Well, not really — but close.  I’ve had the idea for a while, based upon the title, but never could find the right way to make it work.

Last night, I found it.

Struggling with the third contest story, so I decided to write this one instead.  I’m more or less on the last couple of scenes, so it will probably be done by tomorrow, edited, and into the queue for a release by Thursday or Friday next week.  As soon as it posts at Lit, I’ll add it to Lush and SOL.

That’s not a preference for Lit, by the way.  It just has the longest lead time for approval, and I can more or less assume that Lush and SOL will post anything within 24 hours, so new, non-contest stories post on all three sites the same day.

It’s called “Bet Your Bottom” and I imagine you can guess what category it will be in.

I’ll probably add “And I’ll Get a Pole” to Storiesonline and Lushstories tonight, so it will probably be out by morning.

We’ll see if “Water Lilly” will come together for me in time for the contest a little later.  Every start I’ve tried has been too slow.  Lots of setup I need to get in there to establish the two characters, in order for the story to work, but I can’t get the right mix of action and exposition.