I designed a website for a professional cigar reviewer a couple of years ago, so I picked up a thing or two.
If you are new to cigars then you might want to try a flavoured one first. I think the best selling flavoured cigar in the world is the ACID range by Drew Estate. They are infused with various aromatic flavours so there are plenty to choose from. They are also relatively inexpensive.
http://drewestate.com/?portfolio=acid-cigars
If you don't want to go down the flavoured route, your best bet would be to head to your closest bricks and mortar store and pick up a sampler. They are usually pretty good value and you will end up with four or five different sticks to try. That should give you a better idea as to what size/shape (corona, robusto, torpedo, perfecto, etc) and wrapper type (connecticut, colorado, maduro, etc) you prefer. If you are looking for the best value for money, try some 'New World' cigars from countries like Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.
Note: none of the above are any indication as to strength, i.e. the amount of nicotine. It is always best to ask. If you start feeling dizzy or light headed when smoking, put down the cigar, drink some water and eat something sweet.
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Liz
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Scarlet Seductress
Ditto. The images shown on the news are devastating, I can't imagine what it must be like to have to abandon your home to the rising flood waters. I saw the picture the other day of the helpless pensioners stranded in waist-high water. I know they have now been rescued but that is just shocking.
And an enormous FUCK YOU to pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church who I read has finally been publicly shamed into buying some air mattresses and preparing to open the doors to flooding victims in need.
And an enormous FUCK YOU to pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church who I read has finally been publicly shamed into buying some air mattresses and preparing to open the doors to flooding victims in need.
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Quote by Raza
I'm well aware of the rules. My story was published with no problem, so I can write reasonably well and am capable of adhering to the rules.
What's wrong with the soft and fluffy, watered-down versions of my stories? You make it sound like there's a problem with that. Telling me Lush is not the place for me makes it sound like you're trying to bully me off the site.
I'm not bullying anyone. In fact, I thought the tone of your post made it sound like you had a problem with 'watering down' your stories.
You made it sound like the rules Lush imposes on authors are excessive and dictatorial, and I don't believe that to be the case. The owner of the site simply doesn't want to publish certain story elements on here.
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Quote by Raza
The best advice for you: Do not let somebody else's rules dictate what you write. When you write you let your imagination off its leash completely, 100%. It goes where it wants to go -- no barriers. It's not illegal, never has been, never will be. If you're placing restrictions on your writing because of somebody's artificial rules, you're doing yourself and the art of writing a serious injustice.
I grew up on an unhealthy diet of British crime books, books that glamorize crime, sex and violence. Authors such as Martina Cole, Mandasue Heller, Jessie Keane, Kimberly Chambers. Every book I've ever read breaks Lush's rules in one way or another. My writing is heavily influenced by those authors. I've written close to a hundred stories, none of which would get published here at Lush.
If you want a story published here, do what I did with Plunder and Pleasure. Keep the original version for yourself or a site that will accept it, and do a heavily edited version for here. A soft and fluffy, watered-down version that the good people here at Lush will accept.
Problem solved.
There is nothing in our acceptable content rules which would prevent someone from including 'crime, sex and (mild) violence' in their publications.
The rules on Lush pertaining to story content are very simple.
I agree not to post stories which feature minors (under 16 years old). I also agree not to submit stories which include content pertaining to , graphic violence, (close blood relatives), totally unwilling participants, drugging, dangerous sexual acts, snuff, racism, or .
If leaving elements out of your stories such as underage characters, , racism, , etc leaves you with what you consider a "soft and fluffy, watered-down version" then Lush really is not the place for you. That sort of stuff is not published here.
Scarlet Seductress
Quote by Raza
I don't agree with that.
Saying that suggests that people are only here for titillating and arousing stories, which simply isn't the case. Some stories could be humorous, intriguing, enlightening.
Who said exhilarating stories that titillate and arouse cannot also be humorous, intriguing, or enlightening?
Perhaps it would have been more accurate to put 'most people come to Lush to...'
After all, this is a sex stories website. We do not publish stories that do not contain some element of love, sex, or eroticism. Those that are submitted without any of these things are generally referred to our non-erotic sister site storiesspace.com
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Quote by Xanaphia
I am working on the second draft of my dark fantasy novel, which contains some elements that aren't allowed on here. Fair enough, I won't post anything that breaks the rules. Am I allowed to post stuff from my novel that doesn't break the rules?
Absolutely. Just consider though that sharing excerpts from longer stories loses a lot of context for the reader so you'll have to be quite selective. Perhaps posting short sex scenes as flash stories might work best?
Quote by Xanaphia
Follow up, I know isn't allowed on here. The scenes I want to post don't contain but may refer to the that occurred earlier in the story. Not in great detail, mind, but the character learning to move past her trauma is a major theme throughout the piece. Is this allowed?
Generally, no, but it depends on how it is written. People come to Lush to read exhilarating stories that titillate and arouse. Stories with heavy elements of past trauma due to things like sexual assault or domestic abuse are pretty dispiriting.
Scarlet Seductress
Quote by ShamelessFlirt
Nope
https://www.lushstories.com/forum/yaf_postsm2823318_Link-in-signature.aspx
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Quote by ShamelessFlirt
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<a href="https://">My offerings</a>
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The link keeps disappearing, can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong???
Yes, you keep formatting it like HTML with an HREF attribute. The forum will strip out all of that for security. All you need to do is copy and paste the URL.
If you want to have some plain text be a link, then you need to use forum tags. For example, the correct code for your forum signature would be this:
[code]My Offerings[/code]
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Quote by chris_brown
now u know how i feel about how Lush drove away a lot of people when it became a pay site
What are you talking about? Lush uses a freemium membership model. It doesn't cost anyone anything in order to either publish their stories here or read other people's.
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Quote by Ruthie
I made a horrible mistake. I deleted one of Adagio's poems and his comments.
Sounds like a glitch as moderators can't actually delete publications. They can only be returned/rejected but they still appear in the author's story list.
I'd put that one down to a temporary computer gremlin.
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Quote by MadMartigan
Wish there was a way to still access stories of members who've deleted their accounts. So many high class stories gone.
Sitting (papergirl) poof. That was the biggest example.
Now puddleduck. Poof. All that fine prose and some of my favorite stories. Just gone.
Real shame but unfortunately we can't keep the stories when someone leaves. Bummer
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You can send it to me and I can attach it for you: liz@lushstories.com
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Quote by coffeekid63
Ok lots to consider,
1. Has this always been a problem or did it start after you added something? Can you unplug something and get it to stop?
2. Does your amp have a ground lift? (generally on the back somewhere) try switching it on and off
3. How old is the wiring in the house? Some older wiring isn't as shielded and more susceptible to interference from things like DC transformers, neon lights, florescent lights and things like that.
4. Assuming they are on the same circuit because they are in the same room try running a heavy duty extension cord to another part of the house.
5. Try a power strip with a power scrubber in it, they help "clean the power" and can help with some of those issues.
I'm not an engineer or an electrician but have been around this block many times, but I think if your not wearing any clothes or playing in your undies your confusing it for a yummy sound.
Dude. Excellent ideas!
It's always been a problem and the wiring I'm sure is pretty old. Probably at least 50 years.
Gonna try the extension cord first to see what happens.
Scarlet Seductress
On the off chance there are a few Lush members who are electricians/electrical engineers, I thought I'd ask about a possible grounding issue.
I've got a guitar amp (connected to a cabinet) plugged into the mains on one side of a room. On the other side of the room I have a 6-way extension with various Macbook and iPhone chargers plugged into it. When the amp is turned on, I get a buzzing noise through the cab when I touch the metal connectors on the laptop/phone chargers.
Assuming there must be some sort of interference travelling through the mains wiring behind the wall between the sockets, I bought a multipack of Clip-On EMI Filter Magnetic Ferrite Rings in different sizes and clipped them onto all of the power and charging cables. This didn't resolve the issue.
Could the problem be caused by a 3-pin plug that has been wired wrong? Or perhaps one of the wall sockets?
Any advice would be appreciated!
Liz
I've got a guitar amp (connected to a cabinet) plugged into the mains on one side of a room. On the other side of the room I have a 6-way extension with various Macbook and iPhone chargers plugged into it. When the amp is turned on, I get a buzzing noise through the cab when I touch the metal connectors on the laptop/phone chargers.
Assuming there must be some sort of interference travelling through the mains wiring behind the wall between the sockets, I bought a multipack of Clip-On EMI Filter Magnetic Ferrite Rings in different sizes and clipped them onto all of the power and charging cables. This didn't resolve the issue.
Could the problem be caused by a 3-pin plug that has been wired wrong? Or perhaps one of the wall sockets?
Any advice would be appreciated!
Liz
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Quote by noll
BTW, from a true effects junkie like yourself I'd expect them to have a separate reverb tank. Don't think your Big Sky can do the crash sound a spring reverb can make ;)
The Big Sky would file your tax returns if you asked it nicely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjvtsMm8wyA
