Fifteen Minutes of Fame  | 
                        © 1999          Complete :
                        Yes       rated: G  | 
                       
                      
                        | Cindy Martin had been invited to speak on a TV talk show.  She had
                        also been invited to her church women's "slumber" party. Now, she had to answer
                        the question "Where do I belong on the 24th."  Her answer may surprise you. Age: Adult 26-55   Categories: Misc. Stories,
                        Sweet/ Sentimental, The Operation    Keywords:   | 
                       
                     
                    
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                        The Church  | 
                        © 1991          Complete :
                        Yes       rated: G  | 
                       
                      
                        | This is a fictionalized account of how I found love and  acceptance
                        in a place where I thought I had to hide my true self. It shows that God's love can still
                        be found in the hearts of His people. Age: Not Applicable  
                        Categories: Misc. Stories, Sweet/ Sentimental, The Operation    Keywords:   | 
                       
                     
                    
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                        The Cleansing  | 
                        © 1994          Complete :
                        Yes       rated: R  | 
                       
                      
                        | When I was 15, I was raped.  I repressed the memory for 30
                        years.  When it came back I felt so dirty and defiled, But God worked a work of
                        healing in my emotions.  This is a fictionalized account of how that happened. Age: College Age 19-26   Categories: Misc. Stories, The
                        Operation    Keywords:   | 
                       
                     
                    
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                        The Shower  | 
                        © 1995          Complete :
                        Yes       rated: M  | 
                       
                      
                        | I was raped in a shower.  It was 30 years before I could take a
                        shower instead of a bath.  A remarkable deliverance from fear and the crushing weight
                        of loneliness made it possible for me to once again enter a shower. This is the
                        fictionalized version of that event.  This is a follow up story to The Cleansing. Age: Adult 26-55   Categories: Misc. Stories  
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                        The Question and Answer  | 
                        © 1991          Complete :
                        Yes       rated: G  | 
                       
                      
                        | I guess we all look for love, but what happens when Cindy a post-op MTF is
                        faced with The Question.  This Two-Part story looks at the proposal for marriage from
                        both Cindy's perspective and her boyfriend Fred's. Read about the Question and then see
                        the Answer.  Age: Adult 26-55   Categories: Misc. Stories,
                        Sweet/ Sentimental    Keywords:   | 
                       
                     
                    
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                        The Cup  | 
                        © 1992          Complete :
                        Yes       rated: G  | 
                       
                      
                        | As a man I never really had any friends.  In some ways the biggest
                        transformation in my life was not from male to female, but from virtual recluse to social
                        creature.  A good friend helped me make that transition.  She also helped me be
                        both a woman and a transsexual without one precluding the other. In this story, I tell of
                        a small gift which made a big impact. Age: Not Applicable  
                        Categories: Misc. Stories    Keywords:   | 
                       
                     
                    
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                        The Letter  | 
                        © 1992          Complete :
                        Yes       rated: G  | 
                       
                      
                        One time my therapist asked me what would have to happen before I
                        transitioned.  I told her that I would have to disclose at work and to tell my
                        parents.  Little did I know they would both happen in the same week.   I
                        dont want to ever have another week like that. 
                        I must say that of all the blessings God has given me during this transition, I doubt if
                        any of them are as wonderful as the one described in this story.  But be
                        warned.  Youll probably need to have a box of tissues handy.Age: Not Applicable   Categories: Misc. Stories 
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                        Read  | 
                        © 1992          Complete :
                        Yes       rated: G  | 
                       
                      
                        Being read in TG parlance means you have been identified as
                        being TG.  It has a meaning on several levels.  First, it means that you have
                        failed in your quest to be seen as just another woman.  But at a deeper level, it
                        means that you have may not be able to be accepted as a woman.  Of course, it may
                        also mean that you are at risk of any number of indignities from ridicule to physical
                        assault. 
                        On the eve of my beginning to work full-time as a woman, I was read in the worst possible
                        way. As a result my confidence was badly shaken.  But out of it, I learned more about
                        where my true source of strength and acceptance lay.Age: Not
                        Applicable   Categories: Misc. Stories    Keywords:   | 
                       
                     
                    
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                        Rubicon IV  | 
                        © 1998          Complete :
                        Yes       rated: G  | 
                       
                      
                        | I was 7 years post-op before I went to my first gender conference. I had a
                        major internet ministry. A reasonably high profile transsexual by all appearances, yet, I
                        struggled against my calling to our people. Most significantly I avoided the conferences
                        because I didn't want to be associated with "Them". This experience brought me
                        face to face with Them and understood I should have been saying "us." Age: Adult 26-55   Categories: Misc. Stories, The
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                        The Promotion of the Millennium  | 
                        © 2001          Complete :
                        Yes       rated: G  | 
                       
                      
                        | In a departure from the more realistic Cindy stories, I returned to my
                        roots as an advertising copywriter to create the following story. I had the original idea
                        since High School when I had a dream of competing in a beauty contest and winning it
                        crossdressed. The beauty contest doesn't take up much of this story, but it plays a role.
                        Imagine if you will the ultimate promotion for a line of makeup. The signiture model is
                        gorgeous, beautiful, and (secretly) a man. What would happen to the sales of that cosmetic
                        when it was revealed that the flawless complexion was male and the makeup was what made
                        that complexion beautiful? It would be the greatest promotion ever, but fame is addictive
                        and.......  Age: Adult 26-55   Categories: Crossdressing/TV,
                        Deals Bets or Dares, Misc. Stories, Sweet/ Sentimental, The Operation    Keywords:   | 
                       
                     
                    
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