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Aurora

A Short Story by Rosemary

August 2020

I was born in the lower 48, back in the 1963. My dad was an engineer for an oil company, and my family moved around a lot.

When I was seven, something happened. I began to realize that I was looking at girls. My mom caught me one day, and told me it wasn't polite. Besides, I was too young to be checking out girls.



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Soixante-Trois Airlines: Sophie, part 9

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“Honestly, there were times I thought this day would never come,” Sophie said as she fidgeted nervously in her smart blue pencil dress and matching designer heels. “And I definitely never pictured it being under these circumstances.”

“Well, regardless of the circumstances, you definitely deserve to feel proud,” Amy advised her friend, who smiled in response.



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Unaccounted Gains - Book 1 - Part 2

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Accountancy Can Be Deadly
Part 2


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“To Be a Different Someone” Chapter 15 (Final) “Don’t Be Stupid”

Don’t Be Stupid



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Book 11: Tammy Interludes
 

 

"Guard of the Thistle"
Part 3

 



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Unaccounted Gains - Book 1 - Part 1

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Accountancy Can Be Deadly
Part 1


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"Guard of the Thistle"
Part 2

 



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“To Be a Different Someone” Chapter 11 “ C’est la Vie”

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C’est la Vie



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“Who I Am” Chapter 11 “Close to You”

CLOSE TO YOU



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Doctor's Orders

"So what's the verdict, Doc?" I asked.

"Well, I don't want to get to technical here, Tom, but you're getting old."



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Seeing the Sights

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Seeing the Sights

A short story by Rosemary


In the summer of 1905, in a rural area of western Pennsylvania, two boys were born into the Wenger Mennonite community on the same day. They were pretty typical kids, and they went to school together. Played together. Worked together, and determined that when they went on rumspringa, it would be together.

Leroy was born in the morning of July 2nd, and Eduard, later that night, and they considered that it was God’s will that they be friends. They loved each other like brothers, and when they were eighteen years old, they left home, and went to Philadelphia on their Rumspringa.



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“To Be a Different Someone” Chapter 10 “I’m Holding onto Love”

I’m Holding on To Love



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“To Be a Different Someone” Chapter 9 “If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask”

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If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask



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“Who I Am” Chapter 10 “Had to Grow Up”

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HAD TO GROW UP



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Tammy Interludes: Guard of the Thistle - Part 1

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“To Be a Different Someone” Chapter 8 “Whatever You Do, Don’t”

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Whatever You Do, Don’t



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 11 of 11

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Part 11 of 11

Friday, June 3, 2016

Pillow talk.

Some evening conversations are more interesting than others. Take tonight, for instance.

"Now really, Alonzo, your parents weren't anywhere near as bad as you made me think."

"You didn't have to live with them once Dad saw the light."

"Now really, I didn't smell even a hint of brimstone. Chantal doesn't seem to think they're so bad, either."

"Grandchildren get spoiled, children don't have that luxury."



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To Be a Different Someone Chapter 7

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Today Is Your Day



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 10 of 11

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Part 10 of 11

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

I think I may have shocked Emma with all the changes in my life. She even went to far as to remark about the mature way I've handled the stress. Most of it has been good stress, but stress nevertheless. Not once have I had even a fleeting thought that I have made a mistake in coming out and living life as who I really am.



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 09 of 11

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Part 9 of 11

Saturday, April 16, 2016

The alarm in Alonzo's spare room is just as annoying as the one in my bedroom The cursed thing went off at 4:45 AM, which, if you can do some basic math, is two minutes short of an hour after Dawn woke up. Why does the sun rise so stinking early? Can't it wait for a more civilized time to accommodate photographers who are also nursing mothers?



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“Who I Am” Chapter 7 “Wanderlust”

WANDERLUST



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To Be a Different Someone Chapter 6

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Honey, I’m Home



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 08 of 11

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Part 8 of 11

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

"Somebody didn't get her beauty sleep last night, did they?"

"Shut up, Darcy."

I was not in the best of moods.



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 07 of 11

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Part 7 of 11

Friday, February 19, 2016

I have to write this down, but I am completely bewildered as to how I can make it all make sense. My life has settled down to be about as predictable as a transgendered, self-employed businesswoman and single mother can get - which sentence is downright silly once I put it down. I mean… really!



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 06 of 11

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Part 6 of 11

Monday, November 30, 2015

If you're in retail, Black Friday marks the start of the Christmas Rush. For a photographer, the following Monday seems to be the start of the Christmas Rush. People are too busy standing in front of some store at five in the morning waiting for a bargain to sit down for their Christmas Card Photo.



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 05 of 11

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Part 5 of 11

Thursday, November 12, 2015

"Hey Hope!" Darcy called. "Our afternoon session just canceled - the kids are sick."

"Crap!"

"Better they stay home than get Dawn sick."

"I can't argue with that. So what do we do to amuse ourselves? Got any ideas?"

"We can watch Dawn flop around on the floor?"

"Been there, done that. Too bad she's too young to take her to the playground and let her run around."



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To Be a Different Someone Chapter 5

It Only Hurts When I’m Breathing



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 04 of 11

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Part 4 of 11

Friday, October 23, 2015

I was really noticing my bra feeling a bit tight. I wanted to believe it's because my breasts are getting bigger, but after only two weeks on the new hormone regimen I have to wonder if it isn't wishful thinking. Still, when I'm in my Robot Mother Breast Pumping Bra it seemed to be a bit tighter too. Nothing going into the bottles, but still…



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 03 of 11

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Part 3 of 11

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 1:00 PM

"Dawn Terrell?" called the lady in the green scrubs. I got up and hefted the child carrier, heading for the door into the inner sanctum.

"Lets see how much this little lady weighs, shall we?"

"She seems to get heaver as the day goes on."

"So I'm told. Hmmm - a bit light but still within the normal range. And twenty inches, also low normal. Nothing to worry about there, Ms Waldrop.



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“Who I Am” Chapter 5 “ Can't We Just Dance”

CAN’T WE JUST DANCE



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To Be a Different Someone Chapter 4


She’s Not Just a Pretty Face



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 02 of 11


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Part 2 of 11

Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 4:00 AM
How is it that the very same behavior that is so fetchingly cute at 4 PM is downright annoying at 4 AM. Changing a baby at 4 AM is a monumental challenge when you are sleep deprived because you were up to all hours on the net trying to find out how to be a good mother.



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To Be a Different Someone Chapter 3

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When



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From This Moment On



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Journal of an Instant Mother - Part 01 of 11

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Prologue - Saturday, November 15, 2014

Lillian Terrell was one pissed off teenager. Saturday night and she was grounded! Her parents were so unfair. They got to go to a party and she had to sit around the house and do nothing!



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To Be a Different Someone Chapter 1

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When I was a guy
There was a sorrow to my eyes... an echo of her reflection that prevailed so deep inside.

When I was a boy
I employed it as a ploy... amplifying the false perception, so, the truth, all could avoid.

While I was man,
She couldn't understand... the reason of her isolation and the shackles 'round her hands.

And so I broke her free
Now in the mirror I can see...the twinkle in her eyes, and the dimples at her cheeks as she smiles so sweetly towards me.



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Ashley, part 16

I let out a long, tired sigh and elegantly lower myself onto the front passenger seat of dad’s car, straightening my short grey skirt and thick black tights before fastening my seatbelt.

“Oh, cheer up,” dad urges with a teasing grin. “Could be worse, it could be Monday!”

“It IS Monday,” Bryony reminds us from her seat directly behind me.

“Oh yeah,” dad chuckles. “Well- just cheer up, then. Especially you, Ash- just a few more months then you’ll finally be free!”



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Chapter 89

For lunch they gave me real food and it was a good thing I was being fed or I might have made a pig of myself. The aide made sure I didn't eat too fast or take giant bites. I discovered I actually enjoyed my food more and felt filled before I had even finished my dessert. Dessert? What else, green jello.



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“When She Stops Saying She Loves You” Chapter 8 “Rio” (starter)

Rio



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Chapter 85

The problem with lying in bed doing nothing is it gives me too much time to think. To think about Christina, to think about my new job and to think about why Rick felt it necessary to try and nearly succeed in killing me.



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Were we friends?

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Lee's friend has just come out as being transgender. Lee isn't sure how to deal with this, or how to express how he feels. His father helps him sort through both.



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Chapter 81

"Hey, it's only a little blood. I've seen more when I cut myself shaving."

Nothing I said seemed to have any effect. She kept calling for help in between hugging me and telling me I'd be alright. She kept muttering to herself, "not again, not again," before calling out again.



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Groomsman

Kevin's fiancee, Jessica, discovers that one of his groomsmen was born female and that they have a past history together. Kevin scrambles to assure Jessica before she calls the wedding off.



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The Chrysalis Project book 10: Iron Dolphin book 4

 

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The Chrysalis Project Book 10: Iron Dolphin Book 4
  The last time Krystel and
  Tammy were together, London was
  exciting. Now it's
  Tammy's turn to travel

WARNING: The Chrysalis Project may be hyper-violent for some readers!

 



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Chapter 77

Things had gotten a lot clearer since yesterday. It helped that I didn't have to worry about Christina. The nurses did tell me about her catfight with Rick's wife. I'm sorry I missed it. Maybe there was security footage. I'd ask.

Okay, I'm a guy, the idea of Christina and another women fighting kind of turned me on. As long as she didn't find out.



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Mother-in-Law's Project

Wendell's mother-in-law knows him better than he knows himself. This is not a story of domination, but of love, nurturing and fulfillment. A good antidote for too much bad news.



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The Chrysalis Project Book 9: Iron Dolphin Book 3

 

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  The last time Krystel and
  Tammy were together, London
  was exciting. Now it's
  Tammy's turn to travel

WARNING: The Chrysalis Project may be hyper-violent for some readers!

 



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Tammy Interlude:Shakespeare takes a break

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Book 11: Tammy Interludes
 

 

"Shakespeare takes a break"

 



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Tammy Interludes

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Book 11 includes several short stories that tie into Snowfall's Iron Dolphin stories.



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