Recurring elements in your stories

[Comshaw]

So what things do you see coming back again and again in your writings? And why?

Interesting question. Let's see...Hmmmm...I think the most prevalent one is shyness. Several of my young male characters start out shy but grow and gradually step out of that as they mature through the story.

Motorcycles. And like many things that's because those two-wheeled modes of transportation have been a large part of my life for almost all my life. I rode my first one 56 years ago, have accumulated mileage of over 450,000 miles on one and still ride.

The outdoors/wilderness. I've been a hiker/backpacker/hunter most of my life and have spent a lot of time in the backcountry. I was also a Boy Scout Scout Master for 12 years so the outdoors, the wilderness is a familiar place to me so naturally it would end up as backdrop to some of my stories.

Veterans and the aftermath of what some have gone through, PTSD for example.


That list doesn't mean I have them in all my stories or even most, but they do show in a few.

Armpit Nation RISE UP!



Seriously though, stories round here need more thought given to smells and tastes (non sexual.)

Senses are how we navigate the world and ignoring 40-60% of our tools (unless sexy times) is a real loss.

I agree with that. the olfactory sense is the one that can bring memories cascading back into one's head faster than any other. A scent smelled and associated with an important event can evoke memories of that event a long time after it happens, like our first love, the smell of their skin the taste of their kiss.


Comshaw

 

[EmilyMiller]

I've only actually written one so far (waiting to publish it), but of the other main ideas I've got for future stories, the idea of something being "wrong"/taboo about the relationship is almost ubiquitous. Cheating, extramarital sex and incest are the main ones, really. Anal too for one, depending on how "taboo" that's classed as round these parts.

Anal is a generational thing. I’d say it’s close to mainstream now.

Em

 

[Comshaw]

Anal is a generational thing. I’d say it’s close to mainstream now.

Em

Even in the mainstream religious communities.

Comshaw

 

[GlennJenko]

Anal is a generational thing. I’d say it’s close to mainstream now.

Em

Very true. It's why it gave me pause to mention it, because I know even not that long ago it was a huge no no, and now while not really talked about (at least in the circles I travel in) it's not seen as anything really bad.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Very true. It's why it gave me pause to mention it, because I know even not that long ago it was a huge no no, and now while not really talked about (at least in the circles I travel in) it's not seen as anything really bad.

I think it’s mainstream in the sense that a majority of people around my age or younger have tried it. Not that it is a regular aspect of sex. That’s still a bit more uncommon I think.

Em

 

[GlennJenko]

I think it’s mainstream in the sense that a majority of people around my age or younger have tried it. Not that it is a regular aspect of sex. That’s still a bit more uncommon I think.

Em

Yeah, that makes sense. And I'd agree with that assumption around commonality.

Even in the mainstream religious communities.

Comshaw

TIL where that "fuck me in the ass cos I love Jesus" meme actually comes from.

 

[MrPixel]

1. A recurring theme in my stories is nudity, especially NIP - my FCs just can’t seem to keep their clothes on.
2. Breakfast. The MMC has a big thing for a hearty breakfast particularly when there are discussions reviewing the previous night’s activities.
3. There always seems to be a kind, loving and thoughtful but slightly paternalistic MMC who happens to be constantly horny, or at least “ready to go” any time a FC enters the room and strips for ‘im.
4. Trains. Especially the flashing thereof.
5. Bar pickups.
6. Uncircumcised penises, or at least the noting of it. Do you know that perinatal circumcision beyond religious doctrine is unique to the US? Most recent serious study I read indicated that 7 out of 8 American males are circumcised.

Since anal is being discussed here, while it’s not especially a hallmark of “my style”, there is recurring mention in my current series of its refusal by both F and M characters, including one anal rape and one attempted rape. Not surprised it’s sort of a generational thing.

 

[KeithD]

Another theme that pops up in some of my stories (and did so in the one I wrote yesterday as an example of true--I hope--second person) is characters in buildings with glass walls connecting across distance (each in a separate building) and having shared sex across the divide.

 

[Comshaw]

1. A recurring theme in my stories is nudity, especially NIP - my FCs just can’t seem to keep their clothes on.
2. Breakfast. The MMC has a big thing for a hearty breakfast particularly when there are discussions reviewing the previous night’s activities.
3. There always seems to be a kind, loving and thoughtful but slightly paternalistic MMC who happens to be constantly horny, or at least “ready to go” any time a FC enters the room and strips for ‘im.
4. Trains. Especially the flashing thereof.
5. Bar pickups.
6. Uncircumcised penises, or at least the noting of it. Do you know that perinatal circumcision beyond religious doctrine is unique to the US? Most recent serious study I read indicated that 7 out of 8 American males are circumcised.

Since anal is being discussed here, while it’s not especially a hallmark of “my style”, there is recurring mention in my current series of its refusal by both F and M characters, including one anal rape and one attempted rape. Not surprised it’s sort of a generational thing.

Yeah, I cite being uncircumcised in a few of my stories. I can also attest to the rarity of it and how it's viewed. Being one of those uncircumcised American males is to be in a small minority. And the crap we get for it! "Oh, that's dirty!" "That looks ugly!" "How in the world do you keep it clean?" On and on and on.

During WWII it was mandatory that everyone going into the armed forces be circumcised. My uncle and my wife's uncle were both done as adults. By the time I got there in 1970 it was no longer mandatory, but the docs spent a lot of time trying to convince me it was a good thing. Yeah, I didn't buy it. Their reasoning was if I was in the field where I couldn't bath regularly it would get infected. That never happened because there is always some water to wash with. They also cited a study that showed uncircumcised men, when exposed to VD were more likely to contract it than circumcised men. What they didn't say and I didn't find out until years later, was wearing a condom evened out who got it and who didn't. so wear a condom FFS!

Anyway, I've passed that down. My son isn't and my grandson isn't. There is no real reason to be if: you bath regularly and you don't stick it where it shouldn't be in the first place. And besides, I don't want ANYONE cutting on me that way just because some think it's a good thing.


Comshaw

 

[EmilyMiller]

Yeah, I cite being uncircumcised in a few of my stories. I can also attest to the rarity of it and how it's viewed. Being one of those uncircumcised American males is to be in a small minority. And the crap we get for it! "Oh, that's dirty!" "That looks ugly!" "How in the world do you keep it clean?" On and on and

It’s a shame really. Totally by coincidence, the two men I’ve spent most time with were uncut. One was born and lived in the UK until he was 3. The other had parents who hated the idea.

From my POV, it’s not dirty. Just a question of cleaning regularly. And it gives you more options. Also the softer skin is nice.

Spending time in London was revelatory as well.

Em

 

[MillieDynamite]

I'm ever so glad I don't have to worry about such things. Being a lesbian frees me from all things that include dick. Other than at bathtime cleaning my son's thingy.

It’s a shame really. Totally by coincidence, the two men I’ve spent most time with were uncut. One was born and lived in the UK until he was 3. The other had parents who hated the idea.

From my POV, it’s not dirty. Just a question of cleaning regularly. And it gives you more options. Also the softer skin is nice.

Spending time in London was revelatory as well.

Em

 

[Comshaw]

I'm ever so glad I don't have to worry about such things. Being a lesbian frees me from all things that include dick. Other than at bathtime cleaning my son's thingy.

I applaud and support you for your forthrightness to be who you are, and I hope you do not take offense, but I must say as a heterosexual male, that is a damned shame.


Comshaw

 

[MillieDynamite]

For Donnie, Jo, the birth mother, and I chose to have him circumcised. Why, don't really know, we asked her. She said she didn't like foreskin, and so we agreed on the snip. But at that time, we thought she'd want to be involved a little in Donnie's life. She didn't and doesn't is now married and going to have a second child. She made it clear, at the reception of her wedding, that she wanted no more contact with us or him. We do keep tabs on her through her mother. That's only for an avenue of communication in case she changes her mind down the road, or when Donnie is older and wants to meet her.

We did not want this procedure for my son.

 

[MrPixel]

Since I’m unfortunately in the majority, it was my wife that brought the rarity of uncut partners to my attention. She had one long-term boyfriend/affair who was intact… and Jewish! She continues to laugh about it. The important issue to her is she determined that intercourse with intact men is more comfortable. Instead of it all being friction, the foreskin tends to roll a little with the ins and outs. She is tight and self-lubes lightly, so I fully understand her POV.

What disturbed me about the handful of studies I read - some recent, some pretty moldy and justifying the old opinions - is not a single one even so much as mentioned female comfort in intercourse. None. It was gratifying, however, that the more recent studies proved that circumcision did not make any discernible difference in morbidities relative to any STI, nor was it a measurable factor in penile cancer, which is (and was) infinitesimally rare.

 

[stickygirl]

I was uncut. I had it deep fried to turn it into a hula-hoop
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/Hula_Hoops_Snack_Original.jpg

 

[stickygirl]

Recurring themes
1. Transgender issues - and not making a big thing of it
2. Autism - and not making a big thing of it
3. A scientific MC
4. Also a white scar on my forehead that lovers keep finding

 

[Gamblnluck]

She had one long-term boyfriend/affair who was intact… and Jewish!

I'm wondering if he said he was jewish because of his family history. Like where his parents broke away from the religion. Because from everything I've read, it is a requirement.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Since I’m unfortunately in the majority, it was my wife that brought the rarity of uncut partners to my attention. She had one long-term boyfriend/affair who was intact… and Jewish! She continues to laugh about it. The important issue to her is she determined that intercourse with intact men is more comfortable. Instead of it all being friction, the foreskin tends to roll a little with the ins and outs. She is tight and self-lubes lightly, so I fully understand her POV.

What disturbed me about the handful of studies I read - some recent, some pretty moldy and justifying the old opinions - is not a single one even so much as mentioned female comfort in intercourse. None. It was gratifying, however, that the more recent studies proved that circumcision did not make any discernible difference in morbidities relative to any STI, nor was it a measurable factor in penile cancer, which is (and was) infinitesimally rare.

No one seems to know what the foreskin is for (virtually all mammals have one). One possibility - which I have see no research into - is that (when covering the glans) it rolls back during penetration, making this more comfortable for both parties when natural lubrication is not great (aroused women aren’t always dripping - sorry porn [mine included] - and the degree of wetness can vary between women and during the month for the same woman).

Em

 

[ElectricBlue]

No one seems to know what the foreskin is for (virtually all mammals have one).

Ahh, protection? You've got one of the most sensitive parts of the male anatomy flopping around most of the time soft, and the foreskin is to protect it. Surely that's obvious? Try to imagine your clitoris without her little hideaway folds of skin, as you walk around all day.

I'm not circumcised, and I cannot imagine how much sensitivity circumcised men must lose over the years - their knob ends must be numb, frankly.

Besides, a foreskin means there's so much more to play with.

Why cut something off that was never meant to be cut off? That's barbaric, isn't it? You wouldn't do that to a woman, so why would you do it to a baby boy?

 

[EmilyMiller]

Ahh, protection? You've got one of the most sensitive parts of the male anatomy flopping around most of the time soft, and the foreskin is to protect it. Surely that's obvious? Try to imagine your clitoris without her little hideaway folds of skin, as you walk around all day.

I'm not circumcised, and I cannot imagine how much sensitivity circumcised men must lose over the years - their knob ends must be numb, frankly.

Besides, a foreskin means there's so much more to play with.

Why cut something off that was never meant to be cut off? That's barbaric, isn't it? You wouldn't do that to a woman, so why would you do it to a baby boy?

It’s not been definitively shown that this is the case. I agree the clitoral hood is homologous to the foreskin. But it’s apparently a scientific mystery whether it’s primary function is protection, maintaining a layer of lubrication, sensory, something else (like I said) or a mixture of different things.

Em

 

[ElectricBlue]

It’s not been definitively shown that this is the case. I agree the clitoral hood is homologous to the foreskin. But it’s apparently a scientific mystery whether it’s primary function is protection, maintaining a layer of lubrication, sensory, something else (like I said) or a mixture of different things.

Em

Having got one, I don't need science to point out the blindingly obvious, not when it's right there in front of me. All the other things you mention are a bonus .

 

[StillStunned]

I'm not circumcised, and I cannot imagine how much sensitivity circumcised men must lose over the years - their knob ends must be numb, frankly.

Cut or uncut, vitamin E oil is your friend.

Just not the kind with citrus scent.

 

[samhasstories]

Just not the kind with citrus scent.

Does that attract wasps?

 

[StillStunned]

Does that attract wasps?

I won't go into detail. Too horrifying to talk about.

 

[stickygirl]

It’s not been definitively shown that this is the case. I agree the clitoral hood is homologous to the foreskin. But it’s apparently a scientific mystery whether it’s primary function is protection, maintaining a layer of lubrication, sensory, something else (like I said) or a mixture of different things.

Em

I think it's shameful that you've outed Logous so flippantly