Yesterday marked a milestone for me here on BCTS. I posted the first segment of my first story here Who Was I. It's been a fun year, both in writing, and more recently, personally.

Article and video on the website. Hope the link works.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/dec/09/west-end-drag-qu...

Angharad.

Hi folks,

a few weeks ago Angharad posted a very interesting question about transsexual people and terrorists. Unfortunately that discussion was stopped very early. I guess it was to avoid any flaming which surely would have come soon.
But like I said, it would have been very interesting to discuss that matter a bit further. I came to the conclusion that this site might probably not the best place to persuade such a philosophical exchange.

If there is any interest in having such discussions in depth, I'd like to provide a forum for that.
There will be of course rules to avoid unneccessary flaming or even hatred.

I just had to write a PM reply to an author who felt very confused. She posted a story that several commenters admitted was well-written but the very existence of the story was attacked by several prominent posters here -- attacked on moral grounds. The gist of the comments were that the story should not have been written since the actions depicted in the story were immoral.

What is happening with FM? I check every day but just get the "This page cannot be displayed". While BC is my favourite site I miss FM. There were stories there that I did not like but there were many that I did. There was always a degree of cross-pollination with authors posting on both sites and I would hate to see it disappear for ever.

For the past few days, I have been without an internet. here are a few here that have wondered, well, I am back now. Now to catch up on my reading.

I have no problem with adults who want to dress up in school uniforms, but this one went too far and reaped the rewards. This sort of thing must make the British look barmy to the rest of the world. See the link below.

http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1...

Angharad.

An €80-million (Euros) armed robbery at the prestigious Paris jewellery shop, Harry Winston, has been brought off by a daring gang, some of whom were cross-dressed as women.