A nearly empty nightclub, a tall, skinny man with no expression at all stands in a pool of light....

From Yahoo News:

A transgender man who kept his female reproductive organs despite his transformation is now five months pregnant and will appear on Oprah Winfrey's television show, the talk show said on Tuesday.

"I'm a person and I have the right to have my own biological child," Thomas Beatie, of Bend, Oregon, said in excerpts from the show, which airs on Thursday.

Someone recently created an account here for the sole purpose of posting a blog to complain that a BC author with a similar name got a higher Google rating than he. After thinking about it and deciding it wasn't really an April Fowl Joke, I unpubbed the blog and blocked the account. Essentially a whiny troll who didn't even know how to provide a usable link to his site, he got me to thinking:

I'm Sorry about the long wait and apparent death of my story. For the longest time I could not see where I wanted to go with it and I finally found my muse again.
I sould have chapter 3 up by next week (hopefully)

Remember I am still sort of new at writing for others to read so I am looking for any way to improve.

A warm Thank you to everyone who has commented or voted for my stories.

I was looking around for a icon or picture I could use in creating a title page in more than one book

I just now found out that MaddyBell.com and the GabyZone are both back up now. Thank you Piper for fixing the glitch.

Hello all:

I am continuing my Tarja story, but I had a little writer's block. However, while I was dealing with my writer's block, I started a new story, 'April & Rain', and last month I started - for the short story contest - a 'short story', but since the contest is over, I decided to make in into another story.
I hope those 2 will be up this week.

TG Sine

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.

I haven't been able to access Gabyzone since early today. is it just me or is there a problem?

Hugs
Sue

I will be catching up on the shortcuts tomorrow. Sorry about the couple of day lag there, to make up for it, there will be a couple of days with an extra-large Shortcuts box.

Edeyn

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.

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.

I just wanted to congratulate and salute the sterling performances put in by the British cycling team last night, winning three golds.

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...

I am, it seems, experiencing some mental aberrations. I've ranted and raved at friends. I've been rude and even cruel to some who didn't deserve it. I've been experiencing wild swings in my emotions, laughing one minute, crying uncontrollably the next.

I'm going to try to start something here, and I dare anyone to try to top it. ;)

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.

On my computer the voting and comments counters have gone crazy, plus the registration for the number of reads on an individual story. I don't know if this is system-wide,
Joanne

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?

A spammer whose IP address showed up as being located in Beijing has been permanently banned from the site and his user logon blocked.

- Erin

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.<

Hi there.

Not really a blog entry. I'm looking for a story I used to have.

I am looking for a maker of corsets that someone has had good luck with. Romantasy seems nice but I do not know them. I am thinking that it could be a nice little train ride to go down there.

Can anyone make a recomendation for the Western Half of the US or ??

Gwen

Due to moving I've been away for a while.It will take me a little while to get established and caught up on reading.As soon as that happens I'll start writing and posting more of "hell yeah it hurt".Has everyone gone back to not using the chatrooms?Amy

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!

Another meander through the trivia of my life, but then I don't really worry too much about the big stuff.

To all of you who are eagerly awaiting the next posting--which would ordinarily have been Easter Monday, I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to wait.

Just to let you all know that I will be on holiday for one week from Saturday; so I won't be doing any more Orphan until I get back. (Hooray I hear you shout).

I am about to post the conclusion of Desert Princess, my most popular story yet. Go figure !

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

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.

I won't have reliable access till problem is fixed. It was taken out by storm and AT&T is fixing it I hope.

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.

This is part of a campaign for motorists to pay attention to bicyclists on the road, although it certainly doesn't seem like it at first:

http://dothetest.co.uk

GRAND SLAM! I can't believe it, I can't see for the tears

I woke up Monday morning this week and it was Tuesday afternoon.

I was wondering if it was possible to get a copy of Jesse's Story by Joel Lawrence or the person.s link. i was also wondering if I could also get Brandy DeWinter link.

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.

I have two more chapters of M.I.B.D. Artemis The Hunter to post, I am asking any editor here at Big Closet if they will help me to post the remaining chapters for me.

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?

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...

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.

About as dangerous as a tiger on a school bus

What's a desert without pyramids? Big piles of reasons and complications and relationships...

http://fictioneer.org

- Erin

It just gets better and better... tape a bow 'Sizzling Shane' Williams :)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Km2VARzN4DU&feature=user

EDIT: little description for anyone who can't access the video link