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Sorry to vent.

But what's with these names? We had Jackson Browne as a black manual laborer a few weeks ago, and now we're seeing James Worthy as a white business executive.

We're talking about Hall of Famers here, authors -- people are going to recognize the names and get distracted when they're inappropriate. I do, anyway.

Wore myself out.

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Well, I managed to wear myself out yesterday/ Took my daughter to a local pool. They have not only a wave pool, but they have this section that's set up like a rapid, and I think we broke a record for how many times we went around on it. Other than not being allowed to show any signs of my progress toward womanhood, it was a good day.

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Romantic novels 'cause sexual problems' for women

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The variety of odd and slightly suspect (pseudo-?) scientific research that wiggles its way into the pages of the media never ceases to amaze me.
The following link is courtesy of one of my Facebook contacts, who lives North of the border...

An agony aunt and broadcaster has hit out at romantic novels for the impact they have on women’s sexual health. In a paper entitled: “He seized her in his manly arms and bent his lips to hers”, Susan Quilliam argues that the “rose-tinted” view of relationships in the likes of Mills and Boon publications makes itself felt in the problems which women bring to the consulting room.

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A Daring Game Part 1

People think having a twin is so cool. Well, I can't exactly say that's wrong, but, the stereotypes cloud people's minds, like thinking they can do weird things. For example, I was staring at my fraternal twin, Katie, when one of my not-so-good-but-I-still-don't-hate-him friends came up to me and said,



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I need a good author

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I am looking for a good author who is willing to help me tell my life story. I am a 32 year old man, I have lead an average life for the most part, except I am ADHD and I am sure I have some other mental issues, after all ADHD is a mental illness. I have had battled with myself and other and life has not been easy. You may want to know how my life will make a good story, well sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll are involved along with drama and love. I am trying to get treatment for my issues and get my life on track. I would like to get started on a Bio ASAP.

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One of the reasons I love Vermont

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With no contoversy and little fanfair, Vermont became the 1st state to not require surgery in order to get your birth certificate gender changed. http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/91314/ The woman interviewed runs http://vtveto.wordpress.com/ (VETO)

Ya gotta love this state.

Jamie

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CSI Tuesday 5.7.11

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I don't watch much telly, but a visitor pointed out that the CSI episode on tuesday called,
Ch Ch Changes was about the murder of a transsexual.

So it was, and I suspect there were several trannies or very convincing actors in it as well as our murder victim. I won't spoil the plot in case it turns up again, but I will say that Grissom and his team handled the subject with some delicacy, correcting those who used the wrong pronouns and so on. Quite well done if a bit gruesome (or should that be Grissom?).

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1402

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1402
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
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Sex Change Hospital

No, that wasn't an exaggeration. Discovery Channel has a new program, debuting Friday, July 29 at 10:00 pm.

I suppose that's all to be said really. The title is the post, Sex Change Hospital. I do hope to be able to get my SO to watch it.

Beth

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Blown Away by Performance - Kelli O'Hara

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Monday on the Capital 4th program on PBS, I was blown away by Kelli O'Hara's voice in a duet with Matthew Morrison singing Tonight from West Side Story. I was not previously familiar with Ms O'Hara. The performance is posted here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT5VUulLssg . The duet starts about 4:17. It's well worth watching if you haven't seen it.

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Never My Love 5 - 'And The Winner Is...'

Never My Love

Chapter 5 - 'And the Winner is...'

A Gaby FanFic
by PB

(based on the 'Notes of a Journey' trilogy)

Something new our way comes...



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Atlantis

Atlantis
By Stanman63
Edited By JennFl


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Religion, Politics, and Toast

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According to a Sci-fi book, "Red Dwarf", these are the three subjects you should avoid in order to keep things cordial. But I'm going to mention all three, and see if anyone really minds ....

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I ask for your prayers, and offer you all thanks.

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I started my journey first reading at Fiction Mania, and then both reading and writing at Storysite. I think I was lurking at this site sometime around 1999. I am not sure when Erin started this site so I could have been here as soon as the site existed, but I do not know when that was.

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Seasons of Bailey: Autumn - Part 6

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Halloween rolls around, and Bailey still has no clue as to what his costume will even be.
He finds that to be only the first of many surprises awaiting him on this strange night.
Prepared for anything, or rather unprepared, Bailey goes to a party at Rachel's house.
Hopefully he will make it through the night in one piece…

Seasons of Bailey
Autumn
by Taylor Ryan
Title image and story Copyright © 2010-2020 Taylor Ryan
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HH: Interlude-05

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Hayfield Hall: Interlude-05
By: Annette MacGregor & Karen Page

Another mystery is how the students are selected and paired. Part of that process is a selection committee, whose membership includes the headmaster and the support staff. This Interlude doesn't address the entire mystery, but it does show some of the inner workings of the committee.



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Fifteen Thousand Stories and Counting

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Earlier this morning we passed 15,000 stories/chapters on site and are currently adding new story postings at a rate of 90 to 150 a week. This is 2 to 5 times as fast, on average, as the next most active TG fiction website, Fictionmania, which has more than 18,000 tales/chapters in its archive. We ARE catching up. :)

Thanks to all the authors and editors who contribute their efforts and thanks to all the commenters and readers who encourage the authors.

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Erin

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Guess what, I pass!

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Well, I just got back from my appointment with the gender specialist's assistant. Not only will she sign off on me starting hormones, she told me I pass quite nicely. It was good to hear, and Kylie is entitled to one large "I told you so."

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I just wanted to comment

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There have been so many GREAT stories being posted, that I cannot keep up. I am still working on A Sweets Life, but y'all are making it hard on me! Thank you so much for the wonderful stories! I'll try to leave comments, but there are so many I want to read, and the temptation to just Kudo and run is very tough. I'm working on it!

Wren

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May Queen

British carnivals are different to other countries. Sometimes something quirky appears in amongst the familiar sights.



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On the Vagaries of English

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I seem to have misplaced a blog from a few weeks ago (maybe longer, as I have also seen fit to misplace my mind these days...), but the author had brought up a topic of grammar and spelling in our editing. I was recently perusing orwell.ru and came across this page and thought to share it with all and sundry:

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WTF

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I am relativeley new as regards this site.

Maybe the timing was a bit serendipitous. (type o's? Dont care)

When I first discovered this site I loved it a lot!

Now I think it has moved away from reality too much.

I see a pattern of nonsense within these "retcon/ Sci-fi stories.

Due to the lowering quality of realism on this site I feel myself gravitaing to FM and various other sites.

I will not appollogise for this comment as my instinct tells me I am right

The King is FM and he is not dead.

Long live FM

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my birthday ended on a down note

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Well, my birthday ended on a down note. That night, as my shift started, the acting manager announced another girl's birthday, and it was clear she either didn't know or forgot it was mine too. So I spoke up, and said it was mine as well. She then said to everyone "Happy birthday to Todd, its HIS birthday too."

For some reason, that upset me a lot.

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1400

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1400
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
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Aunt Adele's Niece -- Part 3


Aunt Adele's Niece -- Part 3


By Katherine Day


(Copyright 2011)


Terry is an orphaned 13-year-old now being raised by his aunt. The boy finds comfort in being a member of an all-girl dance group which is about to put on its biggest ever performance. The girls are deep in planning their act and Terry finds a handsome and strong boy who finds much attraction in the pretty boy. (3rd Part of a 5-part Serial) Previous stories in this series which traces Terry's life are "Aunt Adele's Christmas Gift" and "Aunt Adele's Easter Pageant."



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Billy Elliot writer vs Opera North

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Could someone remind me which century we're living in?

"Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall has spent the past year working on an epic opera starring 300 schoolchildren. Now his backers have pulled out, in a bitter row over a character's sexuality."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/jul/03/lee-hall-opera-n...

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Sarah Carerra - 2.43 - Sparkle

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sc2.jpg Joe asked me to sit down in a chair while he walked over to a wall of guitars. There was a large crowd of people looking on now, while he pointed to a large red guitar that was hanging on the wall.

Sarah Carerra
Chapter 2.43 - Sparkle
by Megan Campbell
Copyright  ©2011 Megan Campbell
Released: July 4, 2011


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From the Observer - a review of Gardenia

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I'd never heard of this before or the work it's derived from, but might be of interest to some here who are more cultured than I (arguably a pot of yoghurt is). There is some strong language in character's names but hey, it's avant-garde (French for doesn't suit all tastes).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/jul/03/gardenia-review-...

Angharad

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Little Pink Mini

Little Pink Mini
by Maeryn Lamonte
Melanie Ezell's Big Closet Ultimate Writer's Challenge
The Hand Me Down (Sort of), Hit Me With Your Best Shot and Close Encounters
 
Eric's Gran left him a car in her will, only it's not quite what he expected.

In time the unusual bequest pushes him to face some hidden truths inside himself, and from there face off against some people who don't want to accept that such truths should exist.

There is some small reference to violence in this, but nothing explicit



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1399

The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1399
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
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GID and Aspergers

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So, well I was sitting in a meeting the other night, and one of the "experts" said that many GID folks are some form of Aspergers. This was a meeting put on my some political, and marketing people who thought themselves to be pretty highly, um smart. For some reason, I saw them to be self serving, snobbish, obnoxious prigs.

So, anyhow today I started thinking about what they said about GID and aspergers. Gee, I was never diagnosed with it, though I seem to have some of the same troubles that they do. This is a lot to think about.

Gwendolyn

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The Angry Mermaid 32 or Y Morforwyn Dicllon 32

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In which Drustina finds herself in the thick of a battle.

The Angry Mermaid 32

Or

Y Morforwyn Dicllon 32.

Mabina. The youngest daughter and Twin to
Drustan Her twin brother.
Grandpa Erin the twins grandfather.
Giana The twins grandmother
Caderyn The twins father.
Herenoie The twins wise and beautiful mother.
Morgaran The Twins oldest brother.
Aiofe The twins oldest sister. Famous for her beauty.
Tara The twins second oldest sister. Famous for her grace.
Feidlim Twins aunt (Caderyns’ beautiful sister.)



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Kudos

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Ok, I'm sure that this has been asked, probably by me (I'm really thinking about changing my hair color to blonde again...) but is there a way to see how many kudos a individual piece of a story has gotten? I thought I read something somewhere that said that there was supposed to be a list on the 'My Stories' page along with the total and daily reads, comments, etc.

Of course I could be imagining things and may not have read that at all...

Samantha

I'm Kristine Roland's Wife. And you're a great bunch!

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First, thank you all for the offer of giving me a place in your home. I do appreciate it, I've now created an account, and I may drop in on occasion. Unfortunately, it doesn't really solve the problem.

The problem is this: because Kristy is a CD, because TGs are a (very short) step up from unacceptable in our world, the two of us have decided not to out hir. Which means that, publicly, I can't say anything about it. Which means, it all lives in a box and I can't integrate my whole life anywhere.

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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1398

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1398
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
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Aunt Adele's Niece -- Part 2

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Aunt Adele's Niece -- Part 2


By Katherine Day

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(Copyright 2011)


(An orphaned 12-year-old boy moves to live with his aunt and finds his true self as he is accepted as a girl in an all-girl dance group. The group is preparing for a big performance, as the new girl finds boys interested in her.)


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Summer, Tesla Coils and Editing

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Hey Everyone, college has broken up for the summer and I'm planning to spend a lot more time writing. I'm also, as a slightly random idea, going to build a tesla coil. I'm probably going to build the type that uses a spark gap but it would be awesome if I could build a solid state, which can be used to play music (if tuned right anyway).

I would also like to have a go a some editing so if anyone has a story/chapter that they want editing please send it my way. I wont feel insulted in any way if you send it in for a second opinion as I have never done this before

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Hell Froze Over :-)

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Well, let me get the obvious out of the way first. Our vacation plans kind of fell through. It's a combination of things, but I had a minor medical emergency, and am on extremely powerful antibiotics right now. :-)

But some incredible, incredible good has come out of it. Like the title says, Hell's officially frozen over. I had a talk with my mother about my gender status.

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Me and my friend

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Me and my friend

by Janet Harris 2011

Someone on Fictionmania said I should use more dialogue, instead of “wall to wall narration” so here goes...

“I want you to come on this journey with me, George”

“What journey? Where to?”

“Well, we're not going to leave this room, in reality, so to speak. It's sort of in a new dimension... You're not going to believe it until it happens, so it's hardly worth trying to explain it first.”

“Oh, come on, Tom, don't be so mysterious. Out with it!”



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Could use some advice

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If you have read my prior blogs on my home life, you know that I am blessed with a wife and son that accept me for who I am.

My wife has mentioned a couple of times recently that the one thing that bothers her is that she is isolated, when it comes to the topic of my being TG.

My wife is not a very social person to begin with. She simply doesn't enjoy social settings, dreads any such gathering, even though she usually has a good time in the end. As a result, she doesn't have any close friends, at least not in real life.

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Happy birthday to me.

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Well, I turned 45 this morning while at work. Its going to be a quiet day, sleeping and then going to work, so nothing much for a birthday. Doing a supper with my brother and sister in law tomorrow, and plan to be in my best skirt for the occasion, especially since I will have to leave from the restaurant and go to work. My brother and sister in law wont approve, but frankly, I don't care.

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Wise Words

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The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered:

“Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money
to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future
that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not
live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to
die, and then dies having never really lived.”

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Sue

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