Afternoon all.
Remembrance Day here, and we are a couple of hours passed the traditional two-minute silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marking the time when the WW1 armistice became effective. Unlike ANZAC day in April this isnt a public holiday in Australia.
Now that my competition entry is in (and thanks for the lovely comments from bar regulars) I am slowly making my way through the other entries. Just excellent story telling, I swear the standard is getting higher and higher.
Hope everyone is safe and well, catch you all soon. Coffee for me as I am at work.
I don't normally offer a view on the politics of another country, but this is such a good result for democracy and a 4-5 million vote lead is a strong endorsement that it was time for a change in the USA.
All is good down under, starting to warm up, spring is almost done and the beach is calling. Fortunately so far this warmth hasn't been accompanied by fires, and Covid is very low, under 10 new cases a day for months now. Melbourne is out of lockdown, and the rest of the country seems to have avoided a second wave.
Finally finished my competition story, link below, and I will now start reading the others including the regulars here. Hope everyone keeps safe. A beer for me this Sunday afternoon.
Only fruit loops desport in a banana hammock. So demode; he'll be spanking the monkey tonight.
I prance my budgie smugglers past kitty barely covered by Wicked Weasel’s skimpy thong. Her nipples firm, but seemingly not for me.
For the schlong packaged in the hammock is more cockatoo than budgie.
Well done to all the authors who entered; as always, there were so many wonderful stories both within and outside the top eleven. Congratulations to my fellow writers in the top eleven, your stories were all fabulous, a tribute to our craft.
So well done susie mags and tam. Congratulations, your stories were so brilliantly done.
Thanks to Nicola and all those who organised and judged this competition. Loved being part of it.
Congratulations Adrian on your 250 story badge, a fabulous achievement. Well done Kimmi for your poem recognizing that success.
Morning all, please please Mr Barman, make me show my ID, make me believe I look on the other side of thirty. Which does raise the issue of which jurisdictional rules are followed in Rumps, the German sweet sixteen, the Aussie eighteen or the ripe old age of twenty-one.
Anyway lunchtime Saturday is a bit early for alcohol when there are chores to be done. I am declaring it bikini weekend down under; spring is here, gardens are beautiful, the weather in the mid-twenties and tomorrow the beach here I come.
Family issues have kept my Lushing to a minimum, no writing and reading other than the competition stories, so I have heaps to catch up on. Hope all is good with you all and that MsMittens gets safely pushed home in that cart.
Great idea Oli.
Personally the clock is ticking and I am hearing that. Professionally, I am dipping my toe in management, so want to see if that is for me.
I love writing and oddly enough given all the comments above about novels, my goal on Lush was to learn how to write short. I had never written anything under 10,000 words until I joined here. So getting micro and especially flash written is for me an accomplishment.
Another goal is to get more of my friends following Brooke's advice "If you want to write, write! That's my one piece of advice. Don't worry about feedback, just write. Write what you like, what turns you on, what interests you, even what you are curious about. Write, read it, edit it, and when you are happy about it, submit."
The next big writing goal is easy to say, but harder for me to do; to actually finish more stuff. I have over 200,000 words of unpublished stories, some at the final edit stage and more about half to three quarters written. And I have at least 6 stories live at the moment. Thank God for competitions, they have deadlines.
Morning all, TGIF, a super busy week. Fortunately spring has sprung and the scent of azaleas are in the air, with the prospect of bikini weather soon.
Haven'd had as much time as I would like to read competition stories but have read some truly excellent ones. Thanks to those who have read mine, I really appreciate the support for my weird little tale. There were a few more entries this morning, so give DeviantSusie and Cat_getsthecream a look, both great stories. I will have to find the time to read a few more, starting with Chris and Vanessa.
Hope every one is safe and well, I will take coffee, it is way too early in the day for a beer.
I will take tea with you my friend
Totally fond. You are a sweetheart; you know every Annie has your sort of dirty mind.
Totally fond of naughty Annies
or 
Your profile views? Just Curious me, continually checking out how to be a Naughty Annie. 
I'll have a cuppa java if you please.
Happy birthday my love 
