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Bearkeep, I need a stiff drink, please! I’ll be in my corner trying to scribble some rough man-on-man fuckin’ for my comp entry.

This theme speaks to me, so setting my family-friendly scribbles aside for the moment.

Kimmi’s stiff drinks are on my tab tonight. I can't wait to see what she comes up with! (after I finish my story of course) 😈💋

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Hi, Rumpies

Been a hard day. Was already stressed from complicated last-minute changes before this weekend’s test run at work and then walked into chiropractor’s office to find the most pained man in the waiting room. He had a knee cart but with great difficulty sat on the floor and kinda rolled around trying to find comfortable position. It immediately affected me. I couldn’t quit watching his face and had a massive anxiety attach, escaped into the office part, telling receptionist I needed a vacant room where I shook all over and cried. My chiro is amazing in all ways and helped me calm down. Damn, it’s hard to be me sometimes. That man’s pain was fierce and I couldn’t separate from it. 😢

I’ll be in my corner. Drink, please. I would love to join y’all in the comp, but don’t know if I can write a hot story or not. I have an idea and working title “Now, That’s Fucked Up.” Ha! And it is a fucked up story, if I can write it.

Hugs! I struggle with my empathetic tendencies, so I feel your pain (literally). My father was the same way. I seem to be the only one of his seven children that was blessed/cursed with this trait. I tend to show up right on time for a doc appointment because I don't want to sit in the waiting room and end up having to explain that my high blood pressure isn't a health concern (my doc now takes it at the end of our visits). I actually have a script for Zofran because my stomach l gets so tied up in knots when I internalize the pain of others. Fortunately my NP gets me.

I am missing my cat intensely this week with hubby traveling. The bed is empty and it makes it hard to sleep. He doesn't travel as often as he used to but when he does I have always had my little furball, Chessie, to keep me company. But since her crossing over the rainbow bridge, I don't have my cuddle buddy. 😿

I am editing both the next part of Boardrooms & Boudoirs and Part 2 of Forbidden.

Once I have those both squared away, I plan to work on a story for the Obsession comp. 😎

That is, unless I take my laptop with me...

Though if I do, I know my wife will keep telling me that I'm obsessed! 🤣

That would make for a great story!

Tea for me, please as I switch from workout clothes to a swimsuit. Its just my brother and me this morning. My neighbor who usually swims with us has an appointment.

I'm also excited about the comp. Its a great theme and a generous word limit. 😎

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At least you can go for a dip to cool off. And yeah, I had the "stepping into a sauna" feeling when I left for work this morning.

Yes, I can! The joy of being retired and living on a beach. I can't really get a job since I take care of my brother a good portion of the year.

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The scary thing is that I am on a board where most members are Europeans and they complaining about the heat too. Similar temps to here or worse. Is the whole Northern Hemisphere under a heat wave?

It's hot AF here. Yesterday was a smidge cooler, but this morning I opened my front door at 7 am to go to the gym and it felt like I opened the oven or a sauna. 🔥😓

But it's hard to beat my view here.

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I have a handful of stories with more than 30k views, but they're all from 2015-2017 era.

I have one story with 75k that I keep an eye on with the dream of getting that million view badge, but the number doesn't seem to go up (probably just because it's an older story that most people wouldn't stumble across unless they were viewing my profile).

Last year, I started taking my writing more seriously, and I found that I was averaging 50-100 flames on a new piece, but the drop-off after the initial few days of activity is really steep. Even when I got a recommended read, or posted my most popular stories, I never managed to to crack the top stories or top authors list, though.

Some of my best stories barely hit 50 flames. Which is why that isn't a metric that can accurately measure the quality of a story. I can pen a 100-word microfiction piece and snag over 100 🔥in a day. And I can also spend hours researching for a seduction story, spend a couple of days vigorously editing it till I am happy with it, get an RR and a bunch of really lovely comments, and get 23 🔥 in that same amount of time.

This being an erotic story site, I realize that stories with depth are not going to be fan favorites. But I don't care. I love when I write a piece that I have poured my soul into and a couple of handfuls of readers tell me how much they enjoy it. 😇

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Geez, you Floridians are so aggressive sometimes. Attacking poor,. innocent drawers. ,,🤪

Good afternoon (here, at least). Still cowering from the heat but might improve a bit tomorrow.

We are a ruthless bunch! 🤣🤣🤣

Gym session? ✔️

Take my brother to the pool for a Swim? ✔️

Online shopping w/my bestie by the pool? ✔️

Fix lunch for my brother?✔️

Mod Kimmi’s lovely microfiction piece? ✔️

And all of that before noon! I'm feeling very productive today. Not bad for 3 hours of sleep 🥱

Popping in for a Coke Zero to keep me vertical for the list of chores this afternoon holds for me. Hoping to have time for more writing and modding later. But first, I must attack the drawers in my bathroom. With a lil help from some Amazon purchases, I'm hoping to reorganize a bit. 😎

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I agree with you, WW, but in a way, that is my point.

Maybe, there should be a badge for writing a popular series, and we leave the quality to one side, as it is too time-consuming to judge. It's just a different way of looking at it, and I suggest it, as I think it will attract members.

The problem with awarding a badge for popularity is that there are some authors who consistently score 300-500 flames 🔥 per story. And others who don't have that kind of following who are really strong writers but barely break 50-75 flames.

While I won't lie and say I don't enjoy recognition for my efforts, I am always more excited when I get comments from people who really like what I've written and not just clicked the like button.

I am not sure we want to value popularity over really good writing. 🤷‍♀️

The monthly top author and top story list already address the popularity of an author and/or a story in my opinion. People who land in the top three spots get a badge for that. 😎

These are just my opinions of course. What do I know? 🤣🤣🤣

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Here are a couple of questions on badges which I am asking for a friend 🙄...

Famous Story:

I have a story that just recently crossed over the 30K mark that was written after the switch.

Series Award: An author of an outstanding chapter story.

The problem with the OS Award was that a series with more than two parts wouldn't be considered because it required too much of a time commitment to read all of the chapters. I'm not sure that I would consider two-part stories as being a series. So, I can see why it might not be something that comes back.

My take on your questions above. 😘

Sneaking in late to gobble up a couple of those yummy cuppycakes...and washing them down with Coke Zero, of course!

And to shamelessly plug my newest story: Forbidden Seduction - Forbidden Part One.

It's different than my usual story as it mixes fantasy and seduction. Many thanks in advance to those who decide to give it a look. And put Milik's drinks on my tab since he was the first to read it besides the story moderator. 😘

I dipped into the folklore pond with my latest story:

Forbidden Seduction - Forbidden Part One

My mother-of-the-bride shoes! 🥰

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"Page Not Found"

Seriously? Something is wonky then. Grrrr...

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our help page here: http://www.lushstories.com/help.aspx

And

https://www.lushstories.com/support/faq

DO NOT GO ANYWHERE

Try my link: https://www.lushstories.com/support/faq

It worked for me just now.

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at least you had one. i never did.

A mutual friend of ours said that Mods' Avatars should throb. LOL.

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Badges. Yes. I don't want to be that guy, but I decided to be anyway. I didn't want to start yet another topic on badges, so I just thought I'd pop in here. I believe my entry for the Island Getaway competition should have earned me a Runners-Up badge, but I have yet to receive one.

I believe it's actually the Competition Top Ten badge you should have received since you placed 7th. Runners-Up badges are awarded to 2nd and 3rd place. You can raise a ticket here.

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Well! Imagine that – we've passed 2,500 pages on this thread.

Apparently, some people around here like to spend their time in bars!

Mentioning no names, Lion, Kat, Kimmi, Milik, sprite, …and so on…

All I can do is oblige. I'm only the Bear-tender around here, y'know.

Lights on, Lady Dryad has cleaned up and we’re ready to go.

Tea Kettle is refilled and ready. There are pots of Red Rose and Lasang salchow available on the sideboard, plus all the other fine teas in the box. Sachets of Swiss Miss are available, along with the usual mound of mini marshmallows.

Big Bertha has been cleaned, rinsed, and refilled, and is now perkin' away.

Today we're using Loon Call Breakfast Blend coffee beans from Muskoka Coffee Roasters, for all the loonies in this joint!

I've put out donuts.

Plus I've got some chocolate biscotti for y'all.

Market day, with my other granddaughter visiting, so I won't wear briefs…

Take care out there, 'K?

Y'all should go back and read some of the early pages of Rumps. Dirty Martini posted a raunchy comparison of beer and pussy. Yours truly can be found on page one responding to his quip, although it's been 15 years, and whatever emoji I posted seems to be unseeable now.

The plan this morning is to swim, but the sky looks a little iffy, so we shall see. We tried to see Fantastic Four last night, but the movie theatre lost power for a brief time, and the projector got fried in the process. We got our meals and popcorn comped, a full refund for the tickets, and free passes to see another movie on them. It was a classy way to handle things. But now we have to wait to see the movie. Ah well.

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Morning Rumpies

Kimmi’s going on an adventure today. Woohoo! Bear, will you watch Butters, please?

Kimmi out…

I'll help keep an eye on Butters. I could use some time with a furball as I'm missing my kitty somethin' fierce!

Enjoy your adventure, Kimmi!

Popping in for a quick minute to say hi and TGIF. Off to the pool. Then hubby suggested some beach time after lunch. It's a smidge cooler today, so with the beach umbrellas and a breeze, that might be doable.

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Coins are no longer given with a subscription purchase.

Any specific reason why? (In case people ask)

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This is my green bean Chile. It is so good.

YUM!

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Morning, Rumpies!

I read the second one this morning, Kat! Great stuff! 😘

Thank you!!!

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I left a comment on Dancing With A stranger part 2 that expressed my admiration for it. It was a brilliant work of tragedy that deserves recognition beyond meat scoring. I hope it receives it

Thank you so much. You’ve made my day!

Happy Hump Day, all y’all! It’s a later gym day for me (8:30) so I have time for some tea.

I finally got part 2 of my new story published yesterday. It’s completed at two parts and, while there isn’t the heaps of sex in it as my usual fare, I am proud of how the story turned out.

Dropping the links here if y’all are interested:

Dancing With A Stranger - Part One

Dancing With A Stranger - Part Two

Taking our friend with Alzheimer’s out for his birthday tonight. The only place he could remember liking to eat at is Outback. So that’s where we are going. He’s very confused these days and it might be one of our last dinner outings as a group. His wife and son are touring a memory care facility on Friday. It’s well past time in my mind. But she wasn’t ready before now. I’m not even certain she will go through with placement. But it’s a positive sign that she’s going to look at it. My biggest concern is his safety. Sigh...😔

Well I need to check a few messages. Have a great day all y’all! 🥰😘

Oh won’t you stay with me, ‘cause you’re all I need…

Will discovers he wants more than just a one night stand in Dancing With A Stranger - Part Two.

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Were you able to open the forums and stories pages? That's where I am hitting the problem. Home page works.

Ahh I didn't venture too far, but it does appear to be working now.

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Welcome back! Don't have any requests but I will take a look at your old stories and see what's there. I generally read what I wrote, so strong character and story focus vs. any particular kinks or acts.

Anyone else having trouble with StoriesSpace? Homepage loads but after that, everything throws a Page Not Loaded errors. I PM'd Molly on here (Since PMs are broken there) but wonder if anyone other than me noticed. It is happening on both desktop and phone and on both wired and mobile networks.

I just logged onto SS with no issue. Maybe whatever was wonky is fixed?

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Hi to All. I was a regular poster here back in 2022. I have been away for various reasons but now I'm back! I want to write more so I need you to tell me which of my stories you enjoyed and would like to see more of. I have lots of new material but would prefer to respond to requests. You can find my stories here. https://www.lushstories.com/profile/JeffersonMerrick/stories

Welcome back! 😎