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  1. Survival of the FittestGokulnath RajaThis short story is unsuitable for childrenThe Back Cover:
    That night, I had to kill. It was a matter of my survival. If I were alive till morning, I would become a living example of the evolutionary theory of Charles Darwin: ‘Survival of the fittest’
  2. Mystery Author Case SketchSimon HillThe Back Cover:
    Short comedy sketch -court room scene. 3 judges deciding the who wrote a mystery book...there are clues along the way. P.S. there were (until very recently) 3 real judges with these names (obviously this is not what the judges are like in real life)
  3. Her BedroomGokulnath RajaThis short story is unsuitable for childrenThe Back Cover:
    A man wants to wish his lady love on her Birthday. But he wants to wish her in the most unexpected situation. So he sneaks into her bedroom and falls in love with it.
  4. A fight for revengeGokulnath RajaThe Back Cover:
    A king wants to take revenge of a Bandit who slayed his elder son on the eve of his Birthday. He goes in search of the Bandit with an army of twenty knights and their Commander. The Bandit has a shocking surprise for them.
  5. Bramble Down Tony IvesonThe Back Cover:
    Episode 1 of Bramble Down. A TV sitcom. Avril Pratt, upwardly mobile Leaderene of Bramble Down, reigns supreme. The arrival of Lambert Quennell, an exceedingly clever homosexual, threaten her crown. There can only be one Queen!
  6. WRITERS DIGEST STORY COMPETITION (a...Paul Y.This short story is suitable for childrenThe Back Cover:
    This is just to let my fellow Bibliofactioners that Writers Digest have their annual story competition. I encourage everyone here to take the next step and test you level of writing.
  7. StealthPen NameThis short story is suitable for childrenThe Back Cover:
    Ed Hanway, the worst food critic in America, reviews WOOD, the trendy but pricey new bistro headed by nationally known Chef Gareth. Mr. Hanway deconstructs a typical meal at WOOD and illustrates just what's wrong with so-called "nouvelle cuisine
  8. LimelightNarica GriffithThis short story is unsuitable for childrenThe Back Cover:
    A dramatic reading of one searching for stardom.
  9. #$%&*meow!@$#%^&!!!!!!!! (aka the...Ronnie MisoraThe Back Cover:
    CHEEZ CAKE!
  10. #$%&*meow!@$#%^&!!!!!!!! (aka the...Ronnie MisoraThe Back Cover:
    Do you want a cookie?
  11. SHADOWS OF DEATH VALLEYRoger HaileyThe Back Cover:
    A Western... British Born Roger Hailey is the son of author Arthur Hailey.
  12. Anti Bully CommercialJacques GreylingThe Back Cover:
    This is a script for an anti bullying commercial. Four teenagers, from different bullying situations. One is a girl being called fat. One is a boy being tripped. One is a boy with a learning disability and the other is a girl who is called ugly.
  13. PerfectionSteven MThis short story is unsuitable for childrenThe Back Cover:
    Grave digger Jim Jones hates his job and everything about it. Until, he begins to see the same girl at the recent funerals
  14. Lawless Charm: ProlougeA MaierThis short story is unsuitable for childrenThe Back Cover:
    The very beginning, where it all started. She finds her sister... dead.
  15. ITIan ThompsonThis short story is unsuitable for childrenThe Back Cover:
    Now at a good old age of 44 It is time to spew words which have until now been typed/written on scraps of paper. These memories were originally started 24 years ago in a time long since gone. There are many tales to tell......
  16. A New YearAdrian LazellThe Back Cover:
    This year is going to be different for Tom. The Christmas party, out of his head and sleeping in a neighbour's shed. Not any more. He will get his life in order. He will change. And Craig will have to deal with that.
  17. Stay Down - Act One.Joshua JonesThis short story is unsuitable for childrenThe Back Cover:
    When life is all too much do you rise up and fight back or do you just Stay Down?
  18. Victim seVenMikky JThis short story is unsuitable for childrenThe Back Cover:
    A screenplay for a short horror film. Tagline: Sometimes father knows best.
  19. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Big BrotherOlivia MartinThe Back Cover:
    Inspired by 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (Douglas Adams), Zac and Stan are finalists in seventeenth series of Big Brother. Who wins? Who decides?
  20. The Delivery: Part 2Holly BernalThe Back Cover:
    Burdened with the task of bringing her roommate's ex-boyfriend's belongings back to him after their break up, Jess finds herself in an unexpected situation, testing her small town perceptions of love and mistakes. Part 2 of 4