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Jacques Futrelle: The Last Story
"Jacques Futrelle: The Last Story" is a historical fiction piece centered on the real-life mystery writer, Jacques Futrelle, and his wife, Lily, as they sail home to America aboard the luxurious RMS Titanic. Futrelle carries with him a briefcase containing his most valuable asset: the final manuscripts for his popular detective series. Amidst the conviviality of first-class society, where they socialize with figures like Colonel John Jacob Astor and Molly Brown, an emotional tension builds as Lily worries about the security of the precious stories.
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Survive
A man is sentenced to hang in the days following the Civil War.
Vince: A Short Story
Vince Foster is a father, husband, and best friend of the new President of the United States, Bill Clinton. He is also a close friend of the new First Lady, Hillary Clinton. He moves to Washington, D.C. to help set up the transition of power from the Bush to the Clinton Presidency and remains.
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The Dublin Detective
Louie Gill is at a crossroads — personally lost, professionally adrift, and searching for something to give his life meaning. When a woman is kidnapped in Dublin under mysterious circumstances, Louie becomes obsessed with the case, much to the irritation of the Gardaí. With no real qualifications beyond a sharp instinct and an inquisitive personality, he decides to open his own detective agency — part reinvention, part escape.
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The Vigil For Virginia
"The Vigil for Virginia" immerses the reader in the desolate, frigid world of Edgar Allan Poe's Fordham cottage in 1847, as he keeps a final vigil over his young, consumptive wife, Virginia Clemm Poe.
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The Ghost of a Dream
A princess, tormented by the prison of her own mind, seeks out Nestor, the magician of memories, begging him to mend what's broken so as to be whole again. For a fleeting moment, she tastes the sweetness of life she always dreamed of, until the dream curdles and she collapses into a nostalgia far crueler than the pain she tried to escape.
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Tomorrow’s Memory
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Elena meets him at the music. He will always find her
A Spell Is A Wish Your Heart Makes.
Amber always had a crush on Jayden. She always dreamed about a future with him. On her sixteenth birthday, her best friend made it come true by casting a spell on Amber. There is only one way to break the curse. A kiss could end it all. What will she choose?
The Best Gift
In this poem, Hendricks tells the best gift of her childhood: the memory of her MeeMaw Carman's quilts. Told with love and great detail, she recaptures the essence of a grandmother's talent and the importance of lasting memories.
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John the Baptist: A Retelling
A retelling of the biblical story of Elizabeth and Zechariah, and their destiny to give birth to the Messenger, John the Baptist. Accompanied by John the Baptist in poetic form, this mixed style of Anne Hendricks' storytelling is to remind the reader of the miracles found in Luke and Matthew. How do the mixed styles of the duo's point of view in storytelling and in poetry highlight the biblical story of this family?









