This is a story about ... stories, and how they relate to the tenuous experience many people refer to as "reality".

               A 23rd Century Girl

 Trolls are just mean, nasty monsters that would shred a pretty butterfly between their long, jagged teeth just as soon as look at them ... right? Maybe. Maybe not.

Troll and Butterfly
Copyright 2008 by Heather Rose Brown
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A 23rd Century Girl in the 20th Century

Chapter 6

“Where you been?”

“At a dock.”

“Are you sick?”

              A 23rd Century Girl

in the 20th Century

Synopsis;

After the court martial, John Carter now has an uncertain future.

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"Doctor, I am worried about Bronson."

"Do not be, please. Bronson will learn about humility this way."

"Will you accept Bronson as a nurse after this?"

"Yes, I can alter any records as needed."

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A SHORT CON

by Johnny Bananas 

Synopsis*

Commander John Carter; Executive Officer of the Patrol Cruiser Aztec was on shore leave with Crewman Bronson who attacks a beautiful spacer woman along with his fellow crew members.. Carter defends the woman only to find out that she is an Adapted woman and that she is known .

23rd Century Girl in the 20th Century

by Starla Anne Lowry

In the far future, human have colonized the galaxy. Many planets called for the adaptation of the body to meet the conditions of the planet and in some cases, mutations happened as the populace adapted to the new environs.

 I don't talk to trees ... honest. At least, I'd never admit to talking to them. But if I were the kind of girl who might find herself talking to an old oak tree on a chilly fall morning, asking why its leaves were falling off, and if that tree decided to answer me, this is the story the tree might have told me.

Stop Me If You've Heard This One, God

A student discovers the secret her teachers have been keeping from her. Enraged at being deceived, she decides to take things into her own hands and share the truth she's uncovered with other students before she's silenced by the faculty.

Divide by Zero and Conquer
Copyright 2008 by Heather Rose Brown
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Bop!

A dock!

The best laid plans of mice and men.

Talk about gangin agley!

What would make something as beautiful and fragile as a snowflake brave enough to come hurtling down to the hard, cruel earth?

Why Snowflakes Aren't Afraid to Fall

Copyright 2008 by Heather Rose Brown

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Dragons gotta eat ... so do unicorns. This isn't good news for a girl named Food. 

Deer Departed

Five deer leap to their death off parking garage

The morning edition of the Chicago Sun Times, December 8^th, 2005. 

THE KILLING FIELDS  

AN ORAL HISTORY

as told to LAIKA PUPKINO

I posted this elsewhere, but it was commented by one who read it that this needs to be read by more folks. So, I'm posting it here, as well. Please, tell me what you think.

 Prairie's Children

  Chapter 13