Ooh, I've had an idea for something about this for a while. That's exciting.

Is there a way to remove stores from the reading queue other than clicking to open then then clicking remove from queue? If not, is this functionality that could be added?

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I would love to see what you’d do with a cuckqueen! I think there aren’t many of those because female writers won’t go there—we’re emotional, jealous beings who’d cut a man’s dick off for being with another woman, whereas men get excited with a hot wife.

That inspired me to start working on one, but it's been relegated to the folder "AWFUL POWER FANTASIES" I might be writing porn, but that kind of thing just gives me bad vibes.

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At the risk of sounding stupid, do you mean if the guy is cucking his girlfriend/wife or being a hot husband?

With women being cucked, I believe it's called being a cuckquean or something along those lines. Not sure what it's officially called if dude's a hot husband.

Yes, that's what I mean. Coming to realize what I wrote makes not a whole lot of sense. I should edit it. Also, didn't know those terms were a thing.

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I read the title of this thread and all I could think of was, "So... a monogamous committed relationship?"

Rereading it, I realize that's a pretty awful mistake I made. I wonder if I can change the title.

Something I'm curious about is that I've noticed that cuckold, cheating wives and wife lovers appears to be a pretty popular genre. It got me wondering if the gendered-reverse has any popularity, or an established genre name. As in, wife watches husband have sex, or comparable.

Are these genres popular or any interest in them?

EDIT: Apparently the term is cuckqueen and hot-husband. I did not know that.

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We want to read stories which start with some sort of crime, or the immediate aftermath of a crime and go on to reveal over the course of the story, just who did it. Who done it. Fine, whodunnit (and that will be the one and only time Lush will encourage the use of bad grammar).

Point of clarification, the mystery of whodunnit is critical, so something like the bank robbers celebrating after a successful robbery is a no-go?

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I'm glad you could find inspiration from darkness. Not many people can.

That's the place I find it most frequently to be honest.

I'm a bit frustrated that the day after I submitted my entry, I came up with a much more fun idea. Yeah heartbreak and melancholy are all well and good, but I figured out a way to get weird with it, which I always find so much more fulfilling.

Anyway here's my entry, I like to think it's a pretty unique take, dealing with melancholy, heartbreak, bravado, trust and pain. Feelings!

https://lushstories.com/stories/straight-sex/are-these-tears-of-sadness-tears-of-laughter-tears-of-rage-or-am-i-merely-sweating-2

I'm working on a story that makes fun of people banning books at libraries and whatnot, when the crazy people read passages that they find objectionable, and am soliciting titles for fake banned books the weirdos can reference.

Side note, if you want to contribute, in any way what the book might be about or a sentence or two to be read out, feel free.

Just posted a competition entry where I tried to do something very different from both what I normally write, and what I think a lot of people would write for the comp. More about feelings and remorse than a dirty talk conversation about people getting off.

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/straight-sex/are-these-tears-of-sadness-tears-of-laughter-tears-of-rage-or-am-i-merely-sweating-2

This thread and mindset was an influence on a story I just wrote for this site.

Would it be cheating to have the whole story, save a framing device, be dialogue? In that this is a person recounting events to others? For instance, a group of people all exchanging stories, so the almost all of it is spoken, even if it's a character saying narration?

Is a couple trying and basically failing to do BSDM on genre? As in, they try it out, but it's not for them, or they can't tie the knots properly and keep slipping out?

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Variety is the spice of life!

Just as long as it's not too much out of character, that is, like a virgin going straight into an orgy and performing like a seasoned porn star.

I don't mind chapters without sex. You could still include some sexiness or erotism without actual getting on it.

Funny you should say "variety is the spice of life" because they opening line of the first part of the story is "They say variety is the spice of life, but I've never had a taste for spice on anything" Line is subject to change.

As the subject suggests, if you're reading/invested in a multipart story, do you prefer having the same genre in each section, or some variety. I could imagine both, in that if there's variety and the subject veers into a deal-breaker or turn off, then you lose out on some of the narrative, on the other hand, the same genre could get boring or repetitive.

Beyond that, how do you feel if some sections of a multipart story don't feature sex, just character or narrative development and set up?

I'm sketching out something that I'm having a ton of fun with, it's pretty early going and I need to make the decision.

I'm half tempted to re-hash my comp entry for the Anti-Valentines, but I think I can do better.

No Future Part 3 by Titus Andronicus. Almost every verse resonates and describes me, but perhaps no better than the final line: "You'll always be a loser now, and that's okay"

Superchunk, they were fun but I was exhausted and could barely stand during the show.

I haven't gotten to it yet, but I loved Divinity: Original Sin 1 and 2 from the same developers (Larian Studio) and turn-based CRPGs. Though, I'm a bit apprehensive about it, since my favorite parts of D&D can't be translated to a game like rule of cool, novel uses of spells and other weirdness.

In no particular order,

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring, Bloodborne

Divinity: Original Sin 2

No One Lives Forever

Soul Reaver 2

Valkyria Chronicles 1, 4

XCOM 2 and Enemy Unknown

Late question, but the entry says "should be between 600 and 2000 words long" for length. Is 2000 a hard cap or a guide? Mine's at about 2500 words and I'm trying to figure out how much of an axe I need to take to it.

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The problem is that it draws attention away from the story and to the author themself - sort of like shouting 'hey look at me, aren't I clever?' The same problem can be found with authors who are too precious with their language and put their sense of style ahead of their plot. Before you get fancy or 'experimental' with your literary devices, focus on just telling a good, straightforward story.

By the way, I'm also guilty of not taking my own advice, so...

This makes a tremendous amount of sense.

This question is going to sound more than a little insane, but it's genuine. My story has several songs in it (one of the characters is a singer) can I exclude them from the word limit?

Edit: in case it's not clear, they're original songs written by yours truly for the story.

A story I'm working on has something not dissimilar from fourth wall breaks. Specifically, the narration (not a character) provides explanations directly to the audience. Example below:

"a fairly derivative medieval fantasy land; you’ll have to forgive my not going into much depth. The limited word count for this competition and the generic nature of the world don’t warrant it. "

I'm just wondering how readers feel about that kind of thing.

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1996. Will have to check this 2016 version since the 1996 ended on a cliffhanger.

The 2016 version is dreadful, I highly advise skipping it. Plus if I recall correctly it also ends on a cliffhanger.

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Started Berserk yesterday.

1996 or 2016 version?

I recently watched Motherland: Fort Salem it was aggressively average. Before that was Yellowjackets, which I thought was a masterpiece of TV.

A lot, but the three furthest in progression are something for the free spirit competition, a series about a super-spy party (think a gala or convention for James Bond types) and a story about an alien galactic overlord taking a vacation trip to Earth.

They all get weird.

Seconding The Witness.

Some others might be Return of the Obra Dinn and Baba is You

This proposal is lunacy. First and most notable point, on page 21 of an FBI report on active shooters pretty clearly says "good guy with a gun" resolved active shooters less than 4% of the time.

https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/active-shooter-study-2000-2013-1.pdf/view

Second, consider how many school shooters end up turning the gun on themselves. That report says 40% end up killing themselves. Numerous people smarter than me have argued that in these cases, the shooting is secondary to the suicide. Should that be accurate (which I have no doubt in some cases it is) having an armed security guard makes it easier for the shooter to get the ultimate goal of suicide.

See also

https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/as-study-quick-reference-guide-updated1.pdf

https://www.wired.com/2012/12/why-spree-killers-kill-themselves/

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/suicide-prevention-could-prevent-mass-shootings/

Best case scenario? Shooter is stopped. Worst case scenario? New target, shooter can retrieve additional weapon and ammunition, response is delayed because shooter uses radio to call in an all clear, and other responses are delayed because on site police 'have it covered.'

Utter lunacy.