This topic does seem to bring out a deeply rooted frustration with people who write stories for this site. Since writing stories is the main reason for it's existence (or maybe that has changed?), the owners/administrators are missing a wonderful opportunity to improve this area. The alternative is "samo-samo" which never went anywhere except downward.
Since this space is mine for the next few minutes I will make my own parameters and definitions, lol.
How many men have I had sex with:
Before I married, three.
After I married, eleven.
Yes, not on Lush, an older man that does work around our house. I saw him on a ladder trimming tree. I could not take my eyes off of his legs, long muscular stems pushing their way out of his tattered shorts. His arms stretching high sawing a limb. I have NO idea why this image stuck with me and made me wet between my legs. I guess you could call that lust.
A lychee martini. Although a bit early in the day, about four PM, this just seems to be right for it. I have several lychee trees on my property in Hawaii and fresh is best. Out of the can, good, but fresh cold lychee is THE best.
Anyway, I like a sweeter martini when I drink them. A sweet vermouth vice dry.
A lychee martini, my favorite recipe if anyone wants to try this:
- 2 oz vodka
- 1 oz elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
- 1 oz lychee juice (from the can you will get the following from)
- 1 or 2 lychee fruit
- 1/2 tsp fresh lime juice (from a squeezed wedge)
Note: Stirred (not shaken, couldn't resist), strain into a very chilled glass. Do not leave a wedge in the glass unless you like the bitter flavor (if you take your time sipping) from the rind. St. Germain is made from elderflowers and the taste reflects the sweetness of he small flowers that grow all over Britain and France. Do NOT use any liqueurs made from actual elderberries, while god by itself, not good for this martini.
If one lychee fruit wait to eat it until you have finished the martini. I using two lychee fruit, have one after the first sip and the last after the last sip. Wow.
This is one of those you either love it or hate it. Like opera, lol.
Liz,
I thoroughly enjoyed your forum topic. I have a particular fondness for fountain pens stemming from one I inherited from my father. It is 18K gold with a beautiful pattern, cap and barrel. It was old before I was born, lol. Probably pre WW II, European. Light, dainty, a joy to hold and feel in ones hand. My dad was equally comfortable working with his hands or wearing a suit and could easily see it being worn as part of that suit. I have not been able to identify who made it. It is refillable and has a small rubber (?) bladder inside. It needs repair and I can't find anyone I can trust to fix it. I have a friend who makes pens and have a number of favorites from him. One is a dip pen, long about barrel, hand turned from Sonoran Ironwood from south west Arizona. The nib is from the mid 1930s and just beautiful. Another of my favorites is a Roller Ball with a barrel made from a Redwood Lace Burl, gold fittings. They are all "favorites" but a few are my go to pens - a beautiful fountain pen made from buffalo horn (no animal hurt in the process) and a wonderful feeling and spectacular fountain pen, gold nip, blue lacy resin done in an Art Deco style. I cannot describe how wonderful it is to use a good fountain pen. Most people I have met think it is archaic and even laugh. Right up until I let them "try" one of my pens and then I have a hard time getting it back, lol. All converts.
Again,
Thank you for your forum topic,
A surprise,
Regards,
Anna
nylon_punkie:
Yes, nylon_punkie, I agree and as Sabines said, not unexpected, not at all. People are who they are and their natures will eventually prove out. I personally think you have acted just wonderfully.
Have you ever gone fishing? Many think that fishing is ONLY to catch, well, fish, lol. In reality, you can fish for all kinds of things. Even people. Sometimes it is very difficult to catch what you want and you have to design the bait carefully and purposefully. Sometimes it is almost too easy. As with all fishing, a goal is determined and patience is required.
To make this particular fishing expedition result in a positive outcome for you, I would highly recommend that, if you need guidance and if you have a choice in who your future editors will be, you should consider WSCLG, LucaByDesign, or WannabeWordsmith. They seem like individuals you could actually have meaningful and fruitful discussion with. Just my "opinion", lol, but a well considered one.
As always, Good Luck. Sincerely,
Anna Marie
tams_back_yay:
Actually, the word I used, "incite", is exactly the word I wanted to use. Changing the word to "insight", the more mundane and typical use of that word, changes the meaning of that sentence substantially. What you edited is a good example of inserting items into a predetermined "mold" and thereby guiding the reader in an emotional direction not intended. A stifling of the creative process. The opportunity missed was to create a "new" mold.
Words are tools. Always have been. They are part of a writers toolbox. Like an artist who creates paintings, whos uses his paints to create unique canvases with his tools. The paints are not the "story". How they are used by the artist is.
If this were a "story" and not a barb or sneer as you obviously intended, lol, as the author, I would not accept that edit from you IRT your changing the meaning or my intent. I would, however, if it were part of a "story" and you were working as my actual editor, happily have a discussion with you for the purpose of making MY intent possibly better. Which would be your primary goal, also. Here, your task is not so much as an actual editor who looks to aiding the artist as much as it is the sentry at the gate who follows a set of guidelines before letting you pass. This may be the central issue that seems to irk many of the artists who would like to see their creativity in print. As long as the sentry follows his marching orders all is ok. The issue seems to be when the sentry steps out of his role and becomes an "editor". Maybe a simple solution is to call them "gatekeepers", vice "editors".
Now, I have spent more time here than intended. I must spend a few hours with my Bonsai. I am their Editor and they depend on me. There is no double meaning here. It's just what it is. We are all editors to a great many facets of life.
nylon_punkie, Thank you SOOOO very much for this forum topic. It sparked worthwhile discussion and provided incite to thought processes, motivations and rationale (although, a bit defensive in nature, I noticed). It may or may not solve your initial concerns and issues. That is, of course, for you only to decide. As for my opinion, I think you made your point rather well and most probably and most important made audible what many were thinking.
WannabeWordsmith, I enjoyed your reference to the "Borg" in relation to the topic.
LucaByDesign, I very much enjoyed reading your post - without commitment in terms of "agreement", lol. Nicely stated and written.
Have a wonderful day.
To nylon_punkie.
Thank you for being concerned enough (and brave enough) to bring this topic to the forefront. Sometime ago (long time, ago, lol) I ran across the following. I think it had something to do with Customer Service. CS is not my primary career focus. However, it should be everyone's secondary no matter what your primary is.
I have found this to be true, over and over again:
For every person who has a concern and actually makes a point of voicing that concern as you have, there are at least five others who had the very same issue and were VERY close to making it known.
For EACH of those five who almost went forward there were at least five who had the same concern but did not get close to voicing it for one reason or another.
For each of THOSE five there were at least five persons who were not happy and had the same concern.
And it goes on.
If you do the numbers (I have) and there are people out there who make a living doing this, you rapidly understand that you are not alone. Your the tip of the iceberg, the one who actually decided to say something - and you have at least one hundred fifty five plus people behind you.
Its the reason successful enterprises take these issues seriously and act on them. It isn't just one lone wolf crying out in the wilderness. Its a whole pack.
Good luck.
Curious that this topic should appear. Usually an indication of a systemic problem. Several years ago I submitted a few stories here. They were under my copyright, of course. They had been published in other forums with outstanding reviews. All had gone through a vetting process. I still get emails from fans to this day which surprises me. The stories I wrote are not stories per se, but experiences from real life, just the way they happened and from my extremely good memory, lol. One, then a second, of these stories was submitted. I immediately ran into an "editor". I did not mind, not at all. Different publishers have different standards, not always consistent, even from one editor to another in the same forum. I worked with the Lush editor exchanging messages and making changes. One of the stories was published although I felt uneasy with the end result. With the second, as the editor made more changes, I realized that she was changing the substance of the story and it was not the same story that embodied my own style and what had made all my stories so popular. In addressing this to the most senior person I found my reasoning falling on deaf ears. At that point I realized, to put it frankly, Lush needed me much more than I needed them. I pulled my story from lush and went my own way. No yelling or screaming, lol. I look at an editor as someone who can help me make my experience/story better. Not change it into something that changes the original intent. I haven't been interested in publishing anything here since then. I see that nothing has really changed.
Every so often I go to the story sections and read one or two. Sorry to say this but the stories seem to have been written by the same person. A result in the editing process? To the aspiring authors out there, if you really want to write something that is "you", I can only advise you to be true to yourself, do not let someone change who you are. Find an editor that will make your own self "better". Not change you into someone your not.
Good luck.
I re read this and it does sound a bit pretentious. Not so much as I live in Hawaii part of the year. It's petty easy when you have all the "pieces". It's more of a journey with meaning than anything else. When your in the mood to take that journey, it's well worth the time.
An espresso made from 100 % Kona coffee beans, a bit more roasted and dark than normal (I have a small roaster), freshly ground. It is not easy to grind those beans to the right consistency as Kona has some interesting oils. But the smell is incredible for those that enjoy that kind of thing. Sugar or sweetener is not necessary for my tastes. I do like a steamed whole milk.
There have been only a very few times in a public or semi public situation. Only two actually. Once at a family gathering and I did not turn around to see who it was. I was talking to my husband and he was holding my hands in front of me rather firmly. He knew who it was. I never asked nor did I want to know. The other was in a crowded lounge. It was one of my husbands clients that we were having dinner with. He was standing behind me and was pressed up against me. In me paranoia I am sure several people saw what he was doing. Frankly, it was very exciting. A strange feeling. I became very wet. During dinner he frequently stared at me and put his hand to his face and I am sure he was inhaling my scent while talking to me. That was also very exciting.
Warning: Addiction is possible.
This caught my eye. Well, lol, many of these do but I don't always issue a reply. This one pushed an experience quite unexpectedly into the forefront of my mind. I do not expose myself normally. My husband wanted me to attend a party thrown by a coworker of his. He insisted I wear the following: short black skirt (not sheer), black panties (sheer but not visible), black bra and on top of that a very sheer cream button up front blouse. The bra was very visible. I might as well left it at home, lol. The party was very crowded and I seemed to receive a great deal of attention. It was "fascinating".
Yes, several times. All of them initiated by the man and all were serendipitous. I am sure they were surprised at my submissiveness. They must have thought they were just very good at the art of seduction. Maybe they were, lol.
A simple meal.
Although I do not normally use a slow cooker, I have perfected a few recipes.
In order, in layers: small cubed skin on potatoes, fresh frozen green beans, diagonally sliced carrots, thinly sliced onions, and breasts of chicken.
Sprinkle a generous amount of Herbs de Provence over all and into the edges. About 3/4 cub water but try to not disturb the seasoning on the chicken.
I make my own Herbs de Provence but only because I like doing that kind of thing.
Set on low of eight hours. The aroma is incredible as it's cooking.
It's one of the few recipes I have found that actually infuses chicken with a very nice flavor.
You can also use a dry onion soup mix which is also very good and a great flavor for very little work. I never buy the onion soup mix anymore. I make my own. Good recipes all over the Internet and you can vary it to suit your taste after you get the hang of it. I like to add a small bit of cumin to the basic.
As I said, simple.
With the time saved I bake a quick rough "artisan" bread. Takes about an hour to prep and actually bake believe it or not. I like to dip it in a flavored olive oil (can't go wrong with garlic or a Tuscan herb) or have it with roasted yellow/orange/red peppers.
Also very simple/easy.
Ok, now I am hungry, lol.
Just me sitting in front of my pool, my house in Hawaii. It sits up in the mountains several thousand feet. I visit there several times a year. One of my most favorite places.
If you mean black and white photos as far as I am concerned they are the only true artform IRT photography. If you want to create art with film or digits, black and white is the start and a must. After that you can experiment with color and create some interesting items and effects, but none will reach "art".
If you mean black and white sexual encounters, the answer is, yes.
One time I was surprised in the laundry room. The washer and drier were both going, noisy, vibrating at different rhythms you could easily feel and the smell of freshly done clothes. I don't know why but it was very arousing doing it in the middle of all that.
To be laying on a beach on the Leeward side of Hawaii with my husband. Catching the last rays as the sun goes down. Befriending three young Marines and drinking with them until dark. Then my husband allowing all three to have sex with me. Oh wait, just remembered, I have to cross that one off the list.
I am not sure what the actual question is in regards to. I will take a leap here and assume it is in reference to conveying meaning, feeling, emotions. items that are not readily communicated through words. And, when words are used to convey those types of non-tangibles to others, it is very difficult as I suspect success is heavily dependent on the "receivers" personal experiences.
Words are just that, words. Grammar helps express those words to convey meaning.
Grammar is just a technical construct for the language (English, Italian, Thai, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, etc., and not to mention dialects).
I believe that when you cannot express what you want in the language you are using through that particular grammar, it becomes a hindrance. However it is a useful hindrance. That's when you become creative and take that next step, the ones that all creative and artistic people do and go outside those boundaries.
And, create something new and unexpected.
What should be irritating to anyone creative is someone who wants to keep you in that box. Editors, for example, can be a huge asset to your writings and help you express yourself the way you want. They can also be the ultimate jailer that makes sure you are confined and constrained in a box with strict boundaries.
It is an obsession with me. I love the male penis, both soft and erect. Oh, not at first, not at all. One day, it just happened and I could not get enough.
Not at all if you are really interested in doing it. I recommend you do extensive research into finding an artist that matches his style to your needs and would enjoy your "canvas".
I am submissive. It does not matter the age or experience.
I enjoy sitting on top of a man's erection and literally masturbating him with my vagina until he ejaculates and I orgasm/cum/ejaculate myself. It is my favorite way to "masturbate" and it seem so it is with the man.
