I go away for a 4-day holiday, having read every competition entry, and when I return, I find another 14 have appeared! 🙄

Seriously, it's good to see so many entries; I make it 78 so far. 😎

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Fucking cicadas are everywhere! They are still all over trees, dead ones all over the ground. Crazy times in Kentucky! I have never seen so many of them!

We don't get them in the UK. I had to look up what a cicada was! 🙄

Now I know! 😳 And I think you can keep the noisy little buggers. 😎

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And Kat is in! Read her fab hot entry!

I certainly have! 😎

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Okay, that's it. I am in the comp. I kind of no longer give a shit so I just let the latest draft loose. Fairly plot-heavy magic realism. Maybe 25-30% sex with some sexual allusions and references elsewhere. See what you think. Comments always welcome.

I am just reading your story and you will get a like, plus some feedback from me. 😊

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What holiday? you ask.

Why it's the Victoria Day weekend, of course.

Victoria Day? We don't get that holiday over here in the UK. I guess it was named after our late queen! 😊

I have to say that is a beautiful photo, but I get the distinct feeling that the water is extremely cold! 😨

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Very creative entry, David! Well done!

Thanks, Kimmi, he says, slightly blushing, and then a full blush as I own up to eating all the buns James set aside for you early early! 🙄

I am just dropping after spending 20 minutes in my weightless playroom (fuzzy will understand 😜). I have a Red Rose tea and one of Kimmi's buns, maybe two if she is still away.

A thank you goes to James and Lady Dryad for getting everything prepared and to you, fuzzy, for laying on the music.

I have just finished my competition story, Euphoria Island

My next task is to read, like and comment on all the other competition stories. I am about halfway through, and I have to say that there are some really cracking stories entered. 😊

A bit late, but I made it into the competition. 🙄😊 If you want to read a "slightly" different take on the competition theme, why not give my story a whirl? 😕😜 Euphoria Island | Lush Stories

Now I'm off to read and comment on all the other competition entries. 😳

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Good evening, Rumpies

Me having big fun! 😎

Tomorrow we go to Epic Universe!

Great to see you having a good time, Kimmi. 😊

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.