She and I were talking on the BC chat site, and she made me a pretty little Lolita dress. Since then, my mental age has been about seven or so - I spent the rest of the night on the chat site looking for my teddy and trying to get people to join me for a tea party. Okay, so it was fun to let my inner girl out like that, but now I worry she wont want to go back in ....

Ah, well.

In the interests of accuracy, historical and otherwise, I mounted an expedition to the uncharted wastes of Hampshire yesterday. Bonz had offered to come as bodyguard until he realised where I was going, when he suddenly discovered he had an urgent appointment at the mouse agents. Whizzo was busy with the washing up, so I had to go alone.

... and it's happening tonight from 8 to midnight EST! Okay, it happens at other times too, but that's the target time for this effort to raise awareness of the chatrooms, so come on in and chat with us! You can use the link in the banner up top to connect through your browser, or copy the information there to your favorite irc client. If you have any questions or problems, send me a PM and I'll do my best to help.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #22: Road Trip To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

Hi.   Moe n I decided on going on a spur-of-the-moment road trip.   She had just resigned from her job and yesterday was her last day, whereas I am having a mild case of cabin fever.   So, crazy or not, we're going on a road trip to cheer ourselves up.   So we're getting an early start on the day, and just drive around, just be a couple of tourists, check in at a hotel, and be back tomorrow.   Or maybe Friday (wink wink).   Weather seems good, save for the 40-degree temp.   But we'll be okay.

So seeya in a day or two!

We had a very good, active turnout for chat last night, so let's do it again! No topic is off limits, just remember Rule #1 -- be nice. Use the chatrooms link in the top banner; from there you can connect directly through your browser, or use the information provided to configure your choice of IRC client. #MainRoom and #GabyZone are where most of the people hang out; if it's quiet when you come in just say 'Hey, Breanna!' to get the attention of the hostess. If you have any questions, please PM me and I'll do my best to answer them.

We were on coffee break, and one of my co-workers told me this story: She had tried to explain who I am and what I'm doing to her daughter, who is 11. The girl said, "So he is a boy who wants to be a girl?" Then she paused and said, "Smart." I thought it was kinda cute and funny.

This is something that I thought I would never see.

http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/26/after-years-long-l...

I'm launching an effort to get the chat rooms active once more for the new year. If you're interested in chatting, just use the link at the top of the main page and come in to #MainRoom, #GabyZone, or both if you like, and say hello to my chat alter ego, Breanna. I'll be there for certain between 8PM and Midnight EST, now through the end of January, and probably at other times as well. Just be certain to say my name, Breanna, when you come in so I'll get an alert that you're talking to me, and I'll be happy to talk about anything you like.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #21: Christmas Aftermath - Tummy Trouble To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

Those that chat with me regularly online know some stuff about me.   Among them is that I ain't too tall, I have chronic insomnia and, aside from chocolate, I don't eat all that much.   It's not anorexia or anything like that, or any other kind of medical condition.   I guess I just don't eat much.   But yesterday was different.

I have a house full of booze, very little of which I've bought myself. The problem is that it takes up space, which I'd like just as space or so I can reuse for other things - like books. I have even more books than bottles, possibly more than a small library.

The wine and lager has been accumulated over the months and years from patients who've wanted to thank me for seeing them, or as a Christmas box and so on. But I drink very little alcohol, I drive most days so won't risk it, compared to masses of tea.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #20: Being Preachy Again. To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

Please check this link:

http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog/33074/worst-time-year#com...

Afraid I don't have any gifts to give to the folks here, but I just took another big step, though I suppose in a way I'd already done it unofficially anyways by simply not logging on...

Many of you may recall that I've mentioned I used to be a massively addicted MMORPG player. I had what even other players called an "army" of alts.

I haven't played these since June.

I just gave them all away.

The majority of my army was given to the last guild I'd been active in, and the lone remaining bard went to the guild before it.

Posting of Assassin was a Merry Christmas from me, Holly Hart, and Sephrena. After trying to post the story I made nothing but a mess of it. Holly knocked out the edit in one day and Sephrena posted it even though she has issues that are between her and people that are special to her. I want to say thank you to both of them and hope you enjoy this special Christmas gift, Arecee

Midnight has come, I'm still bashing away at the keyboard, so I wish you all a very happy Christmas, and may you be truly blessed in the forthcoming year.

Tanya Allan

There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! FELICE NAVIDAD!!! JOYEUX NOEL!!! FROHE WEINACHTEN!!! HAPPY CHANUKAH!!! HAPPY KWAANZA!!! HAPPY FESTIVUS!!! I wish you all a happy, safe, prosperous, healthy Holiday season, filled with love and joy!

Catherine Linda Michel

Thanks to Erin and all our administrators for another year's hard work. Thanks to all readers, authors and commentors for being here. Please keep on doing whichever it is that you do.

A Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year,

Joanne

Best wishes to Erin and all of the Elfettes of Big Closet.

Jill

So I've had time to give this some thought and no offense to you, Erin, as you are pretty great at supporting the authors here, but I'd like to move to another site. When the owner of the page and her friends started expressing their unhappiness with me in IM's over my stories, I decided to take a break from writing. Now after much thought, I think it is best to move to another site, instead. Thank you all that were kind to me for your help and sorry that in the end it just wasn't a good fit.

This can be the worst time of year for people like me, who are trans. Far too many of us are either rejected by our families, or forced into the closet to please them, and that stings even more during this season, which is often seen as "family time." How can we endure it? More specifically, how can I?

I know it's been a while since I wrote anything, but I've finally relocated my muse. I've asked Erin to remove TB, it was very poorly written and I really hated where it was going. I've completely redone the story, and there isn't really much that I saved. Please forget you ever saw it!
The rewrite, "Wild Magic" will be up soon!

Wren

Congratulations to Mark Cavendish for winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

After recently posting Part 3 of the Yankee Belle and Gettysburg - A TWILIGHT ZONE story, I decided to start my day and set out to make Christmas cookies using my Grandmothers recipe...big mistake, she had thirteen children! I should have had my first clue when it called for 3 cups of sugar, 4 eggs and 10 cups of flour! When I finished, I had approximately 20 dozen Christmas cookies! I could feed them to a small army...I guess most will become gifts to friends and relatives. I couldn't go any farther today and decided to hold off and ice them tomorrow...I'll be able to sit to do that.

That time of year is here. I have linked to a BBBC prog on Welsh culture, but this is closer to home. My Christmas will be as normal; on my own, and working. Allows those with families to have their break.

Final Ragnarok Rising Story Update…

Well, it's been a while since I've posted anything other than a Morpheus story.

Could someone please tell me what S.P.A. stands for.

I don't think I can begin to tell all the ways that this
story made me feel really good, but it really did. I think
I chuckled for a half hour.

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/21/9612651-two-...

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011...

Still, I feel so badly for several other stories, some from
only a few years ago, when several seemingly Fine officers were
removed from service, for being lesbian. It must be a form of

Been struggling with a feeling of impending doom the last couple of days, which is why I wrote "Five years gone". Not sure why, but it might have to do with the stress at work and getting some negative feedback over my speed there from my supervisor. I hope I can get through this feeling, but much more importantly, I hope the doom doesnt happen.

Yes, today you can now get the complete Book 9 - More Changes from the usual sources and as it has an ISBN - 978-1-4710-2194-7, it will soon be available at Amazon etc too!

http://www.lulu.com/content/hardcover-book/gaby---more-chang...
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/gaby---more-chang...
http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/gaby---more-changes/12336394

ttfn
Mads

and don't forget your Gaby calendar too

http://www.lulu.com/content/legacy-lulustudio-calendar/gaby-...

Hi everyone

for the impatient here's part 4 of the current Gaby cycle!

http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/gaby---more-changes-part-...
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/gaby---more-changes-pa...

enjoy!

Maddy

For awhile I've been trying to get to what's going on or not going on between Angel and Raven. So I'd like some opinions from those of you out there.

Can Raven realistically be with Angel with him being a guy and not transitioning?
Can a straight boy even if in costume, living as a woman/girl full time possibly be a lesbian? I'm sorry if that notion hits a button but I'm not sure the relationship if there becomes one would ever be Het in nature.

I'd love everyone's thoughts on this.

Konichiwa.

So sorry to ask, but can I ask for advice?   Since Bobbie-chan asked me to turn off the computer last night, I have been having problems with Google and Yahoo.   We don't turn it off so I am scaried if I damaged something when I shut down last night.

Yesterday, when I was getting dressed, I noticed I'm getting a little definition in my breasts - they seem slightly more "perky" and I have cleavage. It looks a little different from the "moobs" (Man-boobs) I have had up to now. It might just be my imagination, since I have had no "growing pains" there, but I'll take it.

Remember Brandon King, the 15 year old shot in the back of the head in a computer lab 3 years ago?
This article still calls him 'gay', though Larry was portraying as female at school.

Southern California teen sentenced for killing gay student

By Greg Risling Associated Press
Posted: 12/19/2011 11:01:02 AM PST
Updated: 12/19/2011 12:04:34 PM PST

VENTURA -- A Southern California teenager was sentenced on Monday to 21 years in state prison for killing shooting a gay student in the back of the head during a computer lab class three years ago.

I seem to be classified primarily as a writer of transsexual serials, and it's true I have one or two on the go, including one which is probably the longest TG story in existence and still going strong.

I do also write short stories and they're not all about people changing sex, some simply like to cross-dress. I've also contributed drabbles and poetry/doggerel.

For those who think I just write endless serials about neurotic women, try the links below - I hope it will change your mind. Do I have a favourite? 'Yes, Interview with a Vamp.'

Hi

News.

Marine is almost there, Book 1 is being proof read, so it won't be long.

Candy Cane 2 is steaming ahead.

Behind the enemy 2 is grinding along... there is a difficulty in the research element with this one.

Every Little Girls Dream 2 is coming along nicely.

Gruesome Tuesday is posted, so it will be live within ther next 24 hours on my page Tanya's Page

To Everyone at BCTS, Happy Holidays, whatever you celebrate
This is my little holiday tree, decorated by me and my sister Mel.
Diana

According to a local newscast, the defense team for Pvt. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking secret documents to Wikileaks, says Manning has Gender-Identity-Disorder. It was one of his alternate female personalities that leaked the documents. ???????

I have not been able to come up with a source for that last statement, but the APWire has this in it's story: "The defense has said that Manning, who is gay, was bullied by fellow soldiers. Manning's defense team says he told Adkins he suffered from gender-identity disorder - the belief that he was born the wrong sex."

I've been part of this community for a little over four years, but I don't think I've ever said much about who I am or where I fall in the spectrum of transgendered people.

I have tried many things over the years to get a little extra life for a breast form once I have inevitably gotten a cut in the protective film. As I do sleep in the forms this will happen.

Usually I get close to two years before it does though.

My latest ones only went about a year.

I was looking at my read count, yes I do that often, and I notice not a lot of people have ventured into my new tale "It's a fluffy, pink, Christmas Little Katie."

I think I understand why and I would like to put everyone's mind at ease.

This story is something light and magical and will contain none of the following:

1) The main character will not be abused.
2) The main character will not be kidnapped.
3) The main character will not die
4) There are no evil secondary characters
5) No Gatorade bottles were crushed in the writing of the story

Thank you, everyone for reading the story, and commenting. The response has far exceeded any of my previous stories as far as kudos go. It's nice that something I enjoyed writing has been received so well. I posted Part 2 this morning, and there are five more parts to come. I think it would be best to get this posted before Christmas (It's not a Christmas story. I already wrote one of those two years ago.), so I will post each part on successive days continuing with Part 3 tomorrow. I hope the story continues to please.

Portia

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #15: Flying is fun? Hah! To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

I am leaving for Manila at 8:30 this morning.   It's for work, not fun.   I'm arriving in Manila thirty-eight hours later, or Monday 10:30AM Manila time.   And I'm flying back Tuesday 8AM Manila time, and arriving in Reagan twenty-five or so hours later, or Tuesday, 8PM Eastern Standard.   Sixty-three hours, or more than two-and-a-half days of flying time, for all of twenty-one hours in Manila.   and much of that would be time on the road, getting ready, or whatever.   I'd probably just have eight hours with the office guys... yeesh...  

Well, my latest story took a lot out of me. Its total fiction, but I cried writing it. I hope you guys like it.

I notice people have been reading my storybut leaving no comments. I agree with Enemyoffun about comments, please leave some so I know if my story has been enjoyed.

I bought a 3 dvd set of Jim Henson movies: The dark crystal, Labyrinth, and Mirrormask. They are incredible, and its interesting that two of the films have teen girls as the lead characters. Its also kinda interesting how much I could identify with these two girls, and how much I learned from them. Just one of those things, I guess.

Yup, today's the day I take another step further into old-gitness.

I'm fifty-one for fuck's sake, I never imagined reaching twenty-one and after a really odd year, I look back in wonder as whilst some of this year has totally overshadowed the rest - the car accident and all - I've now got a house in France, published my first book and wonder what fifty-one's going to be like.

Dear friends:

An early Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

G-d willing, I will be flying to Israel tomorrow with my wife, and will be lighting my Chanukah Menorah in Jerusalem on December 20. My first visit to Israel. Will be there until December 29.

Best wishes to all

Rami

Here I sit in Sue Towers, quill pen in hand - well it's a keyboard, but what's poetic about a lump of plastic.?

Outside it is dark and the wind is coming up, (too many curries). My typing finger is wearing down to the bone as the story just gets longer and longer.

First I thought that I could do the story in one, easy to manage and digest lump. Then it got too long and as I know that some readers have a short attention span and anything over one thousand words might cause a brain freeze (that's an ironic joke by the way as I am exactly like that) I decided to do it in two parts.