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A Perfect Pandemic: A Transsexual Transition in a Troubled Time
A Perfect Pandemic A Transsexual Transition in a Troubled Time A Novelette by Alexandra Rios Text Copyright Reserved © August, 2021 Dedication Transgender Day of Remembrance is a solemn occasion. I am offering “A Perfect Pandemic” for free as an antidote to the fear, phobia, discrimination, d... Read full Story
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Pa-mie sex-agénaire
Luxure frénétique d’une pa-mie sex-agénaire; entre rêve et réalité Je n’avais jamais fantasmé de mec viril, même après avoir offert ma virginité; mais à une fabuleuse sissy. Avant mon Ѐre, mes préférences de fantasmes étaient toujours avec des lui-femme glabres, idem concernant mes relations d’aprè... Read full Story
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The Game 2
That next morning again Ada and I went down for breakfast and the table was smaller, It wasn't as grand as it had once been and to every guy at the table was now at least two girls. We had our normal breakfast and for once there seemed to be a little more chat between everyone, I think after bei... Read full Story
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Dating all whole my life
Julia and Ilya, together 10 years It was more than 10 years and 2 children ago. In December 2005, we agreed to meet at the gate of my office after a working day. I did not go out godlessly for a long time (40 minutes from the appointed time), but he still waited. I hope he does not regret it ... Read full Story
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EXPÉRIENCE TRANS ⚧️ ⚧️
Ma famille a déménagé en Jamaïque avant ma puberté. Nous n'étions pas la seule famille blanche là-bas, mais ce n'était pas bon pour moi d'être un garçon blanc à l'école. J'étais une cible facile à intimider comme les autres enfants blancs. Après la puberté, ça s'est aggravé p... Read full Story
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Hung Trans Lesbians Fuck Two Ladyboys
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MY Party Favor Fantasy
My Party Favor Fantasy A fictional story built around an old fantasy of mine I ran a notice on one of those sex sites that said” Help me fulfill my fantasy and I bet we take care of some of yours also. Hi there, I am Penny and I am a total bottom trans w... Read full Story
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A Little Girl Forever
Since I was a little girl I dressed in my sister's clothes, she knew it and she kept clothes for me and sometimes she bought clothes thinking about me. She was my accomplice and still is. When I was alone I dressed totally as a woman and I felt totally satisfied and realized as such, this included m... Read full Story
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Meeting Amanda Ch. 2 - The Next Day
After a hot evening together, the story continues https://www.ashemaletube.com/story/meeting-amanda-6595/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I could really use a shower,” Amanda said while she... Read full Story
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Beefy Buns
It's hard to get good help. Probably, that's true in any business, but it's especially difficult to find decent employees in the fast food racket. Believe me; I've tried. I manage the local Beefy Buns franchise--burgers, fries, and shakes is our mainstay, but the menu also features fish and chick... Read full Story
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Aunt trip
In 2013, after almost three years of service in Afghanistan, George Madsen, a gay Royal Navy communications petty officer, retired. His experience in the distant deserts had left an indelible mark, the memories of friends lost and challenges faced still burned vividly in his mind. Coming home was n... Read full Story
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Why I’m a Cock Whore!
Hello Love, The summer before my freshman year in high school. I found a VHS porno video right next to a dumpster behind our local video store. Brought it home. Couldn’t watch it until my family left to use the VHS player. It turned out to be a she male porno at first I felt weird but after watch... Read full Story
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Florida TG Experience
I had known Jan from High School, we always had an attraction for each other but were dating someone else or married at the time. Jan had actually married a friend of mine and I was envious of course. She at that time had sandy blonde hair, and a body to die for. One evening we had them over for dr... Read full Story
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TG girlfriend is my new neighbor
With Christmas and New Year’s over, the weather here in Florida has become cooler, 45 degrees last night and it will be in the mid-sixties for the rest of the week. We live in a sub-division right off the waterway, very private. My neighbor usually comes down around Christmas and stays until tax ti... Read full Story
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Surprise Ending (Part Three)
I rolled my dick around her hole to spread the precum off it and lubricate it. The feeling was sensational and I couldn't spend much time easing my way in --I shoved right in the the hilt in one steady push. Karla practically jumped off the couch and screamed. I thought maybe I had hurt her (I am... Read full Story
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Jo, Shemale Goddess! Part 1
Jo plumped the cushion and carefully positioned it until it was precisely at the right angle. Nothing less than perfection would do. Ricki, her friend of twelve years was coming to stay overnight and she would notice if the tiniest thing was out of place. An impatient knock on the door signalled ... Read full Story
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A new start in life
“In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you has a distinctive voice. When you find it, your story will be told. You will be heard.” John, living outside Boston, being your average accountant working with Gillette, had gone through a messy di... Read full Story
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Sissy Slut and Stepdads
Frank was pumping me hard and his huge cock seemed to have grown and become extra hard. I am so thrilled that way he enjoys fucking my ass with such passion. I would almost think he was in love with me if this relationship wasn't so bizarrey. It’s ironic that as a male I always get total humiliation... Read full Story
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The Three of Us
Imagine you are a lonely person on the inside, and just wanting all your life to be loved for who you are. Holli Artigas, was just that person. Wondering whether her obsession with Jon Silva, a football star, was from a casual encounter, or was she truly fond of him? Growing up in the Sao Paulo, ... Read full Story
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Mark's Surprise
Mark had just broken up with his steady girl, Diana 2 weeks before. He was finding it really hard to get over her. They had been dating for almost 2 years, and he was devastated when he caught her in "The Act" with 2 guys from the football team. He saw her car at the hotel, and pulled in t... Read full Story
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Rebound
My story is nothing new, like most girls who used to be boys I knew from an early age that I was different to all my school friends. My dad was a thug of a man, who enjoyed the physical battle of the rugby pitch as much as the post match booze up, but I took after the mother who died giving birth to... Read full Story
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SOUS LA DIRECTION DE MAMAN
Jaime n'avait jamais eu beaucoup de chance avec les filles du lycée. C'était venu et reparti, et maintenant il en profitait un l'été dernier avant de partir à l'université avec sa virginité intacte. Ce n'était pas vraiment sa faute, il n'était pas un crétin ou un crétin, c'est juste que la vie et la... Read full Story
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C'EST LA PATRONNE
Le rêve est mort. L'écriture était ma passion, mais cela n'a jamais servi à rien. La réalité a une mauvaise façon de vous rattraper, déchiquetant vos désirs dans son sillage. Ce cycle d'épargne et de vie de ces économies s'est progressivement révélé intenable et maintenant, à ving... Read full Story
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The Greatest Lie Part 13
Does Life Imitate Art? I love technology, in spite of the stereotype about girls. Although I was a guy, at least outwardly, until a year ago, I think I was always inwardly a girl. According to the stereotype, we girls are supposed to be indifferent to anything more technical than the designer cov... Read full Story
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BANGING AROUND BANGKOK
BANGING AROUND BANGKOK: THE AMOROUS ADVENTURES OF CAITLIN "MEOW" MORRISON after living and working in Thailand/SE Asia for many years i decided to write an erotic story based on some of the people i have known, venues and places i have been, and the P4P night-scene where i spent way too much... Read full Story
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The Greatest Lie Part 15
I think that if you could get honest answers, a lot of heterosexual guys would probably admit to having had at least a passing desire to be a girl. If they were honest, they would probably admit they thought of it "when I first noticed a girl's breasts" or "when I first felt a girl or... Read full Story
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A Fairy Tale Part 2
=-=-Chapter Six-=-= I woke up sometime later and I was feeling better, even a little hungry actually, and I wanted a shower and I needed to pee and...I cocked my head as I heard the unmistakable sounds of Mistress Stacy's bed moving. She had a large one, king sized, with old springs or somethi... Read full Story
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Giving Away Virginia Holton
Today would have to wait, thought Marla Holton as she hurriedly gathered her bag and notebook in preparation for a no-holds-barred departure from her office at Prism Design. As general manager she had the privilege of arriving and leaving at will, though no one could ever fault her for not putting i... Read full Story
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LA VENGEANCE D'UNE SOEUR ⚧️ ⚧️
"Maman, maman," cria Michael. "Aide-moi!" Mary tourna la tête vers les cris de son fils pour ensuite entendre Melissa crier: "Sortez d'ici, espèce de pervers!" Mary se précipita dans le couloir jusqu'à la chambre de sa fille où elle trouva Michael passant devant elle, suivi de près par une bro... Read full Story
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Ma femme et maintenant elle va me transformer en Sissy
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LES ÂMES PERDUES ⚧️ ⚧️
Le lycée est un endroit compliqué avec différents groupes de personnes qui luttent pour trouver leur chemin dans le monde. Qu'il s'agisse d'étudiants de première année qui viennent d'emménager dans un nouvel endroit inconnu et effrayant, ou de seniors qui sont maintenant de jeunes ad... Read full Story
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Duel With the Devil, Chapter 20 of The Greatest Liar
Duel With The Devil This is a work of fiction. All characters (including the narrator), celebrities, places, residences, neighborhoods, restaurants, legal agreements and proceedings, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any r... Read full Story
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Old Folks Part 2
It had been eleven months since that day when I arrived at Honey and Frank's house. It was about 1am at night as I stood in a quiet street waiting for Frank to pick me up. I had just finished with my last client for the night a good blowjob with him ending up cumming on my face. I was touching up my... Read full Story
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Tight Spot
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My Awkward Phase
My Awkward Phase ©Alexandra Rios 2019 The greatest lie is that what happens in high school doesn't matter, because life begins in college. I pretended to agree, although I never believed it, for I was the world's greatest liar. Wannabees I was hanging out with my friends Quinn, Barb and Anne ... Read full Story
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Big Dick Alessia Visits Dallas
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Trannies in Space
There was no spaceport on Jansen's Planet. There had been, but whatever calamity had befallen the world generations ago had also destroyed its port. It was one of so many planets out in the Barrens that had fallen on hard times. So Dekker set down the Barnabas in a clearing in the forest, a remna... Read full Story
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Sweet Encore
I was alone tonight and feeling just a bit paranoid as I listened to the soft music. The soothing sounds put me in a seductive mood, but It seemed that all my lovers were too busy for me, or they had other plans. Uncle Barney and my detective were probably home being dutiful husbands. Bo was under h... Read full Story
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First Time Having Sex With A Shemale
Ok let's begin so I was walking down the street going to the store one day I saw a woman and her daughter moving into a house they had some heavy boxes that they need help with. At first I thought she was white girl but when I got closer to them they we're Asian becuase i only saw the back and they ... Read full Story
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Additional Thoughts on Sodomy
Although, in the world (or worlds?) of pornography and erotica, it is politically incorrect, perhaps, to suggest that the body, whether male or female, is not built for anal intercourse, the fact is that anyone who has participated in this act (especially on the receiving end) or who has enjoyed wat... Read full Story
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First Cock Came From Old Friend
It was Saturday and I had nothing to do so I decided to go for a drive. I got into my car and headed out of the city in no particular direction. After driving for a while I realized I was close to Jim's house. We have been great friends for years but have not seen each other for a long time. I decid... Read full Story
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ACROSS THE STREET AND TWO DOORS DOWN by Spanky de Bautumn
Jamie knew he was different. He didn’t fit in with the other boys, but he didn’t feel like he fit in with the girls either, he just knew he was different. He wasn’t into dolls or balls. He was the smallest boy in his class and more than half the girls outweighed him. But the one thing he had going f... Read full Story
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Liberty meeting, chapter1
On a beautiful summer day, my phone rings. It's Steve, the boss of a transvestite company who calls me. - Hello Sandra, I have four new friends waiting for you at the club. - Thanks for thinking of me, I'll be right there, I said, hanging up. I am happy with his call because I always meet ... Read full Story
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Sadopsychorama
He liked Clyrissa. She was a cock-hungry female if there ever was one. At 5'5", she had platinum blonde dyed hair, big tits, and a tight waist. She was a hot lay. But the best thing about her - the thing that stiffened his cock whenever he saw her was the fact that she was 53 years old. Somethi... Read full Story
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TG Neighbor
With Christmas and New Year’s over, the weather here in Florida has become cooler, 45 degrees last night and it will be in the mid-sixties for the rest of the week. We live in a sub-division right off the waterway, very private. My neighbor usually comes down around Christmas and stays until tax ti... Read full Story
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My first TG lover
I first met Holli at the gymnasium of our apartment complex. Since it was around 6:00 am on a Sunday morning, I didn’t expect to see anyone that early. At first just like we all do, the customary good morning, small talk, and it usually stops there, but there was just something that drew my attentio... Read full Story
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Alex and Jon
Alex was not beautiful, but had a sexy attractiveness that most could not help but take a second look. This was the case with Jon as he searched adult Friend-Finder ads for someone that would satisfy his desires and dreams of a companion. Alex, a transgendered Filipina girl, had the bronze skin colo... Read full Story
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Being Barbi's Bitch
After ten wasted years of foolishly trusting in love to 'cure' me of my femininity, I had only just begun to re-embrace the sissy inside me when something made me reach out to an old friend. What made me do it, I really don't know. Although I was once again revelling in even the smallest aspects of ... Read full Story
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Cincinnati Apocalypse Part 4
The problem with Americans-one of the many, anyway-Giles thought, was that they had too much of everything, including too much money and too much time on their hands. What else could explain the vulgar extravagance of a place like Disneyland? The staff at the entrance turnstiles-guards, really, t... Read full Story
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How I Met Alyssa
I groaned as the sun was shining onto my face. I turned around so I could get some more sleep, but I saw it was 9:22 am and I decided it was time to get up. I got out of bed and went to the bathroom of my little apartment to freshen up a bit. I looked at myself in the mirror and saw a 20 year o... Read full Story
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The Bounty Hunter - Working With A Partner
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Fem Firm 2 -The Weathergirl
PART 1: A COURTESY CLIENT BLOWJOB Three weeks into my gig at Coxon & Dicster had been a blast. At first, a few of the girls had some reservations about me working there because I wasn't transgendered myself but I guess I won them over with my naturally cheerful personality. At least,... Read full Story
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A Certain Perception
Kyra was not the girl of my dreams. I never DARED dream a woman that good would just walk into my life. She was smart, sassy, vivacious, intuitive, resourceful, and a real 'people person'. We met in an Internet chat room called "Working Girls". We're not talking about the kind you find in ... Read full Story
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Family Frolic
FRIDAY My sister and her husband wanted to take a few weeks off in the sun and asked me to look after their kids for a while. I'd move out of my tiny apartment and into their house for the duration. As I was still living off my severance and they had a nice spread with an indoor pool and a h... Read full Story
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Becoming a Drag Queen
I was thrilled when my boss told me he was sending me to San Francisco for a conference. It was a location on my "Top 10 places I wanted to go". I went online and Googled the major attractions and tourist "must sees in San Francisco. The conference was Wednesday to Friday and I figure... Read full Story
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The Greatest Lie Part 11
"En Francais", they say "plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose:" the more things change, the more they stay the same. When Tran and I got back to Minneapolis from our trip to Thailand for our sex change operations, it was every bit as dark, frigid and depressing as it had been... Read full Story
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