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Gee has been a space farmer and scavenger his whole life, but a lifetime alone in the starry void is starting to look lackluster. Will brushing the spacedust off his mag-boots and settling into the hustle and bustle of port life suit him better? But then what to do about the coffee plants? And grubs? Note: This is the original version of my story 'Back to our roots', which was a contest entry limited to 500 words, so there are similarities between them. However, both stories took very different directions and are worthy to fly their own course.…

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What is a space farmer to do when he grows a good brew that he knows will sell high at the court of his lost love? Pretend you're not going for her, and go anyway...right after you take care of those pesky pirates trying to steal your ship!Qualifying entry for the 2019 Back To Our Roots contest by @LayethTheSmackDown…

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Disgruntled Elves are finally speaking out about the real mistletoe-whipping Santa. Read one elf's account in this micro-fiction.Third place winner of the @MicroBytes 2018 Winter Nanofiction Contest.…

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After observing the Bears for quite some time, Goldilocks is ready to put her plan into action. Will the Bears react as she expects?…

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Maleficent took more from Sleeping Beauty than she'll ever know. Now Evenfall, Aurora's stolen twin, is ready to take it all for herself. And she doesn't care who she'll have to kill to get it.Entry for _Dark_Fantasy December 2018 'Frightful Fairy Tales' Contest.Note: This is not based on the 2014 movie Maleficent. Haven't seen the movie, and just found out the plot after I'd written the story. Write on!…

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Love. We fight for it. Live for it. It keeps us going when we don't think we can go on. Let's explore some of the myriad difficulties we go through for love. So enter to travel among our own streets and beyond our solar system in the pursuit of love...Created for the 2019 @Romance Trials of Love contest…

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Please find enclosed my most humble letter about why we should admit other monsters into our, heretofore, closed Crypt Owners Association.Entry for @WattpadVampires prompt for 2019 Halloween Vault 2…

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Don't tell my bestie about this letter if you read it before them! I'm going to reveal how I feel, and what I have been working on for the better part of a year as our first date. Warning...there may be zombies herein!…

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The Snow Queen finds Kai escaped, but when she turns to pursue him, is confronted with the sight of her ultimate downfall. Day 5 entry into the _Dark_Fantasty 'Frightful Fairy Tales' December 2018 contest.…

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Belle is from a long line of witches who keep The Beast enchanted to protect the surrounding villages from his true form. But when the time comes to renew the enchantment, Belle's plans for revenge on the village using The Beast go horribly awry.Entry to Day 2 of @_Dark_Fantasy 'Frightful Fairy Tales' December 2018 contest.…

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Ariel, the Little Mermaid, must sacrifice her heart in order to save her people by doing the unthinkable. Is she strong enough to follow through?Day 1 entry into the December 2018 _Dark_Fantasy 'Frightful fairy tales' contest.…

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Jonathon has met the love of his life. But when he goes to seek his father's blessing to wed, his father throws some unexpected obstacles in his way. Entry into @Romance "Forbidden Love" contest of November 2018.…

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Entry to the 2018 @NationalGeographic #PlanetOrPlastic competition.Frances fights to save Benny's life, not knowing he's more important than she could ever imagine.…

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Entry for 2018 @NationalGeographic #PlanetOrPlastic contest. Frances must come to terms with the cost of rescuing a bird.…

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Entry for the 2018 @NationalGeographic #PlanetOrPlastic competition.While building a drift-plastic castle on the beach, Jack finds more than he expected.…

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Entry into 2018 @NationalGeographic #PlanetOrPlastic contest. Bart is a seventh generation sea-captain who finds much more in this haul than expected.…

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My Halloween Vault 2018 entry to Day 14 @WattAmbChronicle.…

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Entry into 2018 @NationalGeographic #PlanetOrPlastic contest. Jonathan asks his mom to tell him about the plastic heyday life of his great-grandmother, so different from the poisoned life he has.…

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Malfunctions are a warning something's wrong, but not always about what you think.…

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Carpenter Jorge has been given the chance to work on an exquisite clockface, how will his co-workers react to the cherries he's worked into the design?…