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Dead Drop by Zachary N. DiPego

Brother, can you spare a bullet?

A past that can damn him and no future, Trey has to act.  What would you do?  On the run and homeless.  You would grab at every opportunity like it was your last.  This is the last chance for Trey. Dead Drop is a fiction blog, a modern Noir set in Santa Monica and Los Angeles, California.  Listinged every . . .

An ongoing blogfic, with new posts twice weekly.
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The Urban 30 by C. L. Johnston and Team

Savin' the World, One Hood At A Time

The Urban 30 captures the lives of several heroes, on and off the clock of being super.  Each main character is written by a different writer. . . .

An ongoing blogfic, with new posts almost daily.
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Shadow of the Templar by M. Chandler

Simon Drake is an up-and-coming young FBI hotshot, an agent with a personal track record so outstanding that it borders on unbelievable.  Not yet thirty, he’s already the leader of his own special ops team; a ragtag bunch of talented but nigh-uncontrollable lunatics, it’s true, but under Simon’s inspired leadership they’re a force to be reckoned with, a team with . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes infrequently.
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The Radical Chronicles by Tim Peacock

In the distant post-apocalyptic future after what most of us would consider to be the end of the world, people begin losing hope.  With a power-hungry government hell-bent on creating the perfect utopia, you’ll venture through a world filled with genocide, torture, ruthless spies and double agents, and a resistance movement aimed at saving those targeted by the government for . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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Mail Order Bride by Boon Dock (John Dovey)

Being lonely is a bitch.

Being lonely is a bitch.  Rupert has been divorced for over a year and can’t seem to manage the dating scene.  His daughter pushes him into investigating a Russian Mail-Order Bride site and to his surprise, he is soon busy arranging for the visit of one of the woman he meets online. The story soon develops into a confrontation . . .

A serialized novel, updating sporadically.
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system.  Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems. But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves . . .

A complete novel.
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Dawnwalker by Wes Boyd

College and the years just afterwards are pivotal for many people, having adventures and establishing their lives.  It was especially true for Randy Clark and his three girl friends.  They are very different people facing very different futures.  Can their special friendship survive the problems and distances of the real world? . . .

A complete novel.
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Rocinante by Wes Boyd

Vagabonding in the seventies!  The only thing that kept Mark going in Vietnam was his plan to spend some time wandering the country by air, like barnstormers did 50 years before.  In the last days before leaving, he acquires a partner—a tall, morose girl named Jackie.  They spend months on their aerial oddessy, falling in love along the way while . . .

A complete novel.
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Absent Friend by Wes Boyd

In 1970, a Spearfish Lake kid walked into a patch of jungle in Vietnam, and was never seen again.  In an era when many people were tired of the war or just didn’t care, most were ready to forget about him—except for his friends, some of whom he’d never met, but who kept the faith anyway. . . .

A complete novel.
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Runner’s Moon by Wes Boyd

Two kids, a dream, and acres of dogs . . . Josh and Tiffany want to become dogsled racers.  They just have to grow up first—and learn about what they’re doing along the way.  A follow-on to Busted Axle Road, focusing on Josh and Tiffany’s adventures. . . .

A complete novel.
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Snowplow Extra by Wes Boyd

In the middle of the worst snowstorm of the decade, the whole town was burning down.  The only hope lay on two rusty steel rails . . .  Nonstop action and adventure as railroad workers and firemen struggle against fire, storm, and failing equipment to relieve an isolated northwoods town. . . .

A complete novel.
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DEAD DROP

Down and out in Santa Monica

Editor: Fiona Gregory
May 18, 2009

This is a story in its early stages as of this review (May 2009), but one I really like so far.

A street-smart young man, Trey, is on the run, for reasons we’ve not been told yet. He’s sleeping rough in a city park, when he notices a mysterious package hidden [more . . .]

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THE RADICAL CHRONICLES

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Member: Gavin Williams
April 13, 2009

For me, one of the most enjoyable things about a fictional story is the fiction.  Sitting down with a good book, or reading at the computer, and finding myself absorbed into an imaginary world with an involving story, and interesting characters.  I respect anyone that tries to take their imagination and create a world for readers.  But I admire [more . . .]

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