Ruff! Ruff!
Arf! Arf!
Yip! Yip!
Everybody's home from work and school.
Every day is a weekend.
Dogs love it!

So last night I dreamed I was at a church function. I was upstairs, cleaning up a bunch of toy trucks, and then went downstairs to see that all the girls had turned the dining area into a fancy tea party. My dysphoria hit me like a physical blow, and I dumped my load of toy trucks on a counter and staggered back upstairs. I woke weeping.

Any Australian readers might be interested in a four-part tv program on ABC Me, yes that's the children's channel, at 4.30pm, Monday 30th March through to Thursday 2nd April in 30 minute episodes. It's about a young trans girl starting high school and doing her best to fit it and not stand out. Despite being told the school is inclusive, she had to use the sick room toilets since parents of other girls mightn't like her using the girls' ones. I'm guessing that might be just one of her problems. The lead character is played by a transgender girl.

is now available!

Looking for a story about all I can remember is tht it involved magic, and the protagonist had past lives some with kids.

I've followed "Trials and Tribulations of a Girl" for quite a while. A while back, I was talking with the wife of a Nez Perce Native who works here in Portland. I mentioned to her that I'd been doing research on my own Heritage and think it is Apache, or Navajo, but could be Cherokee. Oklahoma where my GrandParents were from, has 39 different Native American groups in it. My Spirit favors Navajo, but none of us know for sure. I told her that I thought I was Two Spirit and when she talked to her husband, he told her that I would be seen as totally normal in Nez Perce culture.

Something to cheer you all up!

Yesterday under the random solo list, a story by Randalynn appeared that I didn't remember reading, so I went ahead and read it. Once I started reading, I recognized most of the characters and had read some or most the stories they were in.
The question is; "Where is Randalynn"? It has been a while, literally months since the last post and longer since a new story part. I ask because I enjoyed the stories.

Hi,

Saw this on Facebook and thought I'd like to share it everywhere I can.

Video on getting rid of COVID-19 after grocery shopping.

After I published my last little piece, I was informed I've been mislabeling them as "drabbles". I always thought a drabble was 100 words or less, apparently its 100 words exactly. So what do I do about the section of my stories titled "Dorothy's Drabbles"?

Suggestions please.

but with a just cause!

I keep several short stories going so I have something to turn to when I need a break from working on a book. I was working on such a story this evening when a depressing thought struck me. The world these stories take place in no longer exists. And I'm not sure if it comes back. Most of my stories take place in the "now". But the "now" in the stories I've started, including the book I'm working on is no longer reality. So why am I bothering?

Melanie

I will be posting the latest Chapter of You are a Meany tomorrow. I did not have time to write because I was studying for taking the Life in The UK test. I was scheduled to take it this past Saturday but it got postponed. It did get reschedule for the middle of April. Now I have to call the Home Office to see what to do about my visa. I need to take the test to submit my paperwork. I was actually happy. After taking the test the only thing I would have had to do was to hit send on my visa application then wait for the Home Office to tell me to get my new biometrics card.

Boris Johnson announced this evening that the UK is in lockdown with immediate effect. I was due to move house on Thursday. Everything is in boxes. It looks like I'm going to have to stay here and pay for a house 50 miles away as well with no prospect of selling this house.
Plus, local Government in the UK charges double on empty properties.
Just to add insult to injury.

we got a lovely card from the vet clinic that helped put lady down. it included a little bit of her ashes, and a copy of her paw prints. It was very kind of them to do this, especially in these times.

World circumstances require us to hunker down, self quarantine, social distance, etc.

With that in mind there's a few things we can do at home to pass the time. I've been viewing a pair of Bald Eagles in So. California. Their nest overlooks Big Bear Lake, CA and makes for a pleasant 'screen saver' when they are not in their nest.

One of the site moderators has created virtual jig saw puzzles. Very pleasant and children can play too. Here's the puzzle link:
A link to all the Big Bear Lake Eagle puzzles. Very pleasant.

In hopes of providing a giggle in these dark times, I've come up with a little drabble:
https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/84020/transformation-...

Hi, everyone. Here's a short primer on the COVID-19 virus, which I hope is helpful. Know that all of the information here is backstopped, and is sourced from factual sources. If you have more information to share, please do share in your own post.

 
What is COVID-19

During A Global Pandemic, Idaho Lawmakers Prioritize Attacking Trans Kids’ Rights
The state legislature has yet to pass any measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but it has found time to pass two unprecedented anti-trans bills.

By Alanna Vagianos

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/idaho-attacking-trans-kids-ri...

Things to do when you need to stay home (that’s just about everybody):

When I've fallen asleep in the early evening because I'm ill, I usually wake around midnight and what I want is some toast.

This is how I made my toast:

A thick slice of square, organic sourdough which I spread lightly with brown mustard.

A scallion (green onion), chopped as fine as I cared to and distributed on the bread.

See Exodus 14

So last night I dreamed a pretty interesting dream. It started with me seemingly on board a space station desperately trying to prevent an explosion that would kill everyone on board. But then I was sitting in a movie theater, watching me save the day. I left the theater, and encountered a small girl dressed as my character. She recognized me, and I gave her an autograph.

Kinda neat, no?

Well howdy doody folks!

I am going to be publishing some of my stories and was wondering about book covers. So far I have been using pictures that I have found on unsplash and I have been pretty happy with them, but, if it wasn't too expensive I thought it might look even better with someone who was more artistic designing them. So... does anyone know how much that costs and who would be a good collaborator?

Thanks in advance
Hugs
Savannah

Well I was a busy girl today. I got Sam to her school and helped her pick a few things for the lockdown, I got my tires fixed, and got my meds refilled. Not bad, eh?

With almost everything from the schools to the colleges to the bars to the sit-down restaurants in this state, Ohio, being shut down, the grandkids will be here a lot. This may slow down publishing new chapters of 'Tommy - The Trials and Tribulations of a Girl?' a little bit. Hopefully, the schools will only be closed for three weeks and the rest of the school year.

There will be chapters of Tommy, but with two pre-teens in the house, it's hard to work on things.

Teddie

Due to flu-like symptoms I have not had the stamina to sit down and write this weekend.
Hope that it clears soon

This blog expresses curiousity. It's NOT a complaint

Just wondering what makes the music business such a fertile field for the authors here when it comes to young prodigies.

This blog is based entirely on my memory, which is fallible, and I have certainly missed many stories. However, my impression is that the frequency of stories about a young M2F person making a splash in music as a performer is much higher than other fields with the possible exception of modelling.

Since we just finished a story challenge and had some good offerings from it, I'm considering making a new challenge.

Just read this:

73% of fatalities are men. Two thirds also suffered from other diseases.

There isn't really any huge changes, just fixing typos and changing it to books of a series called the Huntress chronicles, also changed the name of the first chapter to Mother knows best. Because I really liked the name of "To save a monster" as the name of the whole first book.

Again, you do NOT need to reread anything, it's just some cosmetic changes, I am still working on the next book's chapter, I hope to be finished with it before may but I might be finished before that. I'm so glad all of you could enjoy this bizarre journey with me. I hope you enjoy what's coming next.

Well, we are all breathing a sigh of relief. Samantha does not have the Corona virus, so we've all dodged a bullet.

Huggles for everybody!

Since we are moving toward less touch in our real lives, I have decided to hand out guaranteed virus-free virtual hugs here.

Hugs Cheryl

For Friday the 13th, I present a challenge to everyone on the site.

- Find a story that you like, but instead of clicking on it to open it up, click instead on one of the categories the story is tagged with.

- Then scroll down to the bottom of the page where you can go to the next page with stories under that category, click on 9 and then scroll down again and click on 13.

- pick any story on that page and read it

First off, my apologies for the time span between part five and part six.
Second, thank you for your patience.
Third, I sincerely hope you enjoy Marnie's new adventures and welcome to any new readers.

Diana Howe, Moongoddess at Large

Coronavirus.

I urge you all to be very proactive about your own Medical Selfcare. Drink lots of water. If you smoke, perhaps cut back a little? Avoid crowds. If you see a NIOSH 45 mask, buy it. If you can, wash your hands a lot. Weak Coffee rather than Iced Drinks.

So far, I am "well" for me. I am COPD, and a bunch of stuff. I have good inhalers and use them. I live very close to two Hospitals and have been self isolating for over a week. Please be careful. I love you all.

Gwen

Anyone else having probs?

Something new... logged in but you try to view something and you get this: "Access denied. You are not authorized to access this page." - While clearly logged in I try to go to 'My Stories' and suddenly get the error message. Never had a problem until just now.

I tried to 'Login' again but since I AM logged in there is no re-login option! So I try to go to My Stories and it says "Access denied".

Maybe it's a temporary problem and not a sign of bad things to come.

Anyone else having probs?

Thanx,

Lady Valiant is an ongoing body swap sexy adventure superhero comic I've been doing for a while now. Check it out. Also, we have a patreon.

I’ve not made a post about the Patreon for Lady Valiant yet, but I’ve decided now is a good time to tell you guys about it.

I'm very sorry to have to do this everyone, but I don't think I'll be able to post any story chapters this week. I've spent the last two days so sick that I haven't even been able to get out of bed. I still feel horrible and I don't think that I would be able to write anything worth reading at this point.

Sorry again

Amethyst

I was surprised to hear an item on my local (Toronto, Canada) morning radio program about a father who is starting up a small company to make bikini bottoms for young T-girls, so that his daughter can go to the beach. If this first product is successful, other products will be added in the future.

If you are interested, check out the links below.

The news story that lead to the interview:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/swimwear-bathing-suit...

Reworking N21 and After Caesar

One of my problems is that I suck at making decisions. I flip back and forth, or just turtle and hope the situation goes away on its own. Well I'm dealing with that now in terms of getting stomach surgery. The closer I come to the time of the surgery, the less certain I am that I'm making the right call.

As I write this, my latest story, "Family Jewels" has 1250 reads and 81 kudos.

And not a single comment.

I know that I've ranted about this before but COME ON!

I'm grateful for the kudos, but WHY aren't there any comments? Weren't any of those 1250 readers moved enough by the story to say something about it?

Even something negative.

I don't appreciate comments that say "Your story stank." No writer does. And, truth to tell, comments where the person seems to take delight in pointing out typos are no fun either.