Well, I had the worst flashback I have ever had. I'm still shaky. About the only good thing to come out of it was the story I just submitted.

There has been news in the lives of people around me and my wife.

I am currently writing my first Christmas story of the year (one that I never posted but wrote a while ago) and had a question.

The main character in the story is a 16yo transsexual and there seems to be a lot of sexual content in the middle of the story. Unfortunately the fact that the character is 16 is vital to the plot line or the easy thing to do would be to make him/her 18. Now I know in the real world sex with a minor is illegal, but in story form you see it often. My question is, would this be appropriate to put up on BC/TS

Sounds like a car pool, doesn't it? Well, in this case Stu is for Stewart Copland, Andy is Andy Summers, and Gordon? Gordon Sumner, AKA Sting. I had The Police going full blast all the way home this morning, and just sang along as I drove. Fun.

Hey everyone,

Okay well, Morpheus isn't actually here on BigCloset, but some of his stories will be shortly. I've attained permission from Morpheus to post them here. I'll likely be starting with his Legacy series. I probably won't post them very quickly (once a week tops). If you have any stories of his you'd like to see posted here give me a ring and I might be persuaded to post it. Also, I tend to be a little forgetful so if you don't hear from me in a while it might be a good idea to give me a good poking.

Well, I survived my brother's birthday party. I love my brother, but I have been finding it increasingly hard to be around him with his and my sister-in-laws rejection of my transition. The use of my male name, the total silence if I bring up anything to do with my transition, it just wears on me. I was going to get him a gender-neutral card, but decided he could just deal with the fact I'm his sister for once, and got a nice card from a sister to her brother for him instead. He did thank me for it, but I got the distinct impression he was ignoring that part of the card. Ah, well.

This has to be one of the most bizarre cases I've ever read. Boyfriend didn't want children so used condoms. Girlfriend did so saved the sperm they contained, cryogenically preserved them, then at a later date defrosted the little wrigglers and had twins via IVF. Unsurprisingly, when the ex-boyfriend found out, he wasn't exactly pleased...

Ex-girlfriend hid sperm and used for in-vitro pregnancy: suit

Oh, and look at the page filename for the tabloid version of the headline...

It makes almost 3 years since I decided to 'join up' here. (going at 2y and 45 weeks at the moment).

Still no solution to any of my problems (see previous blogs) Just wanted to thank you peepz for
cheering me up with your stories and the few mails I received. You peepz together with a few other
online friends are what keeps me hoping for better days and not just plain giving up and 'freezing'
everthing out. Okay my pets also helped with that :).

Thanks

Lynne aka Kage no Inu

Just wanted to say that I've dipped my toe in the waters at Stardust. Some PMs have asked about early writings and so I've posted "Cross-Country". It's kinder and gentler, in keeping with Stardust policies, and it's one of my earlier TG stories. Re-reading before posting surprised me about some of the tropes and elements I've used later, but there are still some nice people in it. If you have comments or critiques, let me know here on BCTS rather than Stardust because I'm more comfortable with the BCTS system.

Enjoy the story!
Karin

Hey everyone! We're home! Our trip was successful and now comes the waiting as the paperwork is processed. Then pack all our stuff up and head due south. :)
Hugs!
Grover

Well, I've got my new glasses, and I feel pretty good about it. They are ladies, but not so fem I can't wear em around the ex, and I think they look cute. Much happiness.

Comments.

They can be a good thing, and a bad thing, you know.

And no, not the ones I get.

I recently commented on a story that hurt someone I regard quite highly, though it wasn't meant to do that. I regret that. A lot.

You know who you are. I don't expect you to come and tell me it's okay, because it isn't.

All I ask is the you find it in your heart to forgive me in time. Not right now, or in the next few weeks or months. Just in time.

The upshot here is to let all of you know to consider what you say in comments very carefully before you post them.

Maggie

I've been toying with something all day. I wrote Brandon standing back for the love to happen between a woman he was in love with and the woman she was falling for more than him who was also someone he loved more than blood family even if they'd never happen.

So...when two of my comments fro to really great girls (Hey Dorothy! Hey Lora!) mentioned what I've been toying with I though I'd actually put this out there for you all.

What kind of person should/would you like to see Brandon with. I'm not passing the buck but just wanting your take/s I have an Idea but I'd love to see yours.

I've been re-reading this series and wondered if there'd be any interest in me doing another episode. The reason I haven't for a long time is that I find it harder to write than my other series, in places it's a bit intense emotionally.

Anyway, if there's enough interest I'll think about writing some more.

Angharad.

'Tis the season and many eBooks of BCTS authors will (hopefully!) be purchased. Whether you like books by Nancy Cole, Erin Halfelven, Angela Rasch, Donna Lamb, or my own, please help us out by rating the books and posting a review. We get your feedback by comments on our stories at BCTS, but none from our online books. So let us know!

Thank you, and have a great and safe holiday season!

Karin

PS: Readers of different formats have PMed me asking for whereabouts of my (and others') books. Mine are at:

There is a heading in "My Accounts" which summarises the total number of kudos which a writer has received. I would jealously chortle over the hundreds of thousands (actually I have to tell the truth....a few hundred) of these precious little items every day, somewhat like Gollum with his ring....my pressshhhusss.

I WENT TO LOOK TODAY AND THEY WERE GONE! ALL GONE!

I am scared, scared of society, scared of judgment, scared of pain, scared of emotional hurt.

I have lived through my emotional pain, first when i was 12 and found i did not fit into society. Then at 21 when i was raped, and again when I lost my mother, the only person to ever accept me fully as nothing but her child with unconditional love, at 29.

I was just starting to visit this site when I heard a train whistle from a train on tracks about a half mile from my home and realized there are those who work on Thanksgiving. Some of them should and we should be thankful they are working today. There may be a skeleton crew for some of them. I may have forgotten a group or two:

Police
Firefighters
Nursing Home Employees
Hospital Workers
Military
Pharmacies

Airline Employees
Taxi Drivers
Railroad Employees
Bus Drivers
Car Rental Services
Gas Station Employees

Restaurants

hey this entry really isn't about anything in particular.
Just had to get on and say that Real Life has really had an impact on me in the last few months. As so often is the case with people who post serial or continuing stories I have failed to keep my story MOTW going past the last entry. For that I do apologize...what I will not say I'm sorry for is the RL reason that it has taken me so long to get the next segment posted.

Due to the easing up of finances and the ability to replace some of the software, I have managed to reconnect with the server and save the site and work on newer updates which I have just posted. Thank you very much for those who have kindly sent offers of help and support.

Beverly Colleen

Beverly's Balcony

Well, I would like to share my day in "male drag". It started when I got home from work at 7 am, and got into the only male dress outfit I have - pants. dress shirt, and suit jacket, and waited until it was time to pick up my ex and my daughter. Once we got there, we found out we had a couple of hours to wait until the ceremony, but my ex had to get into the line, so I started to wish I had grabbed a nap before we left, as I found being on my feet for that long rather tough.

Those of us living in the States celebrate Thanksgiving (just a day to big out)giving thanks to a good harvest going back to the days of the pilgrims SO HAVE A GOOD THANKSGIVING -- Love You All -- RICIE2

Ain't it just like me to start another new story and not post on it when I promised new parts soon?

I REALLY need to work on my reliability as an author.

A link via the Daily Wail of a dormouse who seems to have gone into torpor or early hibernation in a nest box. I don't believe it's hibernating, they usually do so in nests in the ground, it's far too vulnerable in a nestbox, so I hope they removed it to a safe place.

Anyway the clip is fun although the camera didn't appear to get the sound.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2064348/Snoring-dorm...

Angharad.

It's been a long haul and I don't know how many uploads/edits/reuploads/edits/reuploads ...

But my current six books, including the four-part series "On the Run–Again", are up on Lulu as both EPUB and PDFs. Readers have already let me know about preferring PDFs; please let me know that they're working well (they test okay, but nothing's like the real world).

And, finally, Kindle versions are available at Amazon!

As a woman, I enjoy many types of things in my life. I love a good walk, bike ride, road trip, chocolate cake, fettuccine Alfredo, my fish tail skirt, my new hearing aids, a clean kitchen, the smell of a bubble bath, newly done nails, and the days that I can wield my magic and make my dozens of hairs look like a head full.

I like a good story, both if I have written it, and if someone else has. I like science fiction, historical fiction, history, and the bible.

Well, after a week of being home sick, my daughter is back, and full of life as always. Is there a better sound in the world than the giggle of a little girl?

Some of you know, I'm a pastor as well as being a MtF in the process of transition. As part of being a pastor I regularly counsel people, many of whom are transgendered themselves. One, is a MtF trying to deal with what it means being trans. I chat with her on the phone every Thursday night. This last week I said something that immediately clicked with both of us. Both thought I should share it.

We know more about being a man than we want, and know less about being a woman than we need.

Blessings,
Beth

You might have seen the photo that Jodi Bieber took of Bibi Aisha, if not then do look at the one in the link below. Bibi is an Afghan girl who left her husband and he followed her and cut off her nose and ears. It sounds barbaric, which it is, but the photo conveys a woman who has an inner serenity despite her mutilation.

She now lives in NY city, so possibly might have some sort of plastic surgery eventually. If we tend to feel dissatisfaction with our physical appearance, imagine what she goes through every time she looks in a mirror.

I read Dorothy Colleen's entry called "A Tapestry of Stars" earlier today and I felt compelled to share something with you all. Before I do, I need to explain something. Every star on the tapestry mentioned in that story represent all of the TG men and women who have been murdered for being who they really are in the area the story takes place in.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8377071/woman-injected-clie...

LoL
Rita

I know that what I'm about to relate will seem like a very minor problem to those of you who have much more serious problems in your lives, but blogs are all about what bothers us, or what makes us happy, no?

Well the old year is over, now for an just over an hour, i begin my 48th tour around the sun... i want to give my birthday wishes to all here who feel the draw of the feminine. i want to thank all the readers and authors and the really wonderful family i have found here... my wish to you is that the dreams you dream become as real as you want them to be. happy birthday to me yesterday... and a day of remembrance today
Best thoughts,
Diana

The next bit of book 9 is now complete!

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/gaby---more-changes-pa...
http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/gaby---more-changes-3/121...

Hope you enjoy this latest slice of Gaby's life.

Mads

Hiyo! your favourite little old News Agrigator Me, with sciency stuff on Physical Sex development... a fascinating read from Boing Boing.

Gender isn’t a simple thing. A person can be male, female, both, neither, and more–and that identity doesn’t have to have anything to do with the particular genital plumbing they were born with.

But the plumbing itself–the biological sex, rather than gender or socio-cultural sex–is also a lot more complicated (and interesting) than we often give it credit for.

This popped up in my Twitter feed today: Juliet Jacques in the New Statesman examines My Transsexual Summer, while also taking an opportunity to comment on media coverage in general of those on the transgender spectrum. The article also links to several other reviews of the series so far.

New Statesman - My Transsexual Summer: The trouble with television

I've sent PM's, but got no response. I know Real Life can be a hassle, but I'm a little worried.

Wren

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.

Fell while walking the dog. Ripped up my left hand on the concrete.

Hugs to all,
Erin

Well, its blowing snow outside my door, as the first blizzard of the season has hit. I'm supposed to go back to work today, but between how sick I was yesterday and the driving conditions, I'm not sure that's a good idea ....

Andrea Jones, Tennessee Transgender Woman, Goes Topless In DMV Protest

Thought this might be interesting.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/andrea-jones-transg...

RAMI

This is going to be a rant.

Why am I doing it here? Because she doesn't know I exist on here and if I speak to her now I may drive one of us to suicide, preferably her.

Well, today I'm feeling super sick. I have a headache, feel like I'm running a fever, and I have thrown up once already this morning. Not only that, my daughter is home sick with her mom, having missed the last couple of days of school, so whatever it is must be going around. I hoped I could do some writing today, but ah, well.

School has been keeping me pretty focused and that has gotten in the way of my writing. Not a fan of that. Just how annoying do things have to be? Really? I just want to write some in order to relax, as that helps me out a lot more than most any other type of stress relief. Granted I am a weird dork for that but I am fairly okay with that.

No big deal, but I have tweaked the first two parts a little to smooth out some new author's nervousness.

Tommorrow morning 11/16/2011 on the ANDERSON COOPER SHOW he is having TRANSGENDER children and thier parents CHECK your local listing on the east coast where I live it is 9 AM on ABC sounds like an interesting -- HUGS EVERYBODY LOVE RICHIE2

Heard this on BBC Radio 4 this morning while I was having a shower (I rise late now I don't need to go to work :) ) Evan Davies is investigating 'Deception' as a topic and in this case he's interviewing Penny, a MtF TS about how she felt compelled to hide her true nature for so long. It's a very sympathetic treatment which seems to reflect the experience of many here from what I've read.

She was born in 1951, 11 years after me, so I know only too well the atmosphere and attitude of the general public to unconventional gender and sexual conditions, for want of a better phrase.

Hi

I am having a bit of a break, so am away from my home for a while. I have recently posted Whispers in the Mind onto Kindle, but will not remove it from those few places you can see it for free.

See My page on Amazon here: Tanya Allan's Page

Tanya