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		<title>Point of View</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>casey thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So my writing energies have been directed in a new direction, but I am still picking away at a couple stories. Last night as I was reading through the progress of my most recent project I realized that the majority &#8230; <a href="http://caseythompson.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/point-of-view/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caseythompson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23748436&amp;post=122&amp;subd=caseythompson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So my writing energies have been directed in a <a href="http://tiptoeingaroundtheabyss.wordpress.com">new direction</a>, but I am still picking away at a couple stories. Last night as I was reading through the progress of my most recent project I realized that the majority of my stories are written from the female perspective. Is this odd? Is this why I have such trouble putting these stories together? I mean what the hell do I really know about what goes on in the female mind? A couple of the ideas I would be working on next are from the male perspective. I am trying to stretch my comfort zone some and move beyond the vanilla scenes I have typically written. This current story is my first attempt at that. Just couldn&#8217;t help but wonder what people might think about this.</p>
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		<title>Getting Off On The Right Foot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>casey thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was a Flash Fiction piece written for a women focused porn site. It was my first rejection and I wrote briefly about it in a prior blog post. Looking back on it I can see a few reasons it &#8230; <a href="http://caseythompson.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/getting-off-on-the-right-foot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caseythompson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23748436&amp;post=118&amp;subd=caseythompson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>This was a Flash Fiction piece written for a women focused porn site. It was my first rejection and I wrote briefly about it in a <a href="http://caseythompson.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/rejected/">prior blog post</a>. Looking back on it I can see a few reasons it may have been rejected would welcome constructive criticism/advice on how to best write for a female audience.</em></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Getting Off On The Right Foot</strong></p>
<p>Steven felt the pressure begin building, and he knew he would soon reach the point of no return. He stopped his hand letting it rest at the base of his hard cock. He opened his eyes and watched the woman on the screen in front of him taking a guy in the ass, while moaning in a way that defied reality.  Despite the contrived nature of the scene the sound of her apparent ecstasy, and the vision of her breasts bouncing about on the screen was very sexy.</p>
<p>As the sensations in his dick began to subside Steven returned his attention to his own pleasure. He was blessed with both length and girth, and women always seemed to love handling his cock. It was currently shiny with lube and rock hard. Precum had begun running from the tip some time ago as he had teased himself along. With the moaning of the porn star in the background Steven began slowly stroking his cock from the head to the base. He knew he could end it all with a few quick strokes, but the pleasure was in the tease and he was in no hurry. Like the women he had known, he too enjoyed having his dick in his hand. He knew it was large and he liked to feel every ridge and vein under his hand as he worked it over.</p>
<p>He reached down with his off hand to rub his sack. His balls were pulled up tight against his body and they were starting to feel just slightly sore from the delayed trip to orgasm. Steven was allowing his hand to work more around his cock head now and he could feel the orgasm building quickly. He closed his eyes again letting it build. His whole body was tingling when he stopped, but this time he was a little late. He dropped his hands to his sides and his body shook slightly has a small stream of cum leaked out and ran down the shaft of is cock. When the shuddering stopped he opened his eyes and saw the small pool of cum at the base of his dick. On the screen the man had pulled out of the woman and was groaning loudly as he ejaculated on the women’s ass.</p>
<p>Steven had had all he could take. He grabbed his large cock again and began stroking himself faster, twisting his hand around the head at the top of each stroke. The orgasm came quickly and Steven tensed as the first waves of pleasure took him. His cock shot its seed, the sticky fluid landing on his muscular chest and stomach, as he stroked himself harder. As the orgasm subsided cum continued to run out and down over his hand. When he was empty he lay back and shut his eyes allowing his body to relax in the afterglow of the orgasm. A shower and work still lay ahead, but that could wait a few more moments.</p>
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		<title>Making Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The candlelight made the sweat on his tanned chest glisten as he moved across the bed towards her. Janet felt his strong arms wrap themselves around her. She could actual feel the steely tension of his biceps against the back &#8230; <a href="http://caseythompson.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/making-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caseythompson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23748436&amp;post=61&amp;subd=caseythompson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The candlelight made the sweat on his tanned chest glisten as he moved across the bed towards her. Janet felt his strong arms wrap themselves around her. She could actual feel the steely tension of his biceps against the back of her rib cage as he pulled her close and buried his tongue into her mouth. The tingling sensation of his tongue sweeping across hers filled her body, and she felt herself relax into his embrace.</p>
<p>Todd was a good husband, but life had become an obstacle of late. She knew he wanted much more physical contact than he was getting, and she wanted to give it to him, but work, kids, and bills always conspired to dampen her desire. Todd had taken matters into his own hands tonight. She arrived home from work to find the kids had been shipped off to her mothers. He met her at the door exchanging her heavy work bag for a glass of wine. He was already shirtless and wearing only a loose fitting pair of Dockers, his bare feet buried in the carpet. He took her hand and led her to the bedroom which she found lit with only a few scented candles. She sat on the edge of the bed watching the light of the candles dance around the room as she sipped at the wine, and felt Todd’s strong hands begin to massage the tension from her shoulders. When the wine was finished Todd took the glass to a table across the room and sliding back across the bed took her into his embrace.</p>
<p>As Todd continued to kiss her deeply he brought up his right hand to cradle her face. He knew she loved this, and she began to melt into him as she kissed him back. Their tongues danced around each other building the excitement between them. Janet ran her hand from behind Todd’s neck down his back feeling the strength of his body. When she reached his waist line she slid her hand beneath the waistband of his pants and found his bare ass which she squeezed gently. Todd moved his hand down to her blouse and began undoing buttons. When he had them all undone he pushed himself up and looked down at his bride. Her head lay surrounded by her blonde hair. Her long neck led to her now bare shoulders and her shirt lay open exposing her bra. Her breasts were still held tightly by the garment, and even on her back her generous bosom spilled seductively out of the top. Her flat stomach shimmered in the faint orange light of the room. Below that was a professional skirt that Todd decided needed to go. He found the side button, undid it, and in one strong motion pulled the skirt down and off exposing Janet’s long tan legs.</p>
<p>Todd paused for a moment to take in the sight of the beautiful woman below him. Janet could see the pronounced bulge in the front of his pants, and thoroughly aroused she reached up to free his cock. Before her hand could reach him he slid down her body and gently kissed the inside of her right thigh. His hands moved up her legs one sliding under her ass, while the other worked its way between her thighs. Todd continued to kiss his way up the inside of her thigh, and she let the pressure of his hand slowly work her legs further apart. When he reached her crotch he placed both hands under her ass and pulled her into him. He placed his open mouth over her still covered pussy, and could feel her moisture through the thin fabric. Janet let herself moan quietly as he inhaled deeply taking in her fragrance, and feeling his already rigid cock harden a little more.  When he had had enough he pushed his fingers over the top of her panties, withdrew his face, and pulled them down. Janet helped him push them off and lay back again. Todd pushed her legs apart and smiled at the sight before him. Janet waxed her pubic hair leaving behind nothing but smooth skin. Her inner lips were covered by her outer labia, but her vagina was swollen with arousal and a there was a wet line where her lips came together. Todd started by lightly kissing her vulva before gently using his tongue to separate her lips. The sweetness of her arousal lingered on his tongue as he worked it over her pussy. He slowly ran his tongue in the space between her inner and outer lips before working his way to the top of her hole, where the tip of her clit was just peeking out from its hood. Janet sighed in pleasure as he began working his tongue in slow circles around her clit. Todd could feel the tension in her body as her clit hardened under his caress. As he built her arousal towards climax his hands roamed her body, cupping her still covered tits, or rubbing her legs and stomach. He forgot no part of her as he drank at her fountain. Todd worked his way down from her clit and forcefully tongue fucked Janet’s soaking cunt. This first penetration sent waves of pleasure through her body, and she groaned loudly as she grabbed the back of his head forcing his face into her crotch trying to get his tongue as far into her as she could. After a moment Todd moved back up to her clit replacing his tongue in Janet’s pussy with two fingers. Her body quivered in ecstasy and she surprised herself by crying out when Todd’s fingers and tongue pushed her over the edge. Her orgasm was long and deep causing her body to shake and covering Todd’s face with a rush of fluid that he eagerly drank up.</p>
<p>When the pleasure waves had subsided Janet pulled Todd up to her face kissing him deeply. She found the taste of her own cum extremely erotic, and could no longer hold back the urge to wrap her mouth around Todd’s cock which remained trapped inside his pants. She pushed on Todd’s right shoulder and he allowed himself to be rolled off her onto his back. Janet rose to her knees and let her blouse drop to the bed. She next unclasped her bra strap finally allowing her breasts to fall free. Her nipples were hard and Todd reached up to touch them as she moved towards his pants. She had them undone quickly and Todd raised his ass off the bed enough for her to pull them off. His cock was rock hard made and audible “slap” as it landed on his lower stomach. Janet positioned herself between his legs and wrapped her hands around Todd’s manhood. He was very thick and her hand barely made it around his shaft. She took a moment to feel his hardness, the veins along the shaft protruded from the swollen flesh, and his large head sat atop the shaft like a mushroom. A pool of pre cum had begun collecting at the tip and she gently licked it away with the tip of her tongue. Todd, impatient to feel her mouth around him, pushed his hips out forcing his cock toward her face. Janet smiled at his impatience, gently kissing along the shaft. She worked her way down to his sack and slowly sucked one testicle into her mouth, rolling it around gently before releasing it and moving to the other. Todd moaned loudly as each nut disappeared into her mouth. Janet kissed her way back up his shaft and when she reached the tip she took him deeply into her mouth. Todd gasped as his cock was suddenly enveloped by her silky warmth. With one hand Janet massaged his sack while bobbing her head up and down in rhythm over his dick. The sight of Janet’s mouth taking his cock with her tits hanging down over him was more than Todd could handle.  Feeling his arousal growing in her mouth Janet quickened her pace and added her second hand below her lips. With a guttural groan Todd felt himself explode in Janet’s mouth. She eagerly took his seed as he ejaculated into her. The salty warmth of his cum ran down the back of her throat as she worked to swallow every drop he had to offer.</p>
<p>Janet had always marveled at Todd’s stamina and when he did not lose his erection she allowed herself a sly smile knowing there was more fun to be had. She pulled Todd up and slid past him on the bed. She placed her head and shoulders on a pillow and pulled her knees up pointing her ass at the ceiling and exposing her wet cunt. Todd took the hint and kneeled behind her teasing her opening with his large cock head. Janet wanted badly to feel the thickness of his dick filling her and she pressed back against him urging him to penetrate her. The juices of Janet’s arousal were beginning to run down the inside of her thigh and the head of Todd’s cock was quickly covered in the silky fluid. Todd only teased her for a moment before easily sliding his full length into her sopping hole. Janet moaned loudly has her vagina stretched to accept him, and she reveled in the sensation of fullness.  Todd grabbed her hips with both hands and roughly pulled her into him. He began fucking her hard and fast using his strong arms to slam himself into her. Her pussy felt like a silk vise wrapped around his cock, and Janet’s moans grew louder as he rammed his swelling cock deep inside her. Todd’s balls slapped against Janet’s clit in rhythm with his strong thrusts.  He reached forward and grabbed her hair pulling her head off the pillow. Janet’s breasts bounced with each thrust as she let herself enjoy the sensation of being thoroughly pounded by her husband.</p>
<p>After a moment Janet reached between her legs and began rubbing her clit as Todd continued to fuck her. This was enough to quickly bring on her climax and she shuddered in pleasure as her cunt spasmed around Todd’s swollen cock. Todd could feel his orgasm building as he watched his wife cum beneath him, and began to groan as his own climax began to rise within him. Sensing he was close and wanting to watch him finish, Janet looked over her shoulder and in a lusty voice said, “Cum on my tits”. The thought excited Todd further and he drove himself deep inside her a couple more times before pulling out and pushing Janet over with his right hand. Janet quickly rolled onto her back as Todd came up her left side on his knees. He held the base of his dick with his left hand while stroking himself with his right. Todd threw his head back, closed his eyes and moaned loudly as his cock shot ropes of cum across his wife’s chest. When he was thoroughly spent he dropped his head forward to take in the site before him. A large pool of cum was collecting between Janet’s tits with droplets splattered around her chest and throat. Janet used her hand to rub the sticky fluid into her chest as Todd collapsed on the bed next to her. Janet rolled on to her side and lay her head on Todd’s shoulder. His eyes were closed and while he was still breathing heavily a subtle grin remained on his face. She kissed his cheek and thought to herself that this was something they needed to find more time for.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a full time job with a wife, child, and all that goes along with that is proving to make this professional writing extremely difficult. I have been able to pick away at a few short stories, but that is about &#8230; <a href="http://caseythompson.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/so-this-isnt-really-working/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caseythompson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23748436&amp;post=55&amp;subd=caseythompson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having a full time job with a wife, child, and all that goes along with that is proving to make this professional writing extremely difficult. I have been able to pick away at a few short stories, but that is about all, and finding time and topics for this blog have proven impossible.</p>
<p>I submitted a total of three stories to various e-zines. One was accepted, one was rejected, and nobody even bothered to acknowledge the third. I figure I am not producing near enough volume to actually make any money at it anyway so I am going to go in a new direction. This blog space will become my own publishing house. As stories are completed I am just going to post them to this space and see what people think. My novella has completely stalled and maybe I will put sections of that up to gather encouragement to keep going, but first I am just going to throw up short stories and flash fiction. I welcome all feedback, good and bad, as long as it is contructive.</p>
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		<title>First Story Published</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first erotic short story has been published at the ezine Every Night Erotica. Check it out and let me know what you think.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caseythompson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23748436&amp;post=51&amp;subd=caseythompson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My first erotic short story has been published at the ezine <a href="http://www.everynighterotica.com">Every Night Erotica</a>. Check it out and let me know what you think.</p>
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		<title>Success!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>casey thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I received an email informing me that I have sold my first story!! It’s a 2000 word erotic short submitted to Every Night Erotica, an ezine that publishes one short story each night. The pay is little and of &#8230; <a href="http://caseythompson.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caseythompson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23748436&amp;post=47&amp;subd=caseythompson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I received an email informing me that I have sold my first story!! It’s a 2000 word erotic short submitted to <a href="http://www.everynighterotica.com">Every Night Erotica</a>, an ezine that publishes one short story each night. The pay is little and of course the volume of stories published requires more latitude than many publishers, but still a lot of the stuff they publish is very good so I am still very excited. It is an great first step. The story will be published on the site July 19th. </p>
<p>The last few weeks have seen little time or motivation to do much writing, but with this news I can feel the enthusiasm filling back in. Time to get back to those projects!</p>
<p>I will be sure to post a reminder here next week!!</p>
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		<title>Rejected</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was away for the holiday weekend, and just found my first rejection notice in my email inbox. I cant say I am overly surprised by the email. Disappointed for sure, but not surprised. What did surprise me was the &#8230; <a href="http://caseythompson.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/rejected/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caseythompson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23748436&amp;post=43&amp;subd=caseythompson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was away for the holiday weekend, and just found my first rejection notice in my email inbox. I cant say I am overly surprised by the email. Disappointed for sure, but not surprised. What did surprise me was the complete lack of guidance or input from the editor. “Just not quite right for the site” doesn’t exactly help focus my creative energies.</p>
<p>The site is woman centered and I of course am a man so admittedly writing erotica with a female focus was going to be challenging, but I didn’t really expect to miss so badly that I would get no feedback. Let’s remember that writing stories to turn on my wife is what got me started down this path in the first place.  From that basis I actually thought I would be alright at this.</p>
<p>The story is a “flash fiction” (&lt;500 word) story that describes a male masturbation scene. In looking back I can see some stuff that may not have been acceptable to someone overly sensitive to a female perspective, the character is using main stream video pornography, but it is not central to the story and could be removed easily. </p>
<p>I guess the bottom line is if I am going to get no feedback from editors it is going to be hard to find the type of stories that are going to sell. I am considering posting the story here for some feedback, but haven’t made up my mind just yet. Maybe at a later date.</p>
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		<title>Writers Block</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress is killing my inspiration. It funny because in the past stress and/or sadness have been my muse. I have never written more or better than when I was in a true funk, but that stuff was mostly about my &#8230; <a href="http://caseythompson.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/writers-block/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caseythompson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23748436&amp;post=40&amp;subd=caseythompson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stress is killing my inspiration. It funny because in the past stress and/or sadness have been my muse. I have never written more or better than when I was in a true funk, but that stuff was mostly about my circumstance not about trying to produce for profit.<br />
I sit in front of the computer and nothing comes. I have ideas, outlines of stories, but I can’t put the narrative into words. There is too much noise from my “real job”, my family, all the things that make up a busy life. We have had guests this week and are leaving town for the holiday weekend so there has been plenty to do rather than work on my projects, and I have had precious little quiet time to sit and even try to put word to paper. When I return after the holiday I am going to have to better organize my time to get some more of these works completed.<br />
I have already alluded to the challenges of writing under the pressure, even self imposed, of trying to produce a steady volume of work.  A good case of writers block seems the obvious addition to this list of challenges. Some of my submissions are in for over three weeks now so maybe inspiration will return in the form of a response from an editor somewhere.</p>
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		<title>On Monogamy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote the following in response to a question posted on Oysters and Chocolate asking what it takes to make monogamy work. The article received little attention on their site, but I wondered what folks over her might think. Feel &#8230; <a href="http://caseythompson.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/on-monogamy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caseythompson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23748436&amp;post=29&amp;subd=caseythompson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wrote the following in response to a question posted on <a href="http://www.oystersandchocolate.com">Oysters and Chocolate</a> asking what it takes to make monogamy work. The article received little attention on their site, but I wondered what folks over her might think. Feel free to comment.</p>
<p>Monogamy can and has worked for thousands of years. In modern culture with so much access to so much temptation it has certainly become more difficult, and as our societal morals evolve it may even become less common, but it can certainly be made to work.  If a couple decides the traditional route of monogamy is for them I think there are three keys to success.</p>
<p>First each partner must have a genuine interest and curiosity into the other. I don’t mean this in any sexual way, but the nature of our sexual relationships is a function of our day to day interactions. If your energy is focused on learning about, and being part of, your partners life it is less likely to be focused on the hot new coworker down the hall. Of course this is very easy in the beginning when everything is new and fresh, but the principle works throughout the life of a relationship. People grow and change with time and as such there is always something new to discover. You just need to be willing to keep looking.</p>
<p>As cliché as it may sound the second piece of the puzzle is communication. Relationships are a lot of work, and if couples are not willing or able to communicate their wishes, wants, needs, and desires the relationship will eventually fail. Even more importantly each partner should feel free and safe enough to express their frustrations and concerns without fear of judgment or reprisal from their partner. It is also important to remember that communication is more than being able to say what you want, it is also the ability to hear what your partner is saying. You may not agree with them or even see their point, but acknowledging their viewpoints and feelings as valid, and doing something with the information, is a critical step. If one partner feels “unheard” all the talking in the world will achieve little.</p>
<p>While the first two points encompass the entire relationship the third is purely physical. Each partner is going to have sexual expectations and the other needs to be willing to, within reason, meet those expectations. I read an article the other day about a Muslim group that had started what they called “The Obedient Wives Club”. Now before you stop reading I think the concept as put into practice by this group borders on insanity, but one point made by the group holds some merit. A leader of the group said that the wife needs to be a good “sex worker” for her husband. In more open minded terms I would agree that each partner should strive to provide the sexual experience the other is looking for. Within reason each partner should be willing to stretch their comfort zone somewhat to accommodate the others needs, fantasies etc. Nobody should be forced to do anything they don’t want to, but in a relationship based on trust and mutual respect asking one partner to step beyond their comfort zone for the fulfillment of the other is not an extreme request. If each partner feels they are getting what they want sexually the need to stray will be lessened.</p>
<p>For monogamy to work both partners must want it then be willing to put in the work to make it happen, but even is this modern world it can still be done.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whatever possessed me to write sex stories? I cant help but wonder how a straight laced guy like myself decided to head down this path. I am no sex expert that is for sure. I married my high school sweetheart, &#8230; <a href="http://caseythompson.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/how-did-i-get-here/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=caseythompson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23748436&amp;post=21&amp;subd=caseythompson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whatever possessed me to write sex stories? I cant help but wonder how a straight laced guy like myself decided to head down this path. I am no sex expert that is for sure. I married my high school sweetheart, I’ve got a kid, mortgage, “real” job etc. I am not even sure I am qualified to write the kind of erotica I find on the internet. I cant figure how people think some of this shit up, and if you don’t have clue how some of this kinkier stuff works you’re never going to be able to write it. My only hope is to find a way to make my rather ordinary sex, steamy enough, and the scenarios interesting enough to capture the attention of editors.<br />
The truth is I ended up here for a couple reasons. I am stuck in a bad job made worse by a bad economy, and dream of the freedom that would come from self employment. I think often of what my options are for escape and I do love to write. I tried blogging about politics, but with a full time job, and a young family, keeping up with current events was nearly impossible to say nothing of finding time to write about things after researching. From that experience I decided I needed something that I could write at my own pace. I had a small collection of erotic stories I had written for the sole purpose of getting the Mrs. worked up. They had done the job so I figured what the hell I can do this. Turns out my wife and I have pretty vanilla tastes in sex. That’s not to say we are prudes. We both lived our own lives when we were younger and came back together somewhat later in life. These experiences included other relationships and sex partners, and we are both pretty open minded about sex, but we are “ordinary”. Not boring or unexciting in any way, but not on the edge where so many of the stories I read end up. Do these writers live these lifestyles? How do they know about them if they don’t? Do they really, or are they just making it all up? The truth is I wouldn’t know if they were.<br />
As I piece together these stories I am still not sure this is the proper path. I look forward to those first responses from editors to get a feel for where I stand, and to see if I can make the required adjustments to be successful.</p>
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