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Just today 🤣?
Rain:
“That’s the one!”
“Thank fuck! Can I get in the car now?”
“Yup. Time to warm you up.”
“You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?”
“Damn right! We’ll make a fortune. Jeez, you’re dripping!”
“You wish…”
“It’s posted. Remember the agreement?”
“Yeah. $50 I suck your cock. $100 you get to taste me. $500 you slide inside and if we pass $1,000…”
“…your ass is mine!”
“Remind me why I married you…?”
Been a very busy few weeks at home - didn't think I was going to be able to submit an entry. But I somehow got there 🙄 (with some encouragement from a friend - thank you, Kimmi 😊). I never claim to be a poet, but I wanted to give it a go in honour of Elliot's passing. So here it is: Still Waters Beckon.
With luck, an audio version should be available soon.
How can love hurt so much...?
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We all know TheShyThespian will find a way to win despite not even submitting a story 🤣
If only... 🤣
See, I got as far as a title and pic - it was going to be a story about two Edwardian teens - Jenny and her misbehavin' American brat cousin, Rachael. They were adhering to the Christmas tradition of the well-to-do serving their staff dinner on Christmas Day and were going to get royally spanked, fucked and buggered.
Unfortunately, I didn't get the opportunity to write it - bad timing 🙄 lol.
Never mind - maybe I can write it up for another occasion. Looking forward to seeing which tales triumph 😊!
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I'm absolutely chuffed to be in the top three. I submitted early and with only like 5 other entries I though I'd have a good chance. That number really grew substantially as we reached the deadline and I thought I was out of the running, especially with this being my first contest and the stories that I had read being so hot. I couldn't believe it when I logged on to see I got third.
You've done incredibly well, Katie 😊! Took me ages to climb the dizzy heights 🤣. I look forward to reading yours, but I'm old and slow lol...
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Now of course, all eyes will be on TheShyThespian to see if he can become the first (?) writer in Lush history to top three consecutive competitions. No pressure, Jason
TheShyThespian last seen running for the hills at high speed...
Seriously, lightning may possibly strike twice in the same place, but three times? Surely it would be rude to even try? Perhaps I should just take a break and get on with trying to write the novel I have been avoiding for the last 18 months.
Gahhh!
😳 Just a little bit speechless (if that's not an oxymoron). Stunned. As usual, I wasn't sure if I'd written something anybody would actually like - or worse, understand.
But am very happy 😊. It was also great to see so many 'unusual' suspects in the top ten - including some late entries which have proven worthy. I hope to catch up with some of those that I missed.
A huge congratulations to all my fellow writers who dared to enter, and particularly those that I am sharing the accolades with. This was an enjoyable and challenging theme, particularly with a word length that has previously left me floundering a bit.
Thank you to all those that helped organise and run the competition (and Lush more generally), in particular Jen, her shortlister and the judges who made this possible. Can I please now go and hide in a corner?
I don't tend to do well with longer stories, but here's hoping my entry will be published sometime today - it was returned to me in the middle of the night because I'd used a word I didn't know I wasn't supposed to use - oops! Back in the queue now, and fingers crossed...
So, with 'Fabian's Folly' I offer something with a historical element, and a character with just a little bit of sass.
Hope you enjoy (assuming it gets published).
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My role model so far is a certain influential Agatha Christie story, but I don't want this to be too English (though it's set in England.) There's a bit of hard boiled Raymond Chandler style in my Aussie narrator.
Whilst, of course, our stories will be completely different, I definitely resemble this remark 😊- mine is (at least partially) set in England.
I'll echo Carlton - I'm in shock 😳! I cannot express how delighted and awed I am to have been considered worthy enough to be at the top of such a talented field. Someone very wise on this site once said that in order to win you have to 'knock it out of the park'. But I confess that I never know if I'm even close to that. Usually, I am full of self-doubt and have no idea if I've just written a pile of rubbish.
Does this mean I get a 'Competition Winner' badge 😊?
Well done to everyone who entered, to those who finished in the top ten, and to Carlton and Visioneer - it's an honour to share the podium with you.
Thank you Jen, judges, shortlister, and all those behind the scenes who work to make these competitions happen. And thank you to those who read, voted and/or commented on my emotional little story. You've helped keep my spirits up. I'm afraid I only managed to read a few this time, so apologies if I have not managed to read yours. I will try and make amends 🙄.
Wow! Chuffed to make the podium. It's especially rewarding with so many fabulous and diverse stories in the competition. Well done to Kat and WW for their podium places, and to the rest of the top 13 - and to all who entered. Thank you so much to Jen, the judges and everyone else involved in putting these competitions together. They are always a bit of a rollercoaster for me and I'm not sure I've got the energy to keep doing this lol 😊- we will see...
Hello peeps. I thought I'd use this forum to promote some of my stories that have disappeared into the dark mists of time, where they are unlikely to ever again see the light of day. 'What a devastating loss 😢' I hear you say (or maybe not). So, every once in a while (weekly, monthly - who knows), I aim to suggest one 'mature' story (no, not that kind of mature), one Microfiction tale, and one current offering for your reading pleasure. As ever, I'd love to know what you think and welcome feedback, either in the form of a comment, a 'like' or a 'fave' if you really like something.
So, here goes:
https://www.lushstories.com/stories/strap-on-sex/john-and-the-goddess - John and the Goddess - A strap-on story I wrote in 2022. I like to think it was one of my best that year, and it received some fabulous feedback.
https://www.lushstories.com/stories/microfiction/a-teasing-tongue - A Teasing Tongue - One of my earliest Microfiction tales - I'll let you guess what it's about 😊. It's short (of course), so why not give it a go?
https://www.lushstories.com/stories/bdsm/down-the-rabbit-hole-2 - Down the Rabbit Hole - This is my latest competition entry; a BDSM story in the 'Unleashed' contest (of course I had to plug this one! 😉). It's had some very nice comments so far - please let me know your thoughts.
Enjoy!
Unfortunately, I exceeded the new 10-word limit 😕. My attempted draft just seemed to keep on growing, despite my hopes of 4-6k story. So I apologise for the length of this tale - and, indeed, the title. I was challenged to find a one-word title; I failed. I therefore give you: If Brussels is only the Appetizer, Then What on Earth is Helions Bumpstead, and hope that at least two people will, at some point, read it 😊.
Wow! Chuffed to bits to be on the podium! So much variety in this competition - it was so difficult to know what direction to take with the theme. Well done to everyone who took part - I read most of those in the top 20 and enjoyed them all (those I didn't, I will make sure to catch up on). Thank you so much to Jen, the judges, and particularly those who had the job of shortlisting - not an enviable task on this occasion!
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ShyThespian. one of my favorite things to see in a comp is when the usual heavy hitters get beaten out by new talent not that ST is new, but this is their first time in the top 3 after i think about 6 or 7 entries. i am seriously more excited about that than if i'd won a top spot, so YES! awesome job and well deserved, all 3 of you.
Thank you, Rachel - yes, 7 previous entries (managing the top ten on one occasion). It's my first comp entry for a couple of years, so maybe the break has done me good 😊
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I'm also delighted to see the Shy Thespian break into the top 3.. your story made me laugh with some of the euphemisms for lady parts and a proper steampunk yarn.
Thank you, Susie - it's taken a while, though I've not entered for a couple of years - maybe a break and a refresh was needed 😊
Wow! That was totally unexpected. Thrilled and chuffed to be on the podium, especially with so many talented writers around me. Huge congrats to AmuseBouche, Lupus and everyone who made the top ten. Who were the other five shortlisted? Be nice to offer them some recognition as well 😊. As others have said in the past, just successfully entering a competition like this indicates a worthy entry, even if you don't make the top ten - so well done to everyone who entered, and a big thank you to those who made this happen - moderators, shortlisters (is that a word?), judges and everyone else I've missed (Jen?).
And apologies that I haven't read many entries - when I enter a competition I do usually try to read as many as possible, but time has been a difficult commodity to manage recently. I will try and make amends 🙄
Now - big smile on face - can I go and polish my bronze medal...?
I tried reporting this as a bug as was directed here - no one seems to want to answer this one.
When I cut and paste text from Microsoft word into the Lush editor it appears as a block. All formatting is gone, lines spaces, line breaks and paragraphs have gone - it is a solid block of text. I would have thought this was a bug, but whatever, it makes submitting a story impractical. Has anyone else had this problem and does anyone know how to solve it? I have the same problem on Stories Space. Grateful for advice - no point in having a competition if I can't even copy and paste into the editor without problems. Thanks.