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Short answer:  All of the above.  ;D

Long winded answer:  Depends on what I'm writing.  In settings of older times, I sometimes lean to magic.  More current ones, I use science (which seems to have the lioness' share of transformations in my stories, I admit), and in one story I have the two different elements duke it out for dominance.  And there's one where we have to guess, I suppose.

Just one thing:  I'd be reluctant to call something "reality" based just because it has science-nature based mechanics behind it when it's ridiculously fast in happening or huge in effects.  I mean… from 5'2" to 11'8" in less than 60 seconds?  Tiny frail waifs to hulking Amazons? From A-cups to weather balloons before the commercial's over? From one sip from a test tube?  That's "realistic?"  😛

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Oh, forgive the double post, but I'd discovered this link after activating my Cheatware and surfing to AOL's site:

The Top 25 Things We Wish Would Come Back.
I particularly miss telephone booths, myself.

http://money.aol.com/special/top-25-things-we-wish-would-come-back

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The thing I really miss is the good old fashioned hand-written postal letter. 🙁

Makes me want to go to the post office and write one.  Anybody got an address?

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To be frank, I don't think I could pull it off.  Admittedly, being a fan fiction writer, I'd taken other peoples' creations and done stories, but I did it with my own brand of style, mannerisms, and flavor. 

And if there were an unfinished story someone wanted me to complete, I'd be sorely tempted to start all over again from scratch with the original set-up and write it my way.  Keep it true to the original concept, of course, but I wouldn't want to shoe-horn myself into another writer's way.

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When I first discovered this site, and the strong female story genre around here, I had to admit I was put off not by the fact that the protagonist men were weaker in body than the protagonist women, but were weaker in spine, heart, and spirit as well.  And was a total doormat to the female, who more often than not bullied, demeaned, and dehumanized him.

In counter to that (and just to see how the community here would respond), I wrote my first story where the guy was a total shrimp, but had ego, brains, and determination not to be put down.

In my current stories, I usually start with the guys physically stronger than the females.  But when the females pick up the new strength and size, he has to figure out how to handle it.  An example is in Part 5 of Cheery Cherry, where Cherry's boyfriend Jack finally tracks her down, and try to get him to face her when she's now bigger, heavier, and stronger than he is.  And he still stands tall to reassure her and comfort her when she's having a crying jag over her out-of-control growth.

And in For Their Own Good, the Francis family are pretty average in their size and strength… but seem pretty dinky compared to the Goliath-tall and triply-heavy Eugenians.  But they scramble to keep their heads in the invasion.

And my Tetsuko fanfic Like a Weed?  Okay, Les Safer was a shy, scrawny, easily-put-down geek, but he eventually learned to step up to the plate, particularly at Tetsuko's final confrontation with the bad guys.

In short, I'm open to either physically strong or weak guys, as long as they've got the strength in heart, mind, soul, and spirit to meet their challenges.

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In the female kicking male derriere department, I give you…

Rita Moreno's Apache Dance on the Muppet Show.

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I will confess, I've joined in a 5-way pay-it-forward meme over at deviantArt.  One of those things where you sign up for an artist to do a picture for you, if you agree to post the meme in your page and agree to write for the first five people that request it. 

I owe BlackKusanagi two stories, and Refaal one.

On my own volition?

Requests?  Only if it's something I was ready to do anyway.  Trades for art?  Depends on the artist.  Commissions?  As in cash monies?  Make me an offer.  ;D

Of course, I reserve the right to say no if the subject's something that's not my groove.

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Every 2 and 1/2 years? Yes sir! I'm on it!  ;D

X~D BWAAAAA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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Always great to see someone's progress in exercise.  In fact, you helped inspire me to push away from the 'puter a while and take my own physical activity more seriously.  More power to ya!  🙂

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We've got to face the unpleasant past.  (And the pleasant-looking baddie that comes with it.)

I say slap 'em up.

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