Aurora: Blog

Just before Christmas depression lifted sufficiently to start on this story, and I got quite a lot written. But it has been hard work with long spells doing other things and thinking about what would happen. I'm still not sure whether it is right, and I'm sure someone will want it to go on. It might... or it might not.

On another subject I keep saying that Jake White will continue, but there was something not gelling until I saw a snippet about Libertys in London. My Granddaughter would like to live in the shop, and almost did whilst she was a at uni. Anyway it put several things into my mind so I think I know what Jake is up to next. Don't hold you breath though because the 'honeydo' list is almost unbelievable.

Chapter 6 is up for posting. I have endeavoured throughout this story to ensure that everything is as accurate as reasonably possible and this has involved a fair amount of research. So the stuff about railway and coaching can all be confirmed and Aurora reaching 19 knots is perfectly possible - USS Eagle has been clocked at 21 and she is no clipper. Journey times are all historically accurate and yes, sewing machines were invented in the 1840's. So we have reached 1858 and in order for the story to continue I have had to play fast and loose with... ladies dresses. At this time crinolines were still in fashion - you can date ladies fashions throughout history to within ten years - and even when these were superceded by more manageable skirts (with bustles, one of my all time favourite fashions, yeah I'm a pervert) the dresses were still extremely complex, and getting access to a ladies, umm... private parts, wasn't easy, a quick roll in the hay wasn't likely. Similarly women didn't have nightdresses they could shed easily so that they could 'get down to business'like these girls do.

But as I have said in other places, like the good old British 'red tops' why let facts get in the way of a good story. But I felt you ought to know just in case someone decided to take me to task.

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After the excitement of April 1st another chapter of Jake White. Lots of things happening and a couple of 'cliff hangers' left so there will be more.

This has taken quite a long time, not as long as the second chapter, but long enough. I wasn't happy with it originally but having re-read it recently I decided to finish it. I thought this would be the end but Jake seems to keep coming up with new ideas, I wish I had as many as him then I be a bloody sight rich than I am! He still seems to be a randy little bugger as well!

I've added a foot note to this story. I can't remember when I had so much fun, and so much interest, or hurt my neck dodging the half bricks coming through the screen!!

The other thing I should do is thank everyone - and there were lots of them, at one point my inbox was filling faster than I could answer - who replied to my query about whether orgasm could be a verb as well as a noun. I think originally it was just a noun, but the consensus is that it is also a verb, and proof was provided. So we can carry on having orgasms and enjoying them!

I shall stick to my normal 'romantic' sort of stuff in future.

No, you're not daft enough to believe that are you?