For those not English, "Pants" is not only a reference to underwear — usually men's — but can also can mean: awful or nasty, not pleasant at all.

Today was pants because of pants.

Now, those who know me — although it's been so long since I last posted anything, I may now be no more than a dim and distant memory — I'm not trans. I got into writing TG fiction many years ago because of someone I met at work, but now here's the strange thing about life. I now live in France, where my name sounds like Nicola and because Pen and I are now married, I am her Marie — go figure.

I'm posting this because I know how many of you out there have issues with their families.

Earlier this week, my Mum died. It was only last year that she had to lose a leg because of the complications her ulcerated leg was causing the rest of her body and well being.

We lost contact several months ago when her computer died (or something went wrong with it) and then we had to change cell-phone providers because Virgin stopped doing pay and go. After that, we couldn't even text.

Just to let you know, I have uploaded Cliffside Heroine to Kindle as a full novel and it is now on-line at Amazon. The link here is to Amazon.com, but will redirect yu to your local branch.

Also, I have tweaked the ending slightly and I hope it meets with approval.

All reviews gratefully received.

NB

Yesterday was nearly a cat-astrophe.

I suppose it wasn't really his fault, but had he not been tampering with things, none of it would have happened.

Who'd have thought it would have come round so quickly?

I have a question for the team and it concerns the order in which stuff appears.

Hi folks.

It's been nearly a year now since Penny and I moved to France and over a year since we got married and I have to say, it's been brilliant - but for a couple of minor points:

As most of you know, I am not TG in any respect, although I do seem to write a lot on the subject. I probably don't write as much, or as often as I should and my experience of TG matters comes from being on the outside, not the inside - which could be termed as a disadvantage.

My experience just got a little deeper recently however, and I would like to share that experience with you all with a little account here that I have just posted.

Over the last few days, I've watched one of my postings get over a dozen hits a day and for a four year-old piece, that's something - especially consistently, day after day.

I received my first cheque for A Witch In Time last week and it made my day ... or rather my lifetime. I never expected to sell as many copies as I have and whilst it wouldn't make literary news anywhere but in my household, it's really put a smile on my face and Penny's too!

I know I have all of you out there to thank for that, so, thank you all!!

I have plans to release more books into 'E' format and hope those are as well received as this one has been.

Now anyone who knows me, knows that I am not TG. I just feel I understand what those who are go through. I know my work isn't the most popular, but it's been read often and most of the comments have been positive. I'm obviously on the right track at least.

Penny of course is more than a little uncomfortable with this, but accepts that she may not like the subjects I have chosen to write about but is comfortable that I'm not going to start wearing her clothes or spending the weekends 'en-femme', demanding to be called Susan or something similar.

I've been putting this off for a few days now, simply because I didn't know how to say it.

Well, here it is.

We're moving.

Check this out.

It was recommended to me by YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5U5ZRBfD4Y&feature=em-subs_d...

I would like to wish you all a fantastic New Year for 2013

Hugs

Nick

This is unbelievable!

I missed my sixth anniversary!

Can you believe it's been six years since I began stalking this site? I can't. I didn't realise it had been so long.