Morning all, still rubbing the sleep out of my eyes this Saturday morning, so I need coffee, dark and strong just like I like my ... never mind that might be too much information.
Morning Terrence, got to give that tarantula a little love. After all he ain't a funnel web, who are truly naughty, allegedly the world deadliest spider and like to call Australia home. I will see one or more in my backyard from time to time.
Just checking what is the knickers policy in the bar. I am hoping no-knickers, free drinks; a little short of cash this week.
Well Michelle after a murderous day you don't need the shot glass, straight from the bottle is the go.
Take care all, wet and humid today it seems which has put paid to my idea of sunbathing. Will catch up on my reading then.
Have a good weekend, keep safe.
Yes sometimes I do, there is an Irish backpacker called Susie in my story The End Begins who as it happens is a little Deviant. It amused me (and Susie too) but afterwards I did wonder if for those that got the joke might be taken 'out' of the story. In the last competition, as I was writing the Temptation of Coffee, where one of the two main characters is a barista, the thought occurred to me to call her Tams. Indeed Tams's comment on my story included, "I was hoping the barista was going to be named Tams," but that was a case where I did feel those who knew her would maybe get distracted from what I had written. Though that might have helped.
I have used conversations and interactions with Lush members as the basis for a character and plot in some of my stories, though the names are changed to protect the guilty.
Well done to all the authors who entered; as always, there were so many wonderful stories both within and outside the top ten. Congratulations to the writers in the top ten, your stories were all fabulous, a tribute to our craft.
Special contrats to Tam Jake and Mags, great stories from three fabulous writers.
Thanks to Nicola and all those who organised and judged this competition. Loved being part of it.
Cheers all, I wont be joining in on a whiskey, amongst other things its 8:40 in the morning.
Congrats to all the Rumps regulars who contributed great stories this competition. Especially to Tam for her well deserved win.
this Sunday afternoon.
Wandering fingers will get sticky in this heat. 
... I know not of what you refer. 
Is carefully or firmly the right answer? Lastly maybe Mlle lapine should also change her name. Perhaps to AlwaysLovesaBumSpanking, 
