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DOING MY OWN THING

Norma 35-B-3 FPE

If TVs would only write more about themselves and the things they do, you would have a wealth of material to put into TRANSVESTIA. If you think the following account will stimulate interest, please feel free to use it without making any payment to me for its use. I can assure you that every word of the following experience is true.

Since Halloween is the one day that a TV can appear in public with- out fear of the consequences, I decided that I would make the most of the opportunity this year. For years I have been dressing and going out, but only in the evenings. This year things were going to be different.

I had a day off from work coming to me, so I scheduled it for October 31st. After my wife left for her place of work as a secretary, I went to the barbershop for a much needed haircut. When I returned I shaved my arms, legs and chest, areas which I have been keeping free from hair for about three years now. I dressed completely, putting on a navy and white polka dot jersey dress. After applying my makeup I went to work on my nails which I had been letting grow for several months and which were quite long. Soon I had a set of well manicured and polished nails that were my very own and not false ones. I was now ready to begin my full day as a woman.

The heels on my black high heeled pumps needed fixing, so I trans- ferred some of my things to a purse, put in my own feminine wallet, put on white gloves and a short length white coat, and drove to a nearby shopping center. Gathering my courage I walked into a shoe repair shop and asked if my shoes could be fixed and how long it would take. I was very courteously told that they could be fixed immediately, so I said that I would do some shopping and return. From there I drove to

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