By those authors whose work I most enjoy. True, some are just as prolific as always. But others have simply disappeared - a fact I have often lamented here. Whether it is simply because of their real lives becoming too full (or perhaps burdensome might be a better description for some), their individual muses have taken a break (whether short term or long term), or some other more terminal reason, many of my favorite authors are no longer posting here.

Yes, there have been new authors who have taken up the slack; but like all things in life, sometimes change is good - and sometimes not. I am not disparaging anyone who puts forth the effort to write and post here, for they have done something which I cannot. However, there is always chaff with the wheat - meaning that you have to sift through to find the gems amongst the new authors.

Not all will agree with me, but it also appears that more and more stories contain ideas and concepts which are not appealing to me. A case in point, it seems that the quotient of forced fem is rising. That is something which I don’t enjoy reading in the least; some authors may use it as a tool within a larger story, and because of that I will sometimes slog through stories which include forced fem or petticoat punishment. At least until I can discern that is the sole purpose behind the story, in which case I will not read any further as the concept is abhorrent to me; I have seen enough real evil in this world and don’t appreciate it in fiction - at least not unless it is merely a means to develop a character or plot line rather than the be all and end all of the story. For how does force feminizing someone differ from society forcing those of us who are transgender to live in the wrong gender? Are they not the same?

I also find it frustrating when an author begins a wonderful story, only to drop it after peaking the reader’s interest. This happens too often - although as one who is not an author, I can surely understand how difficult it must be to write a serial or novel length story. As a reader, when you find a great story, you never want to end. But all things must come to a conclusion.

I guess, after rambling through this long post, my point behind this is that I make an effort to leave comments whenever I read a story. Sometimes it takes a while for me to boil my thoughts down to something relatable, and sometimes when reading a serial I may not comment after every single posting - but I try to convey my thoughts to the author, especially if the story leaves me with strong feelings one way or another.