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Mind and Body 2 by Maryanne Peters - Cover Preview

Maryanne's 26th book for Doppler Press

Any World (That I’m Welcome In) -13- by SammyC

Any World (That I’m Welcome In) – 13

By SammyC

©2023 SammyC

“You turned George down?” Nick asked, dumbfounded. He loudly and dramatically dropped his knife and fork onto his plate, displacing a few blameless green beans.

We were at the dinner table enjoying Mother’s pot roast. Uncle Richie was our guest again, apparently on one of his few date-less Saturday nights. I had casually mentioned that George asked ...

Small Problem -17- by Melanie Brown

Small Problem

Part 17

“Mom!”

“Yes, honey?”

“Mom. Come take a look at this.” I was in the hall bathroom across from my and Cathy’s rooms.

Mom stepped into the restroom. “What is it, honey?”

I stretched my panties out. “Take a look.”

“Oh my!” Mom said when she saw the splotches of blood on my panty liner. “You’re having your period!”

Cathy stuck her head out of her room. “Amanda’s doing what?”

I looked u...

False Start -5&6- by Melanie E

5. Play Ball

I glanced at myself in the rear-view mirror for no more than the seventy-third time since leaving Jaime’s place, not sure whether to feel elated or appalled at the results.

Jaime was a genius when it came to hair, even when all he was doing was a trim and clean-up. He had insisted on doing a bit more than that, of course… but not a lot.

What I left with was a hair trim that kept my style more or less what it had been for the last several yea...

Monkey Business -15- by Melanie Brown

Monkey Business Part 15

By

Melanie Brown
Copyright © 2024

“Where are you going this morning?” asked Mom as she set a cereal bowl on the table in front of me.

I poured the cereal into the bowl. “What makes you think I’m going anywhere?”

Mom chuckled. “You’re up a little earlier than usual and you’re already dressed.”

I laughed. “Nothing gets past you, Mom. I have a p...

Kelly Girl by Wanda Cunningham

Third Edition! Newly edited and reformatted. The classic story of a boy who was too pretty not to be a girl. :) Coming Soon as a new E-Book from Kindle.

Pete's Vagina - 46.2 - Chinstrap

“How many times do I have to say no?” I protested. “I’m not going to wear nail polish!”

“See, you’re thinking some sort of color,” Joanna countered. “I’m talking a matte clear coat. No one will know you’re wearing it!”

“I’ll know! And I’ve said ‘nothing doing’ three times now!” I shook my fist at her. “I don’t want to have to pop ya one, Jo!”

I must not have looked very threatening because she giggled. “You’re so cute when you’...

Any World (that I'm welcome in) -12- by SammyC

Any World (That I’m Welcome In) – 12

By SammyC

©2024 SammyC

Tom and I watched Artie attack his double-scoop Rocky Road ice cream waffle cone with unbridled glee. It was a messy spectacle, not helped by the giggling fits caused by Tom’s silly knock-knock jokes. The other patrons in Baskin-Robbins looked on. Half of them thought Artie was having a fit; the other half thought we were insane.

“Stop it, Tom. You’...

Small Problem -16- by Melanie Brown

Small Problem

Part 16

“Can I call you?” asked the boy I’d seen for the first time in my life less than five seconds before.

I slowly shook my head. “Sorry, no. Thanks for asking, though.”

Still grinning, he continued, “Oh come on. I’d love to take you out. Dinner. Movie. Dancing.”

“I’m sure you’re a nice person and all, but seriously, I’m seeing someone already.”

“Who?” he demanded accusingly.

“I’m dating Chad, the fo...

False Start -3&4- Melanie E

3. Extra Mustard

Not for the first time, I reconsidered if I really wanted to go through with what I was doing.

The building was intimidating by design, painted a mixture of blacks, dark greys, and electric blues that gave the techno-futuristic styling a sinister air, made all the more unsettling by the building’s almost perfectly cubic shape.

Taking a deep breath, I checked my list one last time before tucking it...

Monkey Business -14- by Melanie Brown

Monkey Business Part 14

By

Melanie Brown
Copyright © 2024

“How did the race go?” asked Mom as I entered the house after being dropped off by Nick.

I picked up an apple from the kitchen counter and took a bite before answering. “I did great in the last three motos but came in fourth overall.”

Dad didn’t look up from the TV, but Mom asked, “How could you do well but still get fourt...

Any World (That I’m Welcome In) – 11

Any World (That I’m Welcome In) – 11

By SammyC

©2023 SammyC

“I’m not the Grant Moorefield your Uncle Richie knew in your universe…”

We were sitting at a table in a far corner of Leo’s Pizzeria, across the road from the entrance to Parsons State Park. That was not what I had expected to hear at all. Tom wore a confused look on his handsome face. I had decided that I could trust Tom with whatever he’d learn abo...

Small Problem -15- by Melanie Brown

Small Problem

Part 15

“What is this? Is that you?” asked Chad.

I sighed. “Do me a favor and delete that, please?”

“Is it you?” pressed Chad.

I hung my head and sat roughly on my cot. “Yes. That’s my mug shot from when I got arrested this weekend.”

Chad sat on my chair at my computer. “Arrested? Holy shit, Amanda. What did you do? Rob a convenience store? What?”

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False Start -1&2- by Melanie E

False Start:

A New Year’s Resolution Story

By Melanie E.

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1. Auld Lang Syne

I took a long swig from the bottle of beer I’d opened and grimaced at the taste.

The truth is, I don’t like beer. I’m much happier with a nice glass of wine or even something like a margarita – you know, something fruity and playful, with brighter notes to it.

What I liked wasn’t what was important, though.

What was important… was mascul...

Tales from the Irish by Drea DiMaggio

Cover Art Preview for a collection of Drea's short fiction.

Pete's Vagina -46.0- End Zone Stripes

I tried to pull my jeans up again. How could they not fit when I had worn them just last night? “Jo!” I called out, my voice breaking. If I couldn’t get this pair of jeans up over my hips, would none of my clothes fit anymore? “Jo!” I called again.

“I’m on the way,” she called back.

Damn this house for being so big, I couldn’t tell where she was.

“I’m upstairs in my room,” she supplied, though I hadn’t asked out loud. Had I?

I was in the downs...

False Start by Melanie E

Courtney is just too pretty to be a boy....

Story starts later this week

Monkey Business -13- by Melanie Brown

Monkey Business Part 13

By

Melanie Brown
Copyright © 2024

Fuming, I glared at my bike lying in the dirt on its side. I kicked it in the engine,. “Stupid bike!” Several other bikes blasted down the track behind me.

“Did that help?” asked a man walking up to me. He looked to be about mid-20s, nice looking, sandy brown hair.

I didn’t look up. “A little,” I pouted.

The man kn...

Any World -10- by SammyC

Any World (That I’m Welcome In) – 10

By SammyC

©2023 SammyC

Tom found one of the last available parking spaces behind the Fair Lawn IHOP, a stone’s throw from Route 208. The seven of us tumbled out of Tom’s mom mobile like clowns ejected from a clown car. I checked to make sure my majorette hat hadn’t been flattened like an IHOP pancake. The interior of the restaurant was already buzzing with the clamor produced b...

Small Problem -14- by Melanie Brown

Small Problem

Part 14

I sat on the steps for the door leading to the gym. I drew my legs up and wrapped my arms around my legs, and rested my head on my knees. I got angry with myself for letting the tears flow. I shouldn’t let them get to me. I sucked in a deep breath. They’re still my friends, the only ones I have so far at school. But just really thoughtless friends. They’re just kids, after all. Yeah, I’m just a kid, too, but I do have a different perspective.

It...

Petes Vagina -45.2- Deep Bench

“You going to answer that?” I asked Joanna on the phone’s third ring.

She shrugged but reached for the instrument. “Hey,” she said into the mouthpiece.

“Who’s it?” I asked, but she shushed me.

“Oh, hey, Jordan.” Joanna grinned, nodding at me.

Jordan? My sister? Why would she be calling? Wait, wait, wait…. Jordie was friends with several girls on the freshman cheer squad. Madrigal! Katalina’s little sister had been at the party last night!

...

Any World -9- by SammyC

Any World (That I’m Welcome In) – 9

By SammyC

©2023 SammyC

(Shown for reference. This is Taylor Swift in a majorette uniform on one of her recent concert tours. Gigi’s majorette uniform would be similar in white and gold.)

“I don’t want to be interviewed!” I shouted into the phone at this strange caller named Grant Moorefield, who claimed to know my Uncle Richie.

Mom looked up in alarm from ...

Monkey Business -12- by Melanie Brown

Monkey Business Part 12

By

Melanie Brown
Copyright © 2024

“Hey, Nick.”

“Well, hey, Randy,” greeted Nick as I entered his garage. It was a Saturday and another race day. So now, instead of putting Nick’s bike on the center rail of his trailer, we put our bikes on the outside rails. Lately we haven’t had anyone stopping me from helping to load/unload the bikes.

Nick took a slug fro...

Any World -8- by SammyC

Any World (That I’m Welcome In) – 8

By SammyC

©2023 SammyC

Call me Gigi.

The State of New Jersey, in its infinite bureaucratic wisdom, has confirmed my “new” identity in this world so different yet so alike my own. Here, as if in answer to my fondest wish, I am a real, live girl. And I enjoy being a girl…so far.

It’s been two weeks since Uncle Richie escorted me to Parsons University Medical Center, ...

Aria - Book 2 - Now on Kindle

Cover Art by Melanie E

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRJY988B

Any World -7- by Sammy C

Any World (That I’m Welcome In) – 7

By SammyC

©2023 SammyC

9:30 Saturday night. I was lying across my bed, Regina’s tablet flat on the bedspread, looking at photos I had discovered on Genevieve LeClerc’s Instagram. The “real” Gigi? It was strange to think that. But, in this universe, I was her unexpected substitute. Perhaps not unwilling, though.

The last images posted were dated from June. Gigi and her ad...

Small Problem -13- by Melanie Brown

Small Problem

Part 13

Cathy and I spent the better part of Tuesday fretting about school starting Wednesday. This wasn’t the typical I don’t want summer to end type of fretting. For me, it was Oh my God I have to return to school after all these years? It just isn’t fair. And it’s not! I have degrees in physics, math and engineering. And now Mom insists I join the pimple brigade. Well, thankfully, I don’t have pimples. But still.

Mom insists I wear a skirt and make...

Any World (That I'm Welcome In) -6- by SammyC

Any World (That I’m Welcome In) – 6

By SammyC

©2023 SammyC

“All this time, she was just an hour’s drive south of here, in Summit. Her adoptive parents, a couple of French nationals who worked for L’Oreal in Berkeley Heights – real corporate types – liked taking these road trips every summer to see the USA in their Chevrolet. Huh? Oh, yeah, it’s an old commercial. Never mind—”

Regina was holding cou...

Monkey Business -11- by Melanie Brown

Monkey Business Part 11

By

Melanie Brown
Copyright © 2023

“Do you like that boy?” asked Mom after we entered the house.

Dad looked up from the TV, and before I could answer Mom, he asked, “Boy? What boy?”

Mom said, “Randi met a boy at the picnic.”

Dad shook his head. “Doesn’t surprise me. Randy goes out of his way to humiliate me.”

I walked over to Dad and raise...

Riffletown Girls by Maryanne Peters - Now on Kindle

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQMNPXDN

Maryanne's second collection of romances of the Old West