My grandfather taught me a valuable lesson when I was a kid this is back when black and white TVs sere common and cable didn't exist. I was running in the house and papo said don't run in the house me being a kid did not listen as all kids don't. He caught me again and said don't run in the house, I kept going. A third time he said don't run in the house. The fourth time I ran by him he stuck out his cane and tripped me I fell down and he said you see what happens when you run in the house.

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Today is Tuesday and after being homebound since Saturday ensuring that Hurricane Sandy wasn't going to devastate me I was able to go out this morning amidst some light rain and light wind. In my neighborhood we fared well no casualties and not fatalities. I'm safe and so is my daughter. However there are still millions of people without power and will be fore several more days. There are homes destroyed, fatalities and people hurt. My heart and prayers goes out to the victims of the storm who did not fare well.

My daughter noticed my breasts yesterday, calling them "grapefruit". On the other hand, she's still playing and giggling with me, so that's good.

I've been watching this for weeks, wondering when it will happen. But, THE DRESS PUNISHMENT is now my second most popular story by hit counter, finally taking the place of The Christmas Diary on my top 10 list (God Bless the Child Title page is still number 1 but may be misleading). So good job for a story that is 8 or 9 years younger than it's sister and was written on a whim, and I still don't know who O'Henry or what a shaggy dog is.

Someone bake a celebratory cake!!!!

We left each other, parted.
And looked back for one last look, for some time.

You always were a friend from the onset,
All I asked for was a moment of your time.

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I am from DC, as many know, and I cannot help but be worried about the superstorm coming to hit the east coast. My ma and dad have buttoned down their house and are ready to ride out the hurricane.   Dad also secured my house in Maryland, so it's as safe as it can be. I hope all of you have prepared in like manner.

Moe and I are safe all the way here in Manila, but the reason I am posting this blog is so that we can wish all of our friends there in the east coast to be safe, and to weather the hurricane (pun intended) and come out on the other side safe n sound. Good luck, be safe, follow the warnings, and don't do anything stupid.

I have generously left God Bless the Child available even though I have it available as an E-book on the various sites (I prefer Amazon). I will be pulling it down next Monday, though plan on leaving the comments in place. I just want to give everyone an opportunity to read it again, if such is your desire. Also, I wouldn't mind some more reviews on Amazon (or sales for that matter). I will follow the same plan for Growing Up Jenny and Finding Jenny. I don't want to seem unfair, but I am rethinking my position in life.

Everyone for supporting Gaby in 'print'! I hope you are enjoying reading of Gaby's latest adventures.

Hi Elrod. I want to thank you so much for reposting the Bikini Beach stories. Each one is a welcome surprise and trip down Memory Lane, sometime with a few empathic tears, some with a chuckle. They are so much appreciated. Please keep at it.

Any plans for some new ones?

CaroL

Li'l ol' k-jo is seekin an artist/cartoonist/computer graphicist to collaborate on a new creative project for initial postings on BCTS n later ebook n possibly print publication - no fees either way but shared royalties on all publication sales.
PM k-jo for further details.
Thanks x k-jo

Dear readers and friends,

I have a busy day ahead of me, our cycling club has its AGM this morning and guess who's secretary? Hopefully, I've prepared for everything except the unexpected. So that's the morning fully occupied trying to take minutes and then make sense of them afterwards. I won't be in the tight skirt and blouse traditional of office wear - can't ride a bike in them.

Then, we usually go for a ride in the afternoon stopping for lunch at a pub.

Hurricane Sandy looks like a big angry girl.

All of you in the USA Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and as far west as Ohio and West Virginia, be careful out there!

I spent most of last night crying, not a good thing to do when delivering newspapers.

I don't know if it's the hormones or just me. I've been known to cry in the past.

You guys wont belive what i say today !!! unless im mistyaken penny lane was in my area today i saw a car with the licesne plate PENNY LN . was it you penny or a poser inqureing minds want to know lol

I'm sorry I didn't begin to read this book and highlight it while it was free from the Kindle Buffet a couple of days ago.

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Went out for lunch with my mom, and got a chance to talk with the waitress, and she was telling me about being a tomboy for a long time, and then surprising her male friends when she decided to get girly for a group that had come back from Afghanistan.

Its kind of funny, how many really pretty girls prefer to be super tom-boys, at least for some time in their lives, while I would have given just about anything for the privilege of being prettied up for a dance or whatever.

Ah, well.

Is it odd?

I was looking through my spam folder as I frequently do and I ran across a message titled "★ Hi . Kathy Ward wnats NAUGHTY FUN!".

Well me again with another non TG type Bloggy thing, But to put it simply I just found this cool in a learn n grow type sense. Young kiddie with a dream and a bit of get up n go. I don't know the car at all but that don't matter. I guess you could insert the equivalent semi cool little thing from your local neck of the neighbourhood. But Fiero schmero this is just a cool story of a 12 yo girl going for something and not caring all that much that it aint super girly. Makes me smile that's fer sure.

The headline is kind of sensational but the video is of Lana Wachowski accepting the Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign. She talks about being accepted, coming out and that sometimes you need to do something for others. She's funny, even when relating the bad times and obviously uncomfortable . It's about a half hour long.

I'm in the middle of reading Cloud Atlas at the moment and recommend it to all. It's not your standard novel - the movie opens Friday.

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I dont want to sound like I dont appreciate my online friends, but I really wish I had a girlfriend I could go out for a coffee with. Its my day off work, and I really feel lonely, and there isn't a lot I can do about it.

Ah, well.

Just to let everyone know, God Bless the Child is now available in paperback. It did take forever and a day to get it available from createspace, but that might have been me. I still have no reviews for Growing Up Jenny :( I know I had tons of people read it and would really appreciate a review. My goal is to always get to 10 (I only have 9 on GBTC which is :( ) Anyway, you can view my author page on amazon at http://www.amazon.com/K.T.-Leone/e/B009HL529W/ref=ntt_athr_d... take a gander.

To the people who believe that you can be cured of a condition like being transgender, a big part of that is based on the idea that the environment a child grows up in makes the difference in terms of how secure they feel in their birth gender.

For example, they would look at my life, and the lack of any decent male role models, and then sexual abuse by a male on top of that, and conclude that this lack caused me to hate my gender, enough to want to become female instead.

She told me that in order for her to write a recommendation to a doctor, we need to have a good deep discussion about my gender identity? Does anyone have any suggestions for topics I should think about my answers to before hand and bring up with her on Wednesday.

I feel I should point out that I've been seeing her for a while, and that she said we were going to discuss more about my being transgendered.

H'okay so...

Book 10 is now available in one single volume on paper and in bytes

I just wanted to note that and unsung HERO on BCTS who are the wonderful editors on BCTS and we have a few of them to name a few EOF, Holly H Hart, Djkauf and I am sure I am forgetting more than I named A VERY BIG KUDOS .
So thank you for your hard work on making sense of the scrbble that is presented for you to correct
KUDOS & THANK YOU --A FAN OF ALL OF YOU

Today is a very special day because it's Piper's Birthday. Piper has done SO much for all of us and she deserves our most profound thanks for all she has done. She's a very special lady and I count her as a friend, and am very humbled to think she might think of me in the same way.

Right now she is having a difficult time in her life, and I know that all of us wish her nothing but the best of luck. She's a talented young lady, and I know that she's gonna come out of this time in her life successfully and continue to be one of the best there is.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!

Huh. I was watching my account so I could mouth off about 8 years here, and I must have slept through it, as it has jumped to 8 years 1 week. Might know.

I have had an idea running around in my head for a couple of months now. Its about my favorite television show. Syfy meets tg.

I was a little premature yesterday in my announcement. The page was available, but the book wasn't set for purchase. So, let's fire up the dancing kittens. Now, on sale, at Amazon is the second installment of the God Bless the Child trilogy: Growing Up Jenny. I hope you will support me by picking up a copy, or, giving me a review (the story, like GBTC, has remained available for free on this site) So, go over now, have a look, take a gander at this pretty cover. Click it to go to the page.

I didn't dream this up, just dug it out of a Usenet archive a few days ago.

This is the story of the Ultimate Cheerio.

I've had the final instalment of Book 10 back from the editor tonight so expect release to the big wide world hopefully tomorrow!

I'm kind of frustrated as of late. I'm beginning to think that my writing is dragging me down. I used to write every day and it used to be fun. Now it just seems like a chore, something that I'm forcing myself to do. I'm not saying that I want to stop writing but lately my stuff doesn't seem to be appealing to a larger audience anymore. I'm frustrated in that something I'm not enjoying seems to be something no one else is enjoying either. So why am I writing if no one wants to read it anymore?

Ok here is an update on the work situation that happened to me this last week. I requested a meeting with the store manager JS (the one who took the picture) and the store assistant manager JE who is female I had spoken to her the night of. I wanted her in the room so I could I have a neutral party present. My emotions were very high and I very much wanted to maintain my professionalism. We met behind closed doors in his office and I requested that I be able to start first.

I do not believe in winners or losers that's society's programming/brainwashing. It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to profoundly sick society, those words from a very wise teacher saved me from myself. I learned not to listen to what society wants but to follow my own inner voice and love me as I am. I went thru hell as a kid but that hell forced me to study and learn As I think I am I am, Quantum physic's taught me the same.

This morning/afternoon on TCM Frankenstein Created Woman http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061683/.

I have settled on an idea for my novel for NaNoWriMo.

It is cheesy. It is historically inaccurate. It will likely tick a number of people off.

It will also be a blast.

I've been having a lot of flashbacks lately, and its got me thinking about a story I wrote called "I am nine years old"

Here is a link, if you havent read it:

Sometimes something comes along that you just have to share!

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She once wrote her name in the snow... in yellow cursive.
Boys love the fact she can't get pregnant.
Andrej Pejic looks like a lumberjack next to her.
She is.....

It finally happened! DOMA is unconstitutional!

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In the last couple of days, I've had a couple of different people at different stores treat me like a woman, and it feels really good when it happens.

Serial or not?

I'll probably post this on the FM Hyperboard as well. I generally try to avoid multi-site cross-posting, but in this case I feel it might be beneficial.