SG Chapter 7 and Racist Readers

First, Suburban Girl Chapter Seven is now available on this site. You know where to find it.

Second, why do I keep getting racist e-mail about this chapter? Here's a great example from steinman88@*****.com:

you [sic] problem is that you [sic] story went from good positive natural and normal sex and a little slutty too to stereotypical 'the white man is small and blacks are huge' shit... I thought better of you after eveything [sic] you wrote before. Hope you get back to good stuff and leave the blacks out... this is turning into another 'white girl becomes black gang's slut' story'... I give you one more chapter then I quite [sic].

Now here's the thing. When I posted this chapter I admitted that I didn't think it was my best work. But I was thinking that the negative reaction I would get for it would be comments like, "You took too long getting to the action" or "This chapter was really slow compared to the others". You know, stuff like that. I never, ever expected that so many of my readers would be upset about interracial sex!

I mean, let's think about this for a second. I've put Becky through bestiality. I put Tina through prostitution. I put both Amy and Kaylee through incest. And other than Kaylee, every female protagonist I've ever written about has endured rape, torture, coercion, etc. None of that upsets the people who have initially responded to SG Ch.7, though. No, what bugs them is that I had Becky have sex with black men.

I have received, as of 2:56am EDT on this date, exactly 14 e-mails about SG Ch.7. Not nearly as much as I got for Family Honor, but I mean, FH was sort of a fluke (keep 'em coming, btw! I still love all the e-mails I get about my first and only short story...). Anyway, 4 of those e-mails have been anonymous submissions via SOL.net. The rest have been from people like steinman88 up there, people who have such little shame about their utterly racist hearts that they don't care if I get their e-mail address. Oh, and of those four anonymous messages? Yeah, only one didn't include any racist-leaning comments.

All of this has come completely out of left field. Hopefully this initial reaction to the latest chapter will turn out to be a minority viewpoint. I'd hate to think that most of my reader-base is made up of racist assholes, you know?

Grr. I mean (and I'm sorry for going off on a rant here!) I could honestly understand if it was the opposite; if it were black people writing me angry e-mails about this chapter. Think about it: I've never included black people in any of my stories before and then, when I finally did, I had to make them gang-bangers. I could understand getting e-mails criticising me for employing that ugly stereotype, or for the dialogue I wrote for them (did anyone notice that only Maurice speaks proper English in the chapter?). But to get so many e-mails right off the bat from readers pissed off primarily because I had Becky get involved with black people... ugh. It makes me feel sick.

I'll just never understand racism, I guess. It's a totally foreign notion to me. To not like a person and, indeed, hate a person just because of the color of their skin... I'll never get that. I mean, I've known a lot of racists in real life. I dated one in high school for a very long time. I've heard all the so-called "explanations" for why racism is "acceptable" or "logical" or "scientific". But for me it's all bullshit. Like, you might as well try to convince me the Earth is flat. I can accept that you think it is and I can accept that other people share your belief. But I will never agree with such a statement, now will I ever understand why you'd choose to be so ignorant.

An Update on Family Honor

Well, I'm still overwhelmed by all the positive e-mails I've been receiving for "Family Honor", my latest short story. Seriously, I've never had such an overwhelmingly positive response for anything I've ever written; it's really shocking, to tell the truth!

Until a few minutes ago the story was only posted to storiesonline.net. I took the time just now to add it to ASSTR. You can read it here, in my stories collection.

There's one thing I want to address about this story, btw. Although the dozens of e-mails I've been getting about this story are 99% positive (89 e-mails so far, can you believe it?!) the 1% that aren't explain why the story has such a low score on SOL.net (6.29 out of 10 as of this post), I think. One e-mailer, JD_Seller, summed it up well:

you suckered many of us on this one... Please include [accurate story] codes
in the future. I don't enjoy these type of stories and will not read
them... I felt very mislead by this story. I reflected it in my voting.

More than a few people have written me similar e-mails. They felt "tricked" into reading "Family Honor" because, and I readily admit this, I didn't provide accurate story codes for this short story.

I want to explain why I didn't code the story properly. It wasn't an accident and it wasn't an attempt to trick the reader, either. It was a concious decision.

...but to those who haven't had a chance to read the story yet I don't want to ruin anything. My explanation will be a definite spoiler. That's why, to read the rest of this post, you're going to have to highlight the text after this sentence. I'll be writing black-on-black, :P!

**SPOILERS BELOW! HIGHLIGHT TEXT TO READ! READER BEWARE! ETC! :P**

The reason I didn't use many codes for my short story, "Family Honor", and instead chose to give a generic warning in the story synopsis, is simple: I didn't want to ruin the story. If I had included a story code mentioning "rough sex" or anything close to that then the reader would have been tipped off beforehand that rough sex would be included. This would have ruined the surprise in the scene where it's revealed Kaylee is actually a slut. That wouldn't have been fair to the reader and would have sort of ruined the premise of the story.

Likewise, had I used a code mentioning incest, the reader would have known from the get-go that Cole would end up fucking his sister, again ruining the surprise. I felt, and still feel, that would have ruined the story for a great many people. So I left that code out, too.

It was a hard decision to make. In the end, however, I felt it would do more harm to the story than good to include these "spoiler" codes.

I know that some readers were annoyed and even angred by encountering such "taboo" sex scenes without warning, and to them I ask their forgiveness. Still, I stand by my decision.

To those who wonder why I've never failed to accurately code my longer stories before, the reason is simple. TTT, ATSS, and SG are all long stories! If you see the code "incest" in ATSS, for instance, you don't know when or where the incest will occur since there are 20 chapters. In a short story it's different.

I'm sorry to anyone who feels betrayed by the lack of codes. I can only ask you to see things from my point of view and agree that keeping a story fresh and surprising is more important than revealing beforehand every sex-act that will occur in a short, erotic story.

Again, sorry! Please don't hate me; there was nothing malicious in my intent when I left out the codes. I wasn't trying to "trick" anyone. I promise!

New Story: "Family Honor"

Hey everyone! Just thought I'd post a quick message to let you all know I just posted a new short story on Storiesonline.net called "Family Honor". Click here to read it (make sure you're logged into SOL.net first).

I only just posted the story last night but I've already been receiving a tremendous amount of feedback from SOL.net users. At this rate, "Family Honor" may end up being the most popular thing I've ever written! I mean, the SOL.net score is pretty low right now but I haven't received one negative e-mail about it. In fact, I've never received so many positive e-mails about anything I've written so quickly. Crazy!

I'll make sure to post it here on ASSTR.org, too, once I get the chance. Later!

-shannon-

Your Penis

Dear friend of my website:

Please stop sending me pictures of your cock. Seriously. I'm not trying to be rude! I like the attention. And I know that you spent a lot of time getting hard (pun intended) and all, and snapping a pic of your thing, and even more time transferring that image to your computer and sending it on to me. I know that it was hard work (pun not intended) and that I should be grateful. But honestly? I'm not.

Look. I've seen cocks. I've seen tons of cocks in my day. Big and small, black and white. I've even seen uncircumcised ones! There is no way you can impress me or surprise me with your cock. Unless, of course, you have a star of David tattooed above an uncut dick, but I'd laugh so hard (pun intended) at that that I'd probably forget to become sexually aroused.

And yes, guys, cocks do arouse me. They do. This isn't about me being a carpet-munching Femanazi who hates the sight of a good hard dick. I like dick. I really do. But your dick? Not so much.

The problem, you see, is that your dick is boring. Even if it's huge, even if it's jerking off, even if it's jerking off onto a love letter you wrote to me... it's boring. There's nothing you can do to make it exciting short of becoming uncircumcised and proving you're one of the chosen people with aforementioned tattoo. Now that I think of it, even that wouldn't be exciting. It would just be weird and funny.

Gentlemen, let me explain something to you: your dick is not like my tits. Sorry, it just isn't. Men can't get enough of tits, but us women can get bored with cock. Truly.

Let me put it to you this way: what color are my eyes? Can't answer that, can you? Well, duh, it makes sense that you can't answer that question about me (hopefully). But try answering the same question about your girlfriend. Or your wife. Or, lacking either, that chick you dig who doesn't know you exist (yet!). Do you know her eye color?

Now let me ask you: aren't you pretty sure you know her breast size? Lol, yes, you can probably guess, at least.

Look, guys. I see your cock and its size the way you see my eye-color. I barely notice anything about it except to think, 'Good, he has a cock'. You see my eyes and think, 'Wow, she has eyes!' Sending pictures to me of your thing will not turn me on anymore than if I sent you closeups of my eyes. Spamming me with your pictures will only piss me off.

I know it's hard (pun intended) to resist, guys, but seriously? The next time you feel tempted to send me a picture of your cock, think about this: "Cocks are not snowflakes, they are not inherently unique. 95% of them are exactly alike. And Shannon has seen them all, including the other 5%. Her GMail inbox borders near its 6gb capacity because of pix from people who so love their cocks they just had to share pix of them with her, but that is folly. FOLLY!"

(dramatic enough? yeah, i thought so, too!)

...all that being said, a cock that penetrates something biological is not boring. That's porn! Self pix of your cock... boring. Boring and a waste of my time and yours. Strange how thin the difference is, isn't it? But it's true.

Sincerely,
shannon

Recommendations!

"...clearly I'm geeked about finding a new author... to enjoy. Thank you for all the work you've put into your stories. I'm just mad I never discovered you before... I've been reading this stuff (erotica) for 13 years now, have been on SOL.net for more than four years, and only today I finally find you? It just is not fair! :("

Have you ever read a book that was so good you just had to share it with your friends right away? You loan the book out to someone and beg your friend to read it. Once they've done so you tell them to pass it on; you'd rather have more people enjoy it than have it back in your possession. If you never get the book back you don't care, so long as you know it's being enjoyed over and over again by many people, probably some of whom you don't know. You just want everyone, the entire world, to be able to experience the same giddy thrill you got from reading that novel the first time.

I'm like that. Lol, my bookshelf is packed tight with books I hate. The ones I love I just have to loan out, I just have to share them.

It has been a long, long time since I read an erotica story online that made me feel this way.

Now I have. Earlier today I discovered an amazing author named Rache. And she wrote a story that was so incredible that I nearly fainted while reading it. I was at work when I read it (slow day!). Once I started I just couldn't stop.

Let's cut to the chase: here's the link to her story (make sure you're logged into www.storiesonline.net first-- for the noobs it's a free sex-story site but you have to be registered to view its content; no spyware, no ads, 100% free, the real deal-- go reg, then click the following link): Long Fall to Forever.

Rache is the author. And I read all the installments of "Long Fall" at work. And I was pleased to discover the author has written many, many more stories besides on SOL. Because "Long Fall" is not only hot and well written, it's also intriguing, genuine, and compelling.

Right now I'm reading another of her stories from the same "world" LF takes place in (a story entitled "Runaway Dream"). I'm only about 1/4 of the way through of RD, but it is just as exciting, compelling, and awesome as the first story of hers I read, if not more so.

I don't want to spoil anything for you by telling you what these stories are about. Suffice it to say they're graphic, stirring, and definitely of the "forbidden" genre. And they are just... well, if you're like me you'll be hooked by the plot right away. I don't know how else to describe it.

I will say this: Rache is a terrific writer. She is superior to me in all ways when it comes to character development, plot, and creativity. And I don't easily say that!!! My ego is huge. But the fact that she can craft stories like this... wow. I didn't want to stop reading. I didn't want to stop cumming! Argh....

My one and only complaint about her is that she doesn't seem to proofread her works before posting. DO NOT CONSIDER THIS OBSERVATION AN INSULT, THOUGH! She occassionally makes a mistake like writing "your" instead of "you're". She occassionally makes a mistake by not identifying an article with its infinitive properly. Lord knows I've made many of the same mistakes. I'm just saying her stories aren't perfect.

But they are amazing. And easily the best erotic fiction I've read... ever?

Oh, I almost forgot! That quote at the beginning of this blog entry? That's from a fan mail I wrote to her earlier today. And though I always write to any author whose story "satisfies" me, I never gush like that. Never. I have literally never written such an embarrassingly complimentary e-mail to another writer before.

That's how much I loved this story. If you trust my judgment in such things, ignore the story codes. Just read either story I just posted links to. Or read her other ones... she's written over 100 (omg). And make sure to send her encouraging feedback, even anonymous feedback!

Let her know Shannon/PunkyGirl sent you! :P

-shannon-

SG Part Four!

Yes, it's here! I just posted "Suburban Girl" Part Four to Storiesonline.net (if you're logged into that website right now you can click this link to go straight to it; if not, just login to SOL and do a search for "Suburban Girl"). I also posted it to alt.sex.stories.moderated but, as you know, posts to that newsgroup often take a while before showing up... so be patient, or sign up for SOL and see it now. :P

As always, if you're there anyway, go ahead and give "Suburban Girl" a 10/10/10 score! I appreciate SO MUCH all of you who have done so but there are so many anti-forbidden genre ppl out there right now that I literally received two 1/1/1/ scores last week. From the same person. Listen to this (actual) e-mail where the jerk confesses as much:

From: Truce2B
Date: October 31, 2007
Subject: {SOL} Feedback: Suburban Girl
Message: We all are sinner in the eye of the lord but you are sin more. You write becky to be a young slut a young girl with problmes. You give her no dviniation so she goes dogs. NO DIVINATION. she goes slave? you make her ultimate sinner! You must , need, rot in hell. Give me your real name. i will send u there. I will hunt u down and do lords work. In mean-time u get 1s from me and my other*. Your story will bury. NO ONE SHOULD READ IT. 1111111111111111111111111111111s are all u get.

*I got all 1's (1.1.1) for Suburban Girl twice last week, like I said. The first came at 1:12am Oct. 31, and the second vote occurred at 1:20am, Oct 31. The above e-mail came at 1:48am that same day. Coincidence? Shrugs!

Anyway! I hope (most) of you enjoy part four of SG. Bye!

-shannon-

Mails Have All the Fun

What follows is a sampling of the kind of fan-mail and hate-mail I get on a regular basis... each entry starts with an explanation of what warranted the email in question, proceeds to show the letter itself (unedited), then offers my response. This might be entertaining for you but if it isn't feel free to contact me! :P

1- Fan Mail?: Over the weekend I posted a message on SOL about how I was looking for an editor to help me with my latest story. Here was one of the responses I received.

From: Gama B*** <*****@gmail.com>
Date: October 3, 2007
Subject: Editor Request for Suburban Girl
Message: I was a technical writer for three years. I love erotic literature. I would have possible introduced Amy before their first sexual encounter, setting the stage for her being "bad girl" in town a bit more. I'm glad that Amy did not invite Elissa over to play with Becky yet... It's a good segue into a new chapter later. Have you thought about Becky loving very large cocks, or extreme penetration? One notion would be that she has cervical penetration, and a lover cums straight in her womb, getting her pregnant. That would lead into even more chapters, just from that one event.

My Response: Uhmm... a would-be editor who can't finish a sentence without making a dozen grammatical mistakes (not to mention the physiological ones)? How could I refuse! And yet I did. I must be crazy.

2- Hate Mail: Suburban Girl Part One.

From: Lucius <*****@yahoo.com>
Date: September 30, 2007
Subject: from a fan
Message: god will svea u if u ask him. what u write is poysin to beliefers and ur fingers shuld be cut away but that turns u on? omg the lowset place in hell is for u.

My Response: Yes, losing my fingers would be so hot! In fact I must, I must, I... shudder. Okay, somehow I resisted the impulse to find a knife. Whew! I need my fingers... :P

3- Hate Mail?: Trailer Trash Teen Ch. 10.

From: Never Pulsed <*****@***.com>
Date: September 30, 2007
Subject: hottest thing ever read
Message: OMG you made her cum! You have to haeve to do a squel to this! yOu made a gril come with her unkel fucking her how sik is that? worst thing is you must haev fuked yourself while riting it. did you ever fuck unkel? I am one and my neices stay away from me. one is 14 and I want her here. sHe is so hot and I want to fuck her. what if i MADE her? Advise?!?

My Response: The best advice I can give you is this: slit your wrists. Right now, slit them. Open up your veins and die! Because if you can even consider raping your neice (and yes, it would be rape by any definition), that's what you should do first. Die, I mean. Die first, rape later, that's my motto. And in response to your question? No I never fucked my uncle. I never ever even once fucked him. He fucked me. There is a difference. So go to Hell and die, sicko! This site might be based on forbidden fantasies but it was never meant to justify your illegal and immoral ones. So there.

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Lol! Okay, sorry for copying-and-pasting you all to death! Here's another video you might like. Consider it my apology for publicly smashing the assholes who wrote the letters above.