😘 Aww, thank you. That's very kind of you. Hopefully raises a smile or two out there. That really is my primary objective always.

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Until I joined this thread, I thought Omnium was a washing powder.

I thought it was the sound made with an exploring tongue!

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/masturbation/the-wetter-the-better

A story within a story of my story ended up in a competition I wasn't going to enter, but I guess it's out there and available for people to look at, if they wish, which is just the same as it being a story in non-competition season. I suppose.

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For me I would probably say random, romantic / sweet encounters between strangers or people who just met

Pretty similar here. Quite a few categories are simply not for me. I can avoid those, of course, and do. If I fancy a random read, I find it strange sometimes how many new stories I have to bypass that have the 'not for me' flag, before finding a new one that doesn't. The upside of that is if there aren't as many of those being published, it encourages me to dream up more of my own instead!

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Thank you so much for this. Hearing my feelings being normalized is so incredibly comforting, I genuinely needed this!

Nobody knows you better than you do, and whilst a situation might not be one many of us can fully appreciate, it's possible to imagine facing dilemmas that could tear you apart. Seeing something as just another hurdle to negotiate when the stark reality can seem very daunting is one I have experience with, and I know that, for me, it is the small steps and elements that can be celebrated, rather than the 'big picture', which may always be daunting. Hugs from London.

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You're not alone! Commas will be the death of me someday! LOL.

'Grammar is the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit' will always be my favourite, and I don't care how much of an old-fashioned fossil that makes me sound!

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Love that cover. Another author here showed me how to create covers. Now I’m obsessed. I have a ton of covers and no stories. Haha!

In an environment such as this, they are sure to come eventually.

My next story will be called 'Sucking The Joy out.' (She's a lovely girl.) Joy's not AI generated, but she sometimes likes to suggest a different way to do something to avoid becoming too predictable...Poor Joy never realised people could get so draconian over something that all but a few treat as FUN...She's not the only one.

Pond swimming, water-based fantasy addict seeks a chance to bring some of them to life. Is that wet enough? I have precious little intelligence, artificial or otherwise, so it might be nonsense, but it's all my own nonsense! 😇

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By all means write a story based around Holmium, Ho. 🤭😁

Does the element of surprise count?😇

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You are my kind of guy. I love erotic correspondence. Why don't you write to me. Let's see how it turns out.

Always best to get acquainted first!...

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I like erotic chat, but I like to work my way into it slowly. I also enjoy back and forth erotic correspondence.

Much under-rated, in my opinion.

I took a break for a few months ago. I did so not for any reason other than I felt like it. Sometimes, things happen that way. I'm not sure what I create will be any different from what it was before. I guess I'll find out. My and my wonky brain have never been easy to predict...I guess we'll find out😇

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Geez, I wish peeps would quit complaining in the story verification times thread! How many times do Jen and the mods need to explain there’s a wait! 🙄

I need some sweets, please. Been to the chiropractor about my knee. I have a pocket of fluid below my kneecap and it’s excruciating if I put pressure on it. I’m opting for a pain free method with my chiro vs a needle drain with an orthopedic.

I shall give those complaining a withering stare! 😠

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Part of the problem with micros on Lush is that the word counter tends not always to be accurate. So what may look like 104 words for a published micro might really only be 96 words. Trust that the mods are very picky and would never allow over 100 words if they truly existed. Recently I had a writer send in a 98 word micro that was “measuring” 124 words. 🙀 I cut and repasted it and it dropped instantly to 113 words. I did this multiple times and got it down to 106 but there were truly only 98 words. 🤷‍♀️

I actually count mine, as it's achievable. I don't do it with the intention of preparing for a hissy-fit, but purely to see how much my number differs from the god that is tech. Perhaps possible ambiguity over whether a bean's counted as one or two is a part of the challenge, as opposed to being angry over something I will always consider a bit of fun?

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Me, too. A week isn’t a long time to wait to submit another (even if a chapter of a chapter story). I’d gladly wait a week between submits if I was still writing here.

Maybe authors will self-regulate for a while to help out.

I genuinely cannot see a reason why anyone would have a problem with a week between submissions, especially when it's to help those who do as much as they do. The only drawback might be that many readers (yeah, remember them?) may prefer shorter pieces and find themselves confronted with a barrage of 8.2k stories from those who want to get their 'week's worth' in. ❤️

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I sometimes do this if it's not important to the story (or even if it is important and their name is only revealed much later).

Otherwise, yes, I choose character names very carefully to try and match their backstory or social status/age. There aren't many ravenous teenage sluts called Edna these days.

But if you met one of the few, you might not care if she's named after her granny. If you can't see past that, perhaps you don't deserve her!😊

"Nipple"

Kimmi licked each of her two free raspberry ripples. The goo on her chin might not have been the best look, but anything that rhymed with nipples was useful in poets' corner. 

"Wanna lick my raspberry ripples?" Kimmi asked hopefully.

His pearly suit and odd gait should have been a giveaway, but rhyming slang and a misunderstanding did earn Kimmi a nice pucker up on her exposed breasts and a giggle fit.

Lovely jubbly.

I think if I wrote about things I didn't know about, I would know, which would matter to me far more than being 'caught out' by someone who sensed that was the case. If it's something written intending to make fun of my lack of knowledge about something, I'll do that through humour and let my bungling character make it obvious he/I haven't got a clue. Using your opening quote, I'd then be not taking myself too seriously...and I do know a fair bit about that!

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One of the first things you're told as a writer is "write what you know".

Obviously that doesn't mean you can only write what you've personally done, but broad sexual experiences help to bring in the details that most people don't think about.

And well... I'm a bisexual woman what had a real slutty phase and is now in a strong, but very open, relationship. So... very broad experiences.

Oh, BOOTS...I think I'd better make that appointment with the optician.🙄

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Congrats all! It was fun to see all the variations on the theme!

Not to mention the variations that didn't make the cut...😇

Well done to all. If those who entered had as much fun as I did writing, you'd have won your prize already.

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I don't mean the category was created to cater for the Omniums, I meant that the only people who seem to write in that category are those going for Omnium because you have to write in them all. Sometimes if I'm feeling bored, I will change the category of a story as lots of stories can fit into different categories. A nurse has a lesbian affair - oooh.. does that go in lesbian, or medical, or cheating, or occupations or uniforms.. is it a sub/Domme affair so could it go in yada yada yada.. you get the picture, so pick a category and don't worry any more about it.

I knew you didn't mean that. It's just me expressing myself poorly! What I probably meant is if the category disappeared, people would still find stories of interest to them through tags, one-liners, etc. Writers can also still retain the satisfaction of having written in every available category, be that 5, 10, or 20. I'm sure the numbers hoping to find what they're looking for exceeds that of those wanting to write a bit of everything.

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Face sitting was introduced a few years back to almost universal indifference. No one knows why it was singled out. I think its mainly omniums in there... same as to why a strapon isnt a toy, uniforms are separate from occupations, while a nurse can be medical, uniform and occupation... why is wife lover different from cheating or cuckold and why isnt monster sex part of fantasy or supernatural

I understand categories help people to find stories they are interested in more easily. I'm not sure keeping some just for a small number of people who want to have written a story about 'everything' is justified. (They won't have in reality, of course, but that's no bad thing in my book.) Even what something is 'about' is subjective to a degree, and not always because 60% of it is about 'x', and 40% about 'y'.

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i have the same issue with our cat.

Me too with the dog and she's ten, so should know better!

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/flash-erotica/alternative-route

Me and my wonky brain made it to 100! 😀

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And…

I've posted a congratulatory message for Kat.

Let me invite all Rumpies (and lesser mortals) to say something witty and nice to honour her!

Congratulations Kat!

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

We were doing that before it became fashionable.❤️

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Maybe my music shut down our site

😃😃😃😃😃😃

Probably the hamster falling off his wheel again. Hammy managed to shut almost all of London's underground for a while already this week. so he's been busy

At least I can READ some; now my modest effort is done!😊

I can't think of anything I give less thought to. Apologies to anyone affected, but if your name ends in 's', you probably get less of a look-in, as I find possessives for you in English so clumsy. ( My hang up, not yours, so sorry to any 'end in 's' people out there.),