Two words which use the same letters and even sound the same, but have utterly different meanings.

I have noticed writers here using the wrong ones over the years and even in some recently posted offerings.

We're buried und a foot of snow, so no work today. I spent the morning mapping out the second half of "Mud Creek"

I'm so excited for this now. This story came together like magic. I struggled with the ending and resolution for over an hour, just contemplating people in my life, stories I've read, my own emotions. Then it came to me, like, how did I not realize it had to end like that.

I'm currently writing Chapter 21, and plan to end the story at Chapter 28. The Story is currently at 31,000 words and should hit 50 I think.

but complain ye not!

That bug I had over Christmas and New Year took plenty of time to shift and sometimes I wonder if it's completely gone - using my nasal outbursts as evidence - that box of tissues will need replacing real soon!

However, life goes on. Thanks to Angharad's recent postings about facial epilators I treated myself. I would echo Angharad's comments, they are definitely worthwhile. After the past two weeks my top lip is already showing a positive difference. It helps my confidence!

I'm still writing and currently that's Tammy book 17.

It’s out.

Fractured Rune is officially available today.
Queer epic fantasy.
A trans protagonist.
Angry gods, found family, big magic, bigger feelings.

I’m equal parts excited, terrified, and vibrating through the floor.

https://www.amazon.com/Fractured-Rune-Aeldstorm-Saga-Book-eb...

has been this weeks weather!

Did I Break Google? Apparently My Book Is Now Fractured Prune

So today I searched my own book title like a normal, well-adjusted author who definitely does not Google herself for validation.

I typed Fractured Rune.

Google paused. Reflected. Consulted the ancient spirits of autocorrect.

And then gently asked, “Did you mean: fractured prune?”

I appreciate Google’s concern for digestive regularity, but this is a queer epic fantasy, not a cautionary tale about fiber intake.

Well, as normal as things get around Bell acres!

MC is a married cross-dresser. The wife tolerates the cross-dressing and works for a company that has other been bought by a British company or they recently hired a female British CEO. The CEO throws a company party in the style of the British fancy dress parties with a turn-about theme. wife tells MC his dream is about to come true that she would go someplace with him dressed.

I've been running BigCloset for more than 26 years. I've lost loved ones and found new ones. I've made friends here and elsewhere. I've written novels, stories, essays, poems and songs. I've published books.

And you all have been here with me to share this space that we have created together, a friendly place to read, write and discuss TG fiction...and other things that interest us.

and all that jazz!

There is plenty of precedent for hidden facilities - some of them quite large - even in famous pieces of architecture:

https://www.oddee.com/item_99554.aspx

So far, no-one has given me grief over superhero bases in my Masks stories. This should head off anyone doing so. :-)

The Vatican is famous not only for concealed nooks and crannies, but walkways high above ground.

Anyway, Happy Holidays to all!

I'd appreciate some help finding a story. Unfortunately, I can remember very little about it. When it starts the MC's sister is moving away to start college. She leaves in a vehicle with her parents, following in a (truck?) As they are traveling through (Atlanta?), they are involved in an accident. The MC is following them on APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System). They appear to remain in the same position for an extended period of time.

This is as much as I can dredge up from my memory. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could help me find the author/name of the story.

How do i put a group of stories into a sub-section. All my '500 word' 'borrow and grow if you want' stories need to be separated - how do i do this?? thanks
AP

Yep, today, in this part of the world, it has been the shortest daylight of the year, as we pass the Winter Solstice

please put a penny in poor Maddy's hat, if you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny will do, if you haven't got a ha'penny, may the Gods bless you.

After just a little bit of encouragement, I have extended my recent story called Eight Years. It now has an extended start.

Pretentious "I'm a writer!" blog post. Sorry, not sorry ;)

So, "As a writer" (See, I told you! lol) I draw inspiration from everywhere, my own experiences, others' experiences, other works of fiction and non fiction, and sometimes - okay, a lot of the time - I'm just making it up as I go along just like the rest of us. But I have never experienced this before, where something I wrote actually perfectly mirrors someone's real lived experience, right down to using the exact same words to describe it, AFTER I had already written it.

I've got cold chills.

After sending a message to Suzi in relation to my vignette posted last week, I wondered if blog readers might be interested in what I wrote on the Message Board over on Fictionmania in relation to what a writer proposed would be shorter fiction of 7500 words - a body swap story (MFC main female character becomes male and MMC female)? This is what I wrote:

but sadly, all too soon i had to return from my jaunt!

I wrote this story some time ago. Until now it was only available as an eBook from online retailers.

It was inspired by a very real protest in 2017. It was chronicled by instinctmagazine.com in their story titled: “Boys in Skirts Beat the Heat—and the System” and featured this photo.