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please please please let it be a tentacle sex comp this time...


*crosses fingers*

....We should probably cross dicks, too.
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This is much more difficult to do well than some people might think.

I've deleted several efforts in the last couple of days, and more will follow I'm sure.

Quality control matters...


Same here. I was trying for something a more akin to my regular stories ( more sex ) and absolutely nothing in that vein is working. They feel like scenes, not stories.

They keep wanting to rhyme, too. My micro on the blue site ended up being that way, but it was a fantasy/dryad piece, and it fit that. It comes out like a limerick on a bathroom wall when you start doing it in erotica. LOL Thought about bringing "Anew As One" over here as well, but the only thing close to erotica is the image that goes with it.

Good Will ---|--- Three Alarm <= Both almost famous, give them a read and get them one step closer!

Oh, fun.
I look forward to reading your stories.
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For anyone confused, please read the revised guidelines for the category: https://forum.lushstories.com/yaf_postst71892_Announcing-our-new-Microfiction-Category.aspx

The majority of submissions have been really good. Some, average. And of course, a few people seem to be taking the mick a bit.

We want this category to be a huge success. It will hopefully encourage new authors to write and publish here, especially those who might not feel they have an entire story in them just yet. Plus it offers up a savage challenge to existing writers.

Talking of which, it must be time for a new competition ...



I was not taking the Michael. I honestly believed both my efforts were worth submitting. In fact, I still believe the short one was valid, but I accept the mod's decision and the fact that you were displeased. I won't do it again.

I write because I enjoy it, not to get my numbers up or in any way to game the system. Like Annie the Naughty I reject many stories unfinished. I get in trouble if I push them.

Looks like we're in for a nasty spell of wether.

Gracie Goes To Hollywood's - True

The Night They Tried to Close RUMPLATIONS Bar (with JamesLlewellyn)

And every time I do think I have something, what's 99 or 100 words in WP shows up as 102 or 104 once pasted. Any attempt to tweak ruins the flow, and it's game over. :: sighs ::

Good Will ---|--- Three Alarm <= Both almost famous, give them a read and get them one step closer!

Greeting, to all writers trying to wrangle their words into micro length, he says using less than 101 words but more than ten.

Over at Rumplations, Bigg Bertha has been prepared to do her duty and is, currently in the process of converting coffee grounds and water into her blessed brew. The tea kettle has kettled up a kettle-full of hot water for the tea and coco crowd. Others, especially those in more advanced time zones, might prefer something from the joint's unique menu of perculiar whines, bleers, and fine lickers.

Y'all come by..

RUMPLATIONS: AwesomeHonky Tonk and Cyber Bar
Home of the Lush "IN" crowd: indecent, intoxicated, and insolvent
a place to gossip, share news, talk sports, pimp a story, piss & moan, or just grab a drink. Check it out.

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwords. -- ROBERT HEINLEIN
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Greeting, to all writers trying to wrangle their words into micro length, he says using less than 101 words but more than ten.

Over at Rumplations, Bigg Bertha has been prepared to do her duty and is, currently in the process of converting coffee grounds and water into her blessed brew. The tea kettle has kettled up a kettle-full of hot water for the tea and coco crowd. Others, especially those in more advanced time zones, might prefer something from the joint's unique menu of perculiar whines, bleers, and fine lickers.

Y'all come by..



Nicely done Mr. Rumps!

There's no minimum word limit in case you missed the message.

There is however, a quality standard which we'll uphold vehemently. Otherwise the category would end up a sea of dross. And what good would that do anyone?
Figured out my word count issue.

If anybody else is having problems with word count overflow, you might want to look at em-dashes. If they're not connecting words with no spaces as style guides dictate, they end up counting as words in Lush's word count.

Posted the one I was struggling with last night, and I have one more that finally brings a little heat, which I'll put up in a couple of days. Then it's back to WIPs.

Good Will ---|--- Three Alarm <= Both almost famous, give them a read and get them one step closer!

RR, sic 'em. ;)

Nic, thanks for the 'heads up' on Micro. Elucidating those of us often found among the unelucidatable can be a challenge. ;)

RUMPLATIONS: AwesomeHonky Tonk and Cyber Bar
Home of the Lush "IN" crowd: indecent, intoxicated, and insolvent
a place to gossip, share news, talk sports, pimp a story, piss & moan, or just grab a drink. Check it out.

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwords. -- ROBERT HEINLEIN
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Nic, thanks for the 'heads up' on Micro. Elucidating those of us often found among the unelucidatable can be a challenge. ;)



Ain't that the truth!
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As they are so short we decided not to incorporate them in the main site listings on the front page. If they become popular, we may add a tab next to the "Poems" on the front page.


Rather than just having a tab like now - Stories - Poems - Microfiction - All
Please could we have checkboxes, so we can choose 2 of the 3 to show on our listing.

So far, this category isn't doing it for me and I know many are not interested in poems. If you can give people the option without too much work, why not?

Kite's Kinky Tales

My latest offering -

Once more in Love Poems - My Forever Beauty

My 2 previous submissions:

Both Love Poems

Pearls

As The New Year Dawns

Please read and enjoy. If you really enjoyed a story someone has written; how about clicking on 'Like' and/or 'Favorite'.
Why not leave a comment too?

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Rather than just having a tab like now - Stories - Poems - Microfiction - All
Please could we have checkboxes, so we can choose 2 of the 3 to show on our listing.

So far, this category isn't doing it for me and I know many are not interested in poems. If you can give people the option without too much work, why not?


This.

I've said before that I don't get poetry, so that doesn't really interest me. I'd like to have micros showing up on my main page view, though. An option to choose which tabs appear as part of your main page view would be much appreciated.

Good Will ---|--- Three Alarm <= Both almost famous, give them a read and get them one step closer!

Quote by sprite


please please please let it be a tentacle sex comp this time...


If that's the theme, you and I are going at it mano a mano, steel cage match, last one standing.

Seriously digging the new catagory, btw.
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If that's the theme, you and I are going at it mano a mano, steel cage match, last one standing.

Seriously digging the new catagory, btw.


Ilse locked me up in a cage and tormented me for an entire evening, you know...

You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.

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Ilse locked me up in a cage and tormented me for an entire evening, you know...


I am sure you deserved it.
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I am sure you deserved it.



And enjoyed it.

Got my first contribution up. Love this microfiction thing. Looking for a pic to inspire the next one.
Something tells me Lush writers are enjoying the Micro challenge more than those who come to Lush primarily or even exclusively to read stories and/or socialize. It'll be interesting to see what sort of response linked series generate.

RUMPLATIONS: AwesomeHonky Tonk and Cyber Bar
Home of the Lush "IN" crowd: indecent, intoxicated, and insolvent
a place to gossip, share news, talk sports, pimp a story, piss & moan, or just grab a drink. Check it out.

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwords. -- ROBERT HEINLEIN
Quote by RumpleForeskin
It'll be interesting to see what sort of response linked series generate.



I am contemplating linking my micros by using "Lily" in all of them but we shall see. I know JamesMerton has a two parter in micro. Not sure if that's going to continue or not.
Grace wrote: As far as pictures go, I really like the idea of requiring them. I was going to write about a Ducati I once owned, they made really fine vibrators, so I searched for nude on Ducati.


I was looking for something else and this popped up. Not sure it was exactly what you were looking for but it is a pussy on a Du Kati! (Actually I think it is a Honda)



Sorry I could not resist.

This is an interesting category, a challenge to get anything in under 101 words.
Check out Kiteares A-Z of kinks and fetishes in micros. The first is of course A Actirasty (if you read it you won't have to google it!)

I HAVE FINISHED MY A-Z GLIMPSE OF THE MEETING OF INTERNET FRIENDS. STARTING WITH ANTICIPATION https://www.lushstories.com/stories/microfiction/-anticipation--2.aspx

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/good-morning-baby.aspx
https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/-sweet-nectar-.aspx
Quote by RumpleForeskin
Something tells me Lush writers are enjoying the Micro challenge more than those who come to Lush primarily or even exclusively to read stories and/or socialize. It'll be interesting to see what sort of response linked series generate.



Lush writers also seem to enjoy reading and commenting on them, so that's good enough for me.

They get more votes and comments than most Fantasy & Sci-Fi LOL

Put my last one in the queue for a while. Did a 180 flip from the first two, so we'll see how this one goes.

Good Will ---|--- Three Alarm <= Both almost famous, give them a read and get them one step closer!

Quote by Grace
As far as pictures go, I really like the idea of requiring them. I was going to write about a Ducati I once owned, they made really fine vibrators, so I searched for nude on Ducati. What I found was a nude bareback on a horse, and suddenly there was my story.

Here ya go Grace:





just a note, people. it's microfiction and it should be written like a story. a very short story, obviously, but a story nonetheless. it's not a poem and it needs to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. thanks smile

You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.

Quote by sprite
just a note, people. it's microfiction and it should be written like a story. a very short story, obviously, but a story nonetheless. it's not a poem and it needs to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. thanks smile


Like a nice spanking from Rachel.
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just a note, people. it's microfiction and it should be written like a story. a very short story, obviously, but a story nonetheless. it's not a poem and it needs to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. thanks smile


Else it would be called "micropoetry", eh. Actually, it's trying to get a complete story in 100 words that I enjoy about this category. See my sig for the results to date.