As an author I like to see how many reads a story is getting, call it vanity or something else, but it's important to me and I'm sure to other authors. Now to the point, I see abisimal stories that don't make sense but have all the buzz words, heels, breasts, hormones, implants, the operation and they get reads like crazy. Then you have an absolutely wonderful story that doesn't fall under those precious words left to dangle in the wind. Nancy Cole's While the Band Played Waltzing Matilda is a good example.

Photos of the TG parade are now on line. I have no idea of how to down load anything, but if you go to About.com you can find the pictures, Arecee

Tomorrow, June first is my birthday, but we celebrated it today. Three of my children were here and so were five of my grandchildren. I barbequed two chataubriands and a butterflied leg of lamb. All came out perfect, medium rare. The day was perfect, with the exception of no sunshine. I didn't mind because, don't say it, my kids were all the sunshine I needed. Being part of this community is the icing on the cake. I love you all, Arecee

I need a translation again. My assassin is in Brussels so I need another translation, either in Flemish or French. A police officer is entering a hotel and asks "Wait sir, I would like to speak to you."

I need help again, but this time to translate a simple phrase to French. The phrase is, "Welcome to France sir, may I help you?" This will take place at an information booth at an airport in France. I might need additional translations, but I'm not sure yet. Arecee

I'm sure you thought I meant something else, but what I'm refering to is a steam locomotive. I spent a wonderful weekend with my wife and two grandsons riding the steam train which runs from Sunol to Niles, California. The boys were beside themselves with awe for the steaming beast. They only run the locomotive three times a year and when they do it creats traffic jambs on the highway next to the tracks. This train is a thing of beauty as it chugs slowly from Niles to Sunol, the return trip because it has to climb up hill which forces it to work and display the beauty of steam.

Okay, I'm an old man and still don't know how to use my computer. That being said, I can't thank Holly Hart enough for all the hard work she has done with my latest story. She's teaching me things I never knew besides cleaning up the mess I send her to, "Just take a little look, it won't be hard." This latest part of the story is over twenty thousand words and she has been kind enough to fit me in even though she is in the middle of moving and a new job. I bestow on you, Holly, sainthood because you deserve it, Arecee

I was opening my Email account and noticed another strange inquiry. "Hi Jennifer, still own that Mustang?" I had others but this was the first to ask for Jennifer. I wondered what the heck is this and who's Jennifer? None of my kids are named Jennifer, nor is my wife. I finally put it together. When I was researching insurance costs for Show Me The Money I entered Jennifer Billings and her new Mustang as the person to be insured. Lo and behold, Jennifer is now a real person.

Its eleven fifty eight PST and I would like to wish all of my friends on this site a wonderful holiday and if I forget a happy new year, Arecee

First, I'd like to thank all the readers following the Princess series and for their comments. I also want to thank Sephrena for all her hard work with this story. We've had our ups and downs with regard to where I want the story to go, and if I agree with her point of view then I'll allow it into the story. Last night Sephrena called me to look at what she had done and sent an Email of the latest chapter. I explained that I had guests and would look at it in the morning, but no sooner, but that I trusted her judgement on where the story is going, so I released it to be posted.

Wow, I'm jacked. It only took three years for Mialing to reach three thousand reads. This is my favorite story which was written years ago and as I read it again, I realize there are some very glaring mistakes in it. I'm going to try to fix them and make the story better, but don't let that keep you from reading a nice love story with some really messed up people. Thank you for taking the time to read it, Arecee

I was just thinking about this site. It's the best because of one thing. We have the best authors with regards to TG content. Other sites seem to like the smut value of a story, where as this one encourages well written stories. There is one thing that bothers me though, some of the best don't get good reads. Nancy Cole is one. She has written stories that we should be privileged to read for free and yet, she doesn't get the reads she deserves. I know I'm being selfish and want more of her stories, but well that's just me.

At Sephy's suggestion, I had taken a look back at my first story Homecoming Princess and found it needing to be brought up to my current writing standard. I have done quite a few stories and my skills have improved since I first wrote that a few years back. I spent close to two months rewriting this in my spare time and have written this from a new perspective. I will leave that for the readers to discover.

BUT, I feel that I should. I want to draw attention to Angharad's Bike series to the many readers that have come here from FM. When she first posted the series, I thought, this isn't for me. I waited for a year and a half to start to read it, and the story wasn't what I thought it would be. It's very touching and much like a column in a news paper which is published every day, except without the waste of a bunch of paper and trees. I know how hard it is to write a series and my bonnet is off to Angharad. What I'm saying is to please take a chance and become hooked.

This is another thing my son preformed, except it was live, and taped. Good quality viewing on youtube look for "Erik Carlson preforming Heartbreak Hotel at eXposure". Yep he can also dance. Arecee