Official Crime and Punishment 2025 Story Event Support Thread

[SmilingLez]

Since this challenge is for stories, and I am a poet, I just submitted my prose for this challenge, with the description 'Crime and Punishment'

From my past experience (Born to Run challenge), my prose, Jungleland Dreams, stayed in the pending queue for weeks until I deleted it.

Anyway, when it posts, I hope you will read it.

 

[MelissaBaby]

I submitted mine 30 minutes ago, so you're in good (by which I mean "irresponsible") company.

Looks like I might be the last one in the pool again.

 

[dreams_in_words]

@Actingup It's not a crime caper unless there's a race against a ticking clock.

I submitted mine 30 minutes ago, so you're in good (by which I mean "irresponsible") company.

Literally raced the clock. I love it!

 

[Actingup]

Literally raced the clock. I love it!

I just realized that i've got multiple references to a biological clock, so I might have the figurative angle covered.

 

[Actingup]

I just realized that i've got multiple references to a biological clock, so I might have the figurative angle covered.

Got the second one in. We'll see how it goes.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Speaking of Crime and Punishment, I just watched Crime and Punishment U.S.A. a movie adaptation of the novel, set in Santa Monica, CA in 1959-ish. It features the beat of the time, as in Beat Nick's and the intellectual arguments spawned by them. It hit most of the points in the novel and I think, though I haven't actually read the novel, was respectful to it. I enjoyed the movie and now may read the novel, if I ever get the time.

 

[Actingup]

@Actingup Did your "A Dangerous Affair" get approved yet? Or is it still Pending?

Mine's still pending.

Still pending, so I guess it’s unlikely to publish with the others. Hopefully, if that’s the case, it could still join the criminal mob when it does make it through.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Still pending, so I guess it’s unlikely to publish with the others. Hopefully, if that’s the case, it could still join the criminal mob when it does make it through.

Mine is still pending as well, hoping it flips tonight.

 

[ChloeTzang]

LOL. All you early birds. I just submitted mine Sunday evening 11.38pm

"A Good Year for the Roses"

Well the timing is opportune and I need a break so here goes:

"Sydney Chiang - Class Tease" - Teasing your Teacher is a Crime

And all I can say is, it changed a LOT while I was writing it! It started out a light-hearted class tease story and somehow Sydney took over the writing. LOL. She's not at all what I expected.

DEFINITELY the Elvis Costello version

 

[Actingup]

The stories are out! Fingers still crossed that the late entries get added later. Congratulations all and thank you @soflabbwlvr for this fun event! There's some great reading there (how will we ever keep up...)

 

[mrs_mackenzie]

This is always one of my favourite events each year to write for so, thank you. Looking forward to reading some of the other entries.

 

[Actingup]

Oh, no! Mine's still pending.

It's fine, I rushed this one for the deadline so now I have a good reason for pulling it and giving it more time.

My second story is too - I suggest hanging loose for a few days before pulling it?

 

[BryanRichardson]

I've been itching for an excuse to pull it. I started this one 9 days ago so it didn't get a chance to sit for a couple of weeks before I had to start revising. Usually it takes me a month.

Leave it alone!

There is still time for it to be added.

 

[BryanRichardson]

The stories are out! Fingers still crossed that the late entries get added later. Congratulations all and thank you @soflabbwlvr for this fun event! There's some great reading there (how will we ever keep up...)

27 so far, with a couple more apparently coming.

Good job everyone!

 

[FreyaGersemi]

Ugh!! I just saw this thread. I have crime stories already written that I could have submitted. Oh, well. I guess I need to log in to Literotica more often!!

 

[Candy_Kane54]

@soflabbwlvr - thanks for doing this. Let's do it again next year!

 

[ChuckWolf]

@soflabbwlvr - thanks for doing this. Let's do it again next year!

This was definitely a fun topic to write about.

 

[Dreamerman77]

This was a fun event. Most interesting I've attend so far. I promise to read and comment every story submitted to this event.

Thank you organizer @soflabbwlvr

 

[FreyaGersemi]

Ugh!! I just saw this thread. I have crime stories already written that I could have submitted. Oh, well. I guess I need to log in to Literotica more often!!

I just submitted a story. Maybe it will be allowed in...

 

[NoTalentHack]

Xenia is up and doing pretty well out the gate at 4.51 in LW.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I just submitted a story. Maybe it will be allowed in...

Should be. It's not a competition so it's a lot more flexible. I just submitted mine last night so we'll see I guess.

 

[Actingup]

I seem to have the ‘new story not showing on profile’ bug. I don’t always check my profile page, but the numbers seemed slow so I went looking. Does anybody else have this? Below is a comparison of what I see at the top of my public profile page and my works page, both sorted by date.

 

[Candy_Kane54]

I seem to have the ‘new story not showing on profile’ bug. I don’t always check my profile page, but the numbers seemed slow so I went looking. Does anybody else have this? Below is a comparison of what I see at the top of my public profile page and my works page, both sorted by date.

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I have noticed that the alphabetical listing updates immediately but the sort by date doesn't

 

[Actingup]

I checked what @Candy_Kane54 suggested and I can see your new story when i sort alphabetically, @Actingup

golly - thanks heaps @Candy_Kane54 and @TheRedLantern. I wouldn’t have thought to check that. I think that ‘newest’ is the default sort when looking at somebody’s profile.

 

[Eisenloewe]

The stories are out! Fingers still crossed that the late entries get added later. Congratulations all and thank you @soflabbwlvr for this fun event! There's some great reading there (how will we ever keep up...)

Same here, I actually submitted mine a couple of days before the deadline and it's still listed as pending. Sad to not get in with the initial slate. Hope it's not a bad sign.