New stories: Monkey Meat and Un-Corked by dymondbolt, My Father's Child by Clarence591 and The Bulkery: White Bread by Redkage

New stories:

• Monkey Meat and Un-Corked by dymondbolt
• My Father's Child by Clarence591 with alternate ending by Corwin
• The Bulkery: White Bread and Inner Demon 21 by Redkage
• High School Bully by BBMSN

New morph: Here's how you can break into wrestling.

Stories I'm Reading: Sci-Fi

• All in Good Time
• The Atavist
• Boys of Lady Lex
• Cody's Alien Adventure
• Life Long Conversion
• Orgasmia
• Pleasure Island
• Undercover Cops

Halloweeners

• Escape from Fire Island!--Toxic waste transforms resort residents into zombie drag queens in this Choose-Your-Own-Adventure type book.
• Journey: The Absolution--A bordering-on-bad B-movie with big-bodied beefcakes, bulging biceps, and baloneys in boxer briefs. And whom do we have to thank for this awesome display of flesh? Why, David DeCoteau of course!
• A "First Goatse" flickr photoset--A gallery of fear. (If you don't know what a "goatse" is, I suggest avoiding it at all costs. )
• Freddy vs. Ghostbusters--One fun fan flick.
• Skull-A-Day

Done to death

• Man's plot to kill girlfriend ends with his death
• Man died as friends danced
• Man bleeds to death during burglary
• Man drives off with dead motorcyclist
• Woman killed boyfriend over porn

New stories: Learning to Share and Polywog by dymondbolt, Destiny Rewound by Clarence591 and Goody Two-Boots by Purplebootsgywr

New stories:

• Learning to Share and Polywog by dymondbolt
• Destiny Rewound by Clarence591
• Goody Two-Boots by Purplebootsgywr

Stories I'm Reading: Fantasy

• The Devil in Me
• Died and In Fag Heaven
• Dreamweaver
• Leprechaun's Gold
• The Sexorcist (mb fant)
• Taking Possession
• Young Wizard

There's Something About Harry

• 'Hallow' be thy Name--This last book of the series was the first one I've ever read, and despite missing out on some stuff covered in the previous books, I quite enjoyed how Rowling wrapped things up. I had a feeling there was more to that certain someone than was let on, but I didn't realize just by how much.
• Harried Potter--Damn, that movie was dark, and Dolores Umbridge was a great character to hate. Too bad her comeuppance came up short. She deserved worse.
• J. K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall Reveals Dumbledore is Gay; Neville Marries Hannah--What does the public really think?
• Harry Potter and the art of screenwriting Salon
• Potter teen who translated Deathly Hallows to French will not face charges
• Harry Potter fan, 3, freed by six firefighters from traffic cone 'wizard hat'--I'm guessing he didn't put on his robe.
• The last word on Harry Potter by Stephen King

Misgovernance

• AP: U.S. gave immunity to Blackwater bodyguards--Why doesn't the government just pay these guys who seem to do anything with impunity anyway to run Iraq and send the troops home?
• Public affairs official loses job over FEMA scandal--Heckuva job, Philbin.
• Court nixes man's suit claiming torture by CIA
• Senate passes intelligence bill after Democrats back down on presidential briefings--See how the idiots are blowing it.
• Habeas Schmabeas 2007--A Peabody Award-winning winning episode

New stories: Hackers at the Womb Wall and Monumental by dymondbolt, A Man Like You by Clarence591 and The Diver by John D.

New stories:

• Hackers at the Womb Wall and Monumental by dymondbolt
• A Man Like You by Clarence591
• The Diver by John D. (musc)

Stories I'm Reading: Shrinking@CYOC (Copy the links and paste them in another window/tab to directly view the stories.)

• A Changing Passion
• Interesting Drug
• Miniaturization: 1 | 2 | 3

Size matters

• The Height Gap--Why Europeans are getting taller and taller... and Americans aren't.
• 7-Foot, 9-Inch Herdsman Is World's Tallest Human
• How tall can a human grow?
• Giant Men Rule--Adult verification required. Bummer.
• Big Don's Boys--Free tall man galleries

The Gay Stuff

• Freshman Democrats kill transgender amendment
• Gay Group Protests as Rev. Donnie McClurkin Takes Obama's Stage
• Georgia students defend right to express anti-gay opinions
• Gen. Pace: Homosexual Acts Immoral--Says the idiot leading those men and women to slaughter
• Craig Ethics Complaint Backfires on GOP
• Philadelphia Raises Boy Scouts' Rent $199,999 Over Gay Ban
• Scientists alter sexual orientation in worms

  "University of Utah biologists genetically manipulated nematode worms so the animals were attracted to worms of the same sex – part of a study that shows sexual orientation is wired in the creatures' brains." [...] "We cannot say what this means for human sexual orientation, but it raises the possibility that sexual preference is wired in the brain."

New stories: Only Skin Deep and Then He Screwed Himself by dymondbolt, A God Created in Seven Days by Clarence591 and Tessaract by wbhulk

New stories:

• Only Skin Deep and Then He Screwed Himelf by dymondbolt
• A God Created in Seven Days by Clarence591
• Tessaract by wbhulk (mm musc cb)

Stories I'm Reading: More ASFR

• Another Satisfied Customer (shrinking)
• A Damn Fine Robot
• HRO-3498
• The Kiss (fd mc fant)
• Si-C (asfr)

Sci-fi magic

• Physics professor's course corrects movie mayhem
• In a university not far away, sci-fi heaven
• The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Cliches

Math wizardry

• What's Special About This Number?
• Strange but True: Infinity Comes in Different Sizes
• Cracking the Cube

Government gimmicks

• FEMA sorry for fake news story--They had staffers masquerading as reporters.
• EPA refused to warn of asbestos dangers
• FCC won't probe disclosure of phone records

Airline shenanigans

• Taser death at Vancouver airport
• Latest TSA alert: remote-control toys
• Southwest Airlines makes man change T-shirt

School antics

• 'Hitler' halts Halloween
• School probes racism claim against boy, four
• School ban on 911 calls "for any reason" may have led to student's disability

New stories: Ray of Light and Searching for My Angel by dymondbolt, Desperate Husbands by Clarence591 and From F-Baller to T-Girlie by Texzilla

New stories:

• Ray of Light and Searching for My Angel by dymondbolt
• Desperate Husbands by Clarence591
• From F-Baller to T-Girlie by Texzilla

Stories I'm Reading: ASFR

• Fantasies Revisited (fant)
• Frozen in Time (hypno)
• The Mannequin (fant)
• Midas and the Nude Male Statues (fant)
• Toy Story (musc)

Transfomered

• Pranksters Give Sculpture A Makeover
• MIT Hackers Prank Harvard Statue With Master Chief Helmet, Assault Rifle
• Classical art assimilated--Or Rennaisance is futile [c/o Boing Boing]
• Rejected Transformers
• Dancing Car

War stories

• Plame's CIA job was to stop Iran from obtaining nukes--We know whom to blame for leaking her covert status.
• Fitzgerald Again Points to Cheney
• Leak Severed a Link to Al-Qaeda's Secrets--Here we go again.
• Shifting Targets: The Administration's plan for Iran
• President Bush on the War--A visual timeline

New stories: Smoking Club and Stability by dymondbolt, The Wishing Jar by Clarence591, Buyer Beware by zulator

New stories:

• The Smoking Club and Stability by dymondbolt
• The Wishing Jar by Clarence591
• Buyer Beware by zulator

Stories I'm Reading: Body Swap@CYOC (Copy the links and paste them in another window/tab to directly view the stories .)

• A Christmas Switch
• A Long Day's Journey Into...
• Matt's Life as Jeff
• My Brother and His Roommate
• Max Out Your Week!
• Money for the Poor
• Tie

Star Trek

• Original Star Trek Getting a CGI Makeover--Check out also TrekEnhanced.com
• Star Trek thesis wins Melbourne Univeristy's Chancellor's Prize for Excellence
• Takei & Wheaton On Presidential Qualities of Kirk and Picard
• Voyager-themed apartment sells for £425,000
• Star Trek Inspirational Posters --My fave: "Captain James T. Kirk: I'm Sorry I Can't Hear You Over The Sound of How Awesome I Am"
• Group Renames Asteroid for George Takei
• If Trekkies Ruled the Earth...
• Star Trek: New Voyages--The five-year mission continues

Ars Technica

• Leaked Media Defender e-mails reveal secret government project
• FBI accused of using illegal letters for illegal information requests
• Telcos seek wiretapping immunity as legal pressure mounts
• Telecom companies refuse to reveal NSA wiretap details to Congress
• Congress caves on telecom immunity, but Senator Dodd to block bill--Guess I shouldn't have been surprised that the one who sold out was a Democrat, newly flush with telco cash, something he, of course, denies.

Happy Hallo-Week 2007! New stories by dymondbolt, Clarence591 and Rough Master

New stories: For this year's Halloween celebration, I've enlisted the aid of my three new contributors--dymondbolt, Clarence591 and Rough Master--to provide some fun reading for the week.

• Alterations (mm fant musc tf) and Hard Questions (hs) by dymondbolt
• Taking the Good by Clarence591 (muscle theft)
• New Master in the County by Rough Master (mm mc oral anal rape nc)

Stories I'm Reading: TF@CYOC (Copy the links and paste them in another window/tab to directly view the stories .)

• Be Careful What You Wish For
• Becoming Black
• Demons Who Ride the Wind
• Formula 52962
• In For a Change
• Lifting
• Project Epsilon
• Sweet Guy Says Goodbye

Star Wars

• Star Wars: The Comic Book That Saved Marvel
• Boba Fett disrupts wedding
• Star Wars fan encased in carbonite

How To...

• Write Faster, Better, and Easier
• Make People Buy Books
• Write Sex Scenes: The 12-Step Program
• Ask Questions The Smart Way
• Survive a Plane Accident

New story: Outrageous Fortune by stimle

New story: Outrageous Fortune by stimle

Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians

Oral Roberts President Exits Amid Scandal--Follow the money.

Thou Shalt Not Kill, Except in a Popular Video Game at Church

Is this Pope John Paul II waving from beyond the grave? Vatican TV director says yes--Holy burning bushes, Batman.

LOLBible--"And Invisible Man sayz, i can has light, and teh light wuz..."

New story: Invisible: The Story of Nameless Tommy by muscl4life

New story: Invisible: The Story of Nameless Tommy by muscl4life

Stories I'm Reading: Family fun

• Double Trouble
• Oh Danny Boy (tt inc)
• Nate and Danny
• Sacked
• Walking on Water

Teacher: I was fired, said Bible isn't literal--So, the creationist crackpots are fighting back.

Lawyer admits destroying church porn evidence--Pretty unforgivable, I'd say.

Christianity's Image Problem--Causing division in society fails to make them multiply

What if you spent one year following every rule in the Bible?--Asked and answered.

Papal stargazers reach for heaven--Science and religion can mix.

New stories: My Roommate's Body 9 by Londonboy and Swapping Revenge by Peircedskin

New stories: My Roommate's Body 9 by Londonboy and Swapping Revenge by Peircedskin

Gay rights groups angered by weaker antidiscrimination bill--Yet another example of the Democrat's weakness at governing.

For Gay Press, 'Good Old Days' Are Here

Pew Research Center: Four-in-Ten Americans Have Close Friends or Relatives Who are Gay [c/o Andrew Sullivan]

Gay adoption: A new take on the American family--Can't get any simpler than this.

Why Marriage Matters

Gay Civil Unions Sanctioned in Medieval Europe

Mayor reverses opposition to gay marriage; daughter says she's gay

New stories by stimle, Glaucon55, Texzilla, Londonboy and John D.

New stories: It gives me great pleasure--in more ways than one--in welcoming stimle aboard. For the past 5 years, I've been enjoying and been able to link to his authoritarian stories, apparently save for one.

• Marcus by stimle
• The Masturbation Chronicles, Tale No. 3 -- Bailey Stimson's Big Mistake by Glaucon55
• Full Moon and Muscle 4 by Texzilla
• My Roommate's Body 8 by Londonboy
• The Muscle Club by John D.

Unintended Consequences: Seven Years under the DMCA

Fair Use Worth More to Economy Than Copyright, CCIA Says

Fair use is not a consumer right--I call shenanigans.

Know Your Rights: How does fair use work?

Do-It-Yourself Counter Notification Letter