My apologies to those who have replied to the previous journal; the past few months have been a serious drain on my creative energies. Below is the latest list of requested stories.

For those of you who have just joined us, this is a twist on the usual 10 Sketches activity. Because I have very little talent in drawing, I'll instead write a free short story for the first 10 people to comment to this entry. The story itself will be short, no more than 5-7 pages, give or take a few, and must be of an original character. In turn, you must offer to do 10 sketches or short stories in your journal.

Please provide as much detail as you can on your character(s), whether they are pictures, written descriptions, or story snippets. The more I know about them, the better I can write about them.

Please keep in mind that while I do write romantic scenes, I do not write smut. Amorous, maybe, but erotica and porn are right out.

There are still plenty of slots available for those who want them.

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