Penny tinkers under the bonnet

That sounds quite rude, doesn’t it? Picturing myself in a Jane Austen-y dress and bonnet, naughtily touching myself in the drawing room (as it were), anxiously listening out for Papa’s approach.

But it’s all quite innocent, really. I’ve decided to get into the 21st century and tweak my blog comment system so that people can reply to individual comments. This applies to me especially: I really appreciate the comments you all leave and I figure that it would be nice to be able to reply to them individually.

And so I’ve tinkered. With the blog’s HTML. :-O I’ve even added a custom avatar thing so cute little hearts appear next to everyone’s names.

Do let me know if I’ve broken anything :)

Penny Does a Runner: Part VII

The gaily-coloured big top came into sight first, the flags atop the huge circus tent fluttering prettily against the blue sky. Penny was tired from the walk from school but, the circus now in view, she skipped the remaining distance to the showground with a renewed spring in her step.

Once amongst the tents, stalls and rides she looked about herself in wonder, the sights and sounds in every direction promising fun. This was the life for her, she thought with a happy smile.

But how to go about joining the circus, she wondered, feeling suddenly unsure of herself. The next moment she jumped in surprise as a man weaved past her on a unicycle, disappearing round a corner before she could catch his attention. She was similarly unsuccessful in approaching a pair of men walking a huge tiger. Just as she was about to become discouraged, a pair of young women stepped out of a nearby caravan, dressed in leotards and capes. She felt sure that they would be able to help.

“You’ll want to speak to Mr Carter,” said one of the women in reply to Penny’s enquiry. “He’s the one who runs it all. His trailer is the big blue one on the end there.”

Penny smiled a grateful thank you and raced off to the circus owner’s caravan. She took a deep breath for courage, knocked on the door and was greeted by a distinguished silver-haired gentleman in a red jacket and white jodhpurs. “Yes?” he said.

“Mr Carter? My name is Penny Has... uh, Smith and I... well, I’d like to join your circus!”

The circus-master raised his eyebrows and looked the fresh-faced girl up and down. “I see... and you are how old, exactly, Penny Has-Smith?”

Penny hesitated. “I’m, er... eighteen!” she beamed, doing her best to look that age.

Mr Carter thought for a moment then showed Penny inside. She was a pretty enough girl, and he did need a new usherette, after all. Poor Mary, sat on by an elephant during the matinée show... peanuts everywhere. Tragic.

An usherette – how super! thought Penny. She would get to travel the country with the circus, eat all the toffee apples she wanted, see the performers in action and not have to risk life and limb herself... and she might even get paid!

PART VI
PART VIII

I think it's an American thing

A second post regarding Anastasia Vitsky in as many days... much more of this and we’ll have to get a room.

The naughty and uniquely talented* Ana has organised a blog hop called ‘Spankee Doodle Dandy’, in which spanking fiction authors around the blogosphere showcase specially-written pieces and prizes can be won for visiting and commenting.

The promotion runs from the 20th to the 23rd of June so make sure to visit the participating blogs during those dates. (Mine isn’t one of them, but do drop by anyway). Free spanking stories and a prize draw: what is there not to like? Over to Ana...

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For those in the northern hemisphere, summer is here! What better way to celebrate summer vacations than to give (or receive) a sizzling hot spanking? After the rousing success of Love Spanks and Spank or Treat, Anastasia Vitsky and her team of spanking fiction authors have returned to bring you a collective Spankee Doodle Dandy story extravaganza. It’s love and kisses for adults, and we do mean adults!

Want to become a Spankee Doodle Dandy ambassador and earn an extra prize entry? See below!

Even better, participation could earn you a GRAND PRIZE!

• Kindle Fire or Nook Color (winner’s choice)!
(donated by Blushing Books)
• $100 gift certificate
(donated by Blushing Books)
• $25 gift certificate to Blushing Books
(donated by Patty Devlin)
• $20 gift certificate to Amazon!
(donated by Stormy Night Publications)

• Custom-made Spankee Doodle paddle*!
(donated by Blondie’s Place)
*Available to US and Canada participants only

• Book Bundles from:
Decadent Publishing
LazyDay Publishing
Stormy Night Publications
Patty Devlin and Blushing Books

• Pre-publication consultation of a manuscript up to 15K
(donated by Wizards in Publishing)

Many authors will also be offering a contest on their individual blogs. Your comment on their blogs automatically enters you in both the main contest and the individual contests!

What’s the catch? Absolutely nothing! We love writing for you and want to thank you for your readership. Perhaps someone might get a spanking or two, but that’s a reward rather than a catch, right? ;)

Here are the rules:
1. Visit each blog between the Thursday, June 20th and Sunday, June 23rd to read the posted stories and excerpts.
2. Leave a comment answering the story question on each blog. You will receive one entry per blog for the grand prize drawing. You will also be automatically entered in that author’s individual contest, if he or she has one.
3. If you have visited all of the blogs, visit Ana’s blog to sign up for FIVE bonus entries to the grand prize.
Deadline is midnight EDT (UTC -4) on June 23rd!!
4. If you successfully completed the Love Spanks or Spank or Treat challenge and visited all of the blogs for either challenge, you may add "VIP" to your comments. You will earn THREE bonus entries toward the grand prize. (Yes, we will be doing this again. Yes, if you successfully complete the Spankee Doodle Dandy challenge you can become a VIP for our next activity!)
5. Visit any of the participating blogs on Thursday, June 27th to find out the lucky winners. Will it be you?

Like these events? Want to support your friendly spanking fiction authors? Become a Spankee Doodle Ambassador! In exchange for promoting this event, you will receive one extra prize entry, AND you are still eligible to participate and win prizes! To find out the details, send an email to ana_stasia2007 at yahoo dot com, with the subject line “Spankee Doodle Ambassador”.

For more information, updates, and a list of participating authors, please visit: http://governingana.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/announcing-spankee-doodle-2013/

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*Honestly. You should see what she can do with a hula hoop and a bag of M&Ms. Fair takes one’s breath away.

A very merry unbirthday to Kat

I’m very honoured to be a guest on the fragrant and wonderful Anastasia Vitsky’s blog today!

As part of the release party for the brand new book in the ‘Kat and Natalie’ series, Lighting the Way, Ana is inviting guest writers to celebrate Kat’s birthday... and today it’s my turn! :-)

If you haven’t already done so, do pop across to Ana’s place and check out the multitude of spanky gifts!

Silly, horrid, lovely uniform rules

I was spanked last night. This is noteworthy because it was the first time in months. It was as part of roleplay-foreplay and, as is my wont, I was playing the part of a naughty schoolgirl. She (and I) needed a spanking, we deserved one, and by Jove we got one.

As it is summer here I wore my blue gingham summer school dress, long white socks and cute black strap shoes.

And spotty black panties!

I was of course taken firmly to task for such a wanton breach of the uniform rules, and once my non-regulation underwear had been yanked down to my knees and my defenceless derriere slapped a sore shade of pink with the ruler I promised never, ever to wear them to school again. I promised all kinds of other things as I was nailed post-spanking, too, my cruel teacher scolding me (and slapping and pinching and hair-pulling) throughout.

God, I’ve missed spanking.

That is the question

I’m having a writing day today; gonna see if I can get Project Summer moving again. (Before I have to rename it Project Winter). I’ll write naughty Penny’s circus adventure soon, but for a Penny fix in the meantime I thought you might like some more about the real, sitting-here-typing-this me. I spotted the following Q&A on Ronnie’s blog and figured I’d answer its searching questions too.

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? Ugh.

2. How much cash do you have on you? Lots of pennies in a piggy bank.

3. What’s a word that rhymes with ‘Door’? Floor.

4. Favourite planet? They’re all nice.

5. Do you own more than 100 CDs? Probably. Though I’m starting to sell them off. So last millennium.

6. Have you ever finished off the popcorn and eaten the junk from the bottom of the bag? Yep.

7. What kind of top are you wearing? I’m wearing a dress.

8. Do you label yourself? I guess so.

9. Name the brand of shoes you are currently wearing? Bellissimo sandals.

10. Bright or dark room? Depends what I’m doing.

11. Have you ever been pooped on from the sky? Nope. Birds know better.

12. What does your watch look like? Don’t wear one.

13. What were you doing at midnight last night? Lying in bed trying to get to sleep.

14. Have you ever done anything you could be arrested for? Yep.

15. Have you ever dated someone a decade older than you? Yep.

16. Have you ever listened to a song and cried? Loads of times.

17. Who last told you he/she loved you? BH.

18. What was the last furry thing you touched? Are dogs furry? If so, Doggie.

19. How many drugs have you done in the past three days? Some paracetamol, hayfever tablets, caffeine.

20. Favourite age you have been so far? Nineteen. Though it’s a close run thing with six.

21. Have you ever had a secret crush on a teacher? Several.

22. What was the last thing you said to someone? Something silly to BH.

23. Have you ever been found sleep walking? Nope.

24. The last song you listened to? The Promise by Girls Aloud.

25. What’s your favourite number? Seven.

26. Where did you live in 1987? Inside my mum.

27. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? Go and tell someone.

28. Do you kiss with your eyes open or closed? Closed.

29. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be? Italian.

30. What was the last song you sang? The Shoop Shoop Song.

31. Have you ever seen a ghost? No such thing.

32. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone and mailed it? A month or so ago.

33. Can you change the oil on a car? I wouldn’t know where to start.

34. How far back do you know about your ancestry? To my grandparents. And that’s quite hazy.

35. When showering, do you start the water and then get in, or get in and then start the water? In then water.

36. Have you ever crashed a car? I’ve come pretty darn close.

37. Does every family have a crazy relative? Can’t speak for everyone.

38. Have you ever sent a prank call or email? Yes.

39. How old do you look? Twenty something or other.

40. Should guys wear pink? If it suits the guy in question, sure.

Penny Does a Runner: Part VI

It’s exactly two months since the last instalment of our spiffing schoolgirl tale, Penny Does a Runner. High time that we picked things up again, I think!

Penny skipped down the hedge-lined lane towards the town, smiling happily, her blonde locks bouncing in the sunshine. She was free! No more lessons, no more uniform inspections, no more spankings! What bliss her life would be from now on!

But then, mid-skip, she suddenly frowned, as if a dark cloud had passed across her young face. Running away from school meant no more lessons or spankings, certainly. But it also meant no more meals... no more hot baths... no more cosy bed in the dorm room! Oh, dear... in her eagerness to escape a caning from the Headmistress she hadn’t thought of the downside to running away. Whatever would she do? It was mid-afternoon and pleasant now, but the sun would have to go down eventually, and she would be all alone when it did.

Alone... and cold... and hungry...

She pictured herself huddled in a barn, shivering in the nighttime chill; pale blue moonlight peering in through a gap in the tattered old roof. Poor, friendless Penny. Oh! What was that noise? It might be an owl in the rafters... or it might be someone approaching; a scoundrel creeping up on her! Oh, goodness!

It was with such terrors in her mind that Penny practically staggered head first into a colourful poster that was pinned to a telegraph pole. She fell back, dazed, and looked at it.

CARTER’S CIRCUS
The most spectacular show in England!
Death-defying trapeze acts
Lions, tigers and elephants
The Amazing Anastasia
Spiffo and his clown troupe

Oh, what luck! Of course – she would join the circus! They were bound to have room for her somewhere. She could juggle, after all. And stand on her head. And she didn’t mind heights one bit. With a new feeling of glee she raced off down the road.

PART V
PART VII

I heart you

There’s a reason I use a heart for my blog’s icon. It’s because, as corny as it may sound, my writing is about love above all else. That this can be true even though it might include spanking and scolding and domination and submission and bondage and pained, bitter tears and all manner of such things is doubtless easier for kinky people to understand than some; it feels like a rather obvious point to make to you all, in fact. But yes, love is the principal reason I write. It is also why this place exists.

I am so thankful for the miracle of modern technology that lets me have a ‘blog’ in the first place, for it has meant I have got to meet and befriend so many wonderful people all over the world. I want to thank you all for caring about a girl in England who writes silly, naughty stories. Your messages of sympathy and support have helped me more than I can say.

Thank you with all my heart.