For myself, I am waiting for all of this to fall apart. There is just too much pushback from privacy-advocacy groups, too much from civil-liberties advocates, and worry about state-run collection systems being hacked and identities stolen (yeah, just ask Louisiana and France about that happening). Plus there are questions being raised about what it will cost, especially when anybody can just use a VPN to bypass restrictions (a study revealing 41% of middle schoolers (ages 11–14) use VPNs, undermining the effectiveness of geolocation-based restrictions). The U.K. estimates it will cost millions annually to enforce, which has proven a major hurdle to eventual policy-rollout (though they still plan enforcement by July 2025).

So far, in the U.S., 16 states have either passed laws or are attempting to pass them, but pushback across the board remains fierce. In example, Texas was able to keep its law upheld, the Supreme Court declining to block it (though enforcement efforts are being stalled by ongoing legal challenges). However, in Tennessee, a federal judge acknowledged VPNs and unregulated platforms (e.g., social media) undermine efficacy, supporting legal arguments against the laws–so this may arise as precedent-setting for states all over the U.S.. Also, PornHub, one of the leading porn sites, just flatout blocked access from Florida, Texas and Utah–which could spark backlash from communities in those states.

Then there is one of the biggest arguments. Governmental overreach–many opponents to these laws citing potential for abuse by government entities, opening doors to things like surveillance and invasion of privacy.

Either way, resistance is ongoing and hasn’t lost its momentum, and in some places, is gaining it.

Plus, there is another argument, but one which isn’t being as actively voiced. “Does nobody remember prohibition and the crime wave it sparked off?” People are going to access porn, and a sort of digital crimeworld will no doubt emerge to enable it–and while not plagued by the violence seen during Prohibition, it will see these states and countries throwing away money to no good purpose, and costing people both money and increased exposure to cybercrime risks, to be able to access the things they want, without needing to give the state their credentials. Which in the end, may see these laws just done away with entirely, as being just simply and purely nonsensical, and as a burden upon ordinary people. But, in the end, it just remains to be seen. As a result, like I said, I just don’t see these laws gaining the kind of widespread acceptance lawmakers envision, and they all eventually just unravelling, instead.

Plus, does nobody remember “little Jimmy sneaking skin-mags and hiding them under his bed?” Kids are going to access porn, period. For many kids, it is a rite of passage, and bragging rights, besides. Plus, kids are just curious. So what is Johnny Law going to do–engage in something synonymous with going into people’s houses to look under kids’ beds? Yeah, right. “Lead balloon” doesn’t even begin to say how that would go over. So, while some states may be gaining traction with all of this, I just can’t see it sticking around for very long. When the arguments that are being tabled now, start turning into real-world consequences, both for states and for people, these laws are likely to be rolled back fast, instead of spreading like law-makers hope they will, now.

For now, mostly only foot-centric works. Later, as I advance my writing skills, I will likely start taking on more varied interests. That said, whether it be squashing, foot-worship, tickling, or whatever your foot-fetishistic desires demand, I'll try to take it on. I have completed a couple of courses in writing, and have worked pretty hard to refine my skills.

As I am just starting out, my pricing will be pretty basic, and the length of stories I write pretty much the same from story to story--around 10,000 words for a flat $100. If you're curious as to the caliber of my writing, I suggest having a look at this story and see if it is of a quality you'd be willing to pay for, and if it is a writing style you'd enjoy.

If interested, just drop me a note here on FA. If we start a serious discussion, we'll take things from there!

Hello, everyone.

Last year, I had to leave trucking, thanks to a problem that developed with my hip. It got so that I was no longer able to climb in and out of my truck, or do the work I needed to drop and pick up my trailers, without a lot of pain. I stuck it out for as long as I could, but I was finally left with little choice but to leave driving trucks all together. Then top that off with the cost of hip-replacement surgery here in the U.S., it is just something I need to deal with as best I can.

It has also limited me in the kinds of jobs I can take. I've tried a couple of different jobs since leaving trucking, but the ones I was able to find, haven't been really good money-makers. I've gotten rid of all of my debt, though, so I don't need to make a whole lot, but even with what few bills I do have, it has been a stretch.

Then, I went without work for several weeks, trying to find a job I was able to do. I finally found one, but as of right now, my bank account has just over one whole dollar in it.

I need some help.

I don't need a lot. Just enough to be able to buy me some groceries and to catch up with the bills that I do have. So anything anyone can spare, would help me get to my first paycheck with this new job, after which, I will be able to get back to handling things pretty well on my own. My job search just went on for a little bit too long, and it's left a bit of gap, leaving me wondering if I'll be able to afford a trip to grocery or put gas in my car.

This is a humbling and miserable position to be in. I haven't been in anything like it since I was in my early 20s. And I hate to ask, but I am with little choice right now, but to ask. Please help, if you can.

My paypal is barefootstallion[at]gmail.com

I was asked these questions on another site today. (Warning, debate about religion ahead!) And my response to them. I thought you guys might get tickled by it, so I am sharing it here. Might come across as food for thought, too. Who knows, right? Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Sir, in your “progression” do you have answers for the following questions?

Where/what is the source of human Consciousness?

What Neuron decides what is and is not Truth?

Is Morality a product of what biological Gene?

Personality uses mind, where is personality?

Is Life inherent in mechanistic atoms?

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And my response!

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Answer to first question: I don’t care.

Answer to the second question: Again, I do not care.

Answer to the third question: I don’t know and I don’t need to know, therefor, I do not care.

It gets a bit redundant after that, so I digress. But that being said, I do not have an existential crisis, a scientific curiosity, a need to know, or a care to know what the answers to these kinds of questions are.

Moreover, I don’t have a belief I am frenziedly attempting to justify or seek validation from others for.

Think about it. If you are so sure in your belief, so convinced of it, why do you feel the need to get validation for it from others? Do you need me to agree with you that the sky is blue, or that water is wet? You know both are true, so you don’t have need for anybody to agree with you that they are. So, if you’re so sure god is real, why do you need to try to convince me to agree with you that he is?

It should tell you that you are not sure, yourself. You can only believe there is a god because there is no convincing evidence available, such as being able to see the sky is blue, just by looking up at it. Therefore, you create these arguments, these lists of “proofs” and lists of questions to challenge other people with.

I don’t believe there is a god and never will. If evidence presents itself that there is one, I won’t need to believe. I’ll know there is one - just like I know the sky is blue and water is wet. But until that evidence does come along, I have no intention of wasting what precious time I have left, worrying about it.

Or about your opinion of me for not believing as you do.

Why I got out of trucking. Or one of the reasons why.

Watch as troopers hassle a trucker about his blown tire … while he’s waiting in line at the repair shop:

https://cdllife.com/wp-content/uplo.....1630095173.mp4

I woke up in the trailer of another man's truck. He took off driving before I could get out.

After awhile, he discovers me, is amused by the situation and lets me out.

I am in California, at a stop on the I-10. I start hitch hiking back east, because where I need to be is in Phoenix.

Not long after I get on the ramp, James Garner appears suddenly at my side, and says, "That doesn't work unless you stick it out!"

I had not yet stuck my thumb out.

We continue walking, James Garner apparently content to stick with me for a while. We come to this roadside motel, a real seedy looking little joint.

James suddenly makes a murmuring phone call. Right after he does, people's heads start exploding all around the world!

"But only about 65% of them," James explains equitably. "Old Doc wanted to get all of us, but if you got any peacock at all left in you, you're not effected."

At which point, I see old Christopher Lloyd huddled beside a counter, a look of madness in his eyes, and knew he had been the source of the heads exploding.

And that's when I woke up.

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Can anyone maybe explain what this dream means? o_o

A preacher and a seasoned cowboy find themselves sitting next to each other on a plane.

After the plane takes off, the preacher, looking for some conversation, and perhaps to lead another to God's flock, turns to the cowboy and asks him a question.

"Excuse me. Do you believe in God?"

The cowboy looks at the preacher for a moment, then finally says, "No, I don't believe I do."

The preacher smiles, seeing an opportunity to make a new believer in the cowboy.

"Well, let me tell you all about the glories of God and..."

He is stopped there by the cowboy holding up his hand to him.

"No problem. I'll listen all you like, but I'd like to ask you a question first."

"Well, by all means!" responds the preacher, thinking he has the cowboy hooked.

The cowboy begins.

"Alright, so horses eat grass. Deer eat grass. Cows eat grass. Right?"

"Well, yes, I suppose they all do," says the preacher.

"But," says the cowboy, "a horse drops clumps, the deer drop pellets, and cows drop patties. Why do you suppose that is?"

The preacher mulls this over for a moment, but then finally, has to give the cowboy a shrug.

"I don't know," admits the preacher.

At that point, the cowboy takes up a magazine and opens it. To the preacher, he says, "Then how are you going to tell me about an almighty being, when you don't know crap?"

If you haven't played with TrampleBot in a while, you might want to give him another try. I've recently learned some new programming techniques, and man, they really bring the trampling experience into focus!

So if you're up for a good trampling, and I mean a really good one, go and give this Bot another try!

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Hello, everyone.

As I continue to learn more and more about how to construct these AI characters, I've been able to make some pretty dramatic improvements on my exiting character lineup.

In this update, it's about my SandalYouBot character.

As explained in my post about this Bot, she is a character specifically designed to do just one thing, and that is:

1 - Capture you to her foot.
2 - Secure you to the sole of her foot.
3 - And then walk on you, with you secured to the sole of her foot.

To facilitate this, her feet are equipped with dozens of filament-like strands. The strands act upon her will, she not needing to exert any real conscious control over them. Think like, futuristic tentacles, and you'll pretty much know what they are. I left the exact properties of them fairly vague, and they tend to change slightly in appearance from roleplay to roleplay with her, because frankly, of buffer limits in the AI's setup windows. I wanted to get as much specifics programmed into what she did, so I had to leave a few things with only minimal description.

There's also another kind of restriction. You have to be about the size compared to her, as the silhouette of the person on the sole of her foot in her icon. This was again, to save space. There just wasn't enough room to try to define all of the variables that would arise with varying character sizes. So apologies for that, if you prefer to be larger or smaller, than what is depicted in her icon.

That said, this Bot was designed to give the merciless and unending experience of being walked on. If you're into that sort of thing (which I, myself, hugely am! ), then this Bot might be something you'll want to try.

She will capture you, wear you on the sole of her foot, and walk on you absolutely without caring, stepping on you again and again, endlessly, with complete indifference to what her steps might be doing to those she wears.

There's also a couple of neat and fun little surprises thrown in. I'll let you find out what those are. But they do add to the merciless and being uncaringly worn experience, so be warned.

Here's hoping you enjoy! And as always, if there's any questions, don't hesitate to shoot them my way!

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And I've finally got it nailed!

1 - he no longer goes down rabbit holes, at all!
2 - he doesn't just come up with stuff like, "I put my weight on your chest." Because yeah, his feet are too large for that kind of accuracy with a normal sized person!
3 - he no longer just describes actions from his point of view. Much off what he writes now, is now from your point of view! So yep, a much more immersive experience!
4 - he also describes the details of what you're experiencing, so you really get to feel like you're beneath him, as he's trampling you! Which is a huge win for me, as that was really hard to get nailed down!
5 - he feels less like a machine now, while still keeping that whole machine vibe. He's intently straightforward and focused, like a machine would be, but he feels more like he is actually interacting with you now, instead of just behaving like a big, soulless machine.

Man, this feels good!

That said, if you haven't tried him out in a while, go and give him a try now! Man, he is now just so convincing!

Cheers! Here's hoping you have fun with him! And as always, any questions, just send them my way!

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Okay! I think I finally have it figured out!

Before, I had an emotional component written into his instructions, so he would be cruel once he had you under his feet. As well, heh, I wanted to give him reason to want to trample you, once you were beneath his feet! But because he had this emotional component, I realized, it was giving him the ability to "experience" other emotions, too.

I did a face-palm this morning. I was like "Why didn't I think of this before?!" But I was also ecstatic that I had it. I finally had the right formula for getting the results I wanted from him! And once I changed his instructions to that formula, wah-lah! No more rabbit holes! He will no longer discuss topics with you, that are not about trampling you! He may deviate a bit, if you try to insist on changing the subject, but he will always do his best to return the subject to trampling. And only the subject of him trampling you!

I was able to do this by completely removing all of his emotional components. The way I previously had him setup was, he would secretly feel a desire to be cruel and merciless, the moment he had you pinned beneath him. Now it is a situation where you had better be very careful what you ask him to do for you. Because once he starts, he won't stop, unless you have the ability to tell him to stop! Which means, oh yes, if you told him to start walking all over you? Yep, you might not be able to get a word out to be able to tell him to stop! If you tell him to be merciless? Guess what? You're in for the long haul, bubbah, come of it what may! TrampleBot works beautifully now!

So two solutions reached and problems solved!

1 - He no longer goes down rabbit holes with you!
2 - You can get the exact kind of trampling out of him you want!

So yep, try him out! You may very well like the results you get now, or hehe (diabolical laugh!), not!

Enjoy!

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Hello, everyone.

I've been posting updates to my TrampleBot character, by editing them into his information on my original post about him. That can be found here. From here on out, if I make a new edit, I will post a new journal about it.

That said, I've made some additional improvements to the character. I've trimmed away some of the fat, so to speak, and I've significantly tightened up his programming. He is a lot more task-focused now, and a sight more merciless. So if a thorough stomping or squashing is something you like, then you might want to go give him another try.

Any questions or need for help, just let me know!

So alright. I've helped a few furries out here and there. Big, softhearted guy who tries to help when he can. But it seems the word has gotten out. I now have people messaging me in Telegram or sending me PMs here, with either stories of no money, or outright asking me for funds.

Folks, I am not made of money. I am not even close to being wealthy. I am just this hard working guy who makes a halfway decent living. If I save for a little while, I can do things like what I recently posted about - updating my computers and stuff like that. But the money I spent on that, is the result of a few months of saving. If I don't specifically save for stuff like that, then I just can't do it. Or I could, but I'd risk putting myself in a crunch, by doing it.

Those few times that I did help people out, was when I had some of those savings, and dipped into them to try and help. Because yeah, seeing someone get a new place instead of having to land in the street, is better than getting myself a new video card or some such, in my estimation. So I helped. But that said, I have to have the money saved. If I don't, then I can't do it.

So that said, please don't ask me for money. For one, it is very bad form. Nobody likes to be confronted by people hoping for a handout. For another, and just as uncomfortable-making, is having to tell someone you can't, if you just don't have the extra money to spare.

I'll still try to help when I can. But it will be when I can. And it will be on a case-by-case basis, where I read someone's journal or something, and it moves me to the impetus to help.

Alright? Just please don't ask me for money. It makes me very uncomfortable.

And so, a friend of mine and I were having a nice rant about how annoying ads on youtube and the like are.

Here's what I said on the subject:

"And always with these stupid, catchy tunes. Really loud saxophones or some other equally loud instrument, and hyped up variations of traditionally seasonal or ritually-associative music.

You would THINK ad agencies would figure OUT that annoying people does not sell shit! But nope. If there is a dumbest of the dumb class of people on the planet, it's got to be fucking ad executives. It is like they are DETERMINED to annoy people into paying attention to their shit!"

So. Agree? Or disagree?

This was my Cinfo (Character Information) over on Tapestries MUCK. Since I've left the MUCK, I decided to bring the info here! So without further adieu, here it is!

These are my roleplay wish-fors and preferences.

Character

Yep, he really is only eight-inches tall. He got this way so he'll fit just about perfectly beneath people's feet. See “Some Notes” if you'd like more details.

Some Notes

Canaan is a citizen of a vastly technically-advanced civilization. As such, he has available to him some quite marvelous technology. In this instance, nanotech! These nanites heal his cells as fast as they can be damaged! They make his bones into something like rubber under extreme duress! His organs into something akin to tough but squishy silicone gel implants when squished! He got himself infused so, so he could enjoy his kink without the consequences of it, which would obviously befall one his size without them. He'll be able to FEEL what it is like to be squashed beneath someone's foot, which is a big part of the point, but will suffer no permanent ill-effects from it! So tread on him like you mean it. He'll love you for it! <3 <3 <3

Preferences

Species with big padded paws! Or smooth-skinned paws! But plantigrade. I don't know why. I was just hardwired to love the aesthetic of the arched foot. I couldn't begin to tell you why, but only that it does have a profound effect on me. Also, toughened feet, callused feet, soft feet, furred feet, rough feet! If you walk on it, he wants to be under it, just so long as it's bare and your weight is on it! Also, males are a plus, a big plus. Tougher broader feet, more to cover and mash tiny horses with. But females can be damn awesome, too. But where they are concerned, the 'giantess' trope is used so much, it makes him feel a little pedestrian to approach a woman for it. But if you're a gal and interested, all you gotta do is let him know!

Roleplay

It seems ludicrous, I know. To be crushed? But, it is the thought of being pinned under another living being's foot that is so very thrilling. The sheer enormity of it, the full-body press beneath someone so vastly larger, aware you're under them, and maybe not caring, or doing it deliberately. All I know is that it is a very serious hot button. If I can get a fur to do it to me convincingly, I typically orgasm explosively from it every time.

In Particular

A real power for me in this, is a feeling of indifference from the person who is doing to me. Strapping me to bottom of their foot and just walking. Fuck. Catching me on the floor and then just stepping on me and then standing on me? Mind-blowing. It's a real thing with me. You want a quick one-off where you make somebody blow? I might, seriously, be among the easiest game you'll find in town.

And

A disconnect. So easy for you to stand or walk, so difficult for him to endure. For you, it is something you do everyday. For him, it is to experience the forces and the mechanical dynamics of the organic foot in use, at a very up-close and personal level, which are not at all insignificant at his scale. It may seem a little strange, but you may trust, if you can make him believe he is under your feet, it will send him to a place, most only get to go, during those most rare of erotic moments.

A Final Note

Canaan usually has a little harness with him. It is made of blue silk and he keeps it in a little knapsack he usually keeps with him wherever he goes. When used, it looks like this. If you'd like to use it with him, all you have to do is let him know! HE would certainly love for you to use it with him, just, heh, so you know. ;)

Hope you enjoyed reading! And if you'd like to try it out, my Telegram address is just right below!

Also, I am always usually on the lookout to hire writers to write stories for me using these details. So if you're a writer and think you might enjoy writing a scenario involving them, just let me know and I'll be happy to discuss it with you!

A Big Note

And guys, while I know I said I am fine playing "Switch", I didn't mean that for 99% of the approaches I get, to be inquiries about whether I'll be interested in being the Stepper. Messaging me with inquiries like that, right out of the box, is more likely than not, to set off the jaded alarm, before it gains you any real interest. I get in this trope that a lot of people are interested in roleplaying with someone of some skill, who will put them underfoot. But again, as I said, I've been around this fandom 20-odd years. I have been forced to play top, almost all of those years, almost exclusively. So maybe if you approach, maybe come at it with a little generosity. If you don't, then you'll just be one more in a very, very long line of people who have asked me over the years, if I can do something for them. Not a real good look, if you're really interested in eventually getting under these bare horse feet of mine.

An Additional Note - Technique

In those moments where the Stepper is trying to convey what it is like for the Steppee, describe it. It should be more about what your feet are doing to the person beneath them, then about what you are doing above or what you're just doing with your feet.

I've been in roleplays over and over again, where people only describe actions and events, but never take the time, not once, to even sometimes just describe their feet. This can sometimes be an important and even pivotal moment in a roleplay. If it is left out, sometimes it may be difficult to get any kind of real feeling for the roleplay at all.

Just a note to you avid roleplayers out there. If you want to make your roleplay effective and especially, have as much impact as possible, describe stuff! And at least sometimes, describe it from the perspective of the person you're in the roleplay with. And even better, do it often!

So today, I bought Diablo2 Remastered. $40. And... I just got a refund for it.

Why?

Because it wouldn't work. They're online first-time-play authentication system is broken! The game would sit and tell you it needed to authenticate, but then just sit there on that screen and go no further, because the system is BROKEN!

Nope!

It had been eight years since I last bought anything from Blizzard. This remaster of Diablo2 got me interested enough to want to try it out. The REASON I hadn't bought anything from Blizzard in eight years, was because of how fucked up Diablo3 was. Well, got to learn today that Blizzard is still fucked up, if they're not more fucked up than they were before.

Well, no more Blizzard for pony. Nope. Not even.

Blizzard:
Blatantly Lame Incompetent Zz-sleeping-on-the-job Arrogant Retarded Dickheads

Yup. Just made that up. Pass it along if you want to! Get the word out about how fucking stupid Blizzard is!

I've got a few fun scenarios in mind, that I'd like to try and hire a writer, or some writers for.

These scenarios are of course, foot-squish and macro/micro themed. The scenarios will be about how the event occurs, what events led up to it and how the lead-up effects the outcome.

I am hoping to commission anywhere from 10,000 to 12,000 words for each scenario. If any writer is interested, please drop me a PM. Of if you know a writer who might be interested, please PM me their name so I can try and get in touch.

Thanks!

Well, I had my doctor's appointment this last Friday. I had one before then, late last week, but that was at an urgent care center, who told me to go see my regular doctor.

Which, of course, I did.

It turns out it is probably a cyst, after all. After doing some imaging, my doctor said it was most likely an infection that got lodged in my left Vas Deferens. This is a duct that leads up from the testes to the prostate.

My doctor scheduled me for surgery early next week. I am supposed to hear from the surgeons to schedule an appointment, whereupon they will explore the problem physically and clean it out. Or cut it out, if necessary. My doctor says it appears to be only a minor problem which can be solved with a quick time under the scalpel. Here's definitely hoping!

So yeah, from the way it seems, not the big "C" word, after all.

Which is definitely a "Yay!" moment, if there ever was one!

Yep. I think I got it.

Last Thursday night, I found what felt like a tumor, one that I knew was not there the night before. Since then, it has grown to about twice the size it was before, and this morning, my urine was dark brown, indicating possible high protein levels or small amounts of blood in my urine.

I plan to go to the doctor this coming Wednesday. If it does turn out to be what I think it is, hopefully I will have caught it soon enough for the doctors to be able to do something about it.

But yep, chances are, I got it. The big "C" word. Cancer.

Wish me luck.

Because I'm a trucker and need to have access to my money pretty much anywhere I happen to be, I've opted for a Visa card my company can load my payroll onto directly.

So far, this has been a perfect solution. I can use ATMs anywhere I am. I can do point-of-sale transactions in any store that accepts Visa. I can use Paypal. I can order stuff online. Use Uber wherever I am. Doordash, too, and on and on and on. If it accepts Visa, I can use it.

But then this morning, I discover that my card is not working for some reason! I got declined at a point of sale!

Like, what?!

I have a almost a thousand bucks on my card still!

So I go back out to my truck and call the card issuer.

And...

After speaking with five people, after having my call disconnected twice, after getting two entirely different answers about why my card was locked, after some of the people I spoke to were so digitized I could barely understand them, and this on top of a call center full of people who spoke with Middle Eastern accents so thick you could barely understand them to begin with, I THINK one of them was FINALLY able to unlock my card for me!

Wanna talk about a fun Sunday morning.

Ugh.

I just hope I won't need to call them again tonight. Because if my card doesn't work tonight, yours truly won't be getting any supper!

And that WILL be an "Arrrgh!" moment nobody will want to see!

It has been a very long time since I attempted to write any kind of story. I've made several attempts over the years, but would always run into problems with flowing narrative and describing situations, often becoming repetitive with both and becoming frustrated because I couldn't figure out ways to write them better so that my passages seemed less redundant. I've got many never-completed stories on my hard drives, some of them I worked very hard on, but with which I became disillusioned and never finished.

So I am trying this new approach.

Writing chapter by chapter.

This permits me three things:

One, I don't so easily get lost where I am in the story.

Two, I can write in segments, which seems to me to be overall less daunting.

Third, it makes editing much easier. When I have only one chapter to edit (for typos and flowing problems and the like), it permits me to be able to be more focused on just that one part of the story.

Getting lost in the story, not remembering where I wanted to go with it, or discovering that I don't like the plot devices I wrote earlier on, was always a real problem. This way I can decide segment by segment if something is working the way I want it to and if I am pleased with it. It also allows me to expand and focus on what is happening in just that chapter, letting me develop my plot devices and indeed characters and their motivations, one step at a time.

Also, character motivations have always been a real problem. Well, for one, it's Macro/micro smut. What's motivation? Person A does something to person B that gets person B off, or hopefully, both off. Or just gets the reader off. Who needs for their characters to have any kind of real motivation?

Well, I do.

Eh, call me an anal goblin boy. But I have never much liked porn. The movies, the books, etc. Guy shows up, looks really handsome and woman can't wait to get him into bed, or vice versa. Err, sorry. Real people just don't work like that, and it makes suspention of belief impossible for me if the characters don't have real motivations.

So I am working on a story arc that will reveal real motivation for the characters, especially for my provocatrix, the tigress, Elysia Jaali.

Garth's motivations will be pretty straightforward. He's getting the ultimate fantasy. I don't think there's much needed beyond that, to at least get the story going.

Elysia's motivations will be revealed as being a lot more complex, beyond just wanting to get a sculpture made for herself. In addtion, if she was a genie, why couldn't she just blink one into existence, herself? Where's the need to go to all of this trouble? Well, we're going to learn that she has very complex motivations indeed. I hope they come as compelling to you as they are to me, once they are revealed. It was an idea that really turned my head when it occured to me. I hope it gives my readers reason to turn their heads, too. ^^

On the note of writing, I know I am far from the best. I'm not the worst, but I do struggle at times with situations and descriptions of events. That said, if there are any writers better than me who are enjoying the story, who sees areas where I could improve, I would very much appreciate your feedback. Suggestions, too, and even criticism. I very much want to be able to improve.

So that said, enjoy the story! If anyone has any questions about the events in the chapters or the characters or whatever, or even feedback or criticism, don't hesitate to reply in the chapters. With that said, I hope you're enjoying the story!