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Desperate to spare his friend the pain, Alastair hatches a plan. Instead of revealing Claire’s infidelity, he’ll find Bob someone new—someone better, someone who will make him forget about Claire entirely. But after countless dead ends and disappointing candidates, Alastair realizes there’s only one person he can truly trust with Bob’s happiness: Himself.

Benjamin’s the class clown with a reputation for crafting ‘epic pranks’ on his teachers and classmates. But with college coming to a close, nobody seems to find his gags so great these days. But all of that is about to change, because Benjamin just stumbled upon a teacher assistant’s secret dating profile: “Only into femboys.” It’s the opportunity for the perfect prank. First, he needs to create a false identity, and then he needs to work on getting the TA’s trust. But when Mr.

Gerry is lonely. He’s never been with a woman, and it’s starting to seem like it’s going to stay that way… Until one morning, he wakes up and decides to make some big changes: fresh new clothes, a new look, and new pictures for his Tinder profile. And the effort pays off. Suddenly, he finds himself matched with a beautiful woman, though a bit older than him. The date even goes well—until she reveals that she’s married and has a kid, and that she’s actually looking for someone to help her spice up their marital bedroom.

Every year, Finn dreads the company’s mandatory talent show. If he puts in real effort, his coworkers laugh. If he phones it in, his managers raise their eyebrows. But this year, there’s a way out—or so it seems. His coworker Anthony is organizing a group act: twenty guys dressed up as women for a goofy mock fashion show. It’s low-effort, low-stakes, and the perfect excuse to blend into the background. But Finn’s transformation turns out too convincing. So convincing, in fact, that no one believes there’s a guy beneath the minidress and lipgloss.

Mike made a joke about the way his girlfriend dresses, and now he’s in big trouble. On the way home from an out-of-town wedding, Ellie kicks Mike out of her car, way out in the middle of nowhere. He thinks she’s just bluffing when she drives off… but she never does come back. And to make matters worse: Mike is wearing the tiny dress and heels she wore at the rehearsal dinner the night before. He put it on as a joke at that wedding, right before making the joke that prompted their early exit. Now, Mike has to figure out how to get home, stuck in that dress, with no money and no phone.

Adam and his bandmates have a little ritual: every night, after their performance, they compete to see who can bag the hottest girl. Adam is usually the winner, despite being the short, skinny guy. He’s got a certain charm that girls like.

Birth With Power is the go-to podcast for expecting mothers who want to take charge of their birth experience.Hosted by Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a practicing, board-certified OB/GYN with over 20 years of experience and thousands of births attended, this podcast delivers accurate, expert advice, real birth stories, and honest conversations to get you informed and empowered.Through solo episodes, guest interviews, and inspiring birth stories, you’ll get the tools to navigate pregnancy, labor, and postpartum with calm and confidence.Whether you’re planning your first birth or your fourth,...

Xavier Stone, a well-known investigative journalist, doesn’t normally do client work, but it’s hard to turn down Brian Ashdale Sr., who is desperate to find his lost son. Brian Ashdale Jr. had just turned eighteen when he vanished, leaving behind nothing but a cryptic note. Many have tried to find Brian; none have succeeded.

Dan has a reputation with women—and not a good one. His exes have stories, but Dan denies most of them. Sure, he flirts with the wrong women sometimes… but what’s the harm? Turns out, plenty. After anonymous complaints at work, Dan’s pay is frozen until he completes 120 hours of sensitivity training. Ever the shortcut king, he signs up for an experimental 24/7 program to finish it in just five days. But there’s a catch: Dan’s about to spend five days completely feminized as part of the program. By Monday, he’ll learn far more than just sensitivity… whether he likes it or not.

Matt has always had a soft spot for his friend, Amanda. She’s struggled a lot in her life, and even though many of her struggles have been self-inflicted, Matt just wants to see her straighten out her life. So he offers to let her stay in his house while she’s in town for a big promising interview. He makes sure she’s rested and fed and comfortable before the big day… But when the day comes, Amanda is nowhere to be found. She decided to go out drinking the night before and never came home.

At nineteen years old, Nicole C. Kear's biggest concern is choosing a major - until she walks into a doctor's office in midtown Manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. She is going blind, courtesy of an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and has only a decade or so before lights-out. Instead of making preparations as the doctor suggests, Kear decides to carpe diem and make the most of the vision she has left. She joins a circus school, tears through boyfriends, travels the world, and through all these high jinks, she keeps her vision loss a secret.

Every night at exactly midnight, Nate is overcome by an uncontrollable desire to dress and act like a girl. It lasts only an hour, leaving him confused and embarrassed as the compulsion suddenly vanishes. But when the next night arrives, the same inexplicable urge overtakes him again… and again… and again. Nate doesn’t know what’s happening to him, but he knows when it’s going to happen: between midnight and 1:00 AM. Each night, he’s at the mercy of those strange, unshakable desires.

Bobby wants to lose weight, so he’s thrilled when one of the most sought-after personal trainers in town offers him an unbeatable deal. Maeve is determined to whip Bobby into shape using her refined but unorthodox program, which includes her own brand of protein shakes and huge stack of motivational DVDs, which Bobby is supposed to play each night as he goes to sleep. Within weeks, it’s obvious that the program is working. But something else is happening. Bobby’s body is changing—and not just in terms of weight loss.

Ryan never thought he would step foot into the town’s new massive apartment/mall/recreation mega-complex. It always seemed like some consumerism nightmare dystopia… Until one day, Ryan needs a place to live, and the prices in Mayland Park are just too good to be true. And it turns out, life in the mega-complex is actually pretty fantastic: modern living, amazing affordable food, and happy people everywhere.

Damian just landed a dream apprenticeship with a famous luthier. There’s just one issue: it’s unpaid. He needs to find a way to live during his apprenticeship, and weekends at Subway aren’t cutting it. Thankfully, an old high-school classmate can get Damian into an experimental drug trial that pays thirty bucks a day, and more than likely, Damian will be put into a control group and given a placebo. What is there to lose?

Michael’s life was normal, until his manager convinced him to dress up as a girl for a promotional TikTok video. It was meant to be silly, and then the video went viral. Michael is the reason for the video’s success; his transformation in that ten-second clip has strangers coming into the store to get selfies with Michael. All over the country, guys are sending pictures of a dolled-up Michael to their friends, trying to prank their buddies into admitting they think he looks ‘hot’.

Ben is going through a rough patch. He’s even turned to entering contests on social media, desperate for a little bit of money to get him back on his feet. He doesn’t win, but his old friend from high-school, Anthony, wins a big one worth one-hundred grand. There’s just one issue: Anthony entered the contest in Blake, his girlfriend’s name… and now she’s his ex-girlfriend. Back in high-school, everyone thought that Ben and Blake were brother and sister. So maybe Ben can help Anthony to accept that prize money and get a small piece of it.

Exhausting schedules and a tumultuous work environment have left many nurses feeling burned out. The COVID-19 pandemic only compounded problems that have been plaguing nurses for decades. How can you take care of others when you don't have the time or energy to take care of yourself? In Courageous Well-Being for Nurses, Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse, psychotherapist, and educator Donna Gaffney and National Board-certified health and wellness coach Nicole Foster provide essential strategies and resources.

Everyone knows about Anika’s Book of Secrets. She’s spent years gaining the trust of her classmates to find out their secrets, which she keeps in her heavily-coded secret-encyclopedia. No one’s ever seen the book, never mind had the opportunity to attempt to crack the code. That is until Keith finds out his secret is catalogued in the book. He will do anything to get that book to stop others from finding out what he did. By some miracle, he gets his hands on it, and he gets right to cracking the code so that he can have his page removed.

Coffin Blossoms. A reminder that hope does spring eternal. In death itself, there is often beauty, life, and on rare occasions, even humor. The 24 stories in this anthology straddle the line between humor and horror in unique ways. Some wearing a wry smile. Others with tongue firmly in cheek. Ghosts, demons, vampires, myths, monsters, and murderers turned on their heads and shaken ‘til dizzy, then presented for you here, in Coffin Blossoms....