Really enjoyed this. Well done, Piquet ❤️

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New chat inferior in general UX

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Hi both, can you expand on this in any way? It's going to change, so would be good to know if there is anything specific thanks

My my, this was a fun one to judge. Any reports that I'm late getting this one out because I had to keep stopping for 'comfort breaks' are just vicious rumours and they will be flatly denied 😇

The quality was so good for this one that I chickened out of a top ten and instead sent the judges thirteen fantastic stories for them to read.

There was one runaway winner for this one. He's come close in a few comps of late, but there was no doubt about this one, so a huge congratulations to WannabeWordsmith (anyone else thinks he needs to change his username, lol) for the win here. Talk about tension!

He's closely followed by Lush's all-time most popular author, the lovely techgoddess, so Kat, very well done to you. Rounding out the top three was an absolutely delightful tale from TheShyThespian.

I'll be in touch with the winners regarding their prizes (probably tomorrow) and I'll be sorting the competition admin over the next day or two.

Meantime, here is the full top thirteen, in case anyone is needing some new stories to check out. Very well done to you all. This was a closely fought contest and there are some absolute gems in there.

1. Being Driven Slowly Mad by WannabeWordsmith

2. Alisha Unleashed by techgoddess

3. Down the Rabbit Hole by TheShyThespian

4. The Captain Of Her Heart by Mojavejoe420

5. Hexentanz by Piquet

6. Sir by chris21235

7. Pick Me Please Pick Me! by EmmaEddie72

8. Tied by el_henke

9. Bull Shite, Bull Dykes, Bull Fights: That’s Your Everyday D/s Love Story.by CuriousAnnie

10. The Key by deviantsusie

11. Shivani by NishasWorld

12. A Hot Wife Secretly Trains her Husband To Be Her Own Dom by john456berry

13. The Dollification of Olivia by PrincessC

Thank you so much to everyone who took part, and to everyone who helped me judge. Thanks also to those who read, encourage and vote. It's your comments and likes which keep our authors motivated.

A new competition will be announced shortly.

No worries

One at a time, please. We're super busy, so we ask that people wait until they've had something published before submitting another. We generally just return subsequent submissions if the author has more than one waiting.

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I’m sorry if I come across as a paranoid delusional but I feel since the move to lush 2.0 there has bern more interest and development in the other aspects of the community here than in the stories

The chat side is still on v1 code and has been causing issues with reconnections and stability for the whole site, so that's been the focus of late.

Edit: once the new chatrooms are rolled out, they'll be back looking at timelines/newsfeeds for profiles. They've been working on that a while, but another few months should hopefully see it ready for testing.

To clarify, the change was meant only for when in chat, to allow for more room on the header bar. It's not needed on the story side, so that will remain. It was rolled out sitewide in error.

It's just a space thing, probably in preparation for the new chat rollout, as they might have different icons to fit in the headers/footers.

Really enjoyed this. Thanks Kimmi 😘

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So in my quest for the omnium badge, I am wondering how strict the mods are with category strictness, especially if things overlap. Could someone write an erotic poem on a true event and put it in the true category? I know the only category supersede is 'incest fantasy' but what about the other ones? like with the true poetry idea, or like a cuckold that is also about loving your wife, does it go in wife lovers or cuckold, is it the author's choice, or is it like the mods' final say on category regardless of the author's placement, (unless the author puts a note for the mod upon submission) I'm just wondering about this cos a lot of my ideas for stories do straddle a few categories, and while I may try to put it in one category to get the omnium badge, it may get moved by the approving mod, if they think it belongs better in another category, where I have already posted a story for. So just wanted to know how strict the mods are with that, to keep mindful of it as I go along. Thanks.

No for poetry going anywhere other than the poetry categories (except incest poetry, and don't even start me on that), but other than that, we're not too strict. So long as one of the main themes of the story fit in the category you pick, it's really yours to decide.

Might be worth putting a mod mote in though, just to advise.

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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'Disturbing clippy erotica'

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I shouldn't even have to write this, but any and all photos shared here in the forum, or stored in albums, must only be of people who are, and also look, 18 and over.

This is not the place to share family photos, photos with kids, photos with babies. If you make a friend here and want to share real world stuff like that, take it off site.

Given the nature of this site, any photos reported or found in albums which feature children will be removed and may result in suspension or a ban. If those photos have been shared with other members, this will result in a ban. This is an adult site. It will be assumed that these photos have been shared for sexual reasons.

I cannot stress this enough. Keep photos of under 18s far away from this site.

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"You can see an update on the tech side here."

This link shows page not found for me?

That's a really old link - not active anymore. Anything new will be announced in the site announcement forum

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May I include an image which includes a stylised line drawing of female genitalia?

Feel free to send me a PM with it and I'll canvas opinions x

At Lush, we have a strict 16+ policy for sexual activity in stories, and 18+ for any photos shared on site, to comply with UK law.

To ensure this is a clear line for people, this also means not having characters engaging in kissing, masturbating, lusting or being lusted after until they're 16+. We will not accept references to someone younger than this age being fair game once they are older, or projections that they'll be as hot as their mother/father/older sibling etc in years to come.

To be blunt, children should only appear in stories as incidentals, e.g. a babysitter putting the kids to bed. They must be fully removed from any scene which involves the merest whiff of sexual thoughts or activity. They are not to overhear or oversee any kind of foreplay or sexual activity.

We appreciate that stories about parents, or babysitters, or siblings might invariably have mention of someone younger to set the scene, but that's all it should be.

For the avoidance of doubt, any stories involving age play should also be limited to characters 16+.

Anyone found violating this rule will be warned, potentially banned, and depending on the severity of the violation, may be reported to the relevant policing authority.

Thank you.

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Sexy redhead

Saw this and thought of you

There is some development work ongoing at the moment to try and shift the last of the site over from the old V1 platform to the new V2. Once everything has been moved, I'm hoping these glitches stop. I think there are synching issues between the two which can cause errors.

Check out this previous competition winner, recently republished, in this genre if you need inspiration

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Will an incest genre be permitted in this competition?

Yes, but please make sure it's submitted in the incest genre with BDSM as a tag.

BDSM intrigues many, while others are put off by its perceived extreme nature, but really in essence, it boils down to consent and control. If both are given freely, a sexual relationship can take on an exhilarating turn as boundaries are tested.

BDSM can broadly be broken down into three areas.

Bondage and Discipline, which can include restraints (physical or imagined) and punishment for breaking rules.

Domination and Submission, where a power imbalance between individuals can lead to new sexual discoveries.

Sadism and Masochism, which can involve giving or receiving pain, such as spanking, caning or even inflicting humiliation on a willing participant for sexual gratification.

We’re looking for hot sexy stories incorporating one or more of the above elements, and these can range from mild to the more extreme end of the spectrum.

Perhaps one partner agrees only to orgasm when allowed by the other, and spends the day being edged by a remote toy in a public setting.

Maybe a curious person tries a BDSM club for the first time, casting inhibitions aside in pursuit of pleasure.

Or maybe someone discovers that pain turns them on just as much as pleasure does, and wants to explore this more with a willing partner.

In all these stories, trust is paramount between partners, especially where consent is given with an element of the unknown still to come.

Stories should be no longer than 5000 words in length. As always, we recommend checking out the long list of story genres for additional ideas to incorporate into your tale.

This competition will be open through April 15th and winners will be announced on Monday 6th May.

Full details here.

toes off boots and puts feet up

Evening, peeps. What's a gal gotta do to get a drink in this joint?

Bump

Lol. Sorry, my fault!! Monday next week probably 😘

Absolutely. That's why I average one story every three years. I get distracted and masturbate instead 🤭

https://www.lushstories.com/forum/site-announcements-feedback/announcing-the-winners-of-our-festive-unexpected-competition

This competition produced some really exciting stories, especially seeing as we'd allowed contestants to let their hair down and use the max word count of 10,000 to really make their stories shine.

A massive well done to Jaymal, who takes the top spot and $150 with his fantastic festive fuckery.

The ever-elegant pen of AmuseBouche takes the silver spot and earns $100 for her gorgeous tale.

And WannabeWordsmith takes the bronze and $50 with his raunchy tale. He even managed to find a wee heartstring to tug on at the end.

As always, thank you to everyone who took part. It's so lovely to see the diversity of ideas that these competitions throw up.

I just want to add a personal thanks to our shortlister this time around. Not an easy job, given the number of entries and lack of word limit but they, and all the judges, did a fantastic job of sifting through, scoring, commenting and giving me valuable feedback.

As a Christmas bonus, the remainder of the top ten will each receive 100 lush coins to play with.

Thanks everyone. We will announce a brand new competition in the coming week or two.

Full list of winners

1. Season's Gropings by Jaymal

2 The Ghost of Christmas Past by AmuseBouche

3. Ice breaker by WannabeWordsmith

4. Ex-Mas Shopping by Just_A_Guy_You_Know

5. Love In the Secret Chamber by Piquet

6. Miss Athelia’s Sleigh Ride by KimmiBeGood

7. A Christmas Carol Cock-up by CuriousAnnie

8. The Wasteland by Emily222

9. Christmas in Paris for four.by ByronLord

10. Swinging Into Christmas by wxt55uk

Ps. It's nearly my bedtime, so it might be tomorrow before all the comp admin has been carried out, but I will be in touch with the winners asap.

J x

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I'm looking to purge everything and start fresh here with a brand new profile. I don't think that's a problem with most things... just create a new profile and delete/deactivate the old one. What I'm mostly curious about are my stories.

Of course, I'd want them associated with the new account. Should I just delete them and then resubmit under the new profile? I'm a little worried they won't get approved because they've been seen before. Am I just being paranoid about it?

We tend not to reapprove old stories if you delete them. We're really busy with submissions, so it's frustrating when people submit the same work twice. I'd advise what John says - go for a name change, or a friend purge or something. If you do delete, please only submit new stories, thanks.

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