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My stories have been edited

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I just thought I would let all of you know that my stories: "A Prayer Answered" and "The House Fire" have been edited and are now available here.

A special thanks go out to Michelle B. and Stanman for there efforts in editing these for me. I thank them will all my heart.

I am currently working on "The House Fire CH 2."

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New Update at the Balcony

I thought it was about time for a real update at the Balcony and here it is!

I would like to welcome Lilith Langtree to the library of quality authors at the Balcony! For her first story at the Balcony, I have posted the enthralling tale "The Center"! Look for this and other stories to come from this talented author. Please come, pull up a chair and enjoy the view!

Beverly Colleen

Beverly's Balcony

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Le Sigh

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Well, I am still working on my stories but several things had sort of trampled in the way. One way finishing up a Whateley story and the other has been editing of a novel I hope to sell. So here's hoping.

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A BigCloset Tradition

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I've been thinking about all the hard work and time that Erin and Sephrena put in on this site, as well as just what the purpose is of our little BigCloset. I say "our" with deliberation. The people who read and write here may not own this site, but it is a home of sorts for us. It is a place that we may come to express a side of ourselves that many in the greater community do not want to hear about. It is a refuge and a bastion, a source of respite and strength.

Or at least it should be.

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How NOT to drive a forklift...

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Could this be used as a perfect example of "Having a bad day"?
This accident happens in a warehouse in Moscow filled with glass bottles of vodka and cognac...The driver apparently escaped with minor injuries to one of his legs, but the accident apparently cost the owners of the warehouse around  £60,000.

http://tr.im/EeHt ( Discovered via the Radio 4 PM Blog entry here: http://tr.im/EgoL )

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November 5th

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Exactly 404 years ago, a soldier and explosives expert attempted one of the most audacious terrorist plots ever.

His plan was to destroy the UK's House of Lords during State Opening, during which the building would contain the entire parliament and the King. As we all know, various events conspired to disrupt the plan and arrest Guy before he lit the fuse.

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Hired as a man, fired as a woman

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Hired as a man, fired as a woman

I especially loved this quote:
Her boss, Georgia Legislative Counsel Sewell Brumby, saw it differently.

“It makes me think about things I don’t like to think about, particularly at work … I think it’s unsettling to think of someone dressed in women’s clothing with male sexual organs inside that clothing,” said Brumby, in a deposition taken May 11th in U.S. District Court in Atlanta.

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San Diego Comic Con Founder Dies

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SAN DIEGO (CBS 8 / CNS) - The man who founded Comic-Con has died. Shel Dorf died Tuesday at Sharp Hospital after a long illness.
Dorf started the San Diego Comic-Con in 1970 at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego, after moving to San Diego from Detroit.

He spent the next 15 years as a leader of the annual convention, which promotes comics and related popular art forms, including sci-fi movies and animated TV shows.

Dorf was 76 and is survived by his brother. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Home of Peace cemetery located at 3668 Imperial Avenue.

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The Center Chapter 8 Progress

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Hey Girls and guys.

For those of you that have been keeping track in comments and on Twitter. I was well ahead of the game when I first started the story. So's why the updates were fast and furious.

I was about 8000 words into Chapter 8 tonight, and in a couple of words 'It Sucked'. So, I'm pulling back and starting over from about 3000 words. What a incredible waste of time and effort, but that's how it is sometimes. It's all plotted out and it looks cool on outline but in execution it's choppy, annoying, and even well beyond the realm of realism.

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The Story of Jazz an 8yr old tg child

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This clip from Australia shows a very exceptional child and her equally amazing family. Thanks to Gabi for spotting it.
I hope the link works.

http://www.sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/858237/my-sec...

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TS Jesus Play Sparks Protests

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About 300 protesters held a candlelit protest outside a Glasgow (Scotland) theatre over the staging of a play which portrays Jesus as a transsexual.

The protest was held outside the Tron Theatre, where Jesus Queen of Heaven, in which Christ is portrayed as being transgendered, is being staged.

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Character Portraits

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When I write a story, I generally have a definite idea of what my characters look like in my head. I know what color their hair is, what their skin tone is, any little scars they might have that identify them, the way they quirk their lips when they smile, and so on and so forth. However, I also know that what I see as my character's appearance isn't always what others imagine.

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Pants vs Panties

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Mike was going to be married to Karen so his Father sat him down for
a little chat.

He said, 'Mike, let me tell you something.
On my wedding night in our honeymoon suite, I took off my pants,
handed them to your Mother, and said, 'Here, try these on.''
She did and said, 'These are too big.
I can't wear them.'

I replied, 'Exactly.. I wear the pants in
this family and I always will.' Ever since that night, we have
never had any problems.

'Hmmm,' said Mike. He thought that might be a good thing to try.

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Waves over troubled waters

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To ALL Persons that enter BCTS:
Think before your fingers do the typing.

Do unto others as you would want others do unto you.

If that would be a rule then the waters here would be smooth sailing.

Joanne

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"What is hateful to oneself should not be done to one's neighbor...." .
rami

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Changes - Warning and explanation

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Please note that the latest Changes episode contains a plot that may upset some people and I quite understand if you do not wish to read the chapter.

Unfortunately, sometimes things don't always run smoothly and although the story is in the main happy and sweet in nature, like real life, something happens that pushes our comfort zone.

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When you ask me to take care of something on site...

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...please remember that I do indeed have a real life and do not sit here 24/7. I'm missing my morning class at college today because of another blow-up which I could not deal with because I was asleep. I'm going to be gone the rest of the morning and probably most of the afternoon because my friend is opening his new bookstore today.

Oh, and I will be working at that bookstore Thur and Fri afternoons at least through Christmas. Besides my piano classes and sleeping and going out for dinner now and then.

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On the delay with Maiden by Decree and other things.

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I have been slow with finishing this up, I know. But I've been fighting pneumonia over the past few weeks, to the point of spending a week in the hospital then spending the next week going nuts because I couldn't go anywhere or do anything in spite of being home then. I'm still recovering, getting stronger as the days go by, and not sleeping quite as much, plus I can breathe without oxygen now (a big plus, trust me.) So I will get to the finale of Maiden, just as soon as I feel up to actually writing again.

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New "Book" Coming Out

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In response to Fleurie's and others' requests, the first publication of Danny Fairchild Publications will be coming out this Saturday evening (hopefully).

Entitled "Everything You Wanted To Know About Posting In Topshelf And Were NOT Afraid To Ask, But Didn't Anyway," it is a little Adobe Acrobat PDF file that is all about how to spruce up your postings in Topshelf.

It will cover:

* How to make text appear in BOLD
* How to make text appear italicized
* How to make text appear both bold and italicized

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Health and other things.

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Hi everyone,

I've not been around for a while, apart from dropping in from time to time and seeing what's up.

I've been catching up on my reading as I just haven't felt like writing much.

As some of you may know, I've not been well. Actually, that's not quite accurate, as I felt fine, but I discovered a lump which turned out to be an infected lymph node.

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Steam Train Femininity

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Ask any young child what sound a train makes and the answer will be some variation of "Chug-chug-choo-choo". But think about that sound - it's the sound of a steam locomotive. I'm about to turn 60 and steam locomotives were retired before I became a teenager, yet that archetype still pervades society.

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Body of work

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Out of curiosity, I've done a quick count of the stuff I have posted on various sites. It's quite an indictment of how much time I must have given to playing with words, characters and situations.

Counting episodes as individual items, which are quite variable in length - bonkers, snafu and Gabysodes are longer than bike episodes - but they take me longer to write.

The grand total is 988 of which 848 appear on this site. Of those 11 are complete works or short stories and one is a poem, another is a drabble.

I obviously spend far too much time on the internet.

Angharad

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The Center-Updating.

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For those of you that are interested.

With last night's outage, a lot of people were not able to read Chapter 4, so I'm not updating with Chapter 5 today. Instead, I will have it out Monday morning, so people will have a chance to catch up. Not to worry, it's already written. Chapters 5&6 are in the can and I'm working on 7 today so it should be ready by the the time Wednesday roles around. Then we'll be caught up.

I'm not telling you all this to be pretentious. I just didn't want you to think that I'd forgotten about you, today.

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Happy New Year...

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Last night marked the traditional Celt New Year's Eve. So that they might entice new adherants to the 'new faith', early Christina disciples would incorporate Pagan holidays into the religious calendar and give them 'new names'.

Last evening also marked the first anniversary of the departure of the two of the three closest and most beloved souls in my meager life.

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Squid in the mouth

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This usually lives at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America site, at: http://www.sfwa.org/2009/06/turkey-city-lexicon-a-primer-for..., but it's also used by a friend of mine who teaches a MFA in writing. I'm not much of a one for science fiction, but these are pretty good rules for writing anything. Don't feel bad if you've broken several - as far as I can tell Martin Amis has broken at least two of the rules here, and I know I'm a sinner in at least as many ways - I'm definitely guilty of "squid in the mouth" and "pushbutton words".

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Sk8r Grrls - SURGE

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Edeyn Were you a fan of Sk8r Grrls up until the Episode that made it not really for kids anymore? Are you still miffed about that? Say no more! Yes, I still get Private Messages either apologizing for not wanting to read any more after that, or else berating me for including it. There is, however, hope!

Starting as soon as I get my lazy tuckus in gear, A special re-release of Sk8r Grrls is going to hit TopShelf.

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Thank You

I want to thank everyone who participated in the October writing contest either as an author, reader and voter. I don't know why I won but thank you. There were a lot of very good stories presented at this contest. Every one of them deserves a hug and a thank you.

Hugs to all,

Paula

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Bike 800

Could anyone in their right mind have imagined this lasting so long? Does anyone in their right mind actually read it? We all know the author is barmy - talks to cats and gets sensible replies! Goes into raptures over dormice and bicycles -need I say more?

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Changes & Football Girl

Just a quick message to all Changes and Football Girl fans to say that Sue is going to be away for a couple of days to visit her family.

So…if you're waiting for the next installments, Take a deep breath…………

Gabi

(Also waiting with bated breath, but being Sue's editor I get to see it before you… NAA-NAA-NA-NA-NAAAA!

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In Case You Are Wondering

No, I have not stopped reading the stories being posted, here.

I have been busy with Kelly's Journey, and penning a story for the November contest.

Yes, it is a lot like Kelly's Journey. I write best in that style, even though I do pen a mean horror story.

After I have caught up on my many stories, I will return to being the avid reader, and commenter that I am.

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Happy 40th Birthday Internet!

On this day in 1969 — The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.

Since that effectively marked the birth of the Internet, you could say it's 40 years old today.

So naturally, I had to go and find one of the cheesiest YouTube renditions of Happy Birthday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKpHzbLtybU

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I am sooo pathetic!

And the lameness continues. Sorry folks, but I'm not going to be able to get Venus Cursed! up today, either. I haven't been sleeping well lately and it's really screwing up my ability to write anything. I took my laptop to bed with me on the off chance I could finish the chapter (it's half done, but that's two days works!), but it's not happening. So once I get this posted I'm off to sleep. Hopefully I'll sleep better than I have been and will be able to get lots of writing done tomorrow. Cross your fingers!

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Do you know...

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Do you know how hard it is to write a story that is tied to, and mirrors at the time, your emotional state, only to have your own life quickly and unbelievably changed around?

I literally don't have the same feelings now, that I did when I started Accidental Magic. Trying to maintain my existence in the real world has done a number on my creative juices and sent them in off in other directions. I spend a great deal of my time just re-reading my own story to remember why my characters were feeling the way they did.

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The Witch's Tarot

Hi folks.

Just thought I'd drop you all a line to say that The Witch's Tarot was only supposed to be a three part story, but alas, my characters have gone and got themselves more complex than I thought they would.

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new hate crime law in the us

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President Obama will finally sign a new federal hate crime law that protects gay and 'YES' transgender people. It is about time that this was finally passed as we come near to transgender rememberance day.

Hugs,

Jenna From FL

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The Shared Universe Project

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Edeyn Okay, folks, this is a new multi-author project, but it's not going to be something that's openly available for at least a little while, until we're all satisfied that things "fit right" the way they're supposed to do.

Some of us author-types have already discussed and even incorporated our stories into a sort of Shared Universe.

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Beverly's Balcony

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For those who either do not read or are aware of Sapphire's List, I am posting here to let the one or two people who do frequent my site that I have been updating the Balcony the last couple of days. Probably nothing exciting and new for some people, however if you want to stop by the Balcony and pull up a chair while enjoying the view here is the link:

Beverly's Balcony


Beverly Colleen

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Geocities

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There is still a bit of time to save off your fav sites on geocities if you hurry and are lucky. I just checked some I had bookmarked. 8 out of 10 are gone, including some of the best, but many are still visible. I guess yahoo is zapping them one at a time instead of just pulling a plug. Good luck.

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With enemies like these

Last year I was very proud when the city of Gainesville approved an ordinance that allows transgender persons to use the public restroom of the gender they identify with. Of course this measure was immediately and quite vehemently attacked, and a petition drive was launched to amend it, ostensibly to prevent men from entering a ladies room and then claim they were transgender if they got caught, despite the fact that the law already has a provision to deal with this.

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No, I don't remember

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Andrea's recent blog post has prompted me to describe some of my own early life. It's become apparent to me that many here suffer from, or have suffered from, terrible past experiences, and this has shaped who they have become. I am no different; however, my problem is that I can't remember.

My intent is to show that we all share common ground even though we may be as different as - a rail of dresses in a charity shop.

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It's a drug I tell you!

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It is near 11PM already, and I am still online here on Topshelf. And this is despite the fact that my internet connection at home is kaput at the moment (chalk it up to a drunk driver, a very old Ford and old phone poles. Looong story), that I have an early meeting tomorrow and I need to get some shuteye, and I haven't written my monthly report yet...

And here I am at a coffee place around the corner, having a verrry large caramel frappe and connecting to Topshelf via their wifi connection. (To be fair, though, it's a pretty good caramel frappe, and the biscotti ain't bad.)

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Mission Accomplished.

Apart from uncertain weather, I've had a very nice if exhausting weekend. Met up with my ex twice and we kept things very civil - my daughter was astonished. In fact we had quite a laugh as my ex went up the ladder to repair a broken clothes line while I held it for her - she was in trousers, I was in a skirt and heels and the ladder was rather dirty.

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Changes Double Chapter

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Just to let you know that I have just sent the latest chapter of Changes to Gabi to have a look at and dissect.

It is a double chapter - that is why it's a wee bit late - and concerns itself with Sarah's story.

I hope that you will like it.

Hugs
Sue

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Just finished Skin Horse

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Well. Just finished reading Skin Horse, from the beginning to the very latest panel, and all in one sitting, too. Can't believe I did that.

Well, what can I say. Seems I gots a new fav'rite comic!

How can you go wrong with a crossdressing psychologist that got turned into a werewolf, a warfreak zombie who chomps on brains, a talking dog named Sweetheart, a wind-up mechanical receptionist, a self-aware swarm of bees, a helicopter with a human brain implanted in it and so many others.

Plus a Doonesbury-esque sense of story and humor.

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Fond Rememberances of Warrior from Batuk

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When I saw that something from Aardvark was up, for a brief moment in time, I thought that he had published another of his stories that make my seat um squishy! I was only briefly saddened to see that it was "Warrior" recycled. I'm in bed with the Flu and between my feverish, coughing times, I think I will read it again. Almost as good as a bit of Chokie Ice Cream!

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I'm not complaining ... far from it.

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When I posted Maggie the Kitten's Kitten Tail', I did an experiment.

I deliberately posted my story about her, right behind it. I even used her name in the title, as I had done when I originally wrote it for her.

Result?

At this moment, her story has 514 reads, mine has just 383.
And I'm not upset, because she has written a lot more quality stories than I have, and probably always will be able to do so. Her work is deserving of catching the eye of her fans just because she wrote it.

Holly

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About my Halloween story

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The shaping is a long story, and be warned, it is a horror story. I had intended to post it in chapters but no access to the internet for a week more or less finished that idea if I wanted the whole thing posted under the deadline for the contest. Since I had no access to a computer, either, I apologize in advance for typos I may have missed while going back over it today.

On a historical note, just to head off questions or arguments, the facts regarding the Osage are true and documented elsewhere. The Spanish explorers I made up to suit my requirements for the story.

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Portia Had It Right

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The level of quality of the text is quite plain; stories drop like rain from a throng of gifted writers upon BC. The process is twice blessed: to those who read these gifted words and also to the keyboard pounding wretches who enrich their own lives through their hair-pulling efforts.

BC has enjoyed talented writers for as long as it has been in existence. Some who post today have been here for the duration, many others have come and gone, but never in the time that I have been part of this site have there been such a huge number of outstanding writers producing so much good literature.

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Wow!

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Wow!

What can I say but wow?

This is the first story I have posted for like, ages and ever and there you are lapping it up like I'd never been away. I can't believe the wonderful feedback you've been giving me too.

All I can say is thank you to all of you who have read the first instalment.

Part 2 is on the way - under construction as we speak - and whether that will be the end of it I'm not sure, but I won't keep you horror-hungry readers waiting too long (Gabi willing that is).

Once again, thank you.

Nick B

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Dr Marci Bowers helps Victims of Genital Mutilation

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Subj: In the US, Hope for Victims of Genital Mutilation

As my friend Michelle pointed out when she referred this article to me "Stanley Biber would be proud of her"

http://www.newsweek.com/id/218692

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An appeal

I don't mean to be self-aggrandizing, although growing up in an abuseful and neglectful environment probably made me the affirmation sponge I am today. Like any other author here, I look at the "My Stories" entry in the menu on the right. I love getting comments and who doesn't want to get votes; I know it does wonders for my self-esteem. Like any other series written by any other writer, I note and perfectly understand the drop-off between chapters. Initial curiosity gives ways to more interesting stories by other authors.

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New Gaby book now available

Hi Everyone

I bet most of you thought i'd disapeared! Well the rumours were wrong and the results of my labours, ie Book 7 in the Gaby saga is now finished and available at a book store near you, well your web browser anyhow.

Dress Up runs to @ 300 pages in the usual 40 chapter format and costs just  £9.99 for the paperback and  £3.99 for the download.

Follow this link http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/gaby---dress-up/7... Gaby Dress Up

More great Gaby news soon!

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Transition, coverage not the same as i was told

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Just came back from counseling and found out by my counselor that OHIP (Ontario health insurance plan) only covers transition if you go through a specific trans-clinic. They make you go through RLT for 2 years before you can even have hormone therapy. Yet they have a 90% decline rate. They make you go through 4 years of HRT before the Srs and still can decline you.

If you dont go through the clinic, you can have it all sooner however its more expensive. Either or however Hormones come out of own wallet/purse.

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Home at last

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So I am finally home after six long months. I is so good to be home. Once I have gotten my life back together, visit family I will once again post more of "A Prayer Answered" and "House Fire".

Thank you so much for those of you who wished me well and I have returned home safely.

SaraD.

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I am kinda speechless

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I was really bored and tripped across this site.

http://plot.kitt.net/

Random Movie Plot Generator (See some of the things it pulls up, below.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Sapphire

He was a flame-haired father of 3, who had a a love of Autumn and shoulders of concrete. She was a lovely female soccer star wannabe who was looking for the holy grail and hated it. Together they traveled to another world. Fighting the devil and loving each other.

*I wonder if Sapphire knew this about herself?*

He was She

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Hallowe'en Treat ... What the World's Press say

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An Elf in Her Bra has been in Hatbox for about a year and is now eligible for release to the general public.

During the last twelve months I have been inundated with many requests regarding my future intentions for it. Many are those who many have implored, begged, indeed offered financial incentives, in a vain attempt to influence me.

In spite of all such, and ignoring all threats, I have decided to indeed release it in the Public Domain here at Hallowe'en. So there!

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Moorehouse why?!

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I was wondering if anyone heard about the dress code Moorehouse is instituting. There's the typical no baggy pants, doo rags and so on but as part of this list wearing Women's Clothing is banned.
Gah can you be so closeminded?! You educated MLK and you're being so intolerant here! X-( It's a piece of clothing you phobic people!

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2LoveMyLips

“A lipgloss that doubles as an anti-rape device has gone on sale to protect women from drink-spiking.”

  • The lipgloss comes with a spike detector
  • It tests for GHB and ketamine

2LoveMyLips detects drugs

The anti-rape lipgloss that helps protect women from drink-spiking

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Whingeing Agine

Here I go agine, somewhat emboldened by Angela Rasch. I posted a story five days ago. The first two days 500+ hits, 50 votes and half a dozen comments. OK, not a stellar success. I can live with that, but for the last three days, 300+ hits and virtually NO votes and not a single comment.

I wish that someone would tell me if I'm wasting my time posting here, that I don't gibe with the BC vibe, that there's little interest in what I post, that I'm a lousy writer, anything but this deafening silence. Indifference; disapproval??

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The Girl in me, will be revised, better edited, etc.

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Hey all, been doing some overview of my storie 'The Girl in Me' accessing the many of mistakes, tribulations and problems regarding my storie. So I have came to the conclusion that I will revise it, re edit, add and change some things.

Firstly as from the start I wanted to make it as a series, of cronicles and Thus it will. I will be naming it "Morwen's Legacy: The Girl in Me".

Secondly The editing is going to be slightly difficult for me so if there is anyone that would like to volunteer to assist in the edditing of my storie, please let me know.

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Bike - next Saturday.

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I will be away next Saturday afternoon and evening to stay with my daughter for the night. Then on Sunday morning, I am going looking for dormice on a nature reserve in Darkest Wales. I'm hoping I might get a couple of usable photos. It will also give me a chance to test my new car - well new to me, a Renault Megane 1.9 dci (turbo diesel for the uninitiated). Consequently, I won't promise to post an episode of Bike on Saturday.

Angharad.

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How is it in Boston?

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How is it in Boston for T folk?

Astonishingly, I have been asked to accompany a young college couple to Boston while they finish work on their respective Masters Degrees. My friend jokes about needing her English Nanny to help her care for her child to be born in June or July. If this seems a little sublime to you, then imagine what I am thinking. I worry about really having gone round the bend. I have asked them thrice over to think about this matter very seriously as it would hurt me greatly should they decide other wise at the last minute; even had a bit of tears over it. GAH!

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Everything you say, everything you do is KNOWN!

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Being ill in bed with the flu, I was not sick enough to sleep but not well enough to do anything meaningful. So, I started searching my old name. OMG, I found a database that lists me as the author of "Yeksim and the Jungle Planet". It was probably about my first effort at story writing, but how it got on the internet, I have no idea. I think that by '87 the amber screen was gone, but was it time for the 386 yet? It is reall chilling that this work lies in a data base somewhere.

http://ftp.resource.org/copyright/hids/hid_16/hid_16960000-1...

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I have no control...

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A I sit here in the garret of my castle high up in the mountains of Transyvania, I ran my tongue over my sharpened teeth and await for the night when I can go out and have a bite to eat.....

There I go again letting my characters take over. I start off with a good story idea and know roughly where I'm going with it and then my character, like a vampire in the night comes and takes a chunk out of my well laid plotand does their own thing and to hell with well laid plans.

How often do I do this and why do I let my characters get away with it?

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Wouldn't It Be Loverly? (I Could Have Wrote All Night....Hey, Jill)


Oll I want is a room somewhere
Wroit my stories without a care
One laptop and a chair
Oh wouldn't it be loverly?

Lots of comments for me to read
Lots of votin' is what I need
Feels good, so good indeed
Oh wouldn't it be loverly?

Oh so loverly sittin' abso-blummen-lutely there
I would never stop writin'
Lookin' out for someone who had a care.

Some one's note sittin' there for me
Don't much care if it's praise, you see?
Even spelling correction, gee?
Oh wouldn't it be loverly?

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DIY Corsetry

Foundations Revealed™ is a subscription website. Members have access to a huge wealth of corsetmaking and historically-themed sewing resources written by some very knowledgeable and skilled people. There are also free articles.

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Lots of Chocolates for Me to Ate

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Now that many of us have had a round or two of "votes" added to all or most of our stories I'm left with perplexing questions.

Since it appears this had to have been done mechnically and is not the work of some super-appreciative speed-reader I'm no longer troubled that two of what I consider to be my best stories (An Affair of the Harte and Carl's Eyes) received no votes.

What bothers me is the overall question -- Why?

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Making my own Estrogen

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Today, I was told that a transexual person had taken Estrogen for so long that her body had started making its own. Hmmmmmm

Well, I knew that there is some Testosterone in the body of a female, and it could seem reasonable that the body of a normal castrated XY male could have a little Estrogen in it even with out using pills, patches or shots. It seems rediculous that a T girls body could produce enough estrogen on its own.

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Mystery Voter

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Yesterday someone voted for thirty-eight of my stories. The person had (1) vote so it wasn't an author. That person didn't leave a comment on any of them so I don't know how to say thanks except in an open blog.

If this mass voting was meant to be some sort of lifetime achievement award, I accept the honor under the protest that I'm not that old.

On some of the older stories it was the first vote the story received other than sympathy votes from me. I hate to have my stories feel completely unloved so I vote for them so they don't think they were totally scorned.

Jill

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Where Have “My Bookmarks” Disappeared To?

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Something strange has happened to My Bookmarks. When I clicked on it this morning I got a "page not found" message from BC. A short time later the “My Bookmarks” link disappeared from the list at the top of the RH column.

Is it just me, or has this very useful feature been discontinued?

Gabi (The UnGeek)

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Future of VC

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Well, I've finally/suddenly reached 100 chapters of Venus Cursed! Wow! I want to thank everybody who's been reading (and commenting, and voting!). My plans when I started this story were that it would probably only be 100 chapters long at most, and would end just about where it's at now. However, things have changed quite a bit since then, as they usually do, and that's not my plan anymore.

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Obsessive ... Me?

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Sometimes I do get carried away; I get involved in something and I focus on it and just zone everything else out. It can be a good thing, especially when you have something that needs to get done.

So I've been writing, a lot, and as I sit here at 6:30 AM on Wednesday I realize I have been up since about 4:00 PM ...

On Friday ...

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I happened to be looking...

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I happened to be looking at my story list (in the forlorn hope of seeing a comment on my stale postings), and noticed, to my great surprise, that "The Reluctant Bridesmaid" (part 1) had surpassed five thousand reads. This was, by far, my most popular story, but to be honest, I really never expected it to do so well.

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Howzit?

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Edeyn I will be posting with regularity and participating in stuff here again soon. I promise. By Thanksgiving at the latest. Since Dad died in April of 2006, things have been in an uproar in my life... and they've never really been what you could call stable. I'll even try to explain all of what happened to all of you that have been faithful in upcoming months.

But for now, the first step in making everything better has been completed today...

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UK television alert.

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Next Monday (19th Oct.) the British television station Channel4 will be showing a documentary entitled 'Age 8 and Wanting a Sex Change'. Here is a link to the details on their website.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/age-8-and-wanting-a-sex-c...

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The Penultimate Chapter of Evi Westcott's Odyssey at Long Last

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Hi, all. I didn’t imagine that 14 months would pass before I posted another chapter of my book-length story, Balthasar’s Extract. Blame it on a serious case of writer’s block aggravated by real life — the usual excuse. It seemed to me important that the story come to a full, complete and convincing close.

I leave it to you, dear readers, to decide whether I’ve succeeded or not. Jan S, my muse and most faithful proofreader, has already chastised me for not carrying Evi Westcott’s story onward to about 1940, but that’s just her opinion.

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Thank you, Thank you for the sisterhood we have here.

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As another week ends, and I continue to grow, struggling with life, but keeping my head held high, I am drawn to reflect about our community and the support we share with one another. I am grateful for all those who have helped me get to this point. I have learned valuable lessons of love and friendship. I have learned or relearned the beauty of music again, and the grace of crying and laughter.

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Erin_HalfElven

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Okay, I may have been away for some time, but what has happened with Erin?

I have sent her a couple of PMs, but I have had no replies from her.

Was there some kind of Coup?

Was the site attacked by armed insurgents?

Aliens perhaps?

Is Erin out there somewhere?

Inquiring Authors want to know.

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A story I Promised To Kimmie Townsend

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It really was my fault I wound up cross-dressed for a full year. The truth be known though, it was my sister’s fault I got into this situation in the first place. To add to the list of those I can blame for my predicament is my mother. She convinced me that thinking of others more than thinking of myself was the true Christian thing to do. She even mentioned that the contest didn’t specify only girls could enter so I wouldn’t be breaking any rules or fibbing on the form.

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