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A Good Year for the Roses by Denham Forrest

Inspired very vaguely by one of my favourite songs. A guy's wife makes an unexpected announcement whilst they're eating dinner one evening. But apparently, the announcement might not have come as so much of a surprise, to some of the others sharing the table!
Genre: Drama
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Drama
18.3k words,  98%,  Author's Average: 94%   More Info

Revolution by Firelight by The Outsider

The woods of Northern Maine offer challenges and opportunities unlike those in cities and towns in more populated portions of the United States. Jake Chartier expected a month-long vacation there would give him the opportunity to escape the pressures of his law firm. Life, however, often interferes with our best-laid plans …
Genre: Romance
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Alternate Timeline
9.6 words,  98%,  Author's Average: 94%   More Info

The Grim Reaper by rlfj

Graham Reaper is a young boy growing up in West Georgia. Follow him as he grows up, finds love, and becomes a man. He earns his nickname and more. Caategories and tags will be added as the story progresses.
Genre: Coming of Age
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, School, Military, Workplace, Sports
509.7k words,  97%,  Author's Average: 97%   More Info

Thunder and Lightening by Lazlo Zalezac

An angry young man grows up to be an angry middle-aged man. Now he's stuck in a dead-end job, married to a woman that detests him, and has children that don't even know him. A close encounter with death makes him realize that he deserves more than what life has dealt him thus far. Can he get it? Concluding Chapter has been posted. Enjoy! }:-)
Genre: Romance
Age Rating: Anybody
Tags: Romance, Humor
241.3k words,  96%,  Author's Average: 96%   More Info

Chaos Calls 05: Island Girl by Ernest Bywater

The rebels on Cassandra have tricked the system into sending an important person to Chaos when they didn't want to go. Al is asked to rescue her then return her to Crossroads with two Damsels on the same island off the enemy held coast. To do so he must arrive on Chaos too far from his usual helpers to involve them in his plans to free the islands from his enemies. 27,300 words
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Violence, War, Science Fiction, Aliens, Space
28.2k words,  96%,  Author's Average: 93%   More Info

Eighteen Yellow Roses by Denham Forrest

Another mug happily making his way through life, until and old adversary appears on the scene.
Genre: Drama
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Melodrama
33.5k words,  95%,  Author's Average: 94%   More Info

Country Boys by Lazlo Zalezac

It started with a botched robbery in which Sonny Daniels was shot. All that his family wanted was for the robbers to get put in jail, but they were in Los Angeles and things work a little differently there than in the country. When cultures collide, the potential for misunderstanding is huge.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Crime, Drama, Violence
92.5k words,  95%,  Author's Average: 96%   More Info

A Return to Greatness by Lapi

They(WHO Are They) say that history repeats itself. That can't be true, or can it? Just a few thoughts about that.
Genre: Mythology
Age Rating: Older than 17
Tags: Politics, Slavery, Violence, Religion, Historical, War, Military, Werewolves, Dragons, Magic, Royalty
34.3k words,  88%,  Author's Average: 76%   More Info

Fathers of Blondes Anonymous by Celtic Bard

Do you know a blonde? Have they said or done something that left you gaping at them in confusion so great as to make you question your senses? Do you wonder if they might be mentally retarded in some diagnosable way that has gone unnoticed? Is the blonde in your life making your life a waking opium dream of confusion? There is help. Fathers of Blondes Anonymous welcomes anyone who is having trouble coping with the blonde in their life, be it daughter, wife, or others. The coffee is always fresh.
Genre: Fantasy
Age Rating: Anybody
Tags: Humor, Alternate Universe
4.1k words,  82%,  Author's Average: 87%   More Info

The Church of the Touring Creator by Lance C

Several years ago, I was having a discussion with my daughter about the way religions got started. I told her that I could invent a religion and that, unlike every other religion, it wouldn't be falsifiable. She told me I was crazy. It took me about half an hour to come up with this.
Genre: Essay
Age Rating: Anybody
Tags: Religion
773 words,  75%,  Author's Average: 89%   More Info