If you want to suggest a holiday for the Shortcuts! Holiday of the Day, feel free -- just a couple of things, though:

I have a question for my readers (all four of them).

My installments in both Oscar Night and Stephanie's Deal were late this week. I have no buffer left on either story and I'm not sure if I can get back on schedule next week. So if I have to drop one of them to less than weekly (like every ten days instead of every seven), which one would you rather not have to wait as long for?

There are several Fan-fictions posted at Maddybell.com that are not posted elsewhere. They are a most wonderful contribution to Maddy Bell's Gaby-verse. There are some Fan-fictions posted that are by authors here at Big Closet/Top Shelf. It would be a shame to not read these most excellent stories.
May Your Light Forever Shine

Piper has Crystal's Storysite and, I assume, the other sites associated, working on the new connection. Nice and quick. :)

Hugs,
Erin

One of our worthy hereditary peers of the realm has launched an attack on nurses in the National Health Service, and went on to criticise staff in dispensaries for taking too much time to dispense drugs (he compared it unfavourable to the service he gets in his grocers, saying dispensing was a simple job).

Amazon's 'Your Store' can be a bit of a pain - if it's not the scrolling through, ticking 'own that' and 'not interested' boxes, it's the liability to spend, spend, spend. Once in a while however, it turns up something that suits you down to the ground.

Hi, this is my first blog entry. I have some thoughts, when did you know you were TG, TS, or what ever? I don't want, after I had sex with an on line image or after I wore my mom's clothes, I want the first time I knew. I knew when I was around ten or twelve years old. I wanted to be a woman so badly that I could taste it. I read an article about Concinelle growing breasts and that put me over the edge. My Mom dressed me as a girl some years before, just playing around and I loved what she had done.

BC Classic has been taken down for the moment due to spammer infestation. I'm going to be working on getting it back up soon, I hope.

- Erin

Hey folks, Krunch here. I apologize for not getting content up sooner. I'm feeling much better, and thank you to everyone who's said nice things about me in spite of the fact that I've given you nothing to read lately. And to all of those who have been plotting against me, I will get you. Me or one of my loyals will get you.

Spring here, life is skittles and life is beer, I think the loveliest time of the year is spring. Don't you?

[Note: This blog started as a comment reply to a comment on Camp Kumoni : 31 by Anistasia Allread]

Just an FYI really for those that want.

They did the Cardiac Catherization yesterday afternoon. Results are that they WILL be doing the valve translplant and that there WILL be 2 bypasses done while they are in there.

To see this fascinating documentary, go to:

www.bbc.co.uk.

click on i-player, then go to BBC2, factual. You have six days to see it.

I found it profoundly disturbing but compelling viewing.

Angharad.

Will be offline for a few days. Our provider is having yet another set of circuit issues and as a result we are MOVING everything to a new provider. Please bear with us durring this outtage.

Each holiday now links to basic information about what it is and how it works.

Although I am writing a western story over on Fictioneer, I am back to this group to ask a question because it has more authors.

When you write a story, do you know about what will happen when you begin it? Like I have said, my stories seem to write themselves. I have started in a direction with my story, "Prairie's Children" that I never dreamed about when I wrote the first chapter.

You've heard of the Dick and Jane stories, right? Well, Jane and Dick are pretty much the same ... but different too. ;)

I will be continuing the story . I am in the process of clearing things with my publisher for me to do likewise. I have recieved several comments and praise on my story so far. for which I am appreciative for those whom have read and commented.

Mellissa (prairie_girl_64)

Sephrena is currently winging her way home from Seattle Washington. She should be home some time tonight. Please be kind and fore go calling her until later tomorrow to give her time to rest.

I want to thank everyone who kept a good thought for her, or a prayer. They took her leg, just above the knee, and she'll be in rehab for a month or however long it takes. Fortunately, she will be in a rehab facility where I'll be able to visit her on a semi regular basis, since I go there quite often in the course of doing my job.

FYI, KimEM is in the hospital again. She was admitted during a device checkup as she was and is showing signs of CHF which is a complication of her Hear attack years back.

With luck she will be home in a couple days feeling a lot better, and not carrying around so much water.

-HuGgLeS-
Piper

This is my first blog entry; hell, it's my first entry of any sort other than a comment or two on other people's writing. Let me know what you think...

An Unexpected Conversation

I have noticed that there appears to be a bit of a drop off re reader hits for my stories.

I was wondering if it's because they are bad stories (sob; hits head against convenient brick wall) or if it's just a general trend as there is so much good stuff to read and people have not got the time to read everything.

In the Blog posted about Sephrena flying out to Seattle to see her girlfriend Princess Chelsea, only two of the comments actually wishes her well as she travels.

The others are all about the blog itself. Me, I can't understand why there are not more well wishers. Sephrena has done a lot here and has been a friend to everybody.

toward the left coast and her first face to face with Chelsea. Lets give her a rousing sendoff!

Best of luck, Sephy and Chelsea! My prayers and hopes for you both go with Sephy.

Good luck huggles from
Catherine Linda Michel

As I sit here, contemplating my navel, pulling out the inevitable fluff and trying to think of how Olivia is going to get out of the sinister clutches of Bill Sykes, I am having one of my normal thrice a day incidents of writers block.

A while ago I heard a story that inspired me to write the way I do. I don't remember it word for word, but it went something like this:

I love the interactivity of this website, why else would I be up at 4.30am wanting to respond to a few comments at the end of my latest little effort at fiction.

The first point to address is what happens to Meryl, the girlfriend of the hero/heroine. Why isn't she around in the main series?

Has anyone talked to Krunch recently. I've sent him PM's with no response. About three weeks ago he said he was not feeling well and then.........

First, I just have to tell you all (18 years in the south and I still can’t say y’all) that I am thrilled by the votes and comments on the last few chapters. They have been really heartfelt and thoroughly encouraging. All the time I spent alone writing, thinking that maybe this would be okay, or even, if the gods smiled on me, pretty good, has been repaid.

Solari over on the FM hyperboard posted a link to a site called TStories (http://www.tstories.com/index.php) that is hosting works from a lot of authors here. After a quick scan I found stories by Julie O, Morpheus, Angela Rasch, and many others, including myself. I know I didn't give them permission to post the stories and I'm sure none of the others did either.

I just had the coolest thing ever happen. In fact, it may take days for
me to put it into perspective. I had to run down to a little store, because
we were out of cat food, and despite what I wrote to Sue Brown, I have
to bribe my cats with food so they'll like me.

Anyway, I'm standing there, waiting for my Pizza to be cooked (Because

I see a lot of heat being generated about the "BC" community. As I see it there are a couple of hundred people who contribute to this site either as authors or as bloggers or as commentors or all three. There is also a silent group who must enjoy what goes on here.

Hi All, here is the raw log from the Feburary 10th BCTS/SD chat. Remember this is unedited and that the timestamps are Pacific Standard Time. Hugs and love, Cindy

[09:54] * kiai has joined #Main_Room
[09:54] Cindy> very strange
[09:55] kiai> hello again
[09:55] Cindy> usually there are alot more people in at this time
[09:55] Cindy> welcome
[09:55] ScottRamsey> Hello kiai

There are a few of us in the chat this Sunday morning, where are the rest of you ? ? ?

Hugs and love,
Cindy

For any of you who are currently seeking Sephrena, guess what?

I would not normally recommend a movie on this site , and believe me, this is not an advertising pitch, but I just saw the most wonderful film on a plane. The title is 'Stardust' and it really is a magical movie which includes TG/TV sequences (Robert De Niro as a TV pirate!) and it is one of the nicest films I have seen in a long time, but then I'm a silly sentimental old romantic.

Which to tackle first, being unfinished or Ms Tern?

I have started a new series called Point Of View. In my new series, the character will give their thoughts on events and other characters within the story.

i really hate days when all you can do is sit inside and watch tv. we just got over a foot of snow and it is still falling. i am feeling really trapped and down today i really like to just get out. so i have had all day to read alot of stories on this site and find i think that everyone deserves a thanks for all of the stories.

Coeds 2 by Julie O has just been posted on the Stardust web site. Enjoy and be sure to leave a comment.

Bob Arnold

Fiona visiting a Carnival-Party

My name here on BC was Meri but I'd like to be called Fiona :)

Two friends invited me to join them for a carnival party, where i was the first time "out."

New Feature in the Shortcuts!

Top Priority - The United States (sorry, it's the country which holidays I'm the most familiar)
Next Tier - The United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia
Next Tier - Japan, Greece, Spain, France, Germany
Last Tier - The rest of the world

Didn't you just love Courtney?

Forget the issue of what kind of Jewish parents give a daughter such a goyishe (Hebrew for gentile; literally meaning “nation,” but signifying non-Jew and often carrying a pejorative connotation when Jews carry out all those secret rituals y’all are so worried about) name like Courtney. I know that Sara, Rebecca and Leah, three of the four matriarchs — the fourth being Rebecca - were already taken in this story, but really, Courtney?

Anyway, don't you just wish you had a sister who was so open and accepting, and willing to go with the flow? And don't you just wish you could share a dressing room with her while you both try on expensive lingerie?

Forget it. She's my sister, not yours. Okay, she's not mine either, but this is fiction, after all.

I thought I'd try something tonight by way of an experiment. I'm still plugging away at my Edwardian story so I thought I'd programme some appropriate music for the period, so far it's been Parry and Elgar orchestral pieces, with a chunk of Vaughan Williams ('London Symphony','Lark Ascending','Songs of Travel') - I'm not sure it's working as I intended, I seem to be listening more than typing :)

anyone else tried something similar?

Hiya everyone! Below is a link to a rather silly video I did over the weekend. It's just me and my friend Beatrice, who may or may not have the start of a budding singing career. ^.~

The link to the video is at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yug8WUShCg

I don't watch football usually, but I would watch it more often if games were as good as the fourth quarter of this Superbowl. Two excellent teams, two fantastic quarterbacks, head to head competition between the minds of two great coaches. Wow!

The Pats didn't let themselves be outplayed, they just got out-lucked by a Giants team that made no important mistakes. Double wow!

- Erin

I have a powerful need for contact with other human beings, and in spite of my own personal fear of rejetion, that need drags me out of my apartment and into the public. Inadvertently, I have spent thousands of hours working with a group called,"The City Repair Project", and have made dozens of friends. Oh, I am 61 and they are all in the 18 to 30 Age group, so my social contacts with them are less than what I would like but we have worked on several projects together. The good part of this is that they have seen a transwoman who is socially together enough to be a viable positive force in their organization

It is something that they needed to see, and I like to hope that little actions in many different places by transwomen will ease the way for all of us.

I just watched a documentary TV show on BBC America called Teen Transsexual; I hour long at noon MST. It followed a girl while she was 17 and 18. There was a little about her early life. She went on HRT at 16. After she turned 18 she was able to have breast implants. She was very slim and had had very little breast growth from the HRT.