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Do you now have to purchase an upgrade to change your forum signature? I used to know how to do that. I guess I could use a refresher. Thanks.

I don't think you need a subscription. See this thread for a how to

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I just wanted to address this because it's something we're seeing more and more of, and given the state of the world, I suspect it's only going in one direction.

coughs skynet coughs

This is a writing site, but more than that, it's a community of writers and readers who encourage, feed back to, assist and champion other amateur writers who take time and effort to learn the rules of grammar, hone their craft, edit and edit and edit and then put out something for others to hopefully enjoy.

Plugging something into an AI generator and presenting a story about five seconds later, in my opinion, is just as bad as plagiarism, which is already the top cardinal sin on a writing site.

Thing is though, unlike checking for plagiarism, we're never going to be able to tell your story is AI generated unless you mention it. And I've no doubt that some people just won't care in the slightest that it's not their own work. We can't police it, unfortunately.

So all I can ask is that you please don't. Don't cheat, don't take the easy way, don't pass skynet's generic wank fodder off as your own. Have a go yourself.

Thank you.

Ps. If we do find out your story is AI generated, your story will be returned and you may face an account ban

Bump.

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tighter than a virgin’s… 😳

Wrong answers only...

Shoelaces

I won't rest until this site is a mess of rainbows.

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but earth is, right...?

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Of course there is the question of whether Australia is an island for the purposes of this competition so anything goes.

It is not.

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horror mermaids...

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mermaids fantasy

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Absolutely.

Are y'all okay, lol?

There is something special about an island. Isolated or not, they are their own little microcosms of civilization.

We want to read your sexy stories situated on an island. Maybe you’re having a summer getaway to an idyllic adults-only paradise. Maybe you’ve been marooned and washed ashore, not knowing what or who awaits you. Or maybe you’ve uprooted your mainland life in favour of a slower island life.

The setting doesn’t have to be hot, but the stories need to be. We want steamy, sordid details of everything your characters get up to in the bedroom, or the workplace, or the beach... you get the picture.

Stories should be a maximum of 4,000 words (no poetry or micros please) and as always, we encourage you to use our large category list to help with ideas.

This competition will run through May.

Closing date: Saturday May 31st

Announcement date: Monday 9th June

See link below for full details.

https://www.lushstories.com/competitions/island-getaway

Works okay for me too, straight from my phone pictures.

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Anything yet, WW?

No. We will advise if there is an update, thanks.

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is there a rough indication of how long it takes to get one's story reviewed and published? Are we generally talking about days, weeks, months?

Usually 2-3 weeks for silver or below. 2-3 days for gold/platinum. there are around 100 in the queue at any given point, but gold/platinum go in at the top. Hope that helps.

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Congrats, JP. Really well-deserved.

Lol, it was fun getting to play for once. My thanks to your laddie for putting up with us, Kimmi. Really enjoyed this - well done to everyone.

❤️🧡💛💚🩷💜💙

These are so fun. Thanks for organising, Kimmi.

Peach

The cooling pie’s aroma permeated the kitchen. My wife sat, feasting on a spare half of ripe peach, watching me.

I was naked. Handcuffed. Hard.

She finished licking her fingers, then used them to pierce the crust, digits disappearing into the hole and withdrawing, sticky.

I whimpered, needily.

She lifted the violated pie and approached me, sliding my cock into the warm peachy goo as I groaned.

“Dessert-time, baby.”

Available for lush authors, you can once again add ebooks to your profile. Please note that you should have posted at least one story here before you can use this function.

https://www.lushstories.com/ebooks

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Hi. Yesterday used coins to upgrade toa gold membership for a year. It went through fine and I was gold all day yesterday. But today it's showing that I have a non paying membership. I was hoping to get this addressed please. I can see that it took my coins and that it shows that I did upgrade.

That should be you sorted. Sorry about that

Happy Sunday, folks. My thanks to the judges for turning this one around so quickly. These may have been short, but this was not an easy ask. Poetry is so very subjective, and it means different things to different people.

That was one of the reasons that this wasn't whittled down to a top ten before the judges got it - it was over to them to whittle it down further. It's a combo of me chickening out but also making other people work more, lol 😇 In all seriousness though, I'd like to thank the judges for their time and insights into what these poems evoked in them.

But without further ado, I will offer my sincerest congrats to Ascendent, who took the top spot with her brilliant take on 'what if'. The Shadow Life takes first place. Closely following on her heels was the beautiful erotic offering, Blind, from Katherine. And third place goes to Henke, with his gorgeous real take on what loving someone is. And Yet... takes bronze. I will be in touch with you all re prizes shortly.

This was a bittersweet one, because it's hard to see a lush poetry competition where we didn't get a masterpiece penned by Elliot, but I'm sure he'd be delighted with the array of talent on show, and in particular, our three worthy winners. Thank you to all who took part, whether just to try your hand, or as way of tribute. The next competition will be back to stories, and will be announced in the next week or so.

Jen x

Full top ten

1. The Shadow Life by Ascendant

2. Blind by Katherine

3. And Yet… By el_henke

4. I Have No Words by fillelapine

5. Love Is Blind by Piquet

6. Words On The Tongue by Obsolete_Fox

7. Make A Home With Me by LuceDevlin

8. In The Details by Sea48

9. What I’ve Kept For Myself by kistinspencil

10. The Stranger by Satinsmiles

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I don't really get the need to extend it. Like Susie said, it's a popular authors list, which some might use rather than the RR/EP section. It can get to be an obsession with some authors. It wasn't too far in the past we had one person spamming everyone and their granny to like and comment and the pressure got to be so much that she just started stealing stories from elsewhere to keep the content coming.

I think 100 is probably the limit I'd want to see.

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I understand r*** is a banned topic, but what about a story/theme where the wife has a r*** fetish and with the aide of her cuckold fetish husband, he arranges strangers to quench her fetish. Therefore, while both have different kinks, fulfill them in a unique way. From the story perspective, the sex may appear nonconsensual, however in reality it is fulfilling her fetish safely and prearranged.

I have a line at the end of the story that explains the relationship: "What you’ve just read is a day in the wonderful relationship between a husband—me—who has a submissive, cuckolding kink, and his beautiful wife who has a yearning nonconsensual kink.  Stay tuned and see how their fetishes intertwine to keep each other fulfilled."

In full transparency: these were a series of stories written privately for a woman I met here on Lush who had this specific type of fetish, and we were looking for ways to dovetail our kinks. I think they are really entertaining with a unique twist and would love to publish them within the rules.

I'm happy to share it with a mod prior to publishing if required.

We accept stories with a twist like that so long as all parties are in the know, the R word isn't mentioned anywhere, and everything is resolved by the end of the story. So no cliffhangers in part 1 where people may still think it's non-con.

We wouldn't accept stories where someone may believe they are being abused up front and it's revealed to them afterwards they weren't.

Nor would we accept stories where a third-party person or group of people think they're actually getting to abuse someone.

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Howdy, I have a story I’m working on about a cosplayer. Are there any specific rules that would prevent me from referencing that characters she’s dressed up as. Like if she was Sailor Moon, could I actually call it as such?

Yeah, sounds fine to me.

Ah, okay, I wonder if the link box is accidentally covering the post button. I'll refer to the tech people to check

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Recently, I've been trying to share my latest stories on my home page, both here in Lush, and in your sister site, SS. I set everything up but there doesn't seem to be a way to finalize it, like a post button or something. What am I missing?

Hiya, I presume you mean share the link to them? They're not still the queue for moderation, are they?

Just to clarify the word limit, I've put a minimum in, so please take note. We had a haiku submitted which has unfortunately been returned now, as we have never published these.

Your poems should be between 50 and 500 words.

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Jen --

Are we to post offerings here? Or will there a more formal announcement and instructions coming?

Sorry - I've amended my post to make the comp link more obvious. It was kind of hidden.

Love isn't always about those grand gestures. Sometimes it's the small moments that mean the most. A look. A touch. Some simple thing you do for someone that means the world to them

We recently lost one of our long-term members who had pretty much perfected the art of poetry. So as a tribute to him, we're running a poetry contest through to Valentine's Day. Lush has two poetry categories, love and erotic, and it's up to you which one you go for.

Entries should be between 50 and 500 words.

If you need inspiration, look no further than ElliotLacey31's page.

Full comp details here: https://www.lushstories.com/competitions/small-moments

I just found out earlier that Elliot passed away a couple of months ago, aged just 42.

He was one of my first friends on lush. The shy poet with the biggest heart you could find. I know he touched a lot of people's hearts over the years, both with his friendship and with his utterly beautiful poetry.

One of his poems appeared on the front page under the classic section the other week. Seeing it made me smile - it was the first ever piece I gave a Recommended Read to, back when I was a noobie mod.

I'm glad his poems and stories are still here because honestly, they're just fucking beautiful. If you've never read anything of his, have a look. And for all those as gutted by this news as I am, hugs and love to you.

J ❤️

https://www.lushstories.com/profile/elliotlacey31

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/love-poems/familiars

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Will you two please get a room?

Or a videographer.

Whatever…

She's not allowed in my room. She steals things. And leaves crumbs.