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Overdrafted Again - Funds Needed

We were overdrawn this morning, by three dollars. Things are tight.

Ad revenue is way down, expenses are up. We need more revenue. We're stepping up book production, which will help, and thanks to everyone buying our books!

But we depend a great deal on contributions from our community to meet the expenses of the site and phone and internet access for each of us.

In the past year, Melanie and I have put more than $5,000 dollars of our own money into keeping BC operating. We can't keep doing this.

If you can help, please do. It's greatly appreciated.

Hugs,
Erin


Many thanks!

Hugs,
Erin, Piper, Cat, Rasufelle and the rest of the crew

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Funds Needed - end-month bills

Ad revenue down, expenses up. We need more revenue. We're stepping up book production, which will help, and thanks to everyone buying our books!

But we depend a great deal on contributions from our community to meet the expenses of the site and phone and internet access for each of us.

If you can help, please do. It's greatly appreciated.

Hugs,
Erin


Many thanks!

Hugs,
Erin, Piper, Cat, Rasufelle and the rest of the crew

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Funds Low - Bills Due

Money in the bank but new bills this new month. Please help if you can, it is greatly appreciated.

Hugs,
Erin

Thanks to everyone who has sent money, even when we weren't asking. We really depend on you, more than you know. :)

Thanks for any amount you can send. All contributions are very welcome. Thanks a great deal to all who have previously contributed here or paid for a membership at Patreon or Hatbox.


Many thanks!

Hugs,
Erin, Piper, Jamie, Cat, Rasufelle and the rest of the crew

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2024 New Year's Contest

If you click on 2024-01 January - New Year's Resolution Story Contest above, you will see a list of the entries.

Contest Closed for entries.

Please post your choices for top three stories and possibly win $50.

Start the New Year right by participating in Jill, Emma, and Joanne’s writing contest!

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Sledgehammer by me from DopplerPress on Amazon

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Sledgehammer on Kindle

  

This is the same story that's been in the Hatbox for some time, now released with new editing and a new cover on Amazon. The story of Jake and Cody, friends--and Freds--for a lifetime. See story for joke about the Freds.

Hugs,
Erin

Hatbox funds needed - Today

Cash contributions from our members are how we keep BigCloset operating.

Company account was down to basically $0

If bills hit, we will overdraft.

Amazon is supposed to pay us tonight, but my stomach is cramping now with anxiety about this.

Please, If you can help, it will be appreciated.

Paypal contributions come straight to our account.

Hugs,
Erin, Piper, Jamie, Cat and the rest of the crew

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The Last Holidays - Kindle eBook by Grover Young

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Craig is one of Earth's bio-engineered soldiers in a war against an alien invasion. Unfortunately, when he uses his powers, he turns female. Now Halcyon has to deal with invaders and with Craig's girlfriend's preference for his female self! On top of that, Earth is losing the war.... There must be another way to deal with the conflict or the world will run out of holidays—forever!

The Last Holidays

Surprise Offer 2 - Chapter 22 of 45

I’m sorry to report that there will be a one- or two-day delay in posting the new chapter of Surprise Offer. I’m away from home for work, and we’re taking the opportunity to do some last-minute editing. I’m hoping to have it posted tomorrow or Friday.

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Vanishing Tropes?

So...over the past few decades, TG fiction has gone through several distinct phases, and one of the most striking changes is the near‑disappearance of what I'll call the old "coercive discipline" trope — the strict guardian, the melodramatic punishment, the exaggerated authority figure who pushes a character toward transformation. In the 1990s and early 2000s, these elements were everywhere. They weren’t treated as realism; they were part of a larger tradition of heightened, symbolic storytelling.

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Allison Zero - Book Published - Confidence building

Hello everyone! It's been a while, although I've had a few emails from people, which were lovely. <3 to you.

I've had a tough year after my house move, which they say is one of the most stressful events in anyone's life. Especially settling into a new community, something that goes on forever. And I had a lot of difficulty settling down to write, and more importantly edit. Another issue with getting the books out is the finances of it. To have a proper author ecosystem behind me, including a publishing setup, I need to build my savings before I GO BIG with Amazon.

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Has anybody notice a new descriptive abbreviation for teen transgender fiction...

Has anyone notice a new descriptor being used on Amazon to describe transgender teen fiction books? TBDL/Coming of Age?
What does the TBDL stand for? I was just wondering. Google says it stands for Technology-Based Distributed Learning.

Just wondering why this acronym is appearing in a category targeting young teens.

charlie.

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Two new books in the works!

If you follow me on Bluesky (@ScaerieTale.itch.io) you already know about my current projects, but I know BigCloset is its own microcosm too. I wasn't going to announce anything yet because, at first, it was just one book I was working on. But I finished it and needed to occupy my time and creative energy with all the ideas that I didn't use in that book, so now, I'm writing a second one while the first one cools and awaits final editing. There's also been some family medical drama but I won't drag this down yapping about all that right now <3

When they're ready they'll both be available a chapter at a time here on TopShelf, or as an e-book for anyone who wants to skip ahead :)

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Ethan's World: The Music Soundtrack


Ethan’s World: The Musical Soundtrack

 

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So, in an alternate universe I would have been a film director… nah, maybe a producer. Or something, anything to do with movie-making. Not necessarily Hollywood, but you know what I mean. Maybe.

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My wife wanted to watch the Oscar’s this evening…….

And as I am wont to do, I sat with her splitting my attention between reading and watching. To be honest, I have little interest in most of the awards, the sophomoric comedy of Conan O’Brien, or the vast majority of the acceptance speeches. However, I was watching when they remembered those who had passed away in the last year - with special attention given to Rob and Michelle Reiner, Diane Keaton, and Robert Redford.

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Thank you

Hi everyone. Just wanted to say thank you and send kitten cuddles for the warm reception this prodigal kitten has received. It's been over 10 years since I've posted so most of the people here don't know me from Adam or Eve but everyone has been so nice and helpful.

A few of my friends and family were still here. Piper and Sephrena helped me so much and my big Cuz Heather Rose Brown made the ultimate sacrifice and edited my Kittenese into something postable and walked me through everything

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New Chapter of Gamma Girl FINALLY up!

So after three failed posting attempts and errors (MY STUPID FAULT), I was finally able to post a new chapter of Gamma Girl.

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/109947/guess-im-gamma...

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Ego Bye-Bye

"Thanks for the assist, Apex," said Brace, not taking her eyes off Proctor.

"Like you needed it," Apex replied, with a smirk. "Bad boy, here, definitely bit off more than he could chew. Even taking us by surprise he barely held his own. Once you showed up and gave us a breather..."

"You... can't beat... me..." said Proctor, struggling to rise and failing. "I am in the top echelon... of..."

"A group of egotistical bigots who keep getting their asses handed to them by people they claim to be superior to," said Brace.

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Are You Empowered? Know the Warning Signs!

Are you now or have you ever been empowered? Can you open jars no-one else can open? Can you fit into jars no-one else can fit into? Can you kill with a dirty look? Did you wake up this morning and find yourself in another country without knowing how you got there? Did you wake up this morning and find yourself in another body without knowing how you got there? Do people run screaming when you leave the house? Do you have more than two eyes/ears/arms/legs/heads? Have you ever had wheat rust?

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Bronwen Welsh, Proofreader

Bronwen has been proofing my stories up until November last year. I last heard from her on November 12, and nothing since.
I wonder if anybody knows what has become of her? I know that she had some health issues during 2025.
I sincerely hope any inability to communicate is only temporary but in the meantime I really need somebody to help me with proofing my copy. I produce in a whirl and I can be very careless. Can anybody help?
Maryanne

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Funny (but riskey) story

This short popped up in my YouTube home page. It is very funny, though you might want to be in the privacy of your home before opening the link. Even though there is nothing overtly sexual in the story and video.

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Holy smokes

Holy smokes, I just applied to be a vendor at the fifth annual Davis County Pride Festival.

I’ve come a long way from secretly writing wish fulfillment stories to being an openly queer indie author tabling at events.

I gotta admit, it felt a little weird putting in the application. I helped organize the four prior festivals and served as vice-chair, so returning as a vendor feels like I’m coming full circle in the best way.

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Hey everyone... just checking in...

Hello everyone

I just wanted to pop in and say hi. I’m sorry I’ve been a little quiet on the site lately. Life and writing have a way of pulling me in different directions sometimes. While I wasn’t very active here, I was sort of around on Discord, so I haven’t completely disappeared.

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Tiny Indie Milestone (screaming quietly into the void)

Fractured Rune just hit 50 orders since its January 20 release. Five. Zero. That may not sound like much in a world where bestseller lists exist and algorithms demand blood sacrifices, but in indie author land this is A Thing. This is fifty real humans who saw a queer, anti-theocratic, mildly unhinged epic fantasy and went, “Yes. That one. I will put this in my brain.” I am vibrating at a frequency normally reserved for malfunctioning machinery.

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