by
EgmontGrigor2011
on Sep 16, 2017
Romance
CHAPTER 1
As a child Kate Childs would wake up crying, at that age unable to understand she had been dreaming vividly but the worry of her parents had her believing they were nightmares.
Perhaps they were. No one got into Kate's head to check it out and of course years later she couldn't remember those early childhood dreams.
In ageing Kate came to accept...
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by
earthskull
on Sep 13, 2017
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
"This way." she whispered. The three hurried down the gangway to the small ship, looking behind to see if they were being followed. The hatch to the ship was open and they ducked inside and pulled the door closed behind them.
Safe, for now. Captain Senna tried to catch her breath and looked over at Ensign Torr and Science Officer Riven. They seemed similarl...
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by
bigtddybr
on Jun 8, 2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
New capabilities, The Wanderer wanders. Pirates plan.
The Wanderer finally enters the story. New capabilities for some ships. Pirates make plans to hit the platform, again!
Because of the amount of abbreviations in this story, I include a glossary. By popular request, this has been moved to the end of the chapter.
There is little attempt to explain the...
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by
SW_MO_Hermit
on Sep 18, 2017
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
My thanks go out to my volunteer editor Wires for his assistance. His efforts have made this story a much better read. As always all errors remain mine.
While they finished preparation for the upcoming winter Roger and his various teams of what passed for experts began working on technological improvements. They began the crude smelting of zinc, copper,...
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by
coaster2
on Sep 18, 2017
Novels and Novellas
This story was edited by ErikThread and DaveT with my thanks and appreciation. Any errors are mine alone. Previously posted on another site.
Captain's Choice
Chapter 7 A Decision to be Made
I'd pretty much put the matter of the boat being destroyed out of my conscious mind while Ardele and I used the Internet to search out potential replacements. We had...
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by
Tabularasa2213
on May 30, 2015
Science Fiction
The steady hum of the plane engines began to rumble, and in a flash, Samuel was jolted awake by the shuddering crack of the engines breaking off the wings. "What are the odds?" he thought to himself as he glanced out the window to the see the engines tumbling away. Screams from the cabin filled the air as the plane pitched forward. Over the wailing...
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by
SlaveNano
on Jan 2, 2018
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
"Sabotaged! How very shocking. What do you mean captain?"
"It's probably easier if I show you," replied Captain Wyndham beckoning her and Victoria to follow him into the engine room.
When the captain opened the engine room door, Lady Sally gasped in amazement. Her living and dungeon quarters were designed and fitted to her personal and precise specificat...
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by
SlaveNano
on Jan 5, 2018
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Corseted Domme was suspended over the wheat fields. The rigger-men tied more guy lines to secure her into position. By the time they'd finished the task it was turning dark and, given the airship was perfectly safe, the captain left investigation of the causes of the engines cutting out until the next morning.
They had landed on a huge estate in the Ru...
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by
KimMarie
on Sep 14, 2017
Romance
The China Clipper bobbed at its moorings at the wharf, its engines were shut off and its normally bright aluminum skin was dulled from the pelting of an incessant rain. The large seaplane had just come from Manila that morning and was awaiting orders at the Pan Am reserved birth at end of a long pier. A man in a white cap looked anxiously out the window of t...
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by
doc87123
on Sep 1, 2017
Humor & Satire
I was writing the next chapter of I'll Always Take Care of You, and decided to quickly type up this short story. It's fun, and not nearly as complex and so was much easier to write. Enjoy it. It's a fictional story, meant to be fun.
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We were running out of petroleum in late 2024. Between the explosion in the number of automobiles throughout the world,...
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