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Turning of Power

by gerx on Apr 22, 2025

Disclaimer This is a work of fiction. All characters, events, and locations depicted in this story are entirely fictional and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real events is purely coincidental. The themes, actions, and ideologies presented in this story are explored solely for narrative purposes and do not reflect the personal beliefs o...

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The Phoenix Partners

by sdc97230 on Mar 10, 2020
Non-Erotic

Many thanks to SBrooks for his invaluable advice and editing. If there's anything that still doesn't work, it's probably something I chose not to follow his suggestion about. Rose Valley, Oregon, population 1134, is located about two hours southeast of Portland at the eastern edge of the Mount Hood National Forest. Rose Valley is home to the Maitland Mills,...

Sex in the New Russia

by Nameless_Rose on Sep 14, 2017
Reviews & Essays

When the Soviet Union fell, chaos descended over Russia in many different aspects of life. The economy plummeted, Mafiosi ruled the streets, and government officials committed blatant acts of corruption. One of the most startling things to come out of this sudden upheaval was the immense outpouring of sex and sexuality into Russian culture. The repressivenes...

A Welcome Plague Ch. 01

by BBWBetsy on Sep 14, 2017
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

It could have been worse. Much much worse. The news had described the disease as being completely incurable, unbelievably infective, and unstoppably lethal. The plague seemed to mutate every day, giving experts no time to formulate a treatment. Even hazmat suits and respiratory masks became pointless as even workers in sealed underground labs were taken ill....

The Pillowy Prison

by Flauros on Sep 30, 2017
Miscellaneous

Battle at 34GGG. Boobslave Shortage Set to Continue The 34GGG* summit in Seoul on Wednesday ended in disaster after political, economic, and sexual tensions erupted between the participants. Presidential Mistress Vanessa Knight was able to escape safely from the fracas after a small struggle; her injuries amounting to no more than several hickeys, some smear...

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A new world

by Nissen on Apr 22, 2025

Authors note: First off, all persons in this story are 18 years of age or older. I like to describe young adults with girl or boy rather than young woman or young man. This story happens many years after the events of my stories "Chosen" and "A (porn) star is born". There will be references to events and characters from these two stories,...

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Gone Shopping

by Sweigard89 on Apr 22, 2025

The soft humming of the lights overhead mingle with the mellow modern upbeat music drifting down from the speakers overhead as the store comes to life, shelf stockers making their way putting up last minute inventory as the doors begin to slide open more often as women of all different life styles come in to get their shopping done for the day. You might won...

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Exchange student

by SisyphusWriting on Apr 22, 2025

Message from the author: Hi everyone!!! Thanks for your comments and messages, they have given me the motivation to come back and keep writing. I'm going to try to post at least 1 chapter a week. I don't know if I'll continue with my previous stories, I'll try to focus on this one. In a remote Asian village, where most likely a huge amount of toxic waste w...

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Navigating The New Divide

by Samuelx on Sep 16, 2017
Reviews & Essays

Sometimes in life, you'll find that people want to push you one way or the other. They tell you that they think a certain college major or a certain career move would be best for you. How in hell can you be sure that these people have your best interests at heart? Simply put, you can't. It doesn't matter if they're your mother or father, brother or sister, u...

NukeOut

by Trom1806 on Apr 22, 2025

In the 21st century, unexpected surprises awaited the inhabitants of the planet Earth. These surprises were much larger and more unpleasant than anything that humanity had previously experienced throughout its history. A series of regional economic crises that occurred during the 2030s grew into a large-scale global economic crisis that affected the vast maj...

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