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[EXCERPT!] [BEING PUBLISHED!] [Highest Rank: #4 in Mystery/Thriller] [Featured Story - Fall 2017] Student reporter Penelope needs to prove herself. She chases a story tip on a secret organization of teenage urban explorers called The Broken. With the assistance of a young paranormal investigator, she begins to uncover the group's darkest secrets. However, the members have other plans for Penelope and her new "freak" friend. The reporter becomes part of her story, and she will have to fight for her own life and the lives of her friends as she learns what it means to be one of the broken. Book I of The Broken Trilogy. Featured Story: August 2017 Top Rank: #4 for mystery/thriller Royalty Awards 2017, first place for mystery/thriller Blooming Awards 2017, first place for mystery/thriller Wing Awards 2017, first place for mystery/thriller Dream Awards, first runner-up for mystery/thriller Dreamcatcher Awards 2017, second place for mystery/thriller Rose Gold Awards finalist for best first kiss #nbr Spotlight Chapter, Round 85…

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A teacher takes her students on an overnight field trip in the middle of the woods. The results will frighten, uplift, and inspire you. This story is published as part of a three-book anthology. Stories of Change includes a variety of stories submitted by St. Louis area educators. This is a nonfiction story about my students, and I am the narrator.…

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[Now With Photos!]Who are you? No, I don't mean your character. Who are you?I wonder this question every time I go to a con. I try to find a quiet spot and people watch. And my eyes are always drawn to the cosplayers: the young, the old, the experienced, the store-bought newbies, everybody. But even as I pose and smile, as the flash goes off, I wonder, who is this person? This person standing next to me, who has devoted so much time and so much more money to becoming this character? What is it about you, yes you, that compels you to travel, sometimes very far distances, to a con and give up an entire weekend to pretend to be someone you are not?It took me a couple of years to get the guts to start actually asking these questions. When I did, I wasn't disappointed. And that's where Masks Off came from.Photos (except for the Azymth chapter) are by @theromarinBook Center Summer Awards: Third place for Nonfiction…

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Cleo and Vernon have spent centuries defying the typical rules. But when a disaster beyond their comprehension strikes, they wonder if their good times are at an end.My submission for the St. Louis Writers Guild anthology.…

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Who needs teachers, anyway? An entry for the Marriott Hotels Travel Brilliantly contest.Tillie is forced to tag along with her mother as she attempts to sell Ms. Honey, an artificial intelligence teacher program. Like all good teachers, Ms. Honey can provide lessons, place her students into groups, and offer words of encouragement and comfort. But will the suits looking to buy Ms. Honey be able to grasp her true purpose?…

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The Kingdom of Fantastic was the Knight Bachelor's chosen land. However, a metallic scourage threatens to destroy its glam rock lifestyle of color, style, and free love. Reggie, the Knight Bachelor's chosen champion, is the people's last hope. Will an old priest of a sacred temple help Reggie complete her quest?A short story entry for the #TeamUpChallenge.Contest Requirements:- A pair of Elton John's glasses- A fresh bouquet of flowers on a 300-year-old grave- Reference to the song "Cigarettes in Hell" by Oasis lyrics or the track itself must appear- Genre: Fantasy…