Jewel Box One - BigCloset Stories One Year Ago

These are stories that appeared on Big Closet approximately one year ago this week.

Mistress of the Wardrobe Part 5

  

Part 5

Looking down on parlour rooms where people talk, but all you hear is a distant murmur. People gathering around someone, a blond classical beauty. The dress perfect ~ bronze and coppery striped over-skirt tied at the waist with a blue and white satin ribbon belt. A bow of lace at the back hanging down. Head adorned by a black slouch bonnet, with a large white and black ribbon arrangement, her hair shining in long curls hanging down to her shoulders.

Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1253.

The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1253
by Angharad

Copyright© 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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The Ward

Another old story of mine. Was meant to be the first part of a longer story but most people seemed to like it as a stand alone horror piece so I left it that way.

The Ward
By Bruce

I had known Anne since I was 4 years old. We lived a few houses apart in one of those neighborhoods in the suburbs that had once been filled with young families but had aged into older couples through the years. It was only natural we became friends, there was no other kids within blocks of us.

Down to Earth - Part 12


Down to Earth
Red is the Rose

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
But my love is fairer than any.



Draihoidel - The Practice of the Old Arts

Marilyn's Impossible Dream, or She's So Pretty -- Chapters 27


Marilyn's Impossible Dream, or She's So Pretty – Chapter 27


By Katherine Day


(Copyright 2011)



Merritt Lane McGraw feels he is a girl, but he is living through the Great Depression and World War II. It is a period before the words “crossdresser” and “transgender” were in the vocabulary and a time before sexual assignment surgery was a possibility. Is he a boy or a girl? His confusion leads him into many strange encounters.

Glossary: Walk in the Dark


A Glossary for A Walk in the Dark

I do these all the time, given the number of characters and places I tend to put in my stories, just so I can keep track. It occurred to me that it might be helpful if I published this one so others could check back here to see who someone is or what a place is.

I'll be updating this as the story goes on, by the way.

Hopefully, it will be helpful.

Maggie


People

Fugue, Part 5

By Jillian

Chapter Forty-One

Tanya sang, “Sittin’ on the dock of the bay, Watchin’ the tide roll away, Sittin’ on the dock of the bay, Wastin’ time.” At the moment she sang that last line she happened to look toward the door as her brother walked in the club.

She started whistling the coda melody and as she ended the song she said, “Thanks. I’m gonna take a little break, but I’ll be back in just a few.” Climbing down off the raised stage, she said, “Bobby, what’re you doing here?”

Without a Trace - Part 12

Robert realised some thing was different and his mental conditioning took over and his screaming started to ease. He looked and saw above him instead of the ceiling of the place where he had been, he saw open sky. He looked at the two women and he saw they were dressed in street clothes not in nurses uniforms and he finally worked out he was away from those women that had been robbing him of his will and body. His work with martial arts brought him back to himself with a perceptible
shift.
“wh....wher.....where am I?” he managed to stumble out.

Now the story continues...

Blue Nails Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Beginning to get ready to go home and say goodbye to friends. More strange dreams.

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure, Part 15(Alternate)

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: An Alternate Route

By Donjo

Page 15

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You knock on the door...

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Jade: The Price of Vengeance (Part 5)

Jade: The Price of Vengeance (Part 5)
by:
Lilith Langtree


The Sinestro War is over. When the Green Lanterns come home, who do they find tending the roost? Jade is brought to Oa for trial, but life is never that simple for Earth's newest Lantern.

Sweat and Tears 46

CHAPTER 46
I was still in a complete mess when it was all over. Clearly, this had been something they had been planning for a while, and as my balance returned I began to wonder what the hell they had needed to do to be able to walk into what added up to a local council building and get married.

Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1254.

The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1254
by Angharad

Copyright© 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Galactic Marshal II - Chapter 18

Galactic Marshal II
by
Hilltopper

CHAPTER 18

As we lifted off, Karen smiled at me.

“So, we’re in the dog house again. Although, you sure don’t look like a dog in that ultra short mini-dress.”

The Angry Mermaid 7 - - - Y Morforwyn Dicllon 7

drustan, Aiode, Mabina and Arina finally find a safe haven and rest over the winter.


The Angry Mermaid 7.

Or.

Y Morforwyn Dicllon 7

Mabina. The youngest daughter and Twin to
Drustan Her twin brother.
Grandpa Erin the twins grandfather.
Giana The twins grandmother
Caderyn The twins father.
Herenoie The twins wise and beautiful mother.
Morgaran The Twins oldest brother.
Aiofe The twins oldest sister. Famous for her beauty.

Odyssey II Part 5

Part 5

It was 7:45 when the arrived in St. Michaels. Krista was dropped off at the school to catch the dance. Rachel had promised to pick her and Tony up when it was over and take her home. Leroy drove the ten miles to Wells Point in fifteen minutes.

As they arrived, the SUV was swarmed by Jane, LJ, Peter, Lyndi, Teri, and the Spades. The Reeses were overwhelmed by the open acceptance and love. Holly recognized Sarah as her teacher and gave her and Frank an extra hug for helping them out.

Like Mother Like Son 6

16 year old Darren Peterman goes shopping with his mom at the mall as a woman. Later that day, he meets his father while wearing his "older woman" make-up for the first time.

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: Page 15

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure

By Melanie E.

Page 15

"You and Lisa set out together..."

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Some Kind of Wonderful Part-10

Some Kind of Wonderful-
Part Ten

by:
Enemyoffun


Charlie Sandsmark and his mother, Helena, travel around the world from one archaeological dig to another, looking for evidence of the ancient Amazonian culture. So far they have found nothing, until Charlie discovers something wonderful about himself on a small island in the Aegean Sea.

Weekend Whimsy


Four Poems
by Jane and Andrea Austen

Rachel's Complicated Life, Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Getting to know her friends...

Rachel called Becca after school and let her know that she was okay after the attack. Becca was a little upset that she didn’t call her earlier, but understood when Rachel said she lost her phone at home and couldn’t get back in to get it.

“I’m totally serious, Becca. There were like, twenty guys trying to get me, and there was shooting and fighting...it was awful. Then, some guy like, grabbed me and gave me something to put me to sleep. And it was Dan Buford!”

A Walk in the Dark Chapter 29

A Walk in the Dark
Chapter 29

by Maggie Finson

The Angry Mermaid 8 - - - Y Morforwyn Dicllon.

This chapter describes the Gangani children's adventures after landing on the Gibral Rock between the Pillars of herculese.


The Angry Mermaid 8.
Or.
Y Morforwyn Dicllon 8

Mabina. The youngest daughter and Twin to
Drustan Her twin brother.
Grandpa Erin the twins grandfather.
Giana The twins grandmother
Caderyn The twins father.
Herenoie The twins wise and beautiful mother.
Morgaran The Twins oldest brother.

Iron Girl Part 03


Tony Stark. Industrialist. Inventor. Philanthropist. Multi-billionaire. He is interested where the energy that Metahumans get there powers comes from, little does he know that soon he will have more experience with that power than he ever wanted.

Tony Stark, Wolfsbane and other characters belong to the real owners, the Comic Retcon was Lilith's idea. Thanks for letting us play.

Alternate text

Blue Nails Chapter 10 The Final Chapter

Blue Nails Chapter 10 The Final Chapter

The Last Day at Hope Haven, and going home!

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure, Part 16(Alternate)

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: An Alternate Route

By Donjo

Page 16

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You ask John why he turned Ken into a woman to solve his problem...

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Jade: The Price of Vengeance (Part 6)

Jade: The Price of Vengeance (Part 6)
by:
Lilith Langtree


The Sinestro War is over. When the Green Lanterns come home, who do they find tending the roost? Jade is brought to Oa for trial, but life is never that simple for Earth's newest Lantern.

Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1255.

The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1255
by Angharad

Copyright© 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Caught!

Caught!

(Based on "Damaged" by Danity Kane)

Do you want to talk about it honey

Please how do I repair your trust in me

I need your patient understanding

But you might need some time

to figure out your heart and mind

Please don't you leave me

can't live without you, see

Baby, But this need is driving me crazy

and you caught me dressed as a lady

And I know it caused you some

Damage, damage, damage

I know I should have let you know

now your trust in me is damaged

damaged, damaged

And its all my fault, I know

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: Page 16

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure

By Melanie E.

Page 16

"You head north, to the Dark Keep..."

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Catwalk Confidence - Part 46


Catwalk Confidence

By Connie Alexander

All You Need Is Love

All You Need Is Love
by Barbara Lynn Terry

Sweat and Tears 47

CHAPTER 47
I was calmer by far when we returned to Maryport. The trip had moved me in so many ways, moved me profoundly.

The Angry Mermaid 8 - - - Y Morforwyn Dicllon 8.

This chapter describes how Drustan finally meets his Celtiberian cousins and gets drawn into affairs of state. It alo explores further Drustan's burgeoning sexual duality.

The Angry Mermaid 8.

Or.

Y Morforwyn Dicllon 8

Mabina. The youngest daughter and Twin to
Drustan Her twin brother.
Grandpa Erin the twins grandfather.
Giana The twins grandmother
Caderyn The twins father.
Herenoie The twins wise and beautiful mother.
Morgaran The Twins oldest brother.

Three Girls - Chapter 10


Three Girls

Book Two
Chapter Ten

Sonatas and Sadness

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio


 


Three girls find they have a lot more in common than their music...
lainie's hope - maybe now they'll listen...more than just playing...maybe now they might hear


Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure, Part 17(Alternate)

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: An Alternate Route

By Donjo

Page 17

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You look for Ken with John...

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“What do you think Ken is up to?” you ask John.

“I don't know,” John said, “if he's being this brash about getting to me, then he may have acquired some kind of magical power.”

“Maybe we should stick together then,” you suggest.

“That's probably best,” John agrees.

You Meant it for Evil - 09

You meant it for evil - 09
by Maeryn Lamonte

“Ok, we'll have that drink, but not the movie. I have something else in mind. It'll involve a bit of walking, how are you're shoes?”

Sharon glanced down.

“They should be alright for a few miles. What do you have in mind?”

“You'll see. Text Phil, we'll need to have him along.”

Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1256.

The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1256
by Angharad

Copyright© 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: Page 17

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure

By Melanie E.

Page 17

"You study the book of magic..."

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Sweat and Tears 48

CHAPTER 48
Tom had a stack of neatly-bound files waiting for me when we got back, but Em took my arm.

Changes Book 2 - Chapter~14

‘So, Katie,’ I asked as we sat in her office, ‘how do you solve a problem like Victoria?’

 


Changes—Book Two

A Penmarris Story
Chapter 14

Knowing Yourself - Chap-19

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Knowing Yourself:
Chapter Nineteen

by
Lilith Langtree
T. D. Aldoennetti

All the world’s a stage

I called down to the front desk after trying Tanner’s room where I received no answer. They tell me he has not left the hotel to their knowledge so I ask them to leave a message light on his phone then when he checks with them please have him call me. They agreed and I went back to playing with my photos, trying to see exactly how much detail can be found in them.

Jade: The Price of Vengeance (Part 7)

Jade: The Price of Vengeance (Part 7)
by:
Lilith Langtree


The Sinestro War is over. When the Green Lanterns come home, who do they find tending the roost? Jade is brought to Oa for trial, but life is never that simple for Earth's newest Lantern.

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure, Part 18(Alternate)

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: An Alternate Route

By Donjo

Page 18

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You say “I'll surrender to my feelings this time... and they're telling me to smash your face in!” and proceed to do so....

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If Wishes Were... Part 4

If Wishes Were...

Ten wishes from ten women...


Petey's Wish

 

Sports? What about sewing?
What about scrapbooks?
I wish they’d listen.
I wish they’d care about how I feel.

 

Mistress of the Wardrobe Part 6

  

Part 6

I tingled when we walked in arm in arm for he was still steadying me, I took in the room. I gasped and said a silent "Oh my" to myself, for it was so opulent in an Victorian Boudoir theme, so very feminine, and so elegantly tasteful, that it caused me to immediately to think of having crossed over that line, as I had done so recently. By putting me in this room, they were openly acknowledging and encouraging my feminine acting and existence. I realised they really ‘desired’ me to be the Best Mistress possible.

Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1257.

The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1257
by Angharad

Copyright© 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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The Omega Unicorn Chronicles Book 2 Summer Vacation Ch. 30

The Summer Vacation
Chapter 30

Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman


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Funny Business - Chapter 6, Meeting the Family

Funny Business - Chapter 6, Meeting the Family

by

Samantha Michelle Davies (SamanthaMD)

For the next two days, Liz showed Charlie around the place where she & Bill grew up. He began to understand what made her ‘tick’.

Catherine And Alexander Part 1

Another old story of mine. The early parts seemed popular but no one much liked the ending. I have been meaning to rewrite the ending forever so I have clipped off the original version of the ending and have started rewriting it and hope to post it sometime this week.

Would really appreciate comments and suggestions on where you would like to see the ending go.

Catherine and Alexander Part 1
by: Bruce

Although the children never knew it times had been rough in the castle. Their
father, the Duke of Beaufort, had in recent days made a number of

The Beautiful Little Girl in the Green Leotard

Jenny shivered in the cold draft wafting through the Emerald Gymnastics Center gymnasium and hugged herself, tracing and stroking her bare hands, peppered with white gymnastics chalk, over equally bare and chalky arms and shoulders, legs and knees, then trying to rub some warmth into the white-powdered soles of her bare feet, then coming back to rest on the soft, smooth, form-fitting Lycra of her sleeveless gymnastics leotard.

All You Need Is Love - Part 2

All You Need Is Love - Part 2
by Barbara Lynn Terry

Author's Note: The names of the schools in this part are real schools. The names of the teachers are fictionalized to protect the real teachers identities. The school colors for Neenah High School are red and white and their mascot is the rocket. Their main building is called the Neil Armstrong building.

Part 2.

Ride On 1

CHAPTER 1
I put the bike in the shed and settled the rucksack onto my shoulders as I tugged the straps tighter to compensate for standing upright.

Without a Trace - Part 13

Without a trace part 13....

Battle lines

Across the city from where the now complete investigation team was sitting drawing up their battle plan, Doctor Eva Delving sat watching the tapes from the close circuit television. She had seen her two minions take that recalcitrant boy dressing him as though he was a newborn and put him in the back of the centres and Mark White Van. She smiled as they had followed her instructions to the letter and now possibly with the hypnotic suggestions that she had implanted in their latest victim's mind reading the police a stray.

Three Girls - Chapter 11


Three Girls

Book Two
Chapter Eleven

Rachmaninoff and Romance

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio


 


Three girls find they have a lot more in common than their music...
lainie's hope - maybe now they'll listen...more than just playing...maybe now they might hear


Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure, Part 19(Alternate)

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: An Alternate Route

By Donjo

Page 19

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You use the jar of green liquid...

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Saving Lives

Saving Lives

Diane discovers a new dimension to her boy friend, Paul, which may lead to a new beginning in their friendship.

Some Kind of Wonderful Part-11

Some Kind of Wonderful-
Part Eleven

by:
Enemyoffun


Charlie Sandsmark and his mother, Helena, travel around the world from one archaeological dig to another, looking for evidence of the ancient Amazonian culture. So far they have found nothing, until Charlie discovers something wonderful about himself on a small island in the Aegean Sea.

Jade: The Price of Vengeance (Part 8)

Jade: The Price of Vengeance (Part 8)
by:
Lilith Langtree


The Sinestro War is over. When the Green Lanterns come home, who do they find tending the roost? Jade is brought to Oa for trial, but life is never that simple for Earth's newest Lantern.

A Very Eventful Summer Chapter 13

A Very Eventful Summer Chapter 13


by Freya

Just as the sun was rising the train was forced to make an emergency stop. All the crew and passengers were throw from their beds or off their feet. In the boys room Rick picked himself off the floor unhurt, "Are you okay Bobby?"

Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1258.

The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1258
by Angharad

Copyright© 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: Page 18

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure

By Melanie E.

Page 18

"You use your magic to find a way..."

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"No time like the present," you mumble to yourself, eying the staff and book. You riffle through the pages until you come across a likely looking spell, and begin to chant the words as you wave your magic staff toward the paths ahead of you.

"Agadoo, agadoo, canadian bacon, find the path that must be taken!"

Your staff begins to glow as it shoots from your hand.

"Those weren't the right words," Lisa says as she pull up next to you.

For Jessi

A girl deals with the loss of her transgendered sister.

Ride On 2

CHAPTER 2
I pulled on the lycra again after lunch, and rode the five miles to the station, where I punched in the code on the keypad and locked the bike up in the yard.

The Angry Mermaid 9. - - - Y Morforwyn Dicllon 9.

This chapter describes Drustan's experiences in Iberia with the Celtiberians.


The Angry Mermaid.

Or.
Y Morforwyn Dicllon 9

Mabina. The youngest daughter and Twin to
Drustan Her twin brother.
Grandpa Erin the twins grandfather.
Giana The twins grandmother
Caderyn The twins father.
Herenoie The twins wise and beautiful mother.
Morgaran The Twins oldest brother.
Aiofe The twins oldest sister. Famous for her beauty.

The Violet Ajah : Chapter 1

This is a fanfic (short for fanfiction) set in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time setting. The setting and any characters that are not original characters are fully the property of Robert Jordan, his widow (Harriet Rigby), his estate, his posthumous co-author/successor (Brandon Sanderson), and his publishers. At the end of each chapter will be posted a guide to how to pronounce terms and names -- be sure to leave a comment asking to add any term or name that was missed or that you need clarification.

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, a wind rose across the waters of the River Erinin. The wind was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time.

But it was -a- beginning...

The Violet Ajah
by Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
Chapter 1

Rachel's Complicated Life, Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Lieutenant General Barton Harris arrived at Fort Hood at ten o'clock in the morning on a military helicopter from Dallas. A car was waiting at the helipad. His aide, Captain Franklin snapped off a salute. "Welcome, sir. Your car is ready"

The General returned the salute. "Thank you, Captain. I'll be returning later this afternoon". Saluting again, The Captain turned and left as the General entered the car.

Brianna was sleeping late. She had an engagement in Austin for a fundraiser that ran well into the morning. She didn't get to bed until 4:00 AM.

Knowing Yourself - Chap-20

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Knowing Yourself:
Chapter Twenty

by
Lilith Langtree
T. D. Aldoennetti

Everybody needs Somebody, Sometime

Tanner and I spent the rest of the day relaxing. He gave everyone today off with tomorrow as our finishing day and we made a point of letting some of the girls see us go into his room together... and locking the door.

Barbie Doll at the Station Newsagents

Barbie was the kind of doll that every boy would want to play with. I certainly did, that first time I saw her on display in the station newsagents. But boys should remember that playing with dolls may lead them in unusual directions!

If You Had Been There...


If You Had Been There...

A Blessed Hearts Story

by Andrea DiMaggio


 


Jesus wept...

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure, Part 20(Alternate)

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: An Alternate Route

By Donjo

Page 20

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And now for the ending...

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A Fortuitous Adventure: 8

Emily

Jenny helps Emily and Clare to get ready

A Fortuitous Adventure:
or, how I got my first job



by Louise Anne Smithson

Chapter 8


Getting ready to go out


Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1259.

The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1259
by Angharad

Copyright© 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Ride On 3

CHAPTER 3
I was still on late turn, of course, so she bullied me into getting the tourer out of the shed and loading it with panniers.

The Valentine

The Valentine

By Melanie E.

This is a short piece I wrote in honor of the time of year.

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure: Page 19

Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure

By Melanie E.

Page 19

"You take the Path of the Innovator..."

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Odyssey II Part 6

Part 6

“Not now,” Leroy said. “They need time alone. Give me your card. I’ll see if I can get you an exclusive interview tomorrow. Here is my business card.”

“Deputy Sheriff Leroy Scott. Say, you’re Krista’s father,” Harry Halls exclaimed. “I thought that was her leading the cheerleaders! How did she get involved in this?”

Rachel's Complicated Life, Final chapter, Book One

Chapter 20

The end of one tale, the beginning of another!

Barton hugged his granddaughter. "I'll buy lunch today. I'd like to get to know you a little better, Rachel"

Smiling, Rachel looked to her mother. Is this what you meant by us going out to eat?"

Gina looked at Maria for a moment. It wasn't what she meant, but this was better. She was actually trying to get Rachel to dress up a little nicer to impress her grandfather.

Rachel went upstairs to take care of some of her lessons.

Marilyn's Impossible Dream, or She's So Pretty -- Chapters 28


Marilyn's Impossible Dream, or She's So Pretty – Chapter 28


By Katherine Day


(Copyright 2011)


Merritt Lane McGraw feels he is a girl, but he is living through the Great Depression and World War II. It is a period before the words “crossdresser” and “transgender” were in the vocabulary and a time before sexual assignment surgery was a possibility. Is he a boy or a girl? His confusion leads him into many strange encounters.

A Mississippi River Romance - Part 12

A Mississippi
River Romance

You're Still Not From Here

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
I don't know what is going on
You turn around and touch my heart
A silent moment speaks the truth
Something has happened all at once
It should have scared me in advance
But I was falling in those eyes of yours

All You Need Is Love - Part 3

All You Need Is Love - Part 3
by Barbara Lynn Terry

Neecie stopped the car in front, and we got all of our clothes out of the car and carried them upstairs. Aileen and I helped each other put our things away, and then we sat on my bed for a bit.

"Sis, that was a wonderful shopping trip, but you are only starting to get your wardrobe. See, girls need lots of clothes so we can mix and match our bottoms and tops, and we also need to make sure that our nail polish matches our lipstick. Mom doesn't know I know about that yet." We both giggled, but we were caught in the act.