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We do not allow the distribution of copies of stories. If it’s still uploaded somewhere then fine, but if it was removed for any reason then please respect the decision to remove it, whose ever decision it was.

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For Ripples SPOILER WARNING. There were questions asked, Erik simply blocked that all out. His pretty twisted mind came up with a scenario that was easier for him to handle. Remember, you need proof or very strong circumstantial evidence to arrest someone, and there was clearly none of either. Again, he simply blocked all this out. The importance of the swamp grew out of all proportion because he was unhinged. Or was it indeed because of the swamp? Were the swamp zombies even real or was it all just his very disturbed mind? I deliberately left questions unanswered to let the reader fill in the blanks themselves. Sometimes I don’t want to hold the reader’s hand right to the finish; sometimes I prefer to let the reader do some of the work. Remember, this is just a story, and exceptionally few stories truly stand up under microscopic scrutiny. ;-)

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Yeah, non sexy stories definitely get less love than plain old smut, usually. And original stories also usually get less attention than fan fiction, sadly. I get more enjoyment out of writing non-smut actually. I agree. I like using my imagination, for porn and non-porn, and it’s hard to do that when you’re being hand-held right through the story. I guess that’s one reason why I enjoy leaving some of my stories open-ended and allow the reader to come to their own conclusion to various degrees.

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Have you ever written a story that you’re particularly proud of but ended up receiving little attention from anyone? Perhaps it got very few, if any, reviews. Mine is probably a story called Ripples. I tried to make it feel as much like a Stephen King story as I could manage, and I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. It only got the 1 review. My stories never get too many more than that normally anyway, but I always wished it had got appreciated more. Maybe my pride in the story has caused me to be particularly biased towards it, and therefore can’t see it for the average story it really is. Do you know why your story didn’t get much attention, or is it a puzzle to you?

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Well the reason I bring it up is because of something that happened to me recently. I was at the hair dressers for my regular appointment and we were chatting like normal. Long story short, I mentioned that I’m shy and awkward around women. She was surprised by that because I’m fine with her, but I clarified that it’s if I’m romantically interested in the woman. She stated that some guys whose hair she cuts sit there in silence and never say a word. I pointed out that shy guys like me generally fall into two camps: we either babble and say shit we don’t mean so that the woman ends up walking away thinking we’re a weirdo (my personal tactic), or we shut up and say nothing through fear that we’ll babble and say shit we don’t mean. So I said to her, “You’re very attractive (which she is) so the guys are probably intimidated by you and are too scared to say anything.” She didn’t say anything in response, instead she tossed her hair so it all hung down over her left shoulder, instead of hanging down her back like normal, and sort of played with it a bit. I didn’t think too much about it at the time, but later I thought about it and realised in the years she’s been cutting my hair, she’s never done that once. And there were some other things that could be interpreted as flirting. Now, it could be a meaningless gesture. She could have did it deliberately in response to my compliments, or did it without realising. She knows neither of us are single so I assume it wasn’t deliberate flirting. I’m just curious about the hair thing. And that’s all this is, curiosity, since I’m normally extraordinarily unobservant when it comes to women flirting with me. I’m really not good with picking up on subtle hints!