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Hi to all friends and readers out there. I have a new story to launch. However before I do I would like to know if some of you can remember a story with a boy called Alex and his future wife called Christine. I can not remember the Author however my initial story is based on that. There also is an apperance of Drew Bond. The parts with Drew/Gaby in have already been seen here and on Maddybell.com. Look forward to your replies. I wish you all a very happy New Year.

May the power be with you Sharp.

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Delay on Maiden by Decree

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As much as I love Deirdre's antics and the way she gets into trouble without even trying, it will be a while before I get much more done with her story. I've had a death in the family, with all the attendant hooraahh, paperwork, and obligations needing to be seen to. Probably next week, I'll be able to get back to writing.

I apologize to those of you who have been waiting, but take heart. Deirdre isn't near done yet! *evil laugh*

Just wait for the mayhem I have planned. Wait for it, wait for it...

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It's not the authors fault

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Okay mew, one of the things I've noticed on transgendered fiction sites ((not necessarily this one mind you, however I feel this needs to be said)) is that sometimes the author is blamed for the content of the story and that's just wrong. I haven't yet experienced this on this site so far, or at least none that I currently remember mew, but still I wish to give a message to those who may not understand the nature of the muse. We cant help it, or at least in my case I cant help it mew. My muse is pure evil, and delights in torturing others, boy and girl alike.

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My Weird Winamp, and New Year's Resolutions

A wise lady said something to me about a year and a half ago: "Don't rush it." It's taken me that long just to come to grips that I'm not "just" a crossdresser, that there's so much more to my personality; so much that I've buried and reburied, only to have it come clawing its way back to the surface like something out of an episode of Buffy.

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hell, look inside my head thats where the signs point

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the season of joy they call this, not much joy to be found for me this year.To use another over used phrase physician heal thy self, sometimes my gods you cant over the last two weeks i have managed the grand total 4 hours sleep in 14 days and have tried all i can to sleep but the images and nightmares are always there. A raised fist, a loud voice, the scorn, the words all eating away at me from the inside out. I prided myself on having a tough outer skin being there for others helping them through.

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Bonzi 'n' her, wish our readers a very merry Christmas

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Neither Bonz nor I can believe you've allowed us to continue this tale for so long. In fact, you've stopped me from finishing it once or twice. So here we are at episode 500, with loads of plot lines to follow, assuming that is the general wish of the readership - all three of you - that Bonzi and I continue boring the pants off you and contributing towards the respite of severe insomnia in some readers.

So we'll keep going a bit longer if required. Until then, from the Bonz and his mum - A Very Merry Christmas to you all.

Angharad & Bonzi.

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Anything For A Moped

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I am reading the story in Crystal's Story Site "Anything For A Moped", by Dawn De Winter, and I find it very confusing. First of all, Kyle makes a deal with his mother that he can buy guy looking clothes in the girl's department, and nobody would know the difference. Then his mother adds to the deal, that Kyle wear a sports bra, and panties, but that he should watch his movemets or the bra would ride up. Then he gets to playing hoops with his friend Jason, who immediately says he is playing like a girl, and yet, Kyle is watching his movements so he is not discovered.

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The use of contractions

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Recently someone who was critiquing my work informed me that I needed to use more contractions. I have thought about that for a while. I am trying to finish a short story I am about to post; trying to use them, and have come to the conclusion that I simply do not like them. It is not my voice! For a reason that completely eludes me, I find them distasteful!

It would be like my speaking in a Texas drawl and swearing. While there is certainly nothing wrong with the Texas drawl, or not much wrong with colorful language in very measured use, it is just not me.

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Saving mankind from Homosexuality & Transsexuality

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The Pope has urged the Catholic Church to stop the slide into blurring of sex roles and to stop the destruction of mankind through homosexuality and transsexuality. He rubbishes gender theory which is an artificial concept.

He doesn't however rubbish the myths and fairy tales his whole empire is built on. How much longer have we got to stand by while these out of touch imbeciles pronounce on issues they neither understand nor have any right to speak about?

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QUESTION!

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Does anyone know of a medical plan that will pay part on surgery? Is there even one available? I hate to think that I might have to move to another country to get it done at a more reasonable price than the US. There has to be help for us!

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Two steps forward, three steps back

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I received another call from my brother. My mom is now spending every night in the hospital. He will not be coming out for Christmas. He has a good chance for a turn around, but he needs to walk around to get his body moving. This is needed to get bodily functions moving normally. There is fluid build up in the lungs. Pneumonia has not set in yet. They are going to try to find the next blockage.

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Logging in

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Strange. I visited the site just now and got a message that I wasn't authorised to access that page. I logged in and got the usual 'Home' page. As an experiment, I logged out again, and lost the 'Home' page. Never happened before. Does this mean that only people with usernames and also logged in can access the site now?

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Big Closet nits and picks

Cross posted from Crystal's cyberboard at Erin's request.

I'm -not- complaining. But I have some comments about usability and appearance that I've been withholding for way too long.

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My Love... & HATE

I would like to say that I have been transgendered all my life, but when I was growing up, it was something that wasnt even talked about. There was no internet; web; or anything that we know now. There was only the print, and you were looked down on if anyone but your MOTHER caught you with a Penthouse Forum. I think that the magazines were the first that any of us had in finding out that there were others like us.

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life this christmas really sucks

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well this christmas i get to spend it sleeping on the floor at my sister with all my stuff in storage. also i have to spend my birthday on christmas eve all dressed as a guy since i have to share the basement with my siblings and it will be my golden birthday this year as i will be 24 on the 24th. so yeah no dressing as my self instead i have to wear all guy clothes and i hate that. so yeah im kinda homeless till january so i have to crash at my sisters house till some time mid january.

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You Are What You Read?

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Here are two reading lists, one of men's "must reads" from Esquire, and one of women's from Jezebel. Can we assume someone's gender orientation by whether they've read more of one list than the other?

http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/75-books?src=rss

http://jezebel.com/5053732/75-books-every-woman-should-read-...

[credit goes to Slog for this one]

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Phone update to my friends here

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Well I just received a call from my brother this afternoon (Friday, the 19th). Right now it is wait and see mode. My dad will be let out this Tuesday in time for Christmas. They want to make sure he is regaining his strength before he is released. They will do the biopsy on the liver before he is released.

They have to analyze it to determine what type it is first. We won't know that answer for a week. So, I will be down there from Christmas to New Years. I won't have access to a computer during that time. My parents refused to get involved in that.

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Muse issues

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I just wanted to let you all know that Caitlin isn't talking to me right now, so there will be a bit of a delay in Sorority Boy. Hopefully she will dain to talk to me soon. Several other stories are running through my head right now and that could be part of the problem. If you go to fanfiction.net ad look for poetheather1 you can see what has been occupying my time as of late.

Hopefully you will all hear from me soon.

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i9 need to start blogging properly really i do

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well i really need to get back into blogging and keeping my emotions in check.So much happens to knock me back and forwards 18 months into official RLE anmd some times i still hate my body. I cant get away with looking really femme as the body doesnt fit. To be honest I look like a diesel dyke but freak it I am who I am.

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Disturbance in the force

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Internet Explorer is not the only thing being funky today. For the last several days, Yahoo Mail, GMail, and a few other sites seem to be suffering from a disturbing influence. Even my toaster burned the toast!

Mmmmewwwwwaaahhhhhhhhh!

Gwen

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Phone Numbers in stories

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Certain countries set aside phone numbers for fictional use.

For the UK, OFCOM (UK regulator) have information here. See http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/ioi/numbers/num_drama

Only 555-0100 to 555-0199 are now reserved, though other 555 numbers are used in some films and tv shows. Reference: section 4.6 of http://www.atis.org/inc/docs/finaldocs/555-NXX-Assignment-Gu...

Australia has a series of set numbers reserved: http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2330

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Sinusitis Now a Cold

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I've got my final in Music Theory today so I have to go out and walk across campus in the rain and I have a terrible cold. I'm not looking forward to this. I'm going to stock up on hot chocolate and o.j. before I leave.

Hugs,
Erin

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7 months into my RLT.

This is gonna be a long one, my friends.

So. I'm virtually done with my 7th month in RLT, and things have gone from good to incredible in such a short space of time.

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The Parallel Blog -6-

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This is a difficult part of the story, next episode effectively ends the beginning of the tale and prepares to enter a more complex middle with new characters and new situations for Drew and his Mom -- or Annie and her sister. ;>

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The Boy in the Dress

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David Walliams, star of Little Britain has just been interviewed on BBC Radio 4's kid programme Go 4 It about his book The Boy in The Dress which has been illustrated by Quentin Blake.

To listen:— http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml and find Go 4 It for the next 7 days.

The Book and a CD is available from Amazon see:

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Tragedy Of The Spirit Challenge

Melanie Dixon has sent me Melissa Dawnw Northe's [Prairie_Girl64] latest story. I have edited the story, but we both feel that there is much more to the story as Prairie Girl did not complete the story and left behind notes on the outline on how to complete it.

Melanie thinks that Prairie Girl's friends and fans may want to contribute to the legacy of Tragedy, and has offered to open up the floor and issue a challenge to everybody here at Big Closet-Top Shelf and Stardust to complete the story using the notes below.

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New Iona story by Julie O at Stardust

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I just posted Julie O's latest story at Stardust. It's a story in the Turbulence series with Iona and the crew from Coeds. You can also reach Julie O through Stardust as she now has a user account there so please do comment on her stories posted there.

Bob Arnold

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Ouji Otome

story idea nr 2:
This takes place in the setting of Mai Otome, an anime series about magical girls, who get their powers from crystals. These girls are forbidden any sexual contact with men, for the sperm kills the nanobots which allows them to be Otome.

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I landed in a cornfield

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I relocated to Desmoines Iowa of all places for the holidays and maybe longer but it's possible that I could be moving to Spain in the near future.I was told their looking for english speaking workers and that they pay well and most importantly their T friendly.Amy

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Kate Craig-Wood green IT entrepreneur and TS.

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This attractive young woman was on the BBC Radio4 Midweek programme this morning. Will try and do a link.

Here's a link to her website with pix.
http://kate.craig-wood.com/album.php?page=me

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Blagojevich in the Server

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Neither Bob nor I have any idea why the server went down at the slowest time of the night but we didn't find out about it till we got up this morning. Took over half an hour to get the thing to reboot.

I've decided to blame Governor Blagojevich of Illinois for corrupting my server. He seems to be able to deal emotionally with things like that, nothing upsets him, apparently. With everything else he's accused of, I'm sure we can slip another crime onto the docket and no one will notice.

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ISP Problems

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My ISP, Time Warner, is having some problems maintaining service in this area. It's possibly related to either the fires or the recent rain or both. They say they should have it fixed tomorrow but they said that before, so who knows? As it is, I'm online for varying periods and then down for half an hour to an hour or three while they try some more bubblegum, clothespins and duct tape. They're actually pretty good at this so I figure I'll get a credit on my next bill and they will have it fixed by this weekend.

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Any interest in a site for discussing philosophical and political matters?

Hi folks,

a few weeks ago Angharad posted a very interesting question about transsexual people and terrorists. Unfortunately that discussion was stopped very early. I guess it was to avoid any flaming which surely would have come soon.
But like I said, it would have been very interesting to discuss that matter a bit further. I came to the conclusion that this site might probably not the best place to persuade such a philosophical exchange.

If there is any interest in having such discussions in depth, I'd like to provide a forum for that.
There will be of course rules to avoid unneccessary flaming or even hatred.

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Crimes Against the Website

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I just had to write a PM reply to an author who felt very confused. She posted a story that several commenters admitted was well-written but the very existence of the story was attacked by several prominent posters here -- attacked on moral grounds. The gist of the comments were that the story should not have been written since the actions depicted in the story were immoral.

What the Fuck, People????!
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Tragedy Of The Spirit

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GOOD NEWS!! Melanie Dixon gave me permission to post Prairie Girl's story Tragedy Of The Spirit over at Bob Arnold's Stardust. I also asked and got permission to post it from Bob Arnold. I posted the first of her chapters today and will continue to post every Sunday just as I post Maddy Bell's Gaby stories on Wednesday's for her. Thanks Bob.

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Does Anyone Know?

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What is happening with FM? I check every day but just get the "This page cannot be displayed". While BC is my favourite site I miss FM. There were stories there that I did not like but there were many that I did. There was always a degree of cross-pollination with authors posting on both sites and I would hate to see it disappear for ever.

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Bike 484

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I honestly don't know if I shall post tonight, I feel quite wretched and my sinuses and eyes are quite painful. I know it's only a heavy cold, but I really do feel yuck. I know I should have a better antivirus program.

Bonzi won't stand in for me, his toes are still sore from yesterday - besides his writing is better than mine and I don't need upstaging by a cat, however clever he is.

I'm going back to bed.

Hugs,

Angharad.
(Keeper of the can opener).

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A Third Sex In Rural Mexico

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Dating from pre-Colombian times, native people in parts of Mexico recognized a third sex, men who believed they were women, and accorded them an accepted place in society. Despite the efforts and attitudes of their Catholic conquerors, pockets of this acceptance still survive.

An article in the Sunday New York Times "Week In Review" section, dated tomorrow:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/weekinreview/07lacey.html

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