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Musings about reviews and reviewers.

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In between visiting my father in hospital (he's not at all well. we got a call last night to prepare us for the worst) and rushing hither and thither, I spent an hour or so writing and checked my Amazon page for any more reviews. It always staggers me that so very few people ever bother to review a book they've read. I mean, I've sold 21,938 kindle books in the last three years and have received only 258 reviews (178 on Amazon.com and 80 on Amazon.co.uk). That's just over one percent. That means 21680 people couldn't be bothered to leave a review - even an anonymous one.

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The Stranger at the Table

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There is a new Katie Leone book available on Amazon and it is going to be a little bit before the next one comes out. I try to stagger longer works and shorter works in order to keep my sanity. I am still recovering from Unreachable but it is time to move on. Plus, I am also going to be doing the biography at the same time, so that will slow things up a little more.

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Jessica's Revenge Chapter Breaks.

Due to what was likely a brain fart, I neglected to include chapter breaks in part of the story that I edited for Barbie. I have since corrected that error and I hope the story will be easier to read for everyone now. There are also a couple of spelling errors that snuck in under my radar. They were pointed out to me by a kind reader, but I have left them alone. They are very minor and do not really affect the telling of the story at all.

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Shameless self-publicising

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This is a shameless plug, yet again. Following a chat with a trans friend who is also an author, I looked up her work on the net and found the website 'goodreads', which is mostly a place for readers to comment on published works. It also gives authors a chance to put up a little about themselves.

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looking for a fantasy story

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Looking for a story didn't mark as a favorite after reading it. In the story there is a kingdom where on the birth of the prince he is given blessings by the daughters and is cursed by their mother after she wasn't invited too attend his celebration of birth birth birth. Her curse is such that he can't see any women until the are married and he must be married by a certain age yet he isn't able to see any female but a boy dressed up as one of the girls at a morning prayer he sees and falls for.

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Some helpful apps for writers

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In my daily foray into the 'interwebs' I ran across a rather helpful blog post listing 22 apps for writers which I thought I'd share here for those interested. I only personally use two of those mentioned, Scrivener and Evernote, but the others definitely seem to be worth a look.

22 Apps and Tools Every Writer Should Know About

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It Happened Again!

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So, there I was, reading and contributing comments on my favourite website when - I get hit with an attack of the shakes, and pins and needles in my hands and feet.

Five hours later I was in hospital again. What just happened?

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My ex is is using my male name as a pejorative

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Well, my ex has managed to do something I never thought she'd do - she apparently is using my male name is a a pejorative.

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an old tale

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There's a story over at Nifty that has for years been one of my favorites, maybe because it was one of the first TG stories i ever read. It's epic in length totaling at 3,421 KB, a monster story far as size goes. I go back about once every 2 years or so and spend about 3-4 days re-reading it. But for all these years...I've been trying to contact the author so that i can get permission to re-write/edit and repost the tale. I've of course e-mailed him, no dice... and i've tried tracking him down to no avail.

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Muppets Most Wanted (Limited Spoiler)

I went and saw Muppets Most Wanted. Like the other Muppet Movies it uses the shotgun approach to comedy, if you tell enough jokes some of them have to be funny. The more you know of current pop culture personalities, the funnier it will be.

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Additional pictures

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Just to let people know, and I don't even know if people realized this, but the 2 missing pages of But, I am not a boy have been added. I hope that people take a look and comment and maybe leave a review on Amazon (I have absolutely none) of this important work. It is the first and only children's book written on a transgender subject by a transgender author (no offense to Jazz, but we know an adult wrote that).

So take a look and enjoy. There will be another post about something different tonight or tomorrow. I am sick and tired so I am going to hide in my bed and get well.

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With hormone changes, has anyone experienced ...

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any severe head-rushes when standing suddenly? I know my hormones are all messed up, but it's getting worse (I had my quarterly round of blood work), and in the past few weeks, if I stand suddenly, I get very light-headed. I've dropped like a stone once from nearly passing out, and occasionally, my limbs get tingly for a few moments. Has any one experienced this type of significant blood-pressure reduction when they were on Spiro to reduce male hormones? Or on E to supplement female hormones? Just to be clear, I am NOT on any hormones or Spiro.

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Hugo boy or girl?

This is a really enjoyable film with a British boy actor Asa Butterfield and a young French actress Cloe Moretz. They sometimes could be sisters since he has such feminine features. She looked like his older sister and was slightly taller that made him seem even more girly.
It took me back to my early youth when I could easily have presented as a girl and when I had my first experiences. A lot of nice memories are locked inside and sadly no mobile phones or digital cameras. Who knows what would have happened if I knew then what I know now.
Jules

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150,000 thank yous

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I nearly gave up on posting tonight having spent an hour or so trying to get on site. Still my readers, though perhaps not as numerous as some authors have, are important to me, so I tried one last time...

It appears I now have 150,000 kudos, as I'm not allowed to give them to myself, then they must be given by others. My thanks to all who have clicked on the little button at the end of my story postings. Thank you x 150,000, please continue clicking on them, it's the only way I know readers like my stuff, unless they choose to comment as well.

Hugs to all,

Angharad

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Reminder, the 6th Annual New York RAINBOW BOOK FAIR

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This annual event will be held next Saturday, 29 March 2014 from Noon–6pm

Holiday Inn Midtown
440 W. 57th Street, NYC (between 9th and 10th Avenues)

$3 Admission (suggested donation)

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A boy named Jennifer?

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Well, last night at work was rather interesting. For the last while I have been working on and off as night maintenance at work, and last night they asked me to train a new person for that job. When I met him, I was slightly curious to notice that his name tag said "Jennifer", even though he was not in any way feminine.

I asked him about the name, and he said his father had given it to him, and giving female names to male babies happened quite often in his country, the Philippines.

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Bike

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Sorry, too late home tonight, and then I watched the David Hare play, 'Turks & Caicos'. Bill Nighy was brilliant as the understated Johnny Worricker, gentleman spy or should that be spy who is also a gentle man.

Will endeavour to do better tomorrow.

Angharad

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Editor needed...

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Hey all, I'm still working on System, but I've found myself distracted lately. I've also been working on my "real life" story, but wound up scrapping most of it and starting over. After working on these stories (and other scrapped stories) alone, I've realized that I could really use some editing and creativity help (especially for the real life story). If you're interested, please message me

Danielle :)

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For thems that like the paper variety....new book

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I know that for many of us paper books represent the past, too much expense, too little room to keep them and subject to too many elemental disturbances.

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Fanfiction

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At one time I only believe that fan fiction was a distraction. It would muddy up the story and the plot. Then I learn to enjoy it for what it was and now love it. Its a twist to the authors main idea and a compliment to the original good story idea.

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Question

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Has anybody watch the new show on NBC called "Believe" It was on Last Saturday at 9:00 then its regular time is 9:00 on Mondays. After watching both eposites I felt I was watching/reading one of the stories from here like Morphues - Round to round. I think I'll like it but need to watch more to decide that. Check it out next Monday at 9:00/2100.

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Ever had one of those days

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Ever have one of those days where you just want to slam your head into the wall? The past few weeks I've been running around trying to find another job since Home Depot fired me over injuring myself in an incident I could not avoid. when the incident happened I informed a manager as soon as I realized something was wrong and 4 days later I was fired. that was nearly a month ago.

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One Year Ago

It was one year ago that I posted my first story hear, God Given Face. I'd really intended to have my next story ready to go for today, but I'm afraid I missed that deadline by a country mile. As I mentioned, I changed jobs and moved, and that cut out a lot more writing time than I'd originally planned. So, at best, next story will be late next month.

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No Good Deed

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No good deed goes unpunished as they say.

So, I put up chapter #98 and almost immediately decide that I have made a mistake. Unfortunately, I had a trip to the US to organize, and my readers have already supplied many comments... enter the rewrite from chaos.

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I'm in shock

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I'm sitting here totally shocked. I've been talking to Jaci and she told me that she's been talking to my mom, who apparently told her that she "didn't raise me as a boy." She went on to say she didn't force me to be a girl, either she just "raised me to be Dorothy." I really don't know where to put this piece of information. I'm ... just ... stunned ...

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well I'm still here

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I thought I'd leave a blog stating I am still around. Haven't written anything much over the past two months. Been busy with work. Also hit a roadblock with through the years and my days off have been busy too.

I will attempt to post something soon. I've been using my phone to use Google drive, so I write, when I can, at work.

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S E E de-confusion

Hi all,

I have noticed a little confusion with Penny's latest offering.

Penny has been away recently and slightly rushed out episode #98 just before she left.

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Authors tab

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hi all someone said i story i was looking for could be by a certain author thier link gave an acess denied screen so i tried useing the author tab at the top i found thier name but when i clicked on them not a single story of thiers was listed the author that was tried is listed below any ideas ?

http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/pattiebfine

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I'm in one of those moods

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Yep, I'm going to go on a rant. I read where people join this site and are afraid someone will out them for actualy reading TG stories. OMG, you've got to be kidding. It's like every one you know goes right to Bigcloset and looks to see if someone they know is on the site, give me a break. In the first place, who gives a crap what you read and secondly this site is so way beyond being noticed that your friends could care less what you read. I know I'm being a jerk, but if I cared about what others thought I wouldn't be here in the first place.

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Old Story

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hi all im lookking for an old story but cant seem to find it . i thought it was named the other child or maybe the third child . its about a world where births are limited to 1 or 2 but 1 couple got permission from the goverment to have a third as they were looking for certain traits . the child then gets recruited to the space academy where he gets infected by a goo like virus ment to kill women but since he wasnt one the virus mutated and started to turn him into a her . if anyone can help me find it on this site or another many thanks

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Good Information for Aspiring Writers

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My sister sent this to me. It hits some very important points by a very successful writer. Stephen King's Top 20 Rules for Writers

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THE 6th ANNUAL NEW YORK RAINBOW BOOK FAIR

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This annual event will be held on Saturday, 29 March 2014, Noon–6pm

Holiday Inn Midtown
440 W. 57th Street, NYC (between 9th and 10th Avenues)

$3 Admission (suggested donation)

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Re-thinking an old anecdote...

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My recent pregnancy dream got me thinking about something: When I was a teen, I had a gf and we had a mutual friend who later came out as gay. One day, and I think it was completely out of the blue, he asked, if one day we (me and my gf) were still together and decided to have kids, and if it were possible for me to have the pregnancy, what we would think about it. I said I wouldn't be interested, which was sincere but I also found the idea unsettling. He then mused that given pregnancy required massive doses of female hormones it would probably be a bad idea even if possible.

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Another pregnancy dream

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I dreamed the other night, for the second time in my life that I was pregnant, although I think I was still mostly male (I'm not sure what I was wearing, although I think it was a dress, and no idea what my genitalia were like) and I think had no breasts. I was frantically looking for a particular woman I wanted to ask for advice (why this particular woman I don't know irl and not any other woman who had been pregnant, I don't know - bizarrely, I pictured her naked - an attractive, curvy black woman).

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Made my boss giggle last night

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Well, I made my boss giggle last night.

We were in the bedding aisle, and she pointed to a set of zebra-print bedding and made a "ohhh" sound.

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Weighing In

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I don't know exactly when it is that I gave up, but it seems very difficult to find that will to fight that I once had. It has cost me greatly: it has cost me health, freedom, and happiness.

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April Punctuated!

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"April Schooled!" has now had all it's spacing restored so it should be a lot easier to read. Sorry about that! (One day soon I will figure out how to keep italics when posting on here and then the world is mine! Nye he hehe!) Hugs, Polly

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"I'm back", Cue evil laugh.

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Well, here I am once more able to read stories on BC/Top Shelf. I have been out of the country "many moons", as some of my ancestors might say. I was not in a position to be able to use my own laptop(not allowed, plus no signal strength where I was located), and I sure as heck was not going to be using a government one, except for my official duties. Since the Manning and Snowden "show", personal use is highly frowned on.

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First Woman Cardinal of the Catholic Church -- an update

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It has been brought to my attention that Pope Francis is considering appointing the Irish theological scholar Linda Hogan as the first woman cardinal of the Catholic church. I wonder if he got the idea from the story I posted here many years ago.

Melissa Tawn

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Fun with images/story update

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I went a little hog-wild whilst writing my latest work, Battle for Earth and in addition to the usual cover images I went a bit further and created 16 character portraits to accompany the story. These aren't something that I've hand-drawn, but rather composite photos which have been extensively edited to create unique images that resemble cut out portraits. Some of them, particularly the ones I made of Duvak, Vakrexid, and Velspatt (the alien characters) were quite difficult to produce, but some of the others took less than an hour each to produce.

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Some background about my story Mystic Godfather

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As I promised in my last blog I posted my emotional story 'Brother's Request' last week. I knew that story was a real tearjerker and thought for a second story I'd post something a bit lighter and sentimental. I think 'Mystic Godfather' fills that role pretty well.

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Pray for MH370

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On March 8th, 2014 Flight MH 370/CZ748, disappeared over Gulf of Thailand. To this day, there has been no sign of the plane or any leads apart from the recent China weather satellite photos of 3 'debris', which the Malaysian spotters claimed to be missing from the coordinates given. Speculations as well as conspiracy theories run unchecked among Malaysian citizens.

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sick

Hey folks just a quick word of apology. I was hoping to have the regular chapter of Twice Removed done on Monday and work well underway for the new chapter of Alex in Wonderland and Copycat's story in the Hyperverse. Sadly I've been stuck in bed sick since Sunday and it's taking me a while to feel up to moving, let alone writing or even thinking creatively. I do have the new chapter of Syryn's Song half finished but alas it too will have to wait until I'm feeling better. I don't want to try to right anything while I'm sick and do a half-assed job at it, my readers deserve better than that.

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New book released on Amazon

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Just a brief note to let everyone know that my 20th release is now available on Amazon. It is a shorter piece but gives great insight to what a person goes through when they're about to come out to their parents.

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Embers Ongoing.

This blog is meant for odd thoughts and short rambles on a single character: Wilhelmina Atwell, the aftermath(of a sort :))of William Zane's temporal intervention in my story: Embers Dying, Spark The Flame http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/28624/embers-dying-spa.... It's designed to help further her sadly neglected history, and generate a more cohesive over-view. This is my indulgence in exploring what happens after the Happy Ever After.
Entries will come as topics of interest pertaining to Embers, then and now, present themselves.

Hope you enjoy it.

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Too tired to write tonight

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Sorry, got home late from work then had over an hour on the phone with my needy friend just as I started writing. Too tired now, hope things will be better tomorrow but it looks like a heavy week. In fact, life looks heavy at the moment and still worried about my daughter who is not well.

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A funny moment at the car shop

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Had a funny moment yesterday getting an oil change for my car. I was waiting in the lounge when a guy came in with a clipboard containing paperwork and a set of keys. He saw me, and continued to look around the lounge, and realizing I was the only one there he looked rather confused.

Finally, I said to him, "Is that for my car?" He looked at me, looked at his sheet and asked tentatively "T...Todd?" I smiled and nodded and he gave me the keys.

It seems clear to me that he saw me as a woman to the point he couldn't believe my male name belongs to me.

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Paperbacks - The Other Side of Dreams & Killing Me Slowly

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Hi everyone

This is for those few who still like the old fashioned way of reading - PAPER BOOKS

I have just published two more of my existing novels as paperbacks through FEEDAREAD.COM

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searching

Hmmm i must of missed a memo or something some of my old seaches i saved to favorites for certain story types come up with Access denied dont have permission to view that page ? has search function been totaly removed ? as i dont see the search box on main page anymore either wich made it lot easier to find the newer stories of fan fic's like whately or bikini beach just to name a few when they go more then a day or so between stories and some reason miss checking the one day they did post lol . maybe im just spoiled or rambling lol

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Losing tags when changing book outline settings?

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I noticed that someone had linked parts 2 and 3 of "The Manumission Game" under part 1, instead of all three parts under an independent title page. I find that confusing when I see it on other stories -- it tends to look, in some contexts, as though the story is long abandoned with just one chapter -- so I tried to add a new title page with ++Organizer, and then link the three existing chapters to that title page. Chapter 3 looks fine, but chapters 1 and 2 have lost all their genre/trope tags (like Novella, Transgender, Magic, etc.).

Be A Man

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This spring or summer I want to go camping in the Oregon Outback and have found a place that is at least 40 miles from any urban lighting, on a plateau of some 5000 feet, in isolated solitude. In my youth, I loved amateur astronomy, and once had a small reflector, so plan to resume that hobby once again.

In the mean time, I must find ways to prevent any lights from coming on in my car, or cover them in red cellophane. Any camp lights I have must be red also.

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Do tears heal?

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I was re-reading "Belle of the Ball" and when it got to the chapter where Belle's dad recounts being treated as if he was a trans girl when he was a kid, and all of a sudden, I started weeping.

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just a heads up

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Gaby Book 6 - Girls, Girls, Girl? should be available for your Kindle by tomorrow! If you are interested like which I know most of you aren't but for those that are I've uploaded it this afternoon - so there!

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Katie Leone's last story

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I have just finished my latest story and it will be my last. Right now it is on the way to the editor and I have to wait for a cover to be made. Like usual, I will publish on Kindle, etc. and then post the story here. Then I will take my leave and try to find other pursuits to occupy my time.

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Heart broken.

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It is really hard to say this. I am finished with religion, particularly the Mormon Church. I feel so sad because I actually believe in the Mormon "stuff" too. They have been really loving and kind to me and I healed of so much stuff and pain.

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‘Caitlin’ by HW Coyle now on Kindle

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Just in time for both St. Patrick’s Day and the Centennial commemoration of the First World War. ‘Caitlin’ is the story of a young Irish officer caught up in two wars, one being waged against the Central Powers and a second, very personal one as he struggles to come to terms with who he is amid the chaos of world war and the rise of Irish independence.

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Writing Update

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Just thought I'd give people a quick update about what has been happening with me and writing lately. To be honest, I'm not sure what's happening to the DRU. I've tried to get my last two stories flowing but I just can't seem to get either of them moving. I'm not going to quit though, I'm just going to try brainstorming my way around the problems.

In the meantime, I've come up with something else I want to dabble with for a bit. Its not DRU or any other universe, its a stand-alone that was inspired by a manga I've been reading recently. So I hope everyone likes it :)

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A moral dilemma

In the last five or six years, I've been spending all of my free time (time not at work) wearing 100% women's clothes. Even at work, only my outer wear is men's clothing and only then because I'm a truck driver and my company issues a uniform; otherwise I'd be in women's jeans and polo shirt. Even at work, I wear a bra with breast forms as well as all other women's underwear, including my socks. Even my shoes are women's.

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