Just go over and look at Stardust...wow!

Kelly's Journey Book 2By Stanman63 Synopsis:Kelly's Journey-Book 2 is the continuation of Kelly's Journey. After posting other shorter stories, and answering challenges, entering contests, my muse has urged me to continue her story. In her story, I hope to visit other stories and with that author's permission, give updates on their older stories. Now, since this is set in the present, that does limit the stories that she can interact with, any volunteers?

The image used for this story is used under web-use policy from Freefoto.com

SacAnime is a fun little anime/manga convention in Sacramento I go to every year. It's twice a year in January and August or September. This year it's September 3rd through 5th. If anyone's interested, they have free registration for anybody who gets a room at the Radisson Hotel where it's being held by March 8th. You can get more information on that here.

I try to get on and it keeps timing out. What happened to FM?

Hey all,

First, Thank you ALL for being here. The last few months have been horrid for me. Many of you have become closer to me than some of my "real" family. When I've needed you, you've been there, and I THANK GOD for each and every one of you, though some more that Others!

Good News: Yesterday I hit FIFTY pounds lost since the first of the year. That means I've lost 25% of the weight I need to before RLT and hormones (THANK YOU GWEN for the tidbit on estrogen making weight loss harder!!)

I am continually amazed t the quality AND quantity of the many stories and authors here at the Closet. Me, I've become an author, editor, and member, helping to make things better. Now, I admit that do have a list of favorite authors, but doesn't everybody? If i have any complaint, it is this: some authors at other sites don't post here.

I was opening my Email account and noticed another strange inquiry. "Hi Jennifer, still own that Mustang?" I had others but this was the first to ask for Jennifer. I wondered what the heck is this and who's Jennifer? None of my kids are named Jennifer, nor is my wife. I finally put it together. When I was researching insurance costs for Show Me The Money I entered Jennifer Billings and her new Mustang as the person to be insured. Lo and behold, Jennifer is now a real person.

I've just posted the first part of a new series here on BC, http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/17906/jamie-and-peach-01

Hope you like it, i'm planning on taking it a long way!

It's based loosely on the Yubisaki Milk Tea Manga, if you've read that i'm sure you'll like this!

Mads

Headlines can give such a misleading idea.

The one in the subject was the headline I saw on the Telegraph's front page. Which got me thinking, indignantly, since when are they handing out asbos for crossdressing?

So I clicked on the link. The slightly longer headline on the page itself now said:

"Man 'breached Asbo by dressing as a schoolgirl'"

Hmm, ok, dressing as a schoolgirl a bit... Read on...

Turns out this is a 60 year old man hanging around primary schools dressed as a schoolgirl... Okaaaay, we're getting closer to the story now, and close enough, methinks...

Woke up too early, and now I can't get back to sleep. Not worried though as I called my boss last night that I won't be coming in today regardless of the weather. Now I can veg out the whole day today an recuperate...

Anyway, I heard from some folks at FM that Crystal's site has been down for a couple of days now. I tried accessing it and I get a "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)" error, which as far as I know is a hard error. Hope everything's ok over there.

Anyone heard anything?

- Bobbie

What's Up! Once the Hero Part 9 is up at StarDust! As always a big thanks to Hope, and Kimmie for their help cleaning it up. Another thanks goes to Faraway and his help with Russian culture and language issues! More thanks to all my readers and commentators who help make this story just a little better than it would be without you all!

Thanks!!!

Hugs!

Grover

Cop for it here at Fictioneer :) (almost poetic or what?)

A DVD review of the animated comedy new to Fictioneer.

Coming soon - Speed Racer

As I sat and read Susan Grafton's excellent A is for Alibi, I came across this gem:

"The only cleavage I got left, I sit on,"

I was mid sip on a cup of coffee as I read ( I shouldn't do that!) and I nearly covered the sofa with cofee.

Anyone else have any wonderful quotes they can remember like that?

Hugs

Sue

The something is this...

I'm trying to be very spare with the storytelling, sketchy even, and allowing, even demanding the music to supply the emotional content. I'm not entirely happy with the results and anyone who has an idea how I could address my artistic shortcomings re this endeavour is welcome to say their piece.

Thanks.

If you like the hilarity of the average conversation in Cathy's household in "Bike", you'll probably like this...

Greta is the four year old daughter of UK satirical musician / comedian Mitch Benn and his wife Clara. Like most four year olds, she often produces unintentionally hilarious comments - but whereas in most families these are quickly forgotten, in their household one of the parents will often tweet it for posterity (editing where necessary to fit within the 140 character limit).

Broadcast in Japan on NHK (Their equivalent of the BBC), a short news feature on crossdressers (In English)

http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/movie/feature34.html

It makes for interesting viewing - Jay

This was on YaHoo News this Morning! Richard

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Costs incurred in sex-change operations and procedures are tax-deductible, the U.S. Tax Court ruled.

The Washington-based court ruled yesterday that hormone therapies and sex reassignment surgeries are necessary to treat gender identity disorder, a disease, in the case of a Boston- area man who became a woman named Rhiannon O’Donnabhain.

“The Court is persuaded that petitioner’s sex reassignment surgery was medically necessary,” Judge Joseph Gale wrote in a 69-page decision for the majority.

I long to live, I want to die.
I long to die, I am still alive.
I long to live, why can’t I die?
I long to die, I always survive.
I long to live, whats wrong with suicide?
I long to die, I cannot end my life.
I long to live! I must survive!

It appears, at least on the surface, that whatever is going on in my nether parts is not cancerous...at least on first examination. More tests will be run when I get to the VA hospital and further causes/ solutions will be found/discussed. A partial orchiectomy is not out of the question, although I will lobby for taking both as long as they are going to be taking one. I mean, as long as they are RIGHT THERE...you know?

I've posted Chapter 13 of Amanda's Eyes on Fictioneer. There was some interest here so I wanted to let you know. No tg content. Sorry for the long delay.

(Saw this article at work, and decided to be very naughty and beat Angharad to blogging about it!)

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8492597.stm
or http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8493280.stm
(effectively the same article, just rephrased slightly.)

The Pope has urged Catholic bishops in England and Wales to fight the UK's Equality Bill with "missionary zeal".

After many false starts and a few shaky falls I am thankful to say ... my operations are not only scheduled for July in Thailand, but paid for. It is never easy this road we travel on, but I have to state, it is satisfying; especially as I check off my mental checklist. I am so excited.

I am grateful and humbled with all who have supported me, and encouraged me to get this far. 5 more months, then the next chapter in my life begins.

Kendra Carr

Please forgive me, affirmation sponge that I am.

I'm sure many of you have discovered TV Tropes, but as I've wandered through this site, reading thousands of pages worth of prose and comments, I've found a few additional themes / tropes / stereotypes / clichés, which may or may not occur elsewhere or in different media...

I'd like to introduce you to Artist as Art! Way cool!

I just finished working on the Terry Awards. Yay!

I've spent many, many hours on this but I'm a little disappointed that I didn't have time to go through all of the stories. I'll be covering stories that have been posted in multiple parts later in the year -- when I have more time.

As I was sorting through vote totals, I was surprised to see how high they were. For the best real world serials, every one of the six entries had over 100 votes! 2009 has been a good year, not only for quantity but for getting the vote out.

All stories linked to the Home That Love Built universe, can be viewed with this url. My thanks to theTop Shelf administrators for their help with this.

http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/tg-universes-series/-home-that...

Hugs and love,
Catherine Linda Michel

I would like your input regarding posting your stories at other sites. specifically, The TG Fiction List, Storysite, and Stardust, and Piper's site, Story Portal.

If you all agree, I'd like to begin posting our stories at those sites. I will NOT post any of your work without your specific permission. They are YOUR stories and YOU decide where to post them, but I would really like to spread this universe to include writers who use those other sites. To keep canon, it would be a great help to have the stories already written by you, for reference to be used by others.

Well, I finally got a story up. It's probably not very good, I've been writing it in bits and pieces for two or three months now, but it's up. I'm still not back in the groove, but my muse is back and talking! Still having some trouble getting the stories written, but I think that's mostly just a matter of being out of practice.

…or a nightgown. A Tesco branch in Wales won't allow any customers to shop if they are wearing night attire–or barefoot or wearing bedroom slippers.

see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8484116.stm

Have any BC/TS-ers ever been tempted to shop in pyjamas?

Gabi

to quote Scrooge (more or less) "I'm as giddy as a school girl and as light as a feather!" well the light as a feather part is still some way away 40+ pounds lost this month, more to follow.

I've found a recommended therapist, and HALLELUJAH!! she takes my insurance!

Thank you all for your help.

Beth

Today is an anniversary of a sort for me.

This day, one year ago, my wife discovered the remainder of my crossdressing clothing 'stash'. I was on a work trip to San Francisco, and was in a meeting when she called me on my cellphone to ask "Did I have anything to tell her?"

Being confused at the context, I remained silent. She continued to say that she had found a bag hidden away in my home office closet that had female clothes, and high heel shoes in it. Not being in a place where by I could discuss further, I told her I'd call her back at the end of the meeting I was currently in.

Hi Peeps

Just to let you know that a visit to http://www.maddybell.com/page600.html will allow you to read the latest Gaby fiction and chapters 1 - 8 of Gaby Dress Up - all for free!

Mads

Folks, I ask for your prayers or whatever your belief system uses.

I plan on introducing my 3 sons to the type of counseling I'll be receiving. The little angels would may totally wig on me - or rip the wig off! They're loving kids, I've been the nurturing one all their lives. Please Oh Please remember me between now and Saturday afternoon!

With fear and trembling,
Beth

I want to thank you all for your kind words and the seeming involvement you got from my story. I hated writing it, I hated posting it, I hated everything about it.

I didn't choose to write Sara's Story. For real, IT chose me. There are writers here who put my poor efforts to shame, and any one of them could have done a much better job than I did. I wish one of them had been chosen instead of me.

But if you accept that there is such a thing as reincarnation and then by definition accept that in your previous live's you would almost certainly been a member of the opposite sex , Would that then explain why some TG folk feel that they have been born in the wrong body..... Maybe the memories of their previous happy life are so strong that they yearn to return to those days.

Of course the more likely scientific answers as too why we feel the need to change sex are most probably the real answer...But i guess it always pays to keep an open mind!

Kirri

2009 Terry Awards - Solos of Unspecified Length

This list is rather long. I wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea to require a story length when submitting a story. I'd like to suggest the following list: Serial, Drabble, Short Short, Short Story, Novelette, Novella, Novel, and Verse. Any more than this makes things too complicated and confusing.

Authors, please let me know the length of all solo stories in the list below. I don't have the time to download stories, strip out any HTML and load them into my word processor for a word count. Also, let me know if you'd rather your story not be considered for an award.

NOTE: Looking at the list, I see Andrea DiMaggio's name listed many times. I know she's posted a lot of verses so many of the "stories" listed here are actually verses and not stories.

2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Novellas

Here's my preliminary list of novellas according to the Solo pages.

There may be several novellas that are missing from this list. I know many have been posted in multiple parts. Stories posted in multiple parts will be included later in the year.

Authors, please check to see that your novella is included here if it's posted as a solo. Some might be missing. Also, let me know if you'd rather your novella not be considered for an award.

2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Short Stories

Here's my preliminary list of short stories according to the Solo pages.

Again, I can't imagine having a short story posted in multiple parts so this should be a complete list of short stories.

Authors, please check to see that your short story is included here. Some might be missing. Also, let me know if you'd rather your short story not be considered for an award.

My son was born seven years today. He died the next day and the pain still remains.

This afternoon, the wife and I plus our children Carl and Mary(Jenni is at college now) will go to the cemetary to put flowers on Daniel's grave. Tomorrow morning a mass will be said for Daniel.

I wrote a story dedicated to my son. If anyone missed it, it is here.

Arecee was posting a revised version of Princess, then all of a sudden, NOTHING! I, for one truly enjoy both the original, and the new version. Is there a problem? Hope not.

I got barked at in another blog, so I quickly resended what I said, and decided to make my own.

In reading some responses to Bike 883 the subject of cross-dressers, and motivation came up. From my perspective the exchange was more then a little dismissive of Cross dressers. I am posting this as a blog, because I don't want to hijack the comments on Anghard's story.

For example Kimmie responded:

... because I seriously doubt that Annette's acquaintance's wearing of men's attire has anything to do with her wanting to express her 'masculine' side. The latter has been in general the proffered motivation for at least a portion of CDs.

As of the writing of this blog, my story Dear John officially has twelve dozen votes! YIPPEE!

Ladies,

I've reached the point in my life where I need a good psychologist. I'm certain of the outcome, but you know "Standards of Care"...

Does ANYONE have a suggestion for a p-shrink in the Greater San Diego area?? I'll go as far as LA if I have to. But San Diego, Orange County, Riverside county would be best.

For me, it's time.

Beth