General Audience (pg)

Skin Horse

Submitted by on

Google Chrome Beta has a bug in it, apparently, that considers the javascript that syndicates the Skin Horse comic from WebComicsNation to be malware. This produces a warning when you visit the blogs here.

Unfortunately, the warning also goes out to Google's automated reporting system which has put WebComicsNation on several blacklists. Depending on how you have your settings set in other browsersi, you may not be seeing Skin Horse when you visit the blogs here.

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

A gem of a story.

Submitted by on

This a story running to two book equivalents posted in 2003/4 on Crystal's storysite, which is one I feel deserves more attention and because Sarah Bayen doesn't post any more - she seems to have left the scene altogether - you might not come across it unless you know it's there. It could do with a proper edit but it's still a very readable tale of adolescence and self discovery. I attach a link.

Part 1 The Contest Beginings

Part 2 Contest and Consequence.

Sarah Bayen at Crystal's.

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

Little Pink Pills, Part 26

Submitted by on

Little Pink Pills

Part Twenty-Six, by Michelle Wilder

Look around / leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter.

Hang on to your hopes / my friend
That's an easy thing to say

but if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend that you can build them again.

(Hazy Shade of Winter, by Paul Simon)

I'm back, mostly

Submitted by on

Hi all. I know I've been absent for some time here. Health issues, you know. I won't go into those here, just tell you all that I've got the next chapter of Maiden up and do profusely apologize for the delay in getting it to those of you who have waiting so patiently.

Or not so patiently. lol.

The bad news is that I can't guarantee that I'll be able to keep up with posting a new chapter each week, the good news is that I'm writing again at last.

So that's the news from here.

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

Passing It On

Submitted by on

Phyllis Rackman is still trying to deal with the arrival of her nephew Tommy into her life,
and wondering whether he truly is different from the men she learned to hate.
But a chance encounter on a playground makes her think ... and maybe hope.

Passing It On
A Tommy Browder Tale
by Randalynn

Maiden by Decree Chapter 26

Submitted by on

Gently pulling Deirdre forward a bit more, so she now stood to the front, the king went on. “In recognition of dangers endured, and defeated, along with valued service to the crown, this Lady, my heir’s betrothed, will now hold Lindsay as part of her personal holdings. She will therefore now be known officially as The Lady Deirdre, Duchess of Lindsay, and that title will fall to her heirs, in perpetuity.”

Maiden By Decree

Chapter 26 - The End of a Beginning

Or:  Okay it Was a Little Messy, But We Got Here... Right?

By Maggie Finson

Copyright © 2009 by Maggie Finson

To Sonja Henie, With Love

Submitted by on

lights06.gif

Peter learns about his Norwegian heritage and finds his true self in preparing for a School’s holiday pageant.
He also gets the finest Christmas present of his young life.

To Sonja Henie, with Love

By Katherine Day

Copyright © 2009 Katherine Day

The High School Of My Dreams

Submitted by on

Watch this! It will make you happy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TI-AJi2O8

It's a lip-sync music video made by a high school, using the talents of the entire student body. Everyone. Together. With gusto. Nerds, geeks, jocks, the swim team in speedos, stoners, preppies, goths, cheerleaders, staff. Everyone. It makes me giddy.

Oh, and they did it backwards!

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

Question

Submitted by on

Okay... I have a story that is Novella length, has several chapters and I have no idea if I am going to revise it for an attempt at publication. Do you all want to see it?

It is my first long piece and it is a bit rough, but I would be posting it to get it out there more than anything else. It also has some fun construction issues that might throw people as well, but hopefully people can cope.

So, wanna read it?

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

Inspiration?

Submitted by on

Anyone seen it?

Ah, thought I had it but the darned thing just slipped through my fingers.

If you find it, please return it.
It was a gleaming glittering thing, looking quite nice.

Anyway, I hope you all will have a nice Christmas.

Cheers.
Yor.

....
Ps:

If you find chapter thirteen a little weak I'm afraid that I have to agree.
It's like Churchill once said. "Sometimes blood sweat and tears just ain't enough."
Or something to that matter?

Ds: I've tried to 'edit' it a little to make it readable now, well, as i see it :)

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

Adam's own, -chapter 13-

Submitted by on

Eliah and Damien were already out on the prowl, looking for the little miscreants, goaded by our Mr Waverly.

“And you find them better find them this time.”

They had been searching high and low without finding them and as they sat in their car discussing where their next effort should take them Elias said.

“Brother Damien, a point of observation only.”

“Yes brother Eliah?”

“The fuel indicator, it hasn’t moved at all?”

Testing Teaser -3-

Submitted by on

The next night I couldn’t sleep, and Andy hadn’t turned up. Somewhere in the middle of the morning I went up, sitting, wrapped up in my old blanket. Well, I told you it was cold didn't I? Rereading my old newspapers, the books I used to love to read was still back in Bergen, and the only thing I had left to entertain myself with were those old rags. As I turned to the glamour section in my yesterdays paper, you know, the one where they write about all those film stars and stuff, I suddenly found myself looking at Andy.

Something Feels Strange - 31

Submitted by on

Feels Strange

I pull the shoes out of the closet and ask, “So who d’you think the greatest catch in your class is? Maybe I can help you snag him.”

She pauses in thought for a minute. She’s obviously struggling with what she wants to say. “You have to promise me you won’t tell ANYONE this,” Caitlin says emphatically. “I’m only telling you this because you’re my best friend and I know I can trust you.”

“You can trust me,” I tell her with sincerity, “after all I’ll be gone in a couple of months.”

“Okay,” she leans close and whispers. “But you can’t tell anyone–especially your cousin. I’d just die if she found out. If I could pick any guy to be my boyfriend,” she pauses and looks furtively around, “it would be Chris Quinn. God, I get wet every time I even think of that boy.”

Chapter 31: Revelations and Spy Lessons

What happened to literacy?

Submitted by on

This morning driving to work I was listening to the local community college's radio station. At the top of the hour, Headline News from NPR came on. Something was said about the economy, and someone's sound bite was played. He was talking about disparities between economic and unemployment recovery, saying employers have been finding ways to get by with fewer resources. What he said hit one of my exposed nerve endings. His sentence ended with "making do with less employees."

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

Feeling left out

Submitted by on

I am feeling really left out lately. You see most of my friends are from the transgendered community or the geek community , and lately I feel left out in most situations.

With my friends from the geek community I feel OK , they seem to accept me and while I can't speak with them on everything ( the all transition thing for example ) it seems like they are there for me .

With my friends from the trans community I feel left out ( and sometime judged ) because of sexual orientation.

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

TransBike-Merry Christmas Wish

Submitted by on

lights06.gif

TransBike-Merry Christmas Wish

By Stanman63
Thanks To JennaFL For Proofing And Nora Adrienne for editing
Synopsis:When a Trans-Woman who has spent her life helping others with their problems finally meets the Dapper Gentleman and the TransBike, she finds her special wish is granted and she is healed of her ailments, thanks to the love of her many friends.

Dancing confidence research

Submitted by on

A slightly bizzare bit of research carried out by the University of Hertfordshire in collaboration with Radio 4's Today programme has indicated that although men may be initially reluctant to get up and dance, once they hit the dancefloor they will generally be quite confident. For women it's more complicated...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/news/8412333.stm
(just excuse the lame headline)

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

Focal Point - Chapter 20.5 & 21

Submitted by on

Focal_Point_Black_Header_Wash.jpg

Michael Cohen's dream was to protect and serve as a police officer.... That job didn't satisfy him, until one day,
when people without names came to visit. He wanted to make a difference, but he didn't expect it to make a difference to him, too...

Five for Fifty (Chp.5)

Submitted by on

Cierra closed her eyes and drew in a breath. When she released it … the life in her body seemed to leave her. When she opened her eyes the sparkle had faded and the blue was almost grey. Her voice was barely more than a whisper.

“I … I’m sorry. I … I just wanted to try … to try extra hard ‘cause … ‘cause now I understand … and … and well … I just think I could get there you know. I think if I tried with … with all that I am … that I could make something happen."

Five for Fifty
Chapter Five: Lifting the Little Toe

by Maggie the Kitten

The Younger You Look The Longer You Will Live

Submitted by on

Study: Looking young may mean living longer
Buzz up!34 votes Send

LONDON — Those baby-faced people now have another reason to be smug: a new Danish study says looking young apparently means a longer life.

Research published online Monday in the British medical journal BMJ suggests that people who look younger than their years also live longer.

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

Content

Submitted by on

In the past week we had 101 stories, chapters, poems (and one article) posted on BC. Twenty or so of those were standalone stories. We also had 43 blogs, topics and links posted in the same period.

No other TG site had half that much content and I'll put the quality of BC's content in the scale with anybody's, regardless of genre. A few pro-sites may have a better average quality but their best is little better than our best, if at all.

Content, as someone has said, is King. Or in our case, perhaps, Queen. :)

Hugs,
Erin

Forums: 

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Football Girl ~ Chapter 27

Submitted by on

‘Susan! How goes it, girl?’

‘Fine thanks. Look, I want to thank you for your support at the TV station.’

‘That’s all right, honey. You have to know what is going on in these situations. Mike is a slime ball and he needed taking down a peg or two. You did me a favour, actually.’

 
 

Football Girl
Chapter 27

By Susan Brown

Copyright © 2009 Susan Brown

Play Fair

Submitted by on

A huge part of marketing food is obtaining shelf space. Big corporations have been known to actually pay to have their products displayed by grocers at the right height and in a large enough amount to suggest huge consumer demand. Coke and Pepsi have gone to the mattresses several times over shelf space wars.

What I'm going to suggest is only logical since we are talking about a limited resource. (I have an economic degree and will use it to justify my premise if needed. You are warned.)

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

Sarah Carerra - 1.12 - The Pop Star, the Consultant, and the Wardrobe

Submitted by on

It wasn’t until I saw the shocked look on Mom’s face that I realized I was changing in front of two women. But I think she was more shocked to learn that I had been wearing panties to school!

Sarah Carerra
Chapter 12 - The Pop Star, the Consultant, and the Wardrobe
by Megan Campbell
Copyright  ©2009 Megan Campbell
Released: December 14, 2009

an impressive short memoir

Submitted by on

i thought this was an uncommonly well-written piece about being t*, and having a partner who doesn't deal with it any better than most. there are a few places where it's over-written ("amsonia-blue") but it's definitely worth checking out. it's quite odd, which is, i guess, the reason i enjoyed it.

http://msupress.msu.edu/journals/fg/pdf/09_11.2Peters.pdf

Taxonomy upgrade extras: 

Author: 

Shopping with St. Nicholas (With apologies to Clement Moore. And, well, everyone.)

Submitted by on

T'was a week before Christmas, and all through the mall,
I searched for a gown for the Yuletide Ball.
The crowds were oppresive, and surly, and mean
As the Muzak blared 'O Holy Night' o'er the scene.

Pages

Subscribe to General Audience (pg)