There's been a lot of stuff for pumpkin in my story so far and I'd like to just add a few things recipe wise.

1. Pumpkin Marmalade...

If you would be so kind, take a moment to send a positive vibe to Jaci today, as it is her first day back at work since surgery.

Thanks!

In just about any story, whether it be a TV show or a written work of fiction, the writer often finds he or she needs to include a nameless character in the mix in order to make the story more interesting or carry a scene. I used to refer to these as throw away characters since many of the ones I included in my stories shared the same fate of the extra crewman Captain James T. Kirk often included in his away team. You know the guy, (and they were always guys in the early Star Trek days), the one who went behind the boulder and was zapped.

This video is awesome. I had to share.

http://vitaminl.tv/video/55?ref=fbs

It's been a while. A long while. But finally my illustrator is devoting a whole week to doing the drawings on the children's book "But I'm not a boy." There are two pictures already posted but this will be the complete thing. I've had others turn me down because the girly activity the main character wanted to do was too stereotypical. Oh well. Onward and Upward.

Here is the POV of a girl and her thoughts of being a teen in transition. They speak in German but subtitles are in English. Thought it might be of interest.

Three years ago I signed up to BC.
Then on 2010/11/18 I posted my first story. My, how time flies.

Yet more random thoughts from yours truly ...

I don't usually read anything this rough, or at least I thought it was rough before I started reading it.

as she came home sooner than I had expected did not think she would feel upto travelling so soon, or allowed for that matter. But just after the twins left for class my Aunt and Jas arrived at the door it was such a wonderful surprise.

Jas seems so much happier, I guess I was not as observant as I thought.

I is just so great to be in her arms once more.

She has been busy getting her filing information ready for court and will Have a new Birth Certificate with in the next month.

Goddess Bless you All

Love from Desiree

Although it is actually the second cooperative effort between Persephone and myself, 'God Save the Queen' is the third of our works to be published on Kindle under the names HW Coyle and Jennifer Ellis. It started as a lark but took on greater importance when Crewman Number Six decided to take a more important role. More on that later.

We both hope you enjoy it.

Nancy Cole
a.k.a. HW Coyle

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I am sure many of you are aware we are part time antique dealers specializing in silver. We had done shows for about 20 years before my prostate surgery. For the last five years we've been doing only on-line auctions; however, a few months ago we decided to rent a showcase in one of the nicer antique malls in the area. It basically is giving us a chance to sell a rather large accumulated inventory. We had aske the operators of the mall about getting a larger showcase, and a couple of weeks ago one became available. Two weeks ago Saturday we moved our inventory into the larger case.

Every Day by David Levithan (Knopf, 2012) is a novel whose main character, A, wakes up every morning in the body of a different person. "The Safe-Deposit Box" by Greg Egan (Asimov's SF, 1990) has the same basic premise, but a very different plot and tone.

In about a week Erin will be adding another story from me to Hatbox.

We talked for a few minutes, but Bev had to go see to her wife, who is home from the hospital. The storm that hit England a couple of days ago, missed Bev and her family by several miles, but the rest of the U.K. really got clobbered. I hope all the rest of our friends in the U.K. came out of it okay.

Catherine Linda Michel

I couldn't not share this. I heard a snippet on the BBC news this afternoon and decided it was worth investigating. What I found was truly astonishing.

After listening to many users, I have decided to download Firefox and give it a try. The problem is when I try to find a safe site to use for the download, there are dozens that appear to be legit; however, I found out the hard way that many of these download sites install all sorts of malware and worse on my computer. For those in the know, what site do you recommend. Preferably the official Firefox site. Thanks.

The story of Tocarra, a transgendered girl in an alternative high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is told by her teacher in the publication, Rethinking Schools. It's a tragedy, but like all tragedies it shows the triumph of spirit. The opening paragraphs of the story follow. Click on link to read complete story.

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As part of my quest to get better at writing I've decided to actually follow the advice I keep seeing out there - yeah, I know, that's a radical idea and all, but it just might help... So, I found a nearby writer's group and intend to go there next week.

But that leads to my question. What to expect?

I hardly ever write for the blog. I've recently read a story that deserves all the praise I can heap on it. It's very good. There are a few grammar and spelling errors, but you quickly lose your critical thinking as the story gripes you. Got your attention? heeheehee

The Story is "Zapped" by the late Bob Arnold.

I have all these story ideas in my head, mostly just taking up space and gathering dust unfortunately. I try to get them written down, but by the time I start to actually do so, my mind has wandered off to the next great story idea. I just can't stay focused on a story long enough to actually really write it. I even made a long list where I have written down the gist of most of these story ideas, though many are still not even in that list, but the actual writing of a story never really happens.

For the possibly two people actually interested, I figured I'd post a progress report on what I've been working on recently.

I have a couple of post that are the same with just a different format to them .. If you want to run with the story line in them you can .. As i see three different directions for them to go. . So feel free to take them over and put your own spin on them ... Lets make these Stories BCTS.. I would luv to have every one put there shilling's worth in to them...

The BBC is reporting that Lou Reed has died.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24697765

I wonder how many people have been inspired by 'Walk on the Wild side?'

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Just feeling a little melancholy and shaky this morning, and I have to sleep before I get up at 7:00 AM. I've been approached my a PHD Doctor from a big local university who tells me that he knows that we have not been treated very well, and he wants me to help him make that better.

Those who know me, can confirm that I live a quiet life, and try to avoid the drama and hand wringing that makes so many of us miserable. I am no activist, not one bit. And, I am pretty much a prude, just trying to do the best I can to live like billions of other women.

Okay folks it's update time.

I had originally planned to release the second part of the story I posted here on the 31st of this month. However alarmingly I have become aware that there could be some kind of major fault in my work so a question...

I cannot find the follow-up story to Ambition, where Hallie and Co go to Crete to dig. Please tell me how I can, I have searched both BCTS and Stardust.

Or is this another "button" debacle?

I keep checking boxes, but nothing ever happens.

... that I wish I had.

"of all the people like you I've met, you were the one most comfortable in their own skin. You're a very pretty woman, and you're very lucky."

My apologies that the promised 'few weeks' before starting my next story has turned into nearly five months. It has been a busy summer! However, I have now written 25,000 words towards a new story entitled Dancing Queen. This should be enough to keep me going with weekly postings until the New Year (by which time I hope to have written the remainder). Bronwen is currently correcting my punctuation and pointing out mistakes, and I am looking for a suitable title image so that I hope to begin posting next week.

Louise

So I'm sitting here debating whether or not I should post the unreachable on the site. The problem, it's long.... really really really (don't make me write it 100 times) long. It comes in at 185k words. The transgender part doesn't show up until 150k words in. So I'm wondering if I should or would people think it a big waste of time.

We often see comment here about some of the more repellent representations of the Transgender community on TV. However...

I haven't posted anything here for a while, but I haven't been idle. I've finished several first drafts recently, and would like to get feedback on them from beta readers before I do final drafts and post them here, or offer them for sale on Smashwords and the Kindle store.

spent most of yesterday at the hospital because I have some kind of growth on the bottom of my foot. I love the fact that I can go to the hospital without worrying about how I'm gonna pay for it ....

The best they could tell me is it isnt a bone spur or something like that. They think its an infection, so I will be on antibiotics ...

ah, well.

So I thought I would take a moment to post pics of our NinjaBaby....

Kinda hit a dry spell, might be a bit before I have another story for you all.

Sorry.

Well, I decided to try to finish one! Those that know me know my muse takes a vacation whenever I ask her for anything.

In a few days I will take the final step on the first part of my way:

After Halloween I'll drop my male disguise completely.

I've just finished the story entry's last chapters. I will be continuing the story by popular request and adding it into the stories I'm currently doing.
*Great Big Hugs*

Thank you very much everybody for your kind thoughts and support.

My beloved Helen, my wife of 38 years has come home after the operation to remove 90% of the malignant tumour from her brain.

Saw this article this morning in the local rag. I wonder if they have Dormice safaris?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-mct-bc-sl...

So I've finally come to the decision. I don't need my family anymore. So I've disowned them. I'm tired of caring what they thing. I'm tired of hurting. To follow a story recently on the site, Masks, I've determined my male self, Dan, is a mask lined with thorns. a Mask that is so heavy that if I let it sit on me. It hurts so much eventually I will be no more.