One of the stories here got me curious about the "Star Wars" series, for purely technical reasons. :) So, I began to watch the entire series again from I-VI. In Epi IV, Han Solo mentioned that his ship would do 1.5 light speed. Hmmmm that is just plodding along and is really not much good for space travel. In Lili's present story, she mentioned that the drive she is peddling is capable of 100,000 times light speed; something just barely useful considering the scale of the Universe, or even our own Galaxy.

Is it a good thing to discover that you're NOT the trailblazer you thought you were? (Preparing to transition in the workplace.)

Well, If I needed any proof that my daughter isnt ready for me to be out with her as Dorothy, yesterday provided it. I had woken up at 330 pm in a panic, thinking I had forgotten to pick her up from school. I hurriedly put on a t-shirt and shorts and ran out to the school, only to find her gone, picked up by my mother, who had told me she would before I went to sleep, only I had forgotten. So I went home, and they came home right after, and my daughter took one look at me and freaked out. I hadn't realized it, but I had grabbed a ladies t shirt I use as a camisole by mistake.

I wanted to thank everyone who commented on "White Skates". Its an idea I had a while back, and then forgot until Sunday morning when I got home from work, while I was having a quick bath before going to bed. You know, I should invest in waterproof pen and paper, I get some of my best ideas when I'm in a bath...

Hi peeps

Over the last few years Angharad and I have written a number of pretty much standalone Gabysodes for various competitions and events. Some of these have been widely seen on the internet, others have only limited distribution.

I thought it would be nice to bring a selection of these tales together in one single volume so if you have missed their previous appearances or simply like to see Gaby in print, this one’s for you.

So here it is, Gaby Tales, ten Gabysodes that sit outside of the main stream of either Angharad's or my own main Gaby storylines.

I think this is a good image for describing my current state. I'm climbing a mountain, at the top is "being totally female". Right now I've made some good progress, and have set up a base camp, to try and figure out the next part of my ascent. Having a safe base at the moment is wonderful, but also kind of dangerous. It would be very easy for me to be content where I am right now - being Dorothy at work, Todd around my daughter. But I know that comfort is illusion. Eventually, I have to get back to climbing, or risk falling off entirely.

Hey folks, I've been here for a year.;0 I finally realized how silly it was that my first story here wasn't complete. I've remedied that. I'm not thrilled with it, but somehow I feel closure.

Love And Hugs To All,
Jonelle-Elise

"What Light Through Yonder Shadow" has 3 acts. I've finished two of them at the end of each act I put down the main characters of that act. Act 3 will be shorter and I might put the character list before I start.
I have said that I won't create new characters and I'm not although I am using a guest character with another author's permission.
I have taken a while to do act 3 as I have been unsure how to form the picture into words. Please be patient.

This morning, I saw on the 'ticker tape' portion of one of those 24-hr news channels (a Toronto station) that New York State has legalized same-sex marriages by a vote of 33-29. Didn't have much more information than that, but I bet you can probably find more.

I understand that makes it the 6th State to do so. Only 44 to go, guys!

PB

Well, its good thing my daughter has the attention span of a hummingbird. First, the other day my mom let it slip I have a purse at work (that's how I lost my wallet). Then my daughter spotted my wig in bag as I went to pick up her mother (I take everything in my bag when I have to pick her up, I don't have time to come home and change) One of these days, the cats really going to come out of the bag ....

I just wanted to take the time to say thanks for all the wonderful comments that I have received. I originally had the idea to write this story about a year ago and had even started it but never quiet got around to finishing it then lost it after a virus hit my computer but had always meant to finish it which meant rewriting the whole story again from scratch and it really makes me happy to see my readers are also enjoying it.

To both of you that are following my story;

I apologize for the delay in the next chapter. I've had a few problems with this chapter, and my referfences (My kids) are with their other parent. They return tomorrow, and I have several ideas I need to bounce off of them. What I've written so far is so dark that I can't do it. I'll have more for you soon, though!

Wren

I've been trying very hard to not let myself go too far into the dumps over my current circumstances. Its not easy, but I am working on it. For example, I found a replacement wallet at my work that cost exactly what I had on me. Its pink, and has all the things I need in a wallet - a change pocket, a place for bills, and of course card holders. Now, I just have to fill it with all my replacement Identifications ...

Hadley Freeman this time suggesting why she thinks New York needs to pass the same sex wedding bill. The argument seems quite cogent to me, see what you think.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jun/...

Angharad.

Our son passed his 4th and final part of his testing for CPA this is a 4 part test that needs to be completed in 18 months or you need to start all over again. ( he had 10 days left till the deadline )I can not ell you how PROUD we are of him LOVE YOU ALL RICHIE and my wife TRISSA

Hi folks

just a heads up - if you go to my site you can find some new and updated fanfic stuff this week as well as all the latest news.

ttfn

Maddy

Well, got more bad news yesterday. My mom has been letting a co-worker drive her car while she was at work, and he got into an accident with it. Now, because he was not covered under her insurance, she may have to pay out for it herself. Boy, when things go wrong, they go wrong ....

I just got word that my estranged son has kidney cancer. It is what killed my older brother.

I'm sorta sad now. I would appreciate your prayers.

Gwen

Over the last week, I have learned that Hospice has been called in to care for my grandmother. She is in Stage 5 Kidney failure and fluid is building up in her system making it difficult for her to breathe.The diuretics she has been taking no longer work. The doctors all thought she would pass on last Summer, but she defied the odds and made it for 10 months longer. She is on high dose pain meds to keep her comfortable and I expect we will get the call sometime within the next week. I'm really saddened by her impending death because she is my last grandparent left living.

An incident happened this morning. Those involved know what happened. I got angry and shut the site down to cool off so that I did not say things I would regret or ban anyone.

The rule here is friendly. If the comment, blog or forum post you want to make is not friendly ... don't make it. Next time, I think I will have to ban a few people. I don't want to do that so please don't test me on it.

It’s been forty-one years since I last taught a high school class. I went into business rather than to make the kind of “mistake” I watched everyone else in my family make.

My mother and father were teachers. My three older siblings all were teachers . . . and I watched year after year while they struggled to make ends meet while suffering daily abuse at the hands of immature and unruly children.

I’m sorry, but I watched the video of the boy who cross-dressed and was suspended. He’s appears to be an egocentric brat!

So I wanted to surprise you all with the chapter early, as it has been a while since the last time I posted anything. So read and enjoy. Thank you for being patient with me. And more chapters will arrive as I can get to them. 300 Rains is not being dropped or anything, just that I have a lot of other things going on. After all... they have to make it back to Brazil. :)

I Think this School District could have problems with this being what state this happen in! Richard

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. – A 15-year-old boy has been suspended from school after wearing high heels and a dress to school as a part of a challenge laid down by his mother.

Sam Saurs, a ninth grader at Sedgwick Junior High School in Port Orchard, said he told his mother that wearing high heels wouldn't be that hard. Saurs' mother challenged him to try it and he accepted. To take it even further, he decided to wear a dress, too.

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This will be my first vacation in 11 years. I spent 10 of those years taking care of my bed-ridden wife and working. No complaints about that, I loved her dearly. Tomorrow, June 17, is the 1st anniversary of her graduation to the next life. I'll be leaving on the 22 for Washington DC for 2 days of taking in the memorials and Smithsonian. I also have a ticket to ride the DC Ducks. Refurbished WWII DUWKs that journey through DC and go for a swim on the Potomac. I'll be getting 1st hand info for Krista's continuing odyssey. On the 24 I'll travel to St. Michaels for 2 days.

Here's an excerpt from a PM I sent Laika a little whie ago. Thought I should share the pain

-- snicker --

Okay, so Chapter 40 is edited and I will probably post it Sunday. I have nothing else ready as another story has hijacked me and since this one is for hopeful future publication, it takes precedence right now. So if I have a lull in writing that story I will try to catch up with 300. I still have an issue with my health and the VA is doing some work on trying to fix the issue. So, if that gets better I will be able to write more and probably catch up.

So, there you have it an update on 300 Rains.

No doubt pressured by the likes of the Daily Mail, six months ago the UK government launched a review into the "Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Childhood". Oh yes. It was led by a chap called Reg Bailey, who's the Chief Executive of Mothers' Union. The organisation then criticised the report for "not going far enough" in its recommendations. Ho hum.
The recommendations include:

Well, my confidence in my abilities had taken a hit thanks to the struggles I had with "Between one step and the next", but the two short pieces I've done since has given me a bit of a boost in this area. Hopefully, that means I can tackle a longer work now.

Well, its ahead of schedule but the final parts of Changes will be with my editor today so i hope to have part 4 available on Lulu in the next few hours!

Mads

For those of you who may be interested in following "Never My Love" to the end, I've got a question for you.

In an upcoming chapter, Gaby's handwriting is shown. I selected a font called "Rage Italic" as IMO, it looks like her scrawl ... but I'm not positive if it appeared in the earlier versions of 'MSWord' that still may be in use by people here. Therefore I'm asking now.... is this choice okay?

PB

I just thought to share with you all about how "Home of the Brave" came about. It started because I had found myself getting on a negative track mentally, beating myself up for my lack of courage in not dealing with the ex. This story was my way of countering that kind of negative self-talk, by reminding myself that perhaps being willing to put my own needs on hold for my daughter's sake was a kind of courage too. I hope everyone enjoyed the result.

People have always managed to kill or injure themselves in inventive ways, even if the invention was unintended. The link to the attached article on the BBC website gives a few examples from Tudor England - including someone who shot himself in the head with a longbow; someone who was indirectly killed by a maypole and someone who died after their testicles were crushed during 'Christenmas games,' bet that hurt.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13762313

Angharad.

Here's another interesting article.

Does anyone know if this documentary has an English version? My Dutch is ziltch.

Valentijn De Hingh, Transgender Model, Was Subject Of Nine-Year Documentary

-Connie

Here's an interesting article I came across that I thought I'd share.

Children’s Gender Roles

-Connie

I've just read this Independent article about the recent attempts to overrule Judge Vaughn Walker's 2008 ruling on Proposition 8.

So I then hopped onto Google News, and discovered that Judge James Ware has now ruled that Walker's judgement stands. Here's one article briefly mentioning the decision, and the Google News feed.

As of two hours ago, I've been here at BCTS for Five years. It's been loads of fun and I've made a lot of good friends. I've learned a lot about myself. I finally let myself be a little more of the real me. Not as easy as it sounds as most of you know. After holding myself apart for so long, it's so very difficult to let go of those things I hidden behind. Most of my stories has gotten a good response even if not blockbusters, well, by BC standards. A few has gotten very good welcomes, and I'll be lying if I said it didn't feel good.

But don't want the job?

That is the dilemma that Dahlia faces in the next set of chapters of A Walk in the Dark.

Feel free to give suggestions or just make fun of it here.

Maggie