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The Reset Manifesto by Lazlo Zalezac

When, in the course of human events, a Government of a Nation has forgotten that it is founded and predicated upon the singular sentiment, We the People, it becomes necessary for Men and Women of good conscience to stand tall and remind those who govern on behalf, by forbearance, and at the will, of We the People; that the law of the land is specified in the Constitution of these United States.
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Science Fiction, Near Future
184.8k words,  98%,  Author's Average: 96%   More Info

The River by Denham Forrest

A widowed man returns to take a walk along the riverbank, again. A place that's been special to him since his childhood, but he hadn't visited for sometime. Because it is interrupted, the walk that day was to be a little different.
Genre: Romance
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Romance
11.3k words,  97%,  Author's Average: 94%   More Info

Coming Home by Ernest Bywater

Father's been away 3 years. His young family's meeting him at the airport. --- Bad Fred, said --- It's poignant, and you hit the right notes. If I didn't know it was your story and trust you, I would have drifted away in the first few paragraphs. It moved slowly. It was lovely, but it wasn't hitting my "what happens next?" buttons. Well, until the end when it all comes together. Readers who stick with it will be rewarded. Set in Australia.
Genre: Drama
Age Rating: Anybody
Tags: Drama, Politics, Military, Workplace, Vignettes
2.2k words,  95%,  Author's Average: 93%   More Info

Plague Ship by Andre Norton

Exotic Gems and Valuable Oils Were the Lures That Drew the Space Trader Solar Queen to the New Planet Sergol - and Also Called Forth Their Most Ruthless Competitor. the Solar Queen's Men Tried to Play Fair - Even According to the Sly Rules of Sargol's Feline People - but After Takeoff the Real Assault Began. for the Solar Queen's Most Desperate Hours Were to Come When the Ship and It's Crew Were Branded Pariahs of the Stars - to Be Destroyed at Sight.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Age Rating: Older than 7
Tags: Novel-Classic
60.0k words,  93%,  Author's Average: 93%   More Info

The Blue Man by Celtic Bard

Following a protracted war, an island switches hands from one race to another. As the new owners take over, the island seems to come with some oddities, including a story about a shipwrecked man of the new owners' race. One problem: they know this man does not exactly match their description. So the story soon turns into a popular and well-liked legend, especially to a bright-eyed young farm girl gaining reknown as a huntress. Can she find the "Wild Man" on her latest trip into the wilderness?
Genre: Fantasy
Age Rating: Anybody
Tags: Coming of Age, Drama, Alternate Universe, Supernatural, Fantasy, Magic
5.3k words,  92%,  Author's Average: 87%   More Info

Avril's Knight by Allan Kindred

Avril, a spoiled princess, must soon grow up and fulfill her destiny or her world will be destroyed. This novel was written with Avril Lavigne in mind as the main female character
Genre: Fantasy
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Werewolves, Fantasy, Dragons, Dwarves, Magic, Knights
72.2k words,  91%,  Author's Average: 82%   More Info

Finding the Divine by Allan Kindred

This is a religious paper I wrote and posted here so I could send specific people here to read it. When I first came to the Catholic Church 8 years ago I could have never wrote this paper. Not for most to read and definitely to score.
Genre: General
Age Rating: Anybody
Tags: Religion
202 words,  90%,  Author's Average: 82%   More Info

A Wyoming Shadow Trout by Graybyrd

A boy on a Wyoming ranch catches a prize and learns a hard lesson.
Genre: True
Age Rating: Older than 7
Tags: Western, True
1.4k words,  84%,  Author's Average: 86%   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,  83%,  Author's Average: 87%   More Info

The Man on the Ground by Robert E. Howard

A feud is finally settled. In the public domain.
Genre: Western
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Western, Pulp Classic
2.2k words,  71%,  Author's Average: 83%   More Info