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pages of pictures. After devouring every detail at least five times, I could hardly contain my desires to dress again. I actually felt sick. My mother was downstairs in the kitchen and I took the stairs, three at a time, went right into her room, gathered the necessary items, went into the bathroom and chan- ged. No amount of words could possibly describe the utter bliss that I experienced. As the old saying

goes, "you have to be one to know one." was, back in the same old groove again.

So there I

I decided to go to a local college under the G.I. Bill, instead of taking a scholarship offer. I was playing freshman football, carrying sixteen hours of subjects, dating, studying, working at a soda fount- ain and dressing in between times. Living at home and having a little extra money to spend, I started to buy my own wardrobe, not too extensive but quite adequate. I had saved a considerable sum of money while in the Navy and purchased a car when I came home. I would go into my room and be studying and trying to concentrate on the subject at hand. Some little demon would start whispering about getting dressed and maybe that would help me to relax and I probably could study better. When I would give in to this urge, it still didn't help my school work. I never managed to get very good marks. I reached a point that dressing became my most consuming desire. My parents would say good night and I'd say I was going to study for awhile. I'd wait until they were asleep, get all dressed up, sneak out of the house, get into my car and drive around for an hour or two.

My mother and father always went to Florida for the month of March and how I planned for that month! I was so helpful. I carried their luggage to the car, promised them I would go to my father's office everyother day and see that everything was running smoothly, and take care of my mothers ceramic business that she had at the time. As I waved goodbye from the curb, I was unbuttoning my shirt! What a month that was. I would run down to my father's accounting

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