Historian Bettany Hughes relates the story of the contribution of women to the origins of religion and spirtual beliefs before they were written out of history by a male dominated society. Part one has the intriguing title, 'When God was a girl.' Starts tonight at 9.00pm BST.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01g8dd2

An article by Bettany Hughes was in today's Guardian. The wisdom of women written out of history.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/10/wisdom-w...

Angharad.

Following on from last months release of Gaby Book 1, 2nd edition I'm pleased to announce the availability of Book 2 in revised format!

well, I'm a little shaky thanks to a conversation with someone on the support site I belong to. She told me she was being used by her own father for sex, something she described in some detail, and she refused any idea of reporting him or stopping him.

I ache in grief for her, but I had to let her go because considering my background, it was all I could do to not throw up while she was talking, and I got very upset at her lack of interest in helping herself.

Ah, well.

How time flies!

Seven years ago, plus a little bit, I signed up for this account. My first chapter of Amazon was posted here shortly thereafter.

It's been interesting.

Special thanks to Erin who keeps this madhouse running ... ;-)

The Guardian has caught up with this story at last and details what's happening from next year. Nice piccy of the young woman involved.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/apr/10/miss-universe-...

Alien Invasion

I was hoping you, the good folks of BCTS, could help me out with a slight dilemma.

Well, had a couple of very nice moments yesterday. First, while taking out the garbage before going to work, and the person who lives at the end of my row came out with a small dog, who had to give me a sniff. He said, "Dont worry puppy - she's a nice lady."

Now, I was dressed in my work shirt and pants under my coat, no wig, no makeup, and this guy who has no idea about me called me a lady which made me actually start to cry with happiness, and then when I got to work a co-worker complimented me on my hair which just about sent me over the moon.

Things are getting better, yes?

It's been one of those days! I had been writing a very effective dialogue between two people and it was just clicking along. I couldn't get over how well the story was coming along...and then, kaaaapooooowwww! I got the blue screen of death! Lost it all...sigh! Trying to remember what I typed once again...remember, save early, save often!!!! Gah!

This one caught my eye this morning.

Cat being a cat

Of course, we're all used to the phenomenon of cats walking across keyboards and generating *perfect* passwords, this just takes it to the logical next step!

Penny

BigCloset is not a social media site, it's not chaos and it's not a place without rules. One of the rules is don't post as a story something that isn't a story. A piece of a story that doesn't have a title yet, that's perhaps posted to draw comments and be developed later into a story should not be posted as fiction. It should go probably as a blog or as a forum post under one of the writing categories. There are places here for such posts but they don't belong with the stories.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE AT BIG CLOSET TOP SHELF

we'd all like to know how we did with our first real action chapter. Please give it a read and let us know?

Thanks everyone.

Cathy, Erin, Maggie and Grover.

I seem to have lost track of a story I wrote a few years ago. I think I published it here as "Construction Diva", and it was one of the few stories that I have written that actually attracted negative comments with a few people insisting that it could not happen in real life. LOL Well, I beg to differ, something quite similar DID happen to me.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #42: Easter Backyard Picnic To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

I am a second-generation Italian-American (well, one-half of me is), and I am sure that those of you who have Italian roots and celebrate Easter in the traditional way, you'll know that the big deal thing is (aside from the morning High Mass) is lunch.   Lasagna, hard-boiled eggs and green salad with asparagus (or salads with tuna), and then roast beef and lamb and roast potatoes, and for dessert - sweet Easter bread and chocolate eggs, and then ending with an espresso or a nice cappucino.

But, of course, none of that for me this time as I'm not at home. Darn...

Well, today is the highest and holiest day in the Christian calender, Resurrection Sunday, when Jesus rose from the dead. May the day bring you joy and peace, and much blessings to all from Dorothy.

Last week I wrote part one of my new series Ithycca. After writing the beginning I needed to find a way to keep myself from getting bored. I guess I'm one of those people that like to read the good parts of a story and sometimes get turned off if a story drags along.

So, I decided to write the story in a different way. Basically I'm writing the good parts in my head first, and then adding in the parts leading up to them as I go along. I actually find it rather enjoyable this way.

Of course that means I have chapter 4, 5, and 8 done, before I even got to chapter 2, but eh.

Finally finished "The Dead Kid." Its the last time I put up a story here without actually finishing it, as people probably gave up on the story. Ah, well.

Work has been taking a bit too much of me lately, so I've been trying to be very consistent about carving a piece out of each day to write.

I'm working on a three-part story that was inspired by the current contest, and it's great fun to work on.

Due to getting biologically assaulted by an 4 year old viral carrier of what must be the Monkey Plague I don't feel like writing. It seems in some circles some parents who shall remain nameless think it's acceptable to bring a knowingly sick child and have then climb and body tackle all over perfect strangers. I'm sorry if I offend but I have the Monkey Plague and am therefore bitchy.

for the 2nd time in the last 3 days I had a nightmare. I thought all the rape counseling and stuff was supposed to help me with this crap?

Jenna Talackova the Canadian Miss Universe contestant that was disqualified, then allowed to complete is on 20/20 tonight;

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/04/06/transgender-be...

Yeah, finally completed the first book of Legacy of the Anari. Hope everyone enjoys it. Has taken a lot longer to do than I planned but I think it's worth it. Now all I need to do is finish moving house, geta new job, carry on with book 2 while working on revising LoA 1 for possible publication and prepare the submission for it. Not too much of a list then. Lol

Thanks everyone for the support and occasional poke to let me know people were waiting for the completion. The story is nowhere near fininshed yet but this is the end for the time being. Thanks again and enjoy.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #40: Holiday Blues (3 of 3): Poolside Musings To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

The stereotypical image we have of summer (and it's most definitely summer here - ninety degrees, can you believe it?) is a sumer spent mostly at the beach.   But some girls - girls like me - don't look at time at the beach as a stereotypical summer - lying in the sun, lounging around and working on their tans.   But, being "a stranger in a strange land," I felt anonymous enough that I thought I could do some of that without any of the consequences.   We planned on going to the beach this afternoon.

Passover starts tonight April 6, 2012/Nissan 15, 5771

To my Jewish friends at BCTS

May You and Your Loved Ones,
Join in a meaningful and joyous Seder.

Sing Dayenu, Adir Hu, and Chad Gadya with gusto.

Drink all four kos of delicious wine. (don't get drunk it's not Purim ;-))

Eat a wonderful feast. (Knaidels and Kugels)

You find the Affikomen, (instead of your children or grandchildren) and
holdout for the reward you most desire.

L'Shana Haba'a b'Yerushalayim

To My Christian Friends,

Have a Happy Easter, and wear your Easter Bonnet, proudly.

Sincerely ,
RAMI

I had a couple of hundred buttons last time I looked and now they are all gone.

Woe is me!

Joanne

Alright, so. As anybody who's talked to me recently knows, I've been planning, and hoping, and planning on a gaming PC build for several months now. I've gone through about fifty redesigns, ranging from under 300 dollars up into the low thousands. I've debated between producers of this and that, what features I needed, even what to name the damn thing.

Well, last week I finally got the money together to purchase the parts.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/mice-plag...

Spring is here and I am in a particularly happy place. Naturally its because my GF Sparky are totally in love with each other and have mutually compatible kinks and fetishes. But, I wanted to list my reasons to be cheerful (with apologies to the late great Mr Lovepants, himself, Ian Dury) about being an FTM crossdresser

1) Being in public and having someone refer to me as "Sir" or "Young Man"
2) The warm soft feeling of pair of cottony y-fronts straight from the dryer as I pul them up my legs to my mid section.

http://now.msn.com/now/0404-cops-newborn-purse.aspx?gt150501

Ya' gotta admit, this kid's interpretation of Opposite Day is a literal interpretation. Even the cop thought so. Probably wouldn't be all that popular Opposite Day on this story site though.....;-)

Normally one would be a tad nervous about a court date. Why do I find myself anticipating it rather than nervous?

Well, it snowed here last night, giving everything a wintery look that looks pretty as long as one is inside. But I'm going to be out in it today, as I'm going with my daughter's class on a field trip to the school she will be attending in September. Could be a lot of fun, or not.

Well, the surprise story is done and that makes me feel good.

Trump Wishes Transgender Hopeful Luck in Pageant

Jenna Talackova, Transgender Miss Universe Canada Contest, Will Be Able toMay Compete After All.

See the link below for an ABC News Article.

RAMI

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trump-wishes-transgender-...

Well, last night some co-workers and I were talking, and the subject of sex ed came up. Suddenly, i had something like a flashback of taking sex ed in elementary myself, and realizing for the first time that the equipment I had in my pants wasnt suddenly going to drop off leaving me with a nice girl set. (Until we were taught better, that seemed to be the prevailing opinion on how girls got made) I suddenly remembered being actually sick with grief afterward, but not really knowing why.

Take that for what it is, I guess.

Once more I have been asked about the list of characters in my stories, so for my small but select and appreciated band of readers I have put together a list of most of the characters in my stories set around the Surrey-Sussex border. I will do my best to top it up, and it is not in alphabetical order, more in clusters of associated people. I have also added a reading order as per one request. Note that most of the books except 'The Job' are available on Kindle via Amazon. Follow the link on the BCTS home page and search for "Sussex Border Stories"

http://rockcenter.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/03/10999602-ch...

A story on this amazing person will be on The Rock Center at 10 (East) 9 (central). It should be about 15 minutes long. In a country like China who still value boys over girls, her father's attitude is perceptive and loving. Even the Chinese government values her, and so does her husband who happens to be German.

Cool!!!!

For the month of April, all of my books are at Smashwords.com, in most ereader formats including EPUB, Kindle, Nook, iPad, and others. And they're reduced! The "On The Road-Again" series is $2.99 per book, and the other books are $4.99. While it lasts!

You'll have to turn off the "Adult Filter", or search by title:
Fashion Class
Fool Moon
I Should Have Known
Reclamation
The Haight
The XY Axis
On The Road-Again: Parts One through Four

I see there is no "Bike" tonight. Angharad is usually quite diligent about telling us if she is too knackered to write. I do hope you are OK.

Gwendolyn

ive read or watched something recently with that name i think it may have been lady elsbeth does anyone know what thing im talking about

Anybody heard from Lauran Travis? She hasn't posted in several years and I haven't heard from her in at least that long. Then all of a sudden I started getting what appears to be the typical spam message from her addressed to me. So I was wondering if anybody had kept in touch with her and had a reasonably current email addy.

A few days ago, Sue Brown blogged about having had to put her cat, Biscuit to sleep. I commented about having a week earlier having to put my cat, Bleu to sleep, and many other commented as well.

I know it has been hard for me to face my loss, too.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #37: Back in Manila To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

Moe n I arrived in Manila this morning - about 6AM Sunday (or 6PM Saturday EST).   Another four weeks here in sunny Manila.

We had a lottery pool at work, to take a crack at the half-billion-dollar prize last night,
but oh well! We didn't win. Not even one of the lower-tier prizes.

Work has been a bit absorbing lately, but even so, I've been managing to put some time in each day
at writing. I decided to go back through everything I've written, to tweak it and fix places
that don't work as well as they should. I've gotten through most of my fairy tales, and have spent
many hours on "The Kinglet" -- which still seems to need a lot of help.

I transitioned when I was in college, nine years ago. At that time, as is traditional in the culture of my country, I still lived with my parents in a big, extended family. My father did not like my transition, to the point that when we argued he would lose his temper and kick or punch me. My mother defended me and asked me not to runaway, so I didn't, despite my depression and anger. I had to tone done the way I dressed, wear a jacket or sneak out and not let him see me.

Not a lot of enthusiasm for this here at BC, so the consensus among our admins is also no. At least, not for BC. We have two other sites we are attempting to bring up within the next six months that reader tags might be just the thing.

However, this discussion gave us some parameters for this:

1. It would be opt-in for authors whether they allowed any of their stories to use user tags. Default, no user tags. And a switch where authors could turn off user tags for one or all of their stories.

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/30/10925380-her...

Germany's 80,000 citizens seek their legal place in society.

Just wondering if the hit counter is acurate at the moment.

Total hits on Football Girl~Season 2~Chapter 21 is standing at 360 and the number of kudos is 89; that is 24.7% of the hits. That is wildly out of proportion ot my previous chapters.

Any thoughts

Hugs
Sue

Beautiful Girl

Have a friend is a grace,
keep a friend, is a virtue
be your friend is an honor

From Birchbox Blog:

Stop Hair Before It Grows