While sitting with the better half in an isolation room, the duty doctor came to visit. He was nice enough to inform us that along with the covid, or the covid had developed, or whatever it is, she has gone into viral pneumonia. So she will be starting on antibiotics. They had to drop her regular blood pressure med to start her on a new one to fight the atrial fibrillation (I hope I got that right) which they think is brought on due to the breathing treatments which hit her like adrenalin. Oh, goodie. We havin fun now!

not literally but the household has been beset with Covid.

This is only for those who >can<, but have not yet contributed.
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Please think about what BCTS is worth to you.

When I sign into BCTS, the back of my mind whispers "checking up on friends".

Happy sniffles from well over half the stories that I/you read? (Me)

Will these ratty old shoes hold out till Social Security Pay Day? (Me)

A lot of us here have been reading for years or decades. (Me, only years.) And some have been writing for years to a decade-plus.

At least i'm not going to bore you with it!

An extremely well written story of this title, by a Kate Dawson, was recently completed on FM.

i'll be glad for the mercury to drop!

here in South West England we are having another 'heat wave'!

yep, we're back to warm (28c) and sunny here in Brizz, no doubt we'll be getting the ski gear out next week!

The sun is shining, the flags are flying it’s a glorious day for GOC!

And greetings too to any Swiss out there on your national day, may your fireworks be bright and the Zipfer flow freely!

Now that’s something worth celebrating!

Normal service will be resumed on Wednesday

Dorothy has entered her story into a contest here:

https://www.inkitt.com/stories/romance/933177

Let's help her out 'for a win'. The prizes are worth winning.

Please give her story a read. Then click a Like and write a review. Many reviews are only few sentences. Mine was 'really long', at not quite a screen-full.

I just have to share this video titled The History of Banning High Heels by fashion historian Nicole Rudolph about all the different reasons that society tried to ban high heels from the 1850's to the 1920's. The reasons, from our point of view, are so silly that they are hilarious.

Spoiler alert: Back then a high heel was defined as anything higher than about 1.5 inches!

today

but its still under 30 degrees!

Over the weekend I was horrified to find that Susan Brown's Football Girl 1&2 and Changes are no longer listed on Amazon\Kindle. (UK)

While this isn't an issue for me as I have those books, I was looking for a friend, on both their KINDLE device, smartphone kindle app and Laptop

Is Susan alright?

I ask only as last time this happened to me was when "The Last of the Fey" dropped from Amazon\Kindle lists, while Denise's estate was being taken care of.

Nah its July!

as we start the new month.

Character is Bar tender (MC i think), at a Variety Bar, NightClub or a club like Tanya Allan's "Candy Cane Club"

Older Gentleman regular customer of the Character as he likes the ever expanding range of cocktails can make, and if i remember correctly that character can make for the mood of the customer

Two things get reviled later the Older Gentleman is real owner of venue, and father of its operator, and the character reads a board sheet that has a section on cocktails within the entertainment section in the weekend editions.

Story

Magic Academy\Enforcement agency

People in authority overstepping\misusing their office

MC mistreated by Academy\Enforcement agency, and is told they are an orphan

Abduction (attempt) during outing

Family member kept in warded dungeon within a cage by Academy\Enforcement agency

Can any body help?

Nice human interest story I just read. These days, good news is always welcome.

How My Life Unfolded When My Partner And Kid Both Came Out As Trans:
https://www.cbc.ca/parents/learning/view/trans-queer-family-...

today!

I just discovered that Erin Halfelvin is a guest artist in one of my favorite web comics I Dream of a Jeanie Bottle. For those of you that haven't read Erin's comic or the Jeanie Bottle comic I recommend checking out both.

https://jeaniebottle.com/archives/comic/fan-takeover-quillia...

Interesting. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/female-animal-myths-lucy...

its nearly time for my lollidays!

well technically no, not until later in the month but it is the summer term in Euro schools.