Who are you?

[GrantBricksly]

Well, I'm certainly not someone writing to fulfill unmet sexual needs...I have an amazing sex life....

So I guess I'm just someone who enjoys writing..and hopes to make a little money out of it eventually. I've been working on some projects on the side while I use Lit to hone my craft.

I'm mostly just a (almost) 40 year old stay at home Dad. Any money I do make from writing is just bonus money, cause we don't really need it anymore.

 

[gunhilltrain]

She knew.
I never hid my celebrity crushes from my ex's or my wife.
Hell, my wife would LOVE for one of them to take me off her hands for a week or two.

I was fortunate perhaps in that my major celebrity crush occurred well after my marriage was over. Yet, looking back on that, I was way too old to be having such adolescent fantasies - more like an obsession for a bit of time - about somebody I would never meet and who I didn't even think was a particularly good actress. But I think that's what they are - regressions to a "safer" time as a teenager. And yet a few people really go over the mental edge and become stalkers or even murderers. The human mind is a very strange thing.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Did you know there are hundreds of volunteers in E Germany who pains-takingly took documents shredded in a panic in the dying days of the Stasi and re-assembled them? They're still doing it apparently

The East Germans relied on lots of informers, neighborhood tattle-talers, and others who mostly didn't get paid I think. I guess they did it for some kind of social validation, even if only for themselves.

What possible use is there now for re-assembled Stasi documents, except for the historical value? I know, I should read the link, but maybe later.

 

[Seadog777]

I was fortunate perhaps in that my major celebrity crush occurred well after my marriage was over. Yet, looking back on that, I was way too old to be having such adolescent fantasies - more like an obsession for a bit of time - about somebody I would never meet and who I didn't even think was a particularly good actress. But I think that's what they are - regressions to a "safer" time as a teenager. And yet a few people really go over the mental edge and become stalkers or even murderers. The human mind is a very strange thing.

I've met quite a few celebrities but none were my crushes.
I don't think it's "adolescent" to have fantasies about a celebrity.
Now, losing your shit and becoming a stalker is when it's unhealthy.
I used to play fantasy sex games with an ex.
We would dress up or close as possible to a celebrity crush and spend the whole night, being that person.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Oh, what the hell!

I’m Em. I’m 26 and from the NE of America. I’m not going to go through my life story, which is covered more than enough (aka in excruciating detail) in my stories, but for whatever reason I started writing porn last year. I found I enjoyed it and that at least a few kind people felt the same. Enough to encourage me to keep going. I’m up to 24 works published (plus one explanatory one). Not a big deal compared to many people, but I’ve not been here that long and 24 seems like a lot to me.

I’ve led an interesting (at least to me) life and if you want to know more, the link is in the About tab of my profile.

As I keep saying, I’m now a boring, monogamous, soon-to-be-married, old lady. Happy to be so as well , though my writing reflects a historically wilder side of me.

Em

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UPDATE: The “tentacle ho” strap line would require a little explanation

 

[Bramblethorn]

The hope was always there'd be enough spin-offs that they'd eventually be forced to use 'Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand' for one.

I'm holding out for "Pinball Wizard".

And yeah, original CSI was fun (if often absurd) but Miami always felt like it was trying too hard to be cool. Sunglasses are not a personality. Never saw enough of NY to form an opinion other than "haven't you milked this enough already?"

 

[Bramblethorn]

The East Germans relied on lots of informers, neighborhood tattle-talers, and others who mostly didn't get paid I think. I guess they did it for some kind of social validation, even if only for themselves.

What possible use is there now for re-assembled Stasi documents, except for the historical value? I know, I should read the link, but maybe later.

The historical value is high in itself. Understanding the past can help avoid repeating its mistakes.

But also: many of the people who were involved are still alive. An East German arrested as a 25-year-old in 1985 for something said in private to trusted friends or family would be 63 now. Not even retirement age, maybe still wondering which of their loved ones had betrayed them and which ones were loyal. I expect knowing who the informer was would be helpful for many in that situation; the article mentions using that knowledge to talk to them, forgive, and move on, although some might choose instead to cut ties.

From another direction: an East German who collaborated with the Stasi as a young adult could be now be a candidate for senior political office, or holding some other position of trust. If they haven't already come clean about their past, there's a public interest in revealing that background, both for what it shows of their character and because that kind of secret makes them vulnerable to blackmail from anybody else who knows about it.

 

[stickygirl]

The historical value is high in itself. Understanding the past can help avoid repeating its mistakes.

But also: many of the people who were involved are still alive. An East German arrested as a 25-year-old in 1985 for something said in private to trusted friends or family would be 63 now. Not even retirement age, maybe still wondering which of their loved ones had betrayed them and which ones were loyal. I expect knowing who the informer was would be helpful for many in that situation; the article mentions using that knowledge to talk to them, forgive, and move on, although some might choose instead to cut ties.

From another direction: an East German who collaborated with the Stasi as a young adult could be now be a candidate for senior political office, or holding some other position of trust. If they haven't already come clean about their past, there's a public interest in revealing that background, both for what it shows of their character and because that kind of secret makes them vulnerable to blackmail from anybody else who knows about it.

I gather a lot of people when given the chance to find out who had informed on them chose not to find out. Who knows, maybe they weren't blameless themselves or maybe they wanted to move forward? All the same your points are entirely valid when a broader range of people might be affected. We ignore history at our peril as we see every day... but then it's the victors who write it.

 

[ElectricBlue]

We ignore history at our peril as we see every day... but then it's the victors who write it.

Every nation keeps deep archives, which are fascinating when they bubble up into the light.

But with fifty and one-hundred year rules, "history" is the art of the long look. And even then, archives can remain closed for a lot longer - I doubt anyone alive today will ever know the full story of Anthony Blunt, the Windsors, and Hitler.

 

[Bramblethorn]

I gather a lot of people when given the chance to find out who had informed on them chose not to find out. Who knows, maybe they weren't blameless themselves or maybe they wanted to move forward?

Sometimes it is better not to know - but I think that's something individuals need to choose for themselves, with the option to choose differently.

 

[JaxRhapsody]

I am the terror that flaps in the night! The battery that dies before your smut can be saved, the writers block when you're getting to the good parts... I am... Darkwing Duck!!!

 

[gunhilltrain]

I've met quite a few celebrities but none were my crushes.
I don't think it's "adolescent" to have fantasies about a celebrity.
Now, losing your shit and becoming a stalker is when it's unhealthy.
I used to play fantasy sex games with an ex.
We would dress up or close as possible to a celebrity crush and spend the whole night, being that person.

Well, when I said "adolescent," I should have distinguished between merely being attracted to that person and getting into the borderline unhealthy. I say borderline, because it can become an obsession but stay short of actual stalking or something. That applies to people in real life too. (If they are not interested, than the healthy thing is to move on.)

Dressing up as that person sounds interesting, but seems a bit hard to do. Most female celebrities are distinctive because of their looks or other aspects, not their clothes. There might be some iconic clothing looks, like say Marilyn Monroe, but you'd have to have a platinum blonde wig too. I'm really showing my age here, but how would one do Ali Macgraw or Katharine Ross? In any case, my ex did not come close to resembling anybody famous.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I'm holding out for "Pinball Wizard".

And yeah, original CSI was fun (if often absurd) but Miami always felt like it was trying too hard to be cool. Sunglasses are not a personality. Never saw enough of NY to form an opinion other than "haven't you milked this enough already?"

Sorry, "Pinball Wizard" is my least favorite Who song. That's okay, every band or musician puts out something that somebody doesn't like.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Oh, what the hell!

I’m Em. I’m 26 and from the NE of America. I’m not going to go through my life story, which is covered more than enough (aka in excruciating detail) in my stories, but for whatever reason I started writing porn last year. I found I enjoyed it and that at least a few kind people felt the same. Enough to encourage me to keep going. I’m up to 24 works published (plus one explanatory one). Not a big deal compared to many people, but I’ve not been here that long and 24 seems like a lot to me.

Twenty-four since last August is a very good output.

 

[Seadog777]

Well, when I said "adolescent," I should have distinguished between merely being attracted to that person and getting into the borderline unhealthy. I say borderline, because it can become an obsession but stay short of actual stalking or something. That applies to people in real life too. (If they are not interested, than the healthy thing is to move on.)

Dressing up as that person sounds interesting, but seems a bit hard to do. Most female celebrities are distinctive because of their looks or other aspects, not their clothes. There might be some iconic clothing looks, like say Marilyn Monroe, but you'd have to have a platinum blonde wig too. I'm really showing my age here, but how would one do Ali Macgraw or Katharine Ross? In any case, my ex did not come close to resembling anybody famous.

My ex would get wigs and do makeup, she'd really get into it.
I won't lie, it was frakking awesome at times.
I had to end it, as she was batshit crazy.

 

[gunhilltrain]

The historical value is high in itself. Understanding the past can help avoid repeating its mistakes.

But also: many of the people who were involved are still alive. An East German arrested as a 25-year-old in 1985 for something said in private to trusted friends or family would be 63 now. Not even retirement age, maybe still wondering which of their loved ones had betrayed them and which ones were loyal. I expect knowing who the informer was would be helpful for many in that situation; the article mentions using that knowledge to talk to them, forgive, and move on, although some might choose instead to cut ties.

From another direction: an East German who collaborated with the Stasi as a young adult could be now be a candidate for senior political office, or holding some other position of trust. If they haven't already come clean about their past, there's a public interest in revealing that background, both for what it shows of their character and because that kind of secret makes them vulnerable to blackmail from anybody else who knows about it.

I'd say that history makes it possible to understand the present, but avoiding past mistakes - not so much.

My brief take on East Germany is that reunification was rushed. Perhaps it would have been better if they had stayed apart for a while, perhaps forever, and developed independently. There was a plan to divide Germany after World War II into about four different states, not merely two. I see I've digressed the thread again.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Twenty-four since last August is a very good output.

A few I wrote before August - as explained in the endnotes to Wanting to be Wanted, I had a previous account here. But even so, I think it’s since July 2022.

Em

 

[gunhilltrain]

My ex would get wigs and do makeup, she'd really get into it.
I won't lie, it was frakking awesome at times.
I had to end it, as she was batshit crazy.

Yes, "batshit crazy" is often what ends it. Although many males are batshit crazy too.

 

[ElectricBlue]

There was a plan to divide Germany after World War II into about four different states, not merely two. I see I've digressed the thread again.

That manifested itself in Berlin, with the four control zones; while the border between East and West Germany was pretty much defined by the line the Soviet armies reached.

 

[nice90sguy]

I think @EmilyMiller 's description of the demographic earlier was about right. I started here in my early 40's with black hair, now, twenty years later I'm in my late teens with grey hair.

Anthony Blunt, the Windsors, and Hitler.

I think that should have been "Anthony Blunt, or the Windsors and Hitler". Unless you know a connection between all three?

 

[ElectricBlue]

I think that should have been "Anthony Blunt, or the Windsors and Hitler". Unless you know a connection between all three?

Anthony Blunt was sent into Germany at the end of the war at the request of King George VI, to recover correspondence from Queen Victoria to her daughter (the mother of Kaiser Wilhelm), and allegedly to find and recover evidence of the Duke of Windsor's connections with Hitler, following his abdication.

Blunt was knighted in 1956.

Later, when when he confessed as the "fourth man" of the Cambridge spy ring (Philby, Burgess and MacLean) he was offered immunity from prosecution (1964), and his confession was made an official secret for fifteen years. He continued his career as Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, amongst other art related positions. His confession was revealed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in November 1979. He was stripped of his knighthood.

It has been speculated that his immunity from prosecution was because of services rendered to the royal family - hence my comment, no-one alive today is ever likely to know for sure, until (if ever) the royal archives are opened.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Blunt

 

[Seadog777]

Yes, "batshit crazy" is often what ends it. Although many males are batshit crazy too.

Well, as my ex used to call me, I'm an "Amazing Awesome Asshole".

Not crazy.

 

[jsmiam]

I’m the one who pops in occasionally, then, occasionally within my occasionally, I’ll occasionally in posts like this, or to people crossing over into sharing too much, say, “don’t share too much!” Occasionally.

We can interact, fight, debate, fight, share knowledge, fight, ask for advice, fight, commiserate, fight, and on and on just fine without revealing nuggets of who we are.

 

[gunhilltrain]

That manifested itself in Berlin, with the four control zones; while the border between East and West Germany was pretty much defined by the line the Soviet armies reached.

I'm going to try to avoid drifting too far, but it was called the Morgenthau Plan, and there were several versions of it. If you have the time, you can look it up and see different maps of it. Stalin had his own plans that made it obsolete, and he got what he wanted.

This does fit in with the thread title, "Who Are You?" A history geek?

 

[gunhilltrain]

Well, as my ex used to call me, I'm an "Amazing Awesome Asshole".

Not crazy.

I'm not sure that was a compliment. It's more like, "Praising with faint damnation," and yes I deliberately made that backwards.