Is well into production and I hope to have it ready for posting over Easter weekend, for those of you who enjoy my schoolgirl saga. Kylie attends school as a girl, not for the first time, but certainly for the first time officially. What's going to happen - watch this space and see.

My friend Kayla is an actress and model and she put out a bulletin for someone to help with Makeup for this film she is working on called "Santa Vs. Zombies" She contacted me and put me in touch with the Director and I sent him a message. If he wants to hire me , it will be my first real paying job in a long time. Please keep your fingers crossed and say a few prayers for me. I really need the money.

...but before you start celebrating, there's a catch.

In the study, the benefits came to those consuming only one measly chunk per day, or one bar a week.

And then only if it's used to replace a similar number of calories of other snacks. Nutritionists are such spoilsports, aren't they?!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8593887.stm

I don't know about the others here at BC, but even off-site I write A LOT. and one thing that always bugs me is finding good and decent sounding names for my characters. I HATE with a passion the boring names that, I am sorry, Lazy people like to slap on to some characters...

Tim, Tom, bob, Fred, George

This morning I was rumaging through my closet and found my first skirt from the 49th time I began accumilating clothing. I wore it on my first expedition from the house to attend a GID support group. Amazingly, I doubt that I will ever be able to wear it again, can't even get it up past my hips, and it makes me wonder if I could ever wear it. Who was that person?

I will remember that day until I die.

Gwen

I'm sure you thought I meant something else, but what I'm refering to is a steam locomotive. I spent a wonderful weekend with my wife and two grandsons riding the steam train which runs from Sunol to Niles, California. The boys were beside themselves with awe for the steaming beast. They only run the locomotive three times a year and when they do it creats traffic jambs on the highway next to the tracks. This train is a thing of beauty as it chugs slowly from Niles to Sunol, the return trip because it has to climb up hill which forces it to work and display the beauty of steam.

Rami

 
Welcome to the First Annual February Music Motif Challenge. This year’s theme (and likely for years to come) is "I Enjoy Being a Girl." Variations on that theme might include any permutation thereof, including I enjoy being a close approximation of a girl, I enjoyed being a girl, but no longer, I am about to enjoy being a girl for the first time, and for all of you forced femme aficionados, I don't enjoy this at all, can I go now? Rather than award one single winner, owing to fairness, civility and an inability to get an auditor to certify our bogus results, we have given every entry its own unique award to recognize its ....uniqueness. Without further ado, we now present the Entrants, in no particular order other than from top to bottom, here are the "Winners" of the First Annual February Music Motif Challenge. Jill made me do it...honest...I didn't want to...okay...I did, but she was really mean...okay she was okay, but I thought she might be mean...never mind.

I once read a poem, probably written in the 19th or early 20th century. It is a dramatic poem, and I have heard it recited with a musical background.

Roughly, one of the lines is something like 'the moon is white instead of yellow' or visa versa. It made so much sense to me in the mental state I was in at the time.

Can anyone remember that poem?

Many Blessings

Gwen

Well, I woke is finished, and I wanted to thank everyone who has read, voted, or commented on the story. What started as a little throw-away while I was looking for ideas has morphed into the longest piece of writing I have attempted. I hope I can take the lessons I have learned doing this piece and use them for the stories that follow. Got some ideas, but it might be a bit before they are fully realized. One of the lessons I have learned is the advantage of taking my time. Plus that old friend "real life" may have a thing or two to say. Hugs to everybody.

Two months ago, I estimated that we would have 10,000 stories and or chapters in the BCTS archives by April 15. It looks like that will happen on or before April 7th, probably in the afternoon of April 6th.

Had a severe case of writers block on 'The Dairy'. Think I got past it. Will post 5 soon and 6 in three weeks or so.

A few months back I noted that I had just received (that day) a single vote on more than half of my stories. This has happened again. I assume it is a software glitch. Has anyone else received votes on most of their stories today? I'd like to believe that somehow thirty-one of my old stories received votes today, but that's about twenty-nine more than what I normally would receive on any given day.

Jill

Hi all, thought that I would share two dreams I had within days of each other. The first was looking down on a hospital room with two patients, one was screaming following S.R.S. and the other was spitting angry; both patients had the same name and the wrong patient had the surgery. The second dream I had was where I ordered a feteshists dream concoction of a full body rubber bodysuit and was about to try it on, only then did I dissapear from the dreamscape leaving the bodysuit to crumple to the floor.

There's a new feature here at BC, at the end of all stories entered as Fiction or Wysiwyg that are rated General or Mature, there are a row of buttons for passing a link to that story on to various social media sites. It's been there since Monday. :)

I don't know if anyone has used it yet but no one has commented on it, so I thought I ought to blog about it to draw some attention.

Tell me what you think.

If you want to post a story Without the Social Media Buttons, rate it Restricted or higher or use the Story input type instead of Fiction.

Hugs,
Erin

For what ever reason; strange thing the brain; during the discussion on editing, I thought about "Peaches". For me, at the time I read it, it was such a wonderful story.

Does anyone know when it was originally authored?

Many Blessings

Gwen

Hospitals feature quite heavily on this site - both in fictional stories and in real life blogs. So you may be interested in this story from Tuesday...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8582161.stm

Hospital gowns, bed bays, chairs and washrooms have been given a makeover to prevent patients being exposed and embarrassed.

The initiative, led by the Department of Health and the Design Council, aims to transform a stay in hospital, making it a more modest experience.

Greeting and salutations! Part 14 and the Final Chapters of Once the Hero is posted at StarDust! This completes my 2nd novel. Yay me!

I'll post that final part here at BC on Sunday along with the character list already up at Stardust.

I do have a question for all my readers. Anyone who have seen Tim Allen's Zoom's Academy can see the similarities between OTH and that movie. I'm thinking about doing a self-published version of OTH, but if it's Plagiarized that of course is out. I'm simply too close to the story to tell. My question is does anyone think my story is plagiarizic?

I don't know if anyone is still interested, but I have almost finished the next part of Unfinished Business. It has taken quite a while because of other obligations, but I'm going to finish the story. For those who have been waiting I apologize and hope it's worth the wait!

Okay, I'm an old man and still don't know how to use my computer. That being said, I can't thank Holly Hart enough for all the hard work she has done with my latest story. She's teaching me things I never knew besides cleaning up the mess I send her to, "Just take a little look, it won't be hard." This latest part of the story is over twenty thousand words and she has been kind enough to fit me in even though she is in the middle of moving and a new job. I bestow on you, Holly, sainthood because you deserve it, Arecee

Randomly roaming through today's news stories, I discovered this one (predictably enough on the Daily Wail's website) - which instantly reminded me of Stella's opinion of Siá¢n. Hopefully Siá¢n isn't (or wasn't) this bad...

Well, I had a great time at the meeting. Nice guys, and made me feel welcome. So that part was good. Unfortunatly, real life came back with a literal crash at work today. I am stuck working in the stock room at my work for the next 5 weeks, which will mean more hours, but it started with me dropping a roller on my ankle, which really hurt. By the end of the day, I was sore, tired, and depressed. Ah, well.

A few months ago I remember responding to someone who asked would people be willing to post a photo. Nothing Salacious, just a sort of "Hey, this is me!"

Well, at the time, I didn't have any photos of myself, but I did state my willingness to post one, so here it is. Now whoever asked has to look at my face every time I comment on something. Serves ya right!

That was when my sis visited at the end of Novemeber '09. Great visit, horrible picture. Now let the making fun commence!

Greener on the Other Side
(this is a Working Girl blog)

There are so many things wrong in this world, and recently, there have been many that have gone wrong with the world that have personally touched me. I won't delve into the specifics of what these are - I don't want to wallow in them, as tempting as that may be (I'm tryin' to be a tough girl, heehee). But truth of the matter is - I'm over most of them, and, right now, there is little that is wrong - at least nothing majorly wrong, that is - in my life. Just the usual day-to-day minutiae of life. For now, that is.

I am finally back, got internet again. A new computer and a new place to live, thank the heavens and the earthly Gaia :) rofl... I lost again the drafts to my continutation of the Morwen Cronicles, though I do have my memory which will help to get it back up and running again. I do hope all are well, as I am doing better myself. With the light that so abounds on day, the moon so shines with on all during night...with it I smile bright to all of you with thanks :)

With love and Light to all

Erin Amelia Fletcher

I appreciate this is ‘off topic’ as it were, but I was most surprised to read this article from AA Gill in today’s Sunday times, regarding his dyslexia. He is a perceptive writer whose work I have enjoyed for many a year.
Perhaps some of you here suffer from dyslexia or know someone who does, so please take a few minutes to read what it says, many of us can empathise with the youngsters he meets as well as his own experience.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/ar...

Love to all.

Anne G.

I ran across this article this morning at AE Brain. It seems that a clerical error sent a woman to a man's prison with all the unfortunate consequences. This happen in Durban Africa.

http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2010/03/you-dont-have-to-be-tran...

Grover

Every once in a while, someone posts a comment or blog about apparently not being able to reach as TG site such as this because of suspected censorship.

That's not my problem, at least, not entirely.

I can't reach any site except Top Shelf right now. Everything I was connected to and anything I try to reach, not comes up with a page asking me to 'CLICK HERE' to download installation software for Comcast if I'm a customer. OR, if I'm a Comcast Technician,to take the next step, and activate my connection.

What does this have to do with anything TG?

Nuttin'.

I just thought it was so cute, and having spent a fair amount of hours on a rmachine in that size range I know how dangerous it is for the dancer and how hard it is for the operator.

In the US, a show like this could not be done. OSHA, and all the, um, government control freaks would be swarming like ants on honey.

Enjoy.

Gwen

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-414637?hpt=Mid

I'll be away and won't have time to post the last two chapters.

Well, I was due for a down, and this one is a doozy. Been struggling with mmense feelings of sadness and grief. Its like being on a little raft, and having a storm form around you. I have no choice but to try and ride the wave, or drown. Fortunatly, I have resources I didnt have before, and I am trying to use them. They include the techniques I have been learning in my sessions with the counsilor at the rape center. I cannot, I will not give up, but the next bit of this climb is going to be tricky.

When I was going to High School, I think, in the early 60's I first heard about the discovery of Genes and Chromosomes. It may have been earlier but I am not sure. Now, nearly 50 years later, they are splicing genes and doing all sorts of alchemy.

Back then, I don't think they even knew much about XX,XY and certainly not XXY or any other of the myriad number of genetic variations.

Transformation story author Micheal Bard is in critical condition and isn't expected to recover. Full information is at the Shifty story site. http://shifti.org/wiki/User_talk:Michael_Bard

Although Micheal wrote 'furry' stories, at least one of them had TG content. One of my favorites is "It's in the Skin"

http://shifti.org/wiki/User:Michael_Bard/It%27s_in_the_Skin

Grover

Well, I am trying to keep positive despite my setbacks. I had my counsiling, and felt very encouraged by my progress in dealing with my rape, as is my counsilor. Now, if I could just find a job, preferably one that will let me transition, things will be great. Meanwhile, I figured I needed a little pick-up, and bought some doller-store panties, and plan to eliminate my male underwear, except maybe a single pair in case I am going swimming or something. Its a little thing, and nobody else will even be able to tell, but it made me feel good, so that counts too.

...Life sure seems like a race. With everything we've had to deal with this past year, it sure feels like I hit the wall. My tremors have increased since my anti-convulsive dose was lowered because my neurologist was worried about my blood pressure. So it's like I have to strike a balance. And the race analogy is actually quite accurate even if it is very annoying.

Well, I got her back. The unit where she went had been built since I last went to that hospital, typical. Still, I found it and they let me park right next to the emergency entrance so she wouldn't have to walk far.

TV bosses in the US have apologised after preview clips of the Playboy channel were accidentally played out on two children's channels (Kids On Demand and Kids Preschool On Demand)

A Time Warner Cable (TWC) spokesman said a "technical glitch" was to blame for the mistake, which lasted two hours in parts of North Carolina on Tuesday.

The company was made aware of the error after parents called in to report it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8571798.stm

(Well, I suppose that's one way to teach them the basics of sex education...)

I loved Drea's latest offering from the comedy team of Rolands and DeMaggio, and replied to her as her partner

http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/18638/lingerie-shop#co...

Included in that are a number of references to things - Can you catch them all? Hey Bobbie, "Quotes!"

I'll check back here tonight.

Hugs,

Kristy

This part is just plain fun. Jacqui is not only more relaxed as a woman, but she can be donwright playful. Just ask some of those hunky NY Yankee players what happens when she turns on her charm.

Things with Kurt are also getting more clear, and most of us will really like where that's going.

So, if you've suffered along with Jacqui through the worst of times, join her now as the sun starts to shine again.

I've got to take my better half in to hospital tomorrow for an angiogram. This sort of crept up on me...

"I've just been to the doctor. I've been having these chest pains..."

School and life were keeping me... rather busier than I was able to handle...

New class. Breathing room. Writing time. Sk8rs this coming weekend.

Well, I think we have fixed all my stories. Poor Bev, she and I looked like we were going to end up conjoined twins. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, things are moving forward. Tomorow, I go to my provincial goverment office to try and get some finincial help, and for the first time, I am mentioning my gender issues in a official form, including listing dorothy as an "alias". We will see what occurs, but just filling out the forms felt good.

Something weird is happening to my stories, and I am not a happy camper. Somehow my name as the author is being replaced with beverly colleen's. This happened to the first story i submitted, and bev was not pleased, thinking I had used her name without permission. I really hope this is a problem that can be fixed. I am going to have to go through all my stories and make sure i am getting credit. I would hate to have to pull them, but I did write them, and i deserve the praise and blame for them.

Spotted on the shelves of my local Tesco...

(Apologies it didn't show up earlier - evidently Twitpic [where it was originally uploaded] doesn't like direct linking!)

Was someone in the factory having a bad day?

Caption suggestions welcome - either from Troy's POV or Gabriella's.

Or of course we knock a couple of letters off one character's name and do the obligatory TG twist - Troy's POV or Gabriel's...