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Alistair 2 Zook

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For those that remember me mentioning this earlier--my roommate Griff and I developed a webcomic together called, "Alistair 2 Zook". Griff is now in the middle of getting degrees in sociology and no longer has time to do any cartooning. So, I took a try at it.

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Server Problems

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Our new server seems to have had some problems, it's been up and down several times today. The techs at the ol' server farm suspect a bad power strip, so they moved it across the bay and replugged it in. Hopefully this will solve the problem. Eh-yup.

New Server

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I just rented a new server and in order to get the best price I could, I paid for a year upfront. That's $2126, quite a hit on my credit card, about $190/month, amortized with interest. Next year it will drop to $1776, equal to about $148/month and I intend to pay cash.

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TG Stories (Lament)

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I will take a few minutes each week to peruse the writings on the various TG Storyboards. I often find myself disappointed with the lack of quality in the writing. After trying to ensure myself that it is not just a disappointment with the type of story they are writing...(for example, I am not into BDSM or forced fem)...but I still see plain, poor writing. Mispelled words, bad sentences, choppy writing that gets in the way of the story.

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I love Big Closet, but....

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I love Big Closet and I visit just about every day. However, I find the layout of the site very confusing. I wanted to comment on a story and even though I am logged into the site, I can not comment. I figured that I need to have permission from the administrator before being allowed to post comments, but there isn't even a link that I can find to email the administrator.

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Site Changes

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First, anonymous comments have been turned back on but with a spam filter now. This also means that if anyone accidentally posts the exact same comment twice, it will be marked as spam and not appear until I can look at it. You'll get a heads-up notice on screen and I'll get an email to take a look if this happens. Also, comments that contain a LOT of URLs will be marked as spam until I look at them.

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Hey everyone, I'm back

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Hey everyone, I really am sorry that I have been gone for like forever from the site, but my health did take a turn for the worse. I'll start at the beginning for those who do not know me.

On November 1, 2001, I had a major, non-crippling stroke, caused by high blood pressure and a few other health factors. From that time I was placed on home rest, and not permitted to go to work. My doctor, in 2004, was going to give me a stress test to see if I could go back to work.

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The Editorial Whee!

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I'm recovering from a viral pneumonia, so perhaps I can blame this on the fever I endured.

Too many of you have heard/read my exhortations on homophones and the fact that Word's spell checker won't pick up on homophone errors. I just happened across this little gem, which illustrates the problem perfectly.

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BigCloset - Stardust Chat

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Visit BigCloset - Stardust Chat
Bob Arnold has set up some chatrooms on his server for the use of TG fans and especially readers of BigCloset and Stardust. :) We may have some author chats there if we get any volunteers. Bob and I will check in from time to time. There's information there on how to connect using an IRC client and there's a Java client for those who don't have or don't want to install an IRC client. :) - Erin

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Anonymous Comments Off!

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Anonymous comments have again been turned off due to spam. Sorry, but we've gotten nearly two hundred spam comments today and it takes time to delete each and every one. I'll be working on ways to block the spam while still allowing anonymous comments. Click [Annonymous Comments Off]:read more to see how to leave comments without creating a BC account.

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Story Entries

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My story [The House on Sackett Street] was first written in 1991. It was posted on many sites under my previous pen name of Marcia Stephens. I modified it slightly and republished it the past couple of years. I really like the story and have gotten some very nice comments from friends about it. I have toyed with the idea of expanding this story with additional chapters, both before and after the wedding. I would enjoy hearing what you think about that.

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Disappearing Stories

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While posting the continuing chapters for "Sara's Magic Crayons SRU", I have noticed that the previously posted chapters are disappearing from the Front Page.   I've scrolled through the various pages and cannot find them.   When I enter the "edit" mode for the missing chapters from the Author's Page, I find that the "Publish to the Front Page" option has been unchecked.   Since there is no accessible audit trail with this software, I'm not aware of who is doing this.

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Read counts

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Just a little curious, yesterday morning when I logged in the read counts were visible. Yesterday afternoon and all day today they have been gone. I haven't made any changes to any settings so I was curious as to where they went or if anyone else was missing them.

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Site differences

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Hey guys. Just posted my first little tale here; if you get a chance.
The reason for this entry is a thought that has been spinning around my tiny mind for a little while. I notice many of you wander around several sites and comment or post a discussion topic from time to time. The main 3 I peruse are FM, Saphire and now here.

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Meaning of words cause confusion

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Even though Britain and America both speak the same language, the different usage of words can sometimes cause confusion. One that came to my attention this week is the word jumper.

In UK English, a jumper is a sweater. A thick garment that is worn to keep the body warm. In American English, a jumper is a pinafore dress. A dress without sleeves and collar that is worn over a top or blouse.

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Google Search

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The newly added Google search capability does not yet work well for BigClosetR.us or QnEZ4U.com domains because they have not been spidered. It will work later but it does work fairly well for ateros.com, the domain where the classic and original BigCloset domains still reside. This is a test, it is only a test, if it turns out to be worthless or worse it will be discontunued. :)

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Wonderfully wacky way with words

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This is from Everybody's Scrapbook of Curious Facts, compiled by one Don Lemon and published well over 100 years ago. The author is unknown and the story line alas is not beyond criticism although it could be read as an early manifestation of feminism!

I came across it in a newspaper article by a Robert Richardson many years ago. He remarked that it may lack Maupassant's humanity and Maugham's style, but it is a story in a class of its own.

I think it is quite remarkable and should be known to a wider audience. Judge for yourself. I was reminded of it on reading the alliteration in Jezzi's sparkling 'Bimbo Bread'

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Cafe Boudoir - the published works of TG authors Carmenica Diaz, Jenny Walker and others

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Visit Cafe Boudoir - the published works of TG authors Carmenica Diaz, Jenny Walker and others
Cafe Boudoir publishes work of many authors - Carmenica Diaz (TG & FemDom), Jenny Walker (TG,) Natalie Nessus (Lesbian erotica) and many others.

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Password Help

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I need help. I thought I followed all the instructions, but I can't download the new movie, Strange Wine. I got an account and a password emailed to me, but when I click on the file name a window drops down prompting for a name and password, but the ones I enter dont work.

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Looking for an editor/proof reader

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Hello everyone. I am looking for someone who would be interested in editing/proof reading some stuff before I submit it. My current project is a multi part story involving a sci fi type transformation. The story is action/adventure oriented and contains some violent content, but nothing extreme or gratuitous. If anyone is interested please send me a PM or email me at [email protected].

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A Sweet and Sentimental Holiday Tale

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We need to have at least one weepy sentimental holiday story. My sister sent me this and I thought I would pass it on. Have a Kleenex handy!!

Always believe in MIRACLES!!

Three years ago, a little boy and his grandmother came to see Santa at Mayfair Mall in Wisconsin. The child climbed up on his lap, holding a picture of a little girl. "Who is this?" asked Santa, smiling. "Your friend? Your sister?"

"Yes, Santa," he replied. "My sister, Sarah, who is very sick," he said sadly.

Santa glanced over at the grandmother who was waiting nearby, and saw her dabbing her eyes with a tissue.

"She wanted to come with me to see you, oh, so very much, Santa!" the child exclaimed. "She misses you," he added softly.

Santa tried to be cheerful and encouraged a smile to the boy's face, asking him what he wanted Santa to bring him for Christmas. When they finished their visit, the Grandmother came over to help the child off his lap, and started to say something to Santa, but halted.

"What is it?" Santa asked warmly.

"Well, I know it's really too much to ask you, Santa, but ..." the old woman began, shooing her grandson over to one of Santa's elves to collect the little gift which Santa gave all his young visitors. "The girl in the photograph ... my granddaughter .. well, you see ... she has leukemia and isn't expected to make it even through the holidays," she said through tear-filled eyes. "Is there any way, Santa ... any possible way that you could come see Sarah? That's all she's asked for, for Christmas, is to see Santa."

Santa blinked and swallowed hard and told the woman to leave information with his elves as to where Sarah was, and he would see what he could do.

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jijillian

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in the old BC jijillian had a good story in multiple parts about a sister dressing her brother up for a date with her boyfriend. it was very good story but i dont see it anywhere anymore. what happened to it?

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Ramblings of an overreactive insomniac

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Well another day has gone by and I'm still alive, I figured that was something to feel good about so I decided to celebrate with a chocolate biscuit. (cookie for those of U.S. origins)
Only problem with that is that i kind of felt guilty about eating it so went in search of something to lift my spirits.
After eating a few more chocolate biscuits I was feeling a little better, after all nothing picks me up better than a few triple choc's.
With the packet of biscuits now empty I was feeling a little guilty because I knew my dad would want one with his tea in the morning, but now he couldn't because I'd eaten them all.
Looking in the freezer I decided to have a few spoonfulls of caramel swirl ice cream, just to take my mind off the biscuits.
As no-one other than me in the house eats caramel swirl ice cream I was feeling considerably better after a few spoonfulls and at least I wouldn't have to worry about anyone complaining that I'd eaten it out of the tub.
Having eaten all of the ice cream I was a little upset with myself as after all I'm supposed to be on a diet, so figured I should at least put things straight with my health and have a salad sandwich.
Now that I've used the last of the mayonaise my sister isn't going to be happy with me in the morning when she has to prepare her school lunch. I think I should stop eating before I get in any more trouble and go outside for a cigarette.
After smoking a whole pack out on the veranda I had a dry throat so headed to the kitchen for a drink, having learnt my lesson from the mayonaise and triple choc's I decided it was best I didn't drink the last of the orange juice as mum would want that in the morning so decided on a glass of lemonade instead.
The couple of glasses of lemonade finished what was left of the bottle, but as there was another bottle in the fridge that wasn't too much of a problem. However it did tend to go straight through me so i headed to the toilet to relieve myself.
Having relieved myself of the excess lemonade I realised there was no paper with which to wipe, so a quick dash to the bathroom was in order to get a new roll out of the cupboard.
I decided not to bother with the bathroom light as it would only wake my brother who's room was just across the hall so I carefully reached into the cupboard to get a roll of toilet paper.
After knocking over most of the household cleaning supplies in the cupboard I went back down the hall to the toilet to finish up before trying to get my brother back to sleep after all the noise I'd made had woken him. I then headed back to the bathroom to clean up the mess of cleaning products I'd spilled all over the shelf in the cupboard.
An hour or so later I headed out of the bathroom certain that shelf was now the cleanest spot in the house, feeling a little worn out by the exercitions of the cleaning I went into the kitchen and had a long cold glass of orange juice.
Oh shoot!

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Discordia

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Visit Discordia
After a run in with the Eris, goddess of revenge, Drew has to start rebuilding his life--now as a woman, a tall, statuesque beauty with a mysterious relationship to a little girl who calls herself Schism. Not updated since 2007. By Abraham Isaac Arroyo and Joseph Fanning.

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of lillies and remains

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the inevitable sound of age is creeping into my appearance
the feast of youth is dying in my arms
the champagne laden hope that was once my path to enlightment is being
closed down due to a restructuring of reality.

have you ever asked yourself :
where have all the wishes gone ?
where have all the hopes gone?
where have me and you, for heavens sake,
decided to drown like a bunch of easterbunnies on christmas eve ???

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Postponements, etc

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I'm tired of not working with computers full time, anymore. As a result, I've (kind of intentionally) bitten off a large chunk, quite possibly more than I can chew. At least at first. (I'm writing an entire restaurant POS system in VB 2003 .net using SQL as my data management.) As a result, all creative writing is on hold.

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Editing

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Hi Everyone...

I'm a relatively new writer and learning something new each day.   I use a spell checker and will often set a finished story down for a few days (or longer) to review it for type-"O's".   Problem is I never seem to catch it all. Always mistakes of one sort or another.   I hate it.   I really do and my question....

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Would like a little more story information.

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Would it be possible to add the story length, in kilobytes, to the story information at the beginning of each story and also wheather or not the story is complete?

Story length and completness are two things I look for when selecting a story to read. Often, I don't have time to read a long story. I also avoid reading stories until the are complete, I have been burned too many times by authors who start a really good story and then lose interest in the story or dissappear altogether.

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Cowards and Sneaks

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It seems that there are some cowards, who are visiting Topshelf.   They obviously fit this description, since they read posts here about writers not getting feedback, and cowardly sneak attack by posting the lamest excuses for reviews on Fictionmania.

Cowards and Sneaks

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It seems that there are some cowards, who are visiting Topshelf.   They obviously fit this description, since they read posts here about writers not getting feedback, and cowardly sneak attack by posting the lamest excuses for reviews on Fictionmania.

Fiction Sketch 2.0

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Hi everyone,

For those interested, Fiction Sketch 2.0 is now available for download on my site. New features include:

  • Custom Fields! Need more than what I provided? Make your own!
  • Clues for the mystery writer in you!
  • Factions instead of the four previous character groups.
  • Import from XML (Fiction Sketch 2.0 XML output only).
  • Move relationships to the story level for better usage.
  • Define your own shortcut keys for different menu items!

As usual, you can find it on my site.

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Futher musings

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5Oct2005 - Not much has been happening for me, lately. I am a channel operator, in the form of a temp op (basically a reservist for when the registered ops are not available) in an IRC channel now. There is a 50/50 chance I will be installed as a permanent op. This is only interesting in its irony. The channel is a flirt channel. Meanwhile, I hate me. I don't like men. I'm not attracted to women (except that I love to watch them and either admire their style or pick them apart for lack of it, though I keep my thoughts to myself on that point). I even hate sex (just accept it at face value). I'm not sure why I go there, much less as much as I do.

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My very first blog and blog entry

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10 Sept 05 I've never really tried a blog before. At this point, I'm strictly engaging in the novelty of a new toy. I'm sure that'll wear off quickly.

I recently (very lightly) edited Perchance to Dream and compiled it from 8 seperate serial parts into one complete story. It has had a few reads (74) but no comments. My insecurity is screaming "NO ONE BLARGING LIKES IT!". My rational mind is all about "it's a numbers game, someone will eventually like it enough to write and they probably represent some sample percentage" or "It's been posted on a previous version of BigCloset, it's yesterdays news. Get over it and write something fresh". That mollifies me for a moment that I panic again and go back to "NO ONE BLARGING LIKES IT!". What can I say? Insecurity is a big player in my life. I'll deal with it as best I can, in the meantime.

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Katrina

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I have Been working at a Red Cross shelter in my home town. We have about 500 victims from the New Orleans area. It is so humbling to see how they who have lost everything can still smile and laugh. I wouldn't wish what happened to them on anyone but I wouldn't trade my time with them for anything.

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Donating to Disaster Relief with Southern Belle

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I am Southern Belle, not only a Superhero, but a SOUTHERN Hero!

The Disaster from Katrina is effecting all of us, but as a Southern Hero, I need to help!

To do this, ALL Profits from the sales of my adventures in both Book and PDF format for the next 30 days will be donated in the name of my friends and fans to the Red Cross for Katrina Disaster Relief.

Even Heros need help in times like this - can you help?

Sapphire and E.E.Nalley

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Katrina

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Disasters like hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes put our lives in perspective. For all of us who have homes, family and friends close by, let us be thankful and humble. For those who have friends or family in the path of the destruction, hope is a lifeline against despair.

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Going on Vacation

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Sorry I haven't gotten anything new posted lately. I have about four stories in different degrees of completion in my file, plus a bunch of ideas for new stuff. Just to complicate things, I have been informed that my position will probably terminate by the end of October, so now I'm doing the job hunt thing. (It could have been worse. About 30 folks were shown the door yesterday. At least I still have a job while I look.)

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Fiction Sketch 1.2

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Hi everyone,

It seems that this little package may have a bigger following than my
fiction and so, here is version 1.2 for those who are interested. New
features include:

  • World creation work sheets.
  • Race creation work sheets.
  • Import from other story files.
  • Ability to adjust the screen font as desired.
  • Added relationships to sketches.
  • Printing.
  • Some appearance cleanup.
  • Automatic online version checker (off by default).

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Susan's Place Transgender Resources

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Visit Susan's Place Transgender Resources
Susan's Place Transgender Resources is a support resource for the transgender community which provides information of use to transsexuals, crossdressers, and their familes. Resources available include Chat, Links, Reference Library, Site Reviews, Forums, GRS surgeon reviews, Wiki, and much more.

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Crystal's Storysite

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Visit Crystal's Storysite
Crystal started Storysite the same week Lainie Lee spun BigCloset off of my old NaughtyWords site. Both sites were started in response to the possibility that FictionMania would be closing. Fortunately, that didn't happen and Crystal's project has survived and prospered as well. It may now be the second largest collection of free TG fiction on the web with many stories that appear nowhere else. It's also got a lively community centered around it with discussions on the Cyberboard and in chat rooms, a fun place.

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Moving Again

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As if I haven't had enough of it in my life, I'm moving again. :)

Griffen, the cartoonist for whom I write Morty, and I, plus Griff's partner Danny, will be taking an apartment together in September. It's only a few miles away so I can continue to keep an eye on my Mom, which is good, and I'll be spending almost half my time here at Mom's. But I've discovered I really can't do much creative stuff with Mom in the same house. <sigh> Never could, I've always done my writing in coffee shops when I live with Mom.

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"G11-Colony" and "Gaby-the Anime Years" now for sale!

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I am so very happy and honored to announce that two new books are now for sale from Sapphire's Place Press!
  
1) " Gaby - The Anime Years " ( Gaby #1 ) from Madeline Bell is NOW fully available! B/W internal graphics in Book, full color graphics in PDF format. Buy BOTH for a full experience!
  
As a note, Every copy of Gaby sold will provide support for youngsters with gender identity issues through the Mermaids charity - ( http://www.mermaids.freeuk.com/ )
  

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Troubles with the QnEZ server.

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That's the old server, the one that runs my qnez, ateros, fictioneer, beastlythoughts and about 25 other domains admined by Theresa Sanchez; this time it isn't hackers but the ISP that operates the server farm in Texas. They updated some software on my server at midnight last night and now pop access to email does not work, nor do a lot of control panel functions for the server.

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Thanks...

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Today i have taken a decision that I have been fighting for what seems like eternity. This is not a cry for help as it seems noone can help nor even wants to. Sadly I will not be able to complete any of the stories that I was writing. Nor will I be able to read any of the wonderful stories that I have enjoyed so much on here.

All my stories both written, planned, started and stopped.

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Announcing Fiction Sketch

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Attention authors!

I just thought I would post a quick note about some software I've written. Basically, it's designed to help organize plot, characters, scenes, locations, and track notes and ideas that you have during the course of developing a story. It's written in C# so it does required Windows and the 1.1 .NET framework (which is freely available). I have no idea if it would work with the Mono project codebase, but you never know if you're adventuresome.

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Can't edit my stories...

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Why does it log me out every time I click on a story? I can't edit any of my work or post replies to comments. It's really frustrating, because in Dangers, I wanted to clear up a few mistakes, and answer a comment from someone that seems to have mostly misunderstood the thrust of the story. Anyway, I'll keep trying, and hope it works sometime, because this story is important to me, it hits pretty close to some of my own issues, and I want it to be just right.

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Road Trip

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For the next two weeks or so, my access to the internet is going to be spotty because I will be on vacation to the Bay Area. My apologies to readers and authors who may experience some inconvenience. If you live in the Bay Area and want to chance a meeting with me, you can leave a PM or email me at [email protected]. That will be my email addy on the road because it will be easiest to access without compromising security. :)

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Misfile

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Suppose all of reality is defined by an incredibly huge filing system maintained in the spiritual plane of existence? What if the angel in charge was fond of a certain "controlled substance" and accidently misplaced a file or two? And what if the misplaced file is for a boy who gets put into the girls' section? Or what if a college-bound girl suddenly finds that the last two years of her life just didn't happen?

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For The Record

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A number of readers have noted the similarity of my recently posted tale, "Escape From Harmony," with another author's work. "The Sisters of Athernia" by Diane Christy.

EFH is indeed inspired by Ms. Christy's tale, a fact I do not deny. I enjoyed her story and am disappointed that she never managed to finish it.

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Rules for Constructing MIBD Stories

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Now that Erin has graciously awarded my creation a universe of its own, I thought I might post the rules for writing MIBD stories, just in case anybody would like to try their hand at it. Please feel free to add to the body of MIBD stories. Just do me a favor and e-mail me a copy before you post it. Thanks ever so much!

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Fudge

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When I moved in with my mom after Jeanne died last October, I had to find homes for my cats. My friend Don took in Bebekat and another friend, Shelley, took in Fudge. Rocky, our resident psycho-kitty, went to the pound along with fifty dollars to help him find a new home.

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