https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/that-might-cure-it

A little flash for those at a loose end.

Quote by simplyjohn

Every single time I login and go to the forums I see this thread and immediately think it should be Stimulation... driving me nuts!

And for some, AI will always mean artificial insemination. Must be a generation thing.😳

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/masturbation/in-safe-hands-2

Something simple and light for anyone who enjoys such things.

Well, I would have finished my latest bit of nonsense, but it was top-up seasonal double-jabby day today. Why that leaves me feeling like I'm stoned, I'm not sure, though a wonky brain probably plays a part in it. The outcome of writing today would have been 'different', to say the least, though probably largely unintelligible.

Quote by JamesLlewellyn

OK, there's a new comp about Simulation and AIs …

https://www.lushstories.com/competitions/simulation

I wonder if they'll allow AI's to enter… 😜

If I were the grumpy protest type (which I'm not), I'd pull out my Luddite placard and have a march with a moan. It's bad enough having to negotiate the minefield of nerdity that is the modern world, without having to weave some sexy time into a story about it. In the interest of a level playing field, I hope a fun comp will follow based on a time when technology meant turning 'floppy' into a good thing.😇

Did you win yet?😇

Quote by TammyTrueheart

All the authors, not just me, drive traffic. Without us, there is no website. I started writing stories in 2005. I have a large collection on a rival site and published books that I am trying to upload here, but I am frustrated by the unnecessary delays and the site wanting to charge me what I get for free elsewhere. Use AI to screen the stories, then read only the ones it flags. That would decrease the wait time. Get some advertisers. I am sure they could easily get volunteer readers.

No, many just do stuff because we like to, not to tack on some buzzword from 'Marketing For Dummies'. |F you don't want to pay for something, don't; nobody is forcing you. The 'volunteers' you think it's so easy to recruit need to have the relevant knowledge and experience to maintain standards, and if you're so reluctant to part with money, expecting others to give up their time voluntarily is hypocrisy of epic proportions.

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I support the site by writing and driving traffic. Rival sites turn around in 1-2 days without paying any premium. I would say Lush deliberately delays publication in order to make their authors pay for a service that should be free. Lush may consider this a business model. Where I am from, it is called extortion. I will wait before I submit to paying. I only want the increased publishing time. I don't want all the other stuff that goes with a gold subscription; why should I pay for it? I might pay a very small amount for just that service, but that is not offered. It is Lush's loss. I might change my mind later, but not now.

Not seeing myself at the centre of the universe means I can't quite get my head around 'driving traffic', though if the other comically bizarre accusations made are a guide, it's probably utter nonsense. Hopefully, a period of reflection might help you to realise that proclaiming your disappearance as a loss to others might come across as ever so slightly arrogant, whether misplaced or not.

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Thanks Jill. I might do that but I think a lot of people are put off by a too rigid observance of the rules being insisted upon when it is the meaning that is important. Grammar etc is important if it improves understanding but unnecessary if it does not. I have only limited time and would rather spend it on telling a tale than slavishly following a set of rules.

So, if you're more interested in venting your spleen than taking advice AND offers of help, are you trying to improve, or campaigning to lower acceptability standards that many are happy to work very hard to meet?

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/all-at-fives-and-sixes

A hotel flash to bring the weekend closer

If elements of a story are true, for me, that means I've been to X, done Y, or the characters have personalities in myself or others I've met Z. That applies to almost all of them. Some of my most memorable adventures wouldn't make good 'true' stories because what makes them memorable would probably seem mundane to the majority. It's not a true stories site, nor is it a fiction-only site. If you feel cheated by a true story masquerading as fiction, or vice versa, you probably need to find the solution to that yourself. It may be of little consequence to many.

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/my-aim-is-true

A little flash about differing opinions.

Quote by kistinspencil

It's called the Kimmi-verse Multi Attractor -- there was a podcast about it on the Kant Deny, the Sex & Science Guy channel.

Thank you, that was most...err...helpful. 🤣

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It's de rigueur on my side of the street.

Not having the faintest idea what folks are talking about is on mine. I've never felt so 'in with the in crowd' 😇

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/rained-off

My latest bit of flash escapism, for anyone interested. It's a bit wet!

Aisle Be Right With You

"So what was the future really like?" she asked.

"Same shit, different date," she replied.

She hadn't actually left for her appointment with the time-travel agent yet, but it was fun to pretend she had as he sucked on her clit in the supermarket aisle.

As she ignited in climax, she celebrated both her pleasure and the beauty of language.

"I came before I went," she screamed.

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Of my writing collection only 3 are "true". But they are not my highest scoring ones. Both of those are pure imagination. Of course, my scores are fairly mundane so the differences aren't enormous.

However, you might have enjoyed writing them more, or in a different way, to others. Scores, badges, rosettes etc. are some people's yardstick of success, but the one that means most to you. It's the only one that really matters.

My own version of irritation-avoidance is much less stressful; I laugh. If someone plays the 'numbers game' with anatomy, I think it's ridiculous, so I laugh and find something I prefer. No drama, no gnashing of teeth, no problem. Believable is subjective, as is interesting. You may find a need to know 'how they got there' as fundamental, but someone else might not.

Everything I hate might be exactly the reason someone likes something. Eyewitness accounts of the same event may differ widely due to perception, but they're all 'real'.

One of the things I enjoy most about writing true stories is that it gets away from the idea that absolutely everything is characterised by expertise. Some might enjoy writing or reading about filleted contortionists who can do stuff without ever putting a foot (or anything else) wrong, but that's not the case for everyone. Not everyone wants perfection, specific physical attributes, etc.

True stories, or embellished truth, offer something extra. That 'extra' might make no difference to you, but it might to someone else. People write about topics I wouldn't go anywhere near, so I don't. If you feel as strongly about 'true' stories, the same opportunity exists.

Lethal Weapon

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/ello-ello-ello-whats-going-on-ere-then-2

An ease yourself into the weekend flash is up, should you be in the mood not to take yourself or anything else too seriously.

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/the-final-chapter

A little bookshop-inspired flash to get anyone needing some through the week

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/threesomes/rising-for-the-summer

Having ventured into art for the comp, I thought I'd continue the theme and write about other things I know nothing about! Politics and threesomes this time, although it's mostly the latter...thankfully!

Sticking to flash recently, excluding the comp, meant I decided to buck my trend and go for a longer piece. It's to test my belief that I can't really get into anything outside my experience or comfort zone. The second of these isn't negotiable, though 'outside my experience' isn't, even if I seldom do it.

A 'threesome' story involving a member of parliament, her bestie, and an acquaintance of the MP she once had an afternoon romp with before politics called her.

It's a story where the wildest aspect of the sexy bit is the fact that there are three involved. I have no interest in writing for reads alone.

Congratulations to WW, others placed at the top table and to everyone who entered. It was a wonderful ( and luddite-challenging ) brief, and I hope everyone had as much fun with it as I did. Thank you to everyone who made the competition possible. ❤️

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Judging is a lengthy/time-consuming process and the timescales depend on shortlister and judge availability, number/length of entries, and eligibility discussions that sometimes crop up.

Notwithstanding the odd AI entry that slips through and we catch during judging, we've also had people disqualified who have entered more than once under different accounts, or submitting previously published work, or part of a series, etc. All this extra administrative work has a knock-on effect on the announcement date.

Jen's hat, as beautifully rainbow-coloured as it is, cannot fit all the entries in, so we abandoned that route long ago.

I think the vast majority 'get it', and, hard though it is to imagine, do understand that those sifting, shortlisting, judging, etc. have lives even beyond this parallel universe...no, really, they do! (I probably should have prefaced that bombshell with 'spoiler alert'...but I forgot.) 😊

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I do SO MUCH RESEARCH for historical stories. I don't even want to go into detail describing it. I read a lot of the New York Times archives from 1926 for my smut. So many of the details and events and locations are historically accurate, it's actually rarer for me to just make something up, like the name of a nightclub. But I enjoy doing the research, and I enjoy knowing that readers can learn something from my dirty stories.

The choice of whether the goal is to 'educate' or entertain is a personal one. The same is true with regard to what a reader is looking for. If a writer can't accept that some aren't interested in historical and geographical accuracy or 'learning something', that's their look-out. It isn't anyone's job to tell anyone what's 'important'; that's patronising.

People who write but don't see research elements as important have responsibilities, too. They shouldn't pour scorn on those obsessed with 'accuracy', but they should retain their right to express themselves as they wish, rather than worry about rather elitist-sounding snobbery that seeks to elevate something that's a choice, not a by-word for a good read.

Good, and less so, occur with either approach. It always will.

Clearly, as I don't write about things I've no experience of/ periods I didn't live in, I don't have to worry about either. If I did research, it would involve doing something I wouldn't enjoy, so my bottom-line of everything being fun would be under threat. It will matter to some, but if it doesn't. it doesn't have to. Differences of opinion only matter if they're used to imply superiority in their use.

For me, it will always be about what feels comfortable to write about. I can't set a story in a part of the world I've not experienced, or in a period either. Plenty can and do, so those who enjoy that aspect don't miss out.

Kink-wise, my thoughts are the same. I can only write honestly about things I've experienced (even if disastrously). The exception that proves the rule is the odd story I've set in the future, as that is creative speculation, not research- based. I would never suggest this is a case of right or wrong, but 'feels right or wrong for me to do' is an entirely different standpoint.

If people's enjoyment of a story is genuinely affected by a historical inaccuracy, or seen as impossible because of geographical or even physical improbability errors, they are perfectly entitled to take that view, just as I am to choose the settings and activity I do.

Doing what I do for fun allows me to stay in my lane. What seems restricting to some might feel like an important safety net to others. Not being interested in chasing badges or wanting to 'push boundaries' can be very liberating! If I need to Google it, except to confirm I'm correct, I wouldn't be happy writing about it...but that's just me.

My latest flash is up. It's a little different. The next project is a departure from my usual environment- a longer read, and with rather more sex in it than usual for me. I blame having three central characters instead of my standard two!😀

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/memories-are-made-of-this