*Before….Gracia

Valhalla…

Named after the home of some of the lost gods or such.
The Capitol city of the High King and it’s built in these huge levels with like a star or a sun at the bottom and then it rises in huge, huge tiers and adorned with these fancy buildings all smooth and lit up and there’s the glitter of so much light and so much glass.
It looked like a fancy gigantic cake.
I…it…was headed for the palace…the castle called Whitehall…and I barely got a look besides it being huge almost a small city with towers and tall buildings all of its own before I crashed into a fancy garden with flowers and trees that looked decorative and in the end a gazebo of fine wood.
The soldiers came running with fancy spears and some with swords and some with crossbows and I remember seeing a man with a very nice uniform on like the others but with the best embroidery I’ve ever seen and he loomed over me with a dagger at the ready.
“Who are you girl and what sorcery be this!?”
“Gracia…Princess Gracia Lyonnes…my father…my…The Lion has fallen…”
It’s all I could get out.
This man his expression changed to shock then concern and things faded to black as I hear him yelling though he seems far away.
“Get the knight captain! Fetch a healer!”
And that was how I'm here, crying...so very far from home.

*And Now…

Author’s Note: The following stories were originally published in the “TG Mixed Tape” flash fiction anthologies. As readers of those collections know, many of my contributions detail incidents in the life of Nina, a young trans woman. If you haven’t read these stories, enjoy. If you have, I hope that you take the time to revisit and find re-reading them back-to-back a different, richer experience.

Chesil Beach.

By

Angharad.

This story was written for the 2015 Gabycon in Dorchester.

First, Pedro finds out that someone wants to buy the beach house his brother Paciano gave him. With Pedro convincing Lee to chauffeur. But, they are going to get more than they bargained for.

Then, Lee has to convince Sam not to worry about the bad news that Lee gave him, the night before.

Along with this, Lee would think. After last night's talent contest. That the girls would be at least satisfied to leave him alone for a few days. Unfortunately, that is not the case. As a few of them decide to come to the Rats Nest. And they want to join in on Lee and Sam's usual poker game.

Also, Lee will have to deal with an unexpected guest, whom may throw him completely off his game, in more ways than one.

Afterward, Melvin has to deal with an unexpected afternoon guest of his own.

That night, Lee has a close encounter with the Amazonian kind. And who he meets then, even surprises himself.

And Lee and Pedro realize that Chang's plan are far grander than they expected, and perhaps beyond their ability to deal with.

(I know I posted this would not be up for a week or more but things worked out and here it is Enjoy)

Story under construction.

Jem… Chapter 148

Jem…Chapter 148 by Bailey Summers Copyright © 2013 Bailey Summers All Rights Reserved.

My Dreams of Spirit Dancer
by Teddie S.

 
Luke's brother, Steven, came home and found out about his brother being two spirited. He also met Little Fawn and Laughing Maiden, and it wasn't a good thing. Steven left the house after an argument with his dad, and vowed to never come back. Then we found out about Luke's school and how his counselor found out about him being a two-spirit person. And, how she started talking with White Antelope and learning about the Native American people.

The gang continues to help deal with the repercussions of Rob's decision