A blog and poll on Patreon for everyone: https://www.patreon.com/posts/enemy-of-time-71612106

Hugs,
Erin

by Louise Anne and Jennifer Brock, some are really good and I had forgotten just how good they are so for new readers and those who have also forgotten, I urge you to read them again.

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/17687/louise-annes-autho...

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/17716/jennifer-brock

They are really good.

Are you aware that folk that are not part of the BCTS community often use your ideas, often very blatantly. I don't know if someone is stealing your stories, or if some of the authors here simply are part of another creative community. I see this emulation most often in the Hollywood Marvel and other "comic book" realm. Not going to mention names here.

Not crying fowl here at all. After all it could all be quite voluntary.

Gwen

My daughter was worse today.

she could hardly walk, didn't talk at all, and needed her mother to tell her repeatedly to before she did things.

I am really scared something serious is gone wrong, and Sharon is blinded to it by her religion.

Is it nostalgia or old age?

Watching old movies from when I was young. Yeah the special effects were not that great and no cgi but…the feel of real is there.

Roger moores James Bond movies- okay given compared to books not close, but they were very, and still are, fun and nice to watch. In reality not possible, but it’s totally believable.

Actually all but Daniel Craig’s bond movies are good in there own right. Daniels are a little too gun happy, lack bond gadgets, and lack romance. Nice to watch if your into it I guess.

I'm sorry folks, But I was out dormousing most of the day and I didn't sleep that well, I haven't for a number of days, so I'm too tired to do much at all. I'll post something as soon as I can but not tonight.

Thanks for your patience.

Angharad.

“Eep!” I eeped, grabbing at the hand brace, and feeling my curvy parts jiggle and sway, straining against the glue.

I know this is not a "trans" issue. It will however affect a great many trans people, as often transitioning can lessen job prospects and wealth.

The energy price cap goes up again by 80% from 1 October for 24 million people in England, Scotland and Wales.

If you’re on a default tariff and pay by direct debit, your bills will increase by £1,578 a year to £3,549. If you’re a prepayment customer, your payments will rise by £1,591 a year to £3,608.

I've just read what there is of "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" and am surprised that it was not finished.

Was the story ever finished? Does anyone know anything about the welfare of Sue Brown? She wrote just lots of very good stories. I hope that she is well.

Gwen

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...

The weekend is upon us and I will be having the Sunday zoom meeting per schedule. This meeting is for trans women only. Feel free to invite others, if you have an invite. It is international. Past attendees have been from Great Britain as well as Germany.

https://www.time.gov/
Britain 10:00PM
Germany 11:00PM

If you are interested in joining send me a PM via big closet. And I will send you an invite.

We've got bills.... I don't want to end up deep in the hole at the end of the month as we have in the recent past, so I'm asking early.

Please, if you can help, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hugs,
Erin, Piper, Cat, Amy, Jamie and the elves.

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A story from the Guardian. It appears drag queens have been reading stories to children in public libraries and the right-wing have got hold of it and, on the pretence of protecting children are prepared to protest against such things because they are different.

I just finished re-reading "Legacy of the Anari" by Ashley Blayze. I have no idea how I found the story after a dozen years. In my opinion, the story is as good as many of the other SCI FI greats, and yes, it contained Gender Change but without some of the tiresome tropes that most TG tales contain.

Sadly, the Author seems to have done this one off, and disappeared. I do hope that she has gone onto better things and had great success doing them.

Gwen

here in South West England we are having another 'heat wave'!

There has been some debate about when to allow kids to transition. On the one hand, forcing a trans kid to watch in horror as their bodies go through an unwanted puberty is downright cruel. On the other hand, there seems to be a lot of people who really regret their transition.

Some prescribe puberty blockers. How safe are they?

Many years ago, perhaps even in the 90's, I read a story that could have been Medieval, in which a female (Witch, wizard ?) controlled time by cranking a reel to reel tape back and forth from a tower, splicing and editing it as necessary. It could have been on BCTS but also could have been on another site. It was a good story.

Gwen

yep, we're back to warm (28c) and sunny here in Brizz, no doubt we'll be getting the ski gear out next week!

On Stranger Things Season 4 Ep. 1 some guys were playing a board game. Was that Dungeons and Dragons?

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/05/florida-gender-affi...

Florida medical board moves to block gender affirming treatments for minors
The board also voted to require adults seeking such care to wait 24 hours before going forward with any medical procedures.

By AREK SARKISSIAN

08/05/2022 07:00 PM EDT

I wish I could write a story I felt was half as good as Lord Dunsany's SWORD OF WELLERAN. Does anyone else have a candidate for the perfect short story? I could use some reading suggestions.