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“Cravings/Addictions/Obsessions” Is The Topic For The Twentieth Virtual Symposium
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“Cravings/Addictions/Obsessions” Is The Topic For The Twentieth Virtual Symposium Is the electorate smarter than the candidate? Symposium-participant-suggested topics win with regularity, and this month is no exception: NaughtyinSO’s offering, Cravings/Addictions/Obsessions, is this month’s top choice for the upcoming virtual symposium’s topic. Good on her, and well voted, everyone! As with all symposium topics, this one does not necessarily refer to anything sexual: Let Cravings/Addictions/Obsessions reflect as wide a range of interpretations as there are symposium participants! For those new to the virtual symposium: In short, it’s a simultaneous act of blogging. Anybody with a blog on this site is welcome to join in. Contributors create something – an essay, a cartoon, an erotic story, a memoir, a series of one-line aphorisms, an image collage, a photo montage, a poem, or anything else – relating to “Cravings/Addictions/Obsessions.” At a pre-arranged time and date (see below) all participants post their contributions. Want a better sense of how it works – or just some good reads? Here’s a link to the participants’ list from the most recent symposium: Participants List For the Nineteenth Virtual Symposium Science Feel free to take the basic idea of “Cravings/Addictions/Obsessions” and stretch it to as wild an interpretation as you like -- the post should reflect you! Anything goes, as long as there is a trace of the original idea in the post. On the morning of Sunday, June 5, all participants will post their creations and notify me via a post on my blog. Please, please, post ‘em to your own blogs early: I want to link to them in a central post here, but I don’t want to be stapled to my desk all day. I'll be responsible for posting links to your blogs – I want to make this as effortless for participants as possible! Again, once you’ve posted, leave a note in the comments section here so I know to link to your submission. I will, of course, post latecomers… people do check back to see whether new participants have joined the symposium. But after the morning of June 5, I may not be updating the list as obsessively. As for contributions themselves: The idea is to create something new, as opposed to using posts to respond to other posts (although the comments section will, of course, remain fair game). Leave a note in the blog comments, and I’ll use a post on this blog that day to link to all contributions. First suggestion: Participants may want to refer to either the virtual symposium or the topic itself in their headline. Not a requirement – there are no requirements, save for originality and participation – but a suggestion which will let the wide blog community know what we’re doing. Second suggestion: Consider using one of the larger sizes, which can be found in the box when inputting a post. I find the much larger sizes offputting and hard to read… but size 2, to my mind, balances having to squint and the vertigo-inducing larger sizes. (This post has been posted in size 2, for what it’s worth…) Of course, there’s always the trick of holding down the control button and hitting either the + or – keys, which for most websites serves to enlarge or shrink copy and images. This is not a contest. No souvenir mugs will be sent, nor ribbons awarded. The idea here is for those interested to, on a single day, offer an interpretation of a single topic for the sheer fun of it. By all means, encourage other bloggers to participate – and to let me know they’re doing so through this post, so on the morning of Sunday, June 5 I can link to their posts. Oh, and please consider this an invitation – if not a request – to the symposium both on your own blogs, and in individual requests to bloggers whom you’d like to see represented. The more the merrier, right? There are some folks with very distinct voices on this site who aren’t yet participating – let’s bring ‘em in and make ‘em one of us, one of us, one of us! Remember, of course, to keep things in your voice! Every symposium, there are a few newbies who contribute posts, and don’t let me know about their contributions (I catch some by watching the “recent posts” feed, but that’s hit or miss). So… once you post, please leave me a note on the master list post, or here! (I get messages about the symposium which are attached to the blog a little faster than the ones which are emailed to me.) Can’t wait to see the results! Second-to-last note: I’ve been very, very behind in commenting on, and thanking contributors for, their offerings. I’m about halfway through the submissions for the EIGHTEENTH symposium: They’ve been terrific, and I’ve loved ‘em… but a workload during the past two months has been pretty heavy, in a “we’re-going-to-actually-make-the-rent-this-summer” sorta way. I WILL get to all of ‘em – and those offered for the nineteenth as well. I apologize to all, especially the newbies: I really do appreciate and value your efforts. Final note: When the page with all the contributors goes live, please consider adding the link to your post, even if the contribution has already gone live. Doing so allows people to readily access all the other offerings… which is, after all, one of the purposes of this exercise. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic |
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Ok! So this is a topic that I will have to think about all week because... I gots nuthin' at dis moment... Cravings... Well that is probably what I'm going to be thinking about since I have no addictions (other than the rather simple joke of aDICkshuns) and obsession for me, come and go (contradicting the definition of obsession for me. Let's play ball! Kk The observant make the best lovers, I may not do right, but I do write, I have bliss, joy, and happiness in my life, Kitkat Come check out my blog KItkat1415 check out this post by me Adventures In Body Grooming #39 April Topic Link: What Lies Beneath If April Showers Oh Bloody Hell What Kind Of Weather Turns Me On Bloggers Symposium 40
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Ok! So this is a topic that I will have to think about all week because... I gots nuthin' at dis moment... Cravings... Well that is probably what I'm going to be thinking about since I have no addictions (other than the rather simple joke of aDICkshuns) and obsession for me, come and go (contradicting the definition of obsession for me. Let's play ball! Kk And yeah, I got nuttin' too... Your ballfield or mine? Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Can you really deny inspiration? Would you truly snub The Muse once she makes her presence known? If nothing else, have mercy on us who don't yet have any clue... Happy hecticing! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Great topic, now you have me thinking. Ty Naughty! hugssssssssssssss V Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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I'm obsessed about bad taste!  
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Hmmm. This could be a windfall for me. I've already posted about my addictions. Now I have an opportunity to develop a new one and I have five days to accomplish it. I guess I'd better get to work! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Am I glad that Cravings/Addictions/Obsessions won the race? Yes, of course. Do I know what to write? Nope. Not a clue. Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Great topic, now you have me thinking. Ty Naughty! hugssssssssssssss V Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I'm obsessed about bad taste! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Cool! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Hmmm. This could be a windfall for me. I've already posted about my addictions. Now I have an opportunity to develop a new one and I have five days to accomplish it. I guess I'd better get to work! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Am I glad that Cravings/Addictions/Obsessions won the race? Yes, of course. Do I know what to write? Nope. Not a clue. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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"My Addiction to Blogging" is still up for grabs... Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I think that's more of a cry for help. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I am pleasantly surprised it won..thank you.. Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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Aaaugh! You've grabbed the rudder and are now steering the plane, and all of us passengers, straight into Mount Rushmore! Aaaugh! Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I am pleasantly surprised it won..thank you.. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Oh no no no!!! You have the rudder. You are the one 'steering the plane'. And the rest of us are lucky passengers. Zooooom! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Harrumph. If I had any control over this lot "Write 250 words of bad erotica" would have been a symposium topic several months ago. Zooooom! Why not include Bad Erotica in next month's selection? I promise to campaign for it shamelessly and do my best to write 250 words of very, very bad erotica if it wins. Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Oh no! Don't you 'zoom' after that statement! Why not include Bad Erotica in next month's selection? I promise to campaign for it shamelessly and do my best to write 250 words of very, very bad erotica if it wins. I do recycle topics -- the second-place one often, but not always, gets repeated. I'm not going to repeat "bisexuality" because I've offered it in months past and I have almost a hundred others to pick from. We'll put "bad erotica" up again: I've got no plans to discontinue the symposium anytime soon, and through donated points I've managed to extend my gold membership, which makes continuing it easier. (After the way the information hack from several months ago was bungled, and the devil-may-care attitude the site demonstrated, The Powers That Be will have to go some ways to get me to fork over my credit card information again.) But really, wouldn't you rather have "Kierkegaardian Ethics" and "Great Cephalopods of the Renaissance" first? Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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"Bad erotica" went down to defeat a few months ago -- didn't even come in second, as I recall it. I do recycle topics -- the second-place one often, but not always, gets repeated. I'm not going to repeat "bisexuality" because I've offered it in months past and I have almost a hundred others to pick from. We'll put "bad erotica" up again: I've got no plans to discontinue the symposium anytime soon, and through donated points I've managed to extend my gold membership, which makes continuing it easier. (After the way the information hack from several months ago was bungled, and the devil-may-care attitude the site demonstrated, The Powers That Be will have to go some ways to get me to fork over my credit card information again.) But really, wouldn't you rather have "Kierkegaardian Ethics" and "Great Cephalopods of the Renaissance" first? There were times in the past when chosen by majority topic didn't inspire me at all but I participated nevertheless, and I would do that for Bad erotica also. It's all about finding that silver lining. Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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No argument - I'd much rather talk about existentialism than try to turn into something I'm not. And although I have no idea what marine animals have to do with Renaissance, I'd be happy to research it from that angle. There were times in the past when chosen by majority topic didn't inspire me at all but I participated nevertheless, and I would do that for Bad erotica also. It's all about finding that silver lining. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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May inspiration rain down upon you like... um... that wet stuff which falls from clouds. Okay, so I skipped the lesson on similes in fourth grade. Sue me. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Oh, I'm sure I can come up with some carnal craving, arousing addiction, or oral obsession to write about ... I've got more than enough to choose from .. Satyr in Sheep's Skin Peruse my many stories at Satyr39s Storybook Corner or my Renaissance Era BDSM fantasy story at Serial Story Reinport39s Crowning Index. 
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Oh, I'm sure I can come up with some carnal craving, arousing addiction, or oral obsession to write about ... I've got more than enough to choose from .. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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