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  • Promise Me by Prophecyof8
    Prophecyof8
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    What happens when you make a promise you can't keep?
  • Finding Hope by michi_writess
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    Little Johnny has himself caught in the Great Depression, go through his diary and find out the events, triumphs, struggles, and findings of Little Johnny (btw i may take a lil break in writing so dont expect big updates or 2k word long parts, im just going at my own pace tbh💀)
  • A Planting Season: The Cotton Chronicles Volume One by user61580199
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    Olivia Turner was pretty, smart, kind, God-fearing and hard working. She was the girl every family wanted their daughters to grow up to be like. That is until she made one mistake that would divide a small town and forever change the course of two families. A Planting Season: Volume One of the Cotton Chronicles, is a fictional account of the trials and tribulations of two families in rural South Alabama during the Great Depression. It is the story of strong women who find a way to succeed against all odds and in spite of their ne'er-do-well men. At times a raucous ride while at others a heart rending tale, A Planting Season has something for everyone. You will cheer for some characters while plotting the demise of others. As you read A Planting Season, bring a shovel and a tissue. You will need both! What the Experts Are Saying: Bravo! There is so much heart and soul in this story. So Southern... and Real! ~Debra Webb, USA Today Best Selling Author The opening introduction paragraph makes this instantly historical and reads easily like fiction while presenting more like light nonfiction. Setting and character descriptions are vivid... it has strong writing that creates a historical tone and narrative voice. ~Carly Watters, Literary Agent The Cotton Chronicles capture an important chapter in American history. The writing is nicely atmospheric. ~Ann Leslie Tuttle, Harlequin Senior Editor Riveting! Features well developed characters and plot you will read more than once! ~RC Finley, Author Betty McMurtry's writing is like setting a match to an Atlas rocket! ~Craig Allen Johnson, NY Times Best Selling Author of "The Walt Longmire Mysteries" I read this book in one day. My kids asked what's for dinner and I told them to order pizza. I couldn't stop reading! ~Reader TE
  • The Darkland Chronicles by AprilMStephens
    AprilMStephens
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    If you like Mickey, Minnie and Pluto you go to Disneyland. If you like Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolf Man you go to Darkland.
  • A Game of Trying by Princess764080
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    This story is about a young girl with tramua she always try's in life but things always takes a turn. She always seems very happy to anyone around her, to everyone else she seems happy for a young girl and enjoys life. Nobody really knows what's going on, nobody knows she cry's herself to sleep, nobody knows she thinks she's useless nobody knows she hates herself but her...
  • Of mice and men by abbyo3810
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    What if The boss had a group of girls working for him as well but house work and stuff like that
  • Luck of the Liars by sajalswriting21
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    This is from the point of view of a young girl named Joan who was looking for a job during the Great Depression in America. This was a point in time where there was an economic depression in America leading to the loss of many jobs. This is the journey of Joan as she tries to get places during this rough time in her life. This is just a short story that I wrote in my free time.
  • I Once Was Lost But Now Am Found by Jgal1234
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    Its a normal day in The Great Depression for Lesie and her brother Jack, until a large accident happens to Lesie, and suddenly she's in a world she never knew. A hoboe jungle.
  • Riding the Rails by theogpastelqueen
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    The story of a day in a life of a teenage hobo during the great depression that is struggling with her tough decision.
  • The Immortal by samanila_sandwich
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    The interview of a Mister James Welsona, using questions given to me by my peers.
  • Untitled  by N14Ev4ns
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    Jean's brother runs off to fight in WW2 , Jean does everything she can to try and help him survive.
  • Before Hell by UnculturedSwinee
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    This is a story of Alastor before his death and entering Hell. Al was a normal man, sure not accepted by many because of his petite size, often mistaken for a 13 year old boy. After many failures at jobs is when it began.
  • Fade Into The End by briannastento
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    When a curious eight-year-old little girl finds herself in the midst of The Great Depression, Annie Sloan has some decisions to make about growing up when her mother completely checks out and leaves Annie and her little sister after a tragedy.
  • Running on empty. by BardtholomewSimpson
    BardtholomewSimpson
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    A traveling salesman, weary from the road, selling fertilizer during the Dust Bowl has reached his final sale.
  • A Blast of Bronze by sarrietty
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    A class requirement was to write a vignette about someone in the Great Depression. My great grandfather used to tell this story all the time, and it happened to be about his job at a New Deal work camp in Nebraska. Enjoy!
  • The Great Gatsby by reading-R-us
    reading-R-us
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    This is a free copy of the actual "The Great Gatsby" for anyone to read. It's also free online, but I'm putting it here to make it easier. Description : Nick Carraway is a young Midwestern man freshly arrived in New York to make his fortune. He rents a shabby apartment in Long Island next door to a sumptuous mansion: the home of the mysterious and wealthy Jay Gatsby. Carraway spends time catching up with his distant cousin Daisy and her industry-baron husband Tom before being invited to one of Gatsby's wildly lavish weekend parties. There he meets Jordan, a flapper and a golf star, and an intricate web of romances and betrayals begins to unfold. Approximately 50,000 words. Best Rankings Ever: #27 / 1,000+ stories - Symbolism #6 / 290 stories - Fitzgerald #3 / 134 stories - americandream #90 / 1,000+ stories - wealth #10 / 386 stories - Gatsby #126 / 1,000+ stories - Jordan #63 / 1,000+ stories - baker #3 / 71 stories - thegreatdepression #81 / 1,000+ stories - 1920s #516 / 1,000+ stories - Nick #12 / 209 stories - Buchanan #13 / 208 stories - thegreatgatsby #7 / 105 stories - greatgatsby #10 / 146 stories - myrtle #5 / 61 stories - jaygatsby #4 / 22 stories - daisybuchanan #54 / 282 stories - jordanbaker #3 / 15 stories - tombuchanan I DO NOT OWN THIS BOOK!
  • Relive the Story (a sequel to The Bullshit In Our Horoscopes"  by HufflepunkZebra
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    A sequel to "Horoscopes Are Bullshit" Read this first if haven't: https://my.w.tt/LxTzrwHEx7 As It Is are back in the US for The Great Depression Tour and the band is in for another chaotic tour.