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THE GARDEN, THE MASQUE, AND THE WIKtT ARCHIVES need a new software backbone from which to hang our articles, stories, galleries, and forums. Our elderly servers are being aged out at the hosting company. The software that the sites are built on will, unfortunately, not be supported on any modern server.


That means YOU (and we) get to play!


Are you an author?
Are you a reader?
Are you an audiophile?
Are you an accent whore?

Do you have a favorite short story that you want to have read to you? Do you want to hear it over and over again?


Let me read you a story!


The prize for the first auction round will be choosing one of the people listed below to read the short story of winner’s choosing aloud. Anything from a smutty lemon or lime fic to Shakespeare’s sonnets, from an original poem to Goodnight Moon is fair game (within site rules) – the choice is the winner’s!



AUCTION INFORMATION:


Here’s the auction!


http://ebay.us/RX1C9U?cmpnId=5338273189

Bidding starts at $20 US
Vocal samples for the readers are here: http://thebdsmgarden.net/auction-sound-bytes/


The reading time for the story should be no more than about thirty minutes.


After the auction, we are happy to be a communication intermediary between winner and reader.


This prize is an audio recording only. Video recording is not included unless arranged with the reader of a children’s book with only the book illustrations shown on camera.


The story will be made available to the winner. If both winner and reader agree, the story may be posted online.


TheMasque Network makes no claim of copyright, only a private, recorded reading as a private fundraiser. All efforts will be made to secure the copyright for the reading, but none are to be assumed.


The purpose of this fundraiser is to redesign the eFiction software used on all the TheMasque Network sites and bridge the software for the Galleries, Forum, and chat.


Questions may be discreetly directed to the staff via the blue Send Message buttons at https://www.facebook.com/themasquenet or https://www.facebook.com/bgrooftopgarden




- on Oct 03, 2020 - 05:51 pm 0 Comments

Incontri di Fantasia

All Incontri stories have been marked as CONSERVATIVE to aid in reading. They are NOT Conservative and the rating is listed in the summary. It's time to VOTE on your favorite story! Remember, your choice receives a bespoke parure from The Monster's Muse and matching mask from Goddess Masks. Vote Today!
http://www.themasque.net/efiction/viewpage.php?page=Incontri



- on Mar 01, 2020 - 12:08 am 0 Comments

# Days of Kink Erotica Contest

Congratulations to Teddy Radiator for her holiday story "The Partridge And The Peartree"!Holiday Writers Contest 2019 For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/wh5nydj



- on Nov 06, 2019 - 11:03 pm 0 Comments

The Autumn Contest

Congratulations Andone, the winner of Teddy Raye's Autumn Erotic Thriller writing contest with his story "As the Sakura Tree Blossoms" http://themasque.net/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1893&chapter=1
Thank you to all of the participating writers, at http://themasque.net/efiction/browse.php?type=class&type_id=3&classid=125



- on Nov 02, 2019 - 08:44 pm 0 Comments

The AUTUMN Contest

The Autumn writing contest is on! Read about here! http://www.themasque.net/efiction/viewpage.php?page=AutumnContest This summer and fall, The Masque's contest is to write an erotic thriller!



- on Aug 03, 2019 - 02:12 pm 0 Comments

And the Winner Is...


The time to Tutta Colpa della Luna (Blame the Moon) is over! This year, we had five amazing stories to vote for and fifteen of you voted (thank you, thank you, thank you!) for your favorite stories! This year, the writer of the most voted for story is SERRIAN for his story Red. Give him your congratulations and, if you haven’t, read and review all the stories! Thank you ALL for participating!




- on Apr 29, 2019 - 07:20 pm 0 Comments

Tutta Colpa della Luna voting

(click this link!) It’s time to Tutta Colpa della Luna (Blame the Moon)! This year, we have FIVE stories to vote for. Please read and vote on your favorite story!



- on Apr 22, 2019 - 09:17 pm 0 Comments

Annual Erotica Contest

TheMasque.net's annual erotica writing contest is on! Get the details here:


https://benevolntgoddes.livejournal.com/343463.html



- on Feb 23, 2019 - 08:50 pm 0 Comments

A Discovery of Witches Erotica Contest

The contest is closed! Congratulations to the authors of our Discovery of Witches prompt contest! They all wrote great stories. Our winner is Fred Stephens, author of Under the Samhain Moon! Fred wins a bunch of signed novels. A huge thank you to Fred, andone, CaughtInTheQuiet, and Pars01 for sending wonderful stories! Thank you to everyone that took the time to read and vote. Be sure to catch A Discovery of Witches when it premiers on tv and pick up copies of the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkenss.


 


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177461/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast


In celebration of one of my favorite book series (A Discovery of Witches/All Souls Trilogy) being turned into a TV series, how does everyone feel about a writing contest? I have a bunch of signed books and some swag that need to Leave my House for the prize. This contest will be a little different than others we’ve run. This time, I am providing several quotations to use for writing prompts. All of the prompts are from the All Souls Trilogy. In keeping with the theme, your story is due on Samhain. As usual, the voting will be BLIND and will take place over a week. There is no word count minimum, but please tell a complete story. Fic or Original Work is acceptable. Send all entries to me at cis@themasque.net Title: Author: Summary: Rating: Prompt: To learn more about the All Souls Trilogy and the author, Deborah Harkness, visit http://deborahharkness.com. This contest is in no way associated with Deborah Harkness, her publishers, Bad Wolf, Yahoo, Facebook, or Live Journal.



The Prompts “It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.” ― Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches

“Sorry, we've got ghosts.” ― Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches

“Yes, I see that you are behaving like a prince but that doesn't mean you won't behave like a devil at the first opportunity.” ― Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches

“The most terrifying monsters always look just like ordinary men.” ― Deborah Harkness, Shadow of Night

“You tell me that magic is just desire made real. Maybe spells are nothing more than words that you believe with all your heart,” ― Deborah Harkness, Shadow of Night

“I had been in 1590 for less than twenty-four hours, but I was already heartily sick of Christopher Marlowe.” ― Deborah Harkness, Shadow of Night

“I want what I shouldn’t want, and I crave someone I can never have.” ― Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches

“…the first requirement of war: allies must not kill each other.” ― Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches



- on Oct 06, 2017 - 12:44 am 0 Comments

Server Bill

If you love The Masque, please consider donating at http://www.themasque.org to help us stay afloat. Thank you!



- on May 03, 2017 - 01:59 pm 0 Comments

Help!

I need some help with The WIKtT Archives. We are wrapping the old Obscurus Books site into it's own "book" on TWA and I need some help getting everything moved over. Can you help? Drop me a line through the link below.



- on Mar 17, 2016 - 02:05 am 0 Comments

Check your reviews, please

I smote (smited?) about 350ish SPAM reviews. Would you please check your stories to make sure that I got them all? If you see any yucky reviews, please hit that "report" button.



- on Nov 14, 2015 - 06:55 pm 0 Comments

Password Request Issues

RESOLVED looks like new password requests are not being processed properly on The Masque and The WIKTT Archives. It looks like it might be a result of that server migration. I am working with our host on the issue and will let you know what's going on. In the meantime, feel free to send me a request to do it by hand. Email me at cis@themasque.net and I'll fix it for you!



- on Nov 13, 2015 - 09:08 pm 0 Comments

Results for the Carnevale di Masque contest

Congratulations to OneCelestialBeing and Danewolf, the winners of this year’s Carnevale di Masque contest! Thank you to all of the artists and authors that took part in this year’s contest. Your time, your energy, and your creativity is deeply appreciated by the TheMasque and The WIKTT Archives community. Thank you for participating in the Carnevale di Masque's contest! The theme is The Masquerade! Attend a masquerade fancy dress ball in New Orleans, slip through Piazza San Marco wearing a bauta or moretta, dance through the Brazilian rainforest with masked fairies, or titillate your lover with a costume in your very own home. This year, we offered two prizes: One for a story and one for artwork. Read More Here.



- on Jan 01, 2014 - 11:08 pm 0 Comments

A Delicious Meal Results

Congratulations to the winners of our Delicious Meal contest, Author A, someguyinphilly and Snape'sSubmiss! Together, they wrote "Deadly Sins".  They have won a signed Nora Robert's novel, a signed Jill Shalvis novel, and a signed Justine Elyot novel.

The big reveal:
20 votes - Deadly Sins, by Author A - someguyinphilly and Snape'sSubmiss
5 votes - Table for Three, by Author B - Strong Hold
10 votes - Thanksgiving Anniversaries, by Author C - Mu-Nition
3 votes - Feeding the Hunger, by Author D - and one
3 votes - Training Day, by Author D - BG

Thank you all for participating in our contest! Each entry was wonderful and I loved each one! Keep in touch - at the beginning of January, I'll announce our new contest! Need a hint? If you use your imagination as you wander the rooms of The Masque, you'll know what the ext contest is all about!



- on Oct 16, 2013 - 08:44 pm 1 Comments

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