Lost in the Shuffle

[Barnaby]

Pardon a bit of ego here but I recently came off of a nearly year-long battle with the dreaded Writers' Block and published what I feel is my best story to date, PURPLE DAZE. I submitted it to the Erotic Couplings category but Lit, probably correctly, switched it to the Humor category which seems to be much less read. Still, my previous humor stories topped 6000 readers quickly. I plugged it on the New Story Advertisements and sent it on to some fans but, in spite of private and public praise, PURP hasn't even reached 1700 views after a month!
It's based on a true incident from a couple months back in which my 21 year old friend Natalie (see my The Interview Project # 4)asked me, a 45 year old married man, to help her dye her hair purple since her boyfriend was out of town. As this was the weirdest request I'd had in ages, I agreed. The whole thing degenerated into a comedy of errors and Nat suggested I write it up as one of my stories. The girl in the story combines personality elements from both Natalie and Meg (TIP # 3)and another old friend and the guy is me. It flowed easily from my imagination and effectively cleared my Writers' Block as I am now working on a dozen different things including a weblog and a Mystery short story assignment. Natalie loved it, my wife laughed like crazy and even another friend who doesn't care for erotica requested to see this piece. I guess, he said egotistically, I find it sad that so many Lit readers have NOT seen it so I'm here to ask you again to please try PURPLE DAZE.It deserves to be viewed at least more than 1600 times! It's hilarious but extremely, realistically hot toward the end.
Look for POP MUSIC Part 3 soon and I am FINALLY polishing up my long-announced TIGER STRIPES. Thanks for everyone's continued support! Here's the link:
PURPLE DAZE or "I'd Dye For You"
Barnaby

 

[Rainbow Skin]

That's really good. Quirky, real people, with a lot of humour.

 

[lyricalcandy]

I absolutely adored it. It was cute, and realistic and sexy .... and purple is one of my favorite colors. I give it a thumbs up. I don't think there's anything I would change because it has that feel like its something that happened and you just wrote it down. Sometimes that is just the perfect feel.

 

[DrFreud]

Very entertaining read. The characters are loveable and you really made them feel real.
My only complaint is you should make the sex much steamier and explicit.

Good read overall. Keep it goin'

 

[Barnaby]

Thank you so much!

Thanks to all who took the time to readPurple Daze and especially to those who posted feedback and public comments. 250 more views since my first post and several "5" votes. Feel free to reccomend it to any any friends you have on LIT because I still feel as if most people are missing out on the purple fun!
Thanx!
Barnaby

PS-The stories just keep coming now! Yesterday I began TRIVIA TIME! I'm on vacation this week so I hope to finish it along with TIGER STRIPES!

 

[smoochypig]

Very entertaining Barnaby - more so for being able to picture an old friend who dyed their hair purple and I would swear would have done everything just like this story

 

[MLyons]

I really liked this one. It was fun, funny, and creative!

 

[impressive]

I love this one -- and have had it in my Favorites since first reading it (as Barnaby knows).

If you haven't already done so -- READ IT!

 

[Barnaby]

Category Winner!

Thanx! So many of you that have taken the tme to read PURPLE DAZE apparently loved it as it was recently announced as the August category winner for Humor and Satire on Lit! Wow! My first time ever for that! I'm still totally and completely bumfuzzled as to why it STILL has less than half the views of even my previous Humor stories! Oh, well. I guess maybe it'll have to stay our secret then. Shhhhh!
Here's my list if you would care to try more of my pieces. I'm particularly enthused about TIGER STRIPES that went up a month ago. TRIVIA TIME and POP MUSIC, PART 3 coming soon! Thanx again for reading, voting and for appreciating PURPLE, the story that broke my Writers Block!Barnaby's Literotica Stories

BARNABY