Ernest Winchester

I must in all honesty, update this entry, for I stumbled onto the magic key to post a story on Smashwords. It was operator error not one of the poltergeist that I’m sure came preloaded in my computer that prevents me from getting what I want from it. For those of you who didn’t read this bio before—which I’m sure includes the rest of the world’s population—I repeat: I am an old man who loves to write. I started decades ago—the exact number is irrelevant—on a cast iron framed manual typewriter that would now serve little purpose beyond a boat anchor. I love composing fiction on the computer, mainly because of the spell check feature. Why someone who can’t spell worth a damn wants to write, I’ll never be able to explain. I take solace in the knowledge that some well-known writers throughout history were so afflicted. However, I must confess, that is about as far as I can go into this—to me—frightening world of cyberspace. I don’t have accounts on face book (wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole. Almost nightly the news is filled with stories of people murdered by people they have contacted there.) I feel the same way about Myspace, a blog or personal web site. I don’t tweet or twit or what ever that is. That really seems silly--just call them and talk! So I’ll be contented to write and enjoy retirement until the final heartbeat or wayward city buss runs me over.

a new world    adult card game a quiet evening at home among good friends    adult party    alcohol induced games    alternative history lesson    basketball game perhaps    bdsm    beer strippers nightlife    brotherly love    caught    chastity belt    classroom punishment    corporal punishment    dildo    domination    escape    extra fun in the bedrooms    fear of separation    fellatio    flogging    forced sex maybe    fourth of july holiday sex in the woods wild animals in the woods    humor    insubordination    insurection    internet research musings on writing    kidnapped    male chattel    marriage    married sex life    masochism    masturbation    mate swapping    musing    mutiny    nudity    paddling    prostitution    public nudity    reawakening    rebellion    retribution    revolt    sadism    sedition    sex    sex in dorm room    sex in the dorm first time sex sexual variety    sex in the fast lane    sex toy afternoon at concert secret stimulation    strapon    streaking nude sex in the dorm    strip poker    submission    work    working girl   

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Wayne S. Polls

• White Sheets on July 24, 2010
  
  Quirky! I like quirky. Where can I buy a set of those sheets?
  
• Besotted: Erotic Journeys Through Time on July 24, 2010
  
  I love the writing. The only complaint is, the stories were too short. I would love to know how each ended.
  
• A Thin Line on July 27, 2010
  
  I thought the 'hero' of this book was a real creep. That he got the girl in the end is a travesty of poetic justice.
  
• Yolanda's Escape on Aug. 02, 2010
  
  Good sexy romp. My only complaint, it was too short.
  
• Laura & Willy: a Wifetime tale on Aug. 04, 2010
  
  This is nothing but hot porn--but, hey, if I wanted great literature I'd read Dickens.
  
• Heart On Fire on Aug. 04, 2010
  
  Oh, God. Another boss fucks the hot secretary tale, who of course was eager to get his big dick after hours. Well at least the author threw in a little extra--he's also a werewolf. Ho-hum.
  
• Shadow Musique on Aug. 04, 2010
  
  A little hard to follow, but worth the effort in the end. But really! A plain old dog? Where's old yeller when you need him?
  
• The Touch of Isis on Aug. 09, 2010
  
  Short and very, very hot. I could have used a lot more of it.
  
• Conrad's First Girl on Aug. 09, 2010
  
  Hot, hot, hot. Although the title doesn't seem to match the story--I'm sure she wasn't his first, even if he was her first. Would love to read of their next 'date.'
  
• Required for Business on Aug. 09, 2010
  
  Short but predictable.
  
• Love for Sale : Short Sex Fiction Erotica on Aug. 09, 2010
  
  Well, something different! I loved it. Maybe cause I'm and old man and wish it could have been me. Not that I ever had a wife like Betty though. My loss.
  
• Jake on Aug. 09, 2010
  
  Oh God, how silly.
  
• The Crush on Aug. 09, 2010
  
  Hot stuff. What every eighteen year old boy/man dreams about. It least I did generations ago.
  
• The Natural: An Office FemDom Story on Aug. 09, 2010
  
  This story, though short, it hot! The kind of story that I wish was around back in the stoneage when I was young. I might have started muff-diving much sooner.
  
• Legs: A Mature Sex Story on Aug. 10, 2010
  
  Wow! Talk about your May/December match-up. Something tells me he's going to age quickly.
  
• I Will Be Your Dominatrix on Aug. 10, 2010
  
  A little break from the boredom was all she needed.
  
• 2012 is a Thought Implant on Aug. 10, 2010
  
  The 2012 prophecies are a pile of horseshit. This article is the Mt. Everest of horseshit! Not one idea in it makes sense.
  
• Paris, Revisited on Aug. 10, 2010
  
  Sweet remembrance, running along nicely until we encounter the taste of cigarette ashes on his tongue. Did he smoke the cigarette backward? Or did the author mean to say the taste of nicotine? Eww!
  
• Catering on Aug. 10, 2010
  
  Well, I missed the word gay when I downloaded this story. Not that I'm homophobic or anything--after all some of my best friends are--oh, wait a minute, maybe not. Anyway, I did finish reading it. It didn't turn me on like a good pussy eating story would, but at least I didn't puke, so no harm done. Now to find a good lesbo story to even things out.
  
• A Slight Scar on Aug. 10, 2010
  
  Man! Not what I had expected at all. Well written. The reader has to feel for these caracters.
  
• Addison Crouse, MBA : Flash Sex Fiction Office Erotica on Aug. 10, 2010
  
  Not only did I like this short, unusual story, but I read your 'A Slight Scar' earlier today and they make me hope that there is a chance that my own quirky stuff might be accepted somewhere.
  
• Elvira on Aug. 10, 2010
  
  Okay, Joe. You really got me at the end of that one. But I can't believe that this story--all of them actually--have been posted so long without someone reviewing them.
  
• Late Night With Elaine - A Short And Sweet Sex Story on Aug. 10, 2010
  
  I guess I didn't read the promo in time. At first I thought it was two gals. Then I didn't know the guy's name. Appartently all he needed was a fuse to set him off.
  
• Erato on Aug. 10, 2010
  
  God, do I know that feeling; at least some of it. I've had times writing when I couldn't sleep. The scenes kept building in my mind keeping me awake. I probably should have gotten up and typed, even though it was two in the morning. Thank you for a story that shows me I'm not alone.
  
• Pliable on Aug. 11, 2010
  
  Not another one! Too damn many! I'm sick of them!
  
• FLAMING HOT - Erotica Romance Short Story on Aug. 11, 2010
  
  Quick and dirty. Worth little.
  
• New Order (gay, yaoi, erotic short story) on Aug. 11, 2010
  
  All I can say is "Yuk."
  
• 101 Degrees Fahrenheit on Aug. 12, 2010
  
  I don't know if this has the potential for a full length novel as others have sugested, but it is a great short story. Sexy and poignant.
  
• Unplugged on Aug. 12, 2010
  
  Not Bad. A little short but hot. A different title would have kept the reader in the dark a while longer but that's okay.
  
• Slick 50 on Aug. 12, 2010
  
  I can only ditto what the blurb said: A simple oil change will never be the same. This is a new way to lube the seat leather.
  
• Paper Hearts on Aug. 12, 2010
  
  Finally, something worth reading. What a Joy. Not over done, just right.
  
• Eternal on Aug. 12, 2010
  
  I waited a few days to write this review because the story really touched me. Thinking about it now, it still seems quite powerful. I felt the same way about Erato.
  
• What Happened in Vegas on Aug. 12, 2010
  
  Wham, bam, thank you sir.
  
• Vampire Tanning on Aug. 12, 2010
  
  Normally I pass on vampire stories, but having read several stories of S. Wolf, I couldn't pass. Glad I didn't, for I loved this tongue-in-cheek story. I don't remember how Bela Lugosi's Dracula ended but I'm sure it wasn't this sexy.
  
• Gun Moll A Short Sex Adventure Erotica! on Aug. 13, 2010
  
  I read this before I noticed who wrote it. I'm glad she wasn't a total bitch like so many of your other women, Joe. Nice change of pace. Thanks.
  
• Thai Beauties on Aug. 13, 2010
  
  Excuse me while I call my travel agent.
  
• Ten Thirty-Eight on Aug. 13, 2010
  
  So that's how the bros in Motown do it. Interesting.
  
• The Ghost Of Goodacre Hall on Aug. 13, 2010
  
  I loved it! I bet Miriam was a hoot in the flesh way back when.
  
• Partnership 101 on Aug. 15, 2010
  
  Funny but short. But then again, it's basically a one joke piece so it would get tedious if it had been longer.
  
• Ready to Dance? on Aug. 15, 2010
  
  It's a good thing that these fictional BDSM Doms are all rich to afford all the goodies that go along with the lifestyles that the perverted writers come up with. Keep it up!
  
• A Lady Pays Her Penalties on Aug. 15, 2010
  
  My God, where to start. If you ever assumed that a sadist was always on one end of a cane or torture device and a masochist had to be on the other, then this twisted story will certainly dispel that notion. In this case they both reside in the same sick mind. I can't elaborate on the array of pain inducing methods described in it, but I will say that at the end that I was relieved. I can't say more for fear of giving away something that troubled me until the end, so enough said.
  
• Hot Shots on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  Reasonable well writen, but otherwise unremarkable story of seduction and surrender. But then again, she didn't really want to resist.
  
• A Sultry State of Affairs - Part One on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  Don't bother with part two or beyond. I doubt it will be worth the effort.
  
• Bleep! on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  Hot but scary. I must remind myself what the twenty-second amendment is all about.
  
• Bleep! on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  Okay, I’m back. The twenty-second amendment doesn’t actually apply to this story, it only limits the president and not congress, but I’m being picky. I know what the writers are trying to say. I’ve been trying to send one of my little gems to Smashword but I can’t get it to work so maybe the law referred to in this story is blocking it. Too bad.
  
• Hannah's Choice (An Erotic /Erotica Short) on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  Taking heed from the other reviews, I only read the first few pages and the next ad. Incredibly hot physical exam. In all the decades since I read of the ‘G’ spot, I’ve encountered few women who seemed to like it massaged and only one who actually squirted. But I keep hoping for more.
  
• Claiming a Lady on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  What a beautiful story. Marred only by the use of the vernacular. (Old English?) I had to look up ‘trews’ in the dictionary. But all in all, I think I understood what they were doing. (Wink-wink)
  
• Overtime Pay on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  Well, this is certainly a different story. A little low in the sex department, but sufficient. It could make a much longer piece if the author followed the couple to other places. Greater variety you see, or the camera sees.
  
• A Sultry State of Affairs - Part Two on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  Somehow I failed to notice this Part 2 when I read and rated Part 1. Although this part is hotter, it still lacks much plot.
  
• Enya's Tale on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  Gruesome and very unsettling.
  
• The Englisher Seduction on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  Sick insult to Mennonites.
  
• Hedo Two on Aug. 16, 2010
  
  Too much talking and too little action. About 99% to 1%. Boring!
  
• Textile Free on Aug. 17, 2010
  
  Good story but the ad that followed was obvious to the point of annoyance.
  
• That One Night in Vegas on Aug. 17, 2010
  
  All this hot sex and nobody paid. Now I know it's fiction.
  
• The Cats Will Play on Aug. 17, 2010
  
  I guess I missed the signpost: Twilight Zone ahead.
  
• Sonnet Seduction on Aug. 17, 2010
  
  A long tedious trek to a destination hardly worth the trip. I guess if I were into the equivalent of Ninetieth Century ‘chick flick’, I might be more receptive. For poetry, give me Ogden Nash.
  
• Buy you a Drink? on Aug. 18, 2010
  
  Not the worse story, but far from good.
  
• Alley Tales on Aug. 19, 2010
  
  This author is trying too damn hard to let us know what a debased woman she is writing about. (Though this piece is full of the W and S words, I prefer not to use them myself.) As a result it comes across as nothing more than crummy porn.
  
• Almost Hemingway on Aug. 19, 2010
  
  Sorry but the story didn't quite grip me. Maybe it is too short to develope her character
  
• My Pal The Bug #1: For They Know Not... on Aug. 19, 2010
  
  Okay as far as si-fi goes.
  
• Cutting Edge on Aug. 19, 2010
  
  Often when I finish a story, I wonder that comes next. Not so with this one. I fear what comes next.
  
• Peeping Tom on Aug. 19, 2010
  
  Ah, nothing like a tropical vacation, letting it all hang out then coming home leaving it all there. Right? Oops. Very enjoyable story despite a few bumps with grammatical errors. (And I always flinch at the British spelling.)
  
• Moonlight on Aug. 19, 2010
  
  Prose bordering on poetry. What a beautiful story.
  
• Her Master's Trust on Aug. 19, 2010
  
  Half erotic story--no make that three-quarters erotic story--and the rest a flimsy who done it, some of which gets in the way of the screwing.
  
• My Women Call Me Sir on Aug. 20, 2010
  
  I guess it only works for the right minded man on the right minded women.
  
• Kacie's Story - The Pleasure of Our Company Series on Aug. 20, 2010
  
  This story is riddled with annoying spelling and grammatical errors: H instead of ‘Her’, betrothals instead of brothels and many other syntax errors. There are logic errors as well. At one point Brandon reaches down to play with her curls but says: “God I love the feel of your bare pussy.” So which is it, shaved or not? And the sentence continues, minus some needed quotation marks. In the middle, the brothers discuss killing her because they think she is a vampire, yet that is never mentioned again. That should have been resolved or left out. (Not that I wanted to see her dead.) The author needs some writing and English lessons before continuing writing.
  
• Be Mine on Aug. 20, 2010
  
  Short and sweet, but I fear I'm getting jaded from reading too many of these erotic stories.
  
• The Big Performance on Aug. 21, 2010
  
  Encore! Encore!
  
• Happy New Year on Aug. 21, 2010
  
  I seldom read gay material so this is fairly new to me. I never thought of asses having lips.
  
• Canary (a short story) on Aug. 22, 2010
  
  Well written but a little weak on motivation.
  
• The Deck Chair Arranger on Aug. 22, 2010
  
  What can one say about such devine work?
  
• Alexandra on Aug. 22, 2010
  
  I can see why this author has never found a publisher for this drivel. I've read about forty pages and I could scream. It is the same sentences, over and over and over. The same scenes over and over and over. I thought of skipping ahead another forty pages and find the same place but what's the use?
  
• The Dance on Aug. 23, 2010
  
  Very hot, very sexy story. The end was a little muddled in my mind. Would she, or did she?
  
• Big Girl Love - Erotica Romance Short Story on Aug. 23, 2010
  
  I am surprised that no one has reviewed this story before. I was drawn into it fully until near the end when all the typos, grammatical errors, missing sentence parts and tense swapping (sometimes in the same paragraph) became as a bicycle on cobblestones, very jerky and annoying. Overall, I liked it. The description of the blonde was breathtaking, and the sex was mesmerizing. Spend more time editing in the future. The imbedded music was different but I was hoping that I could listen while reading.
  
• Intervention on Aug. 24, 2010
  
  I can only ditto what Jack said below. And I was relieved that there were no more than a half-dozen typos or grammatical errors. I hardly noticed them because I was so absorbed with the story.
  
• Flight 715 on Aug. 25, 2010
  
  The author said at the end of this story that he enjoyed writing it. I wonder how, considering the subject matter.
  
• Angel's Story on Aug. 26, 2010
  
  I suspect that this story was written by a grade school child. Maybe in twenty years she can do better.
  
• The Song of the Sirens on Aug. 26, 2010
  
  Hot and erotic, and yet I felt as if something is missing. Maybe the next chapter?
  
• The Stable Hand on Aug. 26, 2010
  
  Sorry, but this story is totally lacking logic. Many decades ago when I was twelve, I wrote a short story and I'm sure it was as bad as this one. (I don't remember if I finished it.) Erin, keep this story. In ten years you'll get a laugh out of it.
  
• Right Round on Aug. 26, 2010
  
  What, no boiled pet rabbit?
  
• No Orpheus on Aug. 27, 2010
  
  Sorry, but the story doesn't seem to match the description. Not very well. Too many things that didn't match anything.
  
• One On One Time With Wendy Williams In Jelly Land on Aug. 27, 2010
  
  Oops, again I am apologizing. I somehow got the impression that you were a girl. I’ll have to re-read all the messages to see where I went wrong. Your story was good, although I don’t know if Wendy is a real person or someone from your imagination. Again, I wish you well with your writing.
  
• Hypnotizing Chickens on Aug. 27, 2010
  
  Well written story, but I sure would have liked knowing who they were going to 'pop' and why. Too bad it wasn't the racist bastard.
  
• Steven, Space Stowaway & Super Zombie Juice Mega Bomb Extended Preview on Aug. 27, 2010
  
  I read a very similar story many years ago, but with a much grimmer ending. A young girl had to be jettisoned in outer space so that an already stripped down ship could make a much needed run with essential medicine. I'm glad this one had a happy ending.
  
• Julia's Future on Sep. 09, 2010
  
  A sweet bit of fantasy.
  
• What Would Junie B. Jones Do? on Sep. 09, 2010
  
  A very good story, although I could have done without the all-caps style. And I won't even mention the errors--oops, I already did. But it was only three, I think. I was absorbed so with the story, I didn't notice much.
  
• Careful What You Wish For on Sep. 09, 2010
  
  So many ramifications for what was to follow after the words 'The End.' What indeed came after?
  
• The West Wind Blows on Sep. 09, 2010
  
  A well written story, but much too brief.
  
• Ghost Hand on Sep. 10, 2010
  
  Ghost and ghoulies and things that go hiss in the night.
  
• The Eighth Sacrament on Sep. 10, 2010
  
  I am delighted to be the first, of what I’m sure will be many, reviews of this wonderful story. It is so refreshing to read something that is devoid of typos and other errors that so many other works have, my own included. The only criticism I have is, it is way too short. The author has enough plot and charters for a full novel and I can only hope that is what she is aiming toward. Keep up the good work!
  
• Jon...A Desperate Prequel on Sep. 10, 2010
  
  Great story. I was so engrosed I wasn't even looking for typos.
  
• Miles from Ireland on Sep. 10, 2010
  
  A very touching and sweet story.
  
• Adagio on Sep. 11, 2010
  
  Intended to be poignant, I'm sure, but it's only sad.
  
• Les ombres de la nuit on Sep. 11, 2010
  
  Annoyingly pretenious.
  
• Needing Nita on Sep. 11, 2010
  
  Egad, what a great story! The sex in chapter two was the best I’ve read in weeks, if not months. (Chapter seven was pretty good too.) I would have paid for it (the story that is.)
  
• Amulet on Sep. 13, 2010
  
  Another polished gem from the talented fingers of S. Wolf—doesn’t he know that some people get paid for their work? Why he wants to give it away I’ll never know. (I could have done without the teasing little name game at the end, but I’ll say no more.)
  
• The Cowboy's Wish on Sep. 14, 2010
  
  Titillating, but not what you’d call erotica, partner. But the humor makes up for it. I would love to see who wears out first. I suspect they are a good match.
  
• Still Virgin on Sep. 14, 2010
  
  I hate to be the first to review this, because I'm not sure what I think about it. I will say, it's different.
  
• Windy Pudding: A Chuck & Wayne Adventure on Sep. 15, 2010
  
  Cute, in a funny sort of way.
  
• Porn Can Be Fun on Sep. 16, 2010
  
  Well, that was hot.
  
• The Three Space Ships on Sep. 18, 2010
  
  The author should have not used the name Gruff in the first sentence, it was a dead giveaway. However, it is a cute rendition.
  
• Chelsea on Sep. 20, 2010
  
  A short anecdote, cute but saying little.
  
• The games we play on Sep. 20, 2010
  
  What a delightful short story. I loved it.
  
• A Walk In The Park on Sep. 21, 2010
  
  What a cur!
  
• Robbing Honey on Sep. 22, 2010
  
  I almost feel as if I should recuse myself from passing judgment on this story after the kind words the author tended toward me regarding my upcoming surgery. I take this opportunity to thank her again for those words. The story is a sweet slice of life, denoting the change of family status between a young boy and his now unfamiliar role of brother-in-law. The narrative is well written (although I wonder at the lack of spaces between sentences.) Could this be a formatting problem with a copying program?
  
• Caring for the Elderly on Sep. 22, 2010
  
  A different view of Southern hospitality.
  
• Old Men & Young Virgins: From Adam On on Sep. 23, 2010
  
  I usually only go after the free stuff, stories that is, but I just had to read this one so I bought it. I liked the reference to John Updike’s ‘Rabbit’ series as I have just completed reading the novels in the last year. (Although Rabbit died at a younger age than I am.) And being an old man, I can identify with the men mentioned in this amusing little essay.
  
• Tipcat on Sep. 25, 2010
  
  Sorry but I didn't LOL (like offical lot.)
  
• Science Fiction Pornography on Sep. 25, 2010
  (no rating)
  I shouldn't review this. I only read the first two and couldn't make any sense of it so I quit.
  
• Variety of Shorts: Collection of 'Short' Works on Sep. 26, 2010
  
  An eclectic group of short stories. Well written and at least literate, which is more than I can say for a lot of works listed here.
  
• Paths on Sep. 27, 2010
  
  A nice idyllic path to all the paths taken in life.
  
• Killing Max on Sep. 29, 2010
  
  This story gave me whiplash. I didn’t start catching on until the middle but I’ll say no more about that other than say the world is full of 'ifs,' some bigger than others. Another great story from S. Wolf.
  
• Thyroids, a Love Story on Sep. 29, 2010
  
  Sorry, but I am having a hard time making heads or tails of this story. It's well written but doesn't seem to say much.
  
• Remote Intimacy on Oct. 10, 2010
  
  I read this last month in a contest. It could have won, but the some of the others were great as well.
  
• Regarding the Events of One Sherlock’s Scandalous St. Valentine’s Day on Oct. 11, 2010
  
  A very strange story, a juxtaposition of steam powered androids and computers with nineteenth century atmosphere.
  
• Bury The Past on Oct. 14, 2010
  
  Beautiful, heart-rending story.
  
• That Dratted Affair with the Dream Engine on Oct. 29, 2010
  
  The second story I’ve now read of strange steam powered PCAM calculators with apparently more power in one hollerith card than all the computing gigabytes of modern machines.
  
• Love Never Dies on Oct. 30, 2010
  
  A well written, sex for the senior set, story with an ending I don't want to give away, so I won't.
  
• A Mother's Day to Remember on Oct. 31, 2010
  
  Amusing read. Well worth two minutes of anyone's time.
  
• Taylor (Book One) on Nov. 03, 2010
  
  Flash, I appreciate your final sentence, hoping that I enjoyed the story. To be honest, I might have enjoyed it a good deal more if it weren’t for the typos, incorrect word usage, head hopping and grammatical errors. In the future you might spend some time re-reading and polishing to find these. In fact this story isn’t a total loss, it can be corrected and resubmitted.
  
• Taylor (Book One) on Nov. 03, 2010
  (no rating)
  P S, I liked the picture.
  
• Immortal Blush on Nov. 04, 2010
  
  I thought the author was delaying describing the dilemma the goddess was in for dramatic effect. To not reveal it at all was very irritating. I didn’t like that at all.
  
• Erotica Author Bares All on Nov. 08, 2010
  
  I was fortunate to download this delightful story when it was free, but I would have gladly paid. A great story well worth the price when one is placed on it. Lots of sex as usual from this prolific author. Job well done.
  
• Lust in the Dust on Nov. 10, 2010
  
  A short, hot and well written story. Too bad it didn't include any of the other nights.
  
• Whet Appetites Of Virtual Strangers on Nov. 16, 2010
  
  Another slippery, juicy, gushing, cum filled tale from the master of the genre.
  
• Dirty, Funky, Nasty on Nov. 16, 2010
  
  The title alone says it all.
  
• Madeleine's Life, A Short Story on Nov. 17, 2010
  
  A poignant story of family loss and adjustment.
  
• Fun With Dick on Dec. 04, 2010
  
  Way, way, too much sugar, chocolate, whipped cream, cinnamon, syrup, eggnog, chocolate sauce and other sticky stuff for my taste. Ew. His teeth should rot out.
  
• Six Catholics and an Atheist on Dec. 06, 2010
  
  I read it but forgot to count. Now I don't know why I should have done either.
  
• Erotic Tales: Ride A Cock Horse (Revised) on Dec. 08, 2010
  
  A Sybian for the aristocracy!
  
• The Comfort of a Woman on Dec. 09, 2010
  
  Wow! Not quite what I expected. But deeply satisfying none the less.
  
• With A Little Yelp From My Friends on Dec. 10, 2010
  
  Not your usual style of training.
  
• Taylor (Book Two) on Dec. 14, 2010
  
  The story is short and sexy, but the grammatical errors and head hopping are annoying.
  
• Taylor (Book Three) on Dec. 14, 2010
  
  Slightly longer story, but that only provided more space for grammatical, syntax and punctuation errors. Dare I read story number four?
  
• Die Already on Dec. 15, 2010
  
  Strange, very strange.
  
• Catherine's Wheel on Dec. 16, 2010
  
  I have not read such exquisite prose in a long while. The beautiful words describing the pitiful fate of poor Damon, how he will suffer. And how he will love it.
  
• The Cat And The Fiddle on Dec. 16, 2010
  (no rating)
  I should have paid closer attention to the tags of this story. If I had done so, I wouldn’t have down loaded it. The first paragraph was all I needed. I am so sick of stories where pain and submission are equated with love. I will not rate it because I don’t think my bias should come into play.
  
• TSA Employee Training on Dec. 17, 2010
  
  Funny. But I'm afraid too close to the truth.
  
• Aeroparts Factory on Dec. 17, 2010
  
  Interesting that this story of an Aeroparts Factory should come on the anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight. Well written story depicting greed and skullduggery in an unlikely age.
  
• Well on Dec. 18, 2010
  
  Spooky it is. Spooky and sad.
  
• A Real Boy on Dec. 20, 2010
  
  I can’t believe this story has been posted for a year and no one has reviewed it. But then I’ve had it downloaded for a while before I got around to reading it too. It is so funny I laughed out loud at several places and I seldom do that when I’m alone. It sure gives a new meaning to the term ‘woody’. Great job JL.
  
• 2/4 Cavalry: Oh Do Me A Favor? on Dec. 21, 2010
  
  Wow! All that killing. All that action. But not a clue as to who, where, when, or why. The reader would like to know.
  
• The Horror Days on Dec. 21, 2010
  
  Bah, humbug.
  
• A Christian Analysis Of Atheism on Dec. 22, 2010
  
  I managed to wade through this muddled nonsense to the very end, though I don’t know why. I did find it interesting that the author sited many intelligent people whom he lists as atheists. I also found it disturbing that in the second to last paragraph, he seems to discount the occurrence of the Catholic inquisition of the middle ages. The author seems to say, 'If you're not with us, you're against us.'
  
• Princess of Power on Dec. 22, 2010
  
  I guess the first thing to determine is, who is the author? Somehow I’ve downloaded two versions of this story with two different authors. Just today. Is it Jada Wright or London Shye. Either way it is the same unremarkable story. As I started reading it the first thing to jangle my senses was the tense switching. Past tense, present tense, past tense, all within the first two paragraphs. Getting annoyed with that, I skipped down to discover that this is not a complete story. So I didn’t bother finishing reading it. The author needs lessons in composition. Also anatomy lessons. If the slave losses his penis, it is an amputation, not a castration.
  
• My little Christmas story on Dec. 23, 2010
  
  Sugary, but sweet enough to bring a tear to the eye. Very well done.
  
• X is for X-mas on Dec. 24, 2010
  
  Cute update to an old tale. The author almost had me with the red herrings.
  
• A Gruesome Christmas on Dec. 25, 2010
  
  Gruesome about covers it.
  
• Enduring Memory on Dec. 25, 2010
  
  An incredibly erotic story. So soft and yet hard hitting. I wanted it to go on and on.
  
• The Brave Tale of Maddie Carver on Dec. 26, 2010
  
  Too confusing.
  
• It Waits on Dec. 26, 2010
  
  Two paragraphs do not make even a short shory.
  
• Portrait of Bittersweet on Dec. 27, 2010
  
  A well written but disturbing piece. Reminds one not to touch the artwork in a gallery.
  
• Britney's Peers on Dec. 27, 2010
  
  Ah, the girl is wise beyond her years.
  
• Princess of Power on Dec. 28, 2010
  
  Ashley, you are right. The current version is different from either of the two I downloaded on the twenty-second. The tense changes have been corrected. Also paragraph breakdowns. You’ll note that it was copyrighted in 2002. It seems there are more versions of this story than pseudonyms, which is okay, we writers are allowed to do that. What surprises me is, the reload didn’t strip away my review. I’ve seen writers do that. I suspect they want to get rid of unflattering reviews. Some can be so thin skinned. I’m glad this author chose not to do that. A review should be accepted for the reviewer’s opinion, flattering or not. Also, I finished reading the original version and found it rather disturbing. I wonder, also, if you read the same thing between the lines as I did at the childbirth scene. Was there a male twin born and disposed of? I can’t help wonder if Leanndra intends for the human race to die out at the end of her generation. I also wonder what time frame a ‘moon’ is. Obviously not a month, but then, we don’t know if this story is even set on planet Earth with its moon. I’ve downloaded the continuing story ‘Castle Queen,’ but haven’t read it yet. Perhaps more details will come with it. I've upgraded my rating to two stars with the corrections and look forward to reading the next segments.
  
• A Digital Doomsday on Dec. 28, 2010
  
  I give it three stars for humor. I don't own any of the ithings so I'm not interested in any of them. So why did I download this and read it? It was short and free. I do agree with the reader mentioned near the end of the piece. I think the entire Internet system will come crashing down soon from overload. Maybe on Dec 22, 2012. Hmmmm.
  
• The Iceman Cometh on Dec. 29, 2010
  
  Well, he couldn't say he hadn't been warned.
  
• Songs of Lesser Voices-A Holiday Short Short Story on Dec. 30, 2010
  
  They must have been really bad to not be able to sing a carol.
  
• A Holiday Explained-A Holiday Short Short Story on Dec. 30, 2010
  
  A short read with the ending chuckle well worth it.
  
• Howdy, Winnie, & the Bombshell on Dec. 30, 2010
  
  Give me a minute, I'm still trying to decode it all.
  
• Stranded on Dec. 31, 2010
  
  Not bad. Not great, but not bad.
  
• A Fish Tale on Dec. 31, 2010
  
  A wopper of a fish story.
  
• Stretch on Dec. 31, 2010
  
  Well written. Tantalizingly so. But poor Lenny. He only needed a little stretch. Not…
  
• Baking Day. Eternal love of a mother . on Jan. 01, 2011
  
  Too confusing to bother with.
  
• The Woman Who Loved the Red Stucco House on Jan. 01, 2011
  
  I can add little to what Sue has said but 'ditto.'
  
• Happy New FEAR on Jan. 01, 2011
  
  Almost makes me glad I spent New Year's eve alone.
  
• No Foreplay Required on Jan. 01, 2011
  
  Ride 'm cowboy!
  
• Juggling the three balls on Jan. 02, 2011
  
  Not much in this short piece.
  
• Dark on Jan. 03, 2011
  
  Hot story but too predictable.
  
• My Favorite Threesome on Jan. 04, 2011
  
  Slow start. Somewhat heated ending. Overall, so so.
  
• A Very Bad Easter on Jan. 04, 2011
  
  This is a well written but bizarre story. Poor kid.
  
• Canaanite Barbie on Jan. 04, 2011
  
  Funny in a cute sort of way, or maybe it's cute in a funny sort of way.
  
• Bone Saw on Jan. 04, 2011
  
  I can't say much about this disturbing story without giving away the ending, but I am reminded of Egar A Poe's victum in 'The Pit and the Pendulum.'
  
• Family on Jan. 04, 2011
  
  A very sad family.
  
• Reunited And It Feels So Good on Jan. 05, 2011
  
  Hot and steamy, just as you expect from this author.
  
• Hot And Juicy on Jan. 05, 2011
  
  Boring. And also dull.
  
• Lord Of The Golden Sands on Jan. 05, 2011
  
  I wasted a dollar to see if this writer’s prose is as bad in the body of her pieces as it is in the butchered descriptions of so many of her offerings. It is! The amazing thing is, she has been prolific enough to serve hundreds of dishes of this pabulum. Is English her native language? I wonder.
  
• A Bestiary of Unnatural Women on Jan. 06, 2011
  
  Ashley, I have spent about an hour trying to conclude the gender of you first name before writing this review—checking your Bio first. Why? Because I don’t want to commit a faux pas (again—long story) when I speculate on something I’ve read or heard and definitely have concluded in the last few years reading erotic material on the Internet: that women write much better prose in the genre than men. Not that both sexes can’t and don’t produce total crap. They do. But this is supposed to be about your latest book, ‘A Bestiary of Unnatural Women.’ Though I’ve only read three of the stories to date—I like to savor something this good, like fine Christmas chocolates—I look forward to the other half dozen. Each of the three golden nuggets just blew me away. Having read ‘A Lady Pays Her Penalties,’ last summer, which I loved as well, and have downloaded ‘Wives in Service,’ in the fall, which I look forward to reading, I am convinced that women are the superior writers at this genre. None of your stories cross over into more than a titillating hint of porn. Keep up the good work and rest assured, when you decide to charge for it, I will gladly pay.
  
• Eliza and Mrs. Frank on Jan. 06, 2011
  
  Well written but tragic story.
  
• The Red Shoes on Jan. 06, 2011
  
  I read this twice, trying to understand the relationship between Caleb and Jane. Not husband/wife, not father/daughter. I guess in the end it didn't matter.
  
• The Bonds of Wedlock on Jan. 07, 2011
  
  Such a wonderful dinner party. And the dessert, well who would have guessed? Certainly not Alan.
  
• The Birthday Surprise on Jan. 07, 2011
  
  Much better than the other story posted here. By the way, is there a word missing from your bio. 'husband' perhaps.
  
• Noah's Ark Between 2 Buns on Jan. 07, 2011
  
  Well, I lamented elsewhere that I was tired of cookie-cutter stories and this is certainly not one of those. Very different and very strange. I liked it!
  
• Fat Sucker on Jan. 07, 2011
  
  Be sure to read the instructions on the bottle.
  
• Tia Maria on Jan. 07, 2011
  
  Si, Senorita and Senora. Si! Si! But a sentence or prehaps a partial paragraph seems missing near the hot scene. Por favor?
  
• The Birthday Surprise on Jan. 07, 2011
  (no rating)
  Ah, yes. Self editing is so difficult.
  
• What About Bob? on Jan. 08, 2011
  
  A story as old as the industrial age.
  
• Cow Tipping on Jan. 08, 2011
  
  I don't get it, man.
  
• Steamy Shoppers on Jan. 09, 2011
  
  It just proves, men have a one track mind no matter where the track is laid.
  
• Dead Letters on Jan. 09, 2011
  
  Beautiful story. Well written.
  
• Thirty Minutes or Less on Jan. 10, 2011
  
  A story hot enough to overlook the grammatical and word usage errors. Loved it.
  
• Traps on Jan. 10, 2011
  
  Okay, I read it. Now what did I read? It made no sense.
  
• My Snow White on Jan. 11, 2011
  
  We all hope the cold rain doesn't chill the girls too much. But they seem hot enough to ward it off.
  
• Kate and Ben on Jan. 12, 2011
  
  A very well written story, short but touching, very touching. I wondered why the author didn’t identify the war, but then I remembered that all wars have this story. I also wonder if there was a pronoun error in the last sentence. I can’t say more.
  
• Carl The Caterpillar on Jan. 12, 2011
  
  I could read this to my youngest grandchild but I can’t save it. She’s in school now and will soon know about grammar, syntax and punctuation—all of which this story lacks. Also common sense. If the bird doesn’t eat, it will starve. Sorry, but that's the way life is.
  
• One Wish on Jan. 12, 2011
  
  I re-read the wish and it still doesn’t seem to match the fulfillment. Maybe I’ve been reading too much lately.
  
• Circulatory System on Jan. 12, 2011
  
  An eye for an eye--or in this case...
  
• Obsessive Compulsive Dismemberment on Jan. 12, 2011
  
  Oh well. At least in the end he came clean.
  
• Straustrup story on Jan. 12, 2011
  
  So I thought, one hundred fifty words. How could that go wrong. Oops!
  
• The Bar on Jan. 12, 2011
  
  Aside from needing to read two-thirds of this story before I had the slightest idea what it was saying, I guess it was okay--sort of.
  
• Adopted on Jan. 14, 2011
  
  This story did not match the description other than it was in English. Didn't like it at all.
  
• The Vampire Across the Hall on Jan. 14, 2011
  
  It is amusingly different, but I can’t decide if I like it or not. So I’ll give it three stars and move on. Oh, by the way, how tall is 155 cm?
  
• Sock Monkey's Accident on Jan. 15, 2011
  
  Cute. Good thing Grandma was there.
  
• Egypt, 1906 on Jan. 15, 2011
  
  While I do not usually care for vampire stories, this one was very well written. I enjoyed it.
  
• X-child on Jan. 16, 2011
  
  Very poorly written. Lacking proper grammar. I will not bother reading any further episodes.
  
• Not Another Vampire Story on Jan. 16, 2011
  
  Okay, ten minutes or less to read less than nine hundred words wasn't such a waste. But I get annoyed with obvious 'tease' postings.
  
• Gibberish on Jan. 16, 2011
  (no rating)
  I don't know if my dictionary can stand the strain. Some day when the rains keep me inside, I may try to check out some of these words.
  
• Just a Plain Pizza on Jan. 16, 2011
  
  Funny, in a plain sort of way.
  
• Night On A Boat on Jan. 16, 2011
  
  A couple of short pages. A couple of missing letters (typos?). And a bit of a timing problem. The protagonist was called out late a night, but ends by saying the sun was going down.
  
• Stages of Invisibility on Jan. 17, 2011
  
  Poor guy. But don't we all feel that way sometimes.
  
• The Volunteer on Jan. 17, 2011
  
  A slow and plodding start for such a quick and abrupt ending.
  
• The Day The Earth Died on Jan. 17, 2011
  
  A compelling and realistic portrayal of what many experts consider to be an inevitable phase of Earth’s existence. It—the Earth—has survived it before and may again though it’s questionable if mankind will. We can only wait to see.
  
• Dan's Accidental Convertible on Jan. 17, 2011
  
  A little hard to follow with the strange format but I guess that was the point. Not sure I understood the ending.
  
• Ashes to Ashes on Jan. 18, 2011
  
  Good story. Well written.
  
• 2012 on Jan. 19, 2011
  
  Interesting, but will we be buried under 2012 stories in the next year and a half?
  
• The Surgeon's Hearse on Jan. 19, 2011
  
  Cute.
  
• Small Favors on Jan. 20, 2011
  
  I liked this story despite the occasional missing punctuation that forced me to re-read some paragraphs to de-code what they meant. I also could have done without the foreign language—(Hebrew?), although I did appreciate the translations provided by the Rabbi. I suspect that Lenny and Marcie are destined to have an interesting life together. Should be fun.
  
• I love you ya know... on Jan. 22, 2011
  
  I don't often read poetry, but I did enjoy this one. Nice.
  
• Peeping Tam on Jan. 24, 2011
  
  They stopped just when the good part seemed ready to start. Oh well, maybe next time.
  
• A Taste Of Things To Cum on Jan. 26, 2011
  
  These two are doing so well on their own that I hate to criticize their terminology. I believe what Lance referred to as doggie style near the end of the story; the Kama Sutra calls The Reverse Cowgirl. But who am I to intervene during a good fuck.
  
• Girls On Film on Jan. 26, 2011
  
  As Lucy said at the end, “You have a great job.” And Darren, you did a great job of writing. Speaking of jobs, where can I learn to take pictures like that? That’s the job I want!
  
• Water on Jan. 26, 2011
  
  Prose that reads like poetry. I do love encountering it.
  
• Manet's Picnic on Jan. 28, 2011
  
  A clever juxtapositioning of the two parallel stories, one old, one modern, yet the same. The only complaint I have is the slip in point-of-view when twice the word ‘my’ should have been ‘her,’ unless I totally got it wrong, at the point of the story where Victoria is staging the display. But we all do it, those of us who try to arrange words in a way that makes sense.
  
• Hosanna on Jan. 29, 2011
  
  A bit confusing in some of its transitions early on,(which were clarified with a re-read). I had assumed that it was a slave ship but it wasn’t. Life was harsh then for so many.
  
• Magnum Tales ~ D is for Deeply on Jan. 29, 2011
  
  A tantalizingly well-written story of hot sex and binding love. It should last forever.
  
• Magnum Tales ~ C is for Cum on Jan. 29, 2011
  
  Ah, the joys of vacation sex. But damn it, I haven't read these joyful little stories in sequence so maybe I'll have to read them again. I don't mind.
  
• Magnum Tales ~ A is for Anal on Jan. 29, 2011
  
  A-Can be for awesome too, because this story is all of that. I would loved to have been the fly on the wall that night.
  
• Magnum Tales ~ B is for Blowjob on Jan. 29, 2011
  
  Boy oh boy! Don't we all dream of the mile high club. But what are the membership dues?
  
• Thirty Minutes Till on Jan. 31, 2011
  
  Nothing like letting passion brew for two years before sampling it again. Like fine wine it must have gotten better with age. I also wanted a chance to thank you for the reviews you have given some of my stories. They were much appreciated.
  
• The Machines on Jan. 31, 2011
  
  Every Si-Fi writer worth his salt has written this story. And the sad truth is, it's probably going to be true, one way or another, sooner or later.
  
• The Beginning of a Life Misunderstood on Feb. 01, 2011
  
  Me too, Mark. Strange story.
  
• Softly on Feb. 02, 2011
  
  Wow! Reverend, can I borrow your hanky?
  
• Pilgrims on Feb. 02, 2011
  
  Short and touching.
  
• My Paranormal Experience on Feb. 03, 2011
  
  Bah, humbug.
  
• Elastic Band on Feb. 03, 2011
  
  More than slightly short.
  
• Where Do We Go From Here? on Feb. 04, 2011
  
  By far the best story from this author that I have read so far. She proves here that life can be such a big unknown.
  
• The Mailman's Tale on Feb. 04, 2011
  
  No one works harder than the male man making his rounds, doing the ins and outs, keeping his recipients happy.
  
• Dispatch #47: The Taking of Signal Hill on Feb. 05, 2011
  
  Another war the history books forgot about, and just as well.
  
• Zombies Don't Trick or Treat: A FREE Living Dead Halloween Poem by Rusty Fischer on Feb. 06, 2011
  
  Two things I don't usually go for, don't like that well, Zombies and poetry, I think usually smell, but this was very short and and thankfully free, so I read it and found it’s really quite funny. Now I know my attempt at poety blows, So I promise, from now on I’ll stick to prose.
  
• In Her Moment Of Triumph on Feb. 06, 2011
  
  Ah, as Ginny might have said, what a thousand words can emote, three thousand can thrice. Great picture painted with those nearly three thousand words. I did get a little confused by the change of quotation marks on the last page. And I suspect an error of gender in reference to his (her) foot when she was distorting his face. But self-editing is so difficult.
  
• Valentin’s Day - Short story on Feb. 07, 2011
  
  The addition at the end explained a lot—such as, why the sentence structure of the story was so awkward and hard to follow. It is a poor translation from Italian into English.
  
• Sperm Thieves on Feb. 07, 2011
  
  Legerdemain, magic, sleight of hand. What ever it is or was, the story was here before, then gone, now it’s back. I went to write a review this morning and couldn’t find it. (I had downloaded it last month but just got around to reading it this morning). So now that it’s back, I should write the review before it disappears again. Sperm Thieves is an amusing story, a little light on the logical side, but fun to read when you can catch it. So do catch it. You’ll enjoy it, I’m sure.
  
• Wide Open on Feb. 09, 2011
  
  Never one to mince words, this author starts her story full thrust, so to speak, and never lets up.
  
• The Storm on Feb. 09, 2011
  
  An exiting mixture of struggle and remembrance. Good tight writing, with a lot said in very few words.
  
• Seducing Jason on Feb. 09, 2011
  
  One of the best, one of the most intense sex scenes I’ve read in a very long time. Masterfully done.
  
• A Rose for Shyla on Feb. 09, 2011
  
  Ah, the vanity of the vain. The annoyance of the arrogant. The...hell, I can't think of any others.
  
• What I Nearly Forgot on Feb. 10, 2011
  
  What beautiful musing—reliving such earlier times. But please; old man as fifty-four. He’s just a young'un.
  
• A Kiss From the Love of My Life on Feb. 10, 2011
  
  Short and very sweet.
  
• Magnum Tales ~ E is for Ennui on Feb. 10, 2011
  
  Well darn. Why have I never been invited to a party like that? Hot sex everywhere.
  
• Gray Lake on Feb. 10, 2011
  
  Great writing and a great story.
  
• Sex with a Shooting Star on Feb. 11, 2011
  
  A tragic story of missed communications and incredible loss.
  
• Photo Shoot for Two, Joy for Three on Feb. 12, 2011
  
  What to say, what to say. Except maybe, wow! That was one spicy story. And to think, it was his first as he said after the end of it. I will definitely look forward to other stories in the future.
  
• Special Delivery on Feb. 12, 2011
  
  I was all set to complain that there were too many of these same stories, then had to switch to too many of the other same stories.
  
• Help Wanted on Feb. 13, 2011
  
  Talk about your false advertising, but in a good sort of way. The guy knows how to work the list.
  
• The Day Long Since Seen on Feb. 14, 2011
  
  Okay I guess, if you like that sort of thing.
  
• Pyjama Series: The Meeting on Feb. 14, 2011
  
  Short and mildly amusing.
  
• Growing Season on Feb. 14, 2011
  
  Annoying that it wasn't available in PDF or RTF. Also annoying to be a short tease for a longer work.
  
• Lunch Hour on Feb. 15, 2011
  (no rating)
  Just today I swore off giving bad reviews, but my fingers are just itching to have at this one. But I'll refrain. I do have to ask--is the reader supposed to believe that the woman can survive?
  
• For Crying Out Loud! on Feb. 16, 2011
  
  I’ve just sworn off FemDom stories but I couldn’t resist one from Severin Rossetti and I’m glad I didn’t. I was sure that the master wordsmith could tell one in a way that would enthrall the reader and I was right. Wonderfully done, as always.
  
• The Will to Kill on Feb. 16, 2011
  
  The will to kill was part of the motive. Revenge fueled it.
  
• S.Wolf Sampler on Feb. 20, 2011
  
  Being a big fan of S. Wolf (I won't tell you what the S. stands for, he might want it kept secret) I want to warn you that his writing is very addictive. With that in mind, you'll surely want to finish reading any sample you try on for size. You won't be disappointed. Good luck and good reading.
  
• Dirt on Feb. 20, 2011
  
  Very philosophical, this piece. A homily to the essence of mankind, and the dirt from which we came.
  
• Cream and Sugar on Feb. 20, 2011
  
  Like the title says, sweet and creamy. Nothing like getting right back into action.
  
• Spot of Gold on Feb. 21, 2011
  
  I read this as I waited for my own story to upload to Smashwords. Good way to kill time. Although I'm sure it was set in the modern era, (she worked in an electronics store,) it could have used a bit of filler. But as a quick read, it wasn't half bad.
  
• Odour of Fate on Feb. 22, 2011
  
  I don’t know if I can describe this story. I don’t know if I really understand it. It is a strange juxtaposition of author and protagonist that makes this reader wonder about the mindset of the author. While it is a powerful story, it isn’t easy to read. But read it I did, and I invite others to read for their own interpretation.
  
• Andie Adams in The Interview on Feb. 22, 2011
  
  Hot and horny, and only part one. (I had to hunt to find that and for a while I thought I had imagined it.) The skeletal plot certainly hints at more so I’ll only give this one three stars until I see more. Love the picture.
  
• Oblivion on Feb. 23, 2011
  
  There is perhaps more in the ebook description than in the story.
  
• Blain's Mates on Feb. 23, 2011
  (no rating)
  I often read stories that are short and free and this one fell into that category. The problem is, now I don’t know what I’ve read. I think I’m just too analytical to understand stories of this nature. So I’ll refrain from giving it a star rating, leaving it to others who seemed to have enjoyed it.
  
• The Dam on Feb. 23, 2011
  
  Oh, damn, I mean dam. A story straight out of the Twilight Zone.
  
• Andie Adams in A Woman Knows on Feb. 24, 2011
  
  And the story continues with a quicken pace. Some stories pause with a cliff hanger--this one ends with a table hanger. Can't wait for the next one.
  
• Bloodlust on Feb. 24, 2011
  
  I seldom read vampire offerings and with a title of “Bloodlust,” I surprised myself by reading this one. As I’ve written many times before in reviews, short and free seem to entice me more than anything. In this case, I’m glad I succumbed. “Bloodlust,” is a gritty, messy, erotic story that seemed to succeed on many levels. It is a powerful test of wills between the captive and the captor. I can’t say who wins. Maybe we’ll never know.
  
• Fingering Rachel on Feb. 24, 2011
  
  Nice tease! Two star penalty for being too short.
  
• Hot Tales: 1-Sex on the Beach on Feb. 24, 2011
  
  I've often wondered about sex on the beach. Doesn't sand get in the you-know-what? Ouch! There I go, worrying about things again.
  
• The Train Ride on Feb. 27, 2011
  
  There's a bit of a mismatch between what she is thinking and what happens during Valentine's Day, not to mention what happens on the train. But otherwise, a nice smutty, quick read.
  
• The Bloody Countess on Feb. 27, 2011
  
  A short grisly tale of a very vile woman. By the way, an assistant in crime is an accomplice not accomplish.
  
• Riley's Dream on Feb. 27, 2011
  
  One incredibly hot and sexy story. The kind that almost makes me wish I were a woman to enjoy another woman the way Ava and Riley are doing.
  
• Thaw and Serve on Feb. 27, 2011
  
  The reviews run the gamut. I thought the story was well written and the end--well a twist is a twist.
  
• Her Husband her Sissy Maid on March 02, 2011
  
  This story needs some serious proofreading. In many places the wrong pronoun is used and it is not the mixture of male to female conditioning for the maid in training. There is point of view confusion here. Also, there is an implication that the detective was a ruse set up by the Madame, Rebecca. This was not resolved in the end. Some nice sex scenes, but not enough to offset the problems.
  
• The Seduction of Gabriel Stewart on March 03, 2011
  
  I read this story back when I first signed in with Smashwords. I’ve just stumbled onto it again when I clicked onto the wrong spot and was surprised that I hadn’t reviewed it back then. Maybe I just didn’t know how. As the old saw goes, better late than never. This is a very good read. A little surprising considering the mindset of society at the time depicted in the story. Makes one believe that there is hope for humanity after all if she could follow her instincts and go with her gut.
  
• Dye, Change on March 06, 2011
  
  Such a sweet, no make that bittersweet little story. Like the proverbial ships almost passing in the night—only bumping while passing. Will they bump again?
  
• The Lost Girls on March 06, 2011
  
  Lovely little story that saves me the trouble of reading Bram Stoker’s tome.
  
• Mayberry R.F.D., the Place I Want to Be on March 07, 2011
  
  Yes, Mayberry R.F.D. was a place to inspire pleasant thoughts. I guess we all have one place to reminisce about. I have to admit that Petticoat Junction with those lovely gals crawling out of the water tank dripping wet—well maybe those aren’t the Mayberry kind of thoughts I should have.
  
• The Soldier and the Siren on March 07, 2011
  
  A nice teasing short story. Just enough to make the reader wonder if there is more to come.
  
• Midnight Snack on March 07, 2011
  
  Very poor grammar. And Grandpa's not so healthy either.
  
• Someone In The Wolf on March 08, 2011
  
  Well damn. A nice sexy romp interrupted by a murder.
  
• Meat Your Maker on March 08, 2011
  
  Cute and humorous (and funny too).
  
• Cookie No! on March 08, 2011
  
  Hey! He forgot to tell what temp to set the oven to so we can uncook them.
  
• Meat Your Maker on March 08, 2011
  (no rating)
  Oh, I checked out Darrel's bio and picture. I suspect he's related to Homer Simpson.
  
• My Trailer Trash Girlfriend and her Family (Part 3) on March 08, 2011
  
  I guess I got the idea of parts I and II from the description so part III was a filler. Good sexy read. Will he start looking for cousins to screw too? lol
  
• One More Time on March 08, 2011
  
  I had a small problem with the experimental formatting, but I think I managed okay. The story was different to be sure and some of the bike terminology was confusing, but other than that it was an enjoyable read. The sex was enough to keep it interesting where it was but the long exposition of the road got a bit tedious. Overall, I give it four stars.
  
• Indestructible on March 09, 2011
  
  A well written but strange piece of work. Who would have believed that the angels and demons could be--well, I don't want to give it all away.
  
• Magnum Tales ~ J is for Jealous on March 09, 2011
  
  Okay now they're fighting. They might as well get married and make it official. But I wonder, what will X, Y, and Z be?
  
• Famous Last Words on March 09, 2011
  
  The author leaves it to the reader to conger those last words and more darkly, the images on the video. How dastardly can the reader’s imagination get? Well written, but troubling story.
  
• Ashley's New Attitude on March 09, 2011
  
  Poor Ashley! A hot, sexy young babe who can't decide who, or even what she wants. But we've had a good time eavesdropping on her--haven't we?
  
• Charlie and Lindsay Meet Lady GaGa on March 11, 2011
  
  I need something good to say about this. It was short.
  
• The Box on March 11, 2011
  
  Hum? Is the box a allegory? I wonder.
  
• All For You on March 11, 2011
  
  What an incredibly hot, prolonged bout of intercourse. What will they do for an encore?
  
• Life's Mysteries on March 12, 2011
  
  A bit of titillation, but little more—not even a hint of an ending to any of the stories.
  
• Supernatural Mysteries on March 12, 2011
  
  I read 'Life's Mysteries' before this one, but the same review applies.
  
• The Way to Will on March 12, 2011
  
  A well written story. Interesting in its presentation and really holds the reader's attention. It would be nice to know how they worked out their future.
  
• Houseguest on March 12, 2011
  
  The first few pages were rather confusing. A re-read helped a little but… And so many things remained inconsistent, bordering on absurd. But the reader must make allowances. Beyond all that, it was a rather good, though somewhat baffling, story.
  
• Brigadoon Comedy Club on March 12, 2011
  
  Well, at the author's invite, I read. I'm not sure I enjoyed, however.
  
• A Different Kind of Death on March 14, 2011
  
  Okay, we knew that there was a big build up to something, but now I can't say what to spoil the ending.
  
• The Valley of the Black Pig on March 16, 2011
  
  It's a sad world we live in. But I guess it always has been.
  
• Elina on March 16, 2011
  
  What a delightful story. Well written and soft, with a light undercurrent of sexual tension, yet no one’s clothes came off. A terrific change of pace.
  
• A Brush of Love on March 17, 2011
  
  A sweet, touching story of what might have been--but was not.
  
• Chat to Death on March 18, 2011
  
  Not much.
  
• Plato's Chainsaw Massacre on March 19, 2011
  
  What in the world is this supposed to be? What's there is well written but goes nowhere. Very disappointing.
  
• Past Not Presented on March 19, 2011
  
  I suppose there is a story here somewhere. Guess I missed it.
  
• 50 Ways To Annoy Your Friends on March 19, 2011
  
  By way number two, I was wondering about the age of the author. Later I decided it didn't matter. I wanted to give this two stars, so I went back to find the funny one but I think the author had removed it by then.
  
• The Surgery on March 20, 2011
  
  Very poorly written. Many punctuation errors. Many tense changes.
  
• The Massage on March 20, 2011
  
  A reasonably erotic story, but in serious need of editing.
  
• Riley's Surprise on March 20, 2011
  
  Oh woman! So much fun to be had with the entire house to run around in naked. Who gets to say what they do next?
  
• Lost Art on March 22, 2011
  
  A bleak and sad story. A story one hopes will never be lived.
  
• The Princess & the Penis on March 22, 2011
  
  I lost track of the number of times I laughed out loud reading this very funny fractured fairytale. I recommend it for anyone who needs a lift.
  
• Coming Out - The Short Saga of Russell Kelly on March 23, 2011
  
  An intriguing story of a man who has to get knocked for a loop to get back on the right path.
  
• Naughty Marietta on March 23, 2011
  
  Ah, the imagination of a writer—topped only by the imagination of the reader. If only he’d waited till the complete manuscript was ready. Very funny short piece.
  
• A Perfect World: An Erotic Science Fiction Short Story on March 24, 2011
  
  A future not only perceivable, but conceivable, told in a very well written manner.
  
• Drinks, On Me on March 25, 2011
  
  The total lack of proper formatting makes this mundane story seem even more amateurish than it should be. Labeled non-fiction, it is obviously fiction and very poor fiction at that. It’s presented as a sample of the author’s work but I certainly wouldn’t buy any of the others.
  
• Michael and the Other Side- The Discovery: The First Time on March 26, 2011
  
  I see a lot of adventure ahead for this young man as he comes of age. But I suspect he better hold onto his bottom real tight! And a BTW. Thanks for the review of my silly little short story. I hate to use the title here among the children’s books if you know what I mean.
  
• Michael and the Other Side- The Discovery: The First Time on March 26, 2011
  (no rating)
  P S. Please feel free to read more of my stories. You may like the on-going saga of Stacy and Harold as they fall in love.
  
• Fuckin' Hardcore - Free 'Vampire Vintage' Short Story on March 28, 2011
  
  Beware of what you wish for—you might not get it.
  
• Wicked Game on March 29, 2011
  
  Hell hath no furry like that of a woman...well, you know the rest.
  
• Let’s Get Drunk and Play Hammer Darts on March 29, 2011
  
  Oh those college kids. What they won't think to do when they're full of beer.
  
• Cake on March 29, 2011
  
  Delightful, just delightful.
  
• Wicked Game on March 29, 2011
  (no rating)
  Yeah, 'scorned,' that's the word.
  
• Sexapalooza on March 30, 2011
  
  Ah, sex as it can only be among the fae. What the hell are fae, anyway?
  
• Love in the Elevator on March 30, 2011
  
  The ups and downs of crazy love, or could it just be lust?
  
• Busted on March 30, 2011
  
  Don't sweat it kids. Daddy was young once too. How else would Anna be there?
  
• Hush, Hush, My Love on March 31, 2011
  
  I give this story four stars. It was well written with but a minor need of proofing. But I must give a review to the previous reviewer. The crux of the story was blatantly given away by Aaron so that the next reader (me and others) was deprived of the timing of the revelation that the writer intended. Too much information, Aaron.
  
• Stiletto Blues on March 31, 2011
  
  Against my better judgment, I tried to read this. I say tried because I didn't understand a bit of it.
  
• A causa da homossexualidade. ( Português) on April 01, 2011
  (no rating)
  Why put the description in English if the story is not?
  
• Her Massage on April 01, 2011
  
  Hot and to the point. I can't help wonder how often this might happen in the privacy of the massage room.
  
• My Girlfriend's Roommate (An Erotic Short Story) on April 01, 2011
  
  Oh boy! Such a fertile mind to come out with a hot story like this. I need to look for more.
  
• In the Flesh - Free Necro / Erotic Horror Short Story on April 01, 2011
  
  A very well written but cold story. As cold as the corpse she loves so much.
  
• Hide and Seek: An Erotic Interlude on April 01, 2011
  (no rating)
  I was hoping that I would find some understanding before the end of the story, but the story ended too soon. I was left with nothing.
  
• The Lancelot Effect on April 02, 2011
  
  It's hard to say who's who and what's what here.
  
• The Wolf She Married on April 02, 2011
  
  I enjoyed werewolf movies as a kid when Lon Chaney Jr. was the consummate screen werewolf. Of course he never fucked in the forest. This tale is well written though somewhat cliched.
  
• Cyber Lover on April 02, 2011
  
  A mildly interesting story, stopping too soon for good erotica. But I bet real women in the real world are desperately hoping that computer geeks don’t have that ability, because that would be, well, scary. What happens in cyber-world, should stay in cyber-world
  
• Jumping Bones on April 02, 2011
  
  Easily, lust at first sight. But what will they do for an encore?
  
• A round shiny object on April 03, 2011
  
  A single object at that amount? Not US. Then whose?
  
• Big Black Shiny Boots on April 03, 2011
  
  Did the man in the black shiny boots have time to be surprised? I wonder.
  
• Hitchhiker 2 - Marvin on April 03, 2011
  
  Reminds me of why I don't pick up hitchhikers, especially 260 pound men in worn leather jackets.
  
• Confessions of a Queer Englishman on April 04, 2011
  
  This Englishman couldn't see straight until straight hit him over the head. Very good read.
  
• Failure to Launch on April 04, 2011
  
  The reference to the ancient computer reminds me of the old computer term GIGO, garbage-in-garbage-out. Fred seems like a lot of garbage. But does he get results?
  
• Soldier Boy on April 04, 2011
  
  So, what happens next? Do tell.
  
• Drain the Blood - Free Short Story on April 04, 2011
  
  I don't know that I understand this. Don't know that I want to try very hard.
  
• Young Love on April 04, 2011
  
  The stuff of tragedy.
  
• Arlene on the Beach on April 05, 2011
  
  Not much of a story here. Short and lacking plot let alone action.
  
• Zerendipity on April 05, 2011
  
  Categorized as erotica, this story failed to deliver, and the plot was no compensation. The last sentence made me wonder if the author borrowed the name Kai from the Hawaiian word for ocean.
  
• Payback on April 05, 2011
  
  Can payback be a life sentence? If you're lucky.
  
• The Brief Case of the Briefcase on April 06, 2011
  
  As a self-professed writer, I hesitate to review this short piece, as I’m sure most any untainted individual loathed to venture near one stricken by the plague in the Middle Ages. Could venturing near it infect me? I hope not!
  
• First Date on April 06, 2011
  
  Such a nice romantic story until it ended in such a ridiculous way.
  
• Personal Trainer on April 07, 2011
  
  Obviously I missed the 'point.' Senseless.
  
• You Choose on April 07, 2011
  
  I guess this is a build-up to a one line joke. I'm not sure. I see from her bio that she is from my part of Southern Illinois.
  
• Le Chocolat on April 07, 2011
  
  How have I missed this story for the last several months? What a delightful read. Do I dare say anything about the fickleness of women?
  
• Crazy Emma on April 08, 2011
  
  Delightful little tale of a woman caught in the throes of lust at first sight.
  
• Uncle Joshua and the Grooglemen on April 08, 2011
  
  Interesting but chilling story from the backwoods. Very well written.
  
• Family Album on April 08, 2011
  
  What a tender and touching story, mingling memories with a possible future. So well written that it was a joy to read.
  
• Forever Young on April 09, 2011
  
  A cute little story with several minor time line anomalies: a large freighter in the seventeen nineties, sirens in Paris at the same time frame, a community college back in America at that time. Other than that it was a delightful read.
  
• Bolero Man on April 10, 2011
  
  I read this when it was first posted and got little out of it. Noting the other reviewers’ praise, I’ve just re-read it and still fail to see anything erotic in it. I guess it’s over my head.
  
• The Tokolosh on April 10, 2011
  
  Was the sin so drastic as to warrant such a vengeful reprisal? Short and scary story.
  
• He stepped from my dreams on April 10, 2011
  
  A sweet, fluffy bit of romance if the reader doesn’t think about the back-story too much.
  
• Innocent Victim on April 10, 2011
  
  This story was undoubtedly repeated millions of times the world around. As devastating as it was for the victors, imaging what it was like for the vanquished.
  
• Taking a Chance on April 10, 2011
  
  Normally when I’ve finished a hot piece of erotica, I’ll say just that, ‘Hot,’ with possibly an adjective attached. But this delightful story deserves much more than that. It is a pleasant love story, slowly easing into an erotic tale with just the right tempo to reach the climax, both sexually and plot wise. Very well done!
  
• The Strange Passenger on April 10, 2011
  
  How many versions of this tale are there around the world anyway?
  
• A Thousand Tears on April 11, 2011
  
  What a heart-rending story. Beautiful and sad.
  
• In memory of Linda on April 11, 2011
  
  It would be a cold heart to have never known such love.
  
• Alien Monster on April 11, 2011
  
  A touching, well written story. One entity finding peace in the proper time.
  
• From the Fire on April 12, 2011
  
  A bit of chemistry here: a conflagration needs both the oxygen mentioned in this story, and something to combust with. The atmosphere of Earth has no such element, only non-combustible nitrogen. If it did, it would have long ago experienced the apocalypse so mentioned. But the Earth’s history has experienced such similar catastrophic events in the past, so it’s conceivable it will happen again. Everything seems to occur in cycles.
  
• Les Femmes de Chambre on April 12, 2011
  
  A fat, skinny, obese, sloppy, drenched, lesbian cum-fest, devoid of only a few cocks to finish the lot. My only complaint: too damn much French, language that is.
  
• A Work in Progress on April 12, 2011
  
  This is a great story depicting the interaction of one would be writer with one supposedly her subordinate who she looks to for inspiration.
  
• I Can't Help That I'm A Slut (Part 2) on April 13, 2011
  
  If you like your sluts hot and their sex unending, then this is a story for you. It is a middle story of three (maybe more?) that end in cliffhangers, which is a little annoying—especially this one because there is no third one available at this time. But we live with what we get.
  
• i on April 13, 2011
  
  I usually skip poetry because it is often unreadable, at least by me. I’m glad I didn’t skip this one although it didn’t read like a poem. Instead, it read as a sad testament to a lost love and life, well two perhaps.
  
• New York and Chador on April 13, 2011
  
  Maybe it would mean something if I knew what a chador was, or the reference to the elephant, or...
  
• Where's the Money? on April 14, 2011
  
  I just did a quick read of ‘WTM’ and wanted to post an equally quick review. There is a lot of information that I know nothing about, so I’ll need another read (maybe several) to get the real meat. I signed on to Face Book some months ago and still can’t understand how to use its basic operations, let alone all the special ones listed in this article. I signed on to it at my publisher’s recommendation, but my book (erotic e-book) isn’t due out until August so I hope to garner some understanding before then. I have several free stories on Smashwords that seem to be well received—well sometimes—and have enjoyed the reviews posted there. I do however; refuse to call something as short as four or five thousand words a book as Smashwords does. But to each his/her own.
  
• I'm A Faggot: Gay Enough 2 Extended Rhyme on April 14, 2011
  (no rating)
  As you know I'm not into poetry so I won't rate this. I did read the first poem and I can say I feel for you. I wish you all the best of luck with the release of your book.
  
• Pas de Deux on April 18, 2011
  
  Imagine my surprise when two reviews came in together for my operation essays so long after the last one. That quickly changed to trepidation when I recognized your name. I was certain I was about to receive a spitting cobra’s dose of venom for the one star reviews I had given two of your stories. I try to rate stories as I feel them. That may very from day to day depending on my mood. (I truly loved your story of the Parisian chambermaids Juicy coffee break. [The capital J is not a typo]) Also imagine the delight (dare I say shock) when I read your reviews. I thank you very much for your kind words and encouragement. It has been over six months since the operation now and, so far as I can tell at this juncture, I’m doing as well as could be expected considering my age. (Aches and pains aplenty.) Re-reading your review, I must at this point pass along my condolences for your losses from colon cancer. As I stated in the second missive, it was only luck that my doctor sent me off for screening. (Which I can’t recommend enough.) I had no symptoms. I cringe at your mention of my style. For the life of me, I can’t discern any style in my writing. Perhaps the word bland might come to mind. I try to put on the screen what pleases me and if it pleases or amuses others, then great. As to the reference to the pretty nurses, that was an honest judgment hampered by my weakened condition, the IV and the catheter I was impaled with. If I had a choice, I might have dallied longer just to enjoy the smiling faces, especially once the tubes were removed. And now the down loads—the two operation essays have three hundred sixty four. Rather paltry compared to the twenty-one thousand plus the other nineteen stories have garnered to date. Most of them are erotic in nature so that just shows what the reading public wants. I guess I’ll just have to keep pandering to it. And I accept your offer (threat?) to read every one of my stories to point out my typos. If there is a Divinity, then He or She surly knows I make a lot of them. I had one correspondent recently point out a typo in my Bio, but I told her I was leaving it in to prove I’m human. Okay this is supposed to be a review of you story ‘Pas de Deux.’ You undoubtedly know by now that I’m not well versed in French, so I have no idea what the title means. I read the story three times and got a little additional from it with each read. I can only hope that the coffee wasn’t too hot, but I assume it was. His fault I guess, for not paying attention to her return, but I suspect that the encounter was inevitable. Your style far surpasses mine, as does Shakespeare’s, whom I can’t read either. I wish you all the best with your work and I must get back to mine. I’m putting the most recent polish to a long novel that I started a few days after posting ‘Operation 2.’ (Is a writer ever ‘done’ with a story?) It spewed out of me for over two months at a rate of over two thousand words a day. Could it have been aftereffects from the morphine? I’ve never had such action before or since. Again, thank you and read more of my drivel if you like.
  
• Eight Seconds Less on April 19, 2011
  
  War is hell. That goes back at least one hundred fifty years. Probably a lot more than that. Yet we never learn. Each generation has to learn it all over again.
  
• A Case of Writer's Block on April 19, 2011
  
  I read it twice but got more out of the description than the story. Well, that's the way it goes.
  
• Elvy's Heart on April 20, 2011
  
  I'm confused, but that's nothing new.
  
• Quirky Little Gutter Rats on April 20, 2011
  (no rating)
  I'd like to rate this, but I don't understand it enough.
  
• Therapy Session on April 20, 2011
  
  The switching from third person to first and back was jarring. One point it was in the same paragraph. I don't want to give away the ending but I wonder if 'she' was Elaine?
  
• Sister-In-Law on April 21, 2011
  
  If Philadelphia is the city of brotherly love, then wherever these sisters live is easily the city of sisterly love—in the very best way. I can’t help wonder if the author is a trained masseuse, because he surely seems to know the way around a supple body. If I was to play devil’s advocate at all, it would be to point out some very minor head hopping and POV switching. Giving the sister/wife a name might have helped. Otherwise, this is one of the hottest stories I’ve read in a long time.
  
• Renewal on April 21, 2011
  
  Several points in this story bug me, and I don’t mean the virus. I’m sure the day is coming when a hacker or rouge government will manage to kill the entire Internet system. To start with, such a rouge operation with a minimal satellite capability can launch a few hundred musket balls or ball bearings into the geo-synchronous orbit, but in the opposite direction that the usual satellites go, and all satellites in that orbit will be blacked out in a day. Next, how does the protagonist intend to survive in the mountains after the Government of the Unified Earth had destroyed all the animals? Did he stuff enough food into his pack to last seven years? In paragraph eight, he states that the droids worked exactly as he had designed. Was he a part of the mass wipeout of human life. And lastly, what does he expect to come out of the mountains to in seven years. Not a place in which I’d like to live.
  
• A Subway Encounter on April 21, 2011
  
  Oh boy! What a lucky young man. That will be one subway ride he won't forget.
  
• Hysteria on April 22, 2011
  
  Odd! Two stories. Same title--Hysteria. Two fictitious accounts of very real nineteenth century quack treatments of “Hysteria” in women. Stories of machines designed to do what a man should have been taught to do.
  
• Hysteria on April 22, 2011
  
  Odd! Two stories. Same title. Two fictitious accounts of very real nineteenth century quack treatments of “Hysteria” in women. Stories of machines designed to do what a man should have been taught to do.
  
• Lipstick on April 22, 2011
  
  If only he'd been five minutes later, look what he would have missed.
  
• His Friend on April 23, 2011
  
  Oh man, oh man! And it’s only football season. Wait until basketball when the men can really dribble all over the court. But I have to ask, when did Jack get in there?
  
• Taken in the Taxi (erotic menage) on April 23, 2011
  
  How dare those evil men treat her that way, giving her everything she wanted with promises of more?
  
• A CANDLE IN HER HANDS on April 27, 2011
  
  It was short, so it is not surprising that it said nothing.
  
• Neighbor on April 27, 2011
  
  Life goes on. Well, for some. But not for others.
  
• Memoirs From The 82nd Floor and Descending on April 28, 2011
  
  Reminds me of the Gene Wilder movie about the girl in the red dress. I don't remember if he got her or not.
  
• Magnum Tales ~ M is for Maybe on April 28, 2011
  
  It’s been a while since I’ve read an alphabet story from J. M. Hadley. Does that mean I might have missed one or two? Let’s see? M? Only thirteen to go. Can he keep the heat up to Z?
  
• Return to Wildwood on April 29, 2011
  
  I’ve had this delightful saga of erotica tucked away in my ebook file for several months now, though I’m not sure just when or from where I purchased it. I’ve intended to take the time to read it every time I cross it and today I finally did so. I’m sorry I took so long to read it for it is an amazing story of submission (which I normally don’t care for) and fantasy (also a genre that I generally pass on) combined to form a hot tale of both. I will definitely encourage readers to sample it even if, like me, you might think you’d not care for it. It’ll prove you wrong.
  
• Surprise on April 30, 2011
  
  A short, mildly erotic tale, that is a relief when the author stresses this story is only role playing.
  
• The 23rd Of June on April 30, 2011
  
  A rather sweet story but very muddled by the experimental formatting. Hard to follow, forcing me to re-read several sentences to see who was talking.
  
• Ablaze on May 01, 2011
  
  Not much of a retelling of Rumplestiltskin.
  
• Bloodfetish - Erotic Stories & Poetry on May 01, 2011
  
  Normally not my choice of reading material, this pulled me in and held me till it chose to liberate me. I can only say I’m glad I have free will to refrain from reading more—for a while. But damn, I do have to say it’s well written. Also, I liked the picture even though the model is probably over a hundred by now.
  
• New Windows on May 02, 2011
  
  In a flash it's funny. And horribly close to the truth.
  
• First Impression on May 02, 2011
  
  Well written and I saw going in that it was a gay story, so I can't complain. Short enough that I didn't care.
  
• Selena Misbehaves on May 03, 2011
  
  Fairly standard BDSM story, well written but lacking certain ménage elements with the new master being drawn in. Can two masters dominate one sub? Perhaps more is to come.
  
• Face Fear: Russel's a Glory Seeker on May 04, 2011
  
  Kohala is the oldest mountain on the Big Island and long dead; therefore, a volcano didn’t burn the short-lived survivor of this crash. In the years I’ve lived here in Hawaii, there have been several such crashes of tour chopper and fixed wing aircraft, so the story is quite plausible. It is interesting and well written for such a short piece of fiction.
  
• Taken by Two Lovers (menage a trois) on May 05, 2011
  
  Well, holy cow guys! I hope you at least give her some of the profits.
  
• From Bitter to Sweet on May 06, 2011
  
  Delightful! Who ever thought chocolate could be such a delicious form of revenge? But, oh girls, the calories. Now I must read it again, like a second bon-bon from the box, who can resist.
  
• Working Away on May 06, 2011
  
  This incredibly delicious story reinforces what I’ve said and written before; women can write much better erotica than men could ever hope to achieve. The subtle nuances of this story forced me to read it twice to be sure I understood the final sentence. It’s there.
  
• 3 Powers: 3 Short Works on May 08, 2011
  
  Three strange but very interesting stories to read. Clearly showing a very creative mind at work and well written as well. Delightful.
  
• Silence on May 08, 2011
  
  An intriguing but mystifying story, leaving the reader with more questions than answers.
  
• Riley's Mistake on May 08, 2011
  
  This story was too short to sort out all the complex issues involved, thus it came to an unsatisfactory ending.
  
• Lost Cherry: Missionary Position Part One on May 10, 2011
  
  This story has a little ‘Nineteen-eighty-four,’ blended in with ‘A Brave New World.’ Though the sex is way beyond either. I did find that the idea of the students spending years(?) studying sex and remaining virginal a bit of a stretch. Maybe the upcoming three stories will clarify that.
  
• Getting Down to Business: Missionary Position Part Two on May 10, 2011
  
  Well our girl on a mission is doing her best to spread the word, not to mention the action. The academy has taught her well, but there is more to come, I mean cum.
  
• Trick of the Light on May 10, 2011
  
  Such a strange, yet compelling story. Very well written.
  
• Graded on a Curve: Missionary Position Part Three on May 10, 2011
  
  The tale is degenerating into a pubescent boy’s wet dream. But a damn hot one to say the least.
  
• Woman Seeks Same: Missionary Position Part Four on May 10, 2011
  
  Well, I finished reading them (all four), and I’m left with one serious nagging question. If the machines had reduced human sex to plug-in computer games, then how did the human race continue without physical interaction? And why would people marry as Milani encountered the man and wife in the hotel?
  
• The Latex Dress on May 10, 2011
  
  Oh, just think of those poor South American trees, drained of their sap to make those exquisite garments. Does it seem worth it? I like to think so.
  
• Car Hop on May 10, 2011
  
  I guess she gets what she has coming.
  
• Rain Whore on May 11, 2011
  
  And here I thought she’d just catch pneumonia, or a bad cold at least. Fun read.
  
• Slipstream on May 11, 2011
  
  Though not my usual preference in reading material, I found this extremely touching. How does anyone explain such a relationship?
  
• Dare: The Boss on May 12, 2011
  
  Oh the trouble a little alcohol can get some one into—or five some ones. This is the first of the five I’ve read. I hope the other four are just as hot.
  
• Dare: Stripper (an erotic short story) on May 12, 2011
  
  Okay, that’s two. Three hot and sexy stories to go.
  
• Dare: Threesome on May 12, 2011
  
  I can’t help wonder how the five girls will relate all their stories at the shower. That should be one mind blowing party.
  
• The Waiter (erotica) on May 12, 2011
  
  This was listed as the fifth story but should have been first. They all had a week to carry out their assigned fantasies, but this gal managed in less that an hour. And doubled the dare. Double Dutch Dare! Now that’s one hot story.
  
• Biker (erotica) on May 12, 2011
  
  This was the last in the string of five stories. Last for me to read, that is. But I see it really didn’t matter, they weren’t in any sequence. Just five loosely related stories. Five dares to be done in a week before the bridal shower of one of them. I’m disappointed that there doesn’t seem to be a wrap-up of the tales. Maybe if we, the readers, give the author a little encouragement, she’ll give us that tally. We can only hope.
  
• Warhorse and Donkey on May 13, 2011
  
  Tora, you have written a very insightful short story. I see a wonderful future for you. Mahalo for sharing it with us.
  
• Hot Tales: 11-More Sex on the Beach on May 13, 2011
  
  I’ve only read a couple of these stories, but already they seem to repeat too much. I guess there is only so much people can take of sand, sex, suds and swapping.
  
• Hot Tales: 8-Guess Who is Coming for Dinner? on May 13, 2011
  
  Number eight! At least there wasn’t any sand in this one, though the action at and in the pool was damn hot. I wonder what the author will be giving the reader by number sixty-nine?
  
• Tea at the Biltmore on May 14, 2011
  
  Far out. Though not as far out as I had imagined. I thought for a while that she was encountering her own mother in her youth. Nice story though.
  
• Sometime on May 14, 2011
  
  What a touching and delightful story. But, my god, how old would Sarah and Walter be by then?
  
• The Duel on May 14, 2011
  
  Ah, if only Hamilton and Burr had been so inventive, early American politics might have taken a different course. I’m sure they could have found a suitable arena for their duel.
  
• The Book Club on May 14, 2011
  
  A nice tale, a little maudlin and an ending that was downright silly.
  
• Family Tree on May 14, 2011
  
  Well she knows how to keep the family tree balanced, just like the bank account.
  
• Edible Art and Other Flash Fiction on May 15, 2011
  
  Nice, in a flash.
  
• The Attic on May 15, 2011
  
  Maybe I should wait and let someone else rate this collection. This genre is not my usual reading interest. I read it because it was short and free. Each of the stories had its own effect. Some I thought were too short and unexplained. Others I simply didn’t understand at all.
  
• All in a Days Work on May 15, 2011
  
  A nice, hot, but all too predictable fantasy—marred by several punctuation errors.
  
• Faery Tail on May 15, 2011
  
  I could only stomach about half of this filth before I had to quit. It is boring, disgusting and just plain stupid.
  
• Dead Man Talking on May 16, 2011
  
  I opened this story only because of the confusion about the title, which was it—Nab or Man? Now I see it’s been reposted as Man. Then I saw the formatting. Very strange. I skimmed some and discovered that it is like that throughout. Too confusing to bother with. Sorry Sean, your style is just too odd.
  
• The Feast on May 16, 2011
  
  Poetic in its delivery. Interesting in its premise.
  
• Jonah: Texas Ranger on May 16, 2011
  
  Cute. But it would have been better if the author hadn't given away the "twist" in the description.
  
• Touched on May 16, 2011
  
  Okay, it was labeled as erotica and erotica is what we got—more or less. Actually less. What we got more of was bad syntax, poor grammar and fragmented sentences. Some of it is so bad that one has to wonder if English is the author’s first language.
  
• Overheated on May 16, 2011
  
  Not bad for a quickie.
  
• The Cliff on May 16, 2011
  
  All I wanted was a quick read to kill some time before Jeopardy came on, not a cliffhanger—literally.
  
• A Dom's Gift on May 16, 2011
  
  Very strange treatment. Don’t know if I’d recommend it.
  
• Barry Rotter and The Golf Lesson on May 16, 2011
  
  I loved it. And I don't even know who Harry what's his name is.
  
• The Massage Therapist on May 17, 2011
  
  Oh, the talents of those sweet oriental girls.
  
• It Lives In Dark Places on May 17, 2011
  
  A far cry from the erotica I normally read, but a grisly change of pace to be sure. Intriguing story, intensely told.
  
• Lenny Smiles on May 17, 2011
  
  I need to start with the formatting. In PDF and RTF, the words were scattered all over the screen, which made reading the story difficult. HTML and JAVASCRIPT didn’t have that problem. Now to the story. Nicely written though ending with a rather typically clichéd finish. I wonder if we are supposed to think that Casey let Lenny hit the last pitch. If it was a fastball it was unlikely Lenny could have been expected to connect with it. Nice that he came out the hero, though.
  
• Accidental Alien Anal on May 17, 2011
  
  I don’t know if I want to rate this story with a single star or five. The writing was so bad that it was funny, which may have been the author’s intent. The grammar was shoddy as was the overall composition. I’ll just keep the image of her ass sticking high in the air in mind and give it a three.
  
• Night Watchman on May 17, 2011
  
  Well written but rather gruesome.
  
• It Started With a Joke on May 17, 2011
  
  Hot times on the cul-de-sac, or what an eager couple can find across the way.
  
• Melissa's Research on May 18, 2011
  
  Ah, if only reality were like that.
  
• Licorice Whipped: Raunchy Tales on May 18, 2011
  
  A hot foursome to while away an hour or so. You can’t beat it.
  
• The Flirt on May 18, 2011
  
  Worth a chuckle—maybe even a guffaw. Really cute.
  
• Drowning on May 18, 2011
  
  I could have used an English to American dictionary while reading these enchanting stories. Though the lack of it didn’t dispel the delight from reading them. The heartstring-tugging end of ‘Our Little Secret,’ didn’t suffer from the lack. What an amazing narrative.
  
• Conquered People on May 18, 2011
  
  What started out as a reasonable story disintegrated into a confusing one with no discernable ending.
  
• The Talisman on May 19, 2011
  
  Silly story. Told in a very inept manner.
  
• Otter Bend Lake on May 19, 2011
  
  I started out thinking I wasn't going to like this story, but it grew on me. Good writing.
  
• The Last Birdsong on May 19, 2011
  
  What a delightful, heart-rending story. Thank you for sharing it.
  
• Li'l Red in the Hood on May 19, 2011
  
  Quite funny. Loved it.
  
• Dying With My Children on May 19, 2011
  
  As least there was love for one.
  
• Mating Season on May 19, 2011
  
  A good story except for a couple of typos, the last of which forced me to re-read the last paragraph twice to understand it.
  
• Read My Mind on May 19, 2011
  
  Oops, that’s all? But now I’ve got that darn song in my mind. That could last for days.
  
• The Erotic Writer on May 20, 2011
  
  Right off we know it’s fiction—an erotic writer with that much money to throw around when he arrives in California. Then I wonder who got left out during the introductions. I only counted six even though he said there were seven at the door. But I’m being picky. I’m sure that that bevy of women will provide him with plenty of inspiration far into the future.
  
• Unt on May 21, 2011
  
  Amazing detail from a gal on her first coon hunt. And probably her last. Very well written.
  
• Playback on May 21, 2011
  
  Awkward to read. But some of the message got through. I think. Certainly a different format.
  
• Blow for Blow on May 21, 2011
  
  This was a lot less than the previous Heidi story, or should I say Li’l Red? Nowhere near the humor as well. But it gives me a chance to thank you for the reviews and let you know that I am putting the finishing touches to a follow-up story to the strip-poker tale. I’m getting a little long winded in it, over eleven thousand words so far and not quite done. I also note that the only two reviews you have given were two of mine. I could get a swelled head at that rate. But there are many other respectable word slingers out there, so read on.
  
• Aces High on May 22, 2011
  
  Reasonably well-told story with a few minor logical errors. In the first paragraph the new moon is depicted as rising at twilight. A new moon sets with the sun and is usually invisible. Later, the headless figure is said to be gazing up at a window. If it’s headless, how could it be perceived as ‘gazing?’
  
• In the Mind of a Dying Man on May 22, 2011
  
  Heartbreaking.
  
• The Ommm Nest, Volume 1: Strokes of Love on May 22, 2011
  
  Far too wordy. The repetition became annoying very quickly. But the story reminds me of the doctors who treated female patients for ‘Hysteria’ in the eighteen hundreds with manual stimulation of a similar nature. I do have to say, the man has the touch.
  
• Day on May 22, 2011
  
  Interesting, and certainly something different. It was a good quick read and well worth the few minutes it took to complete. I do wonder how the author managed to learn about the African girl’s life in spite of the class that was supposed to provide the information.
  
• Choice on May 22, 2011
  
  Interesting detail. Though I had to wonder who the foe was.
  
• A Balmy Evening Footjob on May 23, 2011
  
  Sometime I get my money’s worth, sometime I don’t. With this story, ninety-nine cents was wasted. The grammatical errors were too numerous to count, and it was a very short piece.
  
• Sapphires: Lesbian Vignettes on May 23, 2011
  
  Three tantalizing tales of the softer sex, proving how soft and sometimes hard they can be. Especially when it comes to tongues hard in the right places. Strange thing though, there is a paragraph repeated near the end of the last story. I guess it was hot enough to be said again. Loved the picture.
  
• The Old Lady That Tends the Graveyard. on May 23, 2011
  
  Delightful little story.
  
• A Bear Story on May 23, 2011
  
  It was my laugh for the day.
  
• Quilt of Seas on May 23, 2011
  
  Such a sad and disheartening story. Flawlessly written.
  
• Ayudenos on May 23, 2011
  
  I hope it's only fiction.
  
• Ass Play - On Me! on May 23, 2011
  
  Ah, I can only dream of such action.
  
• Why Waste English Setters on Dog Shows? on May 24, 2011
  
  Not at all what I expected, but a fun read to be sure. Perfectly constructed.
  
• My First Threesome on May 24, 2011
  
  These three are going to die of dehydration from all the juice they lost. One very hot read!
  
• Right Here Waiting For You on May 24, 2011
  
  Short and dull. But at least it was free.
  
• Peanuts on May 24, 2011
  
  Sometimes funny, sometimes confusing—no, make that often confusing. But certainly something different.
  
• Harpy on May 24, 2011
  (no rating)
  What?
  
• Riley's Redemption on May 24, 2011
  
  The category was labeled erotica-lesbian erotica, and there was none. But the author clearly stated that in the description. She also states that it is up to the readers’ reaction to determine if she will continue with the story of Riley and Ava. If my single vote counts, then I say, please continue. It’s a story that deserves to be finished, though the episode I just read hints that their love will persevere.
  
• Flaws on May 24, 2011
  
  I can count as two of my flaws that I took the time to read this and then worse, try to make any sense of it.
  
• Slum Life on May 24, 2011
  
  I have a vague idea what this is supposed to be, but then again, I’m not sure.
  
• The Swing on May 25, 2011
  
  Studying the painting and envisioning the photographs, I can’t help but wonder about the painter and the days or weeks it must have taken to paint the portrait versus the milliseconds the camera took to capture the images described in the story. Could he—the painter—have partaken of the model as the photographer did? Could anyone blame him? Excellent writing! Delightful imagery.
  
• Friends and Lovers on May 26, 2011
  
  More an outline for a much longer story than a story in itself.
  
• The Gift on May 26, 2011
  
  A little difficult to read, the way it jumps around. But well worth the effort.
  
• Mother Of The Groom on May 26, 2011
  
  Very hot, very well written tale. Love the way both points of view were presented.
  
• Sorelle's Orgasm on May 26, 2011
  
  Well the ending certainly left many questions. But the main one I have is, ‘Was the money still there?’
  
• Welcome to the Fish Tank: An Erotic Fairy Tale on May 27, 2011
  
  How do I describe this fish tail-er tale? Different, certaintly. Erotic, yeah, that too. A dream? Perhaps.
  
• Breakdown on May 28, 2011
  
  Strange, very strange.
  
• Coastal on May 28, 2011
  
  A world in which no sane person would want to live.
  
• All of Me on May 28, 2011
  
  I love sci-fi, and this is pretty good sci-fi.
  
• The Night Before Haloween on May 28, 2011
  
  Oh, gee wiz, how spookie--not!
  
• Serving Under the Spotlight on May 29, 2011
  
  I can't help but wonder how long it will be before the 'friends' forget to tell her which restaurant they'll be going to.
  
• Stealing From Death on May 29, 2011
  
  A pleasant short read of a rather unpleasant subject.
  
• A Right Stitch Up on May 29, 2011
  
  I don’t have a cleaning person under my feet so how am I to know where some of my ideas come from. The Muse works in mysterious ways—sometimes.
  
• 1s Upon A Time on May 29, 2011
  
  A lot of supposition here, and the amazing thing is, it seems to make sense.
  
• A Fish Tale on May 29, 2011
  
  And apparently the lighthouse will keep its secret.
  
• To Be Frank on May 29, 2011
  
  To be frank, it was obvious by the third paragraph.
  
• Turned Out on May 29, 2011
  
  It read like a soap opera, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
  
• Fishin' Talk on May 30, 2011
  
  A whimsical tale but an old joke. Delightful repartee between the generations.
  
• The Letter on May 30, 2011
  
  Nothing like a special deliverly from a hot male man. Good short story.
  
• Emmit on May 30, 2011
  
  A story so good I gave it a second read to pick up the details I missed the first time through. I suggest others do the same.
  
• Teaching Nikki on May 30, 2011
  
  Such an intense, yet gross fantasy. Worth the price.
  
• The Dryad's Call on May 30, 2011
  
  Oh the Gods smiled on her and she was at last satisfied.
  
• Emily's Fantasies on May 30, 2011
  
  Spurted, squirted and converted. This author has a very dirty mind, or should we say lascivious libido.
  
• Burn In on May 30, 2011
  
  A truly horrible tale. One that could give a person nightmares.
  
• On The Hood on May 30, 2011
  
  A Mustang you say? A GT? Man I’d love to see that…car.
  
• Listening In on May 30, 2011
  
  Mother dear knows best.
  
• A Passion Spent on May 31, 2011
  
  Well why shouldn’t she be turned on while looking at a cock that is truly hung like a horse? Very well written short piece of hot erotica.
  
• Thanking the Receptionist on May 31, 2011
  
  It must be nice, having so much money and influence that you can get anybody to do what you want, just the way you want it. And boy, does she want it!
  
• Charlotte of Little Dean on May 31, 2011
  
  Too short, too condensed and too simplistic.
  
• Friends Through & Through on May 31, 2011
  
  A chance encounter, an accidental exposure and the inevitable yielding to the basic animalistic urges. Sooner or later it had to happen. But made all the funnier by certain typos such as the female protagonist suddenly growing a penis.
  
• Sapphire, Misty & Velda on May 31, 2011
  
  This is a rather straightforward story except that it leaves the reader with two questions. Did Mike continue the family tradition with his sons? And what did his wife think of that tradition?
  
• Benjamin and Mariah on June 01, 2011
  
  A sweet little fable.
  
• Barefoot in the Dunes on June 01, 2011
  
  Very sweet.
  
• Courage To Believe on June 02, 2011
  
  Another Mary, though not Mary Poppins, appears in time to set a family right. Lovely tale of a woman who needs to worry about dehydration, from the way she tears up all the time. Nice chick-lit love story with plenty of sex (beyond a point), but not a single four letter ‘C’ word to be found.
  
• A Fork in the Road on June 03, 2011
  
  A short tale of things that go thump in the night.
  
• Mariner's Cove (Contemporary Beach Romance) on June 03, 2011
  
  A well-written story of a young widow on a two-week respite encountering a young lawyer, both with children in tow, which changes each of their lives. Love blossoms under the most unusual of circumstances.
  
• Faces of Aloha on June 03, 2011
  
  Aloha exists in some. Not it others. What else can I say?
  
• Honeymoon Harlot (Erotic Bites) on June 04, 2011
  
  Lacking logic.
  
• Birthday Surprise on June 04, 2011
  
  Mildly erotic.
  
• Lust Awakened: The Postman's Package (Erotic Bites) on June 04, 2011
  
  Standard.
  
• A Woman's Lust 1: The Harbour on June 04, 2011
  
  Not bad. Not bad.
  
• And Holly Makes Three on June 04, 2011
  
  Very well written and incredibly hot story. It’s hard to imagine a better birthday present to get him off and send him off.
  
• Toaster on June 04, 2011
  
  Si, I like story. Make sense? No. But I like anyway.
  
• Extramarital on June 04, 2011
  
  Louise seems to be a right busy lass. So busy that she jumped in Emma’s place near the end.
  
• Why I am so Unlucky? on June 05, 2011
  
  I very seldom read poetry. This is a good example of why.
  
• Going Down? on June 05, 2011
  
  Such a big payback for such a small favor. But why do it sense it’s not over?
  
• Dementia on June 05, 2011
  
  The bad thing: I’m old enough to be suffering from the same thing. The good thing: I don’t have a wife hovering nearby to remind me.
  
• Letters From The Edge on June 05, 2011
  
  Failing to heed Kurt’s warning, I thought, how bad could eight hundred words be? (Mark’s review didn’t count. He loves everything.) I trudged through this bilge and wondered what penal hellhole the writer had been condemned to?
  
• Tomato on June 05, 2011
  
  But isn't the customer always right? Cute story.
  
• Extramarital on June 05, 2011
  (no rating)
  Oh good. A correction has been made. I really appreciate it when a writer pays attention to the reviews. But I’ve got a copy of the original and I’m holding it for ransom. (Just kidding.)
  
• The Field Recordings Of Henry Gowen (1. The Flight To Detroit) on June 05, 2011
  
  So? Does that really count for the mile high club? I wonder.
  
• Getting Down To Business (Rapid Release Stories) on June 05, 2011
  
  As she said, “It’s a pleasure doing business.”
  
• Room Service (Rapid Release Stories) on June 05, 2011
  
  Such a stroke of luck. Several strokes really.
  
• Lisa Gets Cured on June 05, 2011
  
  Oh the wonders of modern medicine! The doctor is so talented.
  
• Dance With Me on June 05, 2011
  
  Lessons learned right.
  
• Friends With Benefits on June 06, 2011
  
  So when does the friends part come in?
  
• The Mental Health Fairy Tale on June 06, 2011
  
  Not worth the effort to read.
  
• Madness and the Modern Home on June 06, 2011
  
  Nelson, great story and I really enjoyed it. Why is it women have to have everything their way? Oddly, in a novel I’ve written and have yet to finish polishing, an old wood-burning kitchen stove figures prominently. I hope to find a publisher for it some day. I also must confess, I’ve never played pinochle but I remember my parents playing many eons ago when I was a kid. I only selected that card game to fit into the story that led up to ‘Pinochle or Strip Poker?’ After online research. You might enjoy it too. ‘Pinochle Anyone?’ Thanks for the review, by the way.
  
• Salting Slugs on June 06, 2011
  
  Well that was different. Quite different. Entertaining? No, not really, but interesting in its own odd way. I do wonder what Wendy might give us in the future.
  
• Lustful Desires on June 06, 2011
  
  Had I read the tag, I wouldn't have downloaded.
  
• Tranny Temptations: Sissy For Sale on June 06, 2011
  
  A slut living inside a man’s mind. He doesn’t know what he wants until he gets it. Then he really wants it.
  
• Time, an Essay on June 07, 2011
  
  Everything promised and a whole lot more. Peace.
  
• Boudoir Books, An Erotic Short Story on June 07, 2011
  
  How could a gal so hot ever give up casual sex, especially when she is so good at it?
  
• Unwrapped (an Erotic Short Story) on June 07, 2011
  
  A good erotic story, somewhat marred by grammatical errors and tense shifts. Another re-read and polish seems to be in order.
  
• Singing Fool of Afghanistan on June 07, 2011
  
  So a guy goes a little loony after being shot. Who wouldn't?
  
• Angela Lies on June 07, 2011
  
  What are the odds she'll survive this three pack?
  
• Coming of Age on June 07, 2011
  
  One very sexy, very lurid romp in the pool, bed and I’m sure all over the house before they are done. Excellent work.
  
• Tis the Season on June 08, 2011
  
  I was wondering if they had an oven big enough for the main course, but...well I shouldn't say any more. Cute but ghoulish. Isn't that the point?
  
• Turkey Trot on June 08, 2011
  
  Well Mary, welcome to Smashwords. You found spelling errors where I found many switches in person, first person, third person and back. I also became annoyed with the repetition of the dance and sweater, etc. But like you said, it was free.
  
• Caligulove on June 08, 2011
  
  A story very hard to follow in the beginning. It’s not until mid way that the relationships begin to jell. Very graphic violence. Not for everyone.
  
• A Fine Line (Contemporary Beach Romance) on June 09, 2011
  
  Looking over the five reviews already given to this novella, I notice two things. First, all the reviewers are women. Does that make the story chick-lit? I guess so. Second, they all gave the book five stars. Do I dare break the string? The love, hate fine line alluded to in the title carries through out the work and provides the sparing that goes on between the two protagonists. I can’t say more without giving away some of the plot, so I won’t. It was a good read overall, well worth its sixth five star rating.
  
• Within the seams on June 09, 2011
  
  I worry about this author.
  
• Lola - A Story of the West on June 09, 2011
  
  I knew there had to be a story about Lola in there somewhere. I'm glad he finally got to it.
  
• Temptation on June 09, 2011
  
  And I thought she was just a dog.
  
• poems from within on June 09, 2011
  (no rating)
  Heather, you requested more feedback so I will endeavor to do so. First let me say that I do like certain aspects of your writing. It is clear and lucid. You have not fallen into the trap that many young writers do of writing as if they were tweeting or what ever that damnable stuff is that so many do. I’m an old fuddy-duddy I know, but I have a lot of respect for the English language and would like others to do likewise. Language must change if it is to grow and reach new heights, not sag into a quagmire of sludge. My reference to worrying about you has to do with the dark and sinister tone of the stories, ‘Within the Seams,’ and ‘Lustful Desires.’ You of course, have every right to use whatever style or genre you choose and I hope you could become the next E. A. Poe. Now I must reverse myself here, for I just read the Ebook description of your latest posting, ‘Poems From Within.’ You must realize that the description is the first exposure the reader has of you and your work. This one is riddled with punctuation and spelling errors. Run everything that you write through spell check to get it right before posting. You will seem much more professional that way. Please rework it and repost it so I will know you will take my advice to heart. Do not expect reviewers to only heap praise on your work. It is a way for you to learn and improve so long as they are honest. Not all are, sorry to say. Writers have to develop a thick skin to ward off the slings and arrows…well, you know the rest. I want to say that I wish you the best with your writing and keep at it. Practice is the only way to improve. P S. I didn’t read any of, ‘Poems From Within,’ because poetry is not my thing as a rule, (Ogden Nash aside.) Again good luck and keep at it.
  
• Lunch Time Surprise on June 10, 2011
  
  How many twists can one ending have? I’d love to say more but I can’t without giving something away.
  
• Reflections on June 10, 2011
  
  Idyllic little respite in a very picturesque place.
  
• Elevator on June 10, 2011
  
  I can definitely see the influence of the Twilight Zone here.
  
• For Mother: A Short Story Collection of Two on June 10, 2011
  
  Well written but very sad stories. The first without a beginning, the second without an end.
  
• Woman, First on June 11, 2011
  
  Worth a quick chuckle.
  
• Gamer Score, An Erotic Short Story on June 11, 2011
  
  There's nothing like a story about gals that know what they want and how to go about getting it.
  
• Gamer Score, An Erotic Short Story on June 11, 2011
  (no rating)
  Summer, thank you for the review of one of my Stacy and Harold stories. There are six at this point, three with them in college, and three after they’ve gotten married and are teachers. I’m working on a seventh where Harold spends the Forth of July at a small cabin with loads of her family including a pair of ten-year-old twin boys that harass Harold something awful. How they popped out of my head I can’t figure. If you want to read more of the episodes of S. and H. I would recommend starting with Corporal Punishment, although knowing that they are a couple somewhat ruins the end of it for new readers. Again thank you for the nice review and I will be looking for new stories from you. Ernie
  
• Awash on June 12, 2011
  
  I'll agree with the other reviewers that this is a well written short piece, but I can't help wondering at the end.
  
• Watch Me on June 13, 2011
  
  With neighbors like that, who needs a strip club?
  
• The Last Summer Snow on June 13, 2011
  
  With Wendy’s last story I was left wondering what she would give us in the future. Now I know. She’s given us a remarkable glimpse at a stage of life that most of us will never experience. Maybe it’s best. I can only hope that I have as much clarity of mind when I reach something even close to that point. Lovely story Wendy. Thanks.
  
• Photo Shoot on June 13, 2011
  
  Oh yes. The modeling contract? Did they forget to sign it? Well, maybe later. I’m sure they can get it all worked out.
  
• Oliver's Painting on June 15, 2011
  
  I’m not sure about this other than to say it could have used a closer edit. I’ve seen worse but I’ve seen better.
  
• Not Really Galileo on June 20, 2011
  
  Ah, but did they or did they not see something?
  
• M.W. on June 21, 2011
  
  How could something so short get so boring so quickly?
  
• The Idea Man on June 21, 2011
  
  I can easily imagine the neat man in the black suit, or some similar attire, visiting Jules Verne in the eighteen hundreds or Gene Roddenberry more recently.
  
• 03:08 on June 23, 2011
  
  Not much.
  
• Cookie's Reunion on June 24, 2011
  
  For some there’s no end to the reunion. But why should there be?
  
• So and Sew on June 24, 2011
  
  The so and so got hemmed in good.
  
• Native Lust on June 25, 2011
  
  A well written but terrifying tale that one can only hope never happens to any tribe that we know. Our worst enemies? Well, maybe.
  
• Mirror on June 26, 2011
  
  This author/cartoonist is striving for a new format. I wish him well but regret that I am not a fan.
  
• The Curious Case of A. Fly, Esquire on June 26, 2011
  
  Are you sure this is the way it really happened? Oh well, I guess the judge will straighten it all out. But then you know the legal system.
  
• The Horn on June 26, 2011
  
  Somehow I thought there'd be more to this than there was.
  
• Decision LZ1527 on June 26, 2011
  
  Very funny. An amalgam of the starship Enterprise and Herman’s Head. I’d love to imagine the utter chaos of a sexual encounter between the Chris Murray and the Michelle Walker. Systems overload for sure.
  
• The Tale of the Landlady's Mirror on June 26, 2011
  
  Very elegantly written. But a very confusing ending. What was supposed to have happened?
  
• Spanking Clarice on June 26, 2011
  
  Ah, the delights of religion well applied.
  
• Small Graces on June 30, 2011
  
  Not bad, but leaving the reader wanting a whole lot more.
  
• Hot Air Balloon, an erotic fantasy on July 02, 2011
  
  Okay for a short short of hot air.
  
• Class Ass on July 03, 2011
  
  A quad of hot, sexy stories, marred slightly by the notion of a woman so wantonly screwing the deliveryman only two weeks after the death of her husband. Put that aside, and you’ll be sure to enjoy the heated romps.
  
• Sex Zombies on July 04, 2011
  
  Normally when I see the word ‘zombie,’ I will spin the wheel on the mouse to continue on down the list of works available on Smashwords, but the name S. Wolf was enough to make me pause. I know his writing well enough to expect more than the usual stuff within the zombie genre. I wasn’t disappointed, for he delivered his usual quality of work, with plenty of tongue-in-cheek banter. And you thought zombies wanted to eat you brains? Think lower with this delightful tale. Read it and see if you don’t agree.
  
• Small Packages on July 04, 2011
  
  Okay, I had a few minutes too, so I used them to read this. Didn’t regret it.
  
• On Bended Knees on July 05, 2011
  
  A shameful tease.
  
• Slave Cynthia: Live to Serve on July 06, 2011
  
  This was well written, at least as far as I got, but like most BDSM, it got too sickening to finishing reading.
  
• Lick Me! on July 06, 2011
  
  Let me guess. No, on second thought let the next reader guess.
  
• Goin' Down on July 06, 2011
  
  I guess we never tire of the sex in the elevator stories.
  
• Monday Blues on July 06, 2011
  
  I had to read it a second time to understand what the description meant. Only the young could experience that.
  
• Gotcha! on July 07, 2011
  (no rating)
  I'm flagging this so I can find it later. But now I must leave.
  
• Gotcha! on July 08, 2011
  
  I read this yesterday when I didn’t have time to write a review. At that time there was only Debra’s single star review stating simply that she didn’t like it at all. Judging from that, I expected to dislike it as well, but read it anyway. I further had dread when I saw the BDSM tag among others. I generally despise BDSM stories. Once reading it, I have doubts that the tag is proper, for it is far from the typical story of that genre. It is certainly a dark tale, one of domination at gunpoint. The writing was certainly different. The style is unlike any I’ve seen before and I found it intriguing. I must point out questions I have about the story’s location. There is reference to ice flows breaking audibly, yet the area seems hot and muggy. Strange. I do wish the author had given some inkling as to the location of the story and the factious tribes mentioned in the brief flashback. This review should have been posted before the one by James, so it is a little out of sync with his five start rating. I often get a little suspicious when a story gets such a glowing report from a reviewer who seems to have arrived at Smashwords in tandem with the story he or she is reviewing. But stranger occurrences do happen. I agree with James as to the title and artwork matching. More so after reading the story. (Ouch!) The story is obviously an ad for the book ‘Kikaffir.’ I’m sorry to say I will not be reading it, having been frightened off by the tag at the end.
  
• The Dressing Room on July 09, 2011
  
  Neat! Real life should be so convenient.
  
• Li'l Calendar Girl on July 13, 2011
  
  Oh, if only we all had a grandpa like this one.
  
• Stinky! on July 13, 2011
  
  You just know that this grandpa will never run out of tales to tell so long as he has a listener.
  
• Yellow on July 16, 2011
  
  With the style that this young lady displays, it is obvious that she has a future as a poet.
  
• Who's the Boss? on July 16, 2011
  
  Gotta get a bonus after that day on the job.
  
• All Day, All Night Marianne on July 16, 2011
  
  Too bad Cyrano didn’t get proper billing.
  
• The Little Death on July 18, 2011
  
  Jocelyn, welcome to Smashwords. Your short story was sweet and well written. I encourage you to continue.
  
• Certified on July 18, 2011
  
  So short I hate to give it five stars. But too good to ignore, so I will.
  
• Proper Motivation: A Fish Story on July 18, 2011
  
  Oh God, yes!
  
• From the Heart on July 18, 2011
  
  Well, maybe, just maybe...
  
• A Chicken in the Outhouse on July 18, 2011
  
  Only a grandpa could match the punishment with the crime.
  
• Plights Of A Patriarch on July 18, 2011
  
  Ouch!
  
• Atheists In The Bible Belt on July 18, 2011
  
  How true.
  
• Sunrise In The Bedroom Window on July 18, 2011
  
  At least there was reconciliation.
  
• Speak Easy, Join Your Community Theatre on July 18, 2011
  
  I'm sure I could't manage any of it. But at least I can "talk" to my computer.
  
• Come This Way on July 19, 2011
  
  Oh that Heidi, she sure knows the way to a man’s hard, ah, I mean heart.
  
• Life Lessons from a Tree on July 19, 2011
  
  This got boring very quickly. But I finished reading it despite that. Pretty pictures though. Three stars for the pictures.
  
• Charity Begins at Home on July 19, 2011
  
  It's only fiction, it's only fiction. Keep telling yourself that. But man! What fiction.
  
• Patient Of Obsessive Affection: Zoe's Story on July 19, 2011
  
  This story was very difficult to read. The sentence structure, syntax and grammar were so poor that I often had to read sentences over to try and determine what the author was saying. I checked and found that the author was from Latvia, which explains some of it, I guess. So much of the story seems to be missing. What was the Fest they were attending? (High school reunion, college?) And what was the group, or fragments of groups referred to? Too little of the background was given about these two people to make the reader care about them. Then there was the popping in of the first person protagonist, which really confused the story. Who was he or she?
  
• Affection For Obsessive Patient: Kyle's Story on July 19, 2011
  
  I read the second story hoping to get some answers to the mess of the first one. Instead I was left with greater confusion. Is the “Her” of the first story Zoe or Babe? Who in the hell is the Blonde? It’s almost as if the two stories aren’t connected. If there is a third, and the ending of this one seems to guarantee it, I’m not going to get suckered into reading it.
  
• The last stroll on July 19, 2011
  
  The lettering was so small that it was a strain to read.
  
• Sculpting on July 20, 2011
  
  A strange story. Interesting read but not sure I liked it.
  
• Naughty Mommy's Fantasy Collection: Co-Workers on July 21, 2011
  
  The kind of substance every man would love to have. Think he’ll ever tire of it? Good read until it hit a minor speed bump. ‘Throes’ not ‘throws.’ But then I’ve made that same mistake.
  
• On Bended Knees - Vol. 2 on July 21, 2011
  
  It ends with "The End," but is it really? Somehow I think not.
  
• Arnold Gets an Education on July 21, 2011
  (no rating)
  Seems vaguely familiar.
  
• Losing It: An Erotic Short Story on July 21, 2011
  
  Amusing read, but I’d have felt better if the author had at least mentioned protection.
  
• Spying on Linda on July 22, 2011
  
  So which will win out: jealousy or voyeurism?
  
• Be Unique on July 22, 2011
  
  There is a difference between being unique and being foolish or just plain annoying. Yelling behind old people can give them heart attacks. I know, I'm an old man. Loud noises make me jump and I'm sure that isn't unique.
  
• Tit for Tat on July 22, 2011
  
  This story was hot enough to overlook the few word usage and spelling errors. Very hot!
  
• The Prude and the Spy on July 22, 2011
  
  I read about a third and that was all I could stand. The author used two boring sentences to describe the girl's first sexual experience. How dull.
  
• My Dearest Isabella on July 22, 2011
  
  Well, that was different. Not sure how I feel about it though.
  
• Janice on July 22, 2011
  
  What a delightful tale of erotica. I can easily see these two as lifelong soul mates. And she might want to share ‘the big guy,’ who knows?
  
• Spacer Tales: The Alien Monks on July 23, 2011
  
  Interesting story, a little hard to follow with so many references to ‘alien’ life but amusing anyway.
  
• Spacer Tales: The Explorer on July 23, 2011
  
  Nothing like a good yarn to get the audience engrossed.
  
• Beemer Rescue on July 23, 2011
  
  Now in reality, the tow operator would have been a hundred pounds over weight and had butt crack to match her cleavage.
  
• The Donor on July 24, 2011
  
  Delightful story. But I hope she realizes that their child will, by all odds, favor her ancestry over his. But maybe if they keep having babies she might get what she wants—who knows.
  
• In the Dark on July 24, 2011
  
  Short and hot. And definitely different.
  
• Happy Village Lodge (Three short stories in one) on July 26, 2011
  
  I’ve read two of these before but didn’t mind reading them again. And the new one, the golf story, was just great. Gives new meaning to hole in one. Definitely par for the course. Readers! Grab this while it’s free. You won’t regret it.
  
• Golden Mustang on July 27, 2011
  
  Ranae, welcome to Smashwords. Isn’t it a shame what happened to the contest? I see from the word count that you have added some filler to this story. I’ll need to re-read it but I’m not sure I will remember it well enough to notice the additions.
  
• My Introducion To Bigotry And Discrimination on July 27, 2011
  
  Alas Andy, it may be a long wait.
  
• How Long Is A Piece Of String? on July 28, 2011
  
  Wonderful piece of exposition here Graham. So good to see some clear thinking on this subject.
  
• The end on July 30, 2011
  
  They lie. only three words, "no work done."
  
• The Boathouse on Aug. 18, 2011
  
  I’ve been too busy lately to read much, but damn, what a hot story to get back into the swim of things. And to think, the only thing my first cousin taught me to do was read comics then I was six or seven. Then we cut out paper dolls. This story is very well written and sexy as hell.
  
• Santa's Daughter on Aug. 18, 2011
  
  What a sweet story to bring the feeling of Christmas here in the middle of the summer.
  
• Magnum Tales ~ Y is for Yes on Aug. 18, 2011
  
  Well, we almost made it to Z. Now there's nothing left but a long boring marriage. Right? Huh?
  
• Gina's Secret: I know what I want on Aug. 19, 2011
  
  Gina has grown from a little girl into a badass big girl. Stay out of her way if you can't give her what she wants.
  
• Nikki and her Teacher on Aug. 19, 2011
  
  Terrific job Nikki. Solid story with just enough raw sex to be hot but not so much as to be porn. I loved it.
  
• Long Arm of the Law on Aug. 19, 2011
  
  All of that and no Miranda rights. Do you believe it?
  
• A Rainy Day on Aug. 25, 2011
  
  Who minds a little bad weather when indoor games like these are 'handy.'
  
• A Special 24 Hours on Aug. 27, 2011
  
  Unlike Jessica, I managed to read all of this bit of junk, though it wasn’t easy. It read as if written by a teenage—a young teenager. I can say nothing more.
  
• Parchment Of Passion: Helaine's Diary on Aug. 27, 2011
  
  Yuk! This reads like a poor translation from a foreign language.
  
• Switch: an erotic short story on Sep. 02, 2011
  
  What an incredibly hot and delightful story. I usually don’t care much for BDSM stories, in spite of the fact that I’ve written a few, but this story had just the right combination of mastery and yielding. The reader can easily imagine the welts administered to Amy’s ass, back, and the rest of her body. But I must admit that the sole reason to read and rate this story was a way of thanking the author for his rating of four of my stories today. To show that the author is truly into BDSM, an obvious glutton for punishment, I must point out that Nathan has read, or at least, reviewed twenty-five or twenty-six stories today alone. I have been neglecting Smashwords of late, buried in my own writing. (Fourteen days and thirty-six thousand words into a new novel.) And now must get back to it. Happy reading everyone.
  
• Natsuki's First Time on Sep. 13, 2011
  
  Not bad for a couple of teases, but what will the main course cost us?
  
• Snoggered on Sep. 17, 2011
  
  They say that ignorance is bliss. In this case the ignorance was from me not reading the category or the tags to this story. I thought that the first person protagonist was a man until I reached the part about “his” panties getting wet. Overall, a very surprising and delightful read. I loved it.
  
• The Shower on Sep. 25, 2011
  
  This delightful short read was a welcome diversion from the work I need to get done today. Thank you for the sexy distraction.
  
• Girl's Night In on Oct. 01, 2011
  
  A delightful story, written in prose edging upon poetry. One thinks of ships passing in the night, except it’s daytime and they can see each other. How enchanting. The best I’ve read here in a long time.
  
• Collar and Bone: a Split-Self side story on Oct. 02, 2011
  
  A well written, but quite confusing story. (The cross-gendered name didn’t help.) Things were made all the more puzzling when no attempt was made to explain the relationship among the characters. By the end, it became obvious that this was only a tease for a longer work. Though listed as erotic, it simply wasn’t.
  
• A Skeleton at Her Door (Halloween/Fall Romance) on Oct. 15, 2011
  
  A sweet romance between two people who must learn to overcome the past to gain the future for themselves and their children.
  
• Incubus on Oct. 15, 2011
  
  Three pages were all I could stand to read before the syntax, misspellings, tense errors and poor grammar made this story too annoying to finish.
  
• A New Beginning (A River City Novel) on Oct. 18, 2011
  
  When I read all the tags that accompany this story, I thought of the old TV commercial that went 'It's in there.' But the first tag, 'romance' is definately the main subject. This is a story that is definately different than your run-of-the-mill romance, slowly drawing the reader into the interaction not only between the hero/heroine, but all the other charactors in the book. A very delightful read.
  
• Amulet 2 on Oct. 19, 2011
  
  In the author's note at the beginning of this book, he suggests that the reader read 'Amulet' due to the continuing nature of the story line. Having read 'Amulet' over a year ago, I can add a strong second to that idea. After a year I had forgotten many of the story lines and plots and know that it would have helped had I not waited so long before reading 'Amulet 2'. The reader must keep an open mind and a good recall to get through this delightfully intriguing book.
  
• Not Quite Casper: an Aether Vitalis Short Story on Oct. 20, 2011
  
  A very well written and quite amusing little story. Though I don't believe in the afterlife, I loved the fictional concept.
  
• Teasing the Wildcat by Mina Carter & Bethany J. Barnes on Oct. 21, 2011
  
  Not bad, not bad at all.
  
• The Gardener on Oct. 23, 2011
  
  Strange syntax this writer has. Yoda writing porn like.
  
• The Lusty Ladies on Oct. 23, 2011
  
  Different
  
• The Scientist on Oct. 23, 2011
  
  This writer's style grows tiresome very quickly.
  
• The Hardware Store on Oct. 23, 2011
  
  Silly. (Black and white shirt turned green?)
  
• Stepsister Campout on Oct. 25, 2011
  
  Danny and Jessie, at each other’s throats as only siblings can do. But will two weeks on a family camping trip give them a new prospective on life as stepsiblings? One heated, well written story that seems to have the potential for more to come.
  
• I Need More on Oct. 26, 2011
  
  We should feel sorry for her, and I guess we do.
  
• A For Effort on Oct. 28, 2011
  
  It’s been a long time since I’ve seen anything on Smashwords by Francis Porretto, or maybe I wasn’t looking hard enough. Loved this short, sweet and somewhat confusing story. (Did she or did she not have a real problem?) I tried to backtrack to his earlier stories but ran into a strange glitch when trying to recover the Priestess story. Maybe it’s just something in my computer from the massive crash I had three weeks ago. Anyway, great short.
  
• My Sexy Stepdaughter on Oct. 29, 2011
  
  When the uncanny similarity between his stepdaughter’s looks, body, character, and desires match his late wife’s, can hot and handsome stepdad, Mike, keep his mind and hands off? Or will the attraction between them prove to be undeniable?
  
• Sharing Stepbrother's Bed on Oct. 30, 2011
  
  Some loves are just meant to be no matter how long they may be set aside.
  
• The Megan Diaries ---- Happy Birthday on Oct. 31, 2011
  
  What do you expect from a place that has a clown for a mascot?
  
• Looking for Mr. Right on Oct. 31, 2011
  
  Mr. Right? Yeah, sure, right.
  
• April's Fool (free short story) on Nov. 01, 2011
  
  A bit skimpy on details, but we get the idea.
  
• Daddy's Candy on Nov. 01, 2011
  
  The candy that won't make cavities, yet fills them.
  
• The Happy-Unhappy Bridegroom: a ghost story on Nov. 05, 2011
  
  Written in typical British prose, suggesting that of the century before last, the story was well done, though I wondered at the gender of the narrator. But surely Lucille, being a proper lady, wouldn’t entertain a gentleman overnight.
  
• Tit for Tat on Nov. 06, 2011
  
  The old five finger discount pays dividends—for the victim.
  
• The ABCs of Erotica - A is for Anal on Nov. 06, 2011
  
  Okay for a tease. Needs more to be good.
  
• One of Those Days on Nov. 08, 2011
  
  Some nightmares you just can't seem to shake.
  
• Sexy Briefs: Knickers in a Twist on Nov. 11, 2011
  
  An eclectic group of stories, some bizarre, some rather mundane, but all do have one commonality—sex. They cover the range from the aforementioned mundane to way out paranormal. (I’ll leave it to the next reader to catalog them). One or two you won’t believe, and maybe another you don’t want to believe
  
• Sexy Briefs: Tasty Little Tails on Nov. 11, 2011
  
  An eclectic group of stories, some bizarre, some rather mundane, but all do have one commonality—sex. They cover the range from the aforementioned mundane to way out paranormal. (I’ll leave it to the next reader to catalog them). One or two you won’t believe, and maybe another you don’t want to believe
  
• Rose and the Alien on Nov. 11, 2011
  
  This story makes me wonder if the alien was from Krypton because he sure seemed to be a super-man.
  
• A Long, Hard Night on Nov. 12, 2011
  
  Poor sentence structure and a plot “twist” so overly used it is longer effective.
  
• Sold!!! on Nov. 12, 2011
  
  Sold!!! When I saw the title, I assumed it would be set in a bygone time where slavery was common. But no, it is in a time of automobiles, running water, and electricity. Yet no mention is made of the price paid for, or the legality of her servitude. Instead, we are subjected to poor grammar, lousy syntax, constant shifting of tense. (The first paragraph is past tense only to shift to present in the second. From then on, it is back and forth. Then, without as much as a passing of a baton, we are subjected to point of view changes difficult to follow. But the worse is coming. Right now I am nearing the three quarter point and I don’t think I can finish for I am so disgusted with the sickening plot that it is becoming too much to read. If the reader is to believe that this man loves her, he or she won’t by this point of the story. Appalling!
  
• The Photoshoot on Nov. 13, 2011
  
  Should he add an extra tip on top of her modeling fee? Or perhaps she should compensate him for additional services rendered? Either way this was one hot modeling session.
  
• Naughty Secretary on Nov. 13, 2011
  
  I have to agree with nearly every point made by the previous review, though I wonder why, if she liked it so well, she didn’t give it a few stars at the very least. I’ll make up for her obvious oversight by giving it five, though I should discount it a point for spelling
  
• The Heist on Nov. 13, 2011
  
  The beginning and ending don't match.
  
• Dolls Gone Wild! on Nov. 15, 2011
  
  Cute. But the author needs to work on spelling and grammar, especially in the description. (are they doing naughty staff with the stuff, or naughty stuff with the staff?)
  
• Dolls Gone Wild! on Nov. 15, 2011
  (no rating)
  Wonderful, it was corrected.
  
• Dahlia: a Club Coquette Tale on Nov. 15, 2011
  
  As a man, I don’t know a glittering black Bordello pleaser from a low-top Chuck Taylor, but I love when women discuss their clothing. Almost as much as I love watching them remove them. A very well written and seductively understated story.
  
• The Misadventures of a Heroine #2 Self Discovery on Nov. 16, 2011
  
  Very, very strange.
  
• Katie and Juliet on Nov. 24, 2011
  
  My, my. What a hot inspiring little tale.
  
• Layover on Nov. 27, 2011
  
  Though well written, this story is missing something--like a story maybe?
  
• The Black Bag Gang on Nov. 27, 2011
  
  Well, that was different. Delightfully so, I might add. A chuckle a day keeps the doctor away, or something like that.
  
• My Christmas Candy Cane on Nov. 27, 2011
  
  I see we are to be deluged with Christmas stories now. This one wasn’t too bad. It would have been better if the author hadn’t slipped out of first person to third person for one paragraph near the middle. Also, it would be prudent to add a disclaimer that inserting a sugary confection into a vagina is an invitation for a yeast infection
  
• Merry F*@king Christmas on Nov. 27, 2011
  
  Three fairly interesting stories, but I had to laugh at the last sentence of the third story. As it reads, it means that James belongs to another man.
  
• Surf's Up on Nov. 30, 2011
  
  An interesting little snatch of juicy erotic writing. I know you said to only tell you if I found no errors, but the truth is, I did. Not enough to mar the story though.
  
• The Tent on Dec. 02, 2011
  
  Wow! What a great piece of writing.
  
• DT - Take him down on Dec. 02, 2011
  
  Leave it to Graham to give us the raw facts.
  
• Benect's Mistress on Dec. 03, 2011
  
  Oh, the agony and ecstasy of a sex slave.
  
• Just Shut Up! on Dec. 12, 2011
  
  In the heat of the moment, they get nowhere.
  
• Believe! on Dec. 12, 2011
  
  To believe or not to believe, that is the question. Or is it the answer? When you're seven, it's a fine line.
  
• Thou Shalt Not Cheat on Dec. 12, 2011
  
  Ah, yes. What will He do now, or he for that matter? To make one thing out of another is something. But to make something out of nothing? As Deb says, that is simply divine.
  
• Small Mercies on Dec. 12, 2011
  
  This is one of those stories that I'd like to rate without writing a review.
  
• Leslie's Penance on Dec. 15, 2011
  
  Poor Leslie, getting what he/she probably wanted all along. But surely this is only the beginning.
  
• Fake! on Dec. 24, 2011
  
  This article needs to be read along with its companion piece ‘Free’. Together they provide a compelling truth to the sad state of epublishing.
  
• Take Me! on Dec. 25, 2011
  
  What a hot little present for a Christmas morning. My only complaint, like the un-named protagonist, is it seemed to finish before it/she was done. But as she said, the morning was yet to come.
  
• The Haunted Judge: A Ghostly Erotic Fantasy on Dec. 27, 2011
  
  A so-so story if the reader can overlook the incongruities of the ending.
  
• Fire & Ice on Dec. 29, 2011
  
  The hot and cold, the Yin and Yang. So well described. So short that the reader wants more, a lot more.
  
• I on Dec. 30, 2011
  
  Very confusing. What's a midic? And how was an American a prisoner of the Russians? We were allies then.
  
• How not to have sex on Dec. 31, 2011
  
  What a delightfully charming tale of woe. But it could have been much worse considering what an insect sting would do to such delicate exposed flesh. Recommended reading along with other stories from this author.
  
• The Netsuke on Dec. 31, 2011
  
  Oh, the mysteries of the Orient. What a thrilling journey she has ahead of her.
  
• A Lonely Ghost Girl on Jan. 01, 2012
  
  Short but nicely done.
  
• Leslie's Initiation on Jan. 03, 2012
  
  Leslie has so much to be thankful for. Like not being in prison. His cellmate could be much worse.But how many more episodes will we have to buy?
  
• My Girlfriend the Lap Dancer on Jan. 03, 2012
  
  Oh, the joy of finding your true love.
  
• Brendella and the Overfriendly Enchantress on Jan. 04, 2012
  
  This story was moving along so nicely, so enticingly. Then it took a turn and vanished into left field.
  
• A Ship in the Night on Jan. 05, 2012
  
  A very sweet story, (too short to be labeled a novella), is badly flawed by the lack of editing. So many misused words and tense changes make it annoying to read.
  
• Sensual Erotica: The Flame on Jan. 05, 2012
  
  This is a well written story but once I finished reading it, it was very obviously a segment taken out of a string of connected stories leaving me to wonder what came before and what might come next.
  
• Vampire on Jan. 06, 2012
  
  I don’t normally read vampire stories but this one was short, so I thought, ‘what the hell.’ I’m glad I read this short juicy tale of lust and seduction.
  
• Brendella and the Trouble With Crystal Balls on Jan. 07, 2012
  
  Perhaps the fortune teller can tell fortunes, perhaps not. Either way, he is a wise man.
  
• Kisses Sweeter Than Wine on Jan. 07, 2012
  
  Though a very short story, this was so loaded with grammatical and tense errors that it made for a very jarring read
  
• The Ink Beneath on Jan. 08, 2012
  
  How sad.
  
• Secret Lovers on Jan. 08, 2012
  
  Confusing.
  
• Does This Unlace? on Jan. 08, 2012
  
  Quick and hot. The best way to get it.
  
• Leslie's Secret on Jan. 09, 2012
  
  Poor Leslie. Only a few days into his year’s servitude and the pain and humiliation he’s already suffered. How far will his oppressor take him?
  
• Over There on Jan. 10, 2012
  
  So, so.
  
• Ribbon on Jan. 10, 2012
  
  Very poorly written. Needs a lot of polishing. Plot is rather illogical—who in their right mind would submit to such treatment?
  
• Once A Woman on Jan. 10, 2012
  
  Nice.
  
• To The Walls on Jan. 11, 2012
  
  The author tried but failed to make something erotic with this.
  
• Rubbish on Jan. 11, 2012
  
  Strange. What? Man or woman? Who?
  
• Cherries on Jan. 11, 2012
  
  Makes no sense what so ever.
  
• Degrees of Love on Jan. 11, 2012
  
  Well, better than the others.
  
• Proven Guilty on Jan. 11, 2012
  
  Difficult to read but very touching. The reader can only wish her well.
  
• No Good Deed... on Jan. 12, 2012
  
  A little on the ‘sappy’ side but a sweet story just the same. Like so many self-edited stories, it needs another read through to clean out the errors. They are minor.
  
• Cherries on Jan. 12, 2012
  (no rating)
  B. Handy. I want to take this roundabout way of thanking you for your review of my admittedly silly story ‘Pinochle Anyone?’ When I saw the notice from Smashwords so soon after my reviews of your works, I assumed it was going to be what I refer to as a ‘retaliation review’ as I often get after a less than stellar review of another author’s work. Such authors seem to want retribution in kind. But yours wasn’t, I was happy to see. Everything you said was a simple fact. As I’m sure you know, self-editing is a losing proposition. An author knows what he or she meant to say and the mind simply refuses to notice errors. And speaking of ‘losing,’ loose and lose are a few of my many bug-a-boos. I need to create a red flag in my mind to check when I’m tempted to use either. As to ‘letting them hatch,’ (meaning not picking up a hand until all cards were dealt.) It was a phrase I heard used often as a youngster while hanging around in my parents’ kitchen while they and their friends played cards. I didn’t realize that it must be a colloquial expression. I took a second read of ‘Cherries’ after seeing the word marijuana in the tags. I didn’t remember seeing the word in the story. Sorry to say, I still don’t get it. Maybe it’s because I didn’t do drugs in my youth. (And I’m far too old to start now.) Your story does somewhat recall Carroll’s ‘Through the looking Glass.’ I’ve read that he was on drugs while writing it. And getting back to editing—even working with professional editors as I have done with my published books—there is no guarantee of a clean MSS. After I received my print copy of my first novella from the publisher, I found errors, some of which were not mine, alas. No doubt you’ll find some in this missive in spite of my re-reading it several times. I read your bio, so I wish you all the best and encourage you to keep plugging. Ernie
  
• Mimosa on Jan. 12, 2012
  
  A very well written, very sexy little story here. But why do I get the feeling that there’s a lot more to come. Just because the author told us so? I can’t wait.
  
• Quick Change on Jan. 12, 2012
  
  A most strange menage a trois.
  
• About Falling in Love on Jan. 13, 2012
  
  From the mouth of babes...
  
• Duck-N-Cover on Jan. 13, 2012
  
  In and out like a yoyo.
  
• The Nosy Neighbor on Jan. 13, 2012
  
  Not bad. Could have used more editing during the time it was removed and reposted though. Several typos and miscues still remain.
  
• Wedding Night Tease on Jan. 15, 2012
  
  Well, as a guy I don't find it all that cute.
  
• The Running Girl on Jan. 16, 2012
  
  A little beyond strange, maybe a lot beyond.
  
• The Lovership: To the Rescue on Jan. 16, 2012
  
  For a stew, waiting on the back burner until the hunger gets so intense that she needed a large helping, he was ready to satisfy her just as she needed.
  
• The Lovership: An Erotic Discovery on Jan. 17, 2012
  
  I read these two stories out of sequence, having downloaded ‘An Erotic Discovery’ last month but not getting around to reading it until now. I was a little dismayed at the time lag between the two—so much time, and presumably activity, undocumented that I must wonder what all happened between to make them slip so easily into each other in ‘To the Rescue.’ There are a number of problems with this story, mostly minor. Tense changes, present, past, present. Also annoying, the head hopping in the last paragraph of chapter 2. But these in no way distract from a very hot, very sexy story. Now, if we only knew what happened in the years between? And where will these two go from here? Also, what a great pair of names for such hot lovers.
  
• Be Mine, Daddy (Valentine's Day Erotica) on Jan. 17, 2012
  
  This story was going along fine, a slight cut above the 50 million other step-father, step-daughter stories out there when near the end Callie called him ‘Scott.’ Was that a slip by the author?
  
• Red Eyes Wizard on Jan. 17, 2012
  (no rating)
  The description has so many typos that I don't think the story would be worth reading, so I won't.
  
• The White Tower on Jan. 17, 2012
  
  This is one of the dumbest stories I’ve ever read
  
• Sex Raft - Sexy Sea Adventures #1 on Jan. 18, 2012
  
  This story is listed as: fiction, erotica, comedy/humor. So let’s see—fiction? Definitely for there is nothing realistic about it. Erotic?—not much. Comedy/humor—also pretty weak.
  
• Sex Island - Sexy Sea Adventures #4 on Jan. 18, 2012
  
  Oh good! One last red hot ejaculation to wipe out all the others. No more concern about this improbable lot.
  
• A Faded Life on Jan. 18, 2012
  
  Okay, I took the challenge and though I’m not crying, I do have something of a lump in my throat. The story was well written, though I got confused with the switch in the plot and had to re-read a couple of paragraphs to get myself back into the story. Well done. Everyone with an elderly parent can relate.
  
• Unbeatable - An Erotic Short Story on Jan. 18, 2012
  
  Excellent story! Deeply realistic. So delightfully appealing in the modern world.
  
• A Suicidal Man on Jan. 18, 2012
  
  Very good advice here. Now if only young men would listen. And now, Antoinette,I wish to welcome you to Smashwords. You have a refreshingly new voice. I also want to thank you for adding me as a favorite authors’ list. I hesitate to invite you to read some of my stories as I have no idea regarding your reading preferences and most of my work is erotic in nature. You might get a laugh out of ‘July 5th, 1776. It’s almost clean. Again welcome and I look forward to more material from you.
  
• Her Lover's Touch on Jan. 19, 2012
  
  I passed over this story a number of times before starting to read—certain I wouldn’t finish it. Paranormal and ghosts aren’t my preferred genre. But the quality of writing kept me reading. Good, ghastly, gripping story here, if a little light on the erotica.
  
• The Apartment Complex- Rebecca on Jan. 19, 2012
  
  John, welcome to the wonderful world of Smashwords. I liked your story but would have enjoyed it more if you had spent a little more time cleaning out some of the grammatical and tense errors. I know in your bio you asked the reader to overlook them, but it would make your work, (even as an amateur), more appealing to the reader. I couldn’t count the number of times you switched from present to past and back. I was hooked right off with the title and its sub-title Rebecca, and look forward to a second offering about Heidi. And surely there are many more juicy young co-eds in the complex waiting their turn with a helpful older man. You know the old saying, ‘one good turn deserves another.’ Good luck with your writing.
  
• Fly on the Wall on Jan. 20, 2012
  
  Quick and cute.
  
• Hidden House on Jan. 21, 2012
  
  I wouldn't call the descriptions in this story 'nice.' Gory comes much closer, even grisly. There seems much more to tell, in spite of the details.
  
• A Vampire's Burning Desire Prequel on Jan. 22, 2012
  
  I don't know which is worse, the silly format or the many typos.
  
• Clive on Jan. 23, 2012
  
  A strange story made worse by some kind of formatting error.
  
• Young Boy In Trouble on Jan. 26, 2012
  
  A poorly written piece of garbage. Didn’t the author do even one read through looking for typos? A penis in her ‘Virginia?’
  
• The Menu on Jan. 26, 2012
  
  The description says Glenn will be satiated at the end of his initiation ordeal. Luckily he is a young man filled with hormones and entering puberty. Who else could stand a chance of surviving a menu like that? A cute bit of quirky writing.
  
• Tash Rabat on Jan. 26, 2012
  
  A typical story of the rise and fall of a civilization. Are we all doomed to such a fate?
  
• Peeping Dom on Jan. 26, 2012
  
  Poor Dom, caught peeping. Now he must pay the Dom. Isn’t he lucky it’s an installment plan so he can pay every week?
  
• Horny Emo Dykes in College! on Jan. 26, 2012
  
  This is a very, very confusing story—or is it more than one story with a common theme? Chapters 1 and 2&3 seem to be separate stories with only a common first person, unnamed female protagonist. Then we have the cousins. Here at last, the protagonist has a name, Evelyn. But the cousin seems to have at least three, Cherry, Jen, and another I can’t recall. The sex with this story was pretty weak compared to the first two. Overall a somewhat uninspiring story.
  
• The Apartment Complex- Rebecca and Amber on Jan. 26, 2012
  
  When John has two succulent sisters vying for his attention, how does he decide whom gets his services first? More hot times next door in the complex
  
• The Apartment Complex- Jackie on Jan. 27, 2012
  
  John has ventured out to the other buildings in the complex and at the same time climbed the generational ladder. He’s conquered the sisters, could a mother, daughter scenario be next?
  
• Kraken on Jan. 27, 2012
  
  Silly.
  
• Have You Had the Surgery? on Jan. 27, 2012
  
  The mishmash of pronouns and even nouns made this a very confusing read. Was Nell two people? Who or what was Ze? Not very erotic either when envisioning the slimy slug genitals.
  
• Deadly Seductions: Busted on Jan. 27, 2012
  
  The biggest surprise to me was that the other reviewers gave this story such high praise. To start with, this story was terrible. Okay, maybe not so much the story as the writing. The punctuation was appalling, the grammar was awful, and the spelling was twisted. “Four-play” should be foreplay. The beginning needed some exposition as did much of the rest. It was difficult to keep the dialogue straight without proper tags. The ending was not what I expected, so I’ll give it an extra star for that. Otherwise I would have only given it a single star.
  
• Fucking the Gamers (m/f, m/f/m) on Jan. 27, 2012
  
  One very spicy and well written ménage. My only complaint—how long do we have to wait to find out what happens the next day?
  
• Be Mine, Daddy (Valentine's Day Erotica) on Jan. 27, 2012
  (no rating)
  Oh, good. It was corrected.
  
• The Little People on Jan. 28, 2012
  
  You have to admire a writer who can use the word, esoteric. Delightful story.
  
• The Price of Angie's Ice Cream on Jan. 28, 2012
  
  Oh the asses we men will make of ourselves over a pair of legs—and worse over what’s between them.
  
• Company: an erotic short story on Jan. 28, 2012
  
  Holy Hanna! What a hot and well written story. This reader could easily envision it made into a video. I’d watch it over and over.
  
• Break on Jan. 28, 2012
  
  As I’ve said before, I normally don’t care much for BDSM stories. But once in a while one like this comes along and, well…
  
• Heart Spell on Jan. 29, 2012
  
  I can't believe I've had this story tucked away in a folder for a year and a half before pulling it out to read. Like wine, maybe it inproved with age.
  
• Rough Games: Anal Blackmail on Jan. 30, 2012
  
  The title says it all. Love the picture.
  
• A Scheduled Encounter on Jan. 30, 2012
  
  A good steamy, short encounter, lacking any background but plenty of details.
  
• Satisfying Rachel on Jan. 30, 2012
  
  A reasonably well written story—giving me an unintended laugh midway when the middle-aged boss says of his new younger employee, “Besides, I’m almost half her age. She’s 25 and I’m 42.” That almost off-set the ending. Oops, there is no ending. It is only the first of three linked stories. There was no hint that this would be the case, otherwise I may not have purchased the story. Disappointed? Yes.
  
• Squirt on Jan. 30, 2012
  
  Okay, I think the count is now fifty million and one stories about sex between step siblings. But this one is different, well a little. At least they’re not at the obligatory age of eighteen. They left that back a decade and a half ago. I sure hope the bedding has a chance to dry out before the maids come in tomorrow.
  
• The Vengeful Tendril on Jan. 31, 2012
  
  Oh hell. The description didn't say anything about poetry. I guess that is the torture. I hate poetry.
  
• Betty's Black & Blue Bottom on Jan. 31, 2012
  
  I guess if I read enough of this stuff I’d start to understand what someone might get from it. Right now I don’t. I guess it’s just not in me to hurt people.
  
• In A Days Work on Jan. 31, 2012
  
  I hope he doesn’t have too many exhibitionists on his path or he’ll be worn out by the end of the day.
  
• Mischievous on Jan. 31, 2012
  
  What indeed was in there?
  
• Super Erotic Bowl I on Feb. 03, 2012
  
  I thought I’d be lazy and look up the review I tagged to this story when it appeared last May, but oddly, I can’t find it. I’m sure I gave it a good one as I enjoyed re-reading it today. But what I wished the author had done was give us lascivious readers a full account of each of the ten kama sutra positions that the husband fairly and squarely won on the bet with his wife. And I have to admire her for being such a good loser.
  
• Cum In My Kitchen on Feb. 06, 2012
  
  She better be careful. They might charge her for the extra work. Then again, maybe she'd be the one getting a discount.
  
• Hurting Elena on Feb. 06, 2012
  
  With that title, I had assumed at the very least, some D/s or m/s, and almost passed on this story. The pain was spread and difficult to weigh between the two.
  
• New Neighbors- Substitute Dad on Feb. 08, 2012
  
  I was a little confused at the beginning of this story, assuming that it was another of the episodes of the protagonist in the apartment complex. But I caught on quickly. It would have been easier on your regular readers if you had given this new guy a different name, but it is too late now. Nice, hot story—one that makes this old man green with envy. Keep up the good work.
  
• Call to Duty- Raven on Feb. 08, 2012
  
  I love the way you’re using more dialog but you still need to pay attention to tense. Several times you started a paragraph past tense only to switch into present tense. Not everyone is bothered by that I know, but… I’ve often wondered just what a tongue ‘ring’ would feel like and your description was delicious. But I thought it was called a stud, so what do I know?
  
• Wish Upon a Star on Feb. 08, 2012
  
  Well Jiminy Cricket, what do you know about that?
  
• Packed Carriage on Feb. 09, 2012
  
  Ah, those Brits. Staid? Well, perhaps a little, until…
  
• Mother is a virgin on Feb. 09, 2012
  
  Now that I've downloaded this, I'm not about to read it. What ever language this author spoke as a child, he should stick with until he learns English. This book is awful.