To read all of the entries for round three, please click HERE. I’ve learned something about how I judge – my first impressions and first loves are not always the ones that I choose as my topic picks. Here’s why: what strikes my fancy upfront doesn’t always pass the muster when I apply my criteria…
Read the submissions HERE. See the voting results HERE. (I find it interesting that NONE of the pieces that placed in the top 3 for the public vote were in my top 9. And the winner of the jury vote was my #9. “Viva Voce” was my 3rd choice, and it came in as a…
We have ideas about the way things “should” be…the way we wish or hope they could or will be at some point. Even if we know those things aren’t completely possible, we can use them as “visions,” something to move toward. After all, the journey is more important than the destination, and even though we…
…exists only in fiction and film. And fiction and film can be disheartening to those who wish to find an identity in the world of D/s. I may not be the one to give advice on submission, as I personally feel like I am wanting in this role, but I truly think it’s a journey…
The first round of Smut Marathon has been played and juried, and the results have been announced! What a fantastic start! I love finding out the results…seeing if I know any of the writers I’ve so carefully voted for. This round, I only recognized to of the names on my jury list. Below are the…
I and you are separate people, be we is an entity all to itself. Which is why a fill-in-the-blank statement involving I and we would be different than one involving I and you. I am _________ becuase we are _________ is not that same as I am _________ because you are _________ For example, I…