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My first kinky show.

I met the Kajira side of Gwen.

I got myself invited to work as an assistant to a person who does Shibari rope bondage. :) Yyyyaaaayyyyy ! ! ! Did I have fun? Yeeeesssssss! All I really did was recoil the ropes as they were untied from the person who had been tied up. It was my first experience with anything like this and it was soooo much fun.

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Spiral Scouts - Scouting for children of all kinds

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53 weeks

I have noticed that I became a member here a year and a week ago, which for some is probably 53 weeks too long. I have frequented this site for a few years but previously as a reader, particularly attracted by Wanda's 'Kelly Girl', which I still consider one of the best stories here. In those days I was just an occasional reader.

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Does This Ever Happen To You?

Last night, after I got through reading the latest "Bike" chapter, I went to bed early. But for some reason, sleep was hard to come by.

I was sleepy, but as soon as I lay down, I began to have chills and I felt like I had just run a marathon. I finally went to sleep after a bit, but I still feel weak.

Oh well, this happens every now and then, but I wish that it did not.

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The Latest news about KimEM......

Well, It's been a while since I posted an update... I've done some updates on a person 2 person basis, or to small groups in the GabyZone chat-room, but it's time to get everyon caught up...

Kim left Deborah Heart and lung center, 2 or 3 weeks ago now.... I'm not sure exact dates because my schedule is all turned around...

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A sincere apology to Sephrena.

I was very rude and cruel to you last night on skype. I didn't mean to be, but I've been very emotional the past few days. Still, I shouldn't have taken it out on you, and I apologize. I haven't seen you online since then, and I hope it's not because of me. You've always been there for me, and you're a friend, and I love you.

Please forgive me?

Cathy

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Duty Honor Country Family Parts 6 and 7 notes

A recent commenter wrote-

"This is quite well done. do you live in Japan? You seem so familliar with the culture and the criminals anyway."

I've never lived in Japan but have visited the country. The occasional bits of Japanese in the story are being provided to me by a friend. From 1987 to 1989 while serving in the Navy, I was stationed in the Philippines at Subic Bay.

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New Members on or after 1 a.m. PDT 25 Mar 2008

One of the consequences of restoring the database is I may have lost any new user signups for Mar 24, 2008 to Mar 26, 2008. If you signed up for a new account during that time period and your password no longer works, you'll probably just have to sign-up all over again. I'm sorry.

- Erin

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Questions for Readers on Characters and Their Stories

There is a question, or maybe it is a group of questions, that I have been trying to figure out how to ask for the last two or three months. Having gotten no closer to figuring out the proper way to phrase it, I just decided to throw it on the table, like a half a hog, and see if something can be made of it.

How important do readers want the TG aspect to be in a TG story?

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Chrissie

Well everyone, I'm just posting this to say that Chrissie is finally finished. The chapters that are posted here, have been edited, and gone over with a mine sweeper. So they are just a tad different.

The book will be ready for sale in about 2 months, or shorter, because I am editing it right now.

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(Show Me The Money, Ch 25) Hello? Is anyone awake here?

Gosh people! I can't believe that you all missed a key element in the chapter. Do you all skim so fast that you missed this. This is soooooo key; like as in a big deal!

>“Jennifer, I felt to see if you had any development with regards to your testicles. I couldn’t even feel them. I’m surprised that your old doctor didn’t say anything to your mother about this,” she said.<

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CONTEST - Let The Punishment Fit The Crime: Part Two

Awhile ago I posted a story, 'Let The Punishment Fit The Crime'. It got more reads and comments than anything else I've ever posted here and people want a part two. Therein lies a problem. You see, I never intended to even POST that story!

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Labor of Love

I hope I'm not being tiresome in reposting interesting tidbits I find elsewhere on the 'net every once in awhile.

This story is about an FTM man, legally married to a woman, who opted to carry their child when she couldn't.

For me, the most interesting part is the behavior of the medical staff where they live, putting their own petty attitudes above the health and welfare of their patient.

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Andrea James

Andrea James is a young transwoman whose career I have followed for a few years. My first impression of her was that she was another man struggling to make a new life, and at first it seemed somehow flawed. My heart went out to her; and my wishes for her to succeed.

A few weeks ago, I saw a clip with her in it. Her voice was flawless, and she was pretty; no trace of "Frank" there.

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Silly Things to say.

Whenever one has an audience and you are about to turn on any device that emits hot air... Hair Dryer, Hot Air Hand Dryer, pop corn maker, ...

Say in a load clear voice: "And now a word from Hillary." and then turn on your device. I've used it in boys and girls restrooms to various aclaim. From Laughs, giggles, to down right evil glares.

Robi

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Pray happy for you.

I had not realized that there were several transwomen here who found themselves at an early age. My happiness for you.

To all those who have faced the horror of coming against a society that does not understand. Pray happy for you.

To all those who have been beaten half to death because of something you did not do. Pray happy for you.

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starting with a title

The town where I live was expanded from a small market town during the nineteen sixties, spreading out into the surrounding countryside. As the newly developed areas were built on greenfield sites finding street names has been something of a problem - one area has streets named for composers, another for islands and another for Roman emperors!

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Lateness

My installments will be late this week, and probably next week as well. I knew that having guests over for Easter would be throwing my schedule off, but I hadn't taken a serious look around the house to see how much cleaning I needed to do before I'd be comfortable with company.

So if you don't see me around here in the next week or so, nothing serious has happened.

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Runway thank you

Thank you all for taking interest and commenting on this series. There have been several ideas posted as to what Brenda should do and a continuation of this story. One would be a trial, but trials don't take place for many months after the arrests. Brenda has taken care of her duties involving this case and won't be required to testify for a long bit of time.

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Mirror mirror on the wall...

A friend of mine told me this little snippet:

Pick up a mirror, lie on your back and look at the reflection of your face; this is what you looked like ten years ago.

Sit up and look at your face in the mirror; this is obviously what you look like now.

Put the mirror on your bed/ floor and look down at your reflection; this is what you will look like in ten years time.

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Sometimes I Wonder

Yeah well I'm like that. I get these random thoughts and they wander all over the shop and end up a million miles from the starting point so you sit and go… huh, how'd I get here.

I recently went through a bout of depression that knocked me about just a bit. Well, I did look in every now and then but I didn't comment and I didn't add anything anywhere. Just couldn't see…

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Pains

I bought a fence for my doggelle and put it up today. Now I'm in pain, hope to be feeling better after taking pain meds but need to flake out for a few hours at least.

The doggette had a good time in the yard though, she caught a three inch long grasshopper. :) It was almost worth kranging my back to watch her. She didn't know whether to attack or run and hide. :)

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For John in W-w-what'sitsname?

An English couple were touring the States and while in Wisconsin, they came across a place named Wauwatosa.

Now this couple had no idea about how this was pronounced, having fallen foul when visiting Little Rock some time before and finding out that Arkansas is not pronounced the same as Kansas.

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tense? I am

I'm writing an SF story set in the near future, but written in the past tense (if that makes sense). The problem is, although not written in the first person, the 'author' must be in the future to write in the past tense, but some of the things written about would/will still be the same when the 'author' is writing, so should they be referred to in the present tense?

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Names, Names, What's in Names?

We were chatting about names, meanings, and which sex you might associate them with the other day in conjunction with one of the fine serials running.

Then, today, I noticed this story in the New York Times. (online subscription required, but easy to get and free.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/science/11tier.html?pagewa...

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Perhaps this shall be "The Vagina Chronicles 1.0".

I am sharing these following details so that those who have not completed this journey will either be too frightened to continue or go into SRS with a more realistic view. Had I realized how significantly different my experience would be from what others had described, perhaps I would have thought things out more thouroghly, though I doubt that it would have changed my ultimate destination.

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Teh dog iz funneh

I was lying in bed reading and Cuddles lying next to me. Some big truck passed on the street and shook the house. Cuddles decided someone must be in the house and started growling. I got up to go to the living room with her, she wouldn't go alone, to show her no one was in the house. She was right behind me.

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About "For King & Country"

I thought I'd write an introduction for my currently serialised piece.

First of all, it's very different to anything else I've written, which tend to be surreal, very personal stories based on my own life experiences. I'll start posting those after I get done with this one. As you can probably guess, this one has very little to do with my life experiences! Unless you count being glued to the telly-box everytime a Bond film came on during my childhood...

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Komputor Arm. Oweeeeeeee!

It's finally happened. I normally use the computer 8-10 hours a day; done it for a couple years and had no propblem. Suddenly, my right arm and shoulder are hurting like there is a daemon loose in my body, and my left is not far behind. I hope this resolves soon.

It is just awful, since those of you who write deserve generous comments, but they won't be coming from me for a while.

Sorry

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Unnecessary keyword/category duplication

I just noticed some authors are using the "TG other keywords" to duplicate existing themes/elements, splitting up the categories unnecessarily. Everything with this keyword:

http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/tg-other-keywords/body-swap

Probably should have that keyword removed, and this theme added to those stories:

http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/tg-themes/body-mind-or-soul-ex...

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One last roll of the dice

Sad news for all the gamers here. Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, has passed away at age 69. Despite his declining health, Gary was still hosting weekly games at his home as recently as January. He touched a lot of lives through his creation, and he will be missed.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8XyHnUHsOBoCofRxK-5waWoA...

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The Mary McCoy

I don't even know anymore. I guess I'm a chronic alcoholic because last night I woke up about 1:30 in the morning not even remembering I had drank a single drink. I woke up looking at the clock and going "oh god... if I don't set my alarm I'm going to be late for work." And so I woe and set my alarm and set out all my clothes and all that and then, well... I had weird dreams.

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Taoist Funeral

Last week I participated in a funeral in the Taoist tradition in Hong Kong. While funerals are not most peoples' preferred activity the older you get the more of them you witness.

The Chinese experience is so different I thought I'd share it. Firstly, Taoism is the traditional religion of China with multiple gods and "saints". The terms don't translate exactly, so I'll approximate.

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I wonder

I ran across this article today while web surfing. In short it is about a Chinese girl Xu Jiao playing the part of a boy in a Stephen Chow film called CJ7. I can't help but wonder if there would've been more attention if it had been a boy playing a girl's part. After all what's the difference? :)
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=42439
hugs!
grover

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Story Posting, Titles and Bylines

Stories NEED to have the title and author byline in the story box because when someone copies or downloads the story, they won't always get this information otherwise. There are a number of stories currently on the front page without this info. Previously, Sephrena or I have been correcting this situation when we notice it.

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