Who are some of your favorite characters from my stories? Asking for a friend... :)

I'm sure there are many people on our site that are impacted by what this newspaper article lays out. Perhaps reading this article will help in dealing with medical/insurance denial of benefits. Being blind sided by insurance issues & procedures can be horrible.

I came across this. It seems that at least one legal document requires the monarch to be "Her Majesty".

So, like, obviously that's not an acceptable situation. Which leaves a clear solution...

https://esteefee.tumblr.com/post/695097085453877248

~~ Michelle

Hi. I’m starting a sequel to Taylor. All the proceeds go to BigCloset just like the first one.

I am looking for friends here. I want co-authors and readers. Anyone game?

It will start with brain storming, creating an outline, and then writing. Anyone can pitch it to help move this process along. Everyone will receive credit when it’s published.

As you already know from my work, I don’t have a lot of ego leading the way. So, anyone or anything is appreciated.

Give it some thought. It’s for a good cause.

While reading a really sweet story by Melanie Brown called "Just Friends", a song by John Lennon called "Beautiful Boy" was mentioned. Intrigued by the song title, I decided to look it up, and found a recording of it on YouTube. After listening to what turned out to be a very pretty song, I found out it was written for John's son Sean. I'd only heard of Julian before, so I did some research, and discovered that even though Julian had basically been abandoned by his father, he'd still had a good relationship with Sean.

From the next (currently being written) Masks story:

"We occasionally tell people that this island was used as a base by the Dread Pirate Roberts, centuries ago," said the Commander, straight-faced. "That the place was built-up and maintained by the descendants of those left behind to guard the treasure. It's amazing how many believe that."

Hope this is not too political or inflammatory. I trust the mods to remove it if so.

There is definite abuse of trans kids here (not by the parents). Enough said.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/transgender-st...

Sadly Queen Elizabeth 2nd has just died at 96. While it is hard for some to feel sorry for anyone with that much wealth and privilege, she always seemed to have a massive sense of duty.

We have just had a change of prime minister a few days ago. She even presided over that as best she could.

She was the only member of the family I had any respect for. It's an end of an era for many of us. Many people were born and died with her as our queen. She was Queen of England for over 70 years.

Just an update! I'm busy with life, however, that doesn't mean I'm done with my writings. I might be sending a few stories soon and yes even spin offs and maybe a spinoff of my prologue story. I'm rewriting Tarja 14 and one of the minor character will be in a new story that I'm writing. (Really two new stories).

Hope I won't forget my password again....

The fires being reported in Southern California are not that near me. The closest is about 30 miles away on the other side of some mountains.

I have friends in those areas, but I checked on them just now, and they are okay.

Hugs,
Erin

Hello everyone! First of all I want to say thanks for reading my story, it means a lot to me! I apologize for the slow pace, I'm usually a bit faster with my writing but I've been working a lot and doing my best to keep up.

I just reread the two Angel Marquez stories by Paula Dillon. The second ends at Ch 5 here with a "to be continued". Anyone know if this was ever continued elsewhere? Sweet tale.

It is titled Size Matters.

So, after a while of not writing (and other real life changes) I have found my muse again and am going to try to be actively writing and posting once again.

Over the last few years, I’ve started to medically transition, my wife and I own a home now (which, admittedly, eats at writing time) among other health issues that I now deal with. I have time to write.

The two stories I’m going to focus on mainly are Emma’s Story: School Days and In Her Fathers Footsteps. I hope to have a new chapter of Footsteps up this week.

Thanks for putting up with my absences.

Hi everybody! I just wanted to let ya's know, after a really long dry spell, my muse seems to have woken again. I'm currently working on the next chapter of Janegirl Camp, and am about ... maybe halfway through. Even though I'm feeling a bit unsure how long my muse will keep going, it's def nice to be writing again! :)

whatever 'normal' is!

The past few days I've taken time off from work to plow ahead with the writing for this extended weekend. Progress has been slow per day but steady, and I'm pretty happy with how it's been going.

New DOUBLE size Shadowblades is up!

the TWINS ARE BACK at it and in a biggeeeeeeer size post

have fun reading! AND POST COMMENTS!

I had a nightmare last night that I had been r*ped, and was trying to tell a female police officer about it while in a bathroom. In the dream I kept repeating "I want to die"

As you might expect, I am shaking.

hugs appreciated.

While I was walking my dog today another dog got under his owner's fence paralleling the sidewalk and attacked my dog. The owner has already paid the vet bill for fortunately non-life-threatening injuries though one bite could have been fatal if it went deeper. My problem is that this is the second time that I know of that this dog has gotten lose and attacked another dog. I feel like I should file a complaint to prevent more attacks but at the same time I hate to risk a dog being put down.

I was just thinking about The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, and I was wondering ... what would happen to him the day after he lost his second outfit in a fortnight?

While sitting with the better half in an isolation room, the duty doctor came to visit. He was nice enough to inform us that along with the covid, or the covid had developed, or whatever it is, she has gone into viral pneumonia. So she will be starting on antibiotics. They had to drop her regular blood pressure med to start her on a new one to fight the atrial fibrillation (I hope I got that right) which they think is brought on due to the breathing treatments which hit her like adrenalin. Oh, goodie. We havin fun now!

Hi everyone.

So last night, at 10:55PM, while I was holding my Dad's hand, he passed away. He had been gasping for breath all day. I arrived from Spokane at about 5. Mom tells me she thinks he was waiting for me to arrive before he stopped fighting.

I sobbed several times as I talked to him. He wasn't responsive in a normal way, but as I spoke, his breathing became easier.

Just a little poll to help me focus on providing people what they want to see on the BC Patreon. Open to evryone to take part.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/content-or-just-71265203

Hugs,
Erin

I've been having thoughts about my existential relationship with writing TG fiction. Yes, I feel blocked of late, unable to progress on the projects I have on deck. Illness, depression, what have you intermittently plague me. It's even disturbed my normal sleep pattern. Now, these are signs of problems that extend further than my writing. I'm aware of that. But, still I ponder the need to write. Not that I would stop writing for my own sake. I guess I would continue to drabble about to amuse myself as I've done off and on for most of my adult life.

well heck now they are making keyboards for my elves!

finally took you humans long enough!

https://drop.com/buy/drop-the-lord-of-the-rings-elvish-keyboard

How did I get here? I am not Gay, never was. YET somehow I am a post operative MtF woman and enjoy living that way. At 75 years old, there will never be intercourse, of that I am completely sure. Lots of those who I know figure I am Gay. I was married to a woman until 2005 for 38 years. She was as messed up as me perhaps, very unaffectionate. We rescued each other from terrible abuse. I worked very hard to heal from its effects. She refused to acknowledge that it ever happened.

Well, the better half and I hunkered down and buried ourselves and came through the plague just fine. Then things started to slowly open in stages while we remained the same. School started back again, not sure what precautions in effect, while the kids I raised and their kids got fairly back to normal. I know I never saw them take masks with them, etc. We still took all the precautions and got some strange looks for wearing masks when the govt said we didn't need to. A couple of weeks ago one of the school age kids was diagnosed with covid, then another older kid.

Just to let everybody know I'm doing fine since March I've started dialysis and I've had a double bypass surgery.
The Veterans Administration has upgraded me from 100% P&T to SMC -S. Aka 100% for kidneys and 100% for my heart. With a bunch of other rating 0% to 40%.

Life goes on for Pete. Even with a dreaded doctor's appointment looming, he can find something to laugh about.

This is only for those who >can<, but have not yet contributed.
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Please think about what BCTS is worth to you.

When I sign into BCTS, the back of my mind whispers "checking up on friends".

Happy sniffles from well over half the stories that I/you read? (Me)

Will these ratty old shoes hold out till Social Security Pay Day? (Me)

A lot of us here have been reading for years or decades. (Me, only years.) And some have been writing for years to a decade-plus.

I haven't been on BCTS for awhile. We recently found out that my Dad has cancer. It's developed into stage 4, which is not a good thing. Really need prayers and hugs.

I've seen two different AI "companions" online and on FB. Are these for real? Are they just a way to hack my computer?

Gwen

not clickbait but true.

Jonny's problems keep growing!

I am an addict.

I am addicted to imagination.

Fantasy, science fiction, comics, almost anything would do as long as it allowed me to not deal with the real world.

Nowadays I get my fix mostly online, including the ability to create a fake version of me so I never had to face my real self.

The result is I am an overgrown child, completely unable to handle the adult world.

I managed to escape without going back through the boys’ locker room; the coaches’ corridor has its own entrance and exit. Megan was waiting for me looking crisp and cute in her denim capris and a tied top, Elly May Clampett-style.

I had to grin at her, and when I held my arm up, she snuggled under it. We kissed, just a peck because we were still on school grounds, but it felt nice. It was as it had been for a moment, but then she asked, “You haven’t forgotten, have you?”

“Huh?” My stomach dropped.

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Hey, everyone,

and into next...

Just a short note to give readers a heads up about what is to come for the remainder of the year and for early 2023.

First up is a 2-parter called 'Surprise'. A bit of fantasy coming true.
Then there is a 17-part story called 'A Quest for Justice'.
This is a political thriller set in the current day USA.
That should take until the end of December to finish posting.
My backlog then is still rather fluid but there is around 6 months of work in the can, and another 6 months of postings in my WIP folder nearing completion.

When I painted that, I was thinking YA or PG stories with an emphasis on realistic portrayals of the characters. In 'End of the World' and, I suppose 'Dystopian Novels' I had figured that that female characters (and also the male characters fighting in the resistance) would be wearing cast-off clothing and gear salvaged from the enemy. I thought that clothing them in revealing clothing would not be in their nature.

Red flags aplenty in London police’s swatting of Twitch streamer Clara Sorrenti: expert

https://globalnews.ca/news/9069338/london-police-swatting-tw...

Big Question - I just received a PM from someone who purchased Being Invisible and they report that the book acted 'wonky' ( a technical term). The person said that the font changed from their preset 11 point to 7 without warning.

If you have purchased the book, or are reading it on your Kindle, please help me out and look.

Let me know if the problem is on my end.

Thank you kind people,

Leslie

Does anyone ever notice how few woman heroines are drawn like this nowadays?
Normal, vulnerable, but resolute?

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Hunted, by c. schiman

charlie.

Are there anymore chapters of The Joiners coming or is Chapter 19 the end?

Teddie

Gotta love the military mindset

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-army-coming-out-with-tact...