See title. Did something happen? Everything just says “access denied” now…
@Mafisto should best answer that himself…
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Hey.
I’ve posted about this in chat lounge but this might be more convenient.
I asked for my stories to be deleted. I have mixed feelings about how they were received and what that means about me, so it was a source of stress I wanted to remove.
The older classics are still at mcstories for now https://mcstories.com/Authors/Mafisto.html or on in the archive of my old site MafiStories | Gay mind-control erotic stories by Mafisto
It wasn’t because of criticism really, I didn’t get much of that. More the apathy and realizing that my style of stories pleases a very narrow audience here. I worked a lot on those stories and not enough people happen to actually appreciate that work and enjoy them. I had let myself believe that the situation was different, and the truth hurt. But I still prefer the truth, and I wouldn’t change my style to be more popular.
It’s not like a lot of people miss them. I’m glad at least a handful of people reached out, but now my stories have been gone a while and apart from a few fans, I haven’t heard much. So it was a sort of delusion on my part that all that time and energy, the agonizing over each word and sentence, achieved anything. I did it mostly for myself, to boost my confidence that I could be good at it, but to face the truth of just how small my audience was, it’s just too much at the moment.
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(Apologies in advance for sappiness from a stranger.)
I’m really sorry to hear that, and apologize for posting publicly rather than messaging – I saw that you hadn’t been active for a while and I wasn’t sure if you were on a haitus or anything like that (not that posting a pubic thread was better, but somehow I didn’t consider that you would even see this).
I have been reading your stories for around a decade at this point, and would argue that you are one of my favorite authors of all time. I really enjoy your writing style and the care and consideration you put into your works is palapable, which is part of why I enjoy them so much. “Alistair Freezes A Hundred Men” is/was incredibly erotic for me, and I appreciate it precisely because I feel that it fills a niche in the community.
That being said, I very much empathize working very hard on something and getting very little response. It absolutely sucks, and of course it’s incredibly demoralizing. I am very much a lurker, but yours are the stories I commented on (anonymously) because I saw you reiterate how much feedback really helped you write and gave you motivation to continue. I wish I had been more vocal about my appreciation, but please know how much I love your work and if there are only a few who miss it, I am one of them.
Whatever is next for you, I wish you all the success and luck in the world, because you have more than earned it. Thank you for sharing your stories with us and may you get the acclaim that you deserve.
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It’s a shame to hear about this (You were one of my favorite authors on the site. I really liked your stories because they had a logical narrative and structure where everything always ended on a high note and very worthy. Where the characters were interesting and how they changed over the course of the story and the story gave the readers a conclusion (good or bad). You will be very much missed (if you decide to write stories and come back someday it will be a very good day) Good luck to you and happiness, I hope you can cope with the stress 
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I’m not sure really what to say except I’m sorry for what you are going through. I wish so much that there was some way I could help you through your troubles. I wish you all the best, Sir.
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Thank you for your stories. I hope you’re doing ok and that you find your way.
Putting in a lot of effort, and not getting the feedback or engagement you deserve, is not a reflection of who you are or your ability - especially in your case.
It can feel like this massive labour, build up, and then no payoff when you’re feeling so excited about something you’ve created.
I personally feel more motivated and appreciative of comments over views. When there’s that lack of engagement for me, I get in a very similar headspace to you.
I hope you decide to return in the future. I really enjoyed your writing.
I’ll miss reading your work!
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So sorry to hear this. I always loved your stories! I hope you’ll reconsider and restore them in the future.
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Absolutely gutted to hear this Mafisto. Your brilliant and inventive stories are what kept me coming back to the site over and over again. I love how you alway branch out and try and different methods of hypno/control.
I don’t really write much myself these days but you are one of the few writers that always gave me a thrill when a new story of yours went live. I can totally understand the need to take a break though because writing multiple chapters and actually finishing stories is a hard slog! Which I can imagine sometimes doesn’t seem worth it if you aren’t getting proper feedback or recognition.
I do hope you start writing again some day however as I think you are incredibly talented. Even today I still reread the Domination saga, the one about the marketing gel slaves and particularly sexy hotel with the witch’s ball!
Thank you so much for the hours of pleasure you’ve given me! And I very much doubt I am the only one!!
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I’m really amazed how many people come here to speak out publicly. I’m sure no one would do that for my stories … 
But that’s ok.
It’s just proof that Mafisto and his stories ARE special. But as with everything, we take things for granted while they’re there and as long as there’s new material appearing constantly.
But once it’s gone, we start to miss it.
For me I can only say to Mafisto’s fans: LET HIM KNOW. Just a few more comments to his stories, and/or more frequent ratings, especially on his latest stories, would have probably made such a huge difference for him.
You know, the ONLY reason why we, the authors (and site coders, too, to add a shameless plug…) put in all this effort is to make you all happy - and we need to KNOW that we’re successful with our efforts. So please LET US KNOW! Again and again. It’s our lifeblood.
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The absence of feedback has a more acceptable reason: no feedback because no stories to read. Makes me less anxious. It’s a way to protect myself.
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This. It is really hard to put yourself out there…I hate to see anyone get fully discouraged…I’ve been there…but it is a lot easier to keep writing, when you think people…you know…actually like your stuff…sorry that Mafisto feels like they don’t
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Hey guys,
just to let you know, I’ve reposted the solo stories I wrote under the GrandIndulger nom de plume. It was an experiment with shorter stories, which got some good feedback. They are all under the series New Vignettes, but each is its own individual story.
They didn’t get a lot of attention as they were published during the summer. But each of them is interesting in its own way. Please check them out, comment, favorite and rate! Ratings don’t work unless many readers rate. When not many do, then the ones who give lower than 5 ratings drop the ratings to a zone with no badge, only way to get badges is with 5. Better not to rate than rate lower than that. Wish it was different, but when competing with stories who get 80 ratings, most of them 5s, that’s just how it goes.
I’m still down from the whole experience so the feedback I get will help me decide how I move forward. It’s not the end of the world if there’s not enough love to motivate me, I’ve been on a 17 years hiatus before, if it’s just not my time anymore, then that’s that.
Love to all who did give me feedback in any form, each instance boosted me and I never took any compliment for granted.
Love you all, 
Mafisto
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Oooooh i liked these personally! Felt like an interesting direction. Neurochemical Fantasy and The Hecate specifically are probably my favorites of the bunch. (Also, specifically, the paragraph in How I Stopped Philosophizing… where the narrator describes his situation very academically and then very sexually is extremely hot for me.)
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Do my eyes see new Mafisto stories published?
Hurray
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@thedirtyspiders I didn’t know you liked my stories. I like yours.
I didn’t finish reading all of the stories before you took them down but I loved the ones I got to read. Hope you’ll consider reposting in the future!
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Thanks. I had some brief change of heart, but they are back now.
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Thank you! I was so happy to see them back. Hope you’ll also consider reposting some of the other ones you took down. You’re an exceptional author and your work has been some of my favorite over the years.
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I have reactivated my classic stories from 1995 to 2002, as well as The Bus Episode (2014).
34 stories in all.
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