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London Conversations. par ricktaylor18
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A series of short conversation pieces, both overheard and imagined.
Vernicho's Little Book of Oddities par Vernicho
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This collection will contain longer poems with no set theme. Short stories. Philosophical statements/discussion. General musings. All of my individual madness.
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The 'Cousins' par Hobnails
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Englishman Greg Mitchell has served only two Gods in his lifetime- Making Money and Himself. Now at 35 years of age and after his second divorce and loss of his business he faces a future with no family or friends- he does have some money in the bank. He decides to take a long vacation driving across the USA. BY accident he discovers a whole bunch of people worse off than himself for no faults of their own. He comes up against the unfairness of people who would hold them in poverty. This outrages Greg and changes him. These unfortunates become his family, his 'Cousins'.
Primogeniture (The Firstborn) par ricktaylor18
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‘Death is very likely the greatest invention of life.’ STEVE JOBS, THE APPLE CORPORATION. For millennia mankind has searched for the elixir of eternal youth. Science has now brought us to the very brink of this search. Advances already predict that babies born today could live to well over 100 and very shortly to 140 and beyond. This could be the biggest threat to humanity… ever. Imagine this world if only a few select individuals were invited to benefit from this utopian world of eternal youth, wealth and power. This is the world of Primogeniture. – A world where The Firstborn holds power absolute. – A world where the banishment of death becomes the ultimate prize. However, one unlikely individual holds the key. But will he part with his secret? It is said that every man has his price… As the stakes rise – the very future of mankind waivers in the balance.