By a few people that I thought I could trust; people who I have always thought of as family, people that I was under the impression thought of me the same way. These are people that I care for and thought that I could trust them because they cared about me. But I was reminded of the fact that trust is a fickle and fleeting thing for some people in this world.

Over the past several months, I have been re-reading a lot of stories and books that I have previously read. This line was in one of those stories and it really hit home after the week I have had……

Which I will keep brief!

and it's even got into double figures!

some good news, some, well disappointing

A new Department of Defense memorandum "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.276..." states that gender dysphoria is incompatible with the US Military.

Another brick added to the wall separating us from our rights and our existence as citizens of the United States of America. Be strong, they don't know the type of people they are discriminating against, we will not be denied, we exist, we have a voice and we shall be heard. Love to all, Emily

Need to be real careful how I state this so I don't end up in a million dollar liable lawsuit. Most is what I have read from other sources and some is my own personal opinion and not in any way to be assumed as fact. Reality, I don't have dozens of foot notes listed here pointing to other sources and research. Forty years, six dead worn out printers, half dozen hard drives stacked in a box, thousand of pages over a foot high doesn't translate into viable medical and transgender research..., yet.

My psychiatrist informed me a month ago she was telling everyone to stay away from passports, driver's licenses, virtually all government documents and not renew them at this time.

Trans star of hit HBO series says renewed passport now says male after Trump order

Trump signed executive order narrowing federal government definition of the sexes
Hunter Schafer, a transgender actor and star of the HBO series "Euphoria," revealed that her new passport was issued with a male gender marker because of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

Last week, I went to the "big city" (I live in a small town; 2500 pop.) to do some shopping. Most of the time, I dress out of the butch side of my wardrobe; women's clothes but the effect is androgynous. That allows people to see me the way they want to. I'm always surprised when they look at me and address me as a woman, but it does happen and when it does my voice doesn't shake their perception.

can i get a break?

but they'd be sadly disappointed hereabouts at the moment!

I have been reading and listening to the news articles regarding the Eric Adams criminal prosecution for the better part of the day today. I live some 150 miles north of New York City, but as a resident of New York State, especially one who lives in the Capital/Saratoga Region, the potential criminal prosecution of the Mayor of New York City makes the news here on a fairly regular basis, as does most state politics.

Happy Valentine's Day.

I just posted a short story for Valentine's Day, titled, "The Valentine's Day Gift" It comes in at just over 8100 words.

Thanks to my beta reader. She assures me that I was successful in giving the story the look and feel I was after.

even if it is a little chilly!

and new beginnings?

And I was reminded of the speech which Thurgood Marshall gave in 1992 when he received the Liberty Award. The following excerpt from his speech always reminds me of the reasons why I joined the Navy in service to my country, and why I still believe in the people of this country. I believe that it is even more applicable in light of our current political situation and that we need to take heed of his words once again:

Go out to all those adversely impacted by last night’s plane collision in Washington, D.C. - I have flown through Reagan National Airport more times than I can count. It was a hub for US Air for a long time, and then later for American Airlines when US Airways bought them out and kept the American name when merging the two operations. As my home is in the New York Capital Region, for many years I would fly out of the Albany International Airport on a weekly basis - although less often the past few years.

And in between being disgusted to the point of wanting to throw up, and being outraged to the point of wanting to throw something at the TV, I found this article online. As the author stated, his list by no means contains all of the possible ways to fight back against the atrocities the Trump administration is inflicting on this country, but it is a good place to start - and if we don’t fight back, we might as well just roll over and die.

https://apple.news/AhmwcjeGdRvO79gB7zBSjOA

Hello everyone,
I've been meaning to do this for a little while. My takes on the best interest in and so so stories on BigCloset TopShelf. Feel free to add stories to any of the categories also feel free to add any categories you wish as well.

Most read stories.

Somewhere Else Entirely By Penny Lane.
This is one of a few stories that I actually binge read And he still took me a couple of days to get through it.

I know all of you here enjoy this closet, as do I, but I will publicly state for the record that I will never again live in a closet. With Trumps new Executive Orders, being Trans has now become the new witches of old Salem. All I can think to do right now is be firm in my resolve and stand tall against this wave of zealousness. To quote Trump himself.....Fight, Fight..Fight. Love you all, Emily

I cannot remember much about this story except from a few facts no specific order

medieval type fantasy

witch/sorceress believes she is wronged by king, curses a royal child

curse can only be broken by a selfless act

monarch's magic is life of land

A friend of MC runs a clinic that soldiers burn to ground with patients still inside

another character saves MC from making bad mistake, and turns MC's life around, think is mercenary and teaches MC swordsmanship

"My Summer in Pantyhose Chapter 42" is up.

I am looking for a story,

Magical? gender change, Grandmother dying, mother last of the matriarchal clan, son changed.

I say "magical?" as I cannot remember if magic is involved

I can however remember the clan is a clan of were's and they are big cats, Lion, Tiger, Puma, Panther type big cat.

I think he gets injured in a car accident, before change

also I seem to remember he was at college/university studying forensics (CSI), which also helps when members of another clan in the town begin to reappear dead

Yep, a new short story collection from yours truly!