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I don't post very often

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BUT, I feel that I should. I want to draw attention to Angharad's Bike series to the many readers that have come here from FM. When she first posted the series, I thought, this isn't for me.

New stories

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So I have finaly posted to big closet two stories I have written. It was sure fun writting them. I have a few more in the works as well as sequils to "Matt's Dillema" and "My Life In a Dress".

I Am Now Lady Jennifer Of Bandrum

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I got my paperwork in the mail and I can now claim title as Lady Jennifer Campbell. I purchased a lease of 5 Square feet of land in Bandrum, Kingdom of Fife, Scotland.

Eight Minutes was a tough story to work on

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Maggie the Kitten is a close personal friend I've met on seven occasions. I hope to meet her many more times, despite our living almost 2,000 miles apart.

Any news of our Australian friends after the bad fires?

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Parts of Australia have had terrible wildfires, over 130 people have died and many folks were burned, some may not make it.

Kristina LS and our other pals from Oz, are you okay, family alright?

New Record for daily visitors Sunday

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13,187 visitors and 41,900 page hits.

Shrodinger's Kitten

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I once had a very small cat.
So small I named her Quantum.
She never saw any buttons that
Were so ugly she didn't want'em.

Amazon Hatbox

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I have just noticed that according to the that cat in the hat box, that Amazon Hat Box goal is a bit ahead finally. It was usually a bit behind. WAY TO GO ERIN!

Jude Law plays transvestite supermodel Minx.

There are loads of links, this one had a bit more text with it.The film is called 'Rage'.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Jude-Law-Cross-Dresses-for-Ra...

Angharad.

Something New.

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I'm working on a story which will be a one off, unless I post it in two parts. It will be different from anything else I've written and darker than my usual stuff. It's also a crime story.

One of those days

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You ever had one of those days where you wake up and roll over to look at the clock and scream because you're going to be late for work so you jump out of bed and rush around in a blind panic trying t

Taking a step back

Those few of you who were following my writing project have probably already guessed this, but ... I'm putting my writing on hold for awhile.

Beware the VELOCIBUNNY!!!

My wonderful husband, Grover, drove me to work today. On the way there we were talking about the blog "Women are Hard to Read".

AOL News weighs in on Kim Petras story

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http://news.aol.com/health/article/teen-sex-change-kim-petra...

If you can access it there are two poles:

Should someone Petras' age be allowed to undergo a sex-change operation?

status report: Accidental Magic.

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I am sorry for the lack of updates, but I've rewritten chapter 20 now nearly three times because I keep writing it into a place I don't want it to go.

Rules for writers-NOT!

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I'm not a writer, I should have taken English as a Second Language, or at least Remedial English. If these were offences I'd be on death row!

Personally, I miss him

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I have a message from Nick B

He said he was sorry that he just dropped off the map and left without finishing stories or saying goodbye properly.

From Tim to Kim: German pop star, 16, becomes world's youngest transsexual after sex change op

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German teenager Kim Petras who became the world's youngest transsexual after undergoing an operation at the age of just 16 says she can't wait for the summer so she can try out a whole new wardrobe of

New Search Facilities

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Gosh, aren't we lucky bunnies? For those of you who haven't explored the new sections in searches, do and be impressed.

A question from a philosophy exam

Garden News
Today I want to post the first news about Hypatia's Garden.

Question Again?

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A question to you all! How many are taking up "DENNY'S" on there "FREE offer of a Slam Breakfast" tomorrow between the hours of 6am and 2pm across America? Richard

Are You an American?

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OK! Everyone that is an AMERICAN on this site check out this site: http://www.bornagainamerican.org/ Richard

Server Experiments

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Bob and I will be experimenting with a new server configuration (not with the current BC server) over the next few weeks.

Voting Has Ended for the Terry Awards

Voting for the 2008 Terry Awards has ended.

This contest didn't work out for selecting individual winners but there will be future nominations for Best Story Lists. Keep an eye out for them. You never know when they'll pop up.

All Of A Sudden

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Erin,
I know you warned us but I was almost watching it. 5,000,000 hits on January 31 at this end of the world. I went out for dinner and when I came back it was over.
WOW,
Joanne

Question Answered Teddi's Back

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Teddi's Back, in her message she told me what sounds like she had a Computer Fire which destroyed her computer then had some health problems.

JulieO's Julieverse

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with FM down i just realized that i will have a hard time find JulieO's works. I don't know how often julieo posts on topsehelf or stardust.She is my all time favorite author.

Just Tried To Vote

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I just tried to leave a vote for Princess And Plague 5 and the screen went blank. I am wondering what caused it? It was just solid white. The "comments" button worked fine.

Hugs,

Jen

Angel O'Hare

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Gang; I just got an e-Mail from Angel saying she just got out of the hospital from emergency surgery and has been there since the 31st of December.

Random Thoughts

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  • The most boring time in the world is waiting for the story you just wrote to come back from the editor you sent it to. Time crawls too slowly.

Thanks to everyone who read, voted and/or commented on Desert Misstake

I want to say thank you very much. As I said, this is a story which, I hope, will be just the first of what will be nothing but complete stories from me, from now on.

Dad's medical update

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Hello my friends here at BC!!!! ^____^ ;-D

FictionMirror Link

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Links to a site called FictionMirror have been placed here but I have suspended their publication because the identified "advanced search" on the page brings up instead a series of pop-under ads for s

Kung Hei Fat Choi

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Today is the first day of Chinese New Year, The year of the Ox. Happy new year to all BC participants,
Joanne

Patting Myself On the Back

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Yesterday I "ran" the Sisterhood Shabbat service at my synagogue here by having the other ladies do the various readings necessary to follow the service. Most of it went well.

Greetings all

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Good evening everyone and thanks for reading. My name is Lana and I'm a tad bit of a closeted sissy.

I Must Apologise About Warsop

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I accidently sent a copy of chapter 6 for chapter 8 to Maddy and did not catch it until a reader saw it. I want to thank that reader for catching that error.

Saunier Duval.

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It occurred to me, that those non-cyclists who read Bike, might not have a clue what I'm talking about when I mention Saunier Duval (a cycling team - now defunct) and David Millar, a British rider who

5,000,000th

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Sometime during the evening of January 31, 2009, TopShelf will register the five millionth visit in a period of three years, seven and one half months. Also, that day is likely to see BCTS to go over 1/3 million (333,333) visits for the month of January.

Would Begging Help?

Here I am again, begging for votes instead of nominations. As of late today, Jan. 24th, only four people have voted, including myself. That's not nearly enough for a fair tally. There are a lot of very good stories that really do deserve recognition so I hope to see a lot more votes soon.

The beginning of a new life, free from cigarettes

Yesterday I finally obtained a prescription for the anti-smoking drug, Chantix. This morning I took my first pill. I have set a date to finally be off cigarettes. March First is the date.

I'm Just a Bit Curious

I check my stories listing several times a day, when I can, to see if there are any comments that need to be replied to.

Easy As Starting Up A Mountain.

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I see from the list of my stories, that Bike's initial episode has passed 8500 hits. So hardy souls are still taking the long ride to catch up with the present.

Kate Craig-Wood in the Guardian.

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After her appearance on Midweek (BBC Radio4) a few weeks ago, she's now in Guardian Weekend - the Guardian's glossy magazine, with a far from flattering photo.

A much needed rest

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Sephrena, my fiancee has decided to take a one week break mew.

Unfinished Story Posting...

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So I am planning to post a few chapters of a story that there is a REALLY good chance will never be finished.

Angela Morely, conductor and arranger - an obituary

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There was a very nice obituary written for this very talented transsexual conductor and arranger, in today's Guardian, link below.

Logging In

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I am having trouble logging in. When ever I type my pass word, nothing happens. I just get sent back to the home page without being logged in.

Story Link Database?

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This comes from a suggestion on Crystal's Cyberboard about an indexable story link database.

Eric. You want the "back story?" Here it is.

When I started writing Luck Be A Lady, it was begun as a take-off on an idea presented to me by Prudence Walker. When I began telling the tale, I had an ending in mind.

A Promise To The Readers and Fans

Because of the recent happenings,and because I don't feel right about it, I will no longer post ANY work,here or anywhere else, unless it's completed.

Ten days and counting.

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For all those who have gone before, when do the butterflies settle down?

Another author gone

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Another author has removed her stories from BC. I can only guess as to a reason since I was not offered one, nor offered the opportunity to unpub stories rather than them be deleted.

This hurts me deeply.

Private Payments

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A few weeks back there was a bit of dialogue about making payments (to Hat box)that remain anonymous and protect payer from other exposure (e.g. credit card statements).

Computer Virus

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While I was washing up after dinner, my computer anti-virus software picked up a nasty, which it has dealt with. I have no idea whence it came, any more than I understand the minds which create them.

A Great Speech

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I just watched America's new President give his acceptance speech.

Recommendations

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I do a lot of reading, and I mean a LOT of reading. Sometimes, though, I have trouble finding stories I haven't read that fit the theme I'm in the mood for, even after searching the categories.

A warning to readers and fans, about Luck Be A Lady.

While I might be cutting my own throat, hit and comment-wise with this, I feel it's only fair to let everyone know that Luck Be A Lady is incomplete, ending with Chapter 8.

DNS issues solved

Hi folks,

I'm happy to tell you, the DNS issues from around lunchtime CET today are solved now. I also fixed a few mistakes at the forum software itself. I hope everything is now running smoothly.

DNS issues regarding Hypatia's Garden

I'm very sorry having to tell you, that since 12:00 CET there are issues finding Hypatia's Garden. As far as I know, it's a DNS issues somewhere along the line.

This is a sad time for transgendered fiction

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Fictionmania is down, who knows for how long. Few more days perhaps at the best but thats what was said already a few weeks ago.

Ummmm.... why?

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Ummm why do they call them sissies? Doesn't that mean likes your big sissie, or your little sissie?

Privacy; A Warning

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I had a facebook account that I had totally forgotten about; never used it; real name and everything. Well, both my granddaughters found me there, but then it degraded to the usual stuuupid crap.

Maiden by Decree Chapter 16 is finished.

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At last I got the next chapter of Maiden finished, and it's waiting to be posted at the site I always give precedence to with this story. Once it's posted there, I'll be putting it up here.

Web Communities

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A web community is like any other community, and needs police.

The Garden has been openend...

Good news everyone...

Done vacationing, but it'll be a bit

Okay, so I have a weird life...

I won't be able to get back to it for a bit longer, hopefully by the end of January things'll be up and running here... more when I have time!

Bonkers 21

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Next episode of Totally Insane should be finished as soon as we can get Kylie out of the loo, she got locked in. Only joking, it's nearly drafted, so should be posted towards the end of the week.

Kelly's Jorney Is Not Over

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In the last chapter posted of Kelly's Journey-Despair, It ends with her suicide because she despairs of living.

Thank You To All Who Have Offered Assistance

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I want to thank everyone for their assistance in helping me find this story. Kristina LS was able to send it to me.

Final touch proof reader

I am sorry if this offends anyone, I do not intend to.

My preferences are:
From child to adult, M to F, most real life style, some types of magical or si-fi transition, some mild femdom.

Can Anyone Help Me Find Tiffany Shar's Second Story?

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I have been reading Tiffany Shar's story "Standing Up To Life" She posted a second part to it on Fictionmania but I can't get it.

Transgender model steals the show on Fashion Rio catwalk

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This Article was on COX Cable News

Transgender model steals the show on Fashion Rio catwalk

Announcing the retirement of Holly Logan ... But fear not ...

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Having recently reached my 65th annual celebration of life, I have decided to retire ...
the name ...
Holly Logan.

2008 Terry Awards - Final Story List

The 2008 Terry Awards - Final Story List

I created the Terry Awards to celebrate past stories. Older stories are too easily forgotten once they move on to the archives (back pages) and I thought that was a terrible fate.

TG On British TV

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15:15 Fri 16 Jan, Channel 5 "A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story"

Log On/Register issues

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For the last few days, when I open my browser to Big Closet, the Log-on/Register option is not on the right side near the top.

I'm confused.

My RLT is going great. I'm accepted by almost all of my friends, all of my co-workers, and some of my family.

Football Girl

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I have to apologise for not posting the next chapter of Football Girl - unfortunately work commitments have got in the way.

Life update

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Okay, for those of you who are waiting for an update on my situation, here we go:

TopShelf Move Complete!

Bob and I are in the BC/SD chatroom. C'mon in! -- Erin

Click here to Chat

Update -- Things are looking good. Server load is nominal and the number of visitors is almost back to normal. :) We'll keep an eye on things and make sure it's all okay but when the DNS has finished propagating in 24 to 48 hours, all should be copacetic. Starting Monday, we have a few more changes to make, like bringing the old site back up as SecondShelf etc.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hugs,
Erin and Bob

Carversion?

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I just realized that my .doc version of Carversion by Pru Walker only had chapters 1-50 in it.

SKYPE

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For those with SKYPE, a VoIP phone, I have always been frustrated by having to switch from speakers to earphones when I wanted to talk on the phone.

I Have a Question?

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I want to ask if anybody has had contact with T. D. Aldoennetti since Christmas.

King Of The Rim Quandary

As the readers know, I have been posting King Of The Rim.

High School Curriculum

My son, Max (not his real name), will be starting at the high school next year.

Back in the Saddle

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No more writer's block! For now, at least.

Guest Searches Off

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Once again, I've had to turn guest searches off here at TopShelf due to server load.

Stuff

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Well, I've been spending a day converting doc files into lit files, to save space and to give me a more portable format for stories here.

It's fun. So whatever.

Almost Goal

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Thank you everyone.

time of year

It's that 'time again. Just past one of the worst parts of the year when I'm alone and I'm, again, waiting for my scores on the exames.

Hanger vs. hangar

A google search of site:bigclosetr.us hanger
shows that we use the word "hanger" as a misspelling for "hangar" more often than we talk about coathangers.

FM is up!

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I just checked out of habit a few minutes ago and FictionMania was up and working. I did not verify that all the searches were working. There were 28 stories posted

Portia

Okay, I need some help

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Not really a TG post, but I have to beg for some help right now.

I have a page up at this location:

http://www.davensjournal.com/APlea.html

SRS

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As I think about my own SRS and the attendant frustrations, I wonder if Penile inversion is the best route to take?

Achille's Heel.

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Those of you who read my sagas will have observed the regular occurrence of the ersatz complaint, either at the protagonists or by them in a self declaration.

Thank you

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Thank you everyone who has helped. It is so wonderful and you are so wonderful.

Sorry....

What the heck was that movie called?

Okay, this is as good a place as any to ask.

Mona Lisa's Story Index

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belated hoppy news rear (giggle)

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a belated happy new year or hoppy news rear, yes my lil sides running rampant a little bit to enjoy life.


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