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Welcome to the one hundredth Storyblogging Carnival! Exciting, huh? I'm not going to say a lot about the carnival right now--I'll save that for later this week. For now, let's get on with the entries.

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Doc Mockery
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A less than 100 word brief story rated PG.

Story limerick about a doctor/patient conversation.

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Kosher
by Marco Kaufman of The Big Book of Grievances
A 159 word brief story rated PG.

An old woman comes to a new discovery

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The History of the Domini: Part VI (Whole story)
by David Derrick of Back of the Envelope
The next 549 words of a 3,393 word continuing story rated PG.

With the humans and Amaranthine victorious over the Malwer, the fragile alliance among the Shades quickly breaks down.

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Bruno the Escape Artist
by David Derrick of Wildlife Art of David G. Derrick Jr.
A 633 word brief story rated PG.

"Bruno the escape artist sounds like a great stage name for a Hungarian magician in a traveling circus. Bruno has thick flowing orange-red hair giving him a stage presence that would make even Houdini envious. Bruno, however, is not an actor or an escape artist in a traveling circus. He is an Orangutan but he is an escape artist."

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Void
by Myles O'Neill of Dreams In Vitro
A 864 word brief story rated PG.

Void is a short story about the philosophy of the cosmos. What will the end of the world be like?

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Greeting
by Kate Addict of The Ficticious Tales of Isis
A 936 word brief story rated NC-17.

Isis makes an appearance and gets more than she bargained for.

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When Your Field School Goes into the Toilet
by Greg Laden of Quiche Moraine
A 1,500 word short story rated PG.

A piece of scrap paper, international travel, advanced technology, and complexities of interpersonal relationships converge to produce the ultimate spit-take.

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Disquieting Postcards I’ve Recently Received from My Future Self
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 990 word brief story rated PG-13.

In which a future me sends me disturbing reports of what to expect, and how I mess with him ... me ... well, you get the picture.

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First Day of the New Dodge
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 1,151 word short story rated PG.

Fresh from finishing the first draft to his next novel, Andrew decided to write this tongue-in-cheek tale about his first day should he be given "Dodge" cars to run.

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A Hole in the Sky: Part I
by Doc Rampage of Doc Rampage
A 1,524 word short story rated G.

Three people driving through northern Arizona in a 6-wheel drive all-terrain super-flex-fuel serial-hybrid amphibious military scout vehicle with custom luxury outfitting investigate an unusual weather phenomenon.

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An Autobiography of My Descent--Part I
by Asmoday of The Asmoday Experiment
A 3,773 word short story rated R.

Because of my adoption, and having to dig out my own roots like a self-archaeologist, I learned more about myself through my birth than most. I'd like to share the story with you here.

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Brains vs. Brawn
by Phronk of Phronk
A 3,893 word short story rated PG.

An autobiographical tale that grew out of describing my experience buying my first car, then realizing the story could use some spicing up. So I added in Bigfoot. It's still totally true, though.

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Welcome to the ninety-ninth storyblogging carnival. Wow, that means the next one is number 100. I should probably do something special for it, huh?

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Greeting
by Marco Kaufman of The Big Book of Grievances
A 168 word brief story rated PG.

A parent deals with the death of a child.

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Rumpole Creator, John Mortimer, Dead at 85
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 500 word brief story rated PG.

"Excerpts from my profile (and interview) of the recently deceased John Mortimer."

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Night golfing X-files
by Faizal Ismail of Langkasuka
A 625 word brief story rated PG.

Things that cough in the night.

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Soulcrushing Fiction: Threads Pt. 4 (Part 1)
by softmelon of The Den of Psychosis
The final 645 words of a 1,800 word continuing story rated R.

The speculative story about a future where overcrowding causes society to regulate the hours in which senior citizens can be out in public.

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The Story of the Cat Who Did Things Differently
by Karen S Murphy of Polaris Rising
A 712 word brief story rated G.

A story about how living freely and from the heart has a ripple effect on society.

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Things to come? Redux...
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 859 word brief story rated PG.

The slow fall of Britain.

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Twitterpocalypse
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 900 word brief story rated PG.

The end of the world, told through tweets.

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Bars and Ink on my Wrist
by Benjamin Himlan of Working the Line
A 909 word brief story rated R.

A new job.

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How to Pick a Lock
by KateAddict of The Fictitious Tales of Isis
A 1,178 word short story rated NC-17.

Natasha demonstrates some little known skills.

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Ashram Paradise
by Pandora Parker of Skirt Tales
A 1,327 word short story rated PG.

Ashley leaves New York for Paradise Island to escape. Her bikini gets ruffled after encountering a fellow vacationer with a dislike for New Yorkers

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Recovery, Relapse, Relationship
by Tim King of J. Timothy King's Stories
The first 6,256 words of a continuing story rated PG.

A sexual assault advocate faces a victim with a troubled marriage and ends up facing her own past.

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Welcome to the ninety-eighth storyblogging carnival. Rather than spend a lot of time talking about it, I'll just get on with the entries.

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Performance Art Gone Horribly Right
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 110 word brief story rated PG.

A performance artist takes on the financial meltdown.

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Physics of Physicality
by Mauzzie of One Post/One Person/Two Eyes
A 185 word brief story rated PG.

A slice of life, a glimpse of a few minutes from my everyday commute to work- looking at strangers that I'd probably never see after the journey.

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ten14 is a great place for a nap
by Aaron Rogier of Aaron Rogier
A 232 word brief story rated PG.

A story about everyone's favorite G-rated activity in a place it doesn't belong.

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Coronation
by Marco Kaufman of The Big Book of Grievances
A 237 word brief story rated G.

A brief piece of historical fiction.

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A Botox Tale
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 344 word brief story rated PG.

A plot is uncovered by the Sage's friend.

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Trip to Tawang: Part 3: Seven Sisters waterfall, Cherrapunji and Tawang monastery, Tawang
by Pawan of Admirable India
A 568 word brief story rated G.

A travel log with some beautiful pictures.

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Henry's Shadow
by Goemagog of This space for sublet
A 645 word brief story rated PG.

Henry discovers that there is something out there.

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Our Most Unforgettable Corvette Adventure
by Susie Q of The Musings
A 833 word brief story rated PG.

A husband and wife drive from Alaska to Missouri--or try to, at least.

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Return of the Green Pickup
by Greg Laden of Greg Laden's Blog
A 1,251 word short story rated PG.

"Things had been quiet... But things were about to get a bit less quiet."

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Should have seen it coming
by softmelon of The Den of Psychosis
A 1,493 word short story rated PG-13.

This story pre-dates the movie "NEXT" starring N.Cage. In my story, the main character can see almost 30 minutes into the future.

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Soul crushing fiction: Threads
by softmelon of The Den of Psychosis
A 1,784 word short story rated PG-13.

The speculative story about a future where overcrowding causes society to regulate the hours in which senior citizens can be out in public

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The Consequences
by Jenn H. of Mixed Metaphor.net
A 2,531 short story rated PG.

A short story about the consequences of the life decisions made by two people who loved each other.

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The Lion, the Tent, and the Anthropologist
by Greg Laden of Greg Laden's Blog
A 3,721 word short story rated PG.

A true story of lions in the night.

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Welcome to the ninety-seventh storyblogging carnival. It's a little late, partly because I was hoping we'd get one or two more entries. There aren't a lot of submissions this time, but it's all good stuff.

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Beach Babes of Vision
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 200 word brief story rated PG-13.

Misunderstood women in the history of the beach.

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Hey Lady, You Wanna Ride?
by Amanda CMJ of Yield Pics Remix: The Story Behind the Photography
A 217 word short story rated PG.

Our interactions with local Cambodian wildlife.

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alarm
by Seth Manapio of Whiskey Before Breakfast... the blog
A 433 word brief story rated R.

Part of his ongoing autobioblog.

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Interactive Taxes
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 686 word brief story rated PG.

The story of a man and his interactive tax software package.

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Howdy folks, and welcome to this here Storgybloggin' Carnival.

Er, sorry about that. I just had to get some of my inner folksiness out of my system. In any case, welcome to the ninety-sixth Storyblogging Carnival. Let's get started.

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A Baseball Anecdote
by Marco Kaufman of 55 Flash Fiction Friday
A 55 word brief story rated G.

The title says it all.

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The Incident at the Footwear Store
by Brandon Loza of Loza's Loghouse
A 295 word brief story rated PG-13.

A nice little stroll in the park, when I spot from a distance a vendor that sold footwear...

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The Shopping Cart Story
by Josanne Anthony of A Chocolate Bouquet
A 365 word brief story rated G.

A humorous true story about a good deed gone bad at the grocery store.

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The Wayward Citizen
by Brandon Loza of Loza's Loghouse
A 367 word brief story rated R.

Driving down a dark road alone until the unexpected happens...

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Our role in teaching kids how to make new friends
by Kakie of Bur Bur & Friends: Community Park
A 518 word brief story rated G.

This is the story of a mother who planted seeds of courage into a four year old, giving him the courage to reach out and explore new experiences.

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The Orphanage
by Brandon Loza of Loza's Loghouse
A 953 word brief story rated R.

A man takes revenge for the death of his wife, and tracks it down to a local orphanage.

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Moon Agent: Part 1 of 99(?)
by Terry Dip of Complete and Creative
A 1,000 word short story rated PG.

A college student picks up an ancient book on campus and soon meets the Chinese god of love, who tells him he is now responsible for romantically uniting couples whose names he sees in the book.

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Pics Remix: A Temple At the End of the Double Rainbow
by Amanda of Yield To Pedestrian: All the Cool, All the Time
A 1,080 word short story rated PG.

The story behind the picture.

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Defined by Blood
by nandita of Cold Snapdragon
A 1,260 word short story rated PG-13.

"To learn the value of physical integrity..."

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The Bleak Midwinter
by Pandora Parker of Skirt Tales
A 1,409 word short story rated PG.

A tale about a married man reflecting on his choice to stay in a passionless marriage and not be with the one woman he truly loves.

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What Friends Do
by Jenn of Mixed Metaphor.Net
A 1,519 word short story rated PG.

A fictional story about two women — and how strong the bonds of friendship can be. Written in response to a writing prompt at A Thousand Words.

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It All Began at Chuck E. Cheese's
by JHS of Colloqium
A 1,572 word short story rated G.

We were set up on a blind date — at Chuck E. Cheese's — by my date's ex-brother-in-law. Sounds like a recipe for disaster rather than romance, doesn't it?

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something a little different
by JHS of ream of paper
A 2,100 word short story rated PG.

This is a story of an imaginary acquaintance. For me he represents depression, but he could be whatever plague the reader chooses...

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Welcome to the ninety-fifth Storyblogging Carnival. For once, I'm getting it up on the day I said I would. It's a new year, and we have a lot of new writers this time, so I won't bother with introductions and instead dive right in.

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Cinema
by Marco Kaufman of 55 Flash Fiction Friday
A 55 word brief story rated PG.

A moment of revelation in a theater.

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Night Fight
by Praveen of Fantasy Tales
A 269 word brief story rated PG.

A fight against scarecrow zombies.

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Are Writers Doomed to be Single?
by Burak Bilgin of Distiller's Corner
A 337 word brief story rated PG.

Can a writer have privacy in his life?

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The Retro Journey Begins: A Poet’s Poetic Sojourn
by Fred Omorogbe of Personal Inspiration & Motivational Poetry
A 443 word short poem rated PG.

A poetic journey into the mind, life and times of an everyday poet.

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The Day the Internet Slept
by Raghu of Inside Life
A 562 word brief story rated G.

On the 21st of October, 3008, the internet became aware of its own existence. In the past, many people had predicted that this would happen one day, and computers would take over the world, and it would be the end of the human race. It didn’t happen exactly that way.

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At Least I'm not That Guy
by Vanessa Wolf of Wide Awake in Wonderland
A 775 word brief story rated PG-13.

"We all have bad days. Some worse than others... Luckily, I have my father to remind me of what isn’t wrong: I’m not completely batsh*t crazy."

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Two Gifts from My Grandfather
by Maddog of Maddog Tales
A 850 word brief story rated PG.

The first tale of my new blog to document my life and publish a memoir. Today you will meet me maternal Grandfather.

[I couldn't get this story to display in Internet Explorer. It worked okay with Firefox, though. -DSC ]

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Crossroads, Part One
by Adam Graham of Laser and Sword Magazine
A 854 word brief story rated PG-13.

In the years of the Empire, a young gang leader finds himself running from police after trying to hang a child molester.

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Big Girls Don't Cry
by Pandora Parker of Skirt Tales
A 1,602 word short story rated PG.

Dating and motives.

[Pandora would love feedback on this and any other stories. -DSC ]

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Santa Ties One On
by Steve Shives of Steve Likes to Cure
A 1,841 word short story rated PG.

Santa, who contrary to popular belief does not visit every house on Earth in one night, but rather has to make three different trips between Dec. 24 and Jan 7, stops in at Barney's bar for a few drinks, having finally completed his rounds for another year.

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Welcome to the ninety-fourth Storyblogging Carnival. I'll skip the explanations and gets straight to the stories.

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Redolent
by Marco Kaufman of 55 Flash Fiction Friday
A 55 word brief story rated PG.

An incident of sense memory

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Miss Dating? Not me!
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A less than 100 word brief story rated PG.

A romantic tale in verse form.

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Impressing Stalin
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 300 word brief story rated PG.

Truman ponders what it will take to have an impact on Uncle Joe.

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Nonsensical Conversations
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
A 596 word brief story rated PG-13.

A true story demonstrating that some conversations just don't make sense.

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Unintended meeting
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 640 word brief story rated G.

The Sage encounters the one person he least expected.

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Unintended meeting
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 640 word brief story rated G.

The Sage encounters the one person he least expected.

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The Zodiac
by Greg Laden of Greg Laden's Science Blog
A 1,597 word short story rated PG.

As story about a boat... and hippos.

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Welcome to the ninety-third Storyblogging Carnival. It's a week later than usual, mainly because we were short on stories last week until I sent out an emergency call for submissions. Fortunately, y'all came through, so while it's a short carnival this week, it's not embarrassingly short.

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Petty Bourgeoisie
by Marco Kaufman of 55 Flash Fiction Friday
A 55 word brief story rated G.

A petty argument based on pronunciation and class

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Bach! Humbug
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 100 word brief story rated PG.

A CD collector's adventure in limerick form.

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Jessussic Park
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 800 word brief story rated PG-13.

The Sermon on the Mount -- with raptors!

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The One
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 925 word brief story rated PG.

"The house had that glow one associates with something nefarious. People describe it differently but its either a green or yellowish hue that seeps out of the windows and under the door no matter how much the person tries to hide their machinations."

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Crossing Over, Part VII (The Whole Story)
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
The final 3,111 words of a 17,473 word short story rated PG-13.

The exciting conclusion of the CRFH fanfiction.

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Welcome to the ninety-second Storyblogging Carnival. It's a little bit late, even though there aren't that many stories, so it really shouldn't be that much work. Ah well. Rather than make excuses, here's the carnival:

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Quotation from Lenny's Wife
by Marco Kaufman of 55 Flash Fiction Friday
A 55 word brief story rated G.

A famous quote from Mao Tse-Tung is given a new twist

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First Installment of Cheese Pyrates!
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 400 word brief story rated PG.

A tale of curdled revenge, as Ensign Jim Quinn tries to defeat his father's killer, Captain Jack LaBung.

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My Close Encounter (I Think) with Paul Newman
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 500 word brief story rated PG.

Humor column about the time I'm pretty sure I encountered Paul Newman in a New York City bar.

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Crossing Over, Part VI (The Whole Story)
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
The next 2,926 words of a 17,473 word short story rated PG-13.

Continuing the CRFH fanfiction, it all gets very exciting.

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Welcome to the ninety-first Storyblogging Carnival. This is actually our fourth anniversary. I was considering doing something special, but I've been pretty busy lately, and I'm pressed for time.

So, on to the carnival.

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The Poetry of Dating
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 150 word brief story rated G.

The story of a bad date in limerick form.

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Rozie
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 100 word brief story rated PG.

Rozie was a helluva' dame ...

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Changes, Part V (First Part)
by Tom Harrison of Monday Evening
The next 500 words of a 4,000 word short story rated PG-13.

A fist-size window in a heavy door showed a hallway not much different from my cell. No padded walls, no hospital bed, no liars with clipboards. Part five of seven.

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Crossing Over, Part V (The Whole Story)
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
The next 2,722 words of a 17,473 word short story rated PG-13.

Continuing the CRFH fanfiction, Dave gets into a fight

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And Glory... (The first 13 chapters)
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 20,000 word excerpt from a novel rated PG.

"Considering the chaos in the EU right now…a bit of Eurosceptic cyberpunk could be seen as timely."

[Andrew says:

There is a new service for budding writers that is linked in this post. I think it might be interesting to your readers and contributors who are budding novelists.

Have a look. -DSC]

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Welcome to the ninetieth Storyblogging Carnival. One thing about using Roman numerals is that the number of numerals you end up using varies a lot. From eight two carnivals ago, down to two. Of course, if I was using Arabic numerals, I'd just be approaching three.

Anyway, on to the carnival.

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Musical Discord
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 75 word brief story rated PG-13.

An orchestral argument in verse form

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Milton in Pisa
by Marco Kaufman of The Big Book of Grievances
A 245 word brief story rated PG.

John Milton meets Galileo on a trip to Italy.

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More About My Wicked Grandpa
by Perreti of My Grandpa
A 405 word brief story rated PG.

Grandpa gets the last laugh.

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Changes, Part IV (First Part)
by Tom Harrison of Monday Evening
The next 600 words of a 4,000 word short story rated PG-13.

The door through which Arthur Rodriguez had entered now opened, not onto the fenced compound that had been there before, but into a windowless hospital corridor. Part four of seven.

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Upon Meeting The 100% Perfect Moncton Girl
by Michael of project hitchhiker
A 1,500 word short story rated PG.

The most bizarre, vivid and wonderful hitchhiking trip I've ever taken.

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Pursue, Catch
by Peter C. of Engrossing Tales
A 1,684 word short story rated PG-13.

A serial killer finds a victim who's not who she turns out to be… and that's only the beginning.

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Living the Thinking Life (The Evolution of an Atheist)
by GrrlScientist of Living the Scientific Life
A 1,732 word short story rated PG.

"I was regularly lied to from the day I was born, although it took me awhile to realize it. What was this lie? I was told there was a god who both cared about me and wanted me to fear him, or else he would strike me dead with a Lightning Bolt from the Heavens. Because I was a small child who was inexperienced in the ways of the world, I believed this lie. At first."

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Crossing Over, Part IV (The Whole Story)
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
A next 2,722 words of a 17,473 word short story rated PG-13.

Continuing the CRFH fanfiction, Dave finds little success convincing people he's who he says he is.

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Welcome to the eighty-ninth Storyblogging Carnival. We have seven stories this time. Marco Kaufman makes his debut with a trio of fun stories.

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Precocious
by Marco Kaufman of The Big Book of Grievances
A 195 word short story rated PG-13.

A teenage boy is manipulated by a younger girl.

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Superdelegate
by Marco Kaufman of The Big Book of Grievances
A 223 word short story rated PG.

The last superdelegate is wooed by Clinton and Obama for the nomination.

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Die fröhliche Wissenschaft
by Marco Kaufman of The Big Book of Grievances
A 252 word short story rated PG.

A graduate student makes an amusing discovery.

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Changes, Part III (First Part)
by Tom Harrison of Monday Evening
The next 600 words of a 4,000 word short story.

Art was supposed to be at an interview with a company representative. Or, Private Arthur Rodriguez was supposed to be at an operations briefing; supposed to be wearing ACUs instead of jeans and t-shirt. Inside the fenced compound with no gate, it is starting to rain. Part three of seven.

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Rise of the Potato
by Goemagog of this space for sublet
A 674 word short story rated PG.

Birth of the evil potato hivemind.

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The Curious Case of Toulouse Le Grandfig (Part 1)
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
The first 700 words of a continuing story rated PG-13.

The duty doc at Bellvue (circa 1951) discovers that his patient is more than another graphic designer at a Madison Avenue agency.

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Grail Quest, Part II
by JC of Simply Jews
The next 1,096 words of a 1,984 word continuing story rated PG.

JC's unusual take on the grail myth continues. The Sage of Wales is enjoying this series as he takes a few months off from chasing the minions Cthulhu.

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Welcome to the eighty-eighth Storyblogging Carnival. We have seven stories this time, from both newcomers, and some old-timers (including me).

One thing I'm getting tired of are submissions which aren't stories. Some of the carnival submission places allow you to submit to a lot of carnivals at once, and you can tell that some people just check off everyone there, including the Storyblogging Carnival. If it's close, I usually give it the benefit of the doubt, but posts explaining marketing or self-improvement strategies definitely do not count.

But enough ranting. Please enjoy the entries that do qualify as stories.

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Ode to a Grudge-holding Judge
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
An under-100 word brief story rated G.

Just what it says, in limerick form.

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A Moment in Fiction
by Talulazoeapple of TalulaZoeApple
A 265 word short story rated PG.

An ongoing fictional narrative.

[Since the description Talula provided isn't that detailed, I'll just add that it's about a startling encounter. -DSC]

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Changes, Part II (First Part)
by Tom Harrison of Monday Evening
The next 550 words of a 3,000 word short story.

Was it the botched attack Private Rodriguez remembers, or the industrial accident his doctor tells him about? Either way, things grow more difficult and disturbing.

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Grail Quest, Part I
by JC of Simply Jews
The first 888 words of a continuing story rated PG.

Sooner or later, everybody goes on a quest for the grail, whether it's real or not.

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I Heart Jane Austen Fanfiction
by Juliana of Funnier That Way
A 1152 word short story rated PG.

It might seem familiar to you.

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Stay Gold
by Michele Catalano of A Big Victory
A 2,579 word short story rated G.

Rivalries and gang wars in 70's suburbia

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Crossing Over, Part III (The Whole Story)
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
A 2,721 word excerpt of a 17,472 word short story rated PG-13.

A College Roomies from Hell!!! fanfiction, in which I reveal the difference between Dahlia and Dave.

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Welcome to the eighty-seventh Storyblogging Carnival. We have six stories this time, including one of mine. Please enjoy.

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Temper, Temper
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
An under-100 word brief story rated G.

The tale of an ill-tempered felon in limerick form.

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Changes, Part I
by Tom Harrison of Monday Evening
A 600 word brief story rated PG.

The attack was bad, the pull-back was worse, and then everything got really weird.

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the little shepherd
by Doc Rampage of Doc Rampage
A 972 brief story rated G.

On the side effects of enthusiasm.

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A Seat on the Porch
by Andy Osterlund of Archiandy
A 1,292 word short story rated PG.

A discrete shooting leaves a man contemplating his passive endurance.

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Crossing Over, Part II (The Whole Story)
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
A 1,531 word excerpt of a 17,472 word short story rated PG-13.

A College Roomies from Hell!!! fanfiction, in which Dave gets in trouble. Which is hardly surprising.

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Dogged Love
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 2,125 word short story rated PG-13.

A naked cut up man wakes up in her house...wearing her dog's collar.

[Don't forget, Andrew also has a new book out. -DSC]

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This concludes the eighty-seventh Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

Welcome to the eighty-sixth Storyblogging Carnival. We have seven stories this time, including one of mine (which was submitted late, but I decided to allow it). Please enjoy.

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Yard Yarns
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 100 word brief story rated G.

Story in limerick form about my adventures in non-raking.

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Food Presentation
by Robyn of Food for Life
A 237 word brief story rated G.

"All I hear is the ticking of my watch. I look quirky and idiosyncratic glancing at the clock in my classroom every three seconds."

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The Dumpling Queen of Wanchai Ferry
by Edith of Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.
A 328 brief story rated G.

A tale of dumplings.

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On the floor: first dance
by Causalien of Ultracrepidate
A 367 word brief story rated G.

“I am sorry, this other lady already booked me for the next dance.” I said as I grabbed a random girl around me for a dance. I apologized later for the rude behavior...

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You still have to fill out the forms.
by Juliana of It's funnier that way
A 685 word brief story rated R.

A lesson in correct behavior, this is the story of an obnoxious but otherwise harmless fat man who tests the patience of a long-suffering bus driver.

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The Crossing Over
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
A 2,171 word excerpt of a 17,472 word short story rated PG-13.

A College Roomies from Hell!!! fanfiction, in which Dave gets in trouble. Which is hardly surprising.

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Summer of My Blissful Miscontent
by Wendy Tatum of I'm Just Saying
An 1,394 word short story rated PG.

Sometimes you just got to let it all go, and laugh about it.

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Something about the Fridge
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 1,954 word short story rated PG-13.

The name of the story says it all.

[Andrew also has a new book out. Be sure to check it out. -DSC]

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This concludes the eighty-sixth Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

This is late. The carnival itself was a bit late due to an unfortunate mishap, but I still should have linked to it sooner. Anyway, here it is. Kai did an excellent job.

Welcome to the eighty-fourth Storyblogging Carnival. It took some begging on my part, but we have a ten stories this time, including some faces we haven't seen recently, as well as someone completely new. Plus, we have a few regulars as well. Please enjoy.

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Fisherman
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringe Blog
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

How catching fish is akin to life experience.

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Brief Respite
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringe Blog
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

A man struggles with his wife's departure.

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How Future People Fly
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringe Blog
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

Interstellar travel requires more than just numbers.

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The Nudes
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringe Blog
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

A man becomes aware of the beauty of women after he loses his sight.

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The Office of Second Chances
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
A 226 word brief story rated PG.

Less a short story than a premise for one, this answers the question of what happens when the hero fails to save the world.

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The Gathering of the Aetoi
by Brad of The Vega Mythos
An 800 word excerpt from a 16,000 word story in progress rated PG.

Vega Mythos is intended to be a contribution to the conspiracy theory genre. In the movie and novel Contact, Earth receives an extraterrestrial message from the star Vega. Shortly after seeing the movie I looked up the origin of the star's name. I thought it strange that Sagan chose a star whose name meant "The Falling Vulture". So I began playing around with the idea of there being something sinister about the star Vega. Thus Vega Mythos began. So far, The Vega Mythos has been an exercise in comparative religions for the most part. I haven't got around to addressing Contact, Sagan or wormholes just yet. It reads as nonfiction but the basic theme that ties the whole thing together is fictional, that is to say, it is a story. The excerpt I have submitted discusses the symbolism of vultures in the New Testement. Other chapters are listed to the left in a suggested order but it is a work in progress so it lacks continuity and completeness.

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The Morning After
by D Kai Wilson of Avalon's Mistress
A 1,529 word short story rated PG.

Written when a friend asked me what morphine felt like, in second person.

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Beasts
by D Kai Wilson of Avalon's Mistress
A 1,535 word excerpt from an continuing novel rated PG-13.

First chapter of a yet unnamed novel - talks about nuclear war and collecting material to record how the world once was.

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The Pathfinder: A Parallel Roads Novel (Prologue and Chapter 1)
by Lyle Skains of Hermitville
A 2,700 word excerpt of a novel rated PG.

At almost 25,000 miles in circumference, the Earth is a hard thing to lose. But lose it exactly what Gloria Walker does in the culmination of the worst day of her life. She awakens to a strange new set of worlds, where anything is possible, and where she alone is responsible for all of them.

The Pathfinder: A Parallel Roads Novel is a science fiction/fantasy novel that tells the story of the one unique person in the universe who can travel between parallel dimensions without machines or magic.
Susheel's conflicted love relations are complicated by his flickering perception of reality.

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An Arkham Welcome
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 5,138 word short story rated PG-13.

"It would be inaccurate to say that the Sage of Wales was pleased to be landing in Boston on this particular January morning. In fact, he would rather have been sitting on the opposite side of the ocean just passed over, reading by the fire, his dog Eden by his side. Alas, The Sage had been summoned by his Alma Mater to address them about some of his recent exploits in the study of and battle against Cthulhu."

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This concludes the eighty-fourth Storyblogging Carnival.

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Welcome to the eighty-third Storyblogging Carnival. There are five stories this time, so let's begin.

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Ode to a Greedy Squirrel
by Madeleine Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 100 word brief story rated G.

A limerick.

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Charge
by Madeleine Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 120 word brief story rated G.

Limerick and short tale about a father, a daughter and a charge card.

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Bob and the Pool
by Goemagog of This space for sublet
A 1081 word brief story rated PG.

Bob gets thirsty.

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Welcome to the Pack
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 3,136 word short story rated PG-13.

Parks in London are not just for the priveledged and the drunks...some of them hide interesting secrets. Have you ever wondered why many have high shrubbery so you can't see in?

[Andrew's recovering from illness, so we're republishing one of his old stories. -DSC]

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Ma
by Nema Nambiar at Reason and Rhyme
A 1,700 word short story rated PG-13.

Susheel's conflicted love relations are complicated by his flickering perception of reality.

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This concludes the eighty-second Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

I'll be hosting the next Storyblogging Carnival, the eighty-third, here at Back of the Envelope. This will be the second of the monthly Storyblogging Carnivals. If you use your blog to share your fiction, then the Storyblogging Carnival is your opportunity. Here we host any and all forms of storytelling in blog format. If you're curious about what this looks like, have a look at some examples of previous storyblogging carnivals. This next carnival will be going up January 7th.

If you'd like to participate, please e-mail your story submissions to me at dscrank-at-alum-dot-mit-dot-edu (or post in my comments), including the following information:

• Name of your blog
• URL of your blog
• Title of the story
• URL for the blog entry where the story is posted
• (OPTIONAL) Author's name
• (OPTIONAL) A suggested rating for adult content (G, PG, PG-13, R)
• A word count
• A short blurb describing the story

The post may be of any age, from a week old to years old. The submission deadline is 11:59 PM Eastern time on Saturday, January 5th. More detailed information follows (same as always):

1. The story or excerpt submitted must be posted on-line as a blog entry, and while fiction is preferred, non-fiction storytelling is acceptable.
2. The story can be any length, but the Carnival will list them in order of length, from shortest to longest, and include a word count for each one.
3. You may either send a complete story, a story in progress, or a lengthy excerpt. You should indicate the word count for both the excerpt and the complete story in the submission, and you should say how the reader can find more of the story in the post itself.
4. If the story spans multiple posts, each post should contain a link to the beginning of the story, and a link to the next post. You may submit the whole story, the first post, or, if you've previously submitted earlier posts to the Carnival, the next post which you have not submitted. Please indicate the length of the entire story, as well as the portion which you are submitting.
5. The host has sole discretion to decide whether the story will be included or not, or whether to indicate that the story has pornographic or graphically violent content. The ratings for the story will be decided by the host. I expect I'll be pretty lenient on that sort of thing, but I have some limits, and others may draw the line elsewhere. Aside from noting potentially offensive content, while I may say nice things about stories I like, I won't be panning anyone's work. I expect other hosts to be similarly polite.
6. The story may be the blogger's own or posted with permission, but if it is not his own work he should gain permission from the author before submitting to the Carnival.

If you'd like to be added to the e-mail list, please let me know. Finally, I appreciate folks promoting the carnival on their own blogs, and I'm always looking for bloggers willing to host future carnivals.

Welcome to the eighty-second Storyblogging Carnival. There are four stories this time. This is the first of the monthly carnivals, and I have to admit, my rhythm is off--I neglected to send out my usual last minute reminder until it was pretty late, so we don't have as many stories as I was hoping. Still, we've got some stories, so let's get this carnival rolling...

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First (and Last) Visit
by Madeleine Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 100 word brief story rated G.

Limerick and anecdote about being allergic to cats.

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Three Lions
by Tom Harrison of Monday Evening
A 500 word brief story rated PG.

A simple children's story in which three lions have an adventure.

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Emily Chesley: The Humble Beginnings
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
The first 1,250 word of a continuing story rated PG-13.

Writer, poet, social activist, explorer, aviatrix, and 92-year-old pole vaulter: Emily Chesley played many roles in her long and remarkable life. This week I am posting abridged excerpts from her biography, *Get Bent: Emily Chesley’s Life of Speculation*, which recounts the humble beginnings and formative experiences of the Speculative Songstress Of The Southwest. (First chapter)

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Domestic Bliss
by Charmaine Frost at Reason and Rhyme
A 12,576 word brief story rated PG.

Those with admitted dysfunctional lives in unkempt homes may be enthralled to learn about an alternative. Charmain Frost explores such an alternative as only she is able

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This concludes the eighty-second Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

Welcome to the eighty-first Storyblogging Carnival. There are four stories this time. This is the last of the bi-weekly carnivals. From now on, the Storyblogging Carnival will be monthly, so the next one will be the first Monday in December. Hopefully, this will give people more time to write, and have stories ready for each carnival.

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The Great Divide
by Jeremiah Lewis of The Fringe
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

A woman can't explain.

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Under the Blue Curve
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 500 word excerpt from a 4,500 word short story rated PG.

"When Elisa sat down for lunch, Henry Overduin had no idea how much she was going to change his world." A SF love story in a world where the datasphere is all-encompassing for everyone except people like Henry, who can't access it at all.

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Werewolf's Lament
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 689 word brief story rated PG.

The sequel to "I, Werewolf."

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The Hippo
by Goemagog of This Space for Sublet
A 839 word brief story rated PG.

Things under my couch.

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This concludes the eighty-first Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

Welcome to the eightieth Storyblogging Carnival. There are four stories this time. This is rather low, especially considering that I delayed a week just to get this many. I think what this means is that the Storyblogging will be going on a monthly, rather than a bi-weekly schedule. From now on, the carnival will go up on the first Monday of each month. Of course, that means the next one, the eighty-first, will be up in two weeks, but the one after that won't go up until December. We'll see how well that works.

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Greetings from Bonodminton!
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 150 word brief story rated PG.

At last, intelligence is found on another world! But there's bad news too.

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The History of the Domini: Part V (The Whole Story)
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
The next 317 of a 2,098 word continuing story rated PG.

The war with the Malwer concludes.

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The Tragic Story of Larry and Wanda Pogo
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 400 word brief story rated PG.

Another tale from the absurd series "Toulouse Le Grandfig and the Land of the Future", in which we learn of a couple overcoming adversity, only to find tragedy.

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I, Werewolf
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 2,259 word short story rated PG.

The title says it all.

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This concludes the seventy-seventh Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

I'll be hosting the next Storyblogging Carnival, the eightieth, here at Back of the Envelope. If you use your blog to share your fiction, then the Storyblogging Carnival is your opportunity. Here we host any and all forms of storytelling in blog format. If you're curious about what this looks like, have a look at some examples of previous storyblogging carnivals. This next carnival will be going up October 15th.

If you'd like to participate, please e-mail your story submissions to me at dscrank-at-alum-dot-mit-dot-edu (or post in my comments), including the following information:

• Name of your blog
• URL of your blog
• Title of the story
• URL for the blog entry where the story is posted
• (OPTIONAL) Author's name
• (OPTIONAL) A suggested rating for adult content (G, PG, PG-13, R)
• A word count
• A short blurb describing the story

The post may be of any age, from a week old to years old. The submission deadline is 11:59 PM Eastern time on Saturday, October 13th. More detailed information follows (same as always):

1. The story or excerpt submitted must be posted on-line as a blog entry, and while fiction is preferred, non-fiction storytelling is acceptable.
2. The story can be any length, but the Carnival will list them in order of length, from shortest to longest, and include a word count for each one.
3. You may either send a complete story, a story in progress, or a lengthy excerpt. You should indicate the word count for both the excerpt and the complete story in the submission, and you should say how the reader can find more of the story in the post itself.
4. If the story spans multiple posts, each post should contain a link to the beginning of the story, and a link to the next post. You may submit the whole story, the first post, or, if you've previously submitted earlier posts to the Carnival, the next post which you have not submitted. Please indicate the length of the entire story, as well as the portion which you are submitting.
5. The host has sole discretion to decide whether the story will be included or not, or whether to indicate that the story has pornographic or graphically violent content. The ratings for the story will be decided by the host. I expect I'll be pretty lenient on that sort of thing, but I have some limits, and others may draw the line elsewhere. Aside from noting potentially offensive content, while I may say nice things about stories I like, I won't be panning anyone's work. I expect other hosts to be similarly polite.
6. The story may be the blogger's own or posted with permission, but if it is not his own work he should gain permission from the author before submitting to the Carnival.

If you'd like to be added to the e-mail list, please let me know. Finally, I appreciate folks promoting the carnival on their own blogs, and I'm always looking for bloggers willing to host future carnivals.

The seventy-ninth Storyblogging Carnival is up at the Skwib. Three stories this time. Hopefully, we'll be able to drum up a few more in the future.

Welcome to the seventy-eighth Storyblogging Carnival. This is actually the third anniversary edition of our little carnival, but I'm afraid I haven't made as big of a deal out of it this time. Still, I felt I had to have an entry of my own, so I added a small excerpt from Water. A couple of other writers have made their own contributions. Enjoy.

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Subway Encounter
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringe
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

An awkward encounter on a subway leads to strange feelings of guilt.

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Death of a Civilization
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringe
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

A theory of a lost civilization.

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Gather Round the Radium Fire
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 250 word brief story rated PG.

The genteel story of a group of French friends enjoying their new radium fire.

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Mist Magic 30 (Beginning)
by Dave Gudeman of Doc Rampage
The final 628 words of a continuing story rated PG.

This is the end of the serial. The bad guy got away with it, but fortunately, so did the good guy

[The final chapter of Mist Magic. Yay for completeness! -DSC ]

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A rtura
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
A 2,549 word excerpt from a 190,000 word novel rated R.

Aulus's first mission is not without complications.

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This concludes the seventy-seventh Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

Welcome to the seventy-seventh Storyblogging Carnival. There are seven entries today. Enjoy.

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Mist Magic 27 (Beginning)
by Dave Gudeman of Doc Rampage
The next 310 words of a continuing story rated PG.

Help approaches. Either help for me or help for the killer.

[I knew Doc was blogging again. Now it looks like he may actually finish Mist Magic. -DSC ]

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Thag mad at teenager!
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 450 word brief story rated PG.

The continuing adventures of Thag: he learns that teenage crushes can be dangerous (and annoying).

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A taster... of what's to come?
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 491 word brief story rated PG.

"I have been pondering a new novel in the last few days. It won’t be another mythos tale but more of my techno-thriller writing. Here is a taster of what its about. Not telling too much."

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Selling Tickets To Brooke Astor's Funeral — Scam or Satire?
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Political Madness
A 588 word short story rated G.

Every so often a journalist will ask me to comment on a news story, hoping I'll send him an amusing quote. This time the story concerned a Brooke Astor ticket sale scam.

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Perils of Peeping
by Goemagog of This Space for Sublet
A 788 word short story rated PG.

Spying on others won't save you from the giant chicken attack.

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Dirty Old Man
by Elvis D of 365Fiction
A 1,500 word short story rated R.

A man in his mid-thirties wonders whether he's turning into a dirty old man.

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Speedy Date
by Elvis D of 365Fiction
A 1,607 word short story rated PG.

Speed dating for the struggling writer.

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This concludes the seventy-seventh Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

Welcome to the seventy-sixth Storyblogging Carnival. There are eight entries today. Enjoy.

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Proceedings
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringeblog
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

A woman finds a note in her husband's pocket.

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She's a Lady
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringeblog
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

A vamp finds a new lover.

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The Last Journey
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringeblog
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

A well-traveled individual finds his jaded experience is no good to him on his latest and last journey.

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Sunburnt
by the Dodges of Dodgeblogium
A 143 word brief story rated PG.

"Sunburn...it’s the heat from your lies."

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The Five Second What???
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 279 word brief story rated G.

Not everyone knows the five second rule.

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Thag Grok Free Will!
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 500 word brief story rated PG.

The continuing adventures of the caveman Thag: in this story, he wrestles with the difficult question of free will vs determinism.

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My Friend Peter
by Ian Welsh of The Agonist
A 993 word brief story rated G.

My clothes were threadbare, and I would look in the mirror and I could already see myself at fifty, living the same hand to mouth, job-to-job life. Through it all two people helped me; two people stuck by me and never made me feel worthless. One of them was Peter.

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Paparazzi Fodder
by Elvis D of 365Fiction
A 1,861 word short story rated R.

A disturbing tale about disturbing people.

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This concludes the seventy-sixth Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

Welcome to the seventy-fifth Storyblogging Carnival. There weren't many entries this time around, possibly due to the summer doldrums. Still, we have four stories this time, including one of my own. Enjoy.

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Sage of Wales Writes...
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 317 word brief story rated PG-13.

The sage is inspired by song.

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Thag Not Talk Much!
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 450 word brief story rated PG-13.

The continuing prehistoric saga of Thag. In this episode, Thag unveils his cave art that he's painted for the Drunka Grunka tribe, and they wonder why he won't talk about it.

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Abort! Abort! Abort!
by Elvis D of 365Fiction
A 1,160 word short story rated R.

A paparazzo's tale.

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The Hunter of Shades
by Donald S. Crankshaw at Resident Aliens
A 5,307 word short story rated PG-13.

Searching for the dark things which are killing his people, the Hunter finds something unexpected.

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This concludes the seventy-fifth Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

Mark Rayner has the latest Storyblogging Carnival posted at The Skwib. Eleven stories this time, with a breakfast theme.

Welcome to the seventy-third Storyblogging Carnival. Enjoy.

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The Mouse Killer
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringe
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

About a cat who behaves much like a person.

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The Return
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringe
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

Fallen angels seek a laborious, but poetic return to Heaven.

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Conscience
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringe
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

Conscience as a skin condition.

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Rogue Signals
by Jeremiah Lewis of Fringe
A 50 word brief story rated PG.

In the future, containment is the only option, even at the expense of beauty.

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A Lamb on the Lam
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
A 100 word brief story rated PG.

News story in limerick form.

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The Turtle and the Rabbit
by Phil at Phil for Humanity
A 212 word brief story rated G.

A fable about reverse discrimination.

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Necklace
by Jolanda Dubbeldam at Reason and Rhyme
A 346 word brief story rated G.

A caring woman is angry at an uncaring man who caused her to fire a family man.

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The Monkey’s Tail, as Told by Marcel Duchamp the Day After Charles Lindbergh Landed at Le Bourget Field
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
A 500 word brief story rated PG.

The last Dadaist pursues his absurd desire to have a tail.

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How Potter Ends...
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 520 word brief story rated PG-13.

A vision of how the Harry Potter series might end.

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Uprising
by Elvis D of 365fiction
A 1,553 word short story rated R.

Home robots keep the peace--sorta.

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Chain
by Elvis D of 365fiction
A 1,882 word short story rated PG-13.

The story of a misplaced cigarette.

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Generations
by Elvis D of 365fiction
A 1,917 word short story rated PG-13.

A young man discovers his grandfather's secrets.

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Tales from the Riverbank
by Riversider of Save the Ribble
A 2,000 word short story rated PG.

In this humorous tale, two friends kayak their way down the river Ribble, then ride the tide back home again.

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This concludes the seventy-first Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.