Message-ID: <6635eli$9803042004@qz.little-neck.ny.us> From: Celeste801 Subject: {ASS} Celeste's Top 20 Stories - February, 1998 Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories.d,alt.sex.stories.moderated,alt.sex.stories Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Path: qz!not-for-mail Organization: The Committee To Thwart Spam Approved: X-Moderator-Contact: Eli the Bearded X-Story-Submission: X-Original-Message-ID: <9487df1c.34fd8358@aol.com> Celeste's Top 20 Stories - February, 1998 Note: Even though guest reviewers write the posted reviews of some of these stories, I read any story that I think may be likely to win a monthly or annual award. I personally take responsibility {and blame} for these lists. If someone else wants to publish an alternate list of awards, that's fine with me. Second Note: Since many readers would like to read the top stories for each month, I have suggested that authors might like to repost as many of these stories as possible. However, we may have a better solution. Beginning with this issue, I am going to post STORY LINKS after each story in the Top 20 List. By pasting these into the appropriate line of your web browser, you should be able to go straight to that story. Please give me your feedback regarding the effectiveness of this procedure. Third Note: I have also had great success finding these stories on the World Wide Web by using the Deja News Server (www.dejanews.com). In addition, most of these stories have been posted and archived through alt.sex.stories.moderated. You can even find past issues of my reviews through these services. Fourth Note: To be eligible for my Top 20 List for any month, I have to have read the story for the first time that month and reviewed it in CR. Therefore, reposted stories whose old reviews I repost are not eligible (unless they are substantially revised), but an "old" story that comes to my attention and is reviewed for the first time would be eligible. If anyone else wants to post a "rival" Top 20 list, feel free to do so. You can even include my reviews, if you don't want to write your own. Final note: I have decided to declare Bronwen's "Kim Nice-but-Dim" ineligible for this month's award. This is because essentially the same story has already been a Number 1 Story for a previous month, as well as one of my Top Stories for 1997. If you have not read that story, I encourage you to take a look at it. - Celeste Here's this month's Top 20 List: {Note: Because Eli is having trouble with his archive, I am including DejaNews links for all possible stories. However these x9.dejanews.com may be unstable. I'd like to express my appreciation to Sandman for helping with these Links.} 1. "Climbing" by Poison Ivan (relationships) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=323832748 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8142.txt 2. "Friends and Lovers" by SandMan (romance) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=324869444 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/7881.txt 3. "Beach Balls" by Artie (delightful romance) http://x4.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=327659966 4. "Locksmiths" by Uther Pendragon (firtst times) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=326528806 http://x4.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=326804400 5. "Nobody's To Blame" by Kim (poignant bisexual threesome) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=322394479 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8136.txt 6. "Mystery Flasher 2" by Phloighd (record store sex) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=322067379 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8086.txt 7. "Always the Same" by Sven the Elder (hot flirtation & romantic fuck) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=322394492 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8139.txt 8. "Raga" by Taria (oriental sex fantasy) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=324572704 http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=324572711 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8404.txt http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8405.txt 9. "Summer Vacation" by Ann Douglas (intergenerational sex) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=322071835 http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=322071842 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8127.txt http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8128.txt 10. "In a Quiet Corner of the Galley Waiting for the Coffee to Perk " by Mat Twassel (non- humorous sexual awakening) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=319765827 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/7837.txt 11. "Wendy" by Friar Dave (sex with young girl) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=325164246 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8497.txt 12. "Inn" by Uther Pendragon (romance) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=322865614 13. "Two Women, Two Fantasies" by DG (fantasy fulfillment) 10, 10, 10 http://x2.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=327426360 14. "Bronze Lust" by A Pulp Fan (action adventure sex) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=318202481 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8112.txt http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8113.txt http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8114.txt http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8115.txt http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8116.txt http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8117.txt http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8118.txt http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8119.txt 15. "One Perfect Rose" by Taria (Celestial follow-up) http://x2.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=326363067 16. "Cruising Cunts" by Jennifer O'Donald (debauchery) http://x4.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=327509172 17. "Flagrante Delicto" by Lord Malinov (poignant romance) http://x2.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=326660370 18. "Roadside Encounter" by Tom Bombadil (abduction fantasy) (Unavailable at http) 19. "Pidge's Story" Jordan Shelbourne (poignant threesome) http://x5.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=324869454 === ASSM Archive Link === http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/8437.txt 20. "The Truth of Well-Known Sayings" by Bronwen (romance) http://x4.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=328591247 Here are this month's reviews in alphabetical order: "Always the Same" by Sven the Elder (sven@brass-neck.demon.co.uk). Most Americans named Jay are males. From this story we learn that there is at least one female in Britain with that name. Sven can tell she's a female from the nice way she fills out her leotard while they work out together at the club. Jay has been flirting with Sven, and she can perhaps tell that he is a male by the nice way his half-erection fills out his shorts. Raging hard-ons just don't work really well on exercise machines - at least if one wants to continue the original exercise and not digress to another. Today when Sven leaves the gym, he finds Jay distressed because it is raining, and she doesn't want the rain to fall hard on her body. I just wanted to see if I could say the words "hard on" in a sex review without direct reference to the ole muttondagger. But really, it's raining with thunder and lightning; and so Sven offers Jay a ride home, even though by this time her lithe and lovely, lewd and lascivious body is covered in a baggy warm-up suit. Well, I suspect you can see where this is going. That's right, they share sausage and eggs between the legs while the summer storm thunders away in the background. The intensity of flirtation is extremely well done. A young and aggressive woman can be a real turn-on to a man, or so I'm told. I happen to know from personal experience that things very much like this do happen in real life during thunderstorms after exercise. "Beach Balls" by Artie (artie@netgate.net). This story is fraught with ambiguity. Here's the first paragraph: "I love playing with my balls on the beach. I can do it for hours on end. I love the way they feel in my hands, the way they seemingly move on their own as the sea breeze hits them. I don't like getting sand on them, but you learn to be careful. It's a wonderful feeling; after a few minutes I know I'm smiling, I'm relaxed, it's great. Some people give me strange looks as they pass by, but I don't care. It feels good. And there are some moments of sheer ecstasy -- like when I have all five in the air at once." Only at the end of the paragraph do we realize to our disappointment or amusement that the narrator purports to be a juggler. And so, what are we to make of it when the girl says, "I love the way your butt wiggles when you do that." >From all appearances, she could be a juggler too. You'll have to ponder that one. Turns out she's an English teacher and he's a psych prof - USC and Stanford, respectively. So at least we know they'll be discreet, as opposed to discrete. Pretty soon he's teaching her how to play with his balls. She's a klutz, but she has a sort of war talent - I mean raw talent - sometimes I get dyslexic when I get turned on.. I learned things from this story that I hadn't known before. For example, a juggler's wand can interfere with his jugglery, and I didn't even know there was such a word. I think it has something to do with movement in one's center of gravity or maybe displaced attention. It's just hard, I guess. I also learned that when a male juggler teaches a female juggler to jugg, it's not all bad if she drops one now and then - has something to do with optics or geometry. That plus hardening of nipples. This is a really excellent story! "Bronze Lust" by A Pulp Fan. Guest review by Purple Passion. Sixty four years ago, The Adventures of Doc Savage appeared on the newsstands of America. Through 181 pulp adventures, the Man of Bronze and his band of adventures fought crime and injustice around the world. Six and a half decades later, they still make a great read. "Bronze Lust" by A Pulp Fan follows the adventures (sexual and otherwise) of Patricia Savage (Doc's Cousin) through 1930's New York. It's a story that combines sex, action, heroes, Nazis and a secret weapon. In other words, all the elements of a fun story. Sort of like how Indiana Jones might have been if that movie had an adult rating. Having read many of the original stories when they were reprinted in the 60's and 70's, I can honestly say that the characterizations in this story are right on the money. Even if you never read any of the originals, you can pick up the story easily and that is the best kind of satire. I highly recommend it. "Bronze Lust" by A Pulp Fan. Guest review by Igor. This is a story featuring Pat Savage, a well known pulp heroine, cousin to the famous Doc Savage, and a two-fisted scrapper in her own right. Patricia, however, takes on a whole new dimension in this lustful saga of erotic-action adventure. There is enough unadulterated raw sex, lesbian activity, gangbanging, oral sex, anal sex and three-way sex to satisfy everyone and keep both cocks and nipples stiff throughout all of the eight chapters of this sexual adventure. Briefly, we find our heroine witness to a street kidnapping following a delicious lesbian romp with her close friend, Melissa. True to her pulp image, she immediately takes pursuit and sets in motion events that lead her to uncover a Nazi plot to steal a secret weapon. With Doc and the fabulous five away, Pat's on her own and loving it. She manages to get herself captured by the gang of nefarious cut-throats who are about to sell our country out, turning the kidnapped inventor and his weapon over to the Nazis. While awaiting the arrival of the Nazi submarine, our captors have ample time to concentrate on the lovely bronze bombshell, tied deliciously bare and naked to a cot. Events of the night leave our heroine soaked in sexual sweat and dripping with cum as all of the gang members satisfy themselves, each according to his own peculiar sexual proclivity, on the body of her person. Pat is, however, a far cry from the helpless victim of gang rape, but rather is caught up in a frenzy of sexual lust, desire and orgasmic overkill. Needless to say, rescue is eventually achieved when Doc and company return, track our wayward heroine down, and foil the Nazi plot. Later, a fantastic menage-a-trois culminates the climax to this lustful yarn in a vivid scene. This is a very well written story with good, true to form, character development and non-stop action. The author did a good job with characters that appeared in other stories, but you don't have to be a Doc Savage fan to enjoy it. I hope that the author will favor us with additional pulp heroines in lusty, action adventures. "Bronze Lust" is high caliber reading and very highly recommended. "Climbing" by Poison Ivan (poisoniv1@hotmail.com). Guest review by Bronwen. This is a story about climbing. It's MF con, but if I say much more it might spoil your pleasure. This is a story less about sex than about confidence. About achievement. It's an observation on the importance of respect in relationships. It's extremely educational if you aren't a climber. And it's a good read. Good in the sense of literature. Yes, it's sexy. Very sexy indeed, if you're into physical fitness. But it goes beyond many of its fellows on ASSM. It's a *really* well-written story, and what it says about relationships is memorable. Any criticisms I have are mere nit-picking - this is easily good enough for commercial publication. My respects to the author. "Cruising Cunts" by Jennifer O'Donald (reposted by Avril - avrilc@usa.net). Guest review by Father Angelico. {Father Angelico purports to have a cable TV show on the Internal Word Television Network. The IWTN appears to be nonsensical, and should probably not be viewed by people who are easily beguiled by lunatics.} This is a story about perverts - vile, wicked, depraved, degenerate perverts. As the author herself says, "Only a sick, perverted woman could actually want to go down on another woman." And that's what this woman does with an evil and ugly biker bitch. Repeatedly. This sinner raises the question, " Could anything that felt so wonderful be wrong?" The answer is yes! As a matter of fact, almost EVERYTHING that feels so wonderful is wrong! No well-dressed, sexy young lady like this should "flash her muff at a total stranger outside a coliseum and boldly take the guy's hand and lead him to the parking lot." This could be misconstrued as an invitation to engage in debauchery! "Never been turned down, indeed!" Come to me, and I'll turn thee down! I'll turn thee over my knee and spank thy little ass! I make haste to point out that the purpose of semen is to implant progeny in the womb of mothers - certainly not to be consumed for liquid nourishment, especially from the chalice of a lesbian accumulatrix. This Jezebel is so evil that she even lies about penile immensity in order to arouse a potential partner. This was a despicable story! "Flagrante Delicto" by Lord Malinov (malinov@mindless.com). The title is a term that lawyers use to refer to catching a person in the very act of committing a crime. The story has something to do with a quiet, serious fellow walking down the town's main business strip and stopping another man, pulling out an old revolver, and shooting him through the heart. The bullet goes clean through the body and shatters the window of a nearby store. People scream and all that sort of thing. The man lays the gun down next to the dead man and pulls out his checkbook and pays the storekeeper for the broken window before turning himself in to the police. What does this have to do with sex, you might say. It sounds more like something that would happen in an American post office. This is another excellent story. "Friends and Lovers" by Sandman (sandman@bitsmart.com). Sandman's stories are archived at ftp://asstr.ml.org/pub/Authors/sandman/index.html. In their very young teenage years (the story doesn't really say how young), Cal and Kathy spent many an enjoyable day innocently and pleasantly discovering each other's bodies. Then Kathy's parents moved away; and the friends were separated until they happened to meet during their college days. That day they make it as far as Kathy's Toyota before falling into a passionate embrace. Then they meet again many years later, when they are both married and committed to their families. Finally, they meet once again in the winter of their lives. "Like two ships that pass in the night, or two thieves stealing time and pleasure where they can find it. So are the Days of Our Lives." Or something like that. This story is long on sentiment. But it moistened my pussy as well as my eyes. In short, this is an excellent story that blends sex and emotions into a genuinely erotic story. This story also contains the accidental quote of the year: "There was something fascinating about what he was seeing that he couldn't quite put his finger on." "In a Quiet Corner of the Galley Waiting for the Coffee to Perk " by Mat Twassel (Mmtwassel@aol.com). Mat Twassel's stories are archived at http://members.aol.com/Mmtwassel/index.html. This is a really difficult story to try to explain. The best I can do is to say that it reminded me of a D.H. Lawrence story with a piano replacing a rocking horse - and different motivations for the child's behavior. A woman is describing to another person over coffee her "first time." This event occurred when she was twelve years old in early summer in the context of piano lessons from Mr. Trombley. That's all I am going to tell you, except to say that this is a very good story. If you are looking for some mind-blowing pedophilia or for some other form of hot sex, you will be disappointed with this story. Instead of hot sex, the story gives us an insight into the mind of a young girl who has been abruptly exposed to sex for the first time. Likewise, if you found "The Rocking Horse Winner" to be a real drag, you should probably skip this one. I'm not sure whether the author will be flattered or annoyed by my comparison to Lawrence; and I may even be way off base with the comparison. Take a look and see what you think. "Inn" by Uther Pendragon (anon584c@nyx.net). From the very beginning, when the man picks up the woman in the restaurant (or is it vice versa?), I thought I knew pretty much where this story was going. I was right, but I still enjoyed getting to the "surprise" ending. However, I think I still had better refrain from telling you too many details. In brief, the man and woman meet in the restaurant, dine together, and then retire for tender but hot sex. This author has written scenes like this so often that they have become routine, but they are still very, very nice romantic scenarios. "Locksmiths" by Uther Pendragon (anon584c@nyx.net). Set in the context of Valentine's day, this story can most simply be described as a description of several firsts - her first time, his first time, their first time with each other - plus a few other first times. As I have come to expect from this author, the story is both sensitive and sexy - again demonstrating that normal, moral people with consciences can actually have happy, romantic sex lives. The preceding statement is ironic, but you'll have to read the story to find out why. The author tries an interesting technique. During important sexual scenes, he views the action and emotions from the perspective of both participants. He accomplishes this by arranging the story at those points in two columns: one showing HIS perspective and the other HERS. This would work a lot better if the story were disseminated in a word-processor format (like Microsoft Word) that permitted the use of columns or tables. As it is, the text comes jumbled (with a half-line of each perspective on each text line), so that it is difficult to read these important portions of the story. I got around this problem by inserting tab keys at appropriate places. The result was a slightly jagged left margin for the right column (since I didn't put tabs in every line), but I was easily able to read both columns correctly. It seems likely that there is a better solution - perhaps knowing what font and size type the author used would enable readers to set their screen to the same size and font. The irony in this story is that the teenage daughter feels oppressed by her "unromantic" parents, who seem intent on only one thing: preventing her from having any fun, especially fun that involves sex. In reality, the parents are aware of the daughter's emerging sexuality: in fact, they have "been there" themselves. Like many parents, they simply want their daughter eventually to have a happy rather than an exploited sex life when she is eventually ready for it. Overall, this is one of the best stories by an author who writes a lot of very good stories. I know I say that often, but I think it's true every time I say it. "Mystery Flasher 2" by Phloighd" (jroot@netunlimited.net). This is technically a follow-up to "Mystery Flasher," the review of which I am reposting later in this issue. However, this story stands very well on its own. The narrator is working in a record store. The Flasher is moving through the store, getting all the guys - and some of the girls - sexually aroused. Finally, the narrator makes a Freudian slip - a sexual innuendo referring to the Flasher when he was supposed to be announcing something else. Instead of merely embarrassing our hard-working clerk, this turns the Flasher on even more intensely, and she invites him out to her microbus for a quickie. This story's intensity of the sexual descriptions - even when sex is not actually taking place - is impressive. This will appeal to readers of both genders. "Nobody's To Blame" by Kim (Ghost@nym.alias.net). Kim's stories are archived at http://www.io.com/~thebear/kimidx.htm. Kim's boyfriend's sister has died in an auto accident. Rob wasn't close to Samantha; and so while the funeral is not traumatic, it's still a bit uncomfortable. When the job of cleaning up Sam's things falls to Kim, she comes across Sam's diary. She discovers that Sam had led a much more interesting life than her brother had suspected. The short version is that Sam had fallen in love with a guy who was a bisexual who had just broken up with his former lover who returns and rekindles the love interest. For the long version, you'll have to read the story. This story deals realistically with some serious issues and emotions. It does a good job of being quietly sexy and sentimental without being maudlin. "One Perfect Rose" by Taria (TariaT@aol.com). Surprise endings are common on this newsgroup. Here we have a surprise beginning. This is another continuation of my "Review" story, which originated as a review of DG's "Call of Desire." My original story ended with me (Celeste) getting happily fucked in the ass by my loving husband while I was talking on the phone to Rose, a slightly annoying but certainly conservative neighbor who was trying to organize a purity crusade against Epcot Center. As the present "chapter" begins, we discover that Rose is actually one hot chick - and a lesbian to boot! She and her friend Claire are cleaning the carpet at their end of the phone, while my husband is hiding his salami up my ass. It's very hot stuff! Let me point out that this is not where I intended the story to go. I am as surprised as anyone about these developments. I have long been suspicious that my neighbors on one side may be slightly oversexed, and so Sandman merely confirmed my suspicions. On the other hand, I was under the impression that Rose lived a couple of miles away and was married to a couch potato with a beer belly. Before things get really out of hand, let me point out that my daughters are both good kids - active in sports, never having fucked a teacher or librarian - the sort of kids that would fit right in with the Brennan family. While I would not rule out the possibility that either I or my husband may be related to the Allen sisters, neither I nor my husband nor either of my kids has ever been naked with anyone in that clan. Nor are we related to any vampires or prominent public officials that we know about. On the other hand, I suspect that some of my neighbors and colleagues at work are really weird. I know for certain that one of my husband's coworkers goes without panties every Friday - it has something to do with a radio show she listens to. I realize people can go anywhere they want with my persona, but I thought the preceding hints might be helpful. Taria points out in a brief epilogue that Nick's original follow-up to my "Review" gave Rose a raw deal. So it did. But give Nick credit: he got the ball rolling for a couple of good stories. As I understand it, we now have six stories in this sequence (not counting DG's "Call of Desire.") The stories are starting to diverge, and so I'll label them below: Chapter 1: The Review (Celeste) Chapter 2a: Fighting Rose's Corner (Nick) Chapter 2b: The Bedroom window (Sandman) Chapter 2c: Seat of Power (Jay) Chapter 2d: Celeste's WD-40 (Ivan) Chapter 3a: One perfect Rose (Taria) If you want to continue this series, feel free to add to any of the threads. It is NOT necessary to remain consistent with a plot that has already been started. For example, you don't have to have Rose be a lesbian with a lover named Claire: you can start your own thread, if you wish. Sandman, who numbered the currently existing chapters slightly differently than I did, has sent me a list of the following possible chapters: "Pidge's Story" Jordan Shelbourne (jordan@u36.com). Jordan Shelbourne's stories are archived at http://www.u36.com/jordan. This story combines elements of spouse watching stories (actually, boyfriend watching) with realistic emotions of ambivalence and jealousy. Although spouse watching stories are often quite enjoyable in their own right, they usually make the assumption that watching your lover boink someone else has no effect other than to turn the viewer on. In this story, the viewer does get turned on, but there are some other emotions as well. The author hints at the beginning of the story that this story is not quite complete; and I suspect that this really means that he is not yet quite satisfied with the way he has handled these emotions. I think that problem arises from the fact that those emotions would be just plain hard to sort out. As it stands, I think he has done a very good job with this story. Pidge has decided to break up with her boyfriend Ben, and she is doing this by introducing him to a threesome with her friend Mary. The sex is both hot and poignant. "Raga" by Taria (tariat@aol.com). Taria's stories are archived at http://members.aol.com/TariaT. The prince is having a session with a new girl from his harem. She's young and inexperienced, but also extraordinarily adept at the arts of love. The prince is enchanted by her, and the sex is really hot. The exotic atmosphere enhances the lovemaking. But this story actually takes place in the imagination of someone else, who is making love in a much more mundane setting. The contrast enhances the impact of the sexual activities. This is a very good story, but my description does not do it justice. This is a creative - almost poetic - story that is simply hard to describe. Take a look at it yourself. I doubt that you'll be disappointed. "Summer Vacation" by Ann Douglas (annd@pop.tiac.net). Michael has been staying for the summer months with his Aunt Karyn, a rubenesque widow related to him by marriage, who is both an attractive lady and a pillar of the local community. One day when he comes home unexpectedly, Michael discovers that his aunt isn't exactly a prude, since she has the delicatessen owner's salami buried deep inside her pussy. As you probably know, Ann Douglas writes stories that have two major characteristics: (1) there is almost always a good plot that contains some fairly hot sex, and (2) the characters often engage in some sort of "moral immorality." That is, they often break a taboo of some sort, but the author develops a rationale other than simple-minded urge to violate the taboo. In this case we have an example of an older woman having sexual relations with a 17-year-old boy. But instead of having the older woman say, "Hey! There's a teenager! I think I'll seduce him!", we get a much more sensible lead-in, which lets us respect both the boy and the woman on the morning after. Oddly enough, even though I have given you the details in the preceding paragraph, I still have not told you much about the story. You can still read it and enjoy the interesting twists and turns of the plot. "Roadside Encounter" by Tom Bombadil (stbush@iglou.com). A man and his wife are having one of those to-tell-the-truth sessions, and he is relating to her an interesting sexual escapade from his college days. I don't want to give you all the details. He is walking home from a late- night study session, when a senior girl invites him into her van. He is blindfolded and is promised a good time if he follows instructions. You can well imagine what those instructions might be. While the man is relating this story, his wife is giving him one hot ride. Although the wife never speaks and the husband only vaguely describes what she is doing to him (because he's trying to concentrate on the to-tell-the-truth story, of course), I managed to get a rather inspiring picture of what was happening to him. This was a very good storytelling technique. Another excellent story! "The Truth of Well-Known Sayings" by Bronwen (bronwen@anon.nymserver.com). At first glance this story seems somber: the husband has just found out that his brother is dying in middle age. The wife comforts the husband and verifies the truth of the adage, "A good fuck is the best response to bad news." I don't know who first said that - I doubt that it's in the Bible or in Ben Franklin; but I've often found it to be true, especially if the good fuck is with someone you really love. I doubt that this story will lead you to a mind-blowing orgasm. As the well- know saying goes, "Sorry about that." "Two Women, Two Fantasies" by DG (dionysian1@hotmail.com). The author's stories are archived at http://www.io.com/~thebear/dgidx.htm. Two couples are partying together and decided that it would be great to have the wives write down their deepest, darkest fantasies and share them with their husbands, who will help bring the fantasies to fruition. A few days later one couple has a bdsm fantasy, the other is getting the massage of her life. I can't tell you much more, except to say that the author adds a postscript indicating that he laughed his ass off when he thought of the idea. The story also reminded me of the time my sister-in-law was in charge of assigning names for the Christmas present exchange, and she assigned everyone her own name. Actually, the title is wrong: there are MORE than two fantasies in this story. I started this story with some apprehension, but I wound up laughing my own ass off. "Wendy" by Friar Dave (friar_dave@mhbbs.com). Guest Review by Sandman (sandman@bitsmart.com). Again I must warn you that this story falls outside of my normal personal tastes and preferences. The story contains a very explicit incest scene between a 14-year-old brother and his 12-year-old sister, as well as graphic pedophilia descriptions between the 12-year-old girl and an adult male. Dan (the narrator) is more than thrilled to find the beautiful Marge moving in next door to him and being a normal, red-blooded male tries in vain to win her affections. As is the case with all of Friar Dave's stories the characters are painstakingly developed. Before any one hops into the sack the reader KNOWS these people and when the sex happens it makes sense. Dan is asked by Marge to help assemble a grill for a party she is having later that evening and Dan, still eager to win her affections willingly accepts the task. When Marge has to step out and Dan explores the house to find a cool drink he stumbles on Wendy, Marge's twelve-year-old daughter giving Josh, Marge's fourteen year old son a rather professional blow job. Naturally Dan is turned on by this, but he discreetly plays dumb and returns to his job. Wendy comes out and talks with him a bit later on and he learns that Marge is gay, forever putting her out of his reach. And later that evening Wendy slips away from the dull party to visit Dan where she learns his ex-girlfriend is a porno star and goads Dan into letting her watch one of the tapes. From there the story tenderly and explicitly describes several varied sexual positions. In chapter 10 the story abandons the pedophilia and concentrates on a really interesting sex scene between Dan and Marge (who occasionally still indulges in men). Again the sex makes sense and is all the more interesting because the characters are so vivid and real. Unlike the scenes between Dan and Wendy this part did hold a very real appeal to me. Chapter ten came as a salvation and redemption of sorts, there was an actual physical sense of relief for me as the story made this about-face. Reading this story for review was sort of an exercise in extremes, I kept recoiling from the pedophilia but Dave's writing kept trying engage me, to make me a part of the story - he really is that good a writer. I guess I am going to recommend this story with a warning. If pedophilia is your thing, by all means read the story from beginning to end. If it isn't, read the first chapter then skip down to chapter 10. Here's the warning - if you ignore this advice you *WILL* look back on the story and wonder why you enjoyed reading it, wonder why when you tried to detach yourself you kept being drawn back into the story. A horror story doesn't necessarily have to have blood and monsters in it. Sometimes the terror can be finding out a good author can pull you into a story that assaults what you consider unshakable foundations of your own beliefs of what is right and what is wrong. -- +--------------' Story submission `-+-' Moderator contact `------------+ | story-submit@qz.little-neck.ny.us | story-admin@qz.little-neck.ny.us |