More Gaby this week and the release of the first Nena photo book!

It may well be the magic of the Christmas season, or it may be that my depression has, for the moment, gone into remission. But the story I'm working on for the current contest promises to be not only the most ambitious and complex story I've ever done, but the most ambitious and complex story that stands a chance of being completed. (I even have a tentative title: The Christmas Ivy Bloomed--a title with a double meaning in this story).

I'm fairly sure that when reading almost anything we can all find something that we don't like. One of the things I find annoying is the misuse of the apostrophe. I have come across an interesting (at least to me) site that I think authors might find useful. Although a UK site, it does apply to American usage of our language.

http://www.eng-lang.co.uk/apostrophe_rules.htm

What am I thankful for? Easy answers right, maybe not. The standard stuff applies here I have my family, my job, the roof over my head, but I am also very thankful for friends. I have two friends who know me now both have been my friends for many years and I was pretty sure they would be supportive. Talking to them has brought me to a better place, I can honestly say I was headed in a not so good direction and wasn't sure how it would have ended.

The upcoming One Winter's Eve holiday contest is intriguing, so intriguing I want to use it to make my writing debut here. But as is typical for me, I'm stuck.

If any of you got an e-mail in last day or two from my Yahoo acct I'm sorry I didnot send it. Someone or grp has gotten into my Yahoo acct address list and sent false e-mails thru my acct there and I'm sorry if you were effected by it as it might be infected e-mail donot open just delete it. Again Sorry as I even got some strange e-mails to myself from that intrusion. Sorry again if they were or are showing the following address and were sent in the last two days from this address rlarlh1@yahoo.com please delete donot open! Richard

In all my years of living full-time in my chosen gender, the biggest frustration was probably my voice. While not exactly basso profundo, it still gave off a definite "male" signal to others in the earliest years. Yet, paradoxically, I can remember being called "ma'am" on the phone on many occasions pre-transition. (The answer, I realized many years later, was that my telephone voice had a certain lilt that read as female to those on the other end, but I didn't know about modulation at the time. So it was a complete mystery to me).

Sorry for moaning like this, but just getting kind of fed up with it.

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So I found this British Show about a trangender hitwoman.Its called Hit or Miss. Was wondering if anyone knows of it and what thier opinon is

I just wanted to take this opportunity to say Thank You, to all the members here that have taken the time to read my first story, and have either left me Comments, or Kudos. It really does mean alot to me. It also helps in keeping motivated to continue writing.

So Thank you all again.

Hugs.
Tahiri

To my grandfather who always treated me well...and all of his friends who didn't return from 'Over There'

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,

Ok so decided what the hey, and posted part of what I have currently written in my story, to see what people think. Look forward to reading the comments about what is and isn't liked so far.

OK since I got such helpful advice here with my previous question, I was hoping to find some kind soul out there that would be prepared to read/edit my story before it gets posted whenever that time may come.

As has been at least 14 years since I did any creative writing.

Many thanks

Fucked up
Insecure
Neurotic and
Emotional.

In light of so many people posting daily about how their lives are going downhill... I thought I should post something positive.

My grandfather taught me a valuable lesson when I was a kid this is back when black and white TVs sere common and cable didn't exist. I was running in the house and papo said don't run in the house me being a kid did not listen as all kids don't. He caught me again and said don't run in the house, I kept going. A third time he said don't run in the house. The fourth time I ran by him he stuck out his cane and tripped me I fell down and he said you see what happens when you run in the house.

Hi Elrod. I want to thank you so much for reposting the Bikini Beach stories. Each one is a welcome surprise and trip down Memory Lane, sometime with a few empathic tears, some with a chuckle. They are so much appreciated. Please keep at it.

Any plans for some new ones?

CaroL

Hurricane Sandy looks like a big angry girl.

All of you in the USA Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and as far west as Ohio and West Virginia, be careful out there!

You guys wont belive what i say today !!! unless im mistyaken penny lane was in my area today i saw a car with the licesne plate PENNY LN . was it you penny or a poser inqureing minds want to know lol

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I just wanted to note that and unsung HERO on BCTS who are the wonderful editors on BCTS and we have a few of them to name a few EOF, Holly H Hart, Djkauf and I am sure I am forgetting more than I named A VERY BIG KUDOS .
So thank you for your hard work on making sense of the scrbble that is presented for you to correct
KUDOS & THANK YOU --A FAN OF ALL OF YOU