Do you remember this doll? I spotted this poor girl in a GoodWill thrift store this week. She was not in great shape, some hair had caught on something and pulled loose from her updo. Her dress was torn and she was a little dirty. Not things I couldn’t fix but as nice as it was to revisit my girlhood, I did not want to take her home. I had one very much like her, about 30 years ago. My girl wore purple instead of yellow. Next time I go to this store I will be tempted to check around the shelves and see if she is still hanging around.

But, do you know what the doll is called? That’s the big trivia question. I did not. I had to look for it online. Thank you to Dollkind.com. She has written a whole post about… Bradley Dolls. There are a lot of variety to them. Far more than the type above (which was the only type I had seen among my friends and in the stores at the time). You could have ordered a Bradley doll from the catalogue, back in the late 70’s and early 80’s. I’m not going to repost the history and information from Dollkind, I strongly suggest you check there and read if you are interested. One thing I did like to find out – people were making clothes for these dolls themselves. I used to like sewing, still do but don’t get much done. I’m surprised I didn’t get into sewing fancy dresses for my Bradley doll. I still design lovely gowns in my own mind, they just don’t make it beyond that point.

I found two groups on Flickr for the Bradley dolls. One for Bradley dolls in general and the other for Bradley sitting dolls.

I clicked on Grumblelina in a feed on another Twitter account. I thought it was a clever take off on Thumbelina. I could only read part of the profile at that point so I had more of a laugh when I got to her profile and read the whole thing. It probably seemed funnier because of that. But, I like the clever tacked on ending.

What's in your Twitter profile? Could you write something with a surprise ending? A Twitter profile with a short twist of sarcasm?

My favourite Twitter bio/ profile so far... was DPopTart. I also posted about writing your own Twitter profile.

I like the Gorean style for male submissives. They have gone into so much detail. The service and ownership side of the Gore way of D/s is intricate and sexy. I like to keep information as I find it. Each point can be adapted to my own wants and needs as a Domme.

Types of Slaves

barbarian: a native of the planet Earth, usually used in a derogatory sense in reference to slave girls from that planet. Also defined as slave girls captured from outlying regions or cities. Barbarian slave girls from Earth are considered shamelessly sensual. (Assassin of Gor, page 20; Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 83)

below deck girl: the term used for slave girls transported in the hold of a ship; they are held in individual cages and because of infestations of lice, all of their body hair is shaved; the term 'below-deck girl' is used derisively especially by those slave girls allowed to remain on deck in cages, who need not have shaved heads, though all slaves on a slaver ship are unclothed. (Slave Girl of Gor, page 318 - 321) …more

I read about, Miranda, the ghost girl, about 30 years ago. I tried to remember who wrote the book, and the story, for years. Then I found it online.

I even ordered the book again and re-read it. But, it wasn't the same as reading it when I was a younger person. I liked it, but it didn't intrigue me as much. Proof that we do get older and change how we see the world.

The book was written by Wylly Folk St. John. The book art, as I remember it from my original book too, was from Trina Schart Hyman. You can see the names on this screen capture of the book cover. But, it doesn't hurt to type them out. Image files break and some people can't see image files, just text.

This book haunted me for years. I always remembered Miranda, but over the years I forgot why. The book itself became like a ghost, something almost remembered which lingered in my mind.

Write about a ghost book. Decide what a ghost book would be to you, it might be something with a different story from mine. What is the story of the ghost book as you think of it?

Read more about The Sketchbook Project World Tour 2012 on their site.  It's for visual artists to contribute and eventually the sketchbooks will be exhibited in the Brooklyn (US) Art Library.

There are a list of topics to choose from to use as inspiration for your illustration. Which would you pick (to write about or) illustrate?

• I remember you
• The last of the people I know
• In fifty years
• Ask me how I can help
• The first ever...
• Hope
• In 10 minutes
• Along the line
• Grey side of life
• Fill me with stories
• Things found under car seats
• Untitled
• Travel with me
• Forever in a nutshell
• Disasters
• This is a sketchbook
• The worst story ever told
• Fears and tears
• The companion books
• Transatlantic
• It's summer where you are
• It's winter where you are
• Nothing new
• Time Traveler
• Opposite day
• Uncharted waters
• Life underground
• Monochromatic
• Long trips and short phone calls
• Encyclopedia of
• Sandwich
• Prehistoric
• Writing on the wall
• A path through the trees
• Stitches and folds
• Heroes and villains
• Treehouse
• Forks and Spoons
• Waterslides I never rode