I know that there are fans of classic Sci- fi here and I have just finished what I believe is the best robot book since Isaac Asimov. It's Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguru. Ishiguru is a brilliant writer and takes Klara to a level beyond what Asimov did in his robot novels.

It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my dear friend Anne, who I shall miss enormously.

working on the final three chapters…
Next up is the town socialite Christmas party with Nikki finding herself as the unexpected guest of honor of the Thomas family.

Each of us has only so many minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years in this life. There is no buying or bartering for more. When others steal our labors they steal part of our life. There is no way to replace the time in our life stolen from us. Most figure it's a monetary thing. lost finances but it's much more. As I was skimming the net this never came up in Google but it did in Bing. If one is looking to find how many sites reference back to one's accomplishments it wouldn't hurt to use several different search engines.

Hi!

"Dragon's Mark" Chapter 3 is on BC!

Chapter 7 is posted ahead on Patreon. (Thanks, Erin!)

HUGS!
S

I have published just a very short piece of whimsy today, from some of my older material which really ought to be up here as BC is my true home.

I have to confess that I have written nothing for a few weeks. I received the results of some tests last month and last week I was rushed into hospital for the removal of a large chunk of me. I am slowly recovering from that.

working away in front of my log fire on my entry for the Christmas Comp when disaster struck.

It was my third attempt at a story when a Christmas Film came on the TV. Five minutes in, and I knew that the 3,000 odd words that I'd written were junk. The plot of the film and my story were almost identical. For a moment, I felt like throwing my MacBook at the TV but I didn't. I'd certainly not seen the film before and was made in 2019.

My muse saw the similarity and promptly exited stage left into the distance at a great rate of knots and that's it.

I've submitted "Quest for the Silver Cleric" to Berkley's Publishing.

If you want to submit a work, here is the link:

https://authorspublish.com/berkley-an-imprint-of-peguin-rand...

Probably due to all the inactivity of the last two years from Covid and all, I am very ill with Cellulitis that has gotten quite serious. I'm not hospitalized yet but am on very strong Antibiotics and other strange potions. Not feeling well at all.

Just in case, I wanted to thank so many of you for being so kind and loving to me in the last many years. Thank you.

Merry Christmas and blessings to you all.

Gwen Brown

Many of the stories on BCTS follow the same theme of school bullies and brutality. Those stories are more non fiction than fiction. I don't think I'm reveling any confidential secrets when I repeat what one of the ladies at the VA TG meeting told the rest of us when she was going to school. Every school day, every school year was literally hell for her. She was constantly getting beat up.

Released 12-10-2021 over 101,000 words

Rising Juniors, the Twelfth book in the Lee Corcoran series, follows Lee Corcoran, who has completed his sophomore year in college at the University of Michigan. These books primarily follow Lee and his best friend Darby, a girl.

Does anybody have any idea if or when Daring Diane will continue her cheerleader Series I can’t wait to read more about Lee and Darby

I spoke to Cathy Michael tonight on skype. She's still in hospital and complaining about the food. (Old soldiers never die.) She's going for more tests tomorrow and she's still denied access to Big Closet.

Hi!

"Dragon's Mark" Chapter 2 is on BC!

Chapter 6 is now also posted ahead on Patreon. (Thanks, Erin!)

HUGS!
S

apparently I should have made "Demonstration Model" my entry in the Christmas contest !

New little story up!

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/92369/demonstration-m...

British singer/songwriter Frank Turner never got on with his father, who was apparently quite abusive towards Frank as he grew up. Then his father took the name Miranda and transitioned. An event Frank could not forgive and they didn't talk for ten years. Eventually Frank got to know Miranda better, they reconciled, and Frank has written a song about the experience. Take a listen here : "Miranda".

I am wondering about a theme that I seem to be encountering over and over in stories. It is male saying to female: "You are mine". Do such ideas come from our primitive "Lizard Brain"? I've seen it in "Twilight" , the "50 Shades" story, and just now in chapter 26 of "Easy as Falling of a Bike". I suspect that it is a common theme that I have seen before but just now can't remember when.

Not that I expect it to happen to me.

Hi all
Can any of you help trying to find chapters 19-22 of zapped by the late Bob Arnold I know they used to be on stardustr but that site is no longer with us so can anybody tell me where I can read or find these lost chapters Thanks

Lots of love and hugs
sim1cats

If Roe v. Wade can be rolled back, what's next?

If you're feeling at all comfortable about your trans-rights, should you be?

Jill

In about 4 hours, my 54 year old son, a Missionary, will be at my Apartment. We have not been on good terms despite my opinion that I do not agree that my belief does not condemn me. (Isa 56:4-5, and Matt 19:12) . I live as a woman and dress as such 100% of the time. I've even worked out how to ride my electric bike with an ankle length skirt on.

I could wear pants but my breasts are rather nice and too large to hide. I'm XXY and when I started Estrodial my body really liked it.

Pants, or no?

Gwen

I am going to finish Surgeon's lodger soon. I may give Michelle a nice Christmas , as she has not had one since her mum died. Then on with the "op". Then an asteroid will destroy her and Sam LOL,

I have an idea for a historical action story. Is it ok to put the first part on here? It will have no trans elements. I just want some opinions.

Here's a brief note to demonstrate that the Feminista theme was being discussed way back in the naughty nineties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcMd1F1acSo

It's worth watching for it is a 'Two Ronnies' mini comedy series from wayye-back on the BBC.

There are a whole series of sketches.

Just look up 'The Worm that Turned' on You tube.

Bev

My entry in the Christmas contest is up.

I hope everybody likes it:

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/92308/marvel-ous-chri...

I look into Race’s beautiful deep-blue eyes and once again get lost in their endless depths. He smiles hungrily back at me and gently pulls off my shirt. I unbutton his and slowly pull it down off his shoulders ….

I tightly close my eyes in eager anticipation of what’s to come, and when I open them again, I’m looking back in his beautiful blue eyes … but I feel different ….

Well, Sharon has decided to leave her job as a school custodian.

Between her reluctance to get vaccinated, and the fact that her doctor has told her she needs to cut back because of heart issues, she will be leaving Edmonton Public Schools at the end of December.

She has arranged that in the new year she will be working as a cleaner in a home three days a week.

I hope she's thought this all through, and knows how to get extra support if she needs it, as I simply do not have the funds to help.

It's not cheap if one wishes to be a woman. Besides the cosmetics, the price of feminine attire and that isn't counting the foundations. Priced any bras lately?

Just read this interesting piece on the NPR website about reactions to Hollins College changing their admissions policy to specifically exclude non-binary applicants. I thought it might add to the ongoing conversation that takes place here, especially in our fiction, on the nature and practice of gender. It also shows pictures of people who most of us would identify as women and yet who don't identify themselves that way.

Here where I live, perhaps 1 in 10 women wear skirts on the street no matter the season. It seems that T girls try harder and usually wear skirts. Why do we clock each other so easily?

In the time I've been out, I seldom wear pants, and if I do, I have Nursing Uniform pants that are very loose in the hips and wide legs. I own a couple pair of Jeans and can't remember when I last wore them. I'm sure that part of my hatred of pants could be owing to all the years I could not wear skirts perhaps.

well, the biggest day in the Christian calendar is only a month away!

I am a bit surprised that there have been no comments on my recent story "Lucy".
I rushed a bit to publish this because when I was looking for images I discovered that there was that YouTube video and reference to the TV short, neither of which I knew about when I wrote this. I had assumed that this was a largely a forgotten piece of American history that had been excluded for inappropriate content ... but it is a great story. I hope that the TV item will be a dramatization of her speech to the court of which I have included a fragment.

Life isn't just a walk in the park for Jonny as he finds out that his former best friend saw him very differently than he saw himself.

I just saw this on FB:

"First transgendered suicide hotline is now up and running in the U.S. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860."

Well, for those of you following The Arctic Fox, or any of my other stories, it's going to be kinda slow getting the chapters up for a bit. This is a rather busy time of year for me, although COVID has slowed things down from how it usually is.

Anyway, please bear with me. The chapters will be posted. Just might take a bit more time.

Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays!

So i've been pounding the keyboard again to complete part 2 of the new Trixie book, A Leipzig Ring des Nibelungen If you've been kind enough to support me through that portal, head over there now to read parts one and two! You can of course join Patreon and get all my updates at any time, simply go to my Patreon page

For everyone else, treat yourself to some Gothy fun with the first two books, The Whitby Adventure and The Canterbury Tale

What the real point of TDoR is.

Hey! I'm back again! I'm done with overtime so that's nice! I can't guarantee I'll post anything next weekend as it's a holiday, but we'll see.

In case you are unaware, Battle for Earth, the prequel to this series is now available on Amazon Kindle. Please consider supporting me if you enjoy my work.

Legacy of Earth: Genesis The Naked Truth By Daniela A. Wolfe Kayde runs into Grey on her way out of Conclave headquarters. but things take an unexpected turn as Kayde's past comes back to haunt her. It isn't long before they find themselves in imminent danger.

Pete deals with Jake, his family and Megan. But there are a lot of questions not yet answered.

Tell me if you like the alternate cover. :)

Hugs,
Erin
 

well, I accomplished some stuff today.

I got my eye exam done and new glasses ordered, I got my laundry done, and I went through all the paperwork in my paperwork drawer and put what I need to keep in an accordion file and threw out the rest.

so not bad.

After months of reaerch and i have to admit, prevarication, today i've made a good start on the new Trixibell Heartswoon 'adventure'! The working title is a bit of a mouthful, A Leipzig Ring des Nibelungen which may be changed by the time i publish! It's set, as you might guess, against a background of a Gothic adventure to Leipzig. I will publish each part to Patreon as its completed so if you've been kind enough to support me through that portal, head over there now to read part one!

I just tried uploading an image (an 800px PNG) to BCTS but it failed. Resized to 600px and converted to JPG but all failed. Is there a known issue with image uploading?

(I was trying to announce a new mini series .....)

Hi everyone,

Okay so I've been trying to be mindful of my emotional state during my current manic phase, and I think I found out something. I'm more suspectable to anger while manic.

I guess this makes sense, since I've seen people who are normally mild mannered turn angry and hostile after say having a few drinks.

So that's something I'm going to have to watch out for, but at least now I know it can happen.

As usual in the UK, the authorities, to avoid upsetting business, once more have us 'celebrating' a National day not on the day itself but on the following weekend, today then, the National mourning for those lost and injured in military conflict kicked off at 11.00am this morning. I always try to observe the 2 minute silence, its not always possible but this year a pause in the day's DIY efforts was enoiugh to take part and to see those in power doing their symbolic wreath laying at the Cenotaph in central London.

I just received word that Smashwords has awarded my book Premium Status! That means it goes out in their premium catalog to potential Ebook retailers. I am SO excited!!!!

Below is a link to the book's new sales /order page.