Announcing our Unleashed competition

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domination and submission entire point in my opinion is lost because of so much material out there designed to meet the need of masturbation time frame. Face it in the real world of busy life the length of time and privacy to be able to take care of yourself is very short. So the material is written for that small time frame. Missing all the very important aspects do to time constraints. Only shock and awe crazy porn style is being seen. You are trusting someone with your most guarded secrets. Allowing your self completely vulnerable. Your “sickest” desires out there scared to death of reactions. That’s the point! Trust, intimacy, bonding, etc! I am looking forward to reading these stories. My favorite are the ones when in the end makes the characters closer and better to each other than ever expected. Along with some very kinky descriptions.

...great, please read my entry, it's called Hexentanz. Thanks.

Shout out to simplyjohn for donating more coin! Now, the seven runners-up shall receive 100 Lush Coins as a bonus!
Get to writing, everyone. Best of luck.

So many cool stories in the competition so far. Recent entries that blew my socks off include Down The Rabbit Hole and The Key. But they're by no means the only ones. Please keep your naughty tales coming. I want more... MORE!

Plenty of time until the deadline...

Someone told me to read an entry called Pickle but I can't see it in the list... perhaps it was rejected or the author deleted it.

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Someone told me to read an entry called Pickle but I can't see it in the list... perhaps it was rejected or the author deleted it.

Well that's a real pickle, isn't it?

Currently working on a steamy, intense and kinky piece that will leave all of you gasping for air. 🍑🍆💦😂😂😂 My story is definitely going to be a Bdsm taboo. 😋😋😋🙈🙈🙈

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Well that's a real pickle, isn't it?

Did someone mention pickles? I don't do BDSM stuff, but I like pickles a lot.

I am curious... who judges the stories? What do the judges look for? Style, reality, flair, etc...? I ask because in looking at past competitions, stories that have he most "hot" votes from readers aren't the stories that win. I have published many papers and articles in magazines, several novels and one textbook. I use LushStories as more of a personal diary and just enjoy writing and love reading others fantasies and stories. Thanks!

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Someone told me to read an entry called Pickle but I can't see it in the list... perhaps it was rejected or the author deleted it.

Are you sure they didn't mean 'Sprinkles'? There's an excellent one of those in there...

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I am curious... who judges the stories? What do the judges look for? Style, reality, flair, etc...? I ask because in looking at past competitions, stories that have he most "hot" votes from readers aren't the stories that win. I have published many papers and articles in magazines, several novels and one textbook. I use LushStories as more of a personal diary and just enjoy writing and love reading others fantasies and stories. Thanks!

Try here ---> https://www.lushstories.com/forum/welcome-to-lushstoriescom-site-guidelines-help/lush-stories-competition-judging-process

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I use LushStories as more of a personal diary and just enjoy writing and love reading others fantasies and stories. Thanks!

Same. My stories are mostly a diary of my fantasies, and I write them for my own edification first. I do, of course, slurp up the positive feedback that I do get, and I certainly get caught up in the excitement of a competition. But I've tried to stop concerning myself with whether I'm going to win any awards for it. As luck would have it, two of my past comp entries have been named Recommended Reads, though that may still be luck as much as anything.

Personally, I find that the winners and runners-up only align about 50/50 with the stories that really resonate with me, and I don't dwell on trying to sort that out. There's a lot of wonderful diversity out there in what turns us all on. It's fun to be part of a competition, and I do make a point of reading the stories that get honored in some way, because whether or not they turn my crank, I can always know the winners and runners-up will be stories of quality.

I have just submitted my competition story - "The Pull of the Paddle." Hopefully, it will pass through moderation okay as I noted the word count jumped from just under 5,000 words to 5.1k when I hit the publish button. I know this has happened with other authors here and it is down to how the LushStories editor counts in comparison to Word. I guess, the moderator would return my story if it had too many words to enter.

On another note, I like to claim that I must have the most travelled story in this competition. When writing it, I started in Brisbane, then went all the way up the east coast of Australia, across the top to Darwin, then down the middle via Alice Springs to Adelaide, then across to Perth and finished it back home in England.

Now it is time to read the other entries and frighten myself as I realise how good they are.

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Now it is time to read the other entries and frighten myself as I realise how good they are.

You made the top ten last time out, David 😊 - I'm sure you are in good company!

I believe I have read, liked, and commented on all of the comp entries. (No small feat!)

If I’ve missed anyone’s please feel free to message me.

If you’d like to return the favor, here is the link to my story, Alisha Unleashed. https://www.lushstories.com/stories/bdsm/alisha-unleashed

Many thanks for your consideration! 😎

I must get round to reading some of these!

I'm in: Bull Shite, Bull Dykes, Bull Fights: That’s Your Everyday D/s Love Story. | Lush Stories

I believe we have just nudged over the 50 entries with still a few days to go before the competition closes. I think that is a superb number considering BDSM is not the most popular genre (my opinion).

I am now in the process of reading them and commenting.

Don't hate me, but I need to push the announcement date back a few days. Work is kicking my ass this week. Sorry guys, I won't delay it too long, I promise.

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Don't hate me, but I need to push the announcement date back a few days. Work is kicking my ass this week. Sorry guys, I won't delay it too long, I promise.

Jen, we all know how hard you work, and that judging dates are aspirational rather than achievable. Relax, and don’t fret it! 🙂X

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Don't hate me, but I need to push the announcement date back a few days. Work is kicking my ass this week. Sorry guys, I won't delay it too long, I promise.

you should have taken me up on my offer. lol

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you should have taken me up on my offer. lol

Count yourself lucky you didn't, Jen. I did once and ended up in a Vegas jail cell with a woman who needed to prove she knew the entire Cats song book.

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Count yourself lucky you didn't, Jen. I did once and ended up in a Vegas jail cell with a woman who needed to prove she knew the entire Cats song book.

True story: I once dropped acid with a casual friend. Sometime that night he put on the Cats soundtrack, told me all about it, and then started crying when the cat goes to cat heaven at the end. CRYING! I love actual cats, but I had to leave - it was freaking me out too much. I walked home in the middle of the night (across Minneapolis, in 20 degrees below wind chill, no less).

Yikes.

Were winners announced?

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Were winners announced?

Yes, look at posting above this one.