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Congrats to Jake, Jeff, and Jen for the podium wins on the last comp! Cheers!!

Congrats to the rest of the top ten as well. I'm delighted to see my story placed in the top ten. I appreciate all of the peeps who read my story. 

Jake can buy my drink, (Salute, my friend). But I'm buying drinks for all those who entered and didn't get a nod. Putting yourself out there by writing stories for a competition takes a lot of courage. And when I say put all those drinks on my tab...as usual, I mean on James' tab (thanks...you da bear!).

Life has been a rollercoaster lately. I have been unable to write a damn thing. But Nikki lilcoffeeluvr111  nudged me right out of my funk.  I submitted a microfiction piece today and I am working on editing more of Amazing Grace. I hope to be able to submit the next part before I head back up north for my grandson's bday party. After my trip, I should be around more. Unless things continue to spiral for my youngest. A mama's work is never done!


Feels like a good time for a glass of Moscato!

So both you and James have me footing the bill for tonight's party? Tell me - how high a tab am I allowed to run up in here??? I know what a bunch of lushes Lushies are. 

Thanks for the congrats, Kat, AND for emptying my virtual wallet. What's your poison then? biggrin 


Congratulations Jake for your well deserved win. And congratulations to all the others Rump's regulars who made the top ten. Second best thing to happen to me this week smile 


Yes since you are shouting, Jake, I will break my 9 month alcohol drought, for a glass of your finest champagne. 


I see there was an earlier discussion on here about sleeping (or the lack of.) Seems that if you want to sleep you shouldn't have a baby. Don't mind me I will just sip my champers and fall asleep until closing time. And maybe work out how to change my signature block so my story links work on Lush2.
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So well done, congratulations to Jaymal, Ensorceled and Jen and the others in the Top 10. A shout out to Henke for his first Top 10 for a brilliantly conceived and executed story. And to Violet and the other Annie for their tentacles (makes memo to self; must include more tentacles.) Such a great competition with so much excellent writing outside the top ten. Thanks to all those who read commented organised and judged this. Looking forward to the MEGA competition. 
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Folks, listen up! I have an important announcement!

Curious Annie has just had a baby boy! That's one reason she has been missing from LushLand for so long: she's been pregnant and busy with more important things.

So, in honour (note the spelling, Jake) of Annie and son, I'm giving everyone a Dixie cup of champers, on the house. And if you want more, then the usual Rumps' Special applies - One drink for the price of two! Such a deal!



Evening all, well for once I am lost for words. A sorry state of affairs for a writer.

Thanks, James, for letting everyone know and I am sure you will all understand if I seem to just flit in and out of Lush. And apologies in advance for the stories I am struggling to find the time to read, I’ve being saying for the last fortnight, must start with reading Susie, Jake, Tam and Curvy’s latest and I haven’t managed them or any others.

While pregnancy has ended 😇 it wasn’t quite the way I expected. An emergency Caesarean, earlier in the week. He got stuck, which given he emerged at over 4 kilos may not be altogether surprising I suppose. Home from hospital this weekend, and all is good with baby, though mamma is sore and very tired; though in more positive news the birth and blood transfusion gave me an idea for a horror story 😊

Let me shout you all another drink to toast the new-born. Real champagne too. I was expecting that after 9 months off the booze, I would join you, but pain medications have put paid to that.  Happy to PM with anyone about my little one, but I won’t be posting much in the forum on baby matters. I hear that sigh of relief.

There are a handful of friends here who have my eternal gratitude for their support, particularly during the first trimester, my experience from hell. Susie especially has been telling me since February that I will forget the bad parts and that it is so worth it. And she is totally right, though I am still not yet convinced I know why second children exist. 
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This might seem to be a fatuous question, but I call it dinner. However, my gf insists it's called tea and says dinner is what you have in the middle of the day - but I call that lunch.






Writing here has me fascinated with language differences, the other site I wrote for insisted on writing and spelling a la mode American. Nowadays I have my language set to Australian English though my keyboard set to US (when it gets accidently changed to UK the keyboard doesn't work proper - who knew?)

Dinner and tea I would use interchangeably, though I would say, "What's for dinner?" much more than, "What's for tea?"

Now high tea is something else of course, a few hotels do this down our way, effectively afternoon tea served between midday and three or four, three layers on a cake stand, petite sandwiches, scones with jam and cream (I am going to say more on that word) and cakes served with tea in proper china cups. Which is smeared on the scone first, the jam or cream, is its own source of debate. I confess I am totally in the 'jam first' camp.

Supper is a word I would only ever hear used for something small after say the theatre at about 10-11pm. Yet on Lush I have heard a lot of friends say supper when referring to their evening meal. Not country or class specific as far as I can tell.

The meal at noon is always lunch even if it is the main meal of the day, like Sunday lunch often is.

Back to scones. When Hannah (Palindromeredux) and I were writing Butch Cassidy and the Vegemite Kid our take on the differences between the USA and Australia, we had a hilarious debate about cookies, scones and biscuits; part of which ended up in the story. Who knew I needed translation to read stories in English.

Mind you that didn't stop me throwing the word 'doona' into a story being the Australian equivalent of duvet. And of course using 'pashing' a down under version of 'snogging,' (or kissing to for those of you who don't know either word.) I used 'fossick' in my latest competition story and was subsequently stunned to find out that it is a local word, and I had to translate for a number of readers.
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Welcome, Jay! There really are other people here too (we're just more quiet). Really enjoyed your comp entry. I have just officially read all of them, at least until the next one comes in. Man, that's an intimidating group of stories. Strong writing, some crazy original takes.

Also just finished Tam's rather amazing erotic thriller, still hanging on the front page, albeit at the very bottom. https://www.lushstories.com/stories/wife-lovers/-baby-did-a-bad-bad-thing-.aspx She's quiet too, but deserves the plug.

And with my reading done, off to yardwork, and then the grill. Fresh grilled salmon is calling my name.

It's hot out, a lite beer would hit the spot.



Morning all. TGIM, no that doesn't sound right, despite the spring flowers being here and the weather warming, I will take a coffee to kick start my week.

Oh so well done on reading all the competition stories, I am about half way through and you are so right, such strong writing and innovative ideas. Thanks to those who have read my little tale about a not so Good Girl

I am so behind on reading but do have Tam's story on my to do list.

And welcome Jake to the best bar in the virtual universe.
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Happy birthday James!

I just wanted to pop in and recommend you go over to the Blue Site and check out the winners and top tenners of the latest comp over there. Lots of Rumpies have stories in it: Kimmi, Larry, Kat, the Ape, James, Tams, Violet, Verity, the One True Ping, and even yours truly. Probably more (I think Emma entered this too) but I can't always match up usernames from site to site.

Anyway, lotsa good stories over there, so go give them a read!

https://forum.storiesspace.com/yaf_postst8247_Announcing-The-Winners-of-Our-A-Survivor39s-Story-Competition.aspx

I'll take a cold PBR, if anyone is behind the bar.





Lol I entered the Storiesspace comp too; so do check out the stories, they are great.

I did read your story Vanessa in the ten minutes it was up, it looks really good cant wait to see it complete.

Enjoying the Olympics, the swimming has been fantastic.

Take care everyone, August already ... wonder what this month has in store for me smile
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Happy Birthday James,

Hope everyone is keeping safe and well. Lockdown here, and it is winter, which has at least given me a bit of time to write. The spring flowers are starting, which is a time of year I love.

Done a competition story Good Girl do check it out. Started my reading and the first handful of stories are excellent, this is such a fun competition.

And on the 20th July, Jaymal indulged my whimsy and published my 50th story or poem on exactly the minute I joined Lush three years ago. One for the literary aficionados, my tribute to Jane Austen; lots of Pride and Prejudice quotes included in the text and set in Australia.

I will take some tea, and put my feet up and enjoy the Olympics.
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On the 20th of July 2018, sometime around three thirty on that winter’s afternoon, I joined Lush. For I had heard that it was more a community of writers, and my well-read stories but anonymity had soured me of elsewhere.

Today, for which I thank Jaymal for indulging my whimsy, three years later to the minute, my 50th publication hit the front page – Pride and Prejudice Downunder.

This is more writing than I expected to do and I have loved every minute of it. Those 50 publications have included:

6 poems – I like writing poetry but never think it is actually as good as my prose.

9 micro – writing short is an art, and one that I have so improved during my time on Lush.

9 flash – I’m so pleased with my six flash RRs as economy of words and sharpness of plot was so not my writing style (too lush I guess smile ) when I joined.

17 competition stories - I am not so much a competition junkie, rather they provide me with a discipline and focus given my chronic perfectionism. More than anything over the last three years I am thrilled with my ten top-ten results. That, and the new writers I have been introduced to through the competitions and the readers who have read my stories for the first time.

So, I would like to take time to thank you all for the 130,000 views, the votes, the comments and the messages; it is readers who make writing so worthwhile. I adore knowing I have moved people and indeed turned some of you on, by realizing my imagination in prose (and less commonly) poetry.

So many have supported me, and so many writers have inspired me, including all those on my friend list and especially those I have encouraged to dip their toe in the writing pool. It can be invidious to name but a few, but two groups deserve special mention.

Writing with another is a wonderfully personal and intimate experience. I would like to thank, Hannah, Catherine, Pixie, Grusha and Taylor for the privilege of letting me into their minds and their words.

And second to my three close writing friends, who have made the last six months such a blast. Bonnie and Violet are two of the most creative writers and wonderful women to have graced Lush of late. And special thanks to Susie, who has been part of my Lush journey right from the beginning, and without whom I might not have persevered past those early days.

I can’t judge my own writing, for me every publication has its own special history for how it came to be on the page and is loved for that reason. That said, one story is primus inter pares, Oxford Street, in the words of Jaymal, “It's not the outrageous Annie I've experienced in other of your stories, it's from-the-gut Annie - reflecting a struggle for acceptance and equality that's both uniquely Australian and totally universal.”

That it is in part personal, is the Pride competition winner, and has resonated so strongly with those of who have struggled with acceptance means it will always be the story I am most proud of. But what are the next ‘best?’ I asked Susie and she surprised me with her selections for my three best stories:

A deeper love - the second story I published on Lush, “I loved the characterisation of Fleur and the pace of it. There was nothing over dramatic or trying to be too knowing or fit too much in. I'd still say it's one of your best.”

The End Begins – my most researched story, “witty, funny plus has a sexy Irish backpacker in it, what's not to love… along with tentacles.”

Ms Schrodinger's Pussy – perhaps my most nerdy story “I loved the amount of physics you put in this … Very very clever and very very you.”

It has been a privilege to write here, and be part of this community.

What is next for me will almost certainly alter how much writing I do. But write I will, as I find it a wonderfully relaxing and creative thing to do, and, although I have over 300,000 unpublished words of uncompleted stories on my hard drive, I doubt I will bring up my century within the next three years.

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Thank you for the scary cricket idea!

And I've read all the comp entries on Blue site. I highly recommend reading them all!


Me too, Kimmi, the Blue site comp entries are all worth a read. I enjoyed writing mine Broken Banns https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/-broken-banns-.aspx

And congrats to all those who entered the Proud and Kinky Competition, a good number of Rump in the top ten.

Well in a few minutes, it will be exactly three years since I joined Lush. And, with thanks to Jaymal for indulging my whimsy, my 50th publication will be loaded at around that time. Just wanted to take a moment to thank you all, for your friendship and for reading and supporting my writing over the last 156 weeks.

This is the best place on Lush for writers and without your support I doubt I would have bought up my half century.

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Congratulations to all who entered this wonderful competition, there were, as always, wonderful stories both in and out of the top ten. The top ten were a tribute to our craft, just brilliant stories and each and every one of you are authors I adore.

Special congratulations to Wannabewordsmith, someone whose writing has been inspirational to me, for his long overdue win. And to Jake and Tam for their wonderful stories and well deserved podium finishes.

At a personal level, I am thrilled that all four members of our writing group are in the top ten; so well done Susie, Violet and Bonnie.

And can I, without detracting from the winners and others in the top 10, thank you all for your support of my writing over the last three years. I am enormously proud of my 10th top ten finish on what is the day before I publish my 50th story on my three year Lush anniversary.

As always thanks to Nicola and those who organised and judged this competition, it was a lot of fun and a pleasure to be part of.
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Evening all, so many good stories, so little time. I so must read Laura's story (well stories, I am way behind.)

I hope you are all safe and well, after a year of having Covid under some sort of control, Sydney is back in lockdown. I did get my first shot today, the balance of risk has changed for me and so it was done. Feeling not so good, but that is what I expected.

Thanks for reading my competition story, a number of good stories this competition. I am not so sure I can do the Storiesspace comp, I am focused on getting my 50th lush story/poem published on the 20th which is my 3 year anniversary on Lush.

I will make a thing of it, for me 50 in three years is an achievement to be proud of. And after all my life changes forever at the end of August and who knows how much I will write. Lol if that comment is obscure go read my competition story smile

Take care, keep safe, enjoy summer in the far north.

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Congratulations Violet so happy this wonderful story has got what it deserved, an EP. As Curvy says in this story you have "created such a complete, vibrant and seriously trippy world that anyone can relish this dazzling flight of imagination. And it's seriously erotic too!" Brilliant writing
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Oh Nikki, fabulous decision and this is so totally deserved.

For many of us Rachel has been simply both the most inspirational and supportive person on Lush. I do not have a writer on my friend list who she hasn't helped, supported and been there for. For me personally she was the one who, with Oxford Street, convinced me I could foot it here with the many fabulous writers. The longer I have known her the more I have seen the incredible support she as given, often behind the scenes, to new writers and the Lush community more generally.

And then there is her own writing, Alice and Summer and so much more, stories you read for joy and learning and which linger long in your mind.

Congratulations Rachel
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Good morning all!

Since someone tried to besmirch CuriousAnnie's name, let's use a little ju-jitsu and praise her, instead! (You don't need to know the details…the moderators have deal with it.)

Annie's actual "Pride" competition winner can be found here:
"On Oxford Street, This Gay Girl Found Pride While Playing With Balls"

Why don't we all make a point of reading and commenting on it, if you haven't already?

As for the…piece of shit…that tried to invade our sanctuary, well, I may be a nice guy and all, but if anyone's looking for them, their remains somehow got tossed into the dumpster next door, with all the rest of the rotting fruit. Oh, and I have it on very good authority that they landed with a sickening grunch, but were unconscious when they hit.




Thanks so much James for the shout out to Oxford Street, a story that I am still so proud of.

Being trolled in here wasn't pleasant, though fortunately I only saw it by screenshot after the deletion and didnt see the actual post in here. Thanks to those who reported it and the mods for fixing it.

Hugs I hope you have a good day, colder now here, though my Northern Hemisphere friends tell me 13 C isnt really cold.

I have just started a competition story. Did write a couple of stories since the last competition Ms Schrodinger's Pussy and Miss, my Miss, so very different the first light and amusing, the second a raw and uncompromising take on watersports and love.
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Brilliantly done Susie.

From Paying for It and the Library series in August/September 2018 to Toni Takes Two Cocks In Her Tight Teenage Pussy, reading your stories as you journeyed to the Omnium has just been a wonderful and totally fun experience. Complex plotting, gorgeous language and hot hot sex, what more could you ask for in an erotic writer.

Well maybe the occasional happy ending, but really your ending are fabulous too. So many highlights, the competition first, first, fourth of course, but also some gorgeous less heralded stories like Charlotte Sometimes (my favourite) and Leanan (your favourite.) You have been great with titles - like A Song Called Cunt - and especially superb artwork like The Divorce.

Thanks so much for encouraging me when I started, without you I may not have continued writing here. And for the encouragement you have given others too.

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Jay and I are running out the door for an early morning walk, but the FOOL competition results are in – and, as always, there are a number of Rumps Regulars Represented!

And the winners are:

• Winner $149.86
The Foolish Freshman by PhilU

• Second Place $101.03
Locke, Cock & Two Smoking Jetboots by WannabeWordsmith

• Third Place $50.12
Mindfuck: Love and Payback by Jaymal

Runners Up
An honourable mention to the runners up:

• All Systems Functioning by GrushaVashnadze
• Netflix and Chill by Wilful
• The Emu, the Kraken, and the Fool for Love. by CuriousAnnie
• Mesmeric Tarot by PervyStoryteller
• Harebrained Or Lesbian Bunny Sex Cult by vanessa26
• All Tamara's Panties by deviantsusie
• Pussified by VioletVixen


Congratulations to all the Winners!


And thanks to all the judges! Tough competition – would NOT want to be in their shoes – or panties…


Thanks James, my sentiments exactly. Well done to all those who entered and those in the top ten. Phil, Jeff and Jake's were great stories, fabulous writers who I adore.

I can't but help observe three Australians in the top six, not that we should get all nationalistic about this; and the smartarse who says three Australians and the Foolish competition, that figures, gets to stand in the naughty corner.

Rumps regulars did good, special congrats to my fellow Coven members Susie and Violet, love that the three of us were in the top 10. Drinks on me
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Well done to all those who entered; as always, there were so much wonderful writing both within and outside the top ten. A call out to Cumgirl Daisy and Luca for their fabulous stories.

Congratulations to those in the top ten, your stories were all brilliant. Literally ten of my favourite writers, and a special call out to Grusha for your best finish.

Special congrats of course to Phil, Jeff and Jake, great stories from three fabulous writers who I adore, so well done.

Thanks to Nicola and all those who organised and judged this competition. Loved being part of this, my sixteenth competition in a row.

I can't but help observe three Australians in the top six, we rock guys. And special congrats to my fellow Coven members Susie and Violet, the three of us in the top 10.
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I'm a little late on this, but as part of our regular Polar Bear Service, I would like to draw everyone's attention to a few of the many outstanding stories produced by what Sir William calls the dregs of humanity, the shallow end of the gene pool, the low lifes who live here – Rump's Regulars (and that STILL sounds like an army corps).

Since I'm doing this, I'm going to start with one of MY favourites – Kat's Mac and Grace novel/novella, "The Last Escort", and I'm going to recommend you all start with Chapter 1. The problem with writing long series is that the entire series would have to be read by a board of judges to garner the OS award, and that's just not practical. But IMHO, Kat's series would otherwise be due an Outstanding Series award. 'Course, no one asked me, but – Find it here:
The Last Escort

And Kat, yes, your tabs on me today, so dive in!

Now, having done that, let me note all of the RR's and EP's by Rumps Regulars over the past month, listed with the most recent first – and take special note of a certain Susie, who, for the second month in a row, gets multiple awards, with absolute justification. (I would particularly recommend her new series about Émilie, the au pair):

Miss, My Miss – by Curious Annie

The Student Card – by Deviant Susie

Two Kinds of People – Special Note – Ensorceled got an RR on his first story! Amazing!

Ms Schrödinger's Pussy – Also by Curious Annie! (a, um, GRIPPING tale. I loved it!)

The First Rule Of A Fight Club Watch Party – StarBelliedBoy continues his track record of outstanding stories!

The Gordonian Knot – by Tams_Back_Yay – and this story got both a RR and an EP!

Oil on Canvas – by Travelling Man – and another RR and EP winner - we have celebrities in our midst!

One Small Moment – by GracefulxGem (who has been busy with school work lately, btw, but counts as a regular as far as I'm concerned!)

Émilie's New Job – by Deviant Susie (again)


Congratulations to all awarded stories, and their authors! Hurray!

And before I leave these humble Polar Bear offerings, let me just point out that two of our Regulars have been making Microfiction popular all over again:

Kistin, who has TWELVE (12) Micros in the last month, most of which have scores of 5. The latest one is:
That Meeting in Chicago

And newcummer Verity, who also has TWELVE (12) Micros in the last month, and again, most of them have scores of 5. Her latest was just published this morning:
Computer

There has been lots of other activity by Rumps Regulars, but IMHO, it is especially worth noting these talented Regulars. So, three cheers, two beers, and a moldy pretzel!

(P.S. We expect you all to pick up our bar bills for the next month…)



Afternoon all, welcome to the newbies to the best bar in the virtual universe.

A cold one down under, if you think 13 degrees C is cold, and yes I do think that cold and no there isn't a minus sign in front of that number. Hope you are all safe and healthy and for those of you in the north that spring is treating you well.

Thanks James for the call out to my two stories and the wonderful writing that is emerging from the Rump's regulars and irregulars.

Miss, my Miss is a story I am thrilled with, it started as a simple idea of an attempt at a Watersports story to add another category on my achingly slow journey to the Prolific Writers Badge and became as Jamal called it "raw and uncompromising and filthy and beautiful," perhaps my most intense every story.

Ms Schrödinger's Pussy on the other hand is (I hope) witty and amusing and totally fun to write, ticking College Sex off my to do category list; based on a thought I had when writing my Time Travel competition story.

Thanks to those who have read and commented. I will work my way through the other stories on the list. Have read Susie's two and StarBelliedBoy's one which are just fabulous. Plus a few excellent micros including Kistin's.

Take care and certainly have a on me, though I will settle for
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At risk of sounding standoffish, those stats are available as soon as the competition closes to anyone who wishes to put in the effort, but I would prefer quality over quantity (something an author with a following and good PR is more likely to obtain) of votes or views (views which are almost entirely dependent on the category).

There are other websites where the judging process relies heavily on (or only on) these stats and although I don't always agree with all the top ten stories that are chosen, I much prefer the decision rest with a panel who are looking for quality over what story managed to escape any '2's. There's also the theme which is always a bit vague and to be honest, I'm not sure if my story will be deemed to fit the 'foolish' theme as the humor is dark and the story tragic in its inevitability. No slapstick other than literal slapping to be found.

This competition pushed me to put in the effort to materialize an idea I'd had but been unable to articulate the way I wanted. It gave me the motivation to put in the effort to meet what I demanded of myself for which I'm proud of regardless of recognition or podium places. The first competition I entered was my challenge to myself to complete a story. Now, I have several that I've published here - something I wouldn't have been able to fathom not even a week before creating an account on lush.

More importantly, competitions are great ways to form a following of readers who enjoy your style. I've discovered some of my favorite authors on here through reading competition stories/ poems - authors I wouldn't have known otherwise. These are supposed to be fun and not to be taken too seriously. I'm not sure how I'd feel if the stats became a much heavier factor as then it'd just be a popularity contest.

Thank you for listening to my TED talk.


We write because we love to write. It is totally personal, and each story reveals a little more of us to the community we publish in. The joy of lush is that sense of community of writers, something that isn't present on other sites.

Competitions are a joy and hopefully don't become a millstone. A joy because we are part of that community, the support of other writers is strongest in the competitions. A millstone if the validation of ourselves depends on results.

One joy of how they are run is that they are not a popularity contest. The second is the wonderful writers whose work I have been introduced to through the competitions. Like Luca, one of my favourite writers, whose I first read in the Pride competition a little under two years ago. Like Curvy whose competition winning story End Of The Masquerade is truly stunning. Like Tam too, from that same Pride competition that introduced me to Luca. And like you Violet, I still remember I was like Keats on First Looking into Chapman's Homer, with your first competition story. And now look at us, such close friends. And this latest competition story of yours is just so wonderful, brilliant brilliant writing, no matter where if finishes in this competition thingy. It is a story so very you and so perfectly formed.

And that isn't unique to you, there are many many stories I love in this and previous competitions. Some like Susie Kimmi Kat Greenman Rump Hannah Anna Brooke and Vanessa are those who have been around this space for a while and authors I have read a lot of. Like me I guess, this is my 16th competition in a row, why you might ask. The answer is simple, because the deadlines are the one thing that gets this chronic perfectionist to complete. But even more than us 'oldies' the delight is in seeing new writers burst onto the stage, like Violet, Grusha, Bonnie James Michelle and Daisy; and those around and about who have been around a while but I haven't read much of like Jamal, Wilful Phil and Cumgirl. By the way read them all but if you haven't read Cumgirl's story, do so it is truly brilliant.

The reading and scoring numbers are hard to interpret and well just shouldn't be. My competition story has about 1000 reads which is light for one of my stories and yet the story Ms Schrodinger's Pussy that I published yesterday already has close to 2000 reads. Why? I have no idea, is it the Monster versus College sex categories driving that? But it doesn't concern me, I love the wonderful comments people have left on my competition story and am totally thrilled by The Emu, The Kraken, And The Fool For Love's reception. My two highest scoring stories didn't make the top ten in their competitions and my competition winning story did not get all fives. I used to stress about the scores, but life is way too short and now I am much more interested in what people have to say about my stories.

And to conclude my TED talk, thanks to Rump for this space, it is the best ever place for authors.

Happy Mothering Sunday, I got treated so well despite not being fully qualified. I will have some Honey Walnut Syrup cookies though
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Hello all Rumplators!

Violet, great to see you here. Your comp story is on my must-read list!

In the meantime, BB has been de-sludged (saved for Carl), rinsed and refilled and there's a fresh pot of tea on the bar for Scott and any other tea drinkers.

Kat's birthday brownies are plated and the mugs are kinda washed.

Tea, coffee, fine lickers, anyone?


Evening all, and especially Happy Birthday to Kat. And congrats Sunny on your exam results.

All is good down under, autumn is definitely here, and the nights are cooler. Been a little busy, life is like that, so not here as much as I would like. I am working on a competition story which I hope I can get done in time.

Do read Violet's story, it is excellent. I might take a tea and those brownies do look so good, thanks Curvy.
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Good morning Annie!





Well good morning to you too Meagan.

Oh, you mean the other Annie, giggles. Look at it this way, a day where you kiss both Annies is the best day ever.

Glancing below
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