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		<title>Nikki Richardson  | WritersCafe.org</title>
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		<description>The original writings of author Nikki Richardson </description>
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			<title>Pagos Rule</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Leilani glared at the back ofDamocles head as they walked.&amp;nbsp; Dragons,especially angry dragons, always had issue with other animals, which renderedall forms of transportation save walking obsolete.&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;I am tired of being controlled.&amp;r..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1617567/</link>
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			<title>When Fire Meets Ice</title>
			<description>	Very few humans had ever seen Leilani&amp;rsquo;s uncloaked human formas they did this instance, and even fewer humans witnessed her dragon body.&amp;nbsp; However, none of that mattered the momentDamocles&amp;rsquo; eyes locked onto Jura, recognition glowing in his twisted smile.&amp;nbsp; Leilani knew she co..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1617565/</link>
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			<title>Jura's Grand Introduction</title>
			<description>Jura&amp;rsquo;s skirts gave her the appearance of floating on air. &amp;nbsp;The jewels on the hem of the dress reflected like stars in the moonlight while her dark hair fell gloriously around her shoulders. &amp;nbsp;People stared as she walked down the Market Road instead of looking behind her for a change. ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1610642/</link>
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			<title>Damocles' Choir</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Thebrisk morning air wrapped around her, cooling her snow-white scales.&amp;nbsp; She stood still, listening to thesilence.&amp;nbsp; Her blue diamond eyes fixatedon the sky.&amp;nbsp; She turned in a wide arc,spreading her glassy wings.&amp;nbsp; Excitementf..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1605634/</link>
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			<title>When Fire Meets Ice: The Lovers</title>
			<description>Leilani is the last of the Pagos Dragon Clan, and she has a half human sister.  She doesn't want to live a life of chaos and violence; all she desires is her solitude, until the dragon slayer comes.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1605633/</link>
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			<title>Romanticized Help</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;After a month, I felt okay even though I should&amp;rsquo;ve beendepressed beyond belief or maybe ecstatic about my upcoming sixteenthbirthday.&amp;nbsp; I didn&amp;rsquo;t feel sad or excitedthough; I just felt okay.&amp;nbsp; It scared methat I didn&amp;rsquo;t f..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1411557/</link>
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			<title>Why?</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The man was true to his word.&amp;nbsp; My mother stopped breathing at 11:59 a.m.&amp;nbsp; The doctor called time of death at 12:05 p.m.&amp;nbsp; She never made it to the hospital.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Chandlerbr..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1408298/</link>
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			<title>So You Can Say Goodbye</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I stopped going to school after that conversation.&amp;nbsp; Every time I looked at my mother his wordsechoed through me.&amp;nbsp; &quot;You can't savethis one!&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp; His cold, stormy eyes hauntedmy thoughts.&amp;nbsp; Every moment with herseemed like th..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1407518/</link>
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			<title>Death, I Can Wait For an Answer</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;My brother took Annie's death hard.&amp;nbsp; He went to therapy two days a week every weekafter we got out of the hospital, but it didn't seem to help.&amp;nbsp; A year passed us by, but he only got worse.&amp;nbsp; Not even the new English exchange student that..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1407516/</link>
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			<title>Consequences of Changing Fate</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Life went on after Chandler, Annie, and I witnessed thedeath of a stranger.&amp;nbsp; None of us spoke ofthe incident.&amp;nbsp; We couldn&amp;rsquo;t watchtelevision shows like Criminal Minds or CSI without having horrificnightmares.&amp;nbsp; Most nights the ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1407515/</link>
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			<title>The Death of a Stranger</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I was seven years old the day Bugsy Matthias, the worstof the local gangsters, shot his last victim.&amp;nbsp;The birds stopped singing.&amp;nbsp; Acridsmells of sweat and car exhaust mixed with gun smoke on the breeze.&amp;nbsp; Screams ricocheted through cr..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1407514/</link>
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			<title>Choose Your Fate!</title>
			<description>No one sees him, but he sees all.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1407510/</link>
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			<title>Death Becomes Her</title>
			<description>Death is supposed to come like a theif in the night silent and unnoticed. However, Death does not come so quietly. After Lane witnesses four deaths she begins to wonder about the strange man she sees.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1407508/</link>
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			<title>Addiction's Daughter</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Amberliquid sloshed as waves crashed against the glass wall.&amp;nbsp; The tall neck of the bottle was stained withfresh fingerprints as lingering drops of the liquid found their way back to theamber ocean.&amp;nbsp; The liquid mingled with theblood of ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1251416/</link>
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			<title>Honor Thy Father?</title>
			<description>A story of tragic hope.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1251262/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Two: Dreams of Fairy Tales</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;After I had the pleasure of meetingDerek, the music started.&amp;nbsp; I was a bitsurprised at the suddenness of the music, but I didn't mind at all because hesmiled and held out a hand.&amp;nbsp; I smiled inreturn as I took his hand and he led me to th..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1239880/</link>
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			<title>Chapter One: The Coming of Age Ball</title>
			<description>The first ball, The Family Party, is here.  I hope you enjoy.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1234168/</link>
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			<title>Masquerade</title>
			<description>When they come, I fear that they shall choose me for I am weak and insensible.  I shan't know for sure if they have come for me or if I have simply fallen in love.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1234166/</link>
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			<title>Masquerade: Prologue</title>
			<description>When they come, I fear that they shall choose me for I am weak and insensible.  I shan't know for sure if they have come for me or if I have simply fallen in love.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/1232251/</link>
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			<title>Prologue</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; White hair,light tan suit, and pale skin.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;rsquo;d neverseen anything like him, but he was always there.&amp;nbsp; Watching me, waiting for something&amp;hellip;I neverfully understood.&amp;nbsp; I never wanted tounderstand, b..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/984184/</link>
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			<title>Untitled</title>
			<description>this is a dream that I had last night and couldn't stop thinking about.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/984181/</link>
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			<title>Hate Is An Understatement</title>
			<description>Broken isn't even a good word for what happened to cause this poem to be written.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/755235/</link>
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			<title>A Lover's Nightmare.</title>
			<description>It's really a bad poem written about a girl who refused to love another, and a boy who broke her heart.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LulieBelle/755230/</link>
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