Okay, well the 'fix' for Transfigured is moving along fine. The parallel stories idea just didn't seem to pan out as my muse was very uncooperative when I attempted to take this route. So, what form will the rewrite take? Aryanna will be the narrator of the entire story. She will tell Flint and Derek's stories. Thus far I've rewritten about a third of the story, but what I have rewritten may see some rather drastic changes so I would be surprised if the rewrite will be finished anytime soon.

I can not vote. Too many stories I have already read are right next door to my next character in Ailuros universe. Simultaneously I am trying to rebuild the Teratic (My name is UGLY) story line. Please be patient.

Many happy returns of the day and CARPE CAKEM!!!!! This whole internet thingie would be a lot less fun if not for you.

Huggles 'n stuff from
Catherine Linda Michel

I just wanted to say a GREAT BIG Thank You to all of you who have written to me offering support and kindness these past few days.
I had to put my beloved Mother in a nursing home this past Wednesday and it almost crushed me! She has lived in lower floor of my house for twenty years and I have taken care of her these last years because she was suffering from Dementia. A horrible disease that affects the mind to a great degree. There is no cure and and the prognosis is bleak for those afflicted with it.

This I thought was the best response to the comments left on the first part of chapter 19 of Sweet Dreams by the three really Amazing awesome girls Diana, Lisa, and Lizzie. They were so awesome it definitely get a blogpost.

You girls are right add in Jonelle and it goes over the top amazing and unbeatable. If she brings in Zoe and Ashleigh then...

Wow, I'm kinda feeling like Hank with all my Whately girls:)

LOL!
*Great Big Hugs*
Kisses for my Jonelle.
Love you all.
Bailey.

Hi

I have just published EMMA on Kindle. Please note, you can still read it here for free, but if you did want to add it to your collection.. find it here Tanya Allan's Page

More up on Kindle soon, and then I shall complete my unfinished work here.

Tanya.

Well, I showed off my pretty toes to all at work. The prevailing opinion was that they had done a nice job. I'm kinda happy about that, as I hope you might have guessed ...

I couldn't give warning of it before it aired because I noticed it just before it started.

OOPS I GOOFED

APPLE CAKE

3 CUPS OF FLOUR
8 OZ OF OIL
3 EGGS
 ¼ CUP SUGAR
 ½ TSP BAKING POWDER
MAKE DOUGH
3 LBS OF MC INTOSH APPLES ( GRANNY SMITH or HONEY CRISP MAY BE USED )
You want tart apples
GRATED APPLES
 ½ CUP OF SUGAR IN APPLE MIX less to taste
1 TBS OF CINNAMON ( MORE MAY BE ADDED TO YOUR TASTE )
A FEW DROPS OF WATER

PLACE A THIN LAYER OF DOUGH ON THE BOTTOM OF A 9X13 X2 PAN
SAVE SOME DOUGH FOR THE TOPPING *
PLACE APPLES EVENLY OVER DOUGH
COVER WITH REMAINING DOUGH
HEAT OVEN TO 350
COOK FOR 1 HOUR UNCOVERED TOP SHOULD BE BROWN

Look, no callin the cops or any other drama, OK?

I'm just really needing to hear if their is any new research on Transgender Genetics. I mean NEW. I do not mean the stuff that gets warped to conform to our own wishes, but real science. I follow this stuff closely, and if it is not dated 2011, it is probably not new to me. Sorry, don't mean to sound snotty, snide or snasty. My stress levels are just off the chart right now. I'm aware of the study recently done in OZ.

I have a request - just drop a note here as a comment, rather than a PM.

I've written a _very_ short story - 392 words - for the Horror contest.

You see, I decided to look at the audience, and try to build upon true horror, rather than using traditional elements. Unfortunately, the story might be a bit 'over the top' for a lot of the people here. (it's also written more in the older Ray Bradbury/Golden Age SF style, although it's not SF)

Hello! I've posted 'No Man's Hand' here at BCTS, and have another new story up at StarDust. As usual I'll give it a week there before moving it over. It's named 'Knight and Dragon' and although it is also features a Dragon, the two stories aren't related. This latest tale let me explore my all time favorite D&D magical item, so please enjoy!
hugs
Grover

Well, I did a bottle run today, and took the money and got a pedicure for the first time. Even though I was in pants and without a wig, the staff treated me well, even when I asked for pink nail polish on my toes. Its funny how much a little thing like that can make me feel so much better.

I can't remember the title, or the writer but it was set in England and had a guy who at first thought he wanted to be a woman, then near the end he just liked dressing up, also had a part where other guys were trying to out him or get pictures of him on the news and he managed to get them caught by the news people. and he was a teenager I think. I'd go through the teen/high school listing, but that list is huge

what the heck was that story?

Well, I wanted to mention the generous people who seem to come my way. At the TS group meeting, I got a new wig, a new purse, and a book on clothes and makeup tips for trans people. Then my neighbor gave me two seasons of "The L - Word" to watch. That, plus how amazing my co-workers have been about this whole thing really is a fantastic gift in its own right, and that's not even counting all the support I get here as well. I am so blessed, and so grateful.

I'm doing well, and still ahead of the surgeon's expectations ... BUT
There had to be a but, didn't there?

I've known for two weeks that in the pathology lab work, they found that one of the 17 lymph nodes that were in the removed mass had cancer cells in it. But I was not able to see the oncologist till today, so only a few people have been told.