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I must thank Gwen Brown
... for the inspiration for this little tale. She wrote a while back that a lot of the stories concentrated on the transition, and that of course once that happened most people just wanted to get on with the plain business of being a woman. Not a lot of the stories that are written for the tg world deal with that aspect of our lives, and I agreed with her.
I wondered what would happen if I wrote a story about a trans-woman finding love, and then it occurred to me that of course, a trans-woman has a kind of history no genetic woman has. This means that she has a past, and occasionally that past is going to come back and remind her of the fact. Of course, the man finding her doesn't have to be the detective investigating a murder case, but it meant that I could expose some of the back story in a suitably dramatic fashion.
I did consider, in view of the current Christmas contest and the time of year in which I set this story, whether I should adapt my tale and enter it. I decided against it because the fact that it was or was not Christmas made no difference to the story, and would just complicate the flow unnecessarily.
So, there it is. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it.
Penny
Dogs have owners; cats have staff. Grand-daughters have minions.
OMG! Thank you Penny!
Your story is wonderful, and I did not suspect until Elaine made an oblique reference to it at the end of the second chapter. When I read a story, I don't go looking for the T content, and am quite happy to find one that will stand on its own with out that.
Everyone has the mean spirited in their life, but happily, one can often just ignore them, move on, and find acceptance and love with those who are actually humans, and not mere animals hiding in a people suit.
I don't have the literary skill of Penny, but all my stories try to deal with life as life and not devote huge amounts of time to the T issues.
Great Job
Gwen
Lovely
A lovely and well crafted work, Penny.
I truly enjoyed reading it and looked forward to each new chapter. Well done!
Kate
"While the rest of the human race are descended from monkeys, redheads derive from cats."
Kate
"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes." William Gibson
I Was Right
I guessed that Elaine was TG and was her father's "killer", but luckily Penny out-thunk me when it came to the denouement and what I feared would be an unhappy ending became a happy one.
Well done Penny. It was a nice story, well executed,
Joanne
Gosh darn it!
ok, a really great story with only 2 complaints:
1 too short
2 no "Tissue alert" in the story tags on this chapter (hmm, maybe that should be number 1?)
But really though, it was a delightful story, full of suspense and warmth; a bit of drama with the outcome uncertain and truly unknown til the end. Thank you for sharing this tale with us.
hugs
Diana
Penny, I thought Elaine's
Penny,
I thought Elaine's version of what had happened to this "murder" case was totally interesting. Too many times, things seen or done are not always what they seem on the surface. As a retired "cop" and cold case follower, I do believe this story would really be a great one to be presented on the TV series "Cold Case". It definitely makes a person think. Jan
What a great story!
I've thoroughly enjoyed reading Cold Case. If anything, the end came too quickly for me, but isn't that a sign of a good author/writing? Leave your readers wanting more.
I also appreciated your explanation of how you came to write the work.
Please don't keep us waiting too long for your next piece.
Penny Supporter
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I liked this chapter.Hope you will write more.
I loved it
What I particularly liked was the fact that the TG element wasn't the main focus of the story. This was very well done. Thank you, Penny.
Susie
Almost right...
I'd figured Elaine was TG, and had fled because of the father's murder.
However, I initially assumed that Joseph had witnessed the murder and was on the run - not so much from the police but from the killer.
Then I thought that maybe Joseph had arrived on the scene just afterwards, and had contaminated the scene, so fled to avoid interrogation.
So I was almost right...
--Ben
As the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only left-handers are in their right mind!