if anybody wants to watch my speech, I have it on google drive, so just pm me an email account and I can share it.

Was working on the current book today (only a few more chapters to go to finish the draft! Whoohoo!) and on a whim highlighted all the text of this one and the previous three within Scrivener to do a total word count. Went 'whoaaa' at the result of 507k. I know many authors here have a lot more than that, but still - only a few years ago the thought of even finishing one book was horribly daunting and felt ever out of reach. Passing 500k really feels like a milestone.

Hey everyone,

Chapter 3 of A Cold Fey In Hell is now available for everyone on my patreon page here and chapter 4 is available for patrons. I had hoped to have it on Patreon on Friday but I've been having major writers block along with the depression and stuff lately and then yesterday my internet was down all day. Hopefully getting a chapter of something finished means that I'll soon be back to my regular schedule here on BCTS.

*big hugs*

Amethyst

I felt a warm glow at the compliment despite the disturbing implications. Could I get used to this? I wondered.

Over on Patreon/BC, the newly christened Hallelujah Jones copes with dinner out and an inordinate amount of attention from everything male.

Can anybody help me just been trying to find stories by Monique S and nothing is showing up apart from her stories available on Amazon can anybody tell me why this might be.

Well, it looks like my Big Closet group on Facebook attracted the attention of somebody, and now its been shut down,

sorry everybody.

My stories are starting to garner comments, written by people weeks after they were posted. This is Good!

Still working on the next story; it's not that much longer, but had scenes I had to add after the first draft. Maybe next week...

I've had a couple complaints about the Editing on this story. Since it is short, I'll just fix it online. I should have given it one more read before I published it. Sorry.

Gwen

or is it just fantasy?

Would anyone be interest in doing a quick beta read on a short and quite silly non-tg fantasy story (2k words)?

Hi Folk,

Last Saturday morning I woke-up, did my Transcendental meditation, got out of bed and turned on NPR (radio). I then heard most of a program on various trans topics. Here is a link to this podcast:

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/trans-form...

nope, its Maddy's blog!

Coming up in the next Angel of... story:

Aaron was standing at a window, the lower portion of which was open. As was the screen beyond. Melody needed a moment to see who - or, rather, what - he was talking to: A small, nondescript grey bird standing on the window sill.

"You need to stop teasing that cat," said Aaron, sternly.

The bird gave an irate chirp.

Hey everyone,

Just a quick note to let you all know that Chapter 2 of A Cold Fey In Hell is now available for everyone on my patreon page here and chapter 3 is available for patrons. I will be bringing the story over to BCTS one chapter a week starting in June, but the newest chapters will remain on Patreon.

*big hugs*

Amethyst

“Stop stressing, Cupcake,” Jordan told me, smiling. “Hollywood has not forgotten you. As if.”

"The Changeling Chronicles" An EPIC of over 194,000 words and 383 pages or so, that may very well be Morpheus' best work.

I have just re read it for about the fourth or fifth time and it still held me spellbound for two days!

If you're into Swords and Sorcery, The Fairie, interaction between Humans and Fairie, hell if you're just a fan of a cracking great tale, you need to check this one out. The TG elements are light, but there are fights, epic battles, love and renewal, loyalty, personal growth and much more in this tale.

Okay I had a really worrying moment. I was laying on my couch, watching TV, and decided that once the program I was watching was over I'd go for a walk.

Trying to think of what I would need, I realized I had no idea if I was wearing socks or not,

I had to physically check to confirm I was barefoot.

This concerns me. A lot.

and a return to more autumnal temperatures!

Scientists have suggested that herd immunity might not be a feasible goal for the United States. They state the main factor stopping herd immunity is vaccine reluctance.

I have "death reluctance."

What doesn't the government hold a $100,000,000 lottery for all those who have been fully vaccinated as of July 1?

Given a shot at $100M might prompt the damn fools to roll up their sleeves.

Why should those of us who have done the right thing suffer under the distinct peril of this virus mutating, when we have the chance to eradicate it.

Jill

It is far too complicated to get into Aidan's Tale.''

Gwen

So I got some adulting done. Did a bottle run, vacuumed out the inside of my car, filled up on gas, got my rent out of the bank, and bought my mom a small container of ice cream.

All while feeling like "meh" and fighting PTSD

so yay me, I guess.

The story is set (if I remember correctly) in the time of the Vikings or just before, and located in the area the Vikings hail from. I am unable to remember the Author or if the story was a solo or the plot is a segment of a part work.

While it begins with the main character seemingly being the youngest child of a high ranking member of a fishing Village, the men folk also loot other settlements, via the water courses.

The MC disappeared in a bad storm, can't remember if they were on the sea or on a headland and was washed out to sea.

Hi, everyone!

For those who know my stories and like them, I published my first major work on Smashwords. It's called Grayland and it's a collection of stories about color in a mostly gray world. There are a few transgender elements sprinkled throughout the collection but I wouldn't call it transgender fiction.

Best of all for those of you who like my writing, Grayland is free. Since it's my first major published work, I'm not charging anything for it.

Looking for an old music video

and of course its May Day weekend,

It appears when I copied Chapter 3 of Legacy of Earth: Gensis, I copied chapter two instead of three. The mistake has been rectified.

My apologies.

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 Sexual Chemistry By Daniela A. Wolfe Horror-stricken when her face is plastered all over the news, Kayde flees the diner, but when Grey follows her out, she finds the release she's been seeking for so long.

I'm posting this under pets, but I'm really not sure if Mya counts as a pet... She's definitely a fur child.

I've touched her ear and had her whimper a couple of times, but I thought shed stop, then she did again this morning, so I took her to the vet and had her ear checked out. Sure enough, there was an ear infection, so she's on an antibiotic and some ear drops.

Hey everyone,

So last night I got my first Covid shot and thus far nothing too serious in the way of side effects. It feels good to have it done with and I already have my second dose scheduled for August so I'll be properly immunized before I move to wherever it is I end up going to start my life over. I have a few possibilities that I'm looking into for that.

unfortunately, last night I had a nightmare. I was in a house, and suddenly a large pile of black liquid smashed through the ceiling and landed in the corner.

there was a girl sitting at the kitchen table studying, and wearing headphones so she didn't hear me cry out. she did look up, and seeing the blob, went to check it out.

She got too close, fell in, and tried swimming towards me, crying for her mother.

But she couldn't reach me, and she drowned.

I'm still very shaken by this.

Hello out there,

I finished writing chapter 7 of Walker's Path today. It took a lot longer than I anticipated. I was going to finish it quickly but then Camp NaNoWriMo happened and I started working on the sequel to Adrian. That didn't end up going anywhere either so I ended up distracting myself.

I want to do a quick edit on it before I release it. Most of my work here is first draft material so I'm sorry if it's not that well done.

Three Girls by Drea DiMaggio.

I don't know how I got on this wonderful story. It was written some 12 years ago. Frankly I usually avoid her stories because they always seem to make a sobbing mess out of me. I'm about half finished with it and it is wonderful.
It will be worth your time to read this.

Gwen

I just finished a chapter and had gotten up to lock my kitchen (my cousin will raid it if I don't), and my wife asked me to help her out. She's got a migraine so bad that we ended up in the ER. She's never had a migraine before, so seemed like the most prudent move. Now I'm sitting in an overheated room and waiting.

Quick update the doc just came in, so giving Norma a few meds.

I've been reading some of Lilith's stories...well, re-reading them and I'm wondering where she's been.

I seem to recall some sort of schmozz where she got a little...or more... peeved and took her ball and went home? I've tried her website, which won't load. I tried her twitter account...nothing there past 2014 so...is she still around? Is she okay?

I think I've become scared to go to bed.

my latest adventures - which included pulling a muscle in my back trying to keep myself from falling off my bed - has left me with an extreme reluctance to go sleep on my bed.

As if I didn't have enough issues to deal with . . .

I'm curious to know how much gold would be the equivalent of 10¹⁵ (a quadrillion) dollars.

So the VA Caregiver seems anxious to get me on Psych Drugs again. It is chilling. They talk about Borderline Personality Disorder. They have grown so condemning and intransigent that I use a private provider when I can. My private Psychological Nurse Practitioner seems more up to date and we've developed the idea that whatever personality problems I have come from Childhood abuse. The VA is very concerned that I not own a gun, and that is confusing since I have no history of violence, and was Military Police in the Army. If I had a broken arm, I would take that to the VA.

I just wanted to mention here, there will be no Legacy this week. I was unable to complete the editing for this part last night and I'm just too busy today and tomorrow to be able to get any more done.

I hope you all have a deliciously devious day,

Hello my dear readers, friends and followers,

I thought I should use my first blog entry to talk about about a few things. I hope that this will help me and maybe you understand a few things about writing, stories and emotions.

To those who follow Jessie Wolf's stories. I'm sorry to report that my mother will not be posting any new chapters this week for either Speed Demons or Wolff of the endless waltz. As much as she loves posting her stories here at Big Closet. I must put a halt until further notice. Please do not blame mom. Blame me. I know I'm being selfish but i want to keep her around until I graduate college and get married. (Wolf daughter growl) Hopefully she'll be back home in a few days from the hospital and in a few weeks back to posting her stories.

Thank you for understanding.

I have considered using Grammarly but do not wish to be drawn into something that might steal my ideas, or milk me for more money than is reasonable. Does anyone have experience with them?

Gwen

It's a big day, because Doppler Press have just posted the first of what I hope will be a series of collections of my stories on Amazon Kindle
The link is: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093B7Y6BK
Thanks to Erin and the team at Doppler Press and to Sigh for some edits and the foreword, at to Bronwen for all of her tireless editing work.

So as the title of this blog alludes to, I'm finally close to filing my legal name change.

I managed to change my gender marker in New Jersey and I've been waiting to get my birth certificate changed till I also had my name change so that I only have to pay one fee to the state of California (where I was born).

OK. I guess I just can't help myself.

Privilege/Class/Social Inequalities Explained in a $100 Race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K5fbQ1-zps

We need to work on the big problems and stop wasting our time polishing the chrome on this rusted out old Edsel.

We're so pleased to be with you, look around see what you do

I have always been a fan of Richard Dawkins for his no-nonsense attitude to myths and superstition, science works on evidence not 'imaginary friends'. It appears he feels the same about transgender people which has led the American Humanist Association to withdraw an award they gave him 1996, as humanist of the year.

Recently broke the 2000 likes barrier for my serial 'The PA'. Quite chuffed. Many thanks everyone for your support.

Gill xx

Today is April 19th. Twenty-six years ago today, at 9:02 AM a truck bomb, constructed by disgruntled ultra right wingers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, was detonated in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Bldg in Oklahoma City. 168 people, including 19 children, were killed in the attack.

We Okies made a solemn vow after the bombing. This vow has been used other times in other incidents, but we will honor it every year.

I have been disappointed, lately, with the lack of good transgender novels to read. I will admit that I am kind of fussy about what I like to read. I like character-driven stories. Not magical, or gender-swapping types, but more down-to-earth things; like plotlines which show how we cope with the intricacies of life. The struggles to fit in; not necessarily in dramatic movie-of-the-week ways, but how to fit in with "normal" society and be whole. I like mysteries and thriller elements, too.