Early Arrival

Originally posted on April 10, 2020.

Ethan thought he’d surprise his parents by coming home a few days early from his college’s spring break. When he got there, his mom appeared to be out, but he heard some noises coming from his dad’s study. He opened the door and was surprised to see a young Asian woman standing there.

“Ethan!” The woman said shocked.

Ethan seemed confused that the woman knew him; he didn’t recognize her.

“I know this is probably unbelievable,” The woman continued, “But I’m actually your father. My work at the museum uncovered a strange medallion that could turn one person into another. I know you probably don’t believe me, but I’m stuck in Miss Cho’s body for the next two hours. After which, I can turn myself back to normal.”

Ethan still couldn’t believe the woman standing before him was actually his fifty year old father. And the idea of some sort of transforming medallion? It all seemed so far fetched. But why was this woman in his family’s house alone? And why would she make up such an insane story?

Fortunately

Originally posted on January 4, 2025.

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Barney was a man who obtained a vast fortune in his life, but he never married, had no kids, and his family all dead. There was often talk of who he was going to leave his money to, but he gave no signs or indications.

Of course, he knew people wanted a piece. The nurse who visited him had asked for some. He told her that he couldn't promise a lot, but that she'd be taken care of. And then there was his maid, Marisa. She had taken to wearing costumes like a french maid outfit and acting flirty as opposed to asking directly. Barney could see through the signs; she wasn't the first golddigger to try these sorts of shenanigans. But he had a plan to give her exactly what she wanted -- sort of.

One day he told her he was leaving most of his fortune to her; she began to dance around with glee. Barney was a little sad to be right, but he also knew what had to be done next as he whispered a few words in a language Marisa couldn't understand. The next thing she knew, she was the one in the bed; she was gasping for air as she felt her heart stop.

Meanwhile, Barney was the one now in Marisa's body, wearing her heels and the silly maid uniform. He got the phone to call an ambulence and report the heart attack, but Barney knew it was already too late. His original body was dead, and he would now inherit most of his former fortune in Marisa's body. Of course, he had a singificant sum set aside for the nurse too, just like he had promised her.

Youthful

Originally posted on October 16, 2017.

As an 80-year-old man, Al didn’t know much about youthful fashion trends, but when the Great Shift stuck him in the body of a 20-year-old woman, he had to learn quickly. He asked his granddaughter for advice and to borrow some clothes. Just about everything she gave him made him feel ridiculous. He looked down at the faux leather outfit she loaned him, and couldn’t help but feel like the skirt was way too short and the whole thing revealed far too much skin. He couldn’t imagine she ever actually wore this thing out! In fact, she didn’t. Much like many women her age, she was quite prone to buying clothes that seemed cool at the time, but she never had any intention of wearing. She saw the Great Shift and her grandfather’s swap as a good way to unload some stuff and clean out her closet. Plus, she saw it as a bit of a charity; he thought of it as a bit of a curse.

Behind the Wheel

Originally posted on November 29, 2015.

Herbert hadn’t been behind the wheel in years, ever since his eyes had gone bad. Of course, thanks to the Great Shift, his eyes weren’t that bad anymore. In fact, his entire body was in perfect shape since he swapped bodies with that young woman. He was pretty excited about his second chance at life. There were so many things he hadn’t gotten to do the first time around that he knew he wasn’t going to waste his second chance at youth. And being able to drive again meant that he could get out in the world. Of course, despite his young, female body, there were still things about his that still screamed “old.” He was sure to wear clothes that covered his body. He often screamed at young people to get out of his way. And, of course, he really knew nothing about the “female” aspect of his new self...

Sorry

Originally posted on December 16, 2019.

It had been ten years now since Theodore made the biggest discovery of his career. With the proper electrical stimulus, it appeared to be possible for two subjects to completely transfer thoughts. Essentially, he could build a rudimentary device to hit just the right frequency and two people would be able to swap brains. The potential seemed promising, and he worked to develop it with his young research assistant, Melinda.

Both Theodore and Melinda were eager to test out the theory, so they agreed to use the device on themselves. They simply put their hands on the device and turned it on. It began to buzz and the next thing Theodore knew, he had Melinda’s body. His amazement was short lived as he saw his own 70 year old body having a seizure on the floor.

After watching his own body die (and feeling guilty about Melinda being inside it at the time), he destroyed the device and burned his notes. And each month for the past ten years, he came by where his body was buried to place flowers. All that he had accomplished and all he gained had come at such a great price that he knew he nothing could ever be enough to say sorry...

1950s Look

Originally posted on June 5, 2010.

Eugene didn't much like being stuck in his granddaughter's body after the Great Shift, but he knew there was little he could do to change that. However, he could change the way that she dressed! He always thought that his 20-year old granddaughter had dressed too provocatively. Now in her body, he decided he could cloth her body in a style from his own youth. However, even with the masses shifted, the 1950s look was totally strange.../p>

Youth Was Wasted on the Young

Originally posted on June 29, 2010.

Roger hadn't felt this young in years. Actually, he hadn't even BEEN this young in years. He had to thank the Great Shift for his new, youthful body. Before it happened, he had been a cranky, tired, and old man, who was barely able to move his joints. Now he was a young, carefree woman, who was full of energy. The first thing he did was take a run on the beach. He had forgotten how well youth felt. It was true what they say. Youth really is wasted on the young...or at least it used to be!

Not Worth the Risk

Originally posted on March 30, 2009.

Chip had been waiting for the bus for over half an hour, but he wasn't about to call a cab...not after last time. After all, that magic cab was why he was in this woman's body, why he now lived so far from everything. That weird taxi swapped him. First into the cab driver's body for a few weeks, then into this woman's, who was a passenger. He didn't know how it happened, but he vowed to never take a taxi again. He was enjoying his new womanhood, anyway. He was at least 10 years younger and never felt sexier. Another cab might just be a roulette wheel into another life. He had already won once, depite any odds! It just wasn't worth the risk.

This Will Change the World

Originally posted on May 23, 2023.

Nearly everyone at the research center had attended the funeral of Dr. Alvin Hudson. The man had worked there for over 70 years; he knew everyone. He had done groundbreaking studies on longevity, and some were sure he had experimented on himself a few years that allowed him to work until the day he died, well into his 90s.

No one expected to arrive on Monday morning to see an excited young woman in the main lab.

“Woo! It worked!” She shouted as the first few people entered.

They looked at her puzzled before the woman kept explaining. “It’s me,” She said, “I’m Alvin! I did it! I cheated death! It’s a long story, but I did it! If you’e wondering why I’m female, well...the problem I had with regenerating was all on the Y chromosome, so I just had to eliminate it, and...here I am! Or still am! Yes, my old body still died. And I know this is all a shock, but it worked! This will change the world!”

Client

Originally posted on January 25, 2017.

After forty years at the law firm, Julian didn’t meet with many clients anymore. Mostly, he acted as a mentor to the junior partners. He’d show up twice a week, sit in his office, and just wait for one of them to come to him with any problems they had. He remembered coming back from lunch to hear a client shouting at the top of her lungs about how her case had gone. Julian listened from just outside the door. She was in with Nicholas, one of the best lawyers he had. He wanted to hear how he would talk her down. But instead a flash of light seem to knock Julian out, and then there was silence.

Julian was a little surprised to find himself in the conference room at the next instant with the client and Nicholas. Or just Nicholas; the client was nowhere to be found. Then he looked down at his hands. The skin was dark with long acrylic nails. He had swapped into the client’s body! In fact, the entire firm had all been swapped...lawyers, clients, assistants, paralegals, and so on.

Julian made an executive decision to shut down for the day as people read articles on the internet about how widespread the body swapping was. Julian was the last to leave. As he took the elevator down, he noticed his reflection. He couldn’t believe he was an African American woman, significantly younger than he had been. But what he noticed most was her butt. He couldn’t believe how large and round it was; he couldn’t believe he was going to be the one walking around with this thing for the foreseeable future. He pulled out his phone and snapped a picture of his reflection in disbelief.

New Lease on Life

Originally posted on March 10, 2009.

Henry was overjoyed. He had no idea who or what caused that Great Shift thing, but he couldn't be happier. Yesterday, he was a 70-year-old man on death's door; he needed a walker, someone to change his adult diaper, and an oxygen machine. Now he was a hot 20-something party girl! Sure, if he had his preference he would've remained male, but beggars can't be choosers, right? Part of him felt bad for whoever ended up in his body - - apparently, according to the obituaries, they died instantly as his old body wasn't able to deal with the shock - - but it was a passing feeling. He had a new lease on life and was going to live it up!

Doctor's Orders (Part 3)

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Originally posted on March 5, 2019.

Abe could see the expression on his former face drop with disappointment before watching his old body shuffle away again. Abe continued to smile as he performed one of the moves he had seen the yoga instructor do earlier. He marveled at not just how flexible this body was but how strong as well! He could hold all his weight up with his arms effortlessly.

He shouted out to his old body that he’d be wiling to swap back if they ever found a way, but the shouting seem to be ignored. Abe remembered how poor his hearing had been before swapping and realized it was likely she just hadn’t heard him. He shrugged. He had no desire to go back to his original body. He was young again and more energetic, spry, and fit than he had ever remembered being in his life. He assumed this could only look up from here.

Doctor's Orders (Part 2)

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Originally posted on March 4, 2019.

Abe watched his former body slowly shuffle over. He smiled as he sat, stretching his legs out effortlessly into a full split position. He certainly loved not feeling any pain as moved.

“What did you do?” His former body asked.

“Nothing,” He replied, “But I’m not complaining either. The first thing I’m going to do is grab a beer and a nice juicy steak!”

“But you can’t! I’m a vegetarian!”

“And you can still be one. Heck, my doctor will probably be very happy with you for doing so. He’s been ordering me to cut out something or another for years now. But now that old body is no longer mine, I’m not doing any of that crap.”

Doctor's Orders (Part 1)

Originally posted on March 3, 2019.

Every time Abe visited the doctor, he was given more bad news due to his age. A few years ago, he was told he needed to stop drinking. Last year, he was told to cut out red meat. And just a few weeks ago, he was instructed to start taking a yoga class. The 80 year old man grumbled as he stood on a mat at the beach, watching a cheerful Asian woman encouraging the other seniors in class to perform various poses. Most of the time, Abe just stood there. He was sure his body wouldn’t move in just about any of these ways, and was convinced doing so was stupid even if he could. All the while, the instructor did her best to push Abe to try with a smile. Then something odd happened. Instead of standing, Abe was now on his stomach; his hands were inexplicably touching his own feet. His body no longer ached, and he realized he was now in front of the class staring at all the other seniors. Coming to the conclusion he somehow swapped bodies with the yoga instructor, he fell to his stomach and mumbled the words, “Class dismissed.” The other seniors walked away, leaving his own body standing there with a surprised, blank expression.

Born Again

Originally posted on March 25, 2009.

Rufus felt like such a fool. He had been taken in by that cult so easily. When they said they would baptize him so that he could be "born again" he never expected that it would be into a new body! Now with no identity of his own, he was a slave to the cult. Meanwhile, without Rufus's knowledge, they had given one of loyal, young cult members HIS life...in fact, the woman and Rufus had switched places. She sold all his thing, raided his bank account, and gave it all to the cult. She would do anything the cult said. As, you see, she had been suckered into the cult some years ago, befallen to a fate similar to Rufus's. She was just so glad to be back in a man's body after years of being stuck a woman.

Bingo!

Originally posted on April 25, 2012.

Bingo Night at the Senior Center sure did look a lot different after the Great Shift. Just last week when Herman looked out, the room had been filled with gray haired heads. Now it seemed there were only maybe one or two silver headed folks in the place. Then again, it’s not like he should be one to talk. Last week he wore an oxygen tank and rode in a wheelchair, and now he was in the body of 20-something year old woman. He was enjoying every minutes of it--even though he still attended Senior activities like Bingo!

Drive

Originally posted on November 8, 2012.

As Mike drove home, he began to wonder how he would explain this all to his wife. How would he tell her that her middle aged husband switched bodies with a much younger half-Asian woman? Then again, why did he have to tell her? Why did he even have to go home? After all, he had a new body now, why couldn’t he also have an entirely new life to go with it? It’s not like anyone would believe who he really was anyway. The poor girl in his body probably wouldn’t be able to convince anyone either. This could be his chance to make up for past mistakes, lost time, and so much more. He turned the car around and started heading back, away from home.

Feeling Guilty

Originally posted on May 19, 2017.

Henry knew he shouldn’t blame himself for the results of the Great Shift, but he couldn’t help but feel guilty. The woman’s body he swapped into was young and so healthy; how could he not feel bad for taking that from her? His own former body had previous had three heart attacks and a stroke; he had been nearing 90 years old. Yet now he was able to run a ten minute mile in the park. He just didn’t think it was fair to her. The least he could do was keep this body in shape, even if the exercise was a constant reminder of why he felt guilty...

Retirement

Originally posted on January 17, 2019.

Frank had been working at the university’s library for nearly fifty years. He was looking into retirement before the Great Shift happened and swapped him into the body of a student. Now he was barely twenty years old and a woman! He had gotten used to being seen as an elder authoritative figure, but few people saw him as such in his new, youthful body. He had started to look forward to retirement even more now; however, it wasn’t long before he encountered a hitch. It seemed a certain clause in his employment contract meant he wouldn’t qualify for retirement benefits due to the fact that his new body was simply too young to qualify. He couldn’t believe he’d have to end up working nearly a hundred years before he’d be eligible again. He sighed as he reshelved another book, pondering his choices.

Spoiled

Originally posted on October 6, 2010.

Derek smiled as he stumbled out of the cab. Moments ago he had been the man driving the cab, and a few weeks before that, he had been a middle-aged, middle-class single man, unhappy with his life, his go-nowhere job, and his sexless evenings. At first he cursed his luck when the cab driver stole his body. He had gone from office slave to lower class cab driver. Then he realized that with this magic taxi, he too could steal someone's life. He hadn't considered being a woman until Debbie, a spoiled, drunken party girl entered the back seat. All she could do was brag about her rich, spoiled life. Well, Derek decided that life would be his now. As she walked out, he stole her body, leaving her in the cab to fend for a new body.