Xanga

  • Farewell and Thanks

    This is sort of a farewell to Xanga.  Certainly Xanga as we know it but also Xanga as it was.  It was encouragement and positive feedback from many Xangans that led me to begin to publish my stories for a price.  I’m not making a living out of my stories but it’s nice to be able to get paid something for doing work you love. 

    My only regret is that I haven’t blogged much about my personal life or views and I think this has led to a strange circumstance.  I have read many of your blogs and fell that I have become close to many of the other Xangans here but I haven’t always felt the same relationship in return.  There’s a chance that this comes from my insecurity but it is probably more likely a result of my maintaining my erotica persona.

    I want to take a moment to say thanks to a bunch of people many of which are no longer on Xanga.  I miss many of these people and I’m glad to see other Xanga connections developing on Facebook and in posts like this. 

    In no particular order and forgive me for skipping many people.  Airwynn (Tiffany) was so helpful when I first started.  She helped me navigate the idiosyncrasies of Xanga at the time (2007) and was very accepting.  ItsWhatEyeKnow, Elle, Jaime Beck, Sean-HiLaw, DivaJyoti all wrote posts I found facinating. I fell in love with Marica, Days Likethis, la_femme_inconnue, Paige (although we could never discuss politics), ShimmerBodyCream, OLWD, and Lady Kelacy. 

    There were people who came and left but made an impression: dyonesianeyes, nprwrites, DistantShipSmoke, Giant Unicorn, Janeatthelibrary, jacksoncroons, msmae21, ccarothers, sassy_soul_sistah, venice, Just_me, KyohakuMegami, spshellady, and the beautiful Serena Dante.  My favorite Muslims: Saadia, Dr Zsa and the irrepressible fabulousclown.  The people I wished I got to know better: Jenny, Amy, BoulderChristina, thegunslingergirl, suggestivetongue, nyfemme, veronicagrey, saintvi, Sean, and promisesunshine.  The people who entertained me in a special way: anthonyc, carolinamuscle, godfatherofgreenbay, amateurprose, CEC32, and yes, Dan the theologian.  People I wish I knew in real life: Adamswomanback, kells, Erika Steele, Carlos (soltero_alma), and others mentioned elsewhere.

    I enjoyed watching Summer and Jim fall in love in spite of the drama that seemed to surround them.  I have become cybernetically involved with the lives of wyckdstorm, myhomeiswriting, bricker59, Takingoverme, JmeLove_x, and Foodhog.  Lastly thanks to those struggling hard to keep the community alive: the Xanga team, roadlesstaken, edlives, and myxldove.

    Again I apologize to those I left out.  There are others here who have made a difference for me and whose support is appreciated.

  • Why a community?

    I’ve been blogging on Xanga since 2007.  Before that I blogged at another community called Gather.  I enjoy writing within a community and I find the idea of blogging in general cyberspace with WordPress or Blogger to be a fairly lonely experience.  It seems to take forever to build a following and you don’t know where to begin following people.  Yet Gather has done poorly and so too has Xanga.  Few people are still around from when I started.  

    I’ve been pondering a lot lately – what is it that is so enjoyable about a community such as Xanga and why doesn’t that appeal appear to be more universal.  What do you think?

  • FabolousClown needs your help

    For some inexplicable reason FC’s site has been rated X.  This can only be changed by an average dropping her to something more reasonable.  Could you please go to her site @fabolousclown and rate her site an A.

    Thanks to everyone’s help, her rating has been reduced to a C which means most people (over 18 I think) can see it.  She could still use some more A ratings which will make it more difficult for an individual or small group to move it back up.  To give her site an A rating go to her site and pull down the tab at the top called ratings.

    If you want to see Ex rated sites/posts you may need to change your settings.  (Under Safe Browse you’ll see what your settings allow you to see.  Unchecked posts are blocked for you and the default is B, I think).

    Thank you everyone for your help.

  • Pay It Forward

    I am participating in the Creative Pay It Forward 2013 campaign. The first 5 people to comment on this status will receive something from me at some point this year.  It might be a free story or a card or a donation to a charity or something else that you request.  All I ask in return is that you also Pay It Forward by posting a similar status/web blog offering to do something great for 5 of your friends.

  • Flyby

    I am posting this at the request of another Xangan who wishes to remain anonymous.  Please let her know what you think of her first foray into this genre.

    “I’m boarding now, I’ll call when you when I land. Love you, too,” I vocalize into the small, ineffective vibrating device I carry on hand that most people refer to as their cellphone, I refer to it as my incognito device. True, it was originally designed as a cell phone, but I had found combinations of alarm and vibrating settings to be undeniable in times of inconvenient need. I keep telling myself I’ll stop doing this, keep telling myself I just need to cut down a little, but the truth is, as guilty as I feel afterwards, I can’t stop. 

    I juggle my carry-on as I walk down the aisle, the only luggage I’d needed except for my briefcase, I’m always a light packer, only the essentials for business. I told myself it was a tool to help me stay focused. I watch the alpha-numeric diagrams as I pass row by row. 

    “Excuse me, I’m by the window there,” I say to an overweight man on the isle of my row. He grants an apology as he manages to get himself and his belly into the aisle so I can slip my carry on into the overhead compartment, squeeze by him, and slip my ass and purse onto my seat, kicking my briefcase lightly under my seat. I put that poor thing through so much abuse. Glancing out the window I see the barrel of the engine… it’s going to be a long, loud ride home. 

    Voices sound over the speaker system in a muddled mess as women with too much make up on demonstrate how the seat belts work, where the exits are, the typical routine. The engines sound and we’re moving slowly over a bumpy runway. No matter how many times I fly, the take off always makes me nervous, feeling those g’s pressing me into my seat… it’s a combination of fear and excitement. Then we’re air borne, before we know it we’ve reached our appropriate flying height and the seat belt signs turn off. I look at my watch. Only half an hour, yet I feel like the obese man is growing exponentially, fed by his attempts to strike up a conversation with me. Only seven and a half more hours to go before this red eye lands. 

    “Would you like a drink,” the stewardess asks as she and the drink cart stop at my aisle. 
    “Red wine please, here’s the six dollars, and could I also get a blanket, please” I reply trading paper for alcohol. 
    “Yes, Ma’am.” 
    “Thank you.” 
    Normally I would sip at it and watch the small cityscapes pass underneath the plane, but the fat gentleman next to me is making me nervous so I down it unceremoniously and hand the glass back to the stewardess as she hands me the blanket a few minutes later. She gives the glass a funny look but keeps on about her business. 

    I can feel the wine in my system, crawling through my veins like warm honey soothing the aches of travel away, lulling me to sleep. 

    The garbled grinding of gears wakes me. Fearing for the engine I look out the window, but the sound is emanating from inside the cabin. I can’t believe it, the man next to me is snoring like a jammed lawnmower. Great. 

    I try getting comfortable again so I can go back to sleep, but a dull ache chips away at my dreams until finally I fall fitfully back asleep under my blanket. 

    The wine colors my eyes, I’m dreaming of being back home. The morning picnic my husband has promised me. We sit under an overly brilliant blue sky on a red and white checkered blanket. Red wine sloshes in our carelessly held goblets as we feed one another eggs on toast or small wedges of cheese. 

    “Close your eyes and open your mouth,” he says knowing I’ll oblige. He knows I love surprises. 

    “Aaw,” I giggle while shutting my eyes tight. 

    Mushiness hits my tongue and my dream self spits the fruit salad out on the grass. 

    “God, that stuff is awful. I hate fruit salad and you know that.” Despite my passionate rejection of the fruit salad, he is laughing hysterically at me. 

    I wake up to the vibrations of the plane putting my ass to sleep. I shift positions again, annoyed with my dreams for playing tricks on me. I miss my husband, his touch, his kiss, and even his stupid pranks. The ache in me has grown to a hunger, the vibrations of the plane teasing me while I slept. I check my watch, four more hours to go. I can deal with this. I can. 

    I toss and turn until finally I look over to the man beside me, still snoring, still asleep. I’m jealous. I’m too frustrated to sleep. My hand snakes its way into my lap, pressing over the seam in my slacks to the lips beneath. Just a little, no one could know. My index and ring fingers press against my smooth slacks, rubbing the outside of my lips, pushing them center while my center finger plays with my clit. 

    The plane hits a pocket of turbulence, jolting me away from my hot pussy back to the plane. The fat man grunts and moves in his seat. I turn towards the window as much as I can while placing my right ankle up onto my left knee, rearranging the blanket over myself. The engines’ humming tortures me as I stroke myself through my pants softly until I’m sure the fat man is back asleep. 

    I quietly unzip my purse and feel for my phone’s rubbery casing. I pull it out and turn the screen on. Scrolling to the alarm function is muscle memory at this point. Looking to the screen’s top corner I check the time and set the alarm to go off the next minute. Discreetly I slip it under the blanket and over my thigh, warming the cold hardness of it against my inner thigh and wait. 

    It feels like forever though only a minute at most passes before the vibrations begin. I move the flat back of the phone against my pussy at first, feeling the focus of the vibrations over the entirety of my kitty. Before long, I need more than the vibrations, I turn the phone on its side and push it against my pants, forcing it between my lips and my fingers knead the flesh kissing it. 

    It takes control to keep my breath even and my movements slight as I get closer. I glance at the window, catching the reflection of the plane’s insides, no one is watching. I let the tension build until it warms my belly and expands in pleasure as I come. I slip my phone back out from under the blanket and disarm the alarm before dropping it into my purse. 

    I lay back against my chair, feeling that familiar oozing of happiness spread through me as I finally drift off to sleep again.

  • What makes Xanga exciting?

    I keep hearing how Xanga has become a wasteland. And I wonder what is it that people feel is missing. I know I miss certain people who used to frequent the site but there are always new ones to be discovered. Personally I feel the site has become less sex oriented. There used gto be more posting of provocative pictures and videos. But I doubt that is what people miss. Am I wrong? If you can try to be specific in your answers. Do you miss particular kinds of posts (clever, rants, funny, meaningful)? Or particular kinds of people? Are there new Xanga features which you feel have contributed (recommending comments, top blogs, etc.).

    What do you think?

  • Lurkers

    If you are continually returning to my site but have blocked me from yours (or ignored my friend request), I would appreciate a brief note of explanation.  I do have some fans who do not want me to show up as a “friend” or even in their subscription list because of jealous spouses, work related issues, etc.  I get it and don’t mind.  But some explanation is really appreciated.

  • Featured

    Woo hoo.  I challenged them and they responded.  I’m being featured on Catpooish!
    I’ve never been able to get featured on Xanga because my material is a little blue but I give them guts they’ve featured me.  It’s the story of Ellen.  If you’ve enjoyed it before, its just a good the second time around.

    Thanks Catpooish.  I feel special today.

  • Newbie

    So I’ve just joined Xanga and I’m trying to build an audience.  I have posted a few stories and tagged them as ‘explicit’.  I’ve poked around and found a few blogrings that seem appropriate for erotica.  And posted the latest stories to them.  I’m trying to get around to other people’s blogs and pictures and videos but that is going slowly.  Is there more that I should be doing to get some visibility for my stories?

  • First Post

    Hi All,

    I am a writer of erotic stories and I publish on a few other sites.  I am wondering if Xanga might be a good outlet for my stories.  I did notice that there is a ratings capability and I found that encouraging.  How people will find out about me, I have no idea.  But like all the other sites, it’s a learning experience.

    I think it is fair to say that my stories are well received but do contain explicit descriptions of sexual activity, so they are not meant for all readers.  If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions, I’m wide open to ideas.  Thanks in advance for any input.

    Rush