some trepidation, I’ve agreed to match wits with my good friend Gale (Gem) Martin in a series of “he said-she said” columns. The cause of my reluctance isn’t Gale herself, but my own dismal performance when it comes to arguing with women—on any subject. My trophy case is empty, my win column destitute. When Gale says, “This will be fun.”, I hear the sound of knives on whetstones, the Pennsylvania Polka playing in the background. Make sure to let me know if I'm winning.Chapters: |
 | He Said, She Said... "On Girls" by Kirk and Gale | gem | Short Story | Humor | 11 | 0.33 | Jan 6, 2007 |
Summary:Should women be called "girls"? Find out in the second verbal smackdown between Kirk and gem--from a new weekly column on gem's blog.Chapters: |
 | The Oxygen Party | mini satish | Short Story | Humor | 4 | 1.32 | Dec 22, 2006 |
Summary: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.Chapters: |
 | DADDY, WHY CAN'T I SAY 'ASS?' | whatta | Novel | Non-Fiction | 17 | n/a | Nov 18, 2006 |
Summary:Introduction.... DADDY, WHY CAN'T I SAY 'ASS?' is about living in the moment, as well as living in some other moments; keeping your eye on the goal, once you get a goal; and eating hotdogs instead of Matzoh-ball Ramen soup. It’s about parenting the modern girl-child from the perspective of a divorced father, while he tries to find his voice as a writer and his place as a husband. Chapters: |
 | Starbuck MacIntyre's Guide to 21st Century Man | wagepeace | Novel | Humor | 4 | n/a | Nov 14, 2006 |
Summary:We're six years into the 21st century and guys, it sucks to be you. There are lots of reasons why and Starbuck MacIntyre has a lot to say about it. Want to reclaim your masculinity? Tired of women trying to change you? Sick of psycho ex-girlfriends who call you when you're gettin' some with someone else? Got a girlfriend who reads chick-lit and who might be addicted to "Sex and the City?" This read is for you!Chapters: |
 | SKIRTING THE ISSUE | gem | Short Story | Flash Fiction | 5 | 0.22 | Oct 29, 2006 |
Summary:Here's my entry for Friday Flash, word limit 350, with the keyword: initial. I often peddle these pieces elsewhere even if I don't the contest, so I'm interested to know if this works and how to make it better. Thanks for feedback.Chapters: |
 | COLOR ME BEAUTIFUL | gem | Short Story | Humor | 10 | 0.46 | Sep 7, 2006 |
Summary:I uncovered a shocking truth researching my online dating story for TNBW, which I shared with my blog readers and now share with you.Chapters: |
 | This Th-ing of -Ing | Elle Lockwood | Poetry | Poetry | 9 | 0.25 | Sep 2, 2006 |
Summary:We've had a thread go-ing on the forum about the use of -ing words. Sorry, folks, my mind just works this way. Dr. Seuss, forgive me!Chapters: |
 | 'Chickafied' to 'Chick-a-bount-bount' | gem | Short Story | Humor | 9 | 0.31 | Aug 31, 2006 |
Summary:I discovered this wonderful online reference called the Urban Dictionary. This essay is a recent blog entry celebrating this wonderfully kitschy resource. Get "chicked-up," ya'll.Chapters: |
 | Yawning While Sleeping | gem | Short Story | Humor | 17 | 0.36 | Aug 26, 2006 |
Summary:My lightly philosophical rant regarding the phenomenon of (ahem) "yawning" during the act of "sleeping," inpired by Dill Carver's piece, "Seminar." I just edited this, adding some context as to my secret code words, per the suggestions of my early reviewers. Chapters: |
 | TANGIE DOES LUNCH--A Tale of Online Dating | gem | Short Story | Humor | 7 | 1.73 | Aug 20, 2006 |
Summary:This is my entry in the online.When you last met up with Tangie Giacometti, she just spent one sweet afternoon with John Cusack. Life is sadly back to normal. Another chapter in the continuing adventures of Tangie Giacometti. I just want you to know that I, gem, have been married for twenty-one years. Undaunted by that handicap (or blessing, depending on how you look at it), I think I did enough research to pull off a contemporary tale of dating in the electronic age. The place where Tangie works, Let's Do Lunch, is a send-up of It's Just Lunch, a for-profit dating service whose franchises are in legal trouble for not delivering on their contracts. Chapters: |
 | The Adrian (Lankford) Factor | gem | Short Story | Humor | 5 | 0.68 | Aug 13, 2006 |
Summary:My humorous blog entry all about the young and adorable Adrian Lankford, a NextBigWriter author and frequent visitor to my blog.Chapters: |
 | Caprice | Sherman_Bierce | Novel | Other | 29 | n/a | Aug 9, 2006 |
Summary:Danny Marx is abruptly torn from his unpromising life as an average office grunt, by a woman he's had a crush on for weeks before actually meeting her. Now facing a series of unexpected and confusing threats, he finds that the more he learns about Caprice, the less sense she makes to him. This book is a bit of an experiment for me on several levels, not the least of which is to find out whether I am capable of writing a short novel. The sci-fi elements begin to emerge in the as-yet-unposted chapters four and five, so bear with it if it appears to be something else at first. NOTE TO POTENTIAL REVIEWERS: As with any novel, the point of entry should be chapter one. With Caprice in particular, if you jump in anywhere else, you will almost certainly miss the entire point of the story. That danger will increase exponentially as I add more chapters. The kind of feedback I need more than anything else is about plot and character development, so latecomer reviews, while well-intentioned, won't be of value. Please start from the beginning.Chapters: |
 | A FORTUNATE REVERSAL | gem | Short Story | Flash Fiction | 5 | 0.21 | Jul 15, 2006 |
Summary:My July 14 entry in a weekly flash contest. This week's word was reverse. 350 words max. Don't know if this works on any level. Chapters: |
 | PUTTING THE FINE IN LIBRARIAN | gem | Short Story | Humor | 13 | 0.46 | Jul 9, 2006 |
Summary:This is my entry in a July Writer's Digest competition. They have provided this prompt. "Seven days ago, _____________. Now, nobody will talk to me." Entries are to be 750 words or fewer and will be judged on inventiveness, creativity and where appropriate, humor. I'm always pushing deadlines. Must submit by July 10. Winning entry will run in the December issue. Your suggestions are welcome. Also, if you konw the publication, is this too risque? Should I tone it down? Last revised 2 p.m. on 7/9.Chapters: |
 | Sonic-gram | gem | Short Story | Non-Fiction | 5 | 0.48 | Jun 19, 2006 |
Summary:A letter to America's Favorite Drive-In (also my June 19 blog entry). Now you'll see what a cynic I really am.Chapters: |
 | A year without a fine spring day | able anders | Short Story | Flash Fiction | 9 | 0.68 | May 27, 2006 |
Summary:It was a warm spring day; the type where you could drink beer and watch the hotties in their T-backs at the Sand Bar, while they oiled up their asses to fry their skin and play Russian roulette with cancer. Unfortunately Mitch had grabbed the shit end of the stick. Chapters: |
 | You don't know Jack | able anders | Short Story | Humor | 10 | 0.74 | May 22, 2006 |
Summary:If that wasn't bad enough, he'd headed back home, only to find his best friend Walter, that no good son of a bitch, running around the living room playing a game of naked pin the tail on the donkey with his wife, Sissy.
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 | A Touch of Paradise | mike b | Novel | Erotica | 13 | n/a | Apr 8, 2006 |
Summary:This is a continuation of "A Touch of Seduction", currently available on the tNBW Publication page. If you have not read that story, please do so before reading this, as it is necessary for context.
I intended to do this as a short story, but it is clear that it will run well over 5,000 words, so I am posting it as a novel. It will be more like a novella, unless the characters do something even more unexpected than they have so far.Chapters: |
 | Happy Girl | modobenny | Short Story | Humor | 30 | 0.90 | Mar 16, 2006 |
Summary:What happens when a woman discovers she's a dog....Chapters: |
 | A Ghost of a Chance | MS Landess | Novel | Humor | 16 | n/a | Mar 15, 2006 |
Summary:This is my novel-in-progress about a woman, her dead best friend, and all the trouble he causes her. I hope you get a chuckle from it.Chapters: |
 | The Dark Sweetness Between the Stars | mike b | Novel | Science Fiction | 22 | n/a | Jan 20, 2006 |
Summary: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.Chapters: |