Last night I wanted to gain two more views to tie my all time record, and three for the win. I woke up to about forty more than that. I’m overwhelmed at the reception my micro fiction is receiving. Many of you went back and read last week’s story too.
I jumped in the shower and lathered up my head and beard. I heard the door open and peeked out behind the curtain.
Lorelei* primped her hair in my mirror. She had on a black jogging suit from the Coeur d’Alene Resort.
“What the– I’ll be out in a minute.”
She looked me up and down. “Relax.” She wiggled a finger toward my nether region. “Cover your little self up, and I’ll make the room coffee. I want to talk to you about something.”
I rinsed my hair and wrapped up in a towel. She was on my iPad and going through my blog stats.
I made a quick dash for some underwear and pants. Lorelei smirked as I dashed by.
I pulled a comb through my hair and grabbed my coffee.
“You’ve been blog wanking.” She gave me that stern look that all women possess.
“Well, um, yeah, a little.”
“That’s a dangerous habit. Your fiction is strong enough to be interesting without resorting to tricks.”
“But I got my extra views, and received more likes than ever too. WordPress even sent me a badge.”
“Really? How old are you? What’s next a sticker and gold star?” She took my coffee and started drinking it. “It’s a neat trick, but the reblog of your friends promotion would have gotten you enough views, and it was a nice thing to do.”
“Okay. I’ll behave.”
“You have to save it for special occasions. If you become like the boy who cried wolf, you’ll lose credibility.”
I poured myself a new cup of coffee. “I need to get ready for work, but I promise not to get addicted to blog wanking.”
“Good boy.” She finished her/my coffee and opened the door. “I have a spa appointment, then I’m going on a lake cruise to look for eagles. Have a good day at work, and behave.”
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Thanks everyone for the red letter day at Entertaining Stories. Time for work.
* Lorelei is my Muse; my cranky Muse today.
Never heard that term before. Blog wanking definitely catches the attention and induces chuckles.
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I need to be conservative in its use. It was a banner day over here though.
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I think I need a male version of Lorelei. Bob is my blog muse but he is useless at critting, just snores and eats.
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I don’t know, she’s a bit intrusive. Cranky today too.
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Sometimes we must resort to blog wanking in order to bring the viewer to us. *sigh* I wish there was a better way to say “Open House …. All are Invited”. Nope, we have to resort to um “tricks”. At least I am honest about it. I’ve observed, taken notes, and know how to bring peeps in. That is not to say I work my *ss off some days, writing 100’s of comments, replies, etc. I’ve worn out one keypad in 6 months and going now on my second that looks like it is going to konk out soon. Yep, even though firstly I am a photographer, secondly a writer, I put a lot of man hours in to interact with people. Like I am here. This is no put on, either. I really do this with Love in my Heart. So that being all said and done, I leave you with (((HUGS))) and a smile! Love, Amy PS Hope your muse gets un-cranky! LOL
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Thanks for the comment. Those who interact are my favorite bloggers. Lorelei is usually more bossy. I’ll have to save blog wanking for those special times.
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LOL I like you already!!! Tee hee ….. (((HUGS))) Amy
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If you’re going to dream people up, the least you could do is have them serve you a bit better than just bossing you around. LOL! 😉 Seriously, though, I love Lorelei and I love your new Macabre Macaroni! And congratulations on your new numbers! Next time, you’ll have to jump even higher through the hoops. 🙂
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I hope I can keep up the quality on my Halloween shorts. The last one was pretty popular. I’m posting them anyway, so we’ll all find out together.
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You have such a creative mind, I’m sure you won’t disappoint anyone and we’re all in for a treat. I can’t wait to see tomorrow’s. 🙂
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