Happy_Dragon

[README] - Story summaries

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  1. Happy_Dragon's index, in order of writing
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  3. The Man From F.L.O.R.I.D.A. (142864 words, in progress, 11 of 12 parts)
  4. https://pastebin.com/KtzRkkAB
  5. Tags: novel, first person, mystery
  6. A drifting construction worker puts down the beer and picks up a discarded bag, catapulting him into murky events and murder.
  7. Flap copy from the upcoming print/ebook edition
  8. Jacob Ainsley should have known what he was getting into when he returned to Florida. There's drugs, strippers, murder, and possibly corrupt cops. The three sentient species of Earth coexist - somewhat. Jacob's not an interesting target or a goodwill ambassador.
  9. But when he tries to return a lost bag, what does he get? A serving of each. Now he's mixed up with the fast-thinking siruean stripper Tahlia Vujana, the campaigning David Abernathy, and anyone else caught up in events.
  10. Neither would have chosen the other to guard their back, yet they're falling for each other and aware the only way out is putting aside age-old differences.
  11. Life's pecking order is deadly and everyone's past has broken promises. Are the cost of their good intentions worth the payoff?
  12. If they want to know, it's either come out on top or die trying.
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  14. Don't Fuck Up - Original (2097 words)
  15. https://pastebin.com/abaLkavv
  16. Don't Fuck Up - Revised (2105 words)
  17. https://pastebin.com/gTgxqGdG
  18. Tags: short story, second person, no sex, Father's Day
  19. You're never far from what made you, whether the memories are good or bad.
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  21. She's an American Girl (6521 words)
  22. https://pastebin.com/0G1076wa
  23. Tags: short story, first person, Fourth of July
  24. Everyone's got a little bit of somewhere else in them. Holidays, and shared meals, give ample opportunity to make that literal.
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  26. Priya's Place (14278 words, on hold)
  27. https://pastebin.com/g6K44tTD
  28. Tags: novel, first person, second person, college, slice-of-life
  29. College life is a good time to try the exotic, to find out who you are and what you stand for.
  30. Priya Narasimha has to balance all the guys, the friends, and classes or fall victim to her personal demons.
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  32. A New Father (8926 words)
  33. https://pastebin.com/BSuVKgLD
  34. Tags: short story, third person, Christmas, intimacy/romance
  35. Being a divorced or widowed parent is thankless and limits the dating pool, moreso in small towns.
  36. The right weather evens life out.
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  40. When I Found You (5302 words)
  41. https://pastebin.com/gG0khBT3
  42. Tags: short story, third person, wholesome, camping, grizzly bear
  43. Two teens are dragged by their parents to camping in another state for the Fourth of July, and find ways to pass the time.
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  45. Matinee Romance (10123 words)
  46. https://pastebin.com/KX5y3zj7
  47. Tags: short story, third person, mostly wholesome, theater, spotted hyena
  48. It's a few days until opening night. Julie and Eric have no choice but to get the scene perfect, and that means giving in onstage...and off.
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  50. Silence From Above (18099 words)
  51. https://pastebin.com/EVGF675V
  52. Tags: novelette, third person, horror/suspense, great horned owl
  53. Living with the evidence of nearby neighbors is part of city life. But the stress of being packed together tightly can warp one's senses, thinking, and behaviors in a fight for dominance. Who is the prey, and who the predator?
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