A nameless Council official in Flintshire in North Wales has decreed that Spotted Dick is unsuitable to appear on council canteen menus and that it must henceforth be called Spotted Richard!

True to Life End of the Summer Essay? I've been up all night crying, although I wouldn't describe it as a cruel fate like one of my stories. I debated with myself about whether to discuss my health, since I don't want to make it more of a focus than it already is. Yesterday was Labor Day, and I attended the obligatory end of the season picnic with my family. What could have been horrible turned into glorious.

Well, I'm finally able to start writing again. I had the aortic valve replaced in my heart August tenth and even though the body was willing, I couldn't wrap my mind around writing. For some reason I just didn't want to write. Today I finished the next installment of Princess and sent it to Sephrena to edit. Hopefully it will be up soon and I'll be able to get my butt in gear to continue the saga. Thanks all for your patience, Arecee

See yet another new work at my site BADGER'S SET
http://tanyastales.yolasite.com/wip-badgers-set-part-1.php
Tanya

There's an interesting article on Bat For Lashes at the Guardian, a popular British singer and songwriter.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/sep/06/bat-for-lashes-m...

Well it's great to be home. I just got back from my sisters house in alabama last night. Man it was boring down there. I took my nephew to school and back every day. Round trip it was an hour and 40 minites. Other than that I could not do much. I was broke. No money to spendy. Then my sister only had dial up for interner and her computer is like 10 years old. It took 10 minites to check my email. I went to a books a million store to use their wifi and it cost me $4.95. I had to keep entering my password for the day. it sucked.

Please excuse my youthful exuberance in commenting twice on the same story; it was exquisite, though, wasn't it? Also, I added some things and edited some things in my latest chapter of Providence - The Valley to make it more cohesive and read better, I hope. My apologies to those who have already read the piece, and thank you so much for supporting me not only through my literary endeavors but my health problems as well.

I just lengthened this entry by over double since I saw that some people would prefer longer chapters

I'm not exactly sure what I said because the blog entry was depublished and I did not save it on my own machine.

In any case, apparently I have offended people and I apologize for this.

Specifically, I apologize to Kristina and Angharad.

I am sorry, I did not mean to be offensive.

I would be more specific, but I'm not sure exactly how I offended.

I will no longer darken your doors.

I abase myself, beg your forgiveness, every other way I can think of to say that I am truly sorry and I hope you can overlook my intolerable rudeness.

Admin Note: Sephrena I have disabled commenting because this thread is spiralling towards argument. It's best to leave this be and agree that some cannot agree on this issue.
 
 
Sometimes, I kinda doubt my femininity. I mean, I grew up with images of women who were just as strong as the men they loved, but to be honest, I think I’d have to call myself a Warrior woman if I’m any sort of woman at all. Think Red Sonja, except more militantly feminist.

I suppose today at the dollar store would be a perfect example of what I mean.

I have been having the itch to write for a few months but nothing really gelled in my mind.

I have gone back to school and I have my GPA up to over a 3.7. I am trying very hard to get a *real* job instead of the dead-end mistake I have now.

So, since I am home recovering from a UTI I decided to start hashing something out.

Working Relations is just a springboard to get into a good story. The transgender aspects fall in later.