Author Archives: the ghost

About the ghost

Not quite what you think you see, in some ways more, in some ways less.

Quick Heads Up

I decided to add a contacts page.  I would love if some of you who I have had active conversations in comments here and your sites would contact me direct.  Support is support, after all!  So hit the page, use … Continue reading

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Benefits of Geekdom

From my heart and from my hand, why don’t people understand my intentions? I’m a geek.  Nerd.  Dork.  What have you.  I deeply enjoy almost everything that various people will look at you sideways for.  And, given my age, I … Continue reading

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The Unexpected

Here I am, stuck in the middle with you… I am gaining girlfriends at an almost alarming rate. I have offers on the table to be given a manicure, to be taken to get my hair done for my birthday, … Continue reading

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From Perversion To Beauty : Or How I Stopped Worrying About How I Loved Myself And Just Loved Myself

Well I’m lost and I’m found, and I can’t touch the ground, I’m plowed into the sound… Why did it take me so long to realize I was a woman?  Well, it’s because it was repressed for a long time, … Continue reading

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Floating In The Ether

I have a secret to tell from my electrical well; it’s a simple message and I’m leaving out the whistles and bells… It’s now been 24+ hours since I came out. And I feel…weird.  I’m at this place where I’m … Continue reading

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What A Ride (So far)

Roller coaster…of love… What a night/morning/afternoon.  3 hours of it was spent sleeping.  The rest was talking with people about me being a girl.  And so far, it’s all been mind bogglingly positive.  I don’t expect that to last, I’m … Continue reading

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I Ripped The Band-Aid Right Off

Come ride with me through the veins of history, I’ll show you a god who falls asleep on the job… I came out tonight.  I basically kicked down the door of the closet and flew through it like a madwoman … Continue reading

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You Know…

I was struck by lightning walking down the street, I was hit by something last night in my sleep… So, I was thinking…why the hell am I just like “oh, you can only know me as ‘the ghost,’” like I’m … Continue reading

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Sigh…

Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go… I made a mistake.  A crucial error.  One I know I shouldn’t make, ever.  It’s critical and we all damn well know the consequences. … Continue reading

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The Joys of Public Transportation

When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse out of the corner of my eye; I turned to look but it was gone, I can not put my finger on it now.  The child is grown, the dream … Continue reading

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