After a lot of conniving double-handed back stabbing that included a lot of misdirection and lying, I am saddened to announce that my mother did not steal my inheritance. She tried her best to do so, with the truth of what she was doing coming to me in the end. She did things like tell the insurance company she was my aunt's only surviving near relative (I guess nephews don't count as near relatives, but besides, my Aunt also has a surviving older brother).

I am about to re-release God Bless the Child as a real live book and i thought we could have a little fun while waiting for the new cover artwork to be done (by a real artist).

Here is the contest.

Write the synopsis for the back cover.

That's fairly simple I think. You can post it here or send it to me in a PM.

Prize:

$25 (U.S.) and an autograph copy of the book (yes i am vain, the song is about me).

Hopefully this also drums up some interest for what I think is a wonderful story with TG elements.

It seems that since I started visiting and posting on Big Closet calamity had a way of finding me. i do my best to not blame little evil big closet dust bunnies for my misfortune.

The most recent episode started before Thanksgiving last year when I was given notice that I was being fired with no cause from my well paying Tampa Tribune paper route. I know I've been down pretty much since then as I fought like hell just to tread water. I lost where I was living (twice) and wound up in kind of a homeless shelter. Had a van repo'd and the most heart-wrenching lost my Aunt (I still cry)

Though I posted this as an answer to a comment on my story, I decided to also post it as a blog.

There is a sadness that cannot be spoken when you are about to spend the first Christmas ever from the person who loved you from birth. We are separated by eternity and for every inch I shed another tear.

I am about to write a Christmas story, but how can I capture the joy a child feels on that day when it brings me such sorrow.

I more than understand that the things that I write are not for everyone. I tend to deal with harsh subject matter in a pretty straight-forward way that not everyone is comfortable. I get that. But know this about me, I enjoy writing what I do (not that I get some kind of perverse pleasure out of pain and suffering, but the exploring of dark emotional places that few dare to tread gives me a certain strength that allows me to confront the shit in my own life).

For those of you who wonder what I really look like, here is your chance to have a good laugh or lose your lunch.

i guess it was bound to happen, just like it has happened numerous times before. I have been once again disowned by my mother.

This time she did it more subtle than the last. The last time she disowned me she told me I was dead to her... that was in 1998. This time she just unfriended me on facebook. This is what got her so upset, my last status update from facebook on my main account.

I notice, for me, poetry doesn't rack up the hits. I think I understand why. People come here to read stories. But, I wonder, is it a good idea to have a poetry only site for TG authors. The poems wouldn't have to be TG in nature, but if there were enough interest I may want to try a shot at webhosting,

I just wanted to thank Erin (and all her other personas) for creating the atmosphere of this site. I must say, I enjoy writing and I enjoy having an audience. But this site is so different than other story sites. It is so supportive and user friendly. I know that some of what I write doesn't appeal to all (or most) but at least those that appreciate what I am trying to accomplish let me know. I posted two stories yesterday, one seems to be a hit, and the other is moving up the hit list at a leisurely pace (like usual).

The God Bless the Child trilogy has really been the most complete work that I've ever done. It is the only work that I put serious thought into while crafting it, and the only work I actually sat down and edited (sorry to admit this but the rest i just type as i go and then post, I don't even do a second read) With the trilogy I actually kept close tabs on character's personalities so that they responded consistently (on two occasions I had to re-write scenes to put the right character in there because of the response I needed).

Since I have been told so nicely that I write crap in my latest post and since the reads are so low I will be discontinuing my current series and will refrain from posting anything new for quite some time. I will continue to visit to check out some blogs and will most likely post a story some time during Christmas if I get around to it.

I thank all those who have been supportive. But spending 3 hours typing so I could post a story to be told I write crap and suggest that I enjoy abusive situations makes the endeavor not really worth my time and energy.