YouTube user AngryAussie (who isn't really angry) sort of half-interviewed me as we walked around Melbourne's CBD and admired the street art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_DhxBwAiyI

I want to apologize, but that latest installment of Out of the Ashes is taking longer than I expected.

I know what I want to happen, and how it should happen -- and I'm kinda excited about it, but my muse isn't helping me to break it down into bite-sized story pieces just yet.

Plus that pesky real life keeps butting into my writing time :)

Anyway, just wanted to say I haven't abandoned Megan just yet. I think there's at least two more chapters to this arc.

Just tripped over a link to this (Thanks SLOG and Horse Meat Disco!)

It's an obscure, extended mix disco track by Leonnore O'Malley, later covered by Gloria Gaynor.

The lyrics are of a woman giving advice to a TG person on dating men. It's very positive and upbeat, if you like that sort of thing. :) I thought it might cheer someone up.

Yes, My second story is extremely short. The last lines say it all for me though. I have a feeling any future glimpses will be just as brief. I've never been too chatty.

Love,
Jonelle

Someone raided my PayPal account for $400. Paypal was suspicious so they flagged the transaction but NOT before charging my credit card. I contacted the seller and they have agreed to refund the charges so it will get resolved. Meanwhile I have to wonder who the heck got into my PayPal account and charged $400 against a social networking sites internal accounts.

I may not be on much today, there's thunderstorms and flashfloods predicted for this area from now till the early morning. We're pretty safe from flashfloods, there are arroyos either side of me to channel the rainwater away but lightning, winds or floods may take out the power. I'll be staying off line, mostly, till this blows over, using my laptop or phone to access the site.

Hugs,
Erin

I'm not nearly done with my Green Arrow Retcon but I'd like to propose a vote. I've currently got two more stories in the works, another Retcon and a new Center story.

I wanted to know which one I should write and post first?

My new Retcon is going to be about the Jaime Reyes incarnation of Blue Beetle. I've got some pretty cool ideas on how to do it. My new Center story is about a pair of twins, a brother and sister, who change at the same time and are hounded by some shadowy individuals who are out to get them. So what do you guys think, which one should I write first?

Several years ago, there was a "thing" going round about our writing voices. There was even a test to take and I rated quite feminine in my speech patterns, and actually still have the list of feminine words, pasted on the side of my monitor, that women "supposedly" use. The whole shtik is that women's speech patterns are more tentative and colaborative.

I wonder if any of that makes sense now?

Gwen

First up, I've started writing AquaGirl 2: Chicago Water Torture
(Well, I couldn't resist another corny aquatic title - and what Rena's about to go through would be torture... for anyone else!)

Secondly, as you read through AquaGirl 1: Born in a Watery Grave, you may have noticed the occasional reference to a Sci-Fi show.

Those references were quite deliberate.

Unless I added any others before compiling the list of references, you should find 18 different references, either hidden in plain sight, alluded to, or otherwise concealed.

Hello.

For all the followers of EAFOAB, I just thought you would like to know that one council is taking the dormouse situation seriously, no matter what the cost

Here’s the link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11082007

Whilst I am glad it’s not on my council bill, I do hope the first dormouse to use it has undergone a council Health and Safety check.
Love to All

Anne G.

How do I post Stories to Hatbox and what are the advantages?

bev.

Well, I'm going on a story that Lilith and I were co-writing. But she can't think of anything to do to it, so I'm finishing the story. It's coming, Batgirl/Catwoman retcon. But it going to take me a bit to finish it up. It's at 20 pages and growing now.

Don't despair, things will come.

Don't know if I'm going to be finishing the other series though. I have to just to wrap them up, but other than just tying up the hanging threads, I don't think I'll do much more. My Ninja Muse just isn't talking to me much anymore.

As the Comics Retcon Universe expands, so does the amount of information pertinent to it. While some of that information can be conveyed through the stories themselves, the Universe page, and blogs; there's an increasing need for a more centralised storage.

So may I present...

The Comics Retcon Wiki

Well, no more comments again.
Never mind.
It'll shortly be finished and I can post some other stuff. Just a few more chapters probably 30.

Did a few more miles on Miranda this afternoon. Shoulder hurting a bit but the clavicle isn't grinding end to end, (crepitus.)
Few more days and I'll be back in harness.
Typing with two fingers again.

I was informed that someone has been spoofing my IP address(s) here to badmouth other members of BC.

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ! and I do not apologize for shouting,

I may joke, I may kid others here -- ones I know well and who know me -- but I never have and hope I never will attack any one for being themselves or for what they post. I may not like things others might post but it is their post not mine, their opinion/taste not mine and it is not fair for me to criticize others except for when they attack me or someone else unfairly.

N.B. You may find it useful to read Born in a Watery Grave either before, during, or after reading this.

Name: Lorena (Rena) Marquez (previously Mark Foster)
Codename: AquaGirl
Age: Chronologically 34, Physically/Legally 17
Height: 5'8" (previously 5'4")
Stats: 36B-26-36 (previously 36" waist)

Fringe Cycling from The Guardian

Nude cycling?

Bike Jousting?

Alive from Off Centre!

Superheroes: A Warning

Interesting podcast from The Guardian

The portion on Superheroes starts at 27:20

Her thesis is that the film versions of superhero characters are typically hypermasculinised in comparison to the stories portrayed in the comics the characters are drawn from, and reduces the acceptable story arcs to a handful of "movie versions."

I'm pretty floored. Today has been exactly one month since I've started writing on this site. I've been a member for a while but last month was the first time that I've ever gotten up enough courage to post something here, even though I've wanted to for a long time. I've been extremely overwhelmed by all the great comments and praise that my stories have received from everyone one.

So thanks to you all and here's hoping there will be many stories to come.

And so we finally have the delayed chapter 13 of Princess For Hire! With, at its end, a mysterious pseudo-cliffhanger, WOOoooOOOOooo *ghosty sounds*

So, here comes the User Recommendation part. You, yes, YOU, have a say in what happens in the story. Does Beck's dad decide to come up and stay with Sarah's family in Persistence? Or does Beck go home with his dad, meet the mysterious voice on the other end of the phone, and have whatever adventures I can come up with there?

We have had rugby and there are some bits involving climbing coming up, as well as rather a lot of local Welsh stuff. I have added weblinks to photos and reference sites that will give some explanation, but I do not want to tangle the narrative of a story that is important to me with a lot of technical exposition. If anyone wants or needs to work out whet the hell I am writing about, feel free to ask and I will answer.I was reminded of the problem when a comment (a nice one) was made about "places on the Moon"

Warning: Blog contains lots of images!

Came by to look for the latest chapter of Wendy Pilgrim by Nancy Cole and all of Nancy's stuff is deleted again. Did someone leave a comment better left unsaid? I am disappointed that another author has left. I really wanted to find out who the Colonel was and how the story turned out.

I don't comment very often because I have a hard time putting thoughts into words and don't like just saying great story. The Kudos button is a good idea.

Here's a bit of unsolicited advice on how to choose an editor.

I went to Bristol pride today. Thoroughly enjoyed going around all the stands and chatting about TG issues.
I think I'm becoming a grumpy old Tranny. (Bizarre visions of a BBC series about grumpy old GLBT's) My God wouldn't that be blast.

The biggest wind-up was asking some heterosexists politicians why there has to be a box declaring the sex of the child on a birth certificate. (Think about it.) I posed them some pretty tricky questions and they could not give me any justifiable answers when viewed through the baby's eyes and transgendered eyes.

I stumbled across this very interesting CBC podcast (MP3) this morning. Maybe some others might be interested too.

Sometimes, I feel like God is teasing me. Something that would lead me out of my current dilemma appears, like this job offer, but as soon as I reach for it, it gets taken away, leaving me worse off than if I had had no hope to begin with. I am really struggling with anger with God at the moment. Ah, well. Guess that teaches me to hope for anything but death as a solution..

Next year I hope to do the C2C bike ride with my son and a few other idiots. Has anyone ridden on this route and if so, is it as bad as it looks?

http://www.c2c-guide.co.uk/

Hugs
Sue

Well, I got the T* blocker. Apparently my insurance WILL pay for it, as long as it's NOT the generic version.

Damned insurance.

It is so GREAT that so many writer are using this Universe with a wide variety of stories KEEP IT GOING

Hey,

Just wanted to let everyone know the next episode of Becoming Robin is almost ready for primetime. I need to put the finishing touches on the final scenes (the big reveal/party) before the story moves ahead, but it just doesn't feel right.

I just can't say that enough!!! I'm stunned, shocked, and amazed by the response to my first story here.

To all that took a chance and read a post by a 'newbie', to those who posted comments, and especially to the ones that sent all of the wonderful PMs, I can't possibly Thank You Enough!

I know that the story is incomplete (so far), and that fact alone can dissuade some from venturing further. With the amount of support, compassion, and understanding that I've recieved I'm more confident than ever that I'll be able to share the rest with all of you.

Well, finally got chapter 24 of Sissy Farm posted. Arm is slowly getting better but the cabin fever is serious. At the moment I'm going for walks in the hills around my house and picking blackberries to make Blackberry crumble and custard. (Delicious!!)
It's bloody awkward picking the berries though cos you need both hands to pick them. One to hold the bramble and one to pluck the berries.
That's all for now folks.

A Roman Catholic adoption charity's appeal to be allowed to discriminate against gay people wanting it to place children with them has been rejected. Catholic Care wanted exemption from new anti-discrimination laws so it could limit services provided to homosexual couples on religious grounds.

The Charity Commission said gay people were suitable parents and religious views did not justify discrimination. The Leeds-based charity said it was "very disappointed".

Source: BBC News

Well, today has been an exercise in patience and frustration.

Others have commented about the recent trend of transgenderizing comic heroes, but one very obvious candidate has been overlooked. I just introduced my five year old grandson to the Amazing Captain Underpants. The Captain was received with vociferous giggles and typical five year old scatological references.

However,the Captain's tighty-whities struck a wrong note in my crossdressing soul. Anybody want to take up the challenge of a female version of Captain Underpants? With panties and a training bra the female Captain would have twice the Wedgie Power of the male version!

Every woman who cycles experiences abuse from male motorists and pedestrians, I've been happy slapped and shouted at, but I'd never have had the nerve to do what Dawn Foster did - she started blogging about it on a website called - you'll love this - 101 wankers.

See the link to the story on the Guardian's web site.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010...

Hello lovers of the sea in the BC Universe

I posted Chapter 13. We have the introduction of Eingana, the Mother of all Sea Dragons. We'll see her again later in Book 1 and in Book 2.

I also updated the Character List as well. This includes Eingana and some other sea dragon names that we will see later. I also included the SRU Wizard as well.

I tried to bring some emotion into this chapter when the people see the ship wreckage and the skeletons of the sea dragons seen near the island for the first time.

I've seen a few blog entries over time dealing with California's "Proposition 8" - apparently there's been a last-minute delay in getting it repealed...

A federal appeals court has put same-sex weddings in California on hold while it considers whether the state's gay marriage ban is constitutional.

A three-judge panel in the US Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a lower court's ruling that would have allowed gay marriages to begin on Wednesday.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10994651

If you’ve discovered that someone stole all of your DVD’s and most of your music CD’s, would that be ‘poH or just a crappy day?

Some days I just want to run away and hide.

*sigh*

Connie

And no, I don't have that good of an excuse. I could go on about how I'm having trouble figuring out exactly how to write the next part (which is true,) or about how I've been so exhausted after working on server issues and redoing several days' worth of hotel paperwork and all of that in the middle of a nine-day stretch at work (which is also true,) but really, those aren't the biggest reason I'm running behind.

Three words: Final Fantasy Thirteen.

I. Am. Such. A. Geek.

Melanie E.

I've been fiddling around with a small website. A place to warehouse cleaner versions of my stories, and to post tales that either are not yet ready for prime time (i.e. posting here), or are languishing in my pitiful brain.

Clearly, I have too much time on my hands.

Anyway, I've added a tiny amount of content, and will add more as it happens in real time. (Exciting, no? Or is the answer to that actually 'no!')

Click below if you are so inclined.

Armond's Place

Thanks!

Okay, so this is the beginning of a novel length story that I am planning on releasing a chapter a week, probably on Sundays. It may be a little shaky here at first, release wise as I am still dealing with the fallout of the death of my wife's mother and needing to take our daughter up to Ohio for school, so it is going to be a bit crazy for a while. It will calm down and the story will get to you guys.

I know someone has posted this link before, but with all the interest in retcon I found it nice to revisit.
http://www.gunaxin.com/cross-gender-superheroes/9945

Hugs!

Grover

I have just read the article below about the rise of ‘Mamils’ that’s Middle Aged Men In Lycra,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10965608

Now I know what word to use, when all those cyclists on Southsea seafront, zoom past me on my morning exercise
Now, if I can find a word that I could use when a certain young blonde girl goes by, making my sedate pace look like standing still, I will by happy
Love to all
Anne G.

Hello BC fans again!

I have introduced the Wizard from the SRU universe here. You will see him again in the next chapter and in Book 2. I know this includes a lot of elements from his universe.

I have the Wizard and Anya (Bikini Beach) as the last true Master Wizard and Master Sorceress on Earth. They keep a vigilant eye on the events on Earth. They know there are bad people seeking the ancient magic to do evil with it. They make sure the magic doesn't get abused.