This is the last week in which to cast your votes for the 2020 Clitoride Awards for the Best in Written Erotica. Voting is only open until April 30!
You might think you voted but didn't. If you cast a vote for your favorite story prior to March 1, you voted in the 'primary' but not in the 'final.' The voting during January and February was to determine who the nominees in each category would be. Voting for the awards is all done in March and April.
Do I have any candidates? Funny you should ask! Yes, Double Team is up for an award in the "Best Erotic Do-over" category. Wayzgoose's American Royalty is nominated for "Best Romantic Story." The nomination I'm most excited about is Living Next Door to Heaven, nominated for the "Classic Clitoride Award."
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In new writing news, I've about finished up the editing process on Team Manager 1: Swish! If I can get it all formatted, I predict posting to begin in four weeks. I've already begun working on Team Manager 2: Sprint! This story could be a very long series. I'm having a lot of fun with it, as my third tier patrons can tell you. Comments and responses to the rough draft have been positive.
I'm continuing to write Wayzgoose's A Place Among Peers and the story has developed some interesting excitement and subplots. Sadly, I've slowed development of Drawing on the Dark Side of the Brain 2 as I've accelerated work on the other projects. It is still brewing, however, and we'll have more of that story by summer.
So the bits keep flying from my keyboard and I'm feeling good about the progress.
We had an interesting conversation on the Swarm Author list about the development of and difficulty learning the English language. Zen Master delivered an excellent treatise on how words and grammar were borrowed from many different languages and that Yoda spoke reasonably good ancient English. Or something like that. I ran across this apocryphal tidbit not long after.
Torpenhow Hill, England
When the Saxons arrived and asked the Welsh the name of that hill, the Welsh said "pen" which means "hill" in Welsh. So the Saxons used their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill).
Then the Norse arrived and the same process added the their world for hill "Haugr". So now it was Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Later, the English called it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
Language is awesome.
I've left my winter campground in Port Townsend, Washington. This week, I'm sheltering in the Seattle area while my trailer gets some work done. I have a couple of Doctor appointments to keep and then plan to be back in Idaho at my summer campground by Saturday. I can hardly wait to shed these clothes and get skin to the wind at Sun Meadow.
I have a new campsite this year in preparation for receiving a home upgrade in the middle of the summer. The new trailer is no bigger than my current home, but is a lower profile and all on one level. Unfortunately, it also requires an upgrade in power service from 30 amp to 50 amp, hence the change in campsite. I'll miss my previous site where I've done a good bit of improvements over the past five years, but the new site promises to be just as nice. I'll post photos someplace when I have them.
And always remember the by-word of spring:
Haroo! Hurray! The first of May!
Outdoor fucking starts today!