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Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by clum
Alas, I am a Scot and it's only right that I give my backing to a film inspired by (but NOT set in) my own fair land. Disney Pixar's Brave was really wonderful and a film you can watch again and again. And it's made Scotland a hot topic in animation circles, which is good news for my flatmate (who is an animator).
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i love pixar, i think you know that, and the film was gorgeous to look at, but from a story point of view, it was a little lacking. i think part of it was that i have come to expect romance in Disney/pixar films of some sort, although thinking about it, the pixar films not so much... i think the biggest issue was that Merida really didn't grow - she got her own way, which is good, but she got it at the expense of her family, and there wasn't any growth - yes, you could argue female empowerment, but empowerment at the expense of others rings wrong to me... i don't know, it just was a little lacking - i gave it a B, only the second Pixar film not to earn a solid A from me (Cars 2 was just... unwatchable, sadly).
Her Royal Spriteness
not sure if this will surprise people, or they'll just nod knowingly...
i have three hearts. two of them, i share. the paper heart that i keep pinned to my sleeve with the self destruct device clutched firmly in one hand. then there's the small one, the red one wrapped in barbed wire with the teeny tiny golden lock and the key on the delicate golden chain that i let a few, a very select few, check out for for a brief time, but i always keep track of it and never let it out of my sight. the other... it's buried deep, so deep no one will ever find it. there is only one other person who knows where, and even she knows that i dig it up and move it from time to time, and don't tell her for weeks where it's gone to...
i have three hearts. two of them, i share. the paper heart that i keep pinned to my sleeve with the self destruct device clutched firmly in one hand. then there's the small one, the red one wrapped in barbed wire with the teeny tiny golden lock and the key on the delicate golden chain that i let a few, a very select few, check out for for a brief time, but i always keep track of it and never let it out of my sight. the other... it's buried deep, so deep no one will ever find it. there is only one other person who knows where, and even she knows that i dig it up and move it from time to time, and don't tell her for weeks where it's gone to...
Her Royal Spriteness
1. Are you currently or have you ever been in a D/s relationship online?
yes. with Mistress Laura.
2. If you have, have you ever had or given daily “homework, chores, requirements, things to do” set by your Dom?
occasinally, though it's not all the time. often it's stuff to make me feel better or that my Mistress knows i need to take care of. sometimes it embarrassing stuff, which i enjoy but aren't brave enough to do with being told to.
3. If so, such as what? (Like photos, videos, leaving daily messages, keeping a journal, wearing or saying certain things.)
sometimes it's chores. like doing the dished, cleaning the house. sometimes i am told to go play with my wife or my kitty sitter or not wear any undies for the rest of the day.
4. Are you punished if you misbehave? (If you are, how? Spankings, timeouts, apology letters, sexual things taken away.)
yes. it doesn't happen often, but when it does, Mistress disappointment is punishment enough - that said, i have been deprived of time with her in the past. that's the worst.
5. Do you have sex with your D/s? If you do, how do you find it easier? (Cyber “typing”, Voice “phone, , or any other means of voicing.” Cam? Pictures?)
yes. i find private chat room cyber typing works best for me
6. Do you let it be known you’re in a D/s relationship?
it's on my bio
7. Are you required to put it on your profile?
no, but i did it anyways - i am proud of being Mistress Laura's kitty.
8. Are you allowed to add friends at your own will?
yes.
9. Can you private chat (online messages or pvt messages)?
yep, though it's never sexual - i don't care to whisper unless it's really important. as for IMs, i have regular friend whom i talk to a lot here.
10. Are you allowed to whisper?
see above.
11. Are you in a D/s that is strictly just you and your D/s or do you have real world people your with?
i have 'real world' wife who sometimes Dommes me and a kitty sitter as well who i play with - only ome Mistress, tho.
12. Why do you have an online D/s?
because i found the perfect Mistress on line! also, it allows me to get the darker side of my sexual cravings out in a manner that is safe and sane.
13. How long have you been in the Lifestyle?
not sure if i am truly in the lifestyle - its not 24/7 with me, but i have been with my Mistress over a year now, i think? (wow) and i was introduced to the bdsm lifestyle about 9 years ago, give or take.
yes. with Mistress Laura.
2. If you have, have you ever had or given daily “homework, chores, requirements, things to do” set by your Dom?
occasinally, though it's not all the time. often it's stuff to make me feel better or that my Mistress knows i need to take care of. sometimes it embarrassing stuff, which i enjoy but aren't brave enough to do with being told to.
3. If so, such as what? (Like photos, videos, leaving daily messages, keeping a journal, wearing or saying certain things.)
sometimes it's chores. like doing the dished, cleaning the house. sometimes i am told to go play with my wife or my kitty sitter or not wear any undies for the rest of the day.
4. Are you punished if you misbehave? (If you are, how? Spankings, timeouts, apology letters, sexual things taken away.)
yes. it doesn't happen often, but when it does, Mistress disappointment is punishment enough - that said, i have been deprived of time with her in the past. that's the worst.
5. Do you have sex with your D/s? If you do, how do you find it easier? (Cyber “typing”, Voice “phone, , or any other means of voicing.” Cam? Pictures?)
yes. i find private chat room cyber typing works best for me
6. Do you let it be known you’re in a D/s relationship?
it's on my bio
7. Are you required to put it on your profile?
no, but i did it anyways - i am proud of being Mistress Laura's kitty.
8. Are you allowed to add friends at your own will?
yes.
9. Can you private chat (online messages or pvt messages)?
yep, though it's never sexual - i don't care to whisper unless it's really important. as for IMs, i have regular friend whom i talk to a lot here.
10. Are you allowed to whisper?
see above.
11. Are you in a D/s that is strictly just you and your D/s or do you have real world people your with?
i have 'real world' wife who sometimes Dommes me and a kitty sitter as well who i play with - only ome Mistress, tho.
12. Why do you have an online D/s?
because i found the perfect Mistress on line! also, it allows me to get the darker side of my sexual cravings out in a manner that is safe and sane.
13. How long have you been in the Lifestyle?
not sure if i am truly in the lifestyle - its not 24/7 with me, but i have been with my Mistress over a year now, i think? (wow) and i was introduced to the bdsm lifestyle about 9 years ago, give or take.
Her Royal Spriteness
4:45am.
i am too tired to rage. i have been awake for an hour and have given up the very idea of sleep. i am tired. i thought that having some thing beautiful in my life, our marriage, would be enough, but frankly, every moment of every day still feels like a struggle. i could simply dump all this on a friend or two, but it's a burden that i don't wish to place on anyone else. i do my best, i joke around, i smile, i find ways to distract myself - sex is huge. the darker, more intense it is, the more i can forget about everything, just be in the moment. the rest of the time my mind is too busy. i feel so lost right now. 7 months of nightmares both waking and sleeping are wearying me down. there are days when i think it would be easier on everyone, on myself, if i ceased to exist. i don't like those thoughts, that's new. it scares me beyond imagination. i try to keep busy, i try to get through each day at a time but sometimes i start to cry and i can't stop. i scare my wife, i scare my friends, i don't know what to do.
i tried talking to someone, tried pills, therapy, it's just too much. i want to the pain to end. i'm sorry, i just need to let it out here, i need someone to understand what it's like. anger helps. i wish i could dredge up some rage, it burns away the fear. i just need to make it through tonight. tomorrow i'll have her, but monday comes and the work week begins again and i am drowning in lonliness again. it helps being here. i have people to talk to. i can lose myself in the site. maybe it's not healthy, i think i am getting a little obsessive, it's my drug, but it's a good drug. Lush is a commnunity. i feel connected here. i feel like i matter. i'm not asking for out reach, i will probably turn it away. i just want someone to understand how i feel. i need to be able to say this to someone, and this is the only way i know how right now. i am so tired of being scared, of hurting.
i don't like myself right now. i don't like this girl that i am turning into, that i was turned into. what happened wasn't my fault. it was done to me, but i am the one who has to live with the consequences. i don't know how to anymore. it's not fair. that's what i want to rage about. it's so not fair. i am tired of even trying. i just want to be able to go back to sleep. even that was taken from me. i hope you burn in hell.
i am too tired to rage. i have been awake for an hour and have given up the very idea of sleep. i am tired. i thought that having some thing beautiful in my life, our marriage, would be enough, but frankly, every moment of every day still feels like a struggle. i could simply dump all this on a friend or two, but it's a burden that i don't wish to place on anyone else. i do my best, i joke around, i smile, i find ways to distract myself - sex is huge. the darker, more intense it is, the more i can forget about everything, just be in the moment. the rest of the time my mind is too busy. i feel so lost right now. 7 months of nightmares both waking and sleeping are wearying me down. there are days when i think it would be easier on everyone, on myself, if i ceased to exist. i don't like those thoughts, that's new. it scares me beyond imagination. i try to keep busy, i try to get through each day at a time but sometimes i start to cry and i can't stop. i scare my wife, i scare my friends, i don't know what to do.
i tried talking to someone, tried pills, therapy, it's just too much. i want to the pain to end. i'm sorry, i just need to let it out here, i need someone to understand what it's like. anger helps. i wish i could dredge up some rage, it burns away the fear. i just need to make it through tonight. tomorrow i'll have her, but monday comes and the work week begins again and i am drowning in lonliness again. it helps being here. i have people to talk to. i can lose myself in the site. maybe it's not healthy, i think i am getting a little obsessive, it's my drug, but it's a good drug. Lush is a commnunity. i feel connected here. i feel like i matter. i'm not asking for out reach, i will probably turn it away. i just want someone to understand how i feel. i need to be able to say this to someone, and this is the only way i know how right now. i am so tired of being scared, of hurting.
i don't like myself right now. i don't like this girl that i am turning into, that i was turned into. what happened wasn't my fault. it was done to me, but i am the one who has to live with the consequences. i don't know how to anymore. it's not fair. that's what i want to rage about. it's so not fair. i am tired of even trying. i just want to be able to go back to sleep. even that was taken from me. i hope you burn in hell.
Her Royal Spriteness
Welcome to Lush! just so you know, we're all about reading stories about husbands and wives as well as couples or any combinations, really. i hope you find the site a good fit for you - new writing blood is always welcome! as for making friends, usually if you just make your presence known in the forums or chat room (see, you already have a good start) pretty soon you find people you get on with, and no, it's not all sex, though obviously there is a lot of that going on here.
Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by DirtyMartini
I agree with all of the above Miss Royalness...there is an issue of spacing when someone pastes directly from Word that new writers are often not aware of, and has been addressed before in the forum...
Words Sticking Together In Stories
http://www.lushstories.com/forum/yaf_postst26925_Words-Sticking-Together-In-Stories.aspx
Don't worry...we see it over on the blue site as well...
Nods, but sometimes it's obvious that there was never a break in paragraphs - anyway, whatever the issue, it should be caught and corrected before the story is sent in - the editing window is your friend.
Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by OnanSands
Oh, and the folks here are sticklers about grammar, structure and punctuation which can be stultifying inasmuch as that which I have submitted at times is meant to be more visceral, but in my mind not in need of traditional "structure"...
yes, we are. here's the thing... well known authors who write 'visceral stories that aren't traditional in structure' usually know a LOT more about the ins and out of grammar than most of us and follow the rules, or break them with consistancy, in the same way. it's not random. as a mod, I see, on a daily basis, what is submitted here - some very wonderful stories can be sidetracked by poor grammar - when I am pulled out of the story because of the way it is written, the story becomes frustrating. The goal here is to write accessible stories that can be enjoyed by all.
yes, we hope for a certain amount of artistry, but honestly, stories that are experimental to the degree you seem to be indicating won't find an audience here. this is an erotica site, and that is what we prefer to publish. Yes, I find passages of Joyce's Ullysess incredibly erotic (Molly Blooms's closing speech) but I would never suggest the novel should be published on Lush.
Know your audience. For an example, btw, of how to write in a somewhat non traditional manner and still adhere to proper grammar and spin an erotic tale, my i suggest the works of this woman: http://www.lushstories.com/celiaisaliena
Her Royal Spriteness
Hi! your friendly mod taking a moment here to pass on some advice to new authors here at Lush - we love you. no, seriously, we do - we love your stories, and we love being able to get them up on the front page as quickly as possible for you - we pride ourselves on that!
Now, that said, a lot of things slow us down. One of them is formatting a story into proper paragraphs - having a wall of verse makes it very hard to do our job, and it makes it frustrating to read - sometimes, given the time, we'll fix it, but usually, we'll just send it back without even reading it. So you know what I'm talking about, I'm posting two examples of the same story, one formatted properly, the other improperly:
The Correct way:
She turned, her smile radiant, lowering her sunglass, her eyes as I had imagined them, cut emeralds touched by starlight.
“All for the love of a woman. Was it worth it, I wonder?”
I met her eyes, feeling suddenly bold, sharing a teasing smile with her, suddenly afraid of disappointing her with my sentiments.
“In a word, yes. There are women who deserve nothing less.”
Her eyes disappeared once more, hidden behind smoky dark lenses, her blood red smile burning itself into my retinas. I watched her go, helpless to do otherwise, hypnotized by the gentle sway of her lips, undone by the sultry smile she cast over her shoulder before abandoning me to my mundane surroundings; Michelangelo and his peers greatest works of art.
I spent the rest of the day in a distracted haze, remembering nothing beyond the glimpse of her emerald gaze, silently reaffirming my words; There were women who deserved nothing less than the destruction of entire civilizations.
That night, I took up my ritual once again, the image of her eyes etched in my memory, her unvoiced sentiments echoing in my head; Would you have burned a city for me?
That night I dreamt of Paris in flames the color of her cascading tresses
Note how spoken dialogue has is separated from the body of the work and has it's own paragraph.
Now, incorrectly done:
She turned, her smile radiant, lowering her sunglasses, her eyes as I had imagined them, cut emeralds touched by starlight. “All for the love of a woman. Was it worth it, I wonder?” I met her eyes, feeling suddenly bold, sharing a teasing smile with her, suddenly afraid of disappointing her with my sentiments. “In a word, yes. There are women who deserve nothing less.” Her eyes disappeared once more, hidden behind smoky dark lenses, her blood red smile burning itself into my retinas. I watched her go, helpless to do otherwise, hypnotized by the gentle sway of her lips, undone by the sultry smile she cast over her shoulder before abandoning me to my mundane surroundings; Michelangelo and his peers greatest works of art. I spent the rest of the day in a distracted haze, remembering nothing beyond the glimpse of her emerald gaze, silently reaffirming my words; There were women who deserved nothing less than the destruction of entire civilizations. That night, I took up my ritual once again, the image of her eyes etched in my memory, her unvoiced sentiments echoing in my head; Would you have burned a city for me? That night I dreamt of Paris in flames the color of her cascading tresses.
Just a little time and effort and TLC is all it takes, and your stories are worth it! (also, some of us mods are starting to go blind, so please, help us out here). thank you very much - love you all!
Now, that said, a lot of things slow us down. One of them is formatting a story into proper paragraphs - having a wall of verse makes it very hard to do our job, and it makes it frustrating to read - sometimes, given the time, we'll fix it, but usually, we'll just send it back without even reading it. So you know what I'm talking about, I'm posting two examples of the same story, one formatted properly, the other improperly:
The Correct way:
She turned, her smile radiant, lowering her sunglass, her eyes as I had imagined them, cut emeralds touched by starlight.
“All for the love of a woman. Was it worth it, I wonder?”
I met her eyes, feeling suddenly bold, sharing a teasing smile with her, suddenly afraid of disappointing her with my sentiments.
“In a word, yes. There are women who deserve nothing less.”
Her eyes disappeared once more, hidden behind smoky dark lenses, her blood red smile burning itself into my retinas. I watched her go, helpless to do otherwise, hypnotized by the gentle sway of her lips, undone by the sultry smile she cast over her shoulder before abandoning me to my mundane surroundings; Michelangelo and his peers greatest works of art.
I spent the rest of the day in a distracted haze, remembering nothing beyond the glimpse of her emerald gaze, silently reaffirming my words; There were women who deserved nothing less than the destruction of entire civilizations.
That night, I took up my ritual once again, the image of her eyes etched in my memory, her unvoiced sentiments echoing in my head; Would you have burned a city for me?
That night I dreamt of Paris in flames the color of her cascading tresses
Note how spoken dialogue has is separated from the body of the work and has it's own paragraph.
Now, incorrectly done:
She turned, her smile radiant, lowering her sunglasses, her eyes as I had imagined them, cut emeralds touched by starlight. “All for the love of a woman. Was it worth it, I wonder?” I met her eyes, feeling suddenly bold, sharing a teasing smile with her, suddenly afraid of disappointing her with my sentiments. “In a word, yes. There are women who deserve nothing less.” Her eyes disappeared once more, hidden behind smoky dark lenses, her blood red smile burning itself into my retinas. I watched her go, helpless to do otherwise, hypnotized by the gentle sway of her lips, undone by the sultry smile she cast over her shoulder before abandoning me to my mundane surroundings; Michelangelo and his peers greatest works of art. I spent the rest of the day in a distracted haze, remembering nothing beyond the glimpse of her emerald gaze, silently reaffirming my words; There were women who deserved nothing less than the destruction of entire civilizations. That night, I took up my ritual once again, the image of her eyes etched in my memory, her unvoiced sentiments echoing in my head; Would you have burned a city for me? That night I dreamt of Paris in flames the color of her cascading tresses.
Just a little time and effort and TLC is all it takes, and your stories are worth it! (also, some of us mods are starting to go blind, so please, help us out here). thank you very much - love you all!
Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by vtcmr
Second thing is, domestic violence has actually been proven to be about 50/50 between the sexes. Feminist groups (not your average innocent feminist that just wants equality, but mainstream feminist groups) twist figures of domestic violence, , etc., by changing definitions. They love to redefine things to make men seem like we're all out to get women.
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if you could, i'd appreciate if you'd elaborate on the above bolded sentence so that we can have a conversation about it. thank you.
