Aww yiss! This pleases me greatly ☺️

What's it called when something haunts you, but in a good way? That's what this story is doing to me. It pops into my head randomly, and then it makes me smile.

Congrats on the well-deserved award, Kelly! 🌟

https://www.amazon.de/Conquered-Clippy-Digital-Desires-English-ebook/dp/B00UJ01WBW

And there's clippy erotica, too! (Although I gotta say I enjoyed the second instalment, "Invaded by the iWatch", more. )

Edit: Oop, are Amazon links allowed at the Forum? Sorry if not! Also, I'm not the author of the clippyrotica. (Unfortunately.)

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This is one of the most disturbing things I’ve seen in a while. Bravo.

evil laughter

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👀

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wtf.... simplified in good English:

I would like to have an orgasm please. Can you help me?

Writing Clippy-based erotica again, I see.

Kitty teef.

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I’ve tied to publish three stories. All returned. I got some help from an editor, they completely fixed it, I submitted it, and it was pushed back again.

The one story you had help with was returned to you because of non-consent, not because of any formal issues, Lisa.

Authors, please keep the ToS/site rules in mind! If your editors are not familiar with Lush rules, consider giving them a heads-up and ask them to not just check your spelling and grammar, but to also alert you to possible conflicts re:content.

Showgirls. The sex scene in the pool.

It's like he's fucking a trout while it's being electrocuted. Or one of those car dealership wacky flailing tube men.

All these years, and I'm still not sure whether it's supposed to be funny or not.

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Poisonous and venomous. Toadstools and Golden Dart Frogs are poisonous; Black Mambas and Box Jellyfish are venomous.

Poisonous things are of themselves toxic. Venomous things deliver the toxin by biting etc.

Sooo Alice Cooper going "You're poison running through my veins" is technically impossible...?

I like cats.

That's all. 😊

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"Will you marry me?" she asked coyly.

"Mrrrow," she said.

Hiya everyone! Welcome to class! It's "Dialogue Formatting For Lushies In A Hurry"... also in five(ish) parts.

Let's quickly go over the absolute basics that some people have probably forgotten by now:

[0] Punctuation IS NOT OPTIONAL!

"This is incorrect" the mod complained because of course she did.

+ "This is correct," the mod said and looked unnecessarily smug.

***

[0.1] Punctuation goes BEFORE the quotation mark!

"This is incorrect", the mod complained again.

+ "This is correct," the mod repeated.

(It's different in other languages. Sorry. Yes, the world is unfair.)

***

[0.2] Only ONE type of punctuation, please!

"This is incorrect!", the mod complained yet again.

+ "This is correct!" the mod said with apparent excitement.

+ "This is also correct," the mod said.

***

You got that? Fantastic. Let's level up! Please have a look-see at this wonderful website:

https://www.thebluegarret.com/blog/how-to-punctuate-dialogue

Ms Tate summarizes it very well, really:

[1] Commas for speech, periods for action

"This is incorrect," the mod baked a cake.

+ "This is correct." The mod happily kept on baking.

+ "This is also correct," the mod said as she licked the batter off the spatula.

***

[2] Don’t capitalize after ? or !

"This is also incorrect!" Screamed the mod.

+ "This is better!" she yelled.

(The spoken bit and the dialogue tag are ONE sentence, ONE unit. You don't randomly capitalize a word in the middle of a sentence.)

***

[3] No further punctuation after — or ...

"Incorrect again...," sighed the mod.

+ "It's all coming together..." the mod sighed wistfully.

(Extra credit: Thy ellipsis shalt be three dots. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt dot, and the number of the dotting shall be three. Four shalt thou not dot, nor either dot thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the dots are three, being the third dot, be reached, then, dot no more.) (Stole this shamelessly from dronette.)

***

To add:

[4] Give the new speaker a new line for clarity!

"Why?" "Because it's clearer." The mod shrugged. "It's not that hard." "I've already lost track of who's actually talking." "Also, is this also still the mod talking?" "Who tf knows." "She's probably talking to herself." "Or to her cat." "Mrow." "Wait, how many legs are there in this conversation??" "Mroww!"
***

[5] Be consistent!

"This looks wonky,' the mod complained.

+ "This is better."

+ 'This is also fine.'

***

That's it for today. Questions?

Thank you! Class dismissed!

I mean, have you seen her stories?! Whew! 🥵

I highly recommend the episode of "Behind the Bastards" on the weird, misguided manchild that is Elon Musk. It's a compendium of human descent into caricature, starting from a place that was already absurd to begin with.

I honestly think weekly about that dude who helped get the Thai boys soccer team out of that flooded cave (remember that?) - the dude that Musk, for no reason whatsoever, alluded went to Thailand for pedophilic reasons. I hope that dude is doing okay.

Toothbrush+ toothpaste.

Please mind your oral health, folks! A friend of mine works as a dentist. The horror stories, y'all. You can avoid starring in them.

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Some of us ask this same question every single day. We are not okay.

I could tell. I've since moved on to something slightly more upbeat...

"The Retrievals", about how people who wanted to get pregnant got their egg retrievals (aka big-ass needle shoved into private parts & abdomen) done on saline solution instead of fentanyl because one nurse had swapped the two, and none of the nurses and doctors listened when the patients said that they can feel everything, and the person who did this never even lost their licence and oh. My. Fucking. God. America. 😵‍💫 What are you even...

I'm listening to my own shocked silence.

A podcast called "The Children of Rutherford County".

Unfuckingreal, America. What is wrong with you.

Thank youuu 🌈☂️ 🧡

And congrats to Lefty and Kat! Stellar job, everyone 🎉

I have learned from porn that porn is amusing at best. I don't really believe that there are people beyond puberty who watch it unironically and really get off.

Should be sleeping for half an hour at least...

Yes.

And socks, too.

I get cold.

This one.

Over the hills and far away - Nightwish ;P

Never. The pets aren't the problem. The owners can be. There should be a test and a licence necessary for having pets, particularly dogs. It would prevent a bunch of misery.

HYE felt like you had a previous life?

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Thank you for the abuse. This is exactly why I left here years ago!

What abuse?

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I've seen some stories rejected for some pretty picky things by the editors

Moderators. We only edit small things or do quick fixes, all the rest, you have to do yourselves.

And "rejection" is not actually a thing (unless your story is full of grossly illegal, icky non-con stuff, or it's just an advertisement).

We return stories to you, so you can work on them and fix the (sometimes small but numerous or repeat, but either way obvious and distracting) issues we, the moderators who are also your readers, find when we read your stuff.

but perfection is not realistic,

which is why nobody expects it from you.

It is not unreasonable, though, to expect you to work on your story, is it?

P.S.: Given that you have never actually submitted a story, what exactly are you referring to when you say you've "seen stories rejected", I wonder?

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This morning.

Oh, is it Sunday? checks calendar It sure is!

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Getting lush stories rejected for punctuation is like getting kicked out of Walmart for wearing sleep pants.

*no pants.

Or else wearing the pants on your head, thereby confusing and mildly frightening everyone in aisle 4.

Everyone, please put some pants on your sentences, and put them onto the proper places!

https://www.thepunctuationguide.com/

😁

Dear friends and frenemies, y’all, yinz, youse and you’ns,

three rotations around the sun ago on this fine day, one scrumptious lady decided to join this website and bless the general internet with her presence and her stories, both of which are scintillating, whip-smart, eclectic, shockingly sexy, and all-around delightful as fuck.

Aside from being a lovely writer and her stunning ability to put shit into words (...something I'm not so good at...), she is incredibly helpful and kind and knowledgable, and her boundless patience is #lifegoals.

Really, I'm just chuffed that she's here and I'm here and we're all here. Hence this post.

To celebrate this day, maybe consider (re)visiting one of her stories? How about the very memorable Tentacle Monster Calamari? Or the unexpectedly warm-hearted Twenty-Nothings? Or the utterly chilling Robot Train?


Thank you for all the things, Dronette! 😘 Happy anniversary!

Lots of love from the other side of the planet,
cydia