Yes, both of you...

A few of you know the last year and a half have been a challenge for me as my cataracts overcame my eyesight. Reading and writing became difficult if not impossible. I had the surgery in July. It has a 99% success rate but I was in the 1%.

On the 29th I had PRK (Photorefractive Keratectomy) also called ASA (Advanced Surface Ablation). For someone who loves to read and write this has been a real trial. I was warned of extreme pain and a slow recovery: Weeks, months, maybe a slow year.

Hi Everyone,

I REALLY apologize for the multiple postings of chapter 2 today. I don't know what is going on with my computer... Anyway, I have asked Erin to remove the duplicates.

As for the voting on how to proceed: Well, I wrote both versions of how I felt it could go forward and liked BOTH so much that I am going to meld them. The good news for those that like the story, I guess, is that it will add another chapter or two to the whole series.

Again, sorry for the confusion!

HUGS,
Shauna

So, Princess For Hire: The Second Semester is done, and Beck/y's journey here on BC draws to a close.

Or does it?

So... I am at a crossroads...

I have (I think) pretty good options moving forward for 'The Bestseller'... The problem is, I am not really sure which way to go...

So... I am going to post two options tomorrow...and see which gets the most likes/supportive comments in 24 hours and continue on from there...

Either works well for me...and will (for the most part) end up at the same point... The journey will just be different... I like both so much, I really can't decide...

HELP!

HUGS!
Shauna

Well, I spent most of my day hanging out in a hospital waiting room with my daughter while my ex got a CT scan on her heart.

It was stressful, but then my ex managed to make it worse, as after it was over, she asked me to run her to get some pet food, and while at the checkout, the cashier first called me "sir", and then corrected himself and called me "ma'am". Of course, my ex couldn't stand that, and loudly "corrected" him while I stood there feeling helpless to stop her.

The paperback had a really cool cover. 'Superbly crafted dark fantasy', it said. I was hooked.

If only I hadn't tried to read the damn thing...

My housemate does some really nice work... if you have an image you want copied or several that she could combine to make an original so it wouldn't run afoul of copyright rules.

Naturally she would LIKE to be paid for what she does, if you like and use her work, but it wouldn't be more than a few dollars, again only if you use it as cover art.

I've had some odd experiences with my family relating to writing.

One of my nieces has become an art historian, and sent me some things she's written. They were flawless, and I told her so in an email. I was very specific about her strengths as a writer and the way she built and supported her argument. Some time later I was talking to her father (my brother-in-law), and he said, "Your opinion meant a lot to her because she knows you're a good writer. And when she said that, it made me wonder: Have you written anything lately?"

i•den•ti•ty
/īˈdentitē/
1. Noun: The fact of being who or what a person or thing is

Hmm, that seems fairly straight forward. Let’s see, I am first an individual, a human being. In some respects no different than you or anyone else and yet in so many other ways, I couldn’t be more different. So is that any clearer? No? Yeah, I’m still confused too.

Today I understand and have sympathy for my late parents. They were it is true given to racist, sexist, homophobic, snobbish religious fundamentalism but nobody's perfect and they probably only wanted a little certainty in their lives.

Last February 6, I posted Simoné and the Second Time Around. Things didn't start off well as I innocently chose a horrible title. The final title was much better. I am very happy with it. Then misfortune hit BCTS and the site was down for a while. Unfortunately, when the site came back up, most of the kudos and comments were lost. Maybe I'm a comment and kudos whore; however, what I feel is a sweet and very nice story languishes with few Kudos and comments. It looks horrible when put up with my other stories, but I know it's not.

I am wondering if anyone has this story saved on there computers and is willing to share?

Author: Kaho

Story: A Little Fox Tale

If you do could you PM me.

Months to get the letter referring me to the Chief Assessor, then I hear in the outgoing message from her office no funds for assessing until April.

Yesterday morning I get a phone call, go to Vancouver General Hospital this morning for a video conference with 2 Assessors.

One district of Malaysia has overturned shariah objections to transgender people being allowed to crossdress. See the link: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/07/transgender-mal...

Mark this time, peeps: as of 6:30 PM CST on November 6, 2014, Princess For Hire is officially complete.

Well, the BC version/first draft, anyway.

Lea T has signed up with US company Redken to front one of their campaigns. I was too busy so they asked her.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/style/transgender-supermo...

Non-Disabled is how dancer and choreographer Claire Cunningham describes herself which might resonate with those who think of themselves as Gender Identity Different or Gender Identity Disparate

Synopsis- Anthony Rizzo is a serving National Guardsmen. His longtime girlfriend is Angela Pellegrin. They met while they both played college basketball at the same university. When Anthony comes home from Iraq on leave, Angela asks her boyfriend if he would like to switch bodies with her.

This 30,000 plus word story, which was first published on April 1, 2014, is on sale for the next week at the price of £0.99.

Trying to find a story where a boy and girl friend go by a cosmetics counter and they both end up with make overs and he starts working there help if you can ,never did find this story maybe it will ring a bell for someone now
Thanks charlize

OK, I got a semi-short Chapter 6 posted tonight. I will try and post the conclusion on Friday or Saturday. :)

Hugs!
Shauna

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtney-odonnell/transgender-...

Note: I live about two (2)to three (3) miles west of where Michelle Sherman's body was found. It is a high crime area, according to my real estate broker.

shalimar

I just spat my tea over my keyboard when I read this one:

"The Pathologist reports that it was a single blow to the head that caused death. Other observations were that there was bruising around the rib area and his genitalia showed that he was circus sized.........."

The past two days I've been a little down. I'd been trying to keep in touch with my kids since I left Vancouver and was getting a bit depressed after my last email to them on Halloween got no replies. I was in chat talking with Erica Jane when I decided to check again. I got a response fro my 17 year old pretty much telling me to stay the fuck out of their lives and stop trying to stay in contact with them after "what I did leaving to be with your boyfriend so you could be happy".

If you don't vote you can complain. You still have that right. But, is it right to complain if you don't vote?

"But my vote don't count." If you don't vote your vote won't count.

Voting is an obligation. You must vote.

I'll make it easier for you to vote:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/27/where-to-vote-votin...

I have another free idea to give away.

Setup like this:

A ordinary man is home alone, when suddenly two imp-like beings suddenly appear. He asks "What exactly is going on here?"

And one of the imps says to the other "She wants to know exactly, does she?"

"That's what she said" says the other.

"What do you mean, 'She'?" says the man ....

Take it from there!

I am looking for a story I read here or on fictionmania.

It was about a boy who lives in a world where mankind is battling spirits, demons, or aliens.

They are tested as children to see if they have an ability to use a special energy.

The 4 types of energy are fire, water, earth, and wind

Gah! I know (and curse myself everyday) that I have 2 open stories - Dead Ringer & Summer of Love - that I have seemingly abandoned.
Not entirely true.
Due to life distractions, I seem to have scared away the muse that was fueling both stories, and I continue struggling to advance them on my own... initially, offline.
Trust me - muse-less story continuation is not publishable. But I am determined to finish what I started,.. with or without my muse.. however long it takes to do it right,

Jenny McCarthy 'feels like a man in a Playboy bunny suit' - good grief - give me patience !!

Via PrideSource, Daily Mail etc & Refinery29.com [copyrights obviously acknowledged!)

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Jenny McCarthy ( ?from the Daily Mail – October 2014)

Jenny McCarthy recently revealed that she has always felt a little transgender on the inside (in an interview with PrideSource). And now, we’ll spend the next 300 or so words trying to figure out exactly what that means.

I am sorry everyone...funding for 'The Experiment' is on the line... I am not sure if it will be able to continue...

LOL -- If you are following the story: I have several upcoming business trips--one starting tomorrow (for most of the week)... There are other trips coming up that are going to impact my writing--and more importantly-- my ability to post...

I posted the fourth chapter ahead of schedule tonight. It may be next week (as in after next Sunday) before I can post again...or, if I can before then, it may be intermittent, at best...

Tonite we set the clocks back an hour, and it's freaking snowing! Here in western N.Y. State we get more than our share of this nasty, dangerous white garbage, but we usually don't get anything appreciable until later in November. Oh well. living here has it's advantages and it's disadvantages, just like most everywhere else.

That doesn't mean I don't hate sn@w just the same. It just means I gotta put up with this crap til spring.

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Catherine Linda Michel

.... Through the Years I remembered that I'd read another story but I can't remember the author or title.

From what I remember there is a family cabin or summer house by a lake, main character and his/her parents and grandparent, for a celebration, maybe his/her birthday.

I woke up this morning thinking about why we write. All of us, not just “authors”. The answer, of course is that we have something to say. It might be how it feels to be transgendered, or about seeing the humor in a difficult situation. It might be “I hurt”, and here’s why. It might be as simple as “I’m too tired to write an episode tonight.”.

It’s all about communicating something about our selves. As such, this communication deserves the dignity of having it’s message stated clearly, and without confusion.

so... I'm sitting here, reading, watching Ghosthunters and just generally enjoying a peaceful, quiet Halloween evening. My phone rings and my best friend, my housemate, my landlady kinda, is calling me.

Now, to preface this just a bit, Tina and I have shared living accommodations for over 20 years and have been friends for longer than that. She has been one of the best things to happen to me during my transition. Totally accepting and supportive. I am Godparent to her youngest daughter (now 21)

I will be trying to get Hopscotch finished by the deadline so there'll some fast postings for it but you should be able to find the back chapters to whatever is currently up on the main page.

Just an FYI.

I took a girl friend today to see the poppies.

For those who don't know, the veterans in this country set up a charity called the British Legion, who do their best to look after the wreckage left by war, whether it involves the veterans themselves or their families. Each year, as Remembrance Sunday/Armistice Day approaches, there is the poppy appeal. Paper or enamel poppy badges are sold to raise money for the charity.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20141031_City_Cou...

Hi folks, just letting you all know that I probably won't be posting Twice Removed this week until Saturday. I'm busy with a few rl things at the moment and trying to finish up a story I've been working on for the Back to School contest. There will be a chapter this week it'll just be delayed a few days.

*big hugs to you all*

Amethyst

I can tell you what is missing.

I received some depressing news this evening.

A dear friend of mine (I'll refer to her as 'T') embarked on a civil partnership with a lovely girl ('S') in the summer of 2012. The ceremony was conducted here in the UK.

T is a British citizen, S is from South Africa. In 2013 S was informed that she was no longer welcome to stay in the UK. The reasons given boiled down to the fact that the couple didn't earn enough per annum for the government to allow them to remain together here. S subsequently returned to South Africa.

Hi all,

I came across a misapplied word in a passage a month or two ago.

As far as I was concerned, a shutter is something you use to pull across a window to either block the light (to a certain extent) or the wind, when it's stormy. Or both.
I supposed that it could be someone employed to go around shutting things.
I know that cameras have shutters.

In this last week, I have now seen the same misapplied word no less than eight times.

"I don't know how long I lay on that cold and dirty tiled floor, shuttering."

I sleep all night and a write all day... Oops. Sorry. Got carried away for a second there ;-) This is a long overdue blog post, and I'm sorry to say it's not as informative as I'd like it to be, but that's because there's a lot of good things happening that I don't want to curse!

Caution: Mild language. Only mild, though.

I am not someone who has ever connected with people.
I have been diagnosed with something called "Social Anxiety Syndrome", however that is just a fancy way of saying that
I am a loser that no one wants to really bother with.
I thought that, perhaps, I could interact, on limited basis, with some of you on this site.
I fear that I have merely imposed myself, once again, where I am not truly wanted.
So, you will not see me logging in again.
I know most will say, 'so what?', or 'who cares'.
But for those that I have offended, I apologize.

We've gotten a lot of contributions so far this month and thanks to everyone who has chipped in. After paying hundreds in bills this month, we are current on all but one of them. We've got some more bills coming at the end of the week and early next month, and we're a bit short of our goal with less than a week to go, so whatever any one can do will be greatly appreciated.

Someone wanted a breakdown of expenses. I've done this before but it gets complicated and lately I haven't been doing it. But here it is in round numbers.

I am a first time author in need of an editor. I have a first chapter ready for editing. I would appreciate any help I can get

The BBC has an interesting post about Women on the Front Line in WW1
Some even dressed as men to get to the front.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29706831

The US military has a long way to go; however, it's a step in the right direction. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/10/24/report-finds-a...

Breathing is great. I can breath through my nose now that I've had my deviated septum fixed.

Being able to breath is wonderful.

Since the stents were removed last Thursday, each night I've gotten a full 8 hours or more sleep.

Sleep is wonderful.

I've already made progress on my writing. A few chapters have made it into rough draft. No more defaulting to sleep when I try to write.

So excited now.

So there I am, working through a twelve hour night shift which is actually thirteen hours due to the end of Summer Time, and I get bored enough to stick my name into that search engine and see if anyone else has said anything about my books. They have.

Specifically, about 'Viewpoints' and 'Cider Without Roses'. What they have said, via Wordpress, is "Don't bother giving her any money, just download this pdf we've made"

Sorry folks, the time has crept up on me and I've not had time to write because I've been doing stuff for our cycling club AGM tomorrow morning. Hopefully, I'll get something done tomorrow.

Angharad