I'm just dropping in to try the Black Bear coffee and a blue doughnut to get my brain cells ticking. Thanks, James.

I've spent most of the day trying to write my competition entry while sitting in the middle of a rather noisy building site. 😳😕 The renovation work on our house and garage is now well and truly started. 😊

Just hoping it does not rain, as there are currently several places with no roof. 🙄😳

It has always been the PC, though I hardly ever play computer games these days. I prefer to spend my spare time writing.

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No plans for the weekend beyond housework and first grass cut of 2025.

You really do live in the far north, Seeker4, as I only stopped cutting mine for one month this year, January. 😳

As it is Friday evening, how about a drop of white wine for me?

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Ooo jealous, David! But…

Three more days til lil Kimmi leaves for vacation!

Enjoy your vacation, Kimmi. It will be my turn then to be jealous especially with the noise of the renovation work going on. 🙄🙂

I’m still basking in the Gran Canaria sun ☀️ though heading home Thursday before the builders move into and start remodelling the front and side (garage) of our home. I hope I find some quiet time to write a compilation story. I have one laid out but it needs work, a lot of work to bring it up to a reasonable standard. 🙄😎🤣

A nice cold beer for me, James.🍻

I’m just checking in for a cup of hot Yorkshire tea. ☕️ 😎 Happy Birthday Seeker4 🎂🎁🎈🎉

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Morning Rumpies

Hugs to anyone who needs them. ❤️

And ten days until lil Kimmi leaves for a needed week’s vacation!

Have a good time on your vacation, Kimmi ❤️

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What, you don't have a laptop with you? 😉 I'd think a resort in the Canaries would be a great spot for writing. I've thought about taking mine along on longer cruises or resort stays.😊

My wife said if I take my laptop it will end up in the pool. Apparently she would like to see a bit of me this holiday! 🙄🤣

However, that doesn’t mean I haven’t bashed out a plot outline on my I-phone, just don’t tell the missus! 🤣 🤣

Good Morning, l’m currently lucky enough to be lying by the pool, not a cloud in the sky, in Gran Canaria. My only concern is whether I will have time to write a competition entry. 🙄 So make mine a cold lager. Thanks. ☀️😎

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II have a personal joy to share. I realized I was only 3 categories away a few weeks ago. Survivor (TheGreenMan here), has passed and is the only reported Omnium holder.

Congratulations, Kimmi... 😊😘

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Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, after giving his Easter Sunday blessings. Now us catholics wait and watch for the smoke announcing our new Pope.

☘️☘️☘️

Sorry to hear about the Pope. Despite not being religious, I did visit the Vatican last summer as a tourist.

Just a plain cup of strong coffee for me, a little milk, no sugar. 😊

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Happy Easter Sunday

You too, fuzzy. 😊

Love the idea behind the new competition. Plenty of scope there for innovative ideas, especially with 4,000 words! 😊

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Happy Easter if I don't HOP in before then!

Hope you get better soon, Kat. 😊❤️

I try one of the psychedelic-looking bunnies. Thank you.

P.S. Perhaps I should have a 🍺 as well, as today, with my latest story, I gained my Prolific Writers Badge. 😈

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Amazon has threatened to terminate me – or at least my account – because suddenly they decided that Nika's first book is pornography, even though it was published in January of 2022 and they've been selling it ever since.

Anyway, the upshot is that neither of Nika's books is now available through amazon.

I am sorry to hear this, Bear. 😕

While this doesn't help, I heard a similar story from another author who publishes on Amazon (as well as other sites). He had a Hotwife book series on that site, but the first in the series was removed with no notice after being sold for a while.

The reason he was given was that the hot wife had slept with the husband's brother, and that had been reclassified as I/F (word we cannot mention here). There was no blood relationship. Anyway, I believe he had to rewrite that scene.

With a view to eventually gaining an Omnium badge, I have written a story in the watersports genre called "Clare's Warm Wet Punishment." It's written, but it just needs that final polish.

When published, I will have around another 10 genres left. 🙄😊

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Please post pics.

I wouldn't want to empty the pub. Kimmi

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Hiya Rumpies

I popped in just in time to see a cock sunning itself in a cover pic on the home page. A no-no to have genitalia in a cover pic. I reported it as I’m a proud member of the penis patrol. 😎

I think there are some new mods, so this lil penis slipped by them. 🤣

I’ll take a donut to reward myself for my hard work, please. 😊

I was a little surprised when that cover photo "popped up" on the story's home page. 🙄😇

However, it made me chuckle and reminded me that I hope to do something similar next week when we jet off to the Canaries for our holidays. 😎

I have an English breakfast tea, James. Have a good day, one and all. 😎

I believe names are important, and I try to pick them to match the story/character/setting. I also try not to have any two similar character names to help stop reader (and sometimes my🙄) confusion.

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Oh, and BTW, Naked Spy is currently doing pretty well on Kindle. Here are this morning's rankings among currently free promo books.

Let's hope it continues once people have to pay for it!

FYI: Hi James, I did look for this book on Amazon UK but couldn't find it, though I did find it on Amazon US. However, I cannot order books from that site. 😳🙁 Will it be available on Amazon UK?

Thanks for manning the bar, Seeker4. I have a cup of the Yorkshire Gold Tea, which, coincidentally, is what I am drinking in real life right now! 😊

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I turn 60 in three weeks. The wife clearly wants to do something special and I just want to spend a week or two by myself. After 21915 days on Earth (yes, I calculated it, though I estimated leap days so I might be off by a day or two), what's one more?

Welcome to the 60's, Seeker4. 😊

I can assure you it's just being in your 50s, but everything seems to take a little longer; at least it does for me. 🙄

All, good here, especially as we are jetting off to sunny climes in just over a week's time. 😎 I will try the Muskoka Coffee, James. Thank you.

I have just finished a 4-part series called "The Velvet Lounge Hotel." 😎

This is a spin-off series from my 5 novels published here, and I'm quite pleased with the way it has turned out. It gave me the chance to write about Sarah, one of the three main characters—but the only one I have never written about directly. It also gave me the chance to write from a third-person perspective rather than my normal first-person perspective. With her character, it does give me some advantages, though I am not sure if you can switch perspectives with each chapter in a whole book. 🙄

Here is the link to the first part: “The Velvet Lounge Hotel” – (Part 1 of 4)

Congratulations, Suisie. 😊 It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get to 200 stories.

While I admit that I have not read all of Suise's stories, there is one that sticks out, and that was her entry to the Dirty Talk Competition last summer. How it never made the top 10, I will never understand! 😕😳

Here is the link to that story; you will not be disappointed if you choose to read it: I'm Home | Lush Stories

Good morning, James. English breakfast tea for me. The cream-filled cannoli look interesting; just don't tell the wife that I having one! 😜

Today, I am recovering from walking 12 miles around the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It wouldn't have been so bad if it had been flat and I had been 10 years younger! 🤣😎

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No. We will advise if there is an update, thanks.

Okay, thank you, Jen. 😊

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Nothing yet. They're super busy.

Anything yet, WW?

Yorkshire Tea and a profiterole, the same for me.

I can highly recommend Kat's story, Cookies and Lemonade... It is one of the best stories I have read here. 😎

The sun is out in the South of England, like it has been for the last week. Cold wind, though!

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Already is. I stocked some a while ago. Great black tea. If it isn't in the pots, just ask. I personally have Yorkshire Tea at work and Yorkshire Gold at home.

That is handy to know, Seeker4. I will check out your story later today.

Please note: I have put in an order for a refillable mug of Yorkshire Tea every time I write (normally 8 am UK time). 😎

I am currently writing a short series called "The Velvet Lounge Hotel." The first two parts have been published.

If anyone is interested, here is the link to the first part. “The Velvet Lounge Hotel” – (Part 1 of 4)