One of the most devastating things that happened to me as a child was the sudden loss of my pet dog, a loveable, spunky mutt named Brownie. He broke away from my mother's grip on his leash and got hit by a passing car. It happened while I was in school, 4th grade, so I was 8 going on 9.

Much to my astonishment, Storysite.org is still open! I first published there in 2001 or before as Credence Brown. I found one of my original stories there called "Swan Song". It is about a page. I remember it as a True Story and it answers a question for me. I had long ago forgotten about it, and at times now, sometimes I feel guilty for trying to be a woman now.

and other tales of the expected.

Is this among the known side effects?

Sam: "Telling Faith about last night only dredges up all of the feelings that I tried to bury...very confusing feelings…there are the feelings about Gerome…"

In the next chapter of the story I'm working on, some religious/spiritual practices are discussed for a bit. I've been sorta struggling on how to portray the scene in a way that feels honest and realistic, without coming off as preachy or heavy handed. Does anyone have suggestions on how to best portray that sort of content in stories?

I wonder if they were caught in the very recent ransomware attack?

What a week,

Will be posting chap 5 of angel Monday next week to give me time to tweak it a little bit. i hate it when i have to chase meds and stuff really screws up my routine. I'm getting used to writing again after such a long hiatus and for those that ask i will be working on reaffirmation and another of my incomplete stories. i really have left too many unfinished.

I'm going to try to keep up regular posting too giving myself deadlines will help me function, so from next week it will be angel on a Monday and reaffirmation on a Thursday,

Happy Canada Day to all of our authors and fans from or in Canada!

In the spirit of neighborliness, can we borrow a helping of that True North weather? :)

Hugs,
Erin

It's taken some considerable number of months but I've managed to finish the conversion of the short first-person Tammy's Summer Diary into Tammy's Summer Fling, a 64k word novel.

What this means is that I now have a little more time available and will split this for two writing projects. The first of these is the third Unaccounted Gains Book (currently expected on Kindle in August) and the second project is a brand new Tammy story that will be premiered here later this summer.

I just learned today that Maggie Finson, one of BigCloset's best and most popular authors, passed away November 17, 2020.

She had been ill and I had thought of her frequently of late, but had not checked on her for some months.

She is greatly missed by me and my thoughts go out to her family.

She was a friend as well.

Hugs to all, stay safe, and be well,
Erin

Had a really scary moment today.

We had gone to a local mall, and on our way out, I had something like a seizure in my right leg.

It started with my leg trembling, then shaking, and then I almost fell as it felt like every part of my leg tried to go in a different direction.

It calmed down, but after I'd taken a few more steps it happened again.

I told mom, and had her take over the driving, but it didn't happen again.

sighs, didn't I have enough problems already?

Actually, it's feelin' more like the threads of sanity I've used to stitch a shredded soul together are coming undone, and ... stuff ... is leakin'; out. Part of me is curious 'bout that stuff. Another part of me seems to know what that stuff is, and is scared of seein' it again. But ... it's a kinda disconnected scared.

I know, I know! Hot buttons and controversy, but there's more. I have been a long time admirer of Mrs Betty Bowers - who bills herself as AMERICA'S BEST CHRISTIAN. A satirical wonder, happily skewering hypocrisy in its many guises.

Hello out there,

I'm happy to announce that the Writing Walker's Path for Chapter 10 is out!

Chapter 10 is longer than all of the other chapters so I spent a bit more time on the blog talking about it. I feel there's still a lot of room for improvement when it comes to the blog so if you have any suggestions please let me know.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.

Lots of love,
Katherine

Cash contributions from our members, including our Patreon, is how we keep BigCloset operating. We get Patreon mostly on the 2nd or 3rd of the month. We're down to about $600 in our bank account, so we're basically broke.

If you can help, it will be appreciated. And please, be safe.

Hugs,
Erin, Piper, Jamie, Cat and the rest of the crew

Hello out there,

Walker's Path Chapter 10 is now out!

Tomorrow I'll be releasing the "Writing Walker's Path" blog and will post a link to it here. There's been a good reception to the blog so far and I know I have you partially to thank for that. (I appreciate all of you!)

Not going to keep you here. Enjoy the Chapter!

Lots of love,
Katherine

I am looking for a story that I read years ago.
A young man's parents are going to be going away with him for a company event and he does not want to go. The night before departure, he tries to dye his hair, and they make him go where he must portray himself as a teen young lady.

Not sure if anyone else has read this, and as I said it has been many years.

Thank You,
Melissa

Some time ago I sat down and decided to write a novella – a western novella - because aren’t they just the best novellas that there are?

I wrote one chapter. You know the one. The stranger rides into town - “Man and horse looked tired – dog tired. Both their heads hung, and the hooves moved slowly along the dusty path …”. Chapter 2 might yet get written. I am more of a short story writer.

Hey everyone,

Just a warning that the last chapter of I Wish Book 4 may not be posted tomorrow like I was hoping. I've had a lot on my mind the past few days and it's been screwing with my head and making it hard to focus on writing.

If you're familiar with the jazz singer Ute Lemper, you might have heard her interpretation of the Danny O'Keefe song, "You Look Just Like A Girl Again." Although written about a cis woman from the viewpoint of an admirer, to those of us of a certain age who may have missed out on that stage of our lives, it elicits an emotional frisson. Because in the mirror we hold within us, we can see the girl we might have been...again.

You Look Just Like a Girl Again

I'm embarrassed on this request. There was a long story posted recently about a guy who marries his long time sweetheart and moves to Arizona for school. He is of native American ancestry and is a "two spirit" person. Many adventures and accomplishments. I don't think the tale ended and I think I remember the author mentioning health issues. It hasn't been that long but I can't remember the author or full name of the story.

okay so last night my CPAP machine was going at such a pressure it actually caused the hose to separate from the mask.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that's not good.

Read a story on KGW News Internet. It seems that the VA will start doing Sex Change Surgeries. I wonder if they will farm them out to a huge hospital next door? In 2007 I had to pay for my own.

Gwen

Hello out there,

Chapter 10 is written! I'm going to release it this coming Friday. So not only do you have the weekend to look forward to you have a new chapter too!

It catches Walker's storyline up to the Intermission. Let's just say mistakes were made and there's a surprise in there as well.

I'm interested in a beta reader for this one. I'm looking for someone who is willing to be really open about what I've written. Weirdly the part I want feedback on was not planned at all which is why I need feedback.

I am grateful to have been at this site for just yonks. My stories have been reasonably well received, thank you very much. No one has chided me for not being the most clever writer, so I feel secure and happy.

I'm not sure why, but I'm feeling super dysphoric and pathetic.

hugs appreciated

Much as I've tried to keep a separate existence from myself (confusing enough), Lynda now has a Twitter account and a YouTube logon.

Unfortunately, twitter insisted I tie it to a physical phone number, which can trace back...

In the old days of the internet, it was much easier to juggle identities. Having two email addresses was child's play...

The bills have been pounding the HELL out of me the last few months. If anyone hasn't purchased this book or one of my others on Kindle, I would really appreciate ANY support you could give me. I'm gonna work harder to write some new books for Kindle, one for Doppler and I want to look into setting up a patreon as well. In the meantime, here's a link to Hello My Name Is, my most popular book on Kindle to date :).

Imagine Malak doing this, just for the fun of it:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/215316179311525889/85...

My thanks to MishaFox who posted the image to 3 Wolf Moon on Discord.

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"Fitness Class" was a solo. Or at least, I could have sworn it was.

But here I am, posting a follow up about a third the original's size. The "universe" does not have a name (other than "Fitness Class"), but there it is.

Most of my stories seem to me to be complete when I write them, the length varies, but usually getting them to proper Novelette length (17500 words or more) would be a struggle. They begin at the beginning, move through the scenes I've invented, and then they end, and that's how long they are.

Why is it so difficult to do simpple things with computers?

I hate to see friends fight. Especially over made up problems created to keep us distracted.

Americans largely agree on nearly all of the large important issues. Most of us want to be left alone. We want to be safe. We want to make a good living, have an opportunity to thrive, trust our neighbors. We want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and all that. In the end we have way more in common than not.

Jesus said, “Whoever is not with Me is against Me.” He also said, “Whoever is not against Us, is for Us.” This was echoed in the sixties as “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” I bought into this creed then -- and apply it now.

Over the last several months, I have cut ties with several long-term friends.

One of the most frustrating effects of what happened to me is that it destroyed my confidence in my ability to make decisions. I become paralyzed, and usually end up making the choice that requires the least change.

An example is happening right now as I am on the list to get stomach surgery, and the closer I get to the due date the less confident I'm making the right call.

sighs . . .

My posts seem to annoy some people. I'm responsible for my actions. No one else is to blame. I am responsible for my own security. Add I'm ultra conservative and transgendered and it really upsets others. If you're one of those, please don't comment. Read Rule ONE! In response to some caustic remarks I basically posted my life resume of all my talents and accomplishments, licenses, and degrees I earned. Every bit of it true no matter how unbelievable it may be to others. If anyone has any derogatory comments take it offline or meet me in person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZJvBfoHDk0

I'm not a fan of the show but this woman is amazing. I wish I had half of her strength.

I ran the printer version of "The Answer" through text-to-speech on my iPhone. That pointed out some misphrasings and typos to my ear, for all the strange pronunciations it resulted in.

The typos, at least, I'll fix shortly. And I'll think I'll employ text-to-speech as a late proofing stage on stories from now on, to cut down on errors.

I have posted my story "Lumberjackie" about the victim of a logging accident who discovers that he is of "two spirits" and gender fluid, perhaps as a result (?). Many have begged for a sequel and the extended story now opens my new book on Amazon "Risky Endeavors".
There are some of my other stories on this theme in there plus also some new stories.
Thanks to Erin and Sammy C and others for getting this book published.

you know, I've gotten used to having some degree of pain in my left leg, but I just had something worse than pain.

My leg felt like it was simply going to collapse, and I almost fell.

I'm still shaking.

well, it turns out its possible that my sleep apnea isn't the only reason I thrash around in my sleep
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Last night, I awoke to find I had tossed my pillows everywhere and pulled my CPAP machine off the nightstand.

But It had kept running and I never lost the connection between the mask and the machine, so I was getting air while this was happening.

Don't ask me what's going on, I really have no clue.

Hello out there,

If you haven't noticed yet... I just released Chapter 9 of Walker's Path!

It's the end of the night and there was something that Alyx said that's been bugging Walker. He is bound and determined to know what she meant. Those questions are answered in this episode.

Also, this chapter is the last of the "night" chapters. Longest night ever?

Hello out there,

Finished Chapter 9 of Walker's Path and finished the Intermission.

I am going to add Chapter 9 tomorrow morning so keep an eye out!

As for the Intermission. I'm not sure when I'll release it. I may just wait a week because it's not that big. It's mostly ready though.

After I post the Intermission I will have some questions for all of you so be ready!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Katherine

I've been praying that God would make me a girl and wishing that I was born a girl since I was 5.

I began to have PMS symptoms (migraines, cramping, bloating, and wild mood swings) when I was 12 for a few days every month. When I was 15, I started getting female curves, so I gained 150 pounds to hide them since I was beaten up on a regular basis for acting like a girl and I was afraid of getting beaten even worse, raped, and/or killed if I looked like a girl too.

Found on Medium:

https://medium.com/@notCursedE/gender-critical-feminism-is-b...

I'm sorry that I'm leaving readers on a cliff-hanger. I need to rewrite what follows for Lucy, and I need to add more of Glenn's story. I don't have anything on Glenn's story before a climactic episode.

I have several isolated episodes of the clique, including one thoroughly scrambled, but nothing continuing the story.

Therefore, I won't post the next part of the story for a while. Sorry about that.

Hello out there,

I hope you're all having a wonderful Thursday morning.

I'm patiently waiting for my speech therapy and have some good news.

Chapter 9 is almost done!

If you haven't read Walker's Path know that it's a story about the revelations of a teen intersex kid.

Chapter 9 continues this trend.

I'm pretty excited to bring it out. I'd like to announce that Chapter 9 is officially the last never-ending 'night' segment.

and they taketh away!