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        <![CDATA[ <em>Writing isn&#39;t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it&#39;s about enriching the lives of
those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It&#39;s about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting
happy. ~ <strong>Stephen King, On Writing</strong></em>
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For all of your original stories. If it&#39;s not Worksafe, it goes in the adult section. Otherwise known as the... ]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Nacinuds. ]]></title>
			<link>http://cassiopeia.yuku.com/topic/1672/t/The-Nacinuds-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal">I am going to try something different with this.  Will keep installments short and sweet with the idea of frequent(heh) updates.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">----</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Bryan could not help but smile, it had been so long since he had last seen a look of happiness on his wife&#39;s face; the warmth he felt
was overwhelming.<span style=""> </span> It was worth every... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:08:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Untitled (a short story) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">A humorous look at the day in the life of a writer:</span>
<br>
<br>
Catalina Holcroft eased her rump into the nice comfortable chair, her heart pounding wildly. Never, in her dreams had she ever anticipated this. Her very own
book signing! Fans from far and wide had inundated her message forum for requests and finally, after plucking up the courage (and a little encouragement from
her agent), here she was, sparing 4 hours of her... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:43:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Zombie Wife. ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ There is a bit of strong language ahead, so be forewarned.
<br>
<br>
Prologue:
<br>
<br>

<p class="MsoNormal">Bill took a seat in a quiet corner of the almost empty bar.<span style=""> </span> He nursed his gin and tonic while he waited for his
acquaintance to arrive.<span style=""> </span> He resisted the urge to keep checking his watch; instead he focused his eyes on the single television set
nestled above the bar.<span style=""> </span> It was hard to see from this angle, and the volume... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:41:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Indecision ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Elbows are planted firmly on knees. I know that, simply because, any harder and they&#39;ll be hitting bone. A voice drifts up from the aisle, making me roll
my eyes and groan.
<br>
<br>
Not again.
<br>
<br>
&quot;So, what do you think?&quot;
<br>
<br>
I shrug indifferently. It&#39;s times like this when diplomacy is needed. Yet, sitting here, I feel like yelling....
<br>
<br>
&quot;what the f*** do I care, just choose one already.&quot;
<br>
<br>
But I don&#39;t. After all, this is my... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:47:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Muttons - A Simple Man. ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ A small piece to a larger puzzle.
<br>
<br>
--
<br>
<br>

<p>Jour leaned the broom against the wall and wiped his brow.  It had been a long, busy day and he was looking forward to a good night&#39;s rest.  Of course
at this point he was looking forward to any sort of rest, good or bad.  Lepon had fallen ill, again, and this forced Jour to work a double shift all week. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The door swung open and Sarasia burst in, wearing a wide smile and whistling a happy tune.  &quot;Need a... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Muttons - Playing with Fire. Completed(Yah, Seriously!) 11/24 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal">&quot;I think I see something over there.&quot;<span style=""> </span> Prais looked off into the distance, past the sprawling trees that
took up his immediate view and thought he spied a faint cloud of smoke.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Harris Kegomell strode up beside him and tried to follow what he was looking at.<span style=""> </span> &quot;You have the eyes of a hawk
if you can see anything through all these trees.&quot;<span style="">... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Emergency Burn ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ A snapshot of a character&#39;s life. This is a complete story, there is not much more to it.
<br>
<br>

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  <font size="5">Emergency Burn
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">&quot;Emergency burn in ten...&quot;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">The captain adjusted himself in the seat. He was always afraid of emergency... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ The Vampire G (edit) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p align="left"><font face="Nosferatu" size="6"><font face="Nosferatu" size="6"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">I&#39;ve gotten ride of a few errors
(mainly grammatical and spelling) and rewritten a few parts that didn&#39;t make sense.  I also added the fourth chapter to this post</font></font></font></p>

<p align="center"><font face="Nosferatu" size="6"><font face="Nosferatu" size="6"><br>
<br>
The Vampire G</font></font></p>

<p align="justify"></p>

<p align="center"><em><font... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Jack XIX)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:54:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Lasia and Sophie - Deleted ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Heya, folks.  I&#39;m deleting Lasia and Sophie for a couple of reasons.  Obviously, they&#39;re not being updated, but I also don&#39;t want to mess with
First Rights issues.  I&#39;d like to refine those stories, with more hardcore crit eventually, and maybe, if I ever get good enough, try to get them
published.
<br>
<br>
Sorry, but hopefully you&#39;ll keep reading Sephy, and if I ever get back to it, the Lemonade story.
<br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:17:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Disobedience ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ She knew it was wrong.
<br>
<br>
REALLY wrong.
<br>
<br>
But she couldn&#39;t help it.
<br>
Her Master had given her many years of submissive training. She was the epitome of perfection. Always eager to please and delighted when she received her
precious gifts.
<br>
<br>
But something snapped within her.
<br>
Jealousy, perhaps?
<br>
A necessity to become possessive?
<br>
<br>
It was so out of character for her, but she understood why.
<br>
The newest member of the family.
<br>
<br>
Oh, it... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:50:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Feeding Time. ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ A little quickie.
<br>
<br>
---
<br>
<br>

<p class="MsoNormal">One thing Marthas could never accustom his senses to was the foul air found within the confines of most stables.<span style=""> </span>
The stench of animals and their excretions sent him for the door in a hurry.<span style=""> </span> Unfortunately the job of guarding his employer&#39;s trade
wagon put him in contact with stables on an almost daily basis.<span style=""> </span> He reached the outside air and took in a deep... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Dead of Winter. ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ A (fairly) short one.  yes, the title sort of gives it away.
<br>
<br>
---
<br>
<br>

<p>Pharalus looked out the window; the snow was still falling hard.  He resigned himself to the fact that he would have to shortly step outside and burden the
cold.  He instinctively shivered as he continued to watch the snow.  He finally tore himself away from the window and went over to Syrum&#39;s desk.  As usual
the man was sleeping with his feet on his desk.  If not for the fact that his father was the... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ The day of horror! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Below is a story that I wrote for a petsite.. I tried my hand at a little bit of comedy.. Tell me what you think and what sort of stuff I could do so that my
next story will be even better <img src="http://images.yuku.com/image/gif/7ce252bec32a6ed46ddbe8b6fe012f397084f6a.gif">
<br>
<br>
Thanks for reading! <img src="http://images.yuku.com/image/gif/cd315ee020ee61b7df52daa7bb3340c96c44a9e.gif">
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<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>

<blockquote>
  Hi there!
  <br>
  <br>
  My name is Blackie_7310. I am a... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (christy285)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:59:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Circus ]]></title>
			<link>http://cassiopeia.yuku.com/topic/1455/t/Circus.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Something that&#39;s been sitting on my hard drive. 
<br>
<br>
---
<br>
<br>

<p>A hush of anticipation fell over the crowd. The tall man in the top hat basked in it as he looked over the packed tent. His crooked smile widened showing
his yellowed teeth. He reveled in his position under the spot light. Just when he thought the crowd couldn&#39;t handle the quiet any longer, he took a deep
breath and addressed them.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>&quot;Ladies and Gentlemen! Children in heart and mind... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Caber)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:10:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ I'm ur account, posting ur stories ]]></title>
			<link>http://cassiopeia.yuku.com/topic/1418/t/I-m-ur-account-posting-ur-stories.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p>Hello, I am Jan&#39;s entirely unwarranted stand-in.  I have, through coercion, managed to access his Yuku account and will now post some stories of him
whilst he remains blissfully unaware.
<br>
<br>
Jan hoards his stories in dusty tomes ending with .txt.  He has enough stories to wallpaper the White House.  He is an absolute story miser.  He has actually
told me, &quot;95% or 99% of my stories are never going to be posted, I think.&quot;  I asked - nay, DEMANDED to know why.  His reply:... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (BlueCollarJan)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:16:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A Topic of Greed. ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>Just a little exercise</p>

<p><br></p>

<p>---</p>

<p><br></p>

<p><br></p>

<p>It was an especially quiet night but there was something ominous in the air, nothing that could be smelled, just a faint tingle of inevitable despair that
lingered in the breeze.  This once peaceful town had been torn asunder by the discovery of a gold vein just outside its providences.  Now two forces vied for
control of its riches, each determined to destroy the other.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Simarus wanted no... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:13:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Vampire G ]]></title>
			<link>http://cassiopeia.yuku.com/topic/1399/t/The-Vampire-G.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I don&#39;t know where this story came from, it just appeared one day in my head.  The character just came to me, his history and his origins came in one big
wave and I think I was probably semi-conscious when writing it.  But enough of that, I&#39;ve decided to let it see the light of day.  Note: This story is
inspired by a lot of anime, so in a lot of the story you have to suspend belief.
<br>

<p align="center"><font face="Nosferatu" size="6"><br>
The Vampire G</font></p>

<p... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Jack XIX)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:06:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sings-to-Trees ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ While perusing Deviant Art looking for pics of elves (and various other search queries) trying to find something... <span style="font-style: italic;">anything</span> that might look like my Caerlus I happened upon Ursula V&#39;s series &#39;Elf vs. Orc.&#39;  Sadly, she never finished
this but the 9 parts she did write are absolutely hilarious.  Her writing is excellent and her humor had me in stitches all night.  If you&#39;re looking for
something fun, I recommend going there and finding... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (LadyRhaevyn)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Heck Job: Contact ]]></title>
			<link>http://cassiopeia.yuku.com/topic/1361/t/Heck-Job-Contact.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ So, here be my first story. This is one specifically meant internet publication, being free to read and fun to write. This is the first part of the story,
called &quot;Contact&quot;, that will be made in a succession of parts
<br>
<br>
Be warned that I&#39;m starting out this slowly, as I think that a fast-paced introduction is confusing. This post is here as an introduction, warnings and to
provide an index.
<br>
<br>
Warnings:
<br>
- swearing.
<br>
- adult themes.
<br>
- descriptions of... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Zixinus)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ An Experiment of Sorts ]]></title>
			<link>http://cassiopeia.yuku.com/topic/1350/t/An-Experiment-of-Sorts.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ After a bit of consideration and a lot of time spent flailing around convincing myself that writing fanfiction is good practice for eventually writing
non-fanfiction (which it is, and is not, for a number of reasons on both sides), I have finally decided to force myself to write original fiction.  Not for a
specific purpose, not with an eye toward publication, but just to write it and prove to myself that I can. 
<br>
<br>
I have a horrible fear of things publishable, given that they are also... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:26:13 GMT</pubDate>
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