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    Painted Door
    Painted Door
    Painted Door
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    Painted Door

    By Top Writers Block

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    Fantasy, mystery, murder and even comedy make up this collection of 7 short stories written by seven authors, American and British, men and women. The theme 'Painted Door' was all each writer was given and this is the result...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTop Writers Block
    Release dateJul 3, 2012
    ISBN9781476473963
    Painted Door
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    Top Writers Block

    Top Writers Block is a diverse and eclectic group of talented writers who decided to write stories together - just for the fun of it! We are happy to announce that authors proceeds have always gone, and will continue to go, to Sea Shepherd.fr every time Smashwords has made a payment! Thank you to those who have supported the group, independent authors, and Sea Shepherd. Our collections are usually written with one theme or genre in mind. Each author contributes when they have the time, so some of the collections have as many as twelve authors participating. Every collection has something new, with stories and poems ranging from romance, drama, and adventure to mystery, fantasy, and horror. All the Top Writers Block's proceeds will go to Sea Shepherd, so by buying you are helping to keep our oceans alive! Thank You all so much!

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      Book preview

      Painted Door - Top Writers Block

      Painted Door

      A Collection of 7 Short Stories

      Published at Smashwords by

      TopWritersBlock

      The Authors:

      Alison Blake – Elizabeth Rowan Keith – David H. Keith

      Suzy Stewart Dubot – David Waine – Phillip Duke – Barnaby Wilde

      All stories remain the copyrighted property of each author. You may not use any part of this collection for any purpose without written permission from its owner.

      ISBN: 9781476473963

      This collection is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors.

      For further information : suzy.dubot@gmail.com or http://suzybazaar.webs.com/

      Credit for the image of doors on the book cover:

      Richard Thomas at http://fr.123rf.com/photo_12659063_un-collage-de-photos-de-25-portes-d-39-entree-de-couleur-pour-les-maisons-et-les-maisons.html

      Artwork: Suzy Stewart Dubot

      Table of Contents

      Authors

      Alison Blake

      Suzy Stewart Dubot

      Phillip Duke

      Elizabeth Rowan Keith

      David Keith

      David Waine

      Barnaby Wilde

      Stories

      Dawn Chorus or Door Chorus, Suzy Stewart Dubot

      The Dreamer, Alison Blake

      The Monkey Faced Boy, Barnaby Wilde

      The Old Yacht, Elizabeth Rowan Keith

      The Painted Door, David Waine

      Painted Door—Watching Paint Drying, Phillip Duke

      Tales From The Painted Door : Davaidh and Annie, David Keith

      The Dreamer

      by

      Alison Blake

      Copyright © 2012 by Alison Blake

      This is a work of fiction, all people and creatures in The Dreamer are imaginary and any resemblance to people or creatures living or dead is coincidental.

      THE DREAMER

      It was starting again. It always started off beautifully. He was in a green meadow, not far from the forest edge. A wide but shallow river splashed nearby. He was sitting on a large flat rock, enjoying the sun, the soft breeze, and the occasional splash of cool water. Life was good. Off in the distance he could see Myya and their two young ones playing a game of tag. But of course it couldn't last, it never did.

      There it was. The call, the compulsion, the craving, whatever you wanted to call it, he could feel it now. It was growing stronger and stronger.

      Ignore it. Focus on how good life is right here, right now. Fight it.

      Don’t get up. Stay where you are. He rose and stretched, opened wide his mouth with a terrific yawn, shrugged his shoulders, and turned his neck from side to side. Nothing helped. It wouldn't go away, just grew stronger.

      Now he was walking. Don’t go there, he told himself. Go the other direction. Not possible. He was walking faster now, drawing closer. Now he was running. He could see it across the meadow.

      Nothing to be afraid of, he assured himself. You’ll wake up in time, you always do.

      But what if he didn’t? Because if he didn’t, something monstrous would possess him, would rip him into gory confetti, destroy him and this life he was living. He was closer now. Even if this was a dream, he was able to recognize its incongruity. There in the green meadow, with nothing surrounding it, standing unsupported, a blue door. It was wide

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