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			<title>Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?</title>
			<description>a story that exploits the human mind, the two dark sides of human nature, and city life during the Northeast Blackout of 1965.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/1121342/</link>
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			<title>2012 Reflection</title>
			<description>a reflection (summary) of my life over the past year.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/1094762/</link>
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			<title>The Ravens</title>
			<description>A short story about dealing with the ultimate heartache from the one that got away.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/928001/</link>
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			<title>Sunrise (a poem)</title>
			<description>a poem about the sense of forever as a couple steps into the next chapter of their lives.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/916822/</link>
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			<title>I Can Sense It (a poem)</title>
			<description>a poem that follows two lovers, one who has to say something and the other who has yet to hear it.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/916790/</link>
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			<title>Sun-Kissed (a short story)</title>
			<description>A short tale of two people who bond.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/752544/</link>
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			<title>First Date (a song)</title>
			<description>This song is about getting those butterflies when you venture out on your first date and instantly sparks fly.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/748143/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Nineteen: Forbidden</title>
			<description>Forbidden.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/599225/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Eighteen: Reconciled</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan is shattered by the death of Summer, but can a miracle happen?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/599192/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Seventeen: Against Time</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Now that Evan and his pack have the source's blood, a cure must be made. However, the werewolves have no intentions on giving the nymphs any cure. Will Summer die?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/598411/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Sixteen: A Plan</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan discovers that the source of the cure has been found and the pack is heading out the same night, except the younger werewolves. So Evan devises a plan with his cousins.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/597925/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Fifteen: Plague</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan and his werewolf pack are called to an emergency meeting of all local werewolves where the virus strikes one of their own. But that is not the only new victim of the virus.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/595243/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Fourteen: Lessons</title>
			<description>Forbidden. After Evan's little &quot;breakdown&quot;, his mother tells him he needs to give the werewolf thing a try, even though, she, herself, doesn't want him to. She knows it's something he must do.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/594649/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Thirteen: Memories</title>
			<description>Forbidden. While trying to escape Hale, Evan must come to terms with his father's death and the inner turmoil it has caused him since six months ago.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/592428/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Twelve: Severed</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan's head is confused as he tries to determine what he should do. So, in the heat of the moment, he decides to take Summer along with him as they leave Hale together. But does she agree?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/591319/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Eleven: Family Secrets</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan awakens at his grandfather's house where he learns his ancestry. But can he deal with the secrets?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/590012/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Ten: Metamorphosis</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan wakes up feeling sick just as in Chapter 7. However, this time, this is no sickness. It's a metamorphosis. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/589796/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Nine: Warning</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan has now faced the first barrier of his relationship with Summer. And although he is trying to forget that terrible night, Evan must catch a ride home with Luke and things get weird.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/584257/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Eight: Loquacious</title>
			<description>Forbidden. As Evan returns to school the next day, he is partnered with Summer in chemistry where their relationship really takes off, gaining them an audience.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/584252/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Seven: Visitors</title>
			<description>Forbidden. After his little &quot;escapade&quot; in the woods with his deranged family, Evan finds his nerves shaken to point where he feels sick and must stay home alone from school with some visitors.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/584248/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Six: The Gathering</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan is nervous about attending this &quot;gathering&quot; thing which his cousin has invited him to. But he goes anyway only to find it's not what he expects.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/580768/</link>
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			<title>Motionless (a poem)</title>
			<description>a poem of feeling immobile with someone you love</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/580729/</link>
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			<title>Colors of the Wind (a poem)</title>
			<description>a poem about the true colors of mother nature</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/580728/</link>
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			<title>In The Middle (a poem)</title>
			<description>a poem about being centered and being the middle of Earth's beauty</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/580726/</link>
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			<title>What's Out There? (a poem)</title>
			<description>a poem that asks the big question that I am sure many people wonder about</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/580725/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Five: Invitation</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan ends up getting invited by Luke to some sort of &quot;gathering&quot; and he is unsure of what he is really walking into. Also, at lunch, Evan humiliates himself by trying to talk to Summer.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/579704/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Four: Wandering</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan is slowly succumbing to Hale and he is mad at himself for doing so and leaving San Francisco behind in the process. However, his new friends are making it all the more difficult.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/579699/</link>
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			<title>Wide Awake (a poem)</title>
			<description>a poem about coming to realization about the fact that you love someone so much that they keep you up at night</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/578132/</link>
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			<title>Symptoms of You (a poem)</title>
			<description>a poem about the effects of someone you have fallen for  (please read 'Note for Reviewers' below!)</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/578127/</link>
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			<title>Blank Wall (a poem)</title>
			<description>a poem of heartbreak (male or female) and the loneliness that is left behind when your only best friend is your blank wall.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/578123/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Three: First Glance</title>
			<description>Forbidden. After moving and getting settled in, Evan must now attend Hale High School where he needs to learn to fit in, communicate with his cousin, and make new friends.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/577375/</link>
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			<title>Chapter Two: Long-Lost Family</title>
			<description>Forbidden. After realizing that he MUST attend this cookout that his mother has signed him up for, Evan goes quietly and meets his long-lost family, but he learns more than he bargained for.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/576257/</link>
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			<title>First Glance (&quot;Forbidden&quot; Poem)</title>
			<description>1 of 2 poems that coexist with my novel &quot;Forbidden&quot;. If you have not read my novel (chapters are still being posted) then please go read it after reading these poems. They are meant to entice you.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/575689/</link>
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			<title>The Beast Within (&quot;Forbidden&quot; Poem)</title>
			<description>1 of 2 poems that coexist with my novel &quot;Forbidden&quot;. If you have not read my novel (chapters are still being posted) then please go read it after reading these poems. They are meant to entice you.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/575684/</link>
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			<title>Bottom of the Ocean (a poem)</title>
			<description>a poem of love at the bottom of the ocean</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/575681/</link>
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			<title>Chapter One: Hale</title>
			<description>Forbidden. Evan (16) is forced to move from big city San Francisco, CA to small town Hale, SC after the recent death of his father which he is still trying desperately to cope with.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/574889/</link>
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			<title>Forbidden</title>
			<description>a novel that follows a male teenager as he searches to find his way in life, the supernatural secrets behinds his paternal male family members, and his strange attraction to a girl.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/jldonahue/574885/</link>
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