TheDarkKnight: Blog

I've narrowed my decision about which story, or stories, from my WIP folder to work on next to four choices. As I mentioned before, I was going to try to use the "Poll" feature recently added here, but it's easier to just roll my own. So, here are the four candidates. You can vote for any (or all) of the ones that sound interesting. All you have to do is respond with the number.

1) "Bug" - Bug was my nickname in high school. It was short for Shutterbug, because I was always taking pictures - sports teams, clubs, informal pictures for the school annual, etc. When two of the cutest girls in school approached me, asking if I would take some "personal" pictures of them, "to share with some older guys they had met online," it was an easy decision.

2) "Are We There Yet?" - The plan had been for me to take my 17-yr-old niece camping. We already had a sexual relationship, so I was looking forward to it, but when her 14-yr-old sister heard about it, she insisted on going. Next thing I knew, my only other niece had invited herself, so what had promised to be a quiet, intimate few days in the woods with my favorite girl had turned into something I wasn't sure I could handle.

3) "Pool Party" - Jerry was 14, a shy, nerdy kid. When his cousin invited him to her 15th birthday party, he was happy at first. Then he found out that he was going to be the only boy there, with his cousin and half a dozen of her friends. Even that wasn't too bad, but then his mom told him it was a pool party. That's when he got worried, not because he was afraid of being body-shamed by a bunch of girls. Nope, his problem was his overly large manhood, which he usually kept hidden under bulky clothing, but in just swimming trunks, around a bunch of girls in bikinis, well...

4) "The Volleyball Girls" - I wasn't athletic enough to play on any of the teams at my high school, but I hoped to participate by being a volunteer equipment manager, maybe for the football or basketball team. When I asked our athletic director, he told me the team that really needed help was the girls' volleyball team. When I seemed reluctant, he said two words that convinced me, "Volleyball shorts."

I just looked at my Work-in-Progress folder and was surprised to find 14 stories lurking there. Deciding which one, or two, or three I want to work on next is a bit of a problem. It's like being asked which of my children is my favorite.

I'm thinking about trying the polling feature that Lazeez added a few months ago, maybe a list of brief descriptions of some stories, and see which ones interest my readers. Or not. Sounds like a lot of work. I'll think about it.

The last chapter was posted a little while ago. Whew!

If I'm still alive in four years, I will NOT attempt to write a story during the World Cup. It's been very stressful.

I've done my due diligence and watched each team at least once, so I'm being more selective about which games I'll watch from now on. That is already giving me more time to write.

I got a lot done on the next chapter of "... Stepsisters..." last night. It felt good to get back in my writing chair.

As I suspected, I'm growing bored with some of the meaningless Cup games, but I am maintaining my goal of watching at least part of every first-round game. All that is to say, I'm going to be more selective about which games I watch from now on, which should give my naughty muse more time to poke her head up and get me rolling.

I'm having a problem with where to go with the next chapter of "... Stepsisters". I've tried several ideas, but none seem to keep me interested, and if I'm not interested, I know you fine folks wouldn't be either.

I've never done this before, but I'm going to invite any readers of that story who have an idea what they would like to see happen with Ray and the girls in his life to send me a note. No guarantee that I will use any of them, but it might spark my imagination.