No, I have not stopped reading the stories being posted, here.

I have been busy with Kelly's Journey, and penning a story for the November contest.

Yes, it is a lot like Kelly's Journey. I write best in that style, even though I do pen a mean horror story.

After I have caught up on my many stories, I will return to being the avid reader, and commenter that I am.

And the lameness continues. Sorry folks, but I'm not going to be able to get Venus Cursed! up today, either. I haven't been sleeping well lately and it's really screwing up my ability to write anything. I took my laptop to bed with me on the off chance I could finish the chapter (it's half done, but that's two days works!), but it's not happening. So once I get this posted I'm off to sleep. Hopefully I'll sleep better than I have been and will be able to get lots of writing done tomorrow. Cross your fingers!

that you can keep up with things in the Gabyverse by book marking this page

http://www.maddybell.com/page600.html

Mads

Hi folks.

Just thought I'd drop you all a line to say that The Witch's Tarot was only supposed to be a three part story, but alas, my characters have gone and got themselves more complex than I thought they would.

President Obama will finally sign a new federal hate crime law that protects gay and 'YES' transgender people. It is about time that this was finally passed as we come near to transgender rememberance day.

Hugs,

Jenna From FL

For those who either do not read or are aware of Sapphire's List, I am posting here to let the one or two people who do frequent my site that I have been updating the Balcony the last couple of days. Probably nothing exciting and new for some people, however if you want to stop by the Balcony and pull up a chair while enjoying the view here is the link:

Beverly's Balcony

Beverly Colleen

Check this out

Captain Mal is back for a one time shot

http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/captain-mal-is-back-cci

Melanie

Masculine Costumes For Your Feminine Son

How to Write Badly Well

Share and enjoy. :-)

You have until midnight Pacific to pull whatever you want to save from Geocities, folks -- about 50 minutes.

Interesting tale of Dr. Marci Bowers and her clinic in Trinidad, Colorado.

http://www.aolhealth.com/health/sex-change-surgeon?icid=main|main|dl3|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolhealth.com%2Fhealth%2Fsex-change-surgeon

Apart from uncertain weather, I've had a very nice if exhausting weekend. Met up with my ex twice and we kept things very civil - my daughter was astonished. In fact we had quite a laugh as my ex went up the ladder to repair a broken clothes line while I held it for her - she was in trousers, I was in a skirt and heels and the ladder was rather dirty.

I just learned to do something new: how to put pictures in my stories!

Yup, I am a person of simple pleasures.

- Bobbie

Well. Just finished reading Skin Horse, from the beginning to the very latest panel, and all in one sitting, too. Can't believe I did that.

Well, what can I say. Seems I gots a new fav'rite comic!

How can you go wrong with a crossdressing psychologist that got turned into a werewolf, a warfreak zombie who chomps on brains, a talking dog named Sweetheart, a wind-up mechanical receptionist, a self-aware swarm of bees, a helicopter with a human brain implanted in it and so many others.

Plus a Doonesbury-esque sense of story and humor.

When I saw that something from Aardvark was up, for a brief moment in time, I thought that he had published another of his stories that make my seat um squishy! I was only briefly saddened to see that it was "Warrior" recycled. I'm in bed with the Flu and between my feverish, coughing times, I think I will read it again. Almost as good as a bit of Chokie Ice Cream!

When I posted Maggie the Kitten's Kitten Tail', I did an experiment.

I deliberately posted my story about her, right behind it. I even used her name in the title, as I had done when I originally wrote it for her.

Result?

At this moment, her story has 514 reads, mine has just 383.
And I'm not upset, because she has written a lot more quality stories than I have, and probably always will be able to do so. Her work is deserving of catching the eye of her fans just because she wrote it.

Holly

The level of quality of the text is quite plain; stories drop like rain from a throng of gifted writers upon BC. The process is twice blessed: to those who read these gifted words and also to the keyboard pounding wretches who enrich their own lives through their hair-pulling efforts.

BC has enjoyed talented writers for as long as it has been in existence. Some who post today have been here for the duration, many others have come and gone, but never in the time that I have been part of this site have there been such a huge number of outstanding writers producing so much good literature.

Subj: In the US, Hope for Victims of Genital Mutilation

As my friend Michelle pointed out when she referred this article to me "Stanley Biber would be proud of her"

http://www.newsweek.com/id/218692

Sorry for my lameness, but I'm not going to get VC up today. I've got a good start on it, but I just can't keep my eyes open to finish it tonight. Sorry!

Saless

Just came back from counseling and found out by my counselor that OHIP (Ontario health insurance plan) only covers transition if you go through a specific trans-clinic. They make you go through RLT for 2 years before you can even have hormone therapy. Yet they have a 90% decline rate. They make you go through 4 years of HRT before the Srs and still can decline you.

If you dont go through the clinic, you can have it all sooner however its more expensive. Either or however Hormones come out of own wallet/purse.

I was really bored and tripped across this site.

http://plot.kitt.net/

Random Movie Plot Generator (See some of the things it pulls up, below.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Sapphire

He was a flame-haired father of 3, who had a a love of Autumn and shoulders of concrete. She was a lovely female soccer star wannabe who was looking for the holy grail and hated it. Together they traveled to another world. Fighting the devil and loving each other.

*I wonder if Sapphire knew this about herself?*

He was She

An Elf in Her Bra has been in Hatbox for about a year and is now eligible for release to the general public.

During the last twelve months I have been inundated with many requests regarding my future intentions for it. Many are those who many have implored, begged, indeed offered financial incentives, in a vain attempt to influence me.

In spite of all such, and ignoring all threats, I have decided to indeed release it in the Public Domain here at Hallowe'en. So there!

I was wondering if anyone heard about the dress code Moorehouse is instituting. There's the typical no baggy pants, doo rags and so on but as part of this list wearing Women's Clothing is banned.
Gah can you be so closeminded?! You educated MLK and you're being so intolerant here! X-( It's a piece of clothing you phobic people!

Has anyone ever heard of this story? It was about a kid that crashed his bike in the woods and found an old Celtic ring that was slowly turning him into a girl. It has vanished from my collection.

Here I go agine, somewhat emboldened by Angela Rasch. I posted a story five days ago. The first two days 500+ hits, 50 votes and half a dozen comments. OK, not a stellar success. I can live with that, but for the last three days, 300+ hits and virtually NO votes and not a single comment.

I wish that someone would tell me if I'm wasting my time posting here, that I don't gibe with the BC vibe, that there's little interest in what I post, that I'm a lousy writer, anything but this deafening silence. Indifference; disapproval??

Hey all, been doing some overview of my storie 'The Girl in Me' accessing the many of mistakes, tribulations and problems regarding my storie. So I have came to the conclusion that I will revise it, re edit, add and change some things.

Firstly as from the start I wanted to make it as a series, of cronicles and Thus it will. I will be naming it "Morwen's Legacy: The Girl in Me".

Secondly The editing is going to be slightly difficult for me so if there is anyone that would like to volunteer to assist in the edditing of my storie, please let me know.

Anybody hear how`Sephrena's latest surgery went? I hope it went well and she is recovering.

Being ill in bed with the flu, I was not sick enough to sleep but not well enough to do anything meaningful. So, I started searching my old name. OMG, I found a database that lists me as the author of "Yeksim and the Jungle Planet". It was probably about my first effort at story writing, but how it got on the internet, I have no idea. I think that by '87 the amber screen was gone, but was it time for the 386 yet? It is reall chilling that this work lies in a data base somewhere.

http://ftp.resource.org/copyright/hids/hid_16/hid_16960000-1...

Now that many of us have had a round or two of "votes" added to all or most of our stories I'm left with perplexing questions.

Since it appears this had to have been done mechnically and is not the work of some super-appreciative speed-reader I'm no longer troubled that two of what I consider to be my best stories (An Affair of the Harte and Carl's Eyes) received no votes.

What bothers me is the overall question -- Why?

Yesterday someone voted for thirty-eight of my stories. The person had (1) vote so it wasn't an author. That person didn't leave a comment on any of them so I don't know how to say thanks except in an open blog.

If this mass voting was meant to be some sort of lifetime achievement award, I accept the honor under the protest that I'm not that old.

On some of the older stories it was the first vote the story received other than sympathy votes from me. I hate to have my stories feel completely unloved so I vote for them so they don't think they were totally scorned.

Jill

Well, I've finally/suddenly reached 100 chapters of Venus Cursed! Wow! I want to thank everybody who's been reading (and commenting, and voting!). My plans when I started this story were that it would probably only be 100 chapters long at most, and would end just about where it's at now. However, things have changed quite a bit since then, as they usually do, and that's not my plan anymore.

I happened to be looking at my story list (in the forlorn hope of seeing a comment on my stale postings), and noticed, to my great surprise, that "The Reluctant Bridesmaid" (part 1) had surpassed five thousand reads. This was, by far, my most popular story, but to be honest, I really never expected it to do so well.

Next Monday (19th Oct.) the British television station Channel4 will be showing a documentary entitled 'Age 8 and Wanting a Sex Change'. Here is a link to the details on their website.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/age-8-and-wanting-a-sex-c...

As another week ends, and I continue to grow, struggling with life, but keeping my head held high, I am drawn to reflect about our community and the support we share with one another. I am grateful for all those who have helped me get to this point. I have learned valuable lessons of love and friendship. I have learned or relearned the beauty of music again, and the grace of crying and laughter.

It really was my fault I wound up cross-dressed for a full year. The truth be known though, it was my sister’s fault I got into this situation in the first place. To add to the list of those I can blame for my predicament is my mother. She convinced me that thinking of others more than thinking of myself was the true Christian thing to do. She even mentioned that the contest didn’t specify only girls could enter so I wouldn’t be breaking any rules or fibbing on the form.

I don't know if this is the right formun(?). I don't blog, I don't understand it. I have been reading this site for about +1 years. About the time when Fictionmania and Shaphire(?) went into a black hole. Thank GOD for Big Closet!!!

I really like this site. In most cases, people are very supportive of each other.

I VOTE for stories or authors I like. I can't comment, as it take me to places I don't want to go.

It used to be under the blogs, now it is gone.

Thank you to those who mailed me asking me when I would continue to story. I'm sorry that it took me so long to continue. I just had a tiny bit of problem. Still has, but I think I'll try to ignore it and just start writing again.

However, when I reread the story earlier, I was horrified at the lack of imagery in the story. I mean, I know how it goes, how the characters look like because I can see them all in my head. The readers can't see what I see, so I decided to do a rewrite. Nothing major, but I will try to address the problem with giving more life to the characters.

From today's New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/us/politics/09hate.html

This is step towards expanding "the definition of violent federal hate crimes to those committed because of a victim’s sexual orientation, a step that would extend new protection to lesbian, gay and transgender people."

Kris

Is anyone else having issues opening Fictioneer? This is actually a bit worrisome because I don't have everything there backed up.

I'm possibly tempting providence, but I hope that thanks to a new modem/router and finally getting around to using a new computer I've had in the box for about three years, my internet problems are over (touch wood). It's Vista, so I might yet be swearing - but so far so good, as I learn my way round this different set up.

It's very late so I'm off to bed.

Angharad.

I have decided I don't care much for hospitals and emergency rooms at the moment. You go in and they want to poke, prod and otherwise torture you, when all you wanted in the first place was one simple little shot adenosine to stop the tachycardia. Finally escaped after 4 hours, with the last 2 sitting and waiting for someone to say I could leave...

And to top it off, my head is throbbing now. Time for Ibuprofen annd a nice warm bed

Diana

I just wanted to apologize for my slowness, and occasional missed updates lately. And yes, today's going to be more of the same. I haven't had any time to write yet, and I'll be leaving in ten minutes. I won't get a chance to do anything until I get back around eleven. I can make no promises!

I am looking for information on terran made celestial objects, intra- and inter-system, including location, trajectory and purpose. A story just popped into my head and won't let me be. Thanks :)
Diana

The Zombie Apocalypse, here's today's PVP apropos of this site and everything. :)

Hugs,
Erin

Hello my friends at BC!!

Well, I was given a big shock today. This coming Friday will be my last day at a company where I have worked for 14 years. Basically, it is the economy. Being single. Less money coming into the company, etc, etc. I was told I will receive a full month's pay check at the end of the month. Then another week into November.

…did you ever–?

I never cease to be amazed about the mind-boggling things I learn from BBC Radio 4. About 5 minutes ago I learned that King Edward VII had a golf bag made out of an elephant's penis. Evidently it was presented to him by an Indian Maharajah. The same programme informed me that "Snow Golf" was invented by Rudyard Kipling when he painted his balls red.

As I said before, the mind boggles.

So what mind-boggling facts have you learned from the radio/tv?

Gabi