Okay, getting my fingers kissed was… unexpectedly exciting? As a romantic gesture, it had a sort of dorky charm—much like my date, Leland Frick. If I laugh or giggle, is he going to get offended? I tried to limit my reaction to a smile, but a giggle may also have escaped.
“You’re a nut,” I accused.
He actually waggled his eyebrows at me —a very Gomez Addams thing to do...
2024-10-03 20:51:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Second Spirit
By
Melanie Brown
Advisor: Lisa Charlene
Copyright © 2024
Part 6
I stood frozen, staring down the business end of the Taurus .380. It’s not a big gun, but I bet it hurts. A lot. Kajika stood next to me, unsure of what to do next.
The m...
2024-10-02 16:51:56 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the delay, folks! Here at last is the poll for choosing the winner in our September contest.
This poll will run from today (Tuesday October 1 2024) until midnight PT on Saturday October 5 2024. You can vote for multiple entries.
If you would like to catch up on the stories before voting, they can all be found in this convenient blog maintained by Sephrena:
What do you think of what Pete will be wearing for Halloween? :)
A little bonus for paid members for whom this is visible a week early. :)
2024-09-30 21:26:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The Dagger of Heaven at the End of Time - 15
By SammyC
©2024 SammyC
Malcolm, who was riding point on his Hobnob, signaled for our small escaping party to stop when we reached some hills several kilometers from the Western Kingdom.
“W...
2024-09-29 19:40:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Second Spirit
By
Melanie Brown
Advisor: Lisa Charlene
Copyright © 2024
Part 5
Kajika hung his head, his chin resting on his shirtless chest. “This is it. We’re done. I should have listened to my dad. I’d give anything right now to be working the farm.”
2024-09-28 23:22:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I looked up from the computer when my roomie came in and closed the door behind him. He was dressed in his usual costume of torn jeans and a t-shirt with some cartoon character, his nearly shoulder-length blond curls untamed in a halo around his face. He didn’t look old enough to be going to college, but I knew he was at least nineteen.
I tried to ignore him as he flounced across...
2024-09-27 02:59:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Second Spirit
By
Melanie Brown
Advisor: Lisa Charlene
Copyright © 2024
Part 4
I needed to get out of the view from the hospital. Not caring where it took me, I darted down an alley. The alley emptied into a side street that still went towards the hospital....
2024-09-24 12:08:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The Dagger of Heaven at the End of Time - 14
By SammyC
©2024 SammyC
Half an hour after lunch in the palace, I strolled into the vast courtyard enclosed by tall spear-shaped trees, accompanied by my little entourage of Merlyn, Amos, Daisy, Edward, and, of...
2024-09-22 22:51:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Second Spirit
By
Melanie Brown
Advisor: Lisa Charlene
Copyright © 2024
Part 3
“That crazy old woman can’t be dead! She has to change me back!”
The cop turned angrily to me. “Miss, you need to settle down and stop with these wild ...
2024-09-21 22:40:30 +0000 UTC View Post
It felt awkward waiting by the passenger door of the van for Lee to come around and open it for me, but I felt it would be more embarrassing to open it myself.
Especially since it turned out to be locked. A giggle escaped me when he opened the door and offered a hand for me to hold while getting in.
The van was really no taller than Jake’s pickup, and I clambered in ...
2024-09-19 15:16:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Cover art preview for ebook edition coming from Kindle, soon!
2024-09-18 21:27:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Second Spirit
By
Melanie Brown
Advisor: Lisa Charlene
Copyright © 2024
Part 2
“Stay away from me, little girl,” said Sheila in a frightened voice. She was still in her nightgown. “Where’s my boyfriend?”
I looked at my small han...
2024-09-17 21:42:38 +0000 UTC View Post
The Dagger of Heaven at the End of Time - 13
By SammyC
©2024 SammyC
The blinding sun of midday greeted our eyes when we emerged from the proverbial hole in the ground where our vehicle had seemingly stopped of its own volition. We had been inside what Lu...
2024-09-15 17:39:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Second Spirit
By
Melanie Brown
Advisor: Lisa Charlene
Copyright © 2024
Part 1
“Where the hell is this place?”
My girlfriend was getting a bit impatient with the drive across New Mexico towards Arizona. For Spring Break this year, ins...
2024-09-11 13:11:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Coming soon from DopplerPress, another collection of Maryanne's stories about transgender romance.
2024-09-10 04:52:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The Dagger of Heaven at the End of Time - 12
By SammyC
©2024 SammyC
After a convivial farewell dinner in Georgia & Eric’s home, Alvin took his leave, saying he needed to rise early the next morning and get everything ready for our train trip.
Cover preview, book probably on Kindle within the week
2024-09-06 13:46:02 +0000 UTC View Post
My memories felt like double vision. Every scene blurred if I tried to think of myself as a boy called Pete, and clearer if I willingly replaced each mental image with one of me as a girl.
I leaned a bit sideways, looking up at the underside of the set of elkhorns on the wall, just for something real to stare at instead of mentally watching myself trying to walk in Mom’s heels wh...
2024-09-05 22:38:14 +0000 UTC View Post
The Dagger of Heaven at the End of Time - 11
By SammyC
©2024 SammyC
Alvin drove his “buggy” back to the underground city, and we took the elevator down to the lowest level. As we hopped into an unoccupied tube conveyor, he explained that this level w...
2024-09-02 22:27:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Poisoned Ivy League
By
Melanie Brown
Copyright © 2024
Part 22 - Final
“You let her leave the house like that?”
I had just climbed down out of the SUV. Mom was still seated and apparently waiting for a goodnight kiss. What is it with this guy? He criticized...
2024-09-01 23:57:46 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been a bit under the weather lately with seasonal allergies and sinusitis, but there are good things on the way. In the next few days, you can expect to see a new chapter of SammyC's The Dagger of Heaven at the End of Time, and this could be the most important chapter so far!
Also, we'll see the end of Melanie Brown's Poison with chapter 22! .....
2024-09-01 13:41:11 +0000 UTC View Post
This will probably be out on kindle tomorrow or Saturday. :)
2024-08-29 21:58:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Poison
By
Melanie Brown
Copyright © 2024
Part 21
“Hey, Mom.”
“Honey, we’re headed your way. We should be there in about ten minutes,” said Mom, obviously from inside a car.
We? Is she coming here with her boyfriend? Really? Is that kosher? I’d ask Siri, but she apparently hates me. “There’s no need to rush, Mom. The party ends at one an...
2024-08-28 21:42:57 +0000 UTC View Post
The Dagger of Heaven at the End of Time -10- by SammyC
By SammyC
©2024 SammyC
She cautiously approached the fence, which barely concealed half of her towering height, when I called her name, Emma. Lowering her massive head, she sniffed at me. After being...
2024-08-27 02:32:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Poison
By
Melanie Brown
Copyright © 2024
Part 20
There was a light punch on my shoulder.
“Hey Diane,” said Gene, looking embarrassed. “I just wanted to talk to you for a moment.”
I frowned. “I don’t want to be attacked by your cr...
2024-08-24 22:29:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Pete’s Vagina
Chapter 55
What was happening? I was on a date with a boy, and I seemed to be enjoying it. This is my life now, I thought. I date boys. I even hold hands with them. Sometimes.
I flicked a glance at Lee Frick across the table. We’d been holding hands just a few minutes ago.
I’m on a date with Lee Frick. And he’s… nice. Smart! I’d known he...
2024-08-23 16:12:35 +0000 UTC View Post
A new collection of dreams by Marianne G out soon from DopplerPress.
2024-08-20 14:14:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The Dagger of Heaven at the End of Time - 9
By SammyC
©2024 SammyC
We were a kilometer underground in a sprawling, seemingly vast city constructed with unimaginable technology. Merlyn and I were ushered into the tube-shaped conveyor that had stopped in f...
2024-08-19 22:17:37 +0000 UTC View Post