We are now about 1/2 way through the time alloted to the November Gift challange, and as of the last I counted there are 15 stories.

If you haven't read them, I strongly urge you all to go out and check them out. There are quite a few that are exceptional.

Some will make you laugh, others will make you cry, some will get you mad... in short the full gammut of emotion is to be found there...

Then make sure to send a thank you to Erin, because it was her idea.

Hugs,

Kristy

Carla Ann's thoughts on being an oxymoron made me think of something I wrote years ago. Here it is:

WARNING: IF YOU DON'T GET DOONESBURY THEN YOU NEEDN'T BOTHER READING THIS PIECE!

I am such a living oxymoron.

I am a girl inside but not on the outside. Heck, I'm not even sure I'm really a girl, maybe a girl wannabe. Being TG but not TS might sound like an oxymoron to some here, but it's probably true in my case. I'm reminded of The Man Without a Country. I'm a person without a gender, since I find myself firmly rooted in between.

I went back and clarified a couple of things in my story "The Letter" Someone pointed out that they thought the car crash was suicide, so I went back and added a more detailed explanation.

Part 3 of Second chance is now up!

Check out http://tanyastales.yolasite.com/wip---second-chance-part-3.php

For the first time in 15 years, David Dimbleby, presenter of Question Time, has had to miss recording an episode.

Here's the slightly unsual reason why: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8356943.stm

Then again, the programme itself once featured an unusual guest: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8131264.stm

And on hearing the story, I couldn't help but think of the ultimate (fictional - I hope!) sick note (which also serves as a "Don't try this at home!" physics demonstration): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWeXpNyqOrU

I always knew that this day would come, I just never expected it to happen so soon, You see for a little over three weeks now i have been taking Oscar one of our two much loved cats to the vets for treatment for a lump in his neck, Right from the start of his treatment we were under no illusions, It was pointed out from the start by the vet the most likely diagnosis was cancer and the prognosis was not good, Nonetheless we felt we had to give him a chance, After all the vet could be wrong!

Hey all,

Why did I publish "The Calm of My Stream" when I said I was going to wait until the next chapter of The Center comes out?

I just got a really good opportunity to take part in an anthology that's going to be published by an actual publishing company that you don't have to pay. It's not the big time, but I have an opportunity to get my foot in the door of mainstream fiction, that you can actually buy online or in your local bookstore.

So, I'm concentrating on that this week. No Center this week unless I run into a major block on the paid-for writing.

Check this out: