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Breaking News - Maggie Finson's Birthday!!!

Hot off the presses (okay, basically the presses aren't hot anymore, but you know what I mean)

Today is Maggie Finson's birthday!!

I won't give any numbers, that would be uncouth (hey, there's a good word - look up the definition of couth)

What I can tell you, is she is old enough to know better, but young enough to do it anyway.

Happy Birthday Maggie!!!!

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Something Feels Strange - 51

Feels Strange   My relationship with Laurie suddenly comes into sharp focus. It was what? Two months ago that I was having this same conversation with her? Only then I was the one feeling like a fool. If she felt half as bad then as I do now, I really feel sorry for her. I know how Andy must feel having been there myself. I need to try to make him understand that I really do love him, regardless of the motivation which began the relationship. That’s how Laurie got through to me.

I really, really hope this conversation has a similar ending to the one I had with Laurie. At least we won’t be fighting mosquitoes at the same time.

Chapter 51: It's OverOr Is It?

Well... I just lost completely lost hope of ever finding romance.

So I met this girl at church, right? Well, goddamn it... once again I thought was seeing favorable signs of romantic interest and once again I could not have been more wrong. It appears that I have no ability whatsoever to determine if a girl is interested in me or not.

Alas, this has happened to me one too many times. Now, even if a girl is interested in me, I don't think I'll be able to believe it. I don't know how to trust in that anymore. I don't know what means what.

I am completely clueless. And that's that. I give up, completely, totally and utterly. I give up.

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Good news for the Assassin

I just finished Part four of Assassin, Yahoo. My brain is fried. Now all I have to do is edit all forty thousand words of it so I can send it to Holly for the real edit. Hopefully it will be posted in about two weeks. I can hardly wait to start part five because that's where the story starts to be fun, at least for me, Arecee

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Catwalk Confidence Update

Ok all. I posted Part 24 of Catwalk Confidence just the other night.

I really can’t believe the response that I’ve gotten on this story to date. I am totally thrilled by it. I know I don’t respond well to all the comments but I’m trying to get better and do respond to all PM’s.

When I started this story I had no idea what writing would be like. My best analogy is any highly addictive drug. I just can ‘t seem to stop and I’m just as impatient to post as I absolutely love seeing that others are enjoying my tale.

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Big Closet Membership Benefits

Big Closet Membership Benefits

We've all heard about what happens when you join the Hatbox, the site continues, thousands of people are transported to various and sundry states of bliss — the exact nature of which is a matter of personal preference — all of which is a very good thing, but a little abstract for some people. They might reasonably ask themselves, "What's in it for ME!"

It's a perfectly rational economic question, so here's part of the answer:

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pity the father

I was thinking yesterday about the portrayal of fathers in stories here. It seems like for the most part, if they feature in the stories at all, they are a barrier, rather than an aide. I wonder if that matches reality? Do fathers struggle more with a child who feels like they are transgendered? If so, what could we as a community do to help them? Just a thought.

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Chapter 11 is posted for the Omega Unicorn

Hello BC Fans,

Now the Inquiry is over with and Ruald is caught. That includes the others who are sick. Everyone has a great noon repast to celebrate it properly.

Now we are shifting focus to other events such as finding the sea dragons and finding a solution for the Maranelle Islands Kingdom. Along the way, some more discoveries are made. There is the still the encounter with Draknor and King Thranton to be resolved and the implications that are discovered there.

Have a great week everyone.
Rachel

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Hit or Miss?

This is an old topic but it was brought back to mind today. I once wrote something called 'The Deception of Choice' which was posted in 17 episodes plus an Epilogue. I was pleased to see that today Episode 1 achieved 6,000 hits. Not all of the 6.000 read it of course but arrived at it either by curiosity, mischance, or poor typing skills. I even went there myself several times. Nearly 4,000 have to date dropped in on the Epilogue yet only 2,000 hit on Episode 17, whereas over 4,500 landed on the shores of Episode 14.

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The Green Fog~15 poll

As an experiment, I used a poll at the end of the chapter to see if people who didn't like to comment would at least leave some feedback via a poll.

http://poll.pollcode.com/PRb_result?v

I would like to thank those people who were kind enough to vote. It was an experiment and I would your opinion as to whether it is worth continuing with future stories.

Hugs and thanks

Sue

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Kira - Chapter 16 - Mother/Daughter Shopping Trip

Kira - Chapter XVI - Mother/daughter shopping trip.

PART I - Kira talks to her mother.

Mother showed us that she hadn't forgotten how to tell stories either. She told us of an exceptional child who had a heart of gold and only wanted what was best for others. Then she looked at me, gave me a hug, and told me how wonderful and precious I really was.

"You know what I am thinking? That maybe you and I, Kira, should go shopping, and let me buy my daughter a nice dress and some shoes. Would you like that, Kira?"

Any bright ideas?

How NOT to do Tech Support - over the phone, to a technophobe, half a day after the problem was encountered, when the remote user doesn't have the laptop in front of them.

Oh, and said user is my mother, 40 miles (an hour's drive) away, and the laptop is at my sister's house (she's currently on holiday so left mum in charge of feeding the cat and attempting to learn how to use the internet from scribbled messages on post-it notes), about a mile away from mum.

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The Center character webpage

The Center Characters website

I've been a huge fan of The Center universe, and at the rate the stories are coming out, I thought it might be useful to have a resource to keep track of the ever-growing number of characters. That is why I've put together:

http://thecenter.x10.mx/

For readers:

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Crazy times

Man, this has been a crazy, insane month. I haven't really been able to do much writing as life has whelmed me. But I am starting to get back into the groove. So I am wondering if I should complete a story I did for Nano, that I am considering posting here as I am unsure of how it would do in the market or perhaps something new. I really have no idea.

Thankfully though, the stress is dropping enough that I can write again.

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Away, for job reasons

I'm sorry that my expectancies to write everyday can't be met, i got a new job as of august and i can't keep with writing it on paper and then type it on the pc. Therefore expect some great chapters by September/October, on a 12h basis so that it is not a real massive update and also so that i can have a buffer of chapters in case something comes up. but don't worry the story is written just not proofed and tipped into the pc.

So i bib my farewell, "sarabada"...

"may you enjoy your evening in the warm feeling of your loved ones" - Amaya the night rain.

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Tentative excursions

Well I took the car out yesterday, changing gear a bit iffy but otherwise a real sense of freedom.
Also managing short periods of two-fisted typing but not for long. Arm remains slung most of time but periods unslung getting better.

Now at chapter 14 of The angry mermaid. Not sure what to do with this story. try getting it published or just stick it on BCTS.

Rewriting chapter 24/5 of the sissy farm.
Cheers Beverly.

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Something Feels Strange - 50

Feels Strange   If it weren’t for one nagging problem, I’d say it was a perfect afternoon.

The nagging problem?  It’s Andy. I’ve called at every opportunity and left a dozen messages but he’s not called me back. I’ve also sent several emails from my smart phone–he hasn’t responded to those either.

Where is that boy?

Chapter 50: Family, Work, and an Unhappy Boyfriend

I never walk....

I always bike and I'm so involved with dodging traffic and not running into things and people that I don't think about myself or how I look or anything. Its like the world isn't relevant. So yesterday, because I had a flat, I walked and I totally had this major freakin moment of self realization/actualization/recognition.

I also realized that the tan on my legs makes me look like I'm wearing a twelve year old's stay-ups.

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OK, now I'm all ticked off...

I went and got a fresh tire and innertube yesterday and just now I went to install them, preparatory to going grocery shopping. The tyre wasn't a problem. The tube, however, had some sort of newfangled valve that I've never seen the likes of and that my tyre pump won't fit.
Oh, and I can totally tell you that using american tools on a bike with metric fittings is a recipe for scraped-up hands and lots of rather inventive cursing....

Anyway, I'm bruised and scraped and I still don't have a bloody working bike.

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Hate to do this here, but a reminder, and a request

I realize that some people like them, and I also realize that it takes a lot of work to set one up, but I have requested this before.

I do not want an author page that has general links to my stories.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate that someone would go to the trouble of working on one, but I have said that I didn't want one before, and unfortunately that still stands.

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There I go again...

As I sit in Sue Towers, trying to think of yet another cliff hanger for one of my stories, my significant other has just said goodbye as she goes off shopping.

I said ‘Bye,’ and carried on cogitating.

Then I thought about what I just called out — ‘bye.’

I wonder if someone from another place like Wherethefookarewe, for instance, perhaps here on an exchange or something and trying to get to grips with our language, would make of my brief utterance.

Would they understand what I meant; bye, by or maybe buy?

As J. Gustav White said:

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Going Down The Rabbit Hole.

Khadijah Gwendolyn Ellen um Brown here.

Tommorow afternoon, many will notice that BCTS is strangely peaceful and harmonious. I will be off line for about 10 days. I am told the particular Rabbit hole I have chosen will once again emerge in the vicinity of OHIO. We are driving and we hope to make this a grand road trip. My companion has insisted that my "helpless little blonde ditz" personna go into the glove box, and that I assume the role of a competent, adult female, GASP! This is too much for me, what am I to do!

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Do you dream?

I do not remember my dreams... when I wake up its almost as if no time has gone by but I feel strangely refreshed and almost able to face the day ... after 9 more minutes... or maybe 18.

I'm curious, does anyone else either not dream or have dreams that they can't remember?

The closest I've ever come to remembering a dream is a feeling of anxiousness that seemed to follow me all day. I do not have night time 'wet dreams' (that I can remember).

Please share... do you dream?

Nobody.

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