Hostile Environment

(Part 2)

by Valentina Michelle Smith

Brian’s smug feeling of triumph over the Dragon Lady was short-lived.

He walked out of Goldwyn’s, out to the street, and immediately became self-conscious. He was suddenly aware of every facet of the female clothing he was wearing. He could feel the swirl of his slip and skirt over nylon-clad legs as he stepped onto the concrete sidewalk. The rush of air up his skirt left him feeling naked and vulnerable. The click of his high heels on concrete seemed to reverberate from the walls of the buildings. And he was convinced that somehow, everybody in the city had developed a kind of x-ray vision and could immediately tell that he was a man.

"Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me..."
- Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt and Fabian Andree

By Angel O’Hare

Rita and I laughed and giggled all the way into the house...

by Angel O’Hare

by Angel O’Hare

by Angel O’Hare

"Or are you still a boy that cried,
Tears now surely long since dried." -- The Who

A Life Ever Changing #32

Cry If You Want

by Angel O’Hare

She had me hold it and then she pulled out a few more things and some crinolines and we headed for her shop...

"...we all lose our charms in the end.
But...Diamonds are a girl's best friend." - Monroe/Styne&Robin

A Life Ever Changing #29

Diamonds

by Angel O’Hare

"A part of me has just been ripped,
the pages of my mind are stripped..." -- J. Geils Band

How about joining us for a bedtime snack ok?" I said ok so down stairs we went...

"I have heard you calling in the night." — Hymn
"Be my everlasting. Be my hearts desire." - Chris Cullum
"...playing with those memories again,
And just when I thought time had set me free" - Air Supply
"Like a little voice inside my heart" - No Secrets
"...have you ever felt a memory pulling at your insides?" - One Dollar Short
"I only wanted all that's best for you" - No Authority
"And my pride was stronger when I was younger" - Patty Loveless
"Let’s listen to the voice deep within..." - Akilles
"There's nowhere else on Earth I'd rather be" - Bryan Adams
"You wanna find my soul" - Ashes
"...I can't see tomorrow" - Larry Rushton & Jeremy Cash

"...my old friend, I've come to talk with you again." - Simon and Garfunkel

A Life Ever Changing #22

Hello, Darkness

by Angel

Just then the doorbell rang! OH! NO!...

This chapter has been rewritten in several areas.

"They've got everything you need, roll up for the Mystery Tour." - The Beatles

"Rachel, Rachel, I've been thinking, what a grand world this would be..." - Traditonal Campfire Song

A Life Ever Changing #17

Rachel, Rachel

by Angel O'Hare

I slung "my" purse over my shoulder and we were off to my Doctors...

"Now I'm looking at a flashback Sunday,
Zoom lens feeling just won't disappear" - J. Geils Band

"But the thing-a-ma-bob that does the job is..." -- Walt Disney's Cinderella

"Girls will be boys and boys will be girls, it's a ..." -- The Kinks

by Angel O'Hare