Haylee V https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/taxonomy/term/13995/all en The Fever https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/86036/fever <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/accidental" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Accidental</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>The Fever</strong></p> <p>(c) 2020 Haylee V</p> <p>I never thought that my extreme fear of needles would lead to my downfall...</p> <p>I have always thought myself as relatively healthy. I've never had a run in with the standard childhood diseases, and never had more than just the common cold, really. I eat well and try to keep physically fit and active. So I never thought I would succumb to "The Fever".</p> <p>It all started innocently enough. I was in my bedroom, just relaxing, watching some TV, when my sister knocked on the door.</p> <p>"Come in," I said.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:20:34 +0000 Haylee V 86036 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Hello https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/85667/hello <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Well, it took some time, but I have managed to recover some of my files from my old computer and am attempting to make a return to this site. Sorry for the extended absence. - Haylee</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:18:39 +0000 Haylee V 85667 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Help request https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/81298/help-request <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Author seeks help writing. I need a volunteer to become a main character in a story I write. Interested parties please comment below. Thanks! Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:04:54 +0000 Haylee V 81298 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2019 - 05 - 09 - An Unexpected Blessing https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/79200/todays-parable-2019-05-09-unexpected-blessing <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div align="center"><strong><big></big>"An Unexpected Blessing"</strong> <p>(c) 2019<br />Haylee V</p></div> <p> Once upon a time, in a country far away, lived a poor vagrant named John. Now, John didn't have much -- just the tattered rags on his back, a well-worn tent, and an even more worn donkey, Gladys -- but he was content. His bed was usually the soft grasses of the field, or the hard, cobbled stones of the city streets. His friends were the various birds, rodents, and other vermin of the city and wildlands</p></div></div></div> Fri, 10 May 2019 03:26:14 +0000 Haylee V 79200 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf What's going on https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/71351/whats-going <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Hi, all. Long time, no post, I know. The AFC house I'm in now has no internet, so...</p> <p>I'm currently away from home, in Cincinnati (My AGT audition was today.)<br /> I was contestant # 3203, and arrived on site at 10:30 AM (my scheduled audition time was 1:00 PM, but all that meant was that once I arrived, I was guaranteed an audition.)</p> <p>There were a staggering number of singers, but I only met 1 other comedian there, so...</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/autobiographical" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiographical</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 15 Nov 2017 03:22:51 +0000 Haylee V 71351 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 09 - 21 - One Simple Candle https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/70511/todays-parable-2017-09-21-one-simple-candle <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div align="center"><strong>One Simple Candle</strong></div> <p>(c)2017<br /> Haylee V</p> <p>The clouds spread, dark and foreboding, over the expansive field. Soon, the little light that had been radiating in the late autumn day would completely be gone, as the sun set in the Western sky and the dusk spread its nocturnal blanket over the land.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:23:49 +0000 Haylee V 70511 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Status https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/70493/status <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Left convalescent center Sept 7 for new AFC home. No Internet.<br /> Sept. 10 - Sept 13 - First hospitalization - pneumonia<br /> Sept 18 - present - Second hospitalization for pneumonia, possible mini TIA.</p> <p>Currently, have laptop and i-net in ICU will keep in touch as often as I can.</p> <p>* Kisses Always *<br /> Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:42:00 +0000 Haylee V 70493 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 09 - 05 - The Scram-bacopanca-bagemuffi-biscandsausag-inator https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/70191/todays-parable-2017-09-05-scram-bacopanca-bagemuffi-biscandsausag-inator <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong><u>The Scram-bacopanca-bagemuffi-biscandsausag-inator</u></strong><br /> (C) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, and long before anyone had ever heard of such modern conveniences as electricity or microwaves or fast food restaurants, there lived an inventor named Thomas.</p> <p>Now Thomas wasn't your ordinary kind of inventor- Heavens, no!- he liked to make complicated machines to perform simple tasks, like raking leaves or washing clothes or baking bread.</p></div></div></div> Tue, 05 Sep 2017 05:14:00 +0000 Haylee V 70191 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf more silliness https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/70133/more-silliness <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>They say that to be forewarned is to be forearmed. But if you're four-armed, doesn't that make you some kind of mutant?</p> <p>Can a bald man ever have a bad hair day?</p> <p>Can a blind person ever see the light?</p> <p>Can a deaf woman hear the news?</p> <p>Proof carrots are good for you: Have you ever seen a blind rabbit?</p> <p>Proof rabbit's feet are lucky: I've never seen a 3-legged rabbit.</p> <p>Why is acting the only entertainment where breaking a leg is actually a good thing?</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/humor-jokes-cuteness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Humor / Jokes / Cuteness</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 02 Sep 2017 23:59:08 +0000 Haylee V 70133 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Bats in the Belle: Free! https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/70126/bats-belle-free <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Bats in the Belle: Free!</strong><br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p> <p>* Author's Note: This is my (hopefully passable) attempt at a sequel to Miranda Spark's wonderful tale, <strong>"Robin: The Girl Wonder"</strong>. I just hope I can do it justice. *</p></div></div></div> Sat, 02 Sep 2017 17:02:35 +0000 Haylee V 70126 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Working on sequel https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/70114/working-sequel <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Per the MANY requests and PMs I've received since it posted just a few days ago, I've decided to extend <strong><u>Why Me?</u></strong> to a full-fledged serial. I've begun work on a second chapter and, if my muse remains cooperative, will finish it and send it for editing (along with a new chapter of Dawn) some time tomorrow. I have lost the work I'd already completed on Demons 3.2, so a rewrite is needed, delaying its posting a few days. Since I have no therapy on the weekends, I should be able to catch up, provided my health holds up and I have no further setbacks.</p> <p>Haylee</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 02 Sep 2017 02:51:50 +0000 Haylee V 70114 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Why Me? https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/70108/why-me <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/reluctant" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Reluctant</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/fancy-dress-prom-evening-gown" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fancy Dress / Prom / Evening Gown</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/wedding-dress-married-bridesmaid" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Wedding Dress / Married / Bridesmaid</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/preteen-or-intermediate" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Preteen or Intermediate</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, here's something I wrote a short time ago, and never really developed any further. Please let me know if it's any good or merits a sequel. Thanks! - Haylee</p> <p><strong><u>Why Me?</u></strong><br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p> <p><em><strong>Why me?</strong></em></p> <p>Now THAT'S the million-dollar question. Maybe I should explain...</p> <p>=== === ===</p></div></div></div> Fri, 01 Sep 2017 20:06:06 +0000 Haylee V 70108 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Dawn of Love https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/70091/dawn-love <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/myth-universe-dorothy-colleen" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">M.Y.T.H. Universe by Dorothy Colleen</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Dawn of Love</strong><br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V<br /> </p><div align="center"><strong><u>Prologue</u></strong></div> <p>Matthew and Dawn had been friends for ages; ever since they first met at preschool. Very little could separate them. They did practically everything together and had sworn to each other to be best friends forever. They even shared the same birthday. Both would be thirteen tomorrow, and both would find out secrets that would alter their young lives drastically. It would cause a rift in their friendship that only the Gods would be able to fix.<br /></p></div></div></div> Thu, 31 Aug 2017 23:25:35 +0000 Haylee V 70091 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Scheduled posting https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/70090/scheduled-posting <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I have a story currently being edited and will be posting the prologue as soon as it's finished being proofed, probably later today or early tomorrow. Work on Demons continues slowly, as the Journal has finished the proofreading phase and is ready to be published. The. song lyrics are complete as well, so only the chapter itself remains to be written and proofed. No work on Chronicles or Smoky Corners, as they are on my small netbook at home. Leila is still recovering and will be for awhile (please send her well wishes), so Mandela is on semi-permanent hiatus.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Thu, 31 Aug 2017 23:07:58 +0000 Haylee V 70090 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Please read and comment, guys and gals and others. https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69965/please-read-and-comment-guys-and-gals-and-others <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>There are many on here, myself included, who have faced, are currently facing, or will eventually face severe crises in their lives. I think we, as a community of like-minded individuals, should have a contingency plan in place to support and aid our peers. I'd like to, with the permission of the moderators, form a support group where anyone, at any time, could come and safely find the support, understanding, and guidance they need to face life's challenges.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Caution:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-attempted-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Attempted Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-rape-sexual-assault" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Rape / Sexual Assault</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-referenced-discussed-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Referenced / Discussed Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-sex-sexual-scenes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Sex / Sexual Scenes</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/love-sex-dating-relationships" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Love / Sex / Dating / Relationships</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/protests-boycotts-activism" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Protests / Boycotts / Activism</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/work-workplace" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Work / Workplace</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:04:37 +0000 Haylee V 69965 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf In the Face of It All https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69955/face-it-all <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-attempted-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Attempted Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-rape-sexual-assault" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Rape / Sexual Assault</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-referenced-discussed-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Referenced / Discussed Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-sex-sexual-scenes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Sex / Sexual Scenes</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/non-transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/autobiographical" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiographical</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/intersex" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Intersex</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/mature-thirty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature / Thirty+</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong><u>In The Face of It All</u></strong><br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p> <p><em>Even though something inside is grieving<br /> Laugh, clown, laugh!</em> - Abbey Lincoln</p> <div align="center"><strong>---o0O0o---</strong></div> <p>The clock on the wall silently ticked away as Francis sat on his bed, thinking. <em>Just where, <strong>exactly</strong>, had things began to go wrong? When had his life began to horribly unravel?</em></p> <p>Was it when he first realized, at four, that he was different from the other little boys in his play group?</p></div></div></div> Fri, 25 Aug 2017 10:49:41 +0000 Haylee V 69955 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 08 - 24 - It's Time To Go... https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69952/todays-parable-2017-08-24-its-time-go <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Today's parable is very special to me and is written from the depths of my heart. Given what I'm currently going through, I felt compelled to write about my experiences. It is deep, it is dark, but hopefully, will also be far-reaching and uplifting to those out there that need it. I hope you enjoy it. - Haylee V</p> <p><u><strong>It's Time To Go</strong></u><br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p> <p>Jake sat in the hospital bed, tears streaming from his face as he digested the news: Stage 4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma- the deadliest form of lung cancer. In less than a month, he would die.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 25 Aug 2017 02:29:36 +0000 Haylee V 69952 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Re: Goodbye https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69947/re-goodbye <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I must apologize to everyone on the site, I'm afraid. I didn't mean to trouble anyone. I've just had so much darkness in the last 3 weeks that I began to be absorbed into it. Although things aren't perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I do now feel that I have more than just 4 walls to stare at- I have the friends I've made here in the home and on BC, and can feel the love and prayers of you all. Hopefully one day, I'll be able to return it.</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Fri, 25 Aug 2017 00:04:25 +0000 Haylee V 69947 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Goodbye https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69942/goodbye <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I won't be a burden to anyone any longer.</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:20:56 +0000 Haylee V 69942 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf On writing Tarry Fails https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69937/writing-tarry-fails <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Some readers have asked me if it's hard for me to write these. Since I am actually lysdexic, they come quite easily. The problem is finding one that hasn't been done already by Captain Sloopnagle or Archie Campbell or someone else.</p> <p>As for the Parables, I write them backward, starting first with the moral I'm trying to get across and then developing the story to suit. THAT, my friends, is sometimes incredibly difficult for me to do.</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Thu, 24 Aug 2017 01:35:32 +0000 Haylee V 69937 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Julio and Romyate - A Tarry Fail of Crar Lossed Stovers https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69924/julio-and-romyate-tarry-fail-crar-lossed-stovers <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/caution-may-cause-uncontrollable-fits-laughter" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: May cause uncontrollable fits of laughter</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, this one's just for richie2, by request. Enjoy!</p> <p><strong><u>Julio and Romyate - A Tarry Fail of Crar Lossed Stovers</u></strong><br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p> <p>Time upon a once, in the car away vity of Itona, Feraly, fived lo twamilies - the Tontamues and the Catapults. Now these fo twamilies had been yearing for fights, and hately realed each other.</p> <p>Anyways, one way while out dalking, the Tontamue boy, Julio, beard a heautiful soice vinging just across the caste from his streetle, so he invest to wentigate.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:04:38 +0000 Haylee V 69924 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Question for my readers https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69923/question-my-readers <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Good Morning, all. It's 8 AM, EDT, and I'm sitting on the bed in my room, waiting for my day to begin. Yesterday was quite hectic- with doctors, therapy, my counseling session, and meets and greets with all the staff, my dietician, my social worker, etc. I must apologize, as this kinda sapped my energy (and caused my muse to temporarily run away in fright). I will try to post something today but am not making any firm guarantees. Work continues (albeit slowly) on Prance and my other vignettes.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 23 Aug 2017 12:02:14 +0000 Haylee V 69923 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf What I'm currently working on https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69908/what-im-currently-working <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>1:00 PM - Physical and Occupational Therapy until 3-ish<br /> 3:30 PM - Scheduled Group Activity<br /> 5:00 PM - Dinner</p> <p>Between outings, I'm working on Chapters 1-3 of Prance, Chapter 3.2 of Demons, Chapter 0 of Smoky Corners: Origins, a chapter of both Crayola Chronicles and Mandela Shift, a Parable (or three, per Samantha's request - yes, I read it, luv :). Parable (and maybe a Tarry Fail) will be up by midnight EDT. Others will (hopefully) be submitted for editing in the next few days.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:26:27 +0000 Haylee V 69908 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 08 - 21 - The Friend Unchosen https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69895/todays-parable-2017-08-21-friend-unchosen <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It appears Parable won out, so here you go!</p> <p><strong>The Friend Unchosen</strong><br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p> <p>"God, I hate these damn crippled bums!" James exhaled, as he stumbled drunkenly down the alley. "All they ever do is beg for handouts. They're just a burden on society and good for nothing. They should all just be rounded up and put out of their miserable existence."</p></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Aug 2017 01:09:07 +0000 Haylee V 69895 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Solar Eclipse https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69888/solar-eclipse <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Here, in its entirety, is the NASA / PBS News Hour Feed of the Solar Eclipse.</p> <p>Warning: The feed is 4 hours long, but IMHO, worth every minute. It is STUNNING!!!</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArwVHSydxIw" title="The Solar Eclipse" rel="nofollow">Solar Eclipse, 21-August-2017</a></p> <p>You're welcome.</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/news-item" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News Item</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/science-and-medicine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Science and Medicine</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 21 Aug 2017 20:52:30 +0000 Haylee V 69888 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Need my readers' help today https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69883/need-my-readers-help-today <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, so I'm stuck here in rehab, bored to tears, and my muse wants desperately to write something. Only problem is that she can't decide what to write. So, I'll put it to a vote.</p> <p>1) A nice Tarry Fail,<br /> 2) A Parable,<br /> 3) A Non-Canonical Smoky Corners Tale<br /> 4) Nothing. You write too much stuff anyway, and I can't understand most of it.<br /> 5) Who cares? Just write SOMETHING! I'm desperate to see what your warped mind comes up with today.<br /> 6) An Apology, for putting us through your daily silliness.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:35:32 +0000 Haylee V 69883 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf So You Think You Can Prance? https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69876/so-you-think-you-can-prance <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/reluctant" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Reluctant</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/contests-deals-bets-or-dares" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Contests, Deals, Bets or Dares</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/proxy-substitute-stand" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Proxy / Substitute / Stand-In</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/romantic" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Romantic</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/school-or-college-life" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">School or College Life</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/sisters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sisters</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/sweet-sentimental" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sweet / Sentimental</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/voluntary" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Voluntary</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/fancy-dress-prom-evening-gown" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fancy Dress / Prom / Evening Gown</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/hair-salon-long-hair-wigs-rollers" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Hair Salon / Long Hair / Wigs / Rollers</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/high-heels-shoes-boots-feet" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">High heels / Shoes / Boots / Feet</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/jewelry-earrings" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Jewelry / Earrings</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/long-fingernails-manicures" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Long Fingernails / Manicures</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/panties-girdles" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Panties / Girdles</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/performerentertainer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Performer/Entertainer</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/shopping" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Shopping</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/slice-life" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Slice of Life</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/beauty-pageants" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Beauty Pageants</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>So You Think You Can Prance?</strong><br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p> <div align="center"><u><strong>Prologue</strong></u></div> <p>"Yeah, Doing pageants is, like, <em>soooo</em> frickin' hard. I mean, come on, Cyndi. Really? All you have to be is blonde, busty, and a bimbo. Try actually <em>working</em> for a living, and then tell me how tough you have it."</p></div></div></div> Mon, 21 Aug 2017 05:24:09 +0000 Haylee V 69876 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Status https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69842/status <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, for all of those who didn't know:</p> <p>I've been in ICU (again) with unstable angina / chest pain since last Thursday (the 10th), and unable to post anything. I was released to a convalescent center tonight about 8 pm (EDT), and I'm now able to commune with you swell folks again.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 19 Aug 2017 04:16:58 +0000 Haylee V 69842 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Inner Demons, AKA Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl - Chapter 3.1 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69691/inner-demons-aka-journals-angry-trans-gurl-chapter-31 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-rape-sexual-assault" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Rape / Sexual Assault</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-referenced-discussed-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Referenced / Discussed Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-sex-sexual-scenes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Sex / Sexual Scenes</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/explicit-content" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">EXPLICIT CONTENT</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/caution-incest" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Incest</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/caution-child-molestation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Child Molestation</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Inner Demons - AKA Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl</strong><br /> © 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>* This is a true account of my life experiences. All persons portrayed in this story are based on actual people I've met throughout my life, and the events portrayed actually happened. No malice is intended to those individuals involved, and names have been altered to protect the identities of the people portrayed. *</p></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:38:40 +0000 Haylee V 69691 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Beeping Sleauty - The Tarry Fail https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69689/beeping-sleauty-tarry-fail <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Note:</strong></p> <p>This tale is said to originate with Captain Sloopnagle, but has also been attributed to the late Archie Campbell. Any resemblance to either of their works is purely accidental, as this is meant to be my original take on the tale. No copyright infringement was intended or implied, either directly, or indirectly.</p> <p>And now, on with the tale.</p> <p><strong>The Tagical Male of Beeping Sleauty</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:55:30 +0000 Haylee V 69689 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Punable - 2017 - 08 - 09 - The Bragging Accountant https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69674/todays-punable-2017-08-09-bragging-accountant <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/caution-may-cause-excessive-groaning" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: May cause excessive groaning</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>The Bragging Accountant - A Punable</strong><br /> (C) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, a very intelligent accountant was hired right out of college to manage the books for a major financier.</p> <p>He was shown the computer system that housed all the company's financial data, and assured the CEO that he could fix their problems.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Aug 2017 07:00:02 +0000 Haylee V 69674 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 08 - 09 - If I Had All the Gold... https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69671/todays-parable-2017-08-09-if-i-had-all-gold <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>If I Had All the Gold...</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, there lived a handsome, but very greedy and conceited prince. In fact, the only thing this prince loved more than himself was gold.</p> <p>One day, while out strolling his vast kingdom, he happened to see a poor peasant getting ready to throw a basket into the river. Upon reaching the peasant, he realized the basket in question was filled to the brim with what appeared to be golden eggs!</p> <p>"Wait!" said the prince. "Don't you know how valuable those eggs are?"</p></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Aug 2017 03:43:03 +0000 Haylee V 69671 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Stumpleriltskin - The Tarry Fail Version https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69666/stumpleriltskin-tarry-fail-version <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/caution-may-provoke-uncontrolable-fits-laughter" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: May provoke uncontrolable fits of laughter</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Stumpleriltskin, A Tarry Fail</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Time upon a once, in a coreign fountry, pived a foor parmer and his daughtiful beauter. They were hoor but pappy in their call smottage.</p> <p>Well, one day the foor parmer decided to casit the vistle of the kighty ming who countried the rule. In order to make himself imp more lookortant, the foor parmer told the kighty ming that his daughtiful beauter could spaw strold into gin.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Aug 2017 00:32:41 +0000 Haylee V 69666 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Inner Demons, AKA Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl - Chapter 3 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69664/inner-demons-aka-journals-angry-trans-gurl-chapter-3 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-attempted-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Attempted Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-rape-sexual-assault" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Rape / Sexual Assault</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-referenced-discussed-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Referenced / Discussed Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-sex-sexual-scenes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Sex / Sexual Scenes</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15/restricted-audience-r" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Restricted Audience (r)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-20" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Novel Chapter</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-2" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiography</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/non-transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/caution-incest" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Incest</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/caution-child-molestation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Child Molestation</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Inner Demons, AKA "Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl"</strong><br /> © 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>* This is a true account of my life experiences. All persons portrayed in this story are based on actual people I've met throughout my life, and the events portrayed actually happened. No malice is intended to those individuals involved, and names have been altered to protect the identities of the people portrayed. *</p></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:33:19 +0000 Haylee V 69664 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Another Silly Joke https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69658/another-silly-joke <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Spell Checker</p> <p> Eye halve a spelling checker;<br /> It came with my pea sea.<br /> It plainly marks four my revue,<br /> Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.</p> <p> Eye strike a key and type a word,<br /> And weight four it two say,<br /> Weather eye am wrong oar write;<br /> It shows me strait a weigh.</p> <p> As soon as a mist ache is maid,<br /> It nose bee fore two long.<br /> And eye can put the error rite;<br /> Its rare lea ever wrong.</p></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Aug 2017 06:42:17 +0000 Haylee V 69658 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Daily Silliness https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69655/daily-silliness <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>After being oppressed so much by the people of his town, a man decided to forego the creature comforts the town afforded him and live a life of seclusion at a local monastery.</p> <p>Upon meeting the Abbot, he is given the rules:</p> <p>"You are allowed to say just two words now, and then must take a ten year vow of silence. This cycle will be repeated for as long as you stay here. Do you understand?"</p> <p>"Yes."</p> <p>"Then welcome. You may now speak your two words."</p> <p>"Umm... OK."</p></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Aug 2017 02:43:32 +0000 Haylee V 69655 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Day Jimmy Caught 'Cooties' https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69602/day-jimmy-caught-cooties <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>The Day Jimmy Caught 'Cooties'</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>"Hey Jimmy! Come jump rope with us!" Eliza called out, her voice carrying over the den of the playground's noise.</p> <p>"Careful, Jimmy," my friend Pete warned. "She's a girl, and girls have cooties. If you're not careful, you'll catch them and turn into a girl, too."</p> <p>Sadly, I waved Eliza away, as tears formed in my eyes. I hung my head and turned away, as I began to slowly walk home.</p></div></div></div> Sun, 06 Aug 2017 07:01:55 +0000 Haylee V 69602 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Perfect Store https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69601/perfect-store <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>The Perfect Store</strong><br /> (c) 2017 by Haylee V</p> <p>It was my first temporary assignment -- a secretary. When you're 22, fresh out of college, and transgendered, it's not exactly easy finding a job.</p></div></div></div> Sun, 06 Aug 2017 04:24:41 +0000 Haylee V 69601 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Urgent request https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69590/urgent-request <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, this is a strange request, I know, but you see, your Ms. Haylee here is a tad superstitious. and one of my stories has a read count that is very ominous. While I won't state the number, directly, it is mentioned in the Bible in the book of Revelation. So please, if anyone here on the site could humor me, give the story <strong>Smoky Corners 2A: Kim's Conundrum (Complete)</strong> a quick peek. Even if you just click on it and right back off, that will be enough. Thanks!</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 05 Aug 2017 17:44:15 +0000 Haylee V 69590 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Request https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69577/request <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Going through rough patch. Major financial problem occurred about 7 this evening. Please pray everything gets resolved for me.</p> <p>Haylee</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 05 Aug 2017 01:20:22 +0000 Haylee V 69577 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Fanfic Story Idea https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69509/fanfic-story-idea <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Just curious if anyone else on site is a video game player like myself. I particularly loved Final Fantasy VII, and was thinking about doing a fanfic of it, based on Cloud Strife's forays into cross-dressing. Would anyone be interested in reading it if I developed a story arc?</p> <p>Haylee V</p> <p><strong>Edit (02-AUG-17):</strong></p> <p>After reading all the comments, and the rather heated debate regarding backstory (or lack thereof), I have come up with the following opening. Please do me a favor by IM'ing me your feelings about it. Thanks!</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/board-card-video-role-playing-games-toys" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Board / Card / Video / Role-Playing Games / Toys</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 31 Jul 2017 09:26:27 +0000 Haylee V 69509 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 07 - 30 - How Deep Is Your Beauty? https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69496/todays-parable-2017-07-30-how-deep-is-your-beauty <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/non-transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>How Deep Is Your Beauty?</strong><br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, a poor farmer married a beautiful princess. She was every bit as charming, graceful, and genteel on the inside as she was beautiful on the outside. The two were madly in love with each other, and even though the princess had to give up her right to the throne in order to marry such a commoner, she never once regretted her decision.</p></div></div></div> Sun, 30 Jul 2017 06:09:03 +0000 Haylee V 69496 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Airlines are crazy https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69495/airlines-are-crazy <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, so I'm trying to get price quotes for a round trip ticket from Detroit, MI to Cincinnati, OH, a distance of 250 or so miles. Here's what I discovered:</p> <p>A NONSTOP flight from DETROIT to CINCINNATI will cost $375 + taxes/fees and take 2 hours.</p> <p>A ONE-STOP flight will cost $250 + taxes. Here are my options:</p> <p>DETROIT to CHICAGO (O'HARE) (200 miles in the WRONG DIRECTION) to CINCINNATI - counting a 3 hour layover, 6 hours and 30 minutes</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/holidays-vacations-resorts-travel" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Holidays / Vacations / Resorts / Travel</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 30 Jul 2017 04:51:09 +0000 Haylee V 69495 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf A Cwisted Tollection of Tarry Fails https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book-page/69443/cwisted-tollection-tarry-fails <section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Audience Rating:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature Subjects (pg15)</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-24 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Organizational:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/organizational/title-page/series-page" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Series Page</a></li></ul></section><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> <div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="6" color="#BB0000"><strong>A Cwisted Tollection of Tarry Fails<br /> </strong></font></div> <p><strong><br /> <div align="center"><big>By Hayley V</big></div> <p></strong></p> </div></div></div> Thu, 27 Jul 2017 03:38:50 +0000 Haylee V 69443 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Beddy Tear and Runny Babbit - Yet Another Tarry Fail https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69441/beddy-tear-and-runny-babbit-yet-another-tarry-fail <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Thrice upon two times, and a very short time from now, there viled in the Fark Dorest a Beddy Tear maned Jack. (I think what you're knowing. Jack's an odd fame nor a Beddy Tear, but this is sty mory, so nyah!)</p> <p>Jack, mike lost Beddy Tears, hoved loney, and dould wo ab justout thingyan to set gome. He heard that a Runny Babbit rown the doad bad a hunch, so Jack secided to deal stome.</p> <p>But this ticparular Runny Babbit smas wart, and trapped a set thor the fieving Beddy Tear.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 27 Jul 2017 02:42:19 +0000 Haylee V 69441 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Loldiegocks and the Bree Thears - Another Tarry Fail https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69413/loldiegocks-and-bree-thears-another-tarry-fail <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/caution-may-provoke-uncontrolable-fits-laughter" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: May provoke uncontrolable fits of laughter</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Loldiegocks and the Bree Thears - Another Tarry Fail<br /> (c) 2017, androt caes<br /> Haylee V</p> <p>Twice upon a time, in a dingkom nearer than you think, lived bree thears: a boppa thear, a bomma thear, and a bittle laby thear. They happed lively in the Fark Dorest (the same one of Riddle Lead Hiding Wood fame).</p> <p>One day, two days from now and three days ago, Bomma Thear made a pig bot of ragepor, with gomehown motatoes, topatoes, cweet sorn, and rotcars. Yep, it was gite a quood stot of pew.</p></div></div></div> Tue, 25 Jul 2017 01:46:10 +0000 Haylee V 69413 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf How I define myself https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69409/how-i-define-myself <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>If anyone has read my work on site, (s)he can certainly see that I am (or at least my muse is) a quite unusual person. I would guess the one word that would define me best is <strong>eclectic</strong>. You see, I, first and foremost, am NOT a gifted author, as so many on this site are. Writing for me is both a passion and, at times, an intense struggle. I have no style that I can truly call my own, and have had very little training (save the one Creative Writing class I took way back in high school - back when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth).</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:05:18 +0000 Haylee V 69409 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf A last bit of WEIRDNESS before calling it a night https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69403/last-bit-weirdness-before-calling-it-night <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Once upon a time, an old country doctor was visiting a sick patient on his farm. As he was leaving, he happened to see an old, boarded up well, which piqued his curiosity. Naturally, he wondered why it was boarded up, so he went over to remove the obstruction. Alas, he accidentally fell in. For two days, the farmer and his friends tried to get the good doctor out, finally succeeding as the sun was setting. The curious doctor had learnedaval uable lessonand, never again let his curiosity run away with him.</p> <p>Moral:</p></div></div></div> Mon, 24 Jul 2017 05:59:33 +0000 Haylee V 69403 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Riddle Lead Hiding Wood - A Tarry Fail https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69400/riddle-lead-hiding-wood-tarry-fail <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/caution-may-cause-uncontrollable-fits-laughter" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: May cause uncontrollable fits of laughter</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Riddle Lead Hiding Wood - A Tarry Fail</strong></p> <p>(c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, in a feautiful borest, nived a gall smirl lamed Riddle Lead Hiding Wood. Ve shas a wery checocious prild, and always core a right thed brape, nus wer hame.</p> <p>One may, ber dother asked her to err a runnand hor fer.</p> <p>"Tease plake bis thasket of toodies yo gour mandgra," she asked. "Be is red-shidden and theeds nem to beel fetter."</p> <p>"KO," peried Riddle Lead Hiding Wood. "I'll mo motorrow gorning, as it is lite quate."</p></div></div></div> Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:37:35 +0000 Haylee V 69400 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Twoderful Story of Cinderella - An Inflationary Tale https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/69398/twoderful-story-cinderella-inflationary-tale <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/non-transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Transgender</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/magic" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Magic</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/magic/fantasy-worlds" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fantasy Worlds</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/comedy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Comedy</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/comedy/parody" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Parody</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/romance" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Romance</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/fanfiction" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fanfiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Author's Note:</strong></p> <p>Perhaps one of the greatest comedic pianists of our time, the "Clown Prince of Denmark" Victor Borge was known for inventing what he called "Inflationary Language". It's premise was simple: to every word that included a number or number sound, he simply added one to that part. Thus, wonderful became TWOderful, before became beFIVE, created became beNINEd, and so fifth. Here is my take on a classic Grimm's fairy tale, Cinderella. I hope you enjoy it.</p> <p>Haylee V</p></div></div></div> Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:19:50 +0000 Haylee V 69398 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Bucket List Fulfillment https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69315/bucket-list-fulfillment <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>If anyone's wondering, I got an e-mail from NBC-Universal a few days ago, and it's official now.</p> <p>They have asked me to attend an open audition for <strong>America's Got Talent</strong>. My interview/audition time is set for 1:00 PM Tuesday, November 14, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Wish me luck!</p> <p>Haylee</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:48:39 +0000 Haylee V 69315 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf A heart-felt thanks https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69305/heart-felt-thanks <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>There are many people on this site that I am happy to call friends. Some work behind the scenes here at BC, and their talents often go unrecognized or acknowledged. Therefore, I ask for your indulgence while I give a select few their due accolades.</p> <p>First and foremost, I'd like to thank Erin. Without her, there would be no BC, period.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 19 Jul 2017 10:00:35 +0000 Haylee V 69305 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Hi https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/69262/hi <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Hope no one missed me too much. Some things have happened, and I needed to "get away" for awhile. I'll be on and off some, until I make my more permanent return sometime in the fall. My love to all.</p> <p>Haylee V</p> <p>PS: I'm looking for someone interesting who would like to be featured in a non-canonical Smoky Corners tale, like I have written for Dorothy Colleen, Joanne Barbarella, and AuPreviner. If anyone is interested, please send me a PM. The Daily Parables will resume when I am able to fully return to the site.</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 16 Jul 2017 03:12:08 +0000 Haylee V 69262 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 14 - Reaping the Harvest https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68786/todays-parable-2017-06-14-reaping-harvest <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It seems to me that in the past week or so, several GOOD PEOPLE I know have suffered tragic losses. Some have lost health or wealth. Some have lost dear friends or loved ones. Some have lost happiness and hope, or even the very will to go on another step. Today's parable is dedicated to all of you, with my undying love. -- Haylee V</p> <p><strong>Reaping the Harvest</strong></p> <p>A farmer had two sons, who were always trying to one-up each other. Whatever the younger one would try to do, the elder would try to do better, or harder, or longer, and vice versa.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 14 Jun 2017 23:49:35 +0000 Haylee V 68786 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Daily Silliness https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68784/daily-silliness <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>1) You know, it's often said that almost EVERYTHING tastes like chicken. If that's truly the case, one has to wonder: <strong>Just WHAT does chicken taste like?</strong> I mean, you could say it tasted like itself, but that's a poor point of reference, in my opinion, to have something defined recursively like that.</p> <p>2) Mathematical Proof that <strong>Women Are Evil</strong>:</p> <p>OK, most people know that to acquire a good woman takes both time and money. In other words, woman is a PRODUCT of time and money, or mathematically:</p> <p>WOMAN = TIME x MONEY.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/humor-jokes-cuteness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Humor / Jokes / Cuteness</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 14 Jun 2017 22:08:25 +0000 Haylee V 68784 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf A joke... https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68774/joke <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Once upon a time, a mason decided to build himself a house. He set about buying the bricks, the mortar, and all the necessities he thought he would need, then set to work.</p> <p>The mason toiled night and day on his manse, making sure everything was just right. Finally, after over a month, his dream home was finished and ready for him to move in to.</p> <p>As he was cleaning up from the construction, he happened to see a lone brick just hiding in the grass. Being meticulous, he thought he had purchased just enough bricks to finish the house, and was surprised to find one left over.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/humor-jokes-cuteness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Humor / Jokes / Cuteness</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 14 Jun 2017 03:12:42 +0000 Haylee V 68774 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf When dealing with IDIOTS, you have to speak their language... https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68753/when-dealing-with-idiots-you-have-speak-their-language <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, so I USED to be a member of a site called Geeker.com. It was touted as a FREE streaming site. When I was actually CHARGED for the service, I went online, to a "Live Chat", to try to rectify the situation. Below is the ENTIRETY of the transcript. Please note what occurs at the very end, especially. It's quite humorous!</p> <p>==========</p> <p>Ronald Bailey</p> <p>Why was I charged for a FREE membership? I have e-male proof Geeker.com charged me during my 5-day free trial (which I applied for on June 8). I was charged by Geeker.com on June 9th, JUST ONE DAY later.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Caution:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/internet-software-computers-websites" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Internet / Software / Computers / Websites</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Tue, 13 Jun 2017 01:59:33 +0000 Haylee V 68753 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 12 - I'll Give You The World... https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68743/todays-parable-2017-06-12-ill-give-you-world <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>I'll Give You The World...</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Alaine had to be, without a doubt, one of the loveliest and most graceful women in the entire world. Everyone in the hamlet of Dervonshire simply adored her. Women wanted to emulate -- no, to actually BE -- her, and men courted her day and night, trying in vain to win her favor -- and her heart.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:45:50 +0000 Haylee V 68743 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 08 - The Hoarder https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68727/todays-parable-2017-06-08-hoarder <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>The Hoarder</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>One day, in the tiny hamlet of Pine Grove, lived an eccentric junk collector named Thomas. being a junk collector, he was quite poor, and survived by living off the discarded trinkets and baubles of the more well-to-do.</p> <p>"Why do you collect such <strong>junk</strong>?" the townsfolk would often ask. "It's completely worthless to anybody. You should find a real job, like helping the farmer or the miller. At least then, you'd be assured of your next meal."</p></div></div></div> Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:29:27 +0000 Haylee V 68727 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Parable https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68722/parable <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, I'm a little late with the posting. Inspiration hit me just now. Please give today's parable a read if you are able. I think it's one of the best I've written so far.</p> <p>Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 11 Jun 2017 19:42:56 +0000 Haylee V 68722 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 11 - The Cross-Eyed Bear https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68721/todays-parable-2017-06-11-cross-eyed-bear <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>The Cross-Eyed Bear</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, in a forest deep and lush, lived a very lonely, very sad bear named Thaddeus. Thaddeus wasn't like other bears. Sure, he loved honey, and splashing in the stream, and catching fresh salmon. All bears do. But Thaddeus had a very unique problem -- his eyes.</p></div></div></div> Sun, 11 Jun 2017 19:40:37 +0000 Haylee V 68721 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 09 - Watch Where You Sit! https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68712/todays-parable-2017-06-09-watch-where-you-sit <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Watch Where You Sit!</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, there lived a clever carpenter in the town of Cedardale. he was known far and wide for being the best craftsman of his trade around, and as word of the quality of his work spread, he began to get an ego. it wasn't too long before he became boastful of his skill.</p> <p>One day, he was heard boasting to his friend in the town square, "I can make just about anything you can imagine, and out of any kind of wood you bring me. Yes, when I build something, it's built to last."</p></div></div></div> Sun, 11 Jun 2017 04:35:43 +0000 Haylee V 68712 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Figure this out (If you can...) https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68709/figure-this-out-if-you-can <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Once upon a time, three traveling salesmen were walking along a long stretch of road, trying (in vain) to peddle their wares. As the sun began to set, the weary salesmen began to look for a place to rest for the night, when they stumbled upon a hotel.</p> <p>"How much for a room?" they asked the owner.</p> <p>"Thirty dollars a night," he replied.</p> <p>So the salesmen each handed the owner a ten and took the key.</p> <p>A short time later, the owner had a change of heart. <em>It looks like the salesmen are down on their luck. I'll give them $5 back.</em></p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/humor-jokes-cuteness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Humor / Jokes / Cuteness</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 11 Jun 2017 03:50:25 +0000 Haylee V 68709 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Wow! https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68708/wow <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I'm two for two now... Heh. Heh. I commented on a post by Erin, and as soon as I went back to the home page, my parable popped up as a "Random Solo". I just posted it, too. Gotta quit doing that. Too spooky... I'll be posting the Parable for yesterday in a few minutes (editing it now). Look for the Sunday's parable around noonish, and the 8th's around 6 pm, EST. That will catch me up for the month of June, I hope.</p> <p>Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 11 Jun 2017 03:26:20 +0000 Haylee V 68708 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 10 - How Brother Mole Lost His Sight https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68704/todays-parable-2017-06-10-how-brother-mole-lost-his-sight <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parables" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parables</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Today's parable was inspired by a story I read by a dear friend, Sarah Goodwoman. It's a story of betrayal, revenge, and ultimately, healing. You may read it --&gt; <a href="https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book-page/66366/actions-have-consequences" rel="nofollow">here</a> &lt;--</p> <p><strong>How Brother Mole Lost His Sight</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p></div></div></div> Sun, 11 Jun 2017 02:10:02 +0000 Haylee V 68704 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Truly Uplifting Performance https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68671/truly-uplifting-performance <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, I don't know if anyone's been watching <strong><u>America's Got Talent</u></strong>, but if you didn't catch the end of last week's episode, you missed a truly remarkable performance by a deaf 29-year-old singer named Mandy Harvey.</p> <p>Here's her <strong>GOLDEN BUZZER</strong> performance: --&gt; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKSWXzAnVe0" rel="nofollow">Golden Buzzer</a> and the song she sang (an original), with lyrics: --&gt; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUoRbZtfde0" rel="nofollow">Try</a></p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/music-songs-singers" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Music / Songs / Singers</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Thu, 08 Jun 2017 20:28:33 +0000 Haylee V 68671 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 06 - Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68648/todays-parable-2017-06-06-brother-can-you-spare-dime <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, a rich nobleman had two fine sons, whom he was grooming to take over the family business. The elder son proved to be a shrewd businessman, tough on his customers, but quick to make a profit, sometimes overcharging his customers for their needs or using otherwise shady tactics. <em>Anything for a quick buck</em> seemed to be his credo.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 07 Jun 2017 17:22:38 +0000 Haylee V 68648 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 05 - The Crow and the Dove https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68621/todays-parable-2017-06-05-crow-and-dove <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>The Crow and the Dove</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>One day, a dove was flying in unfamiliar skies and became lost. Seeking help, he landed and began walking to a nearby town.</p></div></div></div> Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:03:12 +0000 Haylee V 68621 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Can't believe I just did that! https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68612/cant-believe-i-just-did-that <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Well, it's out of my hands now. I just did one of probably the STUPIDEST things ever...</p> <p>In a brief fit of insanity, I actually made a stand up comedy routine and sent it (along with an online application) to <strong><u>America's Got Talent</u></strong>. I figured if a tone-deaf, ukulele playing 12-year-old can win a million bucks, then why can't I?</p> <p>Wish me luck (all bad, I hope... LOL.)</p> <p>At least it's crossed off my "Bucket List" now.</p> <p>Haylee</p> <p><strong>*Edit*</strong></p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/movies-television-theater" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Movies / Television / Theater</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Tue, 06 Jun 2017 02:23:52 +0000 Haylee V 68612 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Two of the ABSOLUTE WORST Jokes ever https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68611/two-absolute-worst-jokes-ever <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Once upon a time, an Egyptian soldier robbed a Pharaoh's tomb to help feed his large family. A search party was quickly formed, and the best general in the army was sent to apprehend the thief. Knowing this, the soldier decided he would be safe in a nearby ziggurat -- a holy temple. Unfortunately, the ziggurat was quite cold, so the soldier decided to build a small fire to warm himself. Alas, there was no where for the smoke to go, and the soldier ran out of the ziggurat choking and sputtering -- right into the hands of the waiting general.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Caution:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/humor-jokes-cuteness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Humor / Jokes / Cuteness</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Tue, 06 Jun 2017 00:23:34 +0000 Haylee V 68611 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf What an Honor! https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68607/what-honor <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I had to refresh my screen, and <a href="/topshelf/system/files/u118141/Surprise%21.png" rel="nofollow">THIS</a> is what I saw when the page reloaded. Talk about making someone's day!</p> <p>Thank you ALL!!!</p> <p>*Kisses*<br /> Haylee V</p> <p>BTW, You'll need to magnify it about 400%. Unfortunately, the site kinda shrunk it from its original size... LOL.</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:02:35 +0000 Haylee V 68607 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Prayers Needed https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68606/prayers-needed <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>My thoughts and prayers are with a dear friend today: Leila.</p> <p>She is undergoing a minor procedure this week, which will involve an extended period of recovery, and I wish her success with it, and a very speedy recovery.</p> <p>Love ya, Sis!</p> <p>Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/religion" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Religion</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/science-and-medicine" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Science and Medicine</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:09:27 +0000 Haylee V 68606 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Apologies https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68593/apologies <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>My apologies for posting late. My muse took longer than I thought to wake up tonight, and by the time I had written and edited the parable, it was already after midnight. I owe all my readers a total of three parables now, one for today (the 5th), as well as the 2 "catch up" ones I was planning, for January 2 and 3 *I am trying to post 2 parables a day, and hope to, by the end of the year, have a full 366 parables on the site.)</p> <p>Anyway, enjoythest ory. I hope all the Lakota words are self-documenting, as I THINK everyone knows what pemmican and a tipi are.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 05 Jun 2017 04:36:22 +0000 Haylee V 68593 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 04 - Mapiya Woksape Creates the Moon https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68592/todays-parable-2017-06-04-mapiya-woksape-creates-moon <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Mapiya Woksape Creates the Moon</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Many millennia ago, when the Earth was still young, a brave scout decided he would catch a rainbow. Few of the elders knew how or why they were made, or if they could even be captured. No one in <em><abbr title="one who chases rainbows">Ahiyu Wigmuke</abbr></em>'s village had ever heard an idea so foolish -- or foolhardy.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 05 Jun 2017 04:31:05 +0000 Haylee V 68592 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Blast from the Past https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68559/blast-from-past <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I was trolling the net just now, completely bored out of my mind. I entered the name I used when I was going through myRLT in Pensacola a few years back, and discovered some things I thought forever lost -- my first forays into writing. I was using the Pseudonym Veronica Haylee McKenzie back then, and the stories started out as Canonical for Brittany McMaster's MORFS site. I'm surprised to see them still up, as they have long since become Non-Canon, and hardly resemble anything on her site now. But I was young back then, and had lofty ideals.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 04 Jun 2017 05:16:41 +0000 Haylee V 68559 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68558/todays-parable <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Wow! Where DID the day go? I cut it close today, gentle readers: I posted today's parable with a mere 25 minutes to spare. Enjoy!</p> <p>Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 04 Jun 2017 03:38:47 +0000 Haylee V 68558 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 03 - A Duck's Desire https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68557/todays-parable-2017-06-03-ducks-desire <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>A Duck's Dream</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p></div></div></div> Sun, 04 Jun 2017 03:35:57 +0000 Haylee V 68557 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners 4-NC: A Kid at Heart https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68549/smoky-corners-4-nc-kid-heart <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/magic" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Magic</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/magic/fantasy-worlds" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fantasy Worlds</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/mature-thirty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature / Thirty+</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Smoky Corners 4-NC: <u>A Kid at Heart</u></strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p></div></div></div> Sun, 04 Jun 2017 00:09:00 +0000 Haylee V 68549 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Parables https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book-page/68531/parables <section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Audience Rating:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-24 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Organizational:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/organizational/title-page/series-page" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Series Page</a></li></ul></section><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> <div align="center"> <div align="center"><img src="/topshelf/system/files/u804/9020679_orig.jpg" width="450" height="353" alt="9020679_orig.jpg" /></div> </div> <p></p> <p><strong>Author note and disclaimer</strong><br /> Parables of the form <strong>Today's Parable - YYYY - MM - DD - Title</strong> are ORIGINAL WORKS Everything else has been BORROWED from various sources over the internet, and all efforts have been made in story to properly credit the originator of said parable(s).</p> </div></div></div> Fri, 02 Jun 2017 23:02:20 +0000 Haylee V 68531 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 01 - 01 - Just a Bum https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68524/todays-parable-2017-01-01-just-bum <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Parable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Just a Bum</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, a wealthy and respected king, eager to learn if the loyalty and compassion shown him was genuine, or just out of fear for his position, decided to test his subjects.</p> <p>This king was known far and wide for his handsome baby face and regal bearing. <em>I must do something to disguise my appearance,</em> he thought, <em>lest I be discovered and my plans ruined.</em></p></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Jun 2017 18:21:07 +0000 Haylee V 68524 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Daily Parables by Haylee V https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68514/daily-parables-haylee-v <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Hi. I hope you are enjoying my daily parables. I've included a title page, sorted chronologically, where all of them may be found. I'll try REALLY HARD to post a new, ORIGINAL one each day, hopefully by Noon, EST. I'll update the title page daily as well, adding links to that day's story as it's posted.</p> <p>Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Fri, 02 Jun 2017 08:10:21 +0000 Haylee V 68514 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 02 - The Hen and the Hawk https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68513/todays-parable-2017-06-02-hen-and-hawk <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-fable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Fable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Parable</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/uplifting" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Uplifting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>The Hen and the Hawk</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, a beautiful, but somewhat misguided hen lived on a farm. She spent her days doing what most hens do -- scratching the ground for seeds and worms, preening her feathers, or laying eggs. She had a relatively good life -- safe and easy.</p> <p>Unfortunately, though, she wasn't happy. She would often gaze longingly at the sky and watch the wild fowl fly overhead in absolute freedom -- a freedom she yearned for with every fiber of her being.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Jun 2017 08:01:53 +0000 Haylee V 68513 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf National DONUT Day https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68505/national-donut-day <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Tomorrow, June 2nd, is <strong>NATIONAL DONUT DAY</strong> here in the United States.</p> <p>Several places are giving away FREE DONUTS tomorrow: Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' Donuts, Entenmann's, and Tim Horton's to name a few. (You may need to buy a coffee or beverage, though, or mention Donut Day.)</p> <p>If you're NOT a donut connoisseur, then may I suggest donating yours to a worthwhile charity, a policeman / fireman / EMT, or a homeless / battered woman's shelter? I'm SURE they'd appreciate them.</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomyextra field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Taxonomy upgrade extras:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/forums/fattening" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">FATTENING!!!</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Caution:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/news-item" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News Item</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:34:16 +0000 Haylee V 68505 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 06 - 01 - A Little Goes a Long Way https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68498/todays-parable-2017-06-01-little-goes-long-way <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>A Little Goes A Long Way</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, a poor baker decided to bake a loaf of bread. He gathered all of his ingredients, and set about making the dough.<br /> After kneading and proofing it, he set the dough aside to rise in the afternoon sun, being mindful to pinch off a tiny bit and store it in a jar in his cupboard, for later use.</p> <p>"Why do you ALWAYS do that, Father?" his son asked one day.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Jun 2017 18:19:51 +0000 Haylee V 68498 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 05 - 31 - The Cog https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68486/todays-parable-2017-05-31-cog <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I was reading my messages today, and was surprised (and very pleased) to find a message there from someone who is having a rough time of it right now. This parable is dedicated to her.</p> <p><strong>The Cog</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>Once upon a time, a famous artisan in Bavaria was building a cuckoo clock for the Baron. Being an <abbr title="master clocksmith"><em>horologist</em></abbr> gave him a great sense of pride. The work was laborious, as each tiny piece had to be meticulously placed by hand to make the clock function and the birds chime.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:15:53 +0000 Haylee V 68486 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Writing again https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68441/writing-again <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, it's been awhile, and I've had ............ issues. But today, my muse was talkative, so I penned this verse. Hope you enjoy "Reflections".</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 29 May 2017 19:30:20 +0000 Haylee V 68441 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Reflections https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68440/reflections <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-referenced-discussed-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Referenced / Discussed Suicide</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-1" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Verse, Poetry, Lyric</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-23" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Complete</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I thought of you today.<br /> As my day began.</p> <p>I thought of you sitting in your playhouse<br /> Sipping your lemonade<br /> Hair flowing freely<br /> Dimpled cheeks, freckles, crooked smile and all.<br /> Laughing freely as you played house with your dollies<br /> All while twirling about in your silky yellow sundress and Mary Janes.</p> <p>I thought of you today.<br /> As my day began.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 29 May 2017 19:26:29 +0000 Haylee V 68440 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Brave and the Rattlesnake https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68221/brave-and-rattlesnake <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/fable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/native-american" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Native American</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, I'm a little late posting, but here's today's fable. It's one that reflects my Lakota roots. Enjoy. - Haylee V</p> <p><strong><u>The Brave and the Rattlesnake</u></strong></p> <p>One day, a Lakota brave went up a mountain into the timberlines to gather wood for the fire. While he was busy gathering the wood, he happened upon a rattlesnake, shivering in the cold.</p> <p>"Brother brave," the snake said, pleading, "Please help me. I am freezing up here, and if I stay much longer, I shall surely die."</p></div></div></div> Thu, 18 May 2017 15:45:47 +0000 Haylee V 68221 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Funny Joke https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68200/funny-joke <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I was reading through my comments today on my parable, <strong>"True Riches"</strong>, and something <strong>AuPreviner</strong> said resonated with me, and reminded me of this joke, which I'm sharing...</p> <p>Q: What do you get when you play a country song backwards?</p> <p>A: Sober and pardoned / paroled, plus you get your wife back, your house back, your truck back, your dog back...</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/humor-jokes-cuteness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Humor / Jokes / Cuteness</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 17 May 2017 16:53:03 +0000 Haylee V 68200 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf I've got a Master's level education https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68198/ive-got-masters-level-education <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>According to the Internet, and <a href="http://definition.org/how-smart-are-you-quiz" title="this test" rel="nofollow">this test</a>, I have a Master's degree. Funny thing, though. If I do, it must be invisible. Perhaps I should call my dean and have my TWO ASSOCIATES revised???</p> <p>Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/internet-software-computers-websites" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Internet / Software / Computers / Websites</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 17 May 2017 16:29:43 +0000 Haylee V 68198 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Today's Parable - 2017 - 05 - 17 - True Riches https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68189/todays-parable-2017-05-17-true-riches <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/daily-fable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Daily Fable</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/parable" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Parable</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/moral" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Moral</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, Gentle Readers, here's today's fable for your enjoyment.</p> <p><strong>True Riches</strong><br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>One day, a farmer went to the convenience store to feed his one vice -- gambling. He knew that the odds were against him ever hitting it big, but he indulged himself once a week, allowing himself to purchase a single $1 lottery ticket. He had never won, but got joy just the same by the anticipation.</p> <p>His wife, however, saw this as a needless expense.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 17 May 2017 07:21:33 +0000 Haylee V 68189 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Conclusion to Demons Chapter 2 up https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68186/conclusion-demons-chapter-2-up <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, finished THE LAST sub-chapter. With that, you have all the back-story to prepare you for chapter 3. Enjoy. And comment. Frequently.</p> <p>*Kisses*<br /> Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 17 May 2017 04:09:38 +0000 Haylee V 68186 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Inner Demons, AKA Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl - Chapter 2.3 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68184/inner-demons-aka-journals-angry-trans-gurl-chapter-23 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature Subjects (pg15)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-8" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Serial Chapter</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-2" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiography</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/non-transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong><u>Inner Demons, AKA "Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl"</u></strong><br /> © 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>* This is a true account of my life experiences. All persons portrayed in this story are based on actual people I've met throughout my life, and the events portrayed actually happened. No malice is intended to those individuals involved, and names have been altered to protect the identities of the people portrayed. *</p></div></div></div> Wed, 17 May 2017 04:06:56 +0000 Haylee V 68184 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Daily Parables... https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68180/daily-parables <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I hope my readers are enjoying these, and they bring a little extra SPARKLE to your lives. I will try, for as long as my health allows me, to post one daily. I think you will all like tomorrow's venue -- The Richest Pauper. It is one I personally wrote.</p> <p>*Kisses*<br /> Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Tue, 16 May 2017 22:54:45 +0000 Haylee V 68180 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The "Poor" Nobleman https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68176/poor-nobleman <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Many years ago, a very wealthy nobleman took his son with him to tour his vast lands. Along the way, the son saw many of the nobleman's poor serfs. As night approached, and being far from home, they reached perhaps the poorest serf they had encountered. The man and wife looked bedraggled - their clothes were little more than rags, their small hovel run-down, and crowded by them and their three children. Cats and dogs ran in and out frequently, and the food was nothing more than fruits and vegetables -- there was no meat, no cheeses, no bread, and especially no wine.</p></div></div></div> Tue, 16 May 2017 20:41:52 +0000 Haylee V 68176 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Why are You Still Carrying Her? https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68169/why-are-you-still-carrying-her <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/mature-thirty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature / Thirty+</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/senior-sixty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Senior / Sixty+</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Once upon a time, two Buddhist monks were walking along after a horrendous thunderstorm, marveling at how nature could be, in one instance, so tranquil and beautiful, yet in another, so violent and devastating. As they were walking along the path, they soon saw the wood bridge spanning a fjord had been washed away, leaving little way to cross the stream except to wade in the swiftly-moving water. As they were removing their sandals to do so, they noticed a young woman, heavy with child, struggling to ford the raging current.</p></div></div></div> Tue, 16 May 2017 12:19:07 +0000 Haylee V 68169 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Delays https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68160/delays <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I think I should take a small break from <u>Demons</u> for a little bit, to give my rainbows, lollipops, and unicorns happy -- fluffy meter a chance to recharge. Shouldn't be more than a week or two. I have a SOLO I'm working on, which I'll post in a few days, that hopefully will answer the oft-asked, but never answered question, <strong>Why me?</strong> It'll be up in a few days. <u>Alicia</u> is only half-finished, which irks me a little, as I know I promised to have it up on the 17th.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Tue, 16 May 2017 02:39:09 +0000 Haylee V 68160 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Difference Between Heaven And Hell https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68139/difference-between-heaven-and-hell <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/mature-thirty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature / Thirty+</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I heard a story the other day, and I thought I'd share it with everyone. I'm not entirely sure, but I think it may have come from an old Ann Landers column or something...</p> <p><strong>The Difference Between Heaven And Hell</strong></p> <p>A devout man went to sleep one night, and dreamed that he was face to face with God.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 15 May 2017 05:00:56 +0000 Haylee V 68139 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Urgent message for the Comtest maven https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68132/urgent-message-comtest-maven <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It seems as if Smoky Corners has gone on permanent hiatus. That being the case, I'm making a request for it to be permanently removed from the list of contest entries for December 2016. (It can still remain on site, however, if anyone wants to read it -- maybe as an archived story, as it was my FIRST posting on BCTS...) I may do a re-write one day, but no longer feel it is of the caliber to be included among the other fine stories you received. Thank you.</p> <p>-H</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 14 May 2017 20:19:26 +0000 Haylee V 68132 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf My wish https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68121/my-wish <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-26" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Limited Time Posting</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/mature-thirty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature / Thirty+</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I once had a dear friend.<br /> We shared laughs and tears,<br /> Pains and triumphs.</p> <p>Now, that friendship is no more.<br /> Forever broken,<br /> Unable to be repaired.</p> <p>At the time, I thought I was doing the right thing.<br /> But alas! Actions have consequences.<br /> My actions, though indirectly, caused this person much pain.</p> <p>I never wished tragedy upon this person --<br /> A person who has shown me nothing but trust and friendship.</p> <p>But I made my decision.<br /> Right, but for all the wrong reasons.</p></div></div></div> Sun, 14 May 2017 06:52:50 +0000 Haylee V 68121 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Demons 2.2 Up https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68120/demons-22-up <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I just posted the next "installment" of Inner Demons. It IS NOT a full-fledged chapter, and just explains the transport to<br /> the facility, and Geoff's "indoctrination" into the mental health system, Southern style. Enjoy.</p> <p>WARNING: This sub-chapter is VERY DARK and somewhat graphic in it's depiction of the abuse. If you have a weak constitution, please READ WITH CAUTION or avoid altogether.</p> <p>*Kisses*<br /> Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 14 May 2017 05:45:33 +0000 Haylee V 68120 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Inner Demons, AKA Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl - Chapter 2.2 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68119/inner-demons-aka-journals-angry-trans-gurl-chapter-22 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature Subjects (pg15)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-20" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Novel Chapter</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-2" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiography</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/non-transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/mature-thirty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature / Thirty+</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Inner Demons, AKA "Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl"<br /> © 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>* This is a true account of my life experiences. All persons portrayed in this story are based on actual people I've met throughout my life, and the events portrayed actually happened. No malice is intended to those individuals involved, and names have been altered to protect the identities of the people portrayed. *</p></div></div></div> Sun, 14 May 2017 05:40:29 +0000 Haylee V 68119 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Sister Princess Fan Fiction https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68073/sister-princess-fan-fiction <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, so I was up rather late last night watching a wonderful little anime series called <em>Sister Princess</em>, about a boy who fails his high school entrance exam, due to a computer glitch, and is exiled to an island paradise. Upon arrival, he discovers he has a quite large family of sisters (12 in all) he never knew existed. So I was wondering if I could put a spin on the story, and see what would become of it if the characters had been all born male, and as a warped sense of punishment, they had been transformed -- slowly -- by the island into the girls they now were.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomyextra field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Taxonomy upgrade extras:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/fan-fiction-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fan Fiction</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/movies-television-theater" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Movies / Television / Theater</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Fri, 12 May 2017 15:02:17 +0000 Haylee V 68073 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Machines Win https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68052/machines-win <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It's official. The MACHINES have taken over. ABSOLUTELY NO company on Earth is manned by HUMAN BEINGS. You have a problem, go through the infinite maze of button pushing, and maybe -- just maybe (say as the world as we know is ending) -- you might luck up and reach a human voice -- the LAST PERSON ON EARTH (from Outer Mongolia). However, s/he will not understand your language at all, and you will be placed on hold for a moment -- your last thought as you lose your grip on reality will be "I only wanted to get my (cell phone / car / computer / etc.) to work.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/internet-software-computers-websites" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Internet / Software / Computers / Websites</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Thu, 11 May 2017 05:52:56 +0000 Haylee V 68052 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Another Part of "Demons" is up https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68020/another-part-demons-is-up <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, I know it's shorter than the previous two chapters. It's actually one of three (or so) sub-chapters. They didn't (exactly) fit into how I wanted the story to go, but were necessary to give the background of Geoff's institutionalization / commitment. Since this part wasn't actually a session (<strong>per se</strong>), I felt it best to include them here. After all, he did attempt suicide... Hope you enjoy these. I'll return to my regular format -- session, journal, and <em>possible song</em> next chapter.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Tue, 09 May 2017 02:21:11 +0000 Haylee V 68020 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Inner Demons, AKA Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl - Chapter 2.1 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/68019/inner-demons-aka-journals-angry-trans-gurl-chapter-21 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-attempted-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Attempted Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-referenced-discussed-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Referenced / Discussed Suicide</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature Subjects (pg15)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-20" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Novel Chapter</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-2" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiography</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Inner Demons, AKA "Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl"<br /> © 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>* This is a true account of my life experiences. All persons portrayed in this story are based on actual people I've met throughout my life, and the events portrayed actually happened. No malice is intended to those individuals involved, and names have been altered to protect the identities of the people portrayed. *</p></div></div></div> Tue, 09 May 2017 02:10:19 +0000 Haylee V 68019 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Nothing like good music to raise one's spirits https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/68005/nothing-like-good-music-raise-ones-spirits <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>So I've been just kinda messing around today, trying to get inspired to write some more. I hit up Pandora, and set it to fit my more eclectic style. I've been in a rather tranquil mood today, so I thought I'd start with a little Enya, but she wasn't who I really wanted. I felt myself drifting back to my darker days (in part due to writing Inner Demons), and thought I'd give a group I hadn't played in years another go - <strong>Ladysmith Black Mambazo</strong>.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/music-songs-singers" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Music / Songs / Singers</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 07 May 2017 23:27:12 +0000 Haylee V 68005 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Difference between an Optimist, a Pessimist, and a Realist https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/67978/difference-between-optimist-pessimist-and-realist <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, try this one on for size:</p> <p>In a room, on a bar, sits an ice cold cup of soda, half full.</p> <p>An Optimist walks in, sees it, and thinks, "Aah. The glass is half-full. It has the potential to be quite refreshing."<br /> A Pessimist walks in, sees it, and thinks, "Rats. The glass is half-empty. There's not enough in it to quench my thirst."<br /> A REALIST walks in, takes one look at the glass, and screams out, "OK, who's the wise guy that drank half my pop?"</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/humor-jokes-cuteness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Humor / Jokes / Cuteness</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 06 May 2017 06:01:17 +0000 Haylee V 67978 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Mandela Shift https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book-page/67976/mandela-shift <section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Audience Rating:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-24 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Organizational:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/title-page" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Title Page</a></li></ul></section><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> <div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="7" color="#BB0000"><strong>The Mandela Shift<br /> </strong></font></div> <p><strong><br /> <div align="center"><big>By Haylee V &amp; Leila</big></div> <p></strong></p> </div></div></div> Sat, 06 May 2017 01:43:33 +0000 Haylee V 67976 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Mandela 4 Up https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/67975/mandela-4-up <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>For all those following our little story into the alternate world of Retah, Leila has given me permission to post Mandela 4. We hope our readers enjoy the fruits of our combined labors.</p> <p>*Kisses*<br /> Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 06 May 2017 01:37:09 +0000 Haylee V 67975 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Mandela Shift, Chapter 4 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/67974/mandela-shift-chapter-4 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/author/leila" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Leila</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/fresh-start" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fresh Start</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/language-or-cultural-change" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Language or Cultural Change</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/stuck" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Stuck</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/partial-transformations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Partial Transformations</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong><u>The Mandela Shift</u></strong></p> <p>A collaborative effort of Leila and Haylee V<br /> (c) 2017</p> <p>*Author's note:</p> <p>I talked at length with Leila the other day. She is going through a rough patch right now (nothing that should concern our gentle readers, though), and I have had issues with my health and moving into a new residential care facility. She has given me the go-ahead to post the next chapter of our combined saga. We sincerely hope you like what we've come up with.</p> <p>Haylee V*</p> <p><strong><u>Chapter Four</u></strong></p></div></div></div> Sat, 06 May 2017 01:34:24 +0000 Haylee V 67974 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Inner Demons, AKA Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book-page/67973/inner-demons-aka-journals-angry-trans-gurl <section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Audience Rating:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature Subjects (pg15)</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-24 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Organizational:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/title-page" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Title Page</a></li></ul></section><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> <div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="6" color="#BB0000"><strong>Inner Demons,<br /> AKA<br /> Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl<br /> </strong></font></div> <p><strong><br /> <div align="center"><big>By Haylee V</big></div> <p></strong></p> </div></div></div> Sat, 06 May 2017 01:33:08 +0000 Haylee V 67973 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Demons, Chapter 2 Up https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/67966/demons-chapter-2-up <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Chapter Two of Inner Demons is now up. Included in this chapter is the actual journal entry from back then, as well as the song I wrote after "The Kiss". While not CRITICAL to the story, they do provide background. Every chapter from this point on WILL contain an actual journal entry, which is COMPLETELY OPTIONAL to read. One warning, though: They are EXTREMELY dark -- darker than anything else I have ever written. If you have a weak constitution, then I beg of you: PLEASE skip them.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Fri, 05 May 2017 20:55:52 +0000 Haylee V 67966 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Inner Demons, AKA Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl - Chapter 2 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/67965/inner-demons-aka-journals-angry-trans-gurl-chapter-2 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-attempted-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Attempted Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-referenced-discussed-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Referenced / Discussed Suicide</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature Subjects (pg15)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-20" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Novel Chapter</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-2" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiography</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/non-transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/autobiographical" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiographical</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/fresh-start" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fresh Start</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/identity-crisis" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Identity Crisis</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/real-world" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Real World</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/slice-life" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Slice of Life</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong><u>Inner Demons, AKA "Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl"</u></strong><br /> © 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>* This is a true account of my life experiences. All persons portrayed in this story are based on actual people I've met throughout my life, and the events portrayed actually happened. No malice is intended to those individuals involved, and names have been altered to protect the identities of the people portrayed. *</p></div></div></div> Fri, 05 May 2017 20:40:03 +0000 Haylee V 67965 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf God's Special Angels https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/67929/gods-special-angels <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/non-transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/child" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Child</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/lgbtiq" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">LGBTIQ</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/homosexuality" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Homosexuality</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/innocence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">innocence</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/acceptance" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Acceptance</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>God's Special Angels</p> <p>A TRUE Story by Haylee V. (C) 2017</p> <p>==========</p> <p>Well, it's taken me about two weeks, but I finally have gotten settled in to my new group home and have tried (somewhat successfully) to befriend my fellow residents. One resident in particular was especially impressed with me--Jason.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 03 May 2017 19:21:03 +0000 Haylee V 67929 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf New Story Posting https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/67923/new-story-posting <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I have posted a new story I hope all my readers will enjoy: <strong><u>Inner Demons, AKA Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl</u></strong>.</p> <p>To date, it is the LONGEST serial chapter I have ever posted on this site, at over 3,700 words.</p> <p>Yes, it is COMPLETELY autobiographical.</p> <p>Yes, it is dark. Future chapters may cause some readers to shudder or sicken at its darkness. Such is my life, and fair warnings will be given at the appropriate times.</p> <p>Yes, it was painful. Dealing with demons always is.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 03 May 2017 09:27:37 +0000 Haylee V 67923 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Inner Demons, AKA Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl - Chapter 1 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/67922/inner-demons-aka-journals-angry-trans-gurl-chapter-1 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-referenced-discussed-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Referenced / Discussed Suicide</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature Subjects (pg15)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-20" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Novel Chapter</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-2" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiography</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/autobiographical" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiographical</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/fresh-start" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fresh Start</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/identity-crisis" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Identity Crisis</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/real-world" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Real World</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/slice-life" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Slice of Life</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><u>Inner Demons, AKA "<strong>Journals of an Angry Trans Gurl</strong>"</u><br /> © 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>* This is a true account of my life experiences. All persons portrayed in this story are based on actual people I've met throughout my life, and the events portrayed actually happened to me or someone close to me. No malice is intended to those individuals involved, and names have been altered to protect the identities of the people portrayed. *</p></div></div></div> Wed, 03 May 2017 09:17:24 +0000 Haylee V 67922 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Crayola Chronicles, Book 0: Alicia Steele https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book-page/67792/crayola-chronicles-book-0-alicia-steele <section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Audience Rating:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-24 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Organizational:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/title-page" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Title Page</a></li></ul></section><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div align="center"><img src="/topshelf/system/files/u118141/Crayola%20Chronicles%20-%20Book%2000%20-%20Title.png" width="397" height="163" alt="Crayola Chronicles - Book 00 - Title.png" /></div> </div></div></div> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 23:49:33 +0000 Haylee V 67792 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf New Story Posting https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/67789/new-story-posting <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I just posted updates to Crayola Chronicles: Alicia Steele (please note the title change), as well as chapter 2. Tentative date for chapter 3 is mid-May (17th or so). I have the next chapter of Mandela Shift ready, pending Leila's permission to post, and receipt of her notes for chapters 5 and 6. Smoky Corners 0: A Journey of a Thousand Miles has been started, with hopes of chapter 1 being completed and posted next week. I'm working on revisions to all my SC works, so stay tuned. I'm working on a spin of Beauty and the Beast. Whew! At least they let me write in ICU, huh? LOL...</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:57:09 +0000 Haylee V 67789 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Crayola Chronicles, Book 0: Alicia Steele 2 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/67788/crayola-chronicles-book-0-alicia-steele-2 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-20" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Novel Chapter</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/mature-thirty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature / Thirty+</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div align="center"><img src="/topshelf/system/files/u118141/Crayola%20Chronicles%20-%20Book%2000%20-%20Title.png" width="397" height="163" alt="Crayola Chronicles - Book 00 - Title.png" /></div> <div align="center"><big><strong>Chapter Two</strong></big></div> <p>About eight weeks after our anniversary, I discovered, much to my surprise and delight, that I was pregnant. I felt like the Fates were finally smiling down on me, and <strong>THIS TIME</strong>, I'd do everything right by my baby.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:44:07 +0000 Haylee V 67788 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf You Might Be A Trans... https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/67364/you-might-be-trans <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Leila and I were talking last night, and we were discussing what would have happened if Jeff Foxworthy had been transgendered.<br /> Here's some of what we came up with:</p> <p>And now, without further ado, Ms. Jethrene Foxx, with another installment of "You might Be A Trans Person If..."</p> <p>If you've ever given makeup advice to a woman, you might be a trans...</p> <p>If your family didn't know your birth name until you were 27...</p> <p>If you own a cigarette lighter, and you don't smoke...</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/humor-jokes-cuteness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Humor / Jokes / Cuteness</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 03 Apr 2017 07:29:58 +0000 Haylee V 67364 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf What's REALLY going on with me https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/67354/whats-really-going-with-me <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, folks, I have to admit, mt blog "Done" might have gone a little TOO far. It was meant tongue-in-cheek, as an APRIL FOOL'S DAY gag. I have FAR TOO MUCH I want to accomplish here before I leave.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:29:24 +0000 Haylee V 67354 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf April Fool's! https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/67343/april-fools <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-3" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Short-short &lt; 500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender/transformations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transformations</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/magic" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Magic</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/magic/fantasy-worlds" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fantasy Worlds</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/science-fiction/marvelous-gadgets" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Marvelous Gadgets</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/fresh-start" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fresh Start</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/stuck" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Stuck</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/tricked-outsmarted" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Tricked / Outsmarted</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/panties-girdles" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Panties / Girdles</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/dungeons-dragons" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/imps-or-demons" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Imps or Demons</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I was walking towards the bookstore where we hosted our usual Saturday evening D &amp; D game. It was a beautiful spring day--April first, to be precise, and I was once again acting in my role of Dungeon Master. I had just rounded the corner to the shopping plaza when a strange imp pulled on my sleeve, dragging me into a tiny curio shop in the corner.</p></div></div></div> Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:05:14 +0000 Haylee V 67343 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Mandela Shift, Chapter 3 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/67217/mandela-shift-chapter-3 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/author/leila" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Leila</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Chapter 3<br /> ========<br /> "Bethany Carl," she whispers, motioning me to follow- quietly. She stealthily helps me towards the dumpster. Fortunately, we are not discovered. As we reach it, I see an almost invisible door on the side of one of the buildings slide open silently. She pulls me through quickly. As I glance backward, I see the opening fade. In its place is nothing but common brownstone, like everything else around the clinic. "We can talk freely now, Stacey," she says. "The walls are completely soundproof."</p></div></div></div> Sun, 26 Mar 2017 05:36:16 +0000 Haylee V 67217 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Apologies https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/67215/apologies <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Sorry, guys and dolls and whatevers (LOL...I'm a 'whatever..'). A recent flareup of my costochondritis , compounded with a pacer malfunction has delayed my writing somewhat. Hopefully, Zelanga chapter 2 will go up sometime tomorrow. Other things are also in the works.</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 26 Mar 2017 02:06:49 +0000 Haylee V 67215 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Crayola Chronicles, Book 0: Alicia Steele 1 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/67135/crayola-chronicles-book-0-alicia-steele-1 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-20" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Novel Chapter</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/mature-thirty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature / Thirty+</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div align="center"><img src="/topshelf/system/files/u118141/Crayola%20Chronicles%20-%20Book%2000%20-%20Title.png" width="397" height="163" alt="Crayola Chronicles - Book 00 - Title.png" /> </div> <div align="center"><big><strong><u>Chapter One</u></strong></big></div></div></div></div> Sun, 19 Mar 2017 20:44:35 +0000 Haylee V 67135 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Birthday wishes https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/67079/birthday-wishes <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Today is the birthday of a dear friend of mine: <strong>joannabarbarella</strong>. If you'd like, feel free to send her birthday wishes below in the comments.</p> <p>Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Thu, 16 Mar 2017 23:32:17 +0000 Haylee V 67079 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners 3-NC: Aussie Dreams https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/67049/smoky-corners-3-nc-aussie-dreams <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender/transformations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transformations</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/magic/fantasy-worlds" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fantasy Worlds</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/fresh-start" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fresh Start</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/romantic" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Romantic</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/sweet-sentimental" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sweet / Sentimental</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/wishes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Wishes</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/slice-life" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Slice of Life</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/senior-sixty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Senior / Sixty+</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/birthday-gift" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Birthday gift</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, so I'm posting this two days early, but I wanted to do something special for a special person on (or at least near) her birthday. Besides, it's Pi Day, so...</p> <p>Without further ado, I present:</p> <p>Smoky Corners 3-NC: Aussie Dreams<br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p></div></div></div> Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:04:44 +0000 Haylee V 67049 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Apology https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/67047/apology <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I must apologize to all my readers for letting so much fall by the wayside. With the new pacemaker implanted at Christmas, and the subsequent hack to my account (If you only knew how sorry I am that such a horrendous thing happened to you, 'Dox... *weep*), I haven't been able (or really willing) to post much. Now that I am health(ier), and have a new computer and tighter security measures in place, both on my laptop and on BC in general (Thanks, Pipe, Seph, and Erin! *kiss*), I am in a position once again to write.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Tue, 14 Mar 2017 21:57:00 +0000 Haylee V 67047 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Winjkte and the Warrior - Glossary https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/67034/winjkte-and-warrior-glossary <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Fiction</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-12" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">FAQ</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-24" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Reference/Notes</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/faq" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">FAQ</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/glossary" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Glossary</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Please bear with me in this endeavor. For some common English phrases, there are no translations (at least none of which I'm aware, anyway), so I took a few liberties, although the translations are (I hope) as accurate as possible. Any error in translation is mine alone, and if you know of a better translation, please PM me and I'll make the necessary changes.</p> <p>First, the characters themselves:</p></div></div></div> Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:01:37 +0000 Haylee V 67034 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Story teaser https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/66991/story-teaser <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/historical" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Historical</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/disguises-run-hiding" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Disguises / On the Run / In Hiding</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/fresh-start" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fresh Start</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/language-or-cultural-change" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Language or Cultural Change</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/real-world" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Real World</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/forbidden-romance" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">forbidden romance</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Here's a brief intro to a novel I plan to write, titled "The Winjkte and the Warrior". It is set in the Midwest in the late 1800s, and is a cross between Pocahontas and Dances With Wolves. Please feel free to comment. And yes, I am part Lakota...</p> <p>I must admit, though, there are a LOT of Siouxan words and phrases used, and translations are given where appropriate, although most can be gleaned purely through context. When I publish it, whether here or through Amazon, I WILL include a glossary to aid my readers.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 23:01:50 +0000 Haylee V 66991 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners 2-NC: Any Way the Wind Blows https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/66959/smoky-corners-2-nc-any-way-wind-blows <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender/transformations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transformations</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/magic/fantasy-worlds" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fantasy Worlds</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/fresh-start" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fresh Start</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/sweet-sentimental" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sweet / Sentimental</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/mature-thirty" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature / Thirty+</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/magical-talisman-or-transformation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Magical Talisman or Transformation</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Any Way the Wind Blows<br /> (c) 2017<br /> Haylee V</p></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Mar 2017 21:13:06 +0000 Haylee V 66959 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Mandela Shift, Chapter 2 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/66949/mandela-shift-chapter-2 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/author/leila" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Leila</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature Subjects (pg15)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-8" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Serial Chapter</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/androgyny" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Androgyny</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/disguises-run-hiding" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Disguises / On the Run / In Hiding</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/intersex" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Intersex</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/partial-transformations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Partial Transformations</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/trans-phobia" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Trans-phobia</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/bigotry" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Bigotry</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/hatred-or-hate-crimes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Hatred or Hate Crimes</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Mandela Effect<br /> (c) 2017<br /> A collaboration by Leila and Haylee V<br /> ----------<br /> Chapter 2</p> <p>Smoke envelops the room. <em>Oh God! It's started!</em> Nobody waited for the orders to be signed! <em>Were they targeting me?</em> The living room billows with smoke. My exit is blocked. <em>What do I have on me?</em> I spy my luggage through the flames. I can't get to it. My purse and my wallet are there. <em>NO! </em>My eye catches a glimpse of the sunlight peering through my bedroom window. The smoke builds in the room. </p></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Mar 2017 08:35:06 +0000 Haylee V 66949 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf A Collection of My Poetry https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/66944/collection-my-poetry <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-1" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Verse, Poetry, Lyric</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/non-transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Author's note: The poems presented below are the copyrighted works of Ronald Heyward Bailey, Junior, known here on Big Closet under the pseudonym of Haylee V. If you have found them on any sites other than poetry.com (now lulu.com) or here, then you are reading pirated copies.</p> <p>For Marcus<br /> (c) 2001</p> <p>Too many nights of eating cold Taco Bell burritos<br /> And getting drunk off of cheap wine and tequila &amp; coke</p></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Mar 2017 00:48:59 +0000 Haylee V 66944 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Mandela Shift https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/66913/mandela-shift <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I hope you enjoy this foray into my darker side. Please remember to like, kudos, and/or comment, even if there's something you disliked about it. All CONSTRUCTIVE criticism (even the negative ones) is greatly appreciated.</p> <p>*kisses*<br /> Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 06 Mar 2017 09:57:48 +0000 Haylee V 66913 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Mandela Shift, Chapter 1 https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/66912/mandela-shift-chapter-1 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/author/leila" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Leila</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mature Subjects (pg15)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-7" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Novel &gt; 40,000 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender/transformations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transformations</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/science-fiction-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Science Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/androgyny" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Androgyny</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/crime-punishment" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Crime / Punishment</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/language-or-cultural-change" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Language or Cultural Change</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/caution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/partial-transformations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Partial Transformations</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/college-twenties" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">College / Twenties</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/trans-phobia" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Trans-phobia</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/altered-reality" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Altered reality</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/permission-granted-post-author" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Permission granted to post by author</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Mandela Shift<br /> (c) 2017<br /> A collaborative effort by Haylee V and Leila</p></div></div></div> Mon, 06 Mar 2017 09:52:14 +0000 Haylee V 66912 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Bad news https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/66897/bad-news <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I'm Baaaaaack!... (maniacal laughter)</p> <p>On the serious side:</p> <p>I have a BRAND NEW laptop, and have implemented some pretty major security upgrades to (hopefully) insure no further attacks from hackers. With the new threat of piracy, however, I am adding measures to my work to prevent piracy.</p> <p>New stories are in the works, as well as MAJOR upgrades/revisions/additions to the old ones. Teasers will be posted soon.</p> <p>*kisses*<br /> HayleeV</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 05 Mar 2017 20:33:09 +0000 Haylee V 66897 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Shared tragedy https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/66040/shared-tragedy <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>There are many on this site that have experienced tragedies too horrific to comprehend. Some have managed to, somehow, find balance and deal with these hideous, monstrous demons, some have not. I have shared some of my childhood tragedies with a few close friends- people that have been through, or are currently going through- similar circumstances. PTSD is a ROYAL BITCH, and sometimes, we all need a shoulder to cry on, a gentle hug, an understanding heart, and a listening ear. I would like to be that person, and give back to a site that in the last three months has given me so much.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Caution:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-attempted-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Attempted Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-rape-sexual-assault" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Rape / Sexual Assault</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-referenced-discussed-suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Referenced / Discussed Suicide</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/autobiographical" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiographical</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:44:28 +0000 Haylee V 66040 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Out of the mouth of babes... https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/66015/out-mouth-babes <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-22" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Drabble ~ 100 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/child" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Child</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A young girl was on her first cross-country flight, alone. As the plane taxied down the runway, she became frightened, so she closed her eyes, bowed her head, and began to pray. A businessman sitting next to her waited until she was done, then casually leaned over to her and whispered, "That was nice, honey, but you KNOW God doesn't really exist, right?"</p> <p>She turned to the man and said, "How do you know, mister?" To which he replied, "I'm an adult. We know things like that."</p></div></div></div> Wed, 18 Jan 2017 23:30:00 +0000 Haylee V 66015 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf A few Anime pics https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/66012/few-anime-pics <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, I'm no artist, by any means, but I thought I'd post a few of my pics. Enjoy.</p> <p>First, a 16-color, Anime-style pic of me, en homme:</p> <p><img src="/topshelf/system/files/u118141/AniMe16.PNG" width="450" height="338" alt="AniMe16.PNG" /></p> <p>Next, some pics from Yu Yu Hakusho:</p> <p>Botan ==&gt; </p> <p><img src="/topshelf/system/files/u118141/Botan.PNG" width="450" height="338" alt="Botan.PNG" /></p> <p>Genkai ==&gt; </p> <p><img src="/topshelf/system/files/u118141/Genkai.PNG" width="450" height="338" alt="Genkai.PNG" /></p> <p>Hiei ==&gt; </p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/cartoons-comics-manga-anime-art-artists" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Cartoons / Comics / Manga / Anime / Art / Artists</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Wed, 18 Jan 2017 21:19:47 +0000 Haylee V 66012 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf New Story https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65988/new-story <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Just an FYI: I posted the first chapter of "No Good Deed". Enjoy.</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Tue, 17 Jan 2017 02:10:20 +0000 Haylee V 65988 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf No Good Deed https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/65987/no-good-deed <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/androgyny" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Androgyny</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/fresh-start" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fresh Start</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/identity-crisis" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Identity Crisis</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/intersex" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Intersex</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/estrogen-hormones" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Estrogen / Hormones</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/gynecomastia" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Gynecomastia</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/slice-life" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Slice of Life</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/surgery" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Surgery</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong><font face="verdana,arial,geneva,sanserif" size="6" color="#A05"><u>No Good Deed</u></font></strong></p> <p>(c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>It is often said, and highly misquoted, that no good deed ever goes unpunished. Yet I never thought </p> <p>I'd find out how true that adage rang...</p> </div></div></div> Tue, 17 Jan 2017 02:08:11 +0000 Haylee V 65987 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf World's shortest TG story https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/65975/worlds-shortest-tg-story <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>World's Shortest TG story<br /> (c) 2017 Haylee V</p> <p>I went to bed, wishing I could be a real woman.<br /> I woke up the next morning to a wish fulfilled.</p> </div></div></div> Mon, 16 Jan 2017 19:30:30 +0000 Haylee V 65975 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Comment request https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65949/comment-request <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I hope this post isn't violating some kind of site rule, but I need to make my fans and readers aware of something I think is quite critical.</p> <p>When you read my blog(s) and/or stories, please either comment or PM me your thoughts. Some of you may not realize this, but I really DO READ your comments, and rely on them to gauge whether my writing is being well received, what points need to be addressed and/or expanded upon, and to glean further ideas. Your comments have helped- and continue to help- me develop into a better writer, and, in a way, help encourage me to continue.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 15 Jan 2017 20:36:47 +0000 Haylee V 65949 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf An End to My Hiatus - New Story Teasers https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65948/end-my-hiatus-new-story-teasers <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, I've been too lazy for too long. I'm bored to tears, and want to touch base with my friends, fans, and dear, devoted readers. here's a glimpse into what I've been working on:</p> <p>First, Smoky Corners. I plan to, EVENTUALLY, finish "Third Time's A Charm". Unfortunately, though, my muse for all things SC has fled to parts unknown, and I'm having significant trouble finding her again. when I do, I will post updates.</p> <p>Second, I'm working on THREE new stories. One involves a new concept and possibly a new universe. The other two will be SOLO stories.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/authors-stories-books-writing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Authors / Stories / Books / Writing</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 15 Jan 2017 18:02:05 +0000 Haylee V 65948 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Haylee V's song dedications https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65936/haylee-vs-song-dedications <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>For Dorothy Colleen: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc</a></p> <p>Always keep your chin up, a smile on your face, and a song in your heart.</p> <p>For Valerie Preston : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWUZpU1ThQo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWUZpU1ThQo</a></p> <p>You know why.</p> <p>For Leila: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voNEgCKzves">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voNEgCKzves</a></p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/music-songs-singers" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Music / Songs / Singers</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:25:35 +0000 Haylee V 65936 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf 12 words of wisdom https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65930/12-words-wisdom <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The things I've learned, from the people that matter most:</p> <p>1) "Judge not, that ye be not judged."</p> <p>2) "Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins."</p> <p>3) "A fool's name, like a fool's face, is always found in a public place."</p> <p>4) "It's better to remain silent- and let the world think that you're an idiot- than to open your mouth and prove them right."</p> <p>5) "If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all."</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 14 Jan 2017 15:34:10 +0000 Haylee V 65930 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Who am I? https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65923/who-am-i <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, so here's the question:</p> <p>Which of the pictures below is me?</p> <p><img src="/topshelf/system/files/u118141/Me.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Me.jpg" /></p> <p>Or this one?</p> <p><img src="/topshelf/system/files/u118141/Or%20Me.jpg" width="450" height="338" alt="Or Me.jpg" /></p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/autobiographical" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiographical</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 14 Jan 2017 05:22:34 +0000 Haylee V 65923 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Apologies https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65921/apologies <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>After having watched one of my favorite anime series yet again (I My Me! Strawberry Eggs), I can really feel for Hibiki Amawa-sensei.</p> <p>I have a lot of sadness within me, and maybe a little too much bitterness that I need to deal with. I think, at times, we all have the ability to become bitter and calloused, if we allow ourselves to wallow in self-pity and doubt. Well, I'm tired of just wallowing. Thanks to the person (you know who you are) that pointed out what I could not see- that I had begun to let the bitterness consume me. I don't want to become THAT person.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-26 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Blog About:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/blog-about/autobiographical" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Autobiographical</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sat, 14 Jan 2017 04:30:13 +0000 Haylee V 65921 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Going off grid https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65899/going-grid <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Due to my ongoing health issues, I've decided to take a short break and go "off grid". What this basically means is that I WILL be on site, but WILL NOT be responding to questions, comments, or messages until Sunday afternoon, Jan. 15. I apologize to all my friends, readers, and fans, but I really need this time for personal reflection and healing. Those few people in what I consider my "inner circle" know who they are (I hope), and know how to (and when to) contact me, if needed. I love you all, and will be back soon.</p> <p>Haylee V</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:23:05 +0000 Haylee V 65899 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf On being me https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65897/being-me <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I am Veronica Haylee McSwain.</p> <p>I am 47, and a transsexual.</p> <p>I did not choose this role in life, yet I cannot shy away from it either.</p> <p>I hurt. Often. And it's not a physical pain, but a pain of indifference, intolerance, and bigotry.</p> <p>I do not want, nor do I have the unyielding need for, your acceptance.</p> <p>I do, however, require your respect. Not because of WHAT I am, but rather because of WHO I am- a fellow human being.</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:56:43 +0000 Haylee V 65897 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Someone made my day today https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65836/someone-made-my-day-today <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I'm having a WONDERFUL day today, mentally. I was reading my site messages, and some (to protect her privacy) nameless individual actually asked for my opinion and advice on a story she's currently writing. i can't possibly even begin to express how empowered that made me feel!!! I just hope I was up to the task, and provided her with some information that will, ultimately benefit her. She really is a talented author, and I KNOW, without a doubt, that she will do well on this site. Thank you for putting your trust in me and my opinions. I hope I didn't disappoint you...</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 09 Jan 2017 16:39:21 +0000 Haylee V 65836 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Poetry https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65834/poetry <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>OK, so it's not Trans, or Smoky Corners, but here's something I wrote a few years ago. Enjoy.</p> <p>"Requiem For the Deranged Poet"</p> <p>(c) 2006</p> <p>With neither rhyme nor reason<br /> I cater to the call<br /> And thrust my mighty ink-stained pen<br /> Upon the parchment wall.</p> <p>I dabble in the darkness vexed<br /> And whittle words once wise<br /> And quote the thoughts that I've annexed<br /> Amid my mind's demise.</p> <p>I can't remember things forgot<br /> When I was but a lad<br /> When jumbled thoughts ran cold and hot<br /> Zounds! I've gone quite mad!!</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:32:16 +0000 Haylee V 65834 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Attention Smoky Corners Contributors https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65828/attention-smoky-corners-contributors <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>==========================<br /> IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!!!<br /> ==========================</p> <p>OK, so I now have two contributing authors writing stories for Smoky Corners. I consider crazypagangurl and Leila friends, and accomplished authors in their own rights, and am DEEPLY HONORED both chose to write such marvelous works that add depth to the universe I designed.</p> <p>That being said, I must address something that will prove crucial to the survival of the Smoky Corners universe:</p></div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:05:55 +0000 Haylee V 65828 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf I'm Back https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65814/im-back <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>First, a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone for all the well wishes. I felt each of your prayers and am so thankful that you each took time out of your busy schedules to think of me. I missed you all and love my brothers and sisters (and others) on the site.</p> <p>Second, there's going to be a moratorium on my posts for a few days. I'm working on QUITE A FEW new projects, and I'll post them soon.</p> <p>Third, everything's going good with the new pacer, so no worries.</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Sun, 08 Jan 2017 23:13:19 +0000 Haylee V 65814 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners 1-NC: A Second Chance at Life (Complete) https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/65536/smoky-corners-1-nc-second-chance-life-complete <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg/younger-audience-gy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Younger Audience (g/y)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender/transformations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transformations</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender/transitioning" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transitioning</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/genre/romance" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Romance</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/fresh-start" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fresh Start</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/romantic" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Romantic</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/sweet-sentimental" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sweet / Sentimental</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/voluntary" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Voluntary</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/childhood" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Childhood</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/slice-life" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Slice of Life</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/surgery" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Surgery</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/preteen-or-intermediate" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Preteen or Intermediate</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-22 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/other-keywords/non-canonical" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Non-Canonical</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Author's Note:</p></div></div></div> Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:42:06 +0000 Haylee V 65536 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf On being "Broken" https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/65247/being-broken <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Sometimes, being Bipolar can be a real bitch.</p> <p>And sometimes, the demons in my closet come calling a little too loudly.</p> <p>Today appears to be one of those days. My muse has fled, and, once again, the Beast takes over. It was an enjoyable ride, as it was. I don't know when Haylee will return, but hopefully it will be soon. I really like her, and sometimes wish she could stay just a little longer.</p> <p>C'est la vie!</p> </div></div></div><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Caution:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-not-work-safe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Not Work-Safe</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-rape-sexual-assault" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Rape / Sexual Assault</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section> Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:05:31 +0000 Haylee V 65247 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf The Magick(s) of Smoky Corners https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book-page/65237/magicks-smoky-corners <section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Audience Rating:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-24 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Organizational:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/organizational/universe-page" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Universe Page</a></li></ul></section><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The following items have found a home in Smoky Corners:</p> <p><strong> o Angelic Earrings - aka Earrings of Compassionate Communication</p> <p>o Buckskin Moccasins, aka Moccasins of Empathetic Expedition</p> <p>o Aerosmith Pendant, aka Amulet of Abject Suffering (pre-attuned), Amulet of Alter Self<br /> </strong></p> </div></div></div> Thu, 15 Dec 2016 03:41:26 +0000 Haylee V 65237 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners: Tea Time Tales https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book-page/65231/smoky-corners-tea-time-tales <section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Audience Rating:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-24 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Organizational:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/title-page" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Title Page</a></li></ul></section><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div align="center"><img src="/topshelf/system/files/u804/curios.jpg" width="399" height="500" alt="curios.jpg" /></div> <p> </p><div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="6" color="#800000"><em><strong>Smoky Corners: <p>Tea Time Tales</p></strong></em></font></div> <p><strong><br /> <div align="center"><big><br /> by<br /> Haylee V</big></div> <p></p></strong></p></div></div></div> Wed, 14 Dec 2016 23:01:10 +0000 Haylee V 65231 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners 2A: Kim's Conundrum (Complete) https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/65221/smoky-corners-2a-kims-conundrum-complete <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Author's note:</p> <p>Although this is, technically, my FIFTH story in the series, it should PROPERLY be placed between "Second Mile" and "Third Time" chronologically. This is a 'fleshing out' story, meant to fill in some obvious gaps, and will explain a few things and bring the readers up to speed.<br /> ~~~~~~~~~~<br /> "I never thought I would ever see her again," Kim thought as he locked the door to his ramshackle clapboard. "Or recall that HELL I lived through. Everything just happened so fast. What with meeting Roni and all. I wonder if I'm really up to this?"</p></div></div></div> Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:30:53 +0000 Haylee V 65221 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners 4: Fourth and Inches (Complete) https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/65218/smoky-corners-4-fourth-and-inches-complete <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Greetings, everyone. My name is Geneva Bailey. Ginny for short. I'm Roni's twin sister. It seems he's a little... preoccupied... right now with Sandy, so I thought I'd give the intro today.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:58:18 +0000 Haylee V 65218 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Tea and ... Oops! https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/65212/tea-and-oops <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-22" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Drabble ~ 100 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/magic/fantasy-worlds" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fantasy Worlds</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/spells-r-us-bill-hart" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Spells &#039;R&#039; Us by Bill Hart</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It had been a long day at Cass Elliott, and I was looking forward to joining Mr. K. today for afternoon tea. As I walked up DeLaney towards Mulberry, and the Curio Shop, I thought about just how much my life has changed in the past year. I was completely absorbed in my thoughts as I rounded the corner and saw the shop come into view.</p> <p>I opened the door and quietly entered, removing my Nike's and putting on my moccasins as usual. I was about to take my usual place at the tea cozy when I noticed the flashing neon SRU sign. Damn, I hate it when that happens...</p> </div></div></div> Wed, 14 Dec 2016 07:16:18 +0000 Haylee V 65212 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners 3: Third Time's A Charm (WIP) https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/65202/smoky-corners-3-third-times-charm-wip <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender/transformations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transformations</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/fresh-start" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fresh Start</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/romantic" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Romantic</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/sweet-sentimental" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sweet / Sentimental</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/jewelry-earrings" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Jewelry / Earrings</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/turned-into-object" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Turned into an Object</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Hi. My name is Ronald Bailey, but everyone calls me Roni. I live in Smoky Corners, Montana. It's a nice, typical small western town, founded by the Sioux, I believe. Nothing unusual ever happens here... at least on the surface. But, if you happen to find yourself on Mulberry Street, 239, standing in front of a quaint little curio shop, ran by an old, bearded Asian man named Kato Chigiri, you may find more than you bargained for. And EXACTLY what you need...<br /> ~~~~~~~~~~<br /></p></div></div></div> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:31:48 +0000 Haylee V 65202 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners: The Universe - rules and notes https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book-page/65185/smoky-corners-universe-rules-and-notes <section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Audience Rating:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-24 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Organizational:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/organizational/title-page/series-page" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Series Page</a></li></ul></section><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div align="center"><font face="Georgia" size="5" color="#A02"><em><strong><br /> Smoky Corners: the Universe<br /> </strong></em></font></div> <p><em><br /> "Smoky Corners, Montana, is a nice, typical small western town. Nothing unusual ever happens here... at least on the surface. But, if you happen to find yourself on Mulberry Street, 239, standing in front of a quaint little curio shop ran by an old, bearded Asian man named Kato Chigiri, you may find more than you bargained for. And EXACTLY what you need..."</em></p> <p><em>Hi, and welcome to what I hope will become a new, unique universe for fans of trans-fiction. - Haylee V</em></p> </div></div></div> Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:31:21 +0000 Haylee V 65185 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners 2: Going the Second Mile (Complete) https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/65182/smoky-corners-2-going-second-mile-complete <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-25 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-language" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Language</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-physical-or-emotional-abuse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Physical or Emotional Abuse</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-rape-sexual-assault" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Rape / Sexual Assault</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-sex-sexual-scenes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Sex / Sexual Scenes</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/caution/caution-violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">CAUTION: Violence</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/mature-subjects-pg15/restricted-audience-r" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Restricted Audience (r)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">500 &lt; Short Story &lt; 7500 words</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender/transformations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transformations</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/body-mind-or-soul-exchange" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Body, Mind or Soul Exchange</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/crime-punishment" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Crime / Punishment</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/tricked-outsmarted" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Tricked / Outsmarted</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/dominance-submission-bondage" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dominance &amp; Submission / Bondage</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/jewelry-earrings" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Jewelry / Earrings</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/prostitution" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Prostitution</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Hi. My name is Ronald Bailey, but everyone calls me Roni. I live in Smoky Corners, Montana. It's a nice, typical small western town, founded by the Sioux, I believe. Nothing unusual ever happens here... at least on the surface. But, if you happen to find yourself on Mulberry Street, 239, standing in front of a quaint little curio shop, ran by an old, bearded Asian man named Kato Chigiri, you may find more than you bargained for. And EXACTLY what you need...</p> <p>~~~~~~~~~~</p></div></div></div> Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:09:13 +0000 Haylee V 65182 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Haylee V https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book-page/65176/haylee-v <section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Audience Rating:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-24 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">Organizational:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/author-page" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Author Page</a></li></ul></section><section class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-teaser"><h2 class="field-label">TG Universes &amp; Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li></ul></section><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><div align="center"><big><font face="Arial" size="5" color="#FF0000"><strong><em>Featured BigCloset TopShelf author<br /> Haylee V</em></strong></font></big></div> <p>Hi, and welcome to my Author's Page. My given birth name is Ronald Heyward Bailey, Jr. (uggh, right?)</p> <p>I'm a 47-year-old Aries, on the cusp of Taurus, and a ROOSTER (1969). I've been married- twice, and have one child- a 24-year-old daughter.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 12 Dec 2016 12:30:02 +0000 Haylee V 65176 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf Smoky Corners 1: A Mile in Her Moccasins (Revised) https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/65175/smoky-corners-1-mile-her-moccasins-revised <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/author/haylee-v-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/audience-rating/general-audience-pg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">General Audience (pg)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/publication/publication" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/genre/transgender" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Transgender</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/body-mind-or-soul-exchange" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Body, Mind or Soul Exchange</a></li><li class="field-item odd"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/sweet-sentimental" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sweet / Sentimental</a></li><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-themes/wishes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Wishes</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-6 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-elements/christmas" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Christmas</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/character-age/teenage-or-high-school" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Teenage or High School</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/tg-universes-series/smoky-corners-haylee-v" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Smoky Corners by Haylee V</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-11 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/topshelf/permission/posted-authors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Posted by author(s)</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p> <div align="center"><font size="5" color="#cc00ff"><strong>A Mile in Her Moccasins</strong></font><br /> <font size="4" color="black"><strong>by Haylee V</strong></font></div> <p> </p> </div></div></div> Mon, 12 Dec 2016 09:01:51 +0000 Haylee V 65175 at https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf
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