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It is a time where politicians are more celebrities than policy makers; a time of peace and prosperity, for poverty has long been eradicated. All, however, is not as it seems and as the source of all wealth leads to the unraveling of a monumental conspiracy, one man must make a decision which will shake the foundations of the universe forever. The Superlative seeks to prove there is a thin line between doing what is right and what is wrong: being righteous and being insane. Our choices are what define us, and not the attitudes where these choices originate.

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My second idea for the flash fiction contest.Again I would love input about it. Let me know if this one or the one called "Lacey's Sercret" is better. I am trying to narrow it down a to the best one out of the two before I edit and enter it. Thanks so much :)

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I would appreciate any feedback on this draft. Don't be shy, I have a VERY thick skin.

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Dane Westwood is a spiritual warrior/vigilante. She possesses the ability to not only see beyond this reality into the world of spirit, but she can see entity attachments in the energy fields of those around her. Dane and her friend June are dispatched on a mission to save humanity by the mysterious Dark Angel. The Dark Angel guides the women and leads them to Costa Rica and a handsome and gifted healer named Gregorio Pappas. Although Gregorio can perform miracles, he is also tangled up in a plot that involves reducing the world’s population. Can Dane and June stop him, or is it Dane’s destiny to play an unwitting part in this devious plot?

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Sometimes it's time to put the author away ... (Feb 9 revision - original version restored)

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Jack Spader is enjoying his life as an hired assassin, and why not? it pays well. However, when he learns of his ex-wife's death in a car crash, and of his ten year old estranged daughter being placed into foster care, he feels duty bound to give up his work and take on his role as a father. He knows his clientele are not going to like it, but feels he has no choice. Even though he hasn't seen his daughter for five years, he begins to prepare his future as a father, and leave behind the seedy world he once knew. That is, until he discovers one of his clients isn't quite ready for him to retire, and so kidnaps his daughter, forcing him to carry-out one more job. It all seemed so simple, until he learns the identity of his proposed victim. He has been given a deadline of one month, and so, Jack is left with a choice of doing the job or saving his daughters life. Will he have the time to locate his daughter and save her? Or will he have to carry out the contract.

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The beginning is a prelude to Nino's unwanted departure back home. A spate of Confirmed unprovoked shark attacks is taking Californian beaches by storm. In a span of just two weeks, sixty four people died, hundreds left in dire need of stitches. The cause? A group of Africans can think of no better way to bring him home to attend his coronation rites.

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All reviews and feedback regarding story, flow, characters, descriptions, grammar, punctuation, spelling, strengths / weaknesses, and anything else you can think of, are appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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Tommy must now learn to live with his father.

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I have a request. Skip Chapter 1, Edit and read Chapter 1, Rewrite. Skip Chapter 2 - Megan Returns Home and read Chapter 2, Rewrite - Megan Gets Off the Bus and Returns Home. The rest of the chapters follow always reading the rewrites instead of the originals. I'm sorry the order is so confusing. I don't know how to do it any differently, other than to explain it to you. This order gives you the most current chapters. A bit about the story: Megan McKenna suffers from Parkinson's disease, but this is the least of her worries when she is convinced her life is being threatened.

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In 1881, French Mathematician Jules Henri Poincaré discovered what came to be known as the Chaos theory, or the butterfly effect. A single, tiny alteration in an initial condition can radically altar an outcome. Had Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s security detail not been confused about his route and who was supposed to ride with whom, World War 1 might not have happened. As a result, the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires might still exist today. Communism might not have arisen from the ashes of the war. Had the handful of scientists working on the Atomic bomb delivered it just three months later, millions of American and Japanese lives would have been lost as the US invaded Japan. Had Operation Valkyrie worked, millions of Jews would have survived the gas chambers at the end of World War II. The actions of the few, sometimes unintentionally, have drastic impacts on history, and in most cases, they have no way of knowing it at the time. Empires rise and fall on these actions. On April 21st 2038 such an action could lead to the downfall of the USA

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The war over Wyoming land rights did not begin with the lynching of Jim Averell and “Cattle” Kate Watson in 1889, nor did it end with the Butch and Sundance-style execution of Nate Champion outside his KC Ranch cabin in 1892. Those whose generations have lived in the Cowboy State know that land counts for much and family can be a secondary thing. When Sheriff John Pruett’s wife of 44 years is murdered by her own brother in the whirlwind of a family feud over precious mineral rights in the gas boom of the 2000’s, he will face not only a test of professional mettle, but also a formidable reconciliation with both his faith and his own flesh and blood—Pruett will ultimately battle his child, his town, his ghosts, and his God. This is a tale of twisted, hardscrabble greed set against the majesty of one of the last, true American paradises.

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My novel "Goodbody" is a mystery which examines the deteriorating financial system in the United States.

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First-time novelist Sharmayne Decaro leaves her family to travel to an international writers' conference overseas and survives a plane crash into the Pacific ocean, along with some unlikely characters. Angus Rae, frontman for the rap duo "Compton Effect" and new-found screen star, hates to fly commercial but is forced to take the plane to Hong Kong with his D-jay and bodyguard. They are lucky enough to survive a night on the open ocean in a raft and make it to a nearby island, only to realize that the rescue they await may never come. This is part survival/adventure, part romance, and part thriller as the heroine discovers she is the target of the not-so-accidental disaster.

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This is an apocalyptic thriller with an embedded love story. Following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the lives of Kodi Peek and her father are irrevocably changed as they begin the countdown to 2012.

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After his brother’s death, historical actor, Bryan Owens, fights to keep a living history museum and its alleged haunted grounds from closing.

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The San Juan Islands, in the center of Puget Sound, entices visitors looking for a place to get away from civilization for awhile. Jason and Kendra didn't mean to get that far away from their comfortable city life; they were just passing through on the way to a sleep-away date in Canada. Their romantic weekend takes a frightening turn when everyone else on the ferry drops dead. Without a captain the ferry crashes into a rock and sinks. Jason and Kendra find themselves washed ashore on a small island without supermarkets, shopping malls or Starbucks. Thanks in advance for reading and for any feedback you have.

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In this short, short story a young boy has gone missing. Help is needed to find him before it's too late.

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On an impulse, 20 year old Riley Matthews follows her best friend’s advise and joins her at The Squeaky Hinge Bar and Grill for some much needed fun in a life that had become dull and routine. How could that one act turn the events in her life around so drastically? Within days, Riley is thrown into a tangled web of money, men and murder. Searching for love, confronting her past and terrified for her life, there is only one person that can save her… Tulips in the Sand is the first of the mystery series featuring Riley Matthews. Feedback on the characters and overall storyline would be greatly appreciated.

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In a town where nothing ever happens, there's a lot going on. Burned-out sheriff, Luke Hayden, finds himself neck deep in trouble; and between windstorms, an unexpected crime spree, and murder, his town is coming apart at its well-worn seams. Unraveling the deadly strand of lies is up to Hayden and his new deputy, Megan Moreno, but they may have just stepped into a tangled web that will trap even them.

[Please don't read chapters out of order. The chapter numbers are listed below -- just in case you're not sure which chapter you're currently at. It's easy to switch to the appropriate chapter. Thanks. Doralynn]

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A sadistic serial killer is stalking men in Kansas City and Nicole, a troubled forensic psychologist, reluctantly agrees to assist in the case. Once in Kansas City, she is forced to work with Detective Scott Hayes, once her lover and partner on the force. As she gets more deeply involved with the case, Nicole begins having the same recurring dreams she had as a child. As the dreams become more detailed, Nicole starts feeling that they are somehow connected with the case. Nicole has no idea how connected she is until she is confronted by the killer and is forced to make a decision that forever changes her life. As usual, all feedback is greatly appreciated. I am very interested in work use and sentence structure, transitions, awkward places, flow and if the story held your interest.

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This is a story of bullies, revenge and a class reunion all entangled in a twisted love story. Oh and there might be a bit of redemption in there too... I have more chapters coming... :-)

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Novel based upon many of the circumstances we find ourselves in as parents and step-parents in today's divorce-ridden society. I am looking for constructive criticism.

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Johnnites is a thriller/ horror dealing with the eternal struggle between good and evil. But what have a young writer, a mythical being and a serial killer have in common and can they stop the evil lord before he claims the earth for himself.

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A hit man prepares himself to carry out his contract. This is another "shard" in the Hard Cold Kiss Goodbye series where the reader is invited to produce the overarching plot.

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Lisa Kaamp operates a small childcare business out of her home in the sleepy little town of Nogeksum, Michigan. Highly respected and known for going the extra mile for her daycare kids, Lisa thought she had handled every daycare emergency possible. But nothing prepared her for the nightmare she now faced. Lisa awakes one morning to find herself bound and gagged, four strange men in her home, and the daycare children being held hostage in the next room. Terrorized by her captors as the authorities work to meet the ransom deadline, she tries negotiating with the men for the release of the children, and soon realizes that at least one of them has no intention of letting anyone go. With the deadline quickly approaching, Lisa must do the unimaginable to protect the children and get everyone out alive.

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THIS IS A SEQUEL. This is also raw, a work in progress. I'm taking a risk here, going out of my comfort zone by putting up something that's not yet finished. I’m hoping you’ll see some growth from me in this. Sapphire Reign takes place almost 10 years after Kings & Queens. I’d appreciate reviews from readers, who've read my first book, since they can (hopefully) see what I’m doing differently and if it’s working, but anyone is welcome to read this. However, since it is a sequel, spoilers abound. So only proceed if you have no intention of reading Book 1.

In a world where wickedness is exalted and even children know the sting of suffering, Majesty is trapped in anguish five months after her young daughter's death in a preschool gas explosion. When she receives a bizarre glimmer of hope that her little girl may still be alive, she fights heaven and hell to reclaim the happiness that's been stripped from her. But with so many enemies, maybe someone is determined to make Majesty pay. Or maybe her daughter really is gone forever.

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This is the start of a series of stories about a young man that makes a tragic mistake but benefits from it and has to deal with the struggle between guilt and the desire to live.

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Hopelessly out of his depth, after discovering that a terrorist group is planning an attack on Israel, John Blackburn turns to his eighty year old mother and her fellow retirees from British Intelligence at the Whetstone Bridge club for help. As they begin to piece together the truth, a frightening sequence of global events begins to unfold. John and the octogenarians realize the world is heading for the brink, and they are the only ones who can stop it.

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This short story was posted last year and then taken down from the site. I apologise to anyone who has read it before, I don't want to bore you! I have never submitted it a magazine or competition. Taking the advice of my good reviewers, I have edited it as the reviews have come in. I don't want to re-write and re-post again, it would try everyone's tolerance too far!

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Hotshot Sydney detective Max Beckett wakes up in a seedy hotel room with two dead bodies, and police hammering at the door. He flees the scene and sets in train a series of events that plunges him into the twisted worlds of a deranged serial killer, Russian mobsters and a band of terrorists preparing to launch an unprecedented attack on Australian soil. Only Max and a sexy Russian intelligence officer can save the day in this desperate race against time. A rollicking good read that adds the name of Max Beckett to the pantheon of crime noir heroes.

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In this era where science fiction is becoming science fact, technology is mixing with strongly held myths, and art is blending the chaos to shine a light on the rapid changes, we will either destroy ourselves or else learn to live in peace, without and within. This is the story of a particularly gifted young psychic, Aurora Swift, and the psychiatrist who tries to unravel her worlds, and in doing so unintentionally comes into contact with interconnected universal mysteries, dimensions, ancient beings and civilizations. Mixture of fantasy and reality genres. Mainly, the two settings are the modern day present with a bit of government conspiracy, and a sort of underworld that Aurora calls the Night World she escapes into to keep her sanity intact what with the pressures of her life. We meet a lot of other psychics in Aurora's circle and travel all over the U.S. and the world in search of some type of salvation. ** The first six or so chapters are non-linear and deliberately jarring as Aurora is experiencing a crossover of dimensions and times that will be sorted out in later chapters.// If I were to summarize the emotional stew or message of the story, it might go something like this: It is easy to wonder if our lives are worthless and actions are pointless because all will be forgotten one day. If every inventor, thinker, artist, intuitive being, and scientist followed through with this line of thinking, we’d still be in the Dark Ages or perhaps cause a new one. In this time of flourishing light, we need not allow the darkness of short-sightedness envelop us. The power is within us to make this world whatever we want it to be and become. And yes, one can make a difference with a little help from her friends.// **NOTE: I am on this site for constructive criticism. If you believe my work is only worthy of a 1 or 2 and feel like writing a snide scathing review or telling me how to write according to you, go somewhere else. My work isn't perfect, but I what I don't need is people who wish to feel superior by cutting me down or taking out their bad day on me. If you "don't get it" either ask me why something is written as it is or read something else. That I've had to explain this is sad, but there are plenty of A-holes in the world and that is reflected by similar percentages on this site. For those of you here to learn and grow and offer positive suggestions: Welcome. ---- (4/23/09 Currently reposted Chapter 1-3 and more coming soon for fans old and new).

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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.

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.

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