Comments That Make Your Day

[old_prof]

Anon on "It Just Ain't Going To Happen" (co-written with @PennyThompson)

Everyone knows the best maple syrup comes from Earl’s Bait ’n’ Grub in Possum Trot, Mississippi. Locals just call it “Earl’s,” tourists struggle with the apostrophes.
Otherwise, a heartwarming story

However, Google tells me that there is no such business or place... I assume that's true! Good maple syrup from Mississippi also seems unlikely???

Proper maple syrup comes from Vermont. I'm sorry. There's no other acceptable choice. I wouldn't expect sugar maples to survive in the climate in Mississippi? Must be they repackage the good stuff from up here.

 

[AlexFourways]

Places like Earl’s haven’t heard of the internet yet.
As for the maple syrup, he gets it from his second cousin (also his brother-in-law), a profoundly woke socialist with 37 guns, who lives in northern Vermont.
Long as Earl and his cousin don't talk politics, they get along fine, for Earl’s sister Cindy-Lou’s sake. She, ahem, loves them both...

I don't believe that any Canadian would want, let alone be allowed, to have more than six different guns!

 

[RRRyan]

Received this overnight on my first story here, Reflections of Desire

 

[Trionyx]

Not a comment, but I have noticed one reader attach many of my stories to their favorite list. They average 2-3 stories per day and when I check, most are truly on their fav list and not just the reading list.

It is nice to know that my stories and style are appreciated enough that they are going through my entire (70+) catalogue.

 

[dirk2024]

My first poem in a loooooong time. I was in a bit of a mood when I wrote it. https://www.literotica.com/p/cliquey

Erozettaabout 9 hours ago
An absolutely brutal bit of honesty at a time when we could all use a reminder to be a bit more open and welcoming. That last line slays. Well done!

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

@GrrrreatImagination has been making their way through my stories and left this on on Flyer today...

Sometimes as life is spinning by and just for a moment everything seems to pause, like a freeze-frame of reality, before life spins on again.
When s/he sat down at the vanity trying not to cry & said, “I think I need to go.”
When she came downstairs dressed for Zed & her mom gasped, covered her mouth, braced herself on a chair and cried out “Donald!”
Such powerful intensity of emotion, conveyed in only a few words.
Verrrry good storytelling.

 

[THBGato]

As a lesbian writer, getting a favourable comment from the legend that is CareyThomas is pretty much the best Christmas present I could get on Lit.

 

[Erozetta]

On the story that inspired the upcoming Author's challenge I'm co-hosting with @dirk2024

Anonymous User
i am not ok
i may never be ok. what a story!!

HannahBaird

A Masterful Work of Duality, Desire, and Denial
Tainted Love is elevated erotica. It's a character study as much as it is a dark romance. Kaylen, the protagonist has not only a storied past, but a tragic history that is developed organically, and has helped shape her worldview and form her life. Which is based around the duality of pain and pleasure, denial and acceptance. This work's themes are integrated effortlessly into the characters themselves and their trajectories. While not a long work, every arc is captivating, and Wes himself may be the most compelling character in the story. Wes himself, possess duality, opposing feelings for Kaylen that are dominant, yes, but runs so much deeper. As all relationships truly do, as well as the themes of this work. Gorgeous prose with tonally appropriate word choice, and a carefully considered aesthetic tone elevates this work even further. 5/5.

 

[caleb35]

Interestingly enough, I just received an effusive comment, from an anonymous reader on my story "with iron teeth". It's easily the best comment I've ever received, which is a nice and pleasant surprise this evening (especially considering that the story is non-erotic):

This was so good!! It’s been so long since I’ve read a full story on the site. I was intrigued by the fairy tale theme even though I’m usually into non-fantasy erotica. I was very much not disappointed. Perfectly short, complete, and well-written. Great job!

 

[BryanRichardson]

It’s not a comment on a story, but this felt pretty good:

AND THE WINNER OF SURVIVOR 25 IS!!!!!
BryanRichardson with the insane 215 points.
He has written 45 stories in 31 categories during the year.
An amazing feat!!!!!!
- secretLace

 

[THBGato]

It’s not a comment on a story, but this felt pretty good:

AND THE WINNER OF SURVIVOR 25 IS!!!!!
BryanRichardson with the insane 215 points.
He has written 45 stories in 31 categories during the year.
An amazing feat!!!!!!
- secretLace

I don't know, I think that IS a comment on your stories!

Many congratulations.

 

[Actingup]

It’s not so much the (kind) comments, it’s who made the comments- thank you @Eosphorus and @Jalibar62 for taking the time to read ‘A Game of Snooker’, one of my first stories. It means so much when other authors do this unsolicited.
(Yes Eosphorus, I believe that to ‘snooker someone’ means the same in US and British / Australian English)

Eosphorus
Well done. Great premise, nice pacing, and a perfect set-up for the big twist. Catherine’s move to get rid of both Joe and Bruno at once was brilliant and, I’d argue, ethically justifiable as self-defense. Also, she perfectly insulated herself from all suspicion. Even if a prosecutor suspected her, they’ve got zero proof. Her phone call (which she knew he wouldn’t receive) to Joe would safeguard her.

So many other nice touches. I loved the brief primer on snooker (and, if the verb snooker means the same thing in Australian English as it does in American English, nice pun in the title) which I’ve heard of but knew nothing about. I also enjoyed the scene where he sketches her nude. That built sexual tension and intimacy skillfully.

Jalibar62
Very cleverly played by Catherine. And eve though Matthew was happy to let her take the lead, he was no coward!

Enjoyed this quite a bit. Sorry it’s taken me so long to find your work!

 

[amandamagik]

I received this comment on my newest story and it really made me smile!

sandy_paris
Started this and had a day planned. You wrecked my plans it was that good. Thanks

 

[BeechLeaf]

Oh yes, that is lovely.

 

[DramaQueensBall]

Someone told me last night that my turns of phrase made him hard, my quick wit made him leak and my shamelessness made him cum.

If you ask me, we need more people like that in the world. Namely, people who compliment me and dedicate their orgasm to me.

I yield my time.

 

[Actingup]

It’s not a comment on a story, but this felt pretty good:

AND THE WINNER OF SURVIVOR 25 IS!!!!!
BryanRichardson with the insane 215 points.
He has written 45 stories in 31 categories during the year.
An amazing feat!!!!!!
- secretLace

Congratulations on this, Bryan. I don't think that I could attempt the challenge at this point - there are some categories that I just wouldn't know how to approach yet, although I suppose that's a common problem.

 

[BryanRichardson]

Congratulations on this, Bryan. I don't think that I could attempt the challenge at this point - there are some categories that I just wouldn't know how to approach yet, although I suppose that's a common problem.

Well, you don’t have to do every category. I’m not planning to do it again for 2026.

I agree that there are a couple of categories that a hard to write in. It is worth it to try for everything else, though. Stretch into what you can and see what you come up with.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

Got this on my latest, Lost and Found, from @Chr0nicBi0hazard:

I love your work, always have since I found you on here. This one was just beautiful. I was in tears by the ending. Yes, the sexy scenes are hot, but I've come to realize that's not entirely why I read your work. The hopefulness, the joy in change, the feeling of being loved for who one is; these are the themes that resonate with me.
I look forward to that flavor of joy, and that feeling as I continue with my own transition.
Keep up the good work, and I'll keep reading!

It's so nice to know someone gets what and why I write.

 

[Trionyx]

Not a comment but an indirect feather in my cap: an individual who has been a member of this site for two years favorited my story Last Few Days of Summer and it is only the second one they have on their favorite list…though the truth is, it’s probably only the second one they have read in that time.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

No a comment as such, but the first story I posted here on 3/2/19 just got a favorite.

 

[Actingup]

@PennyThompson and I are continuing to get some lovely and/or interesting comments on our joint story (linked below) (and it will soon become my most read story, which is really nice). Although some of them continue the Loving Wives archetype, many of them illustrate the way that readers can engage and respond differently to a story, including these recent two, from Anon and 'our' own @THBGato. Note how the comments have absolutely no overlap to them apart from mentioning the character Izzy (the daughter of the MCs):

Anon:
Fantastic story, recommended reading. Pregnancy, abortion and miscarriages can be very difficult. But a perfect storm of circumstances can make a difficult situation worse. I wouldn't give up on my wife over it. Both parents handled it wrong, and I'm glad they didn't cheat after separation and were able to get over it. Four years of imploding marriage is too much punishment for both of them. Very impressed with Izzy as a plot. Excellent storytelling.

THBG:
Great story! If this is a metaphor for how to heal the rifts caused by America's political divide, then the cure is clear: 90's playlists! I'm all in favour. I do really feel for Izzy though. She's clearly been through a lot and then having to go to Reading festival? Reading! It's the Jerry Springer of British music festivals - the poor girl must be traumatised. She'll be trying to understand Hegel at this rate. Shame on you authors! Has she not suffered enough?

 

[SouthernCrossfire]

Life's been in the way of my writing for the past couple of months so new work is slow and much delayed. However, I've received several comments on some of my newer works over the past few days including this gem from MCRider2525 on Tanya's Tutor and the Romini Ring, my 2025 Halloween Contest entry about a jeweler who helps a young Roma woman and her family as Halloween approaches:

WOW!!!! Im not even sure what just happened, but I'm exhausted!!!!!! That was AWESOME!!!! What an amazing story! I can't imagine how you came up with that, and then how you weaved all those different details together...... that was a crazy, sexy, fun, suspenseful ride! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!!

 

[Erozetta]

Liz! Finally I have read Tainted Love. I basically provide my impressions and analysis of a work’s themes, prose, etc. I don’t find any value in pointing out a comma splice, it doesn’t mean anything to me. So, let’s go! I loved this line:
“But what most connected us was his willingness to hurt me without harming me.” Felt like it was a primer, a thesis for the rest of the work. Great job nestling it in the paragraph as well, in isolation it could have felt too “look at this” in its placement.

It’s also really captivating that Kaylen, is actually studying her emotional connection and affair first. Actual build up, actual introspection about a life she wish she could have led, but never had the chance. Wes’ fake name is a cheat code for me. Hellraiser reference is an immediate 11/10. Sorry, I don’t make the rules. Excellent character description as well from a locked first person POV, she notices simpler things that “realer” in person. It’s a great perspective and composition.

The vibe here is also perfect dark romance, maybe the fantasy that Kaylen had developed, manifested, and orchestrated without even knowing really. I think pairing her husband as a coworker as well, was a really smart choice for elevating tension. My mind immediately went to cameras, and it was addressed, so bravo!

The shower scene feels so appropriate, pain from scalding, masochism from want, fueled by Matt’s perhaps accidental negation of her passion before. There is a discrepancy in the duality of her marriage to Matt and their profound differences. But there’s also admittance (so rare to see) from her that Matt and her are incompatible in many ways, she devotes, he dismisses. Even if not intentional.

Kaylen’s inability to be alone also fascinates me, her wish for Matt to be destroyed by Wes, that push/pull of desire and consequence is captured so succinctly here. I loved this line as well:
“Needed to feel more than the peripheral static in the air of being so near a live wire.” Wonderful prose, aesthetically fitting and “peripheral static” is a gorgeous phrase.

There is believable reasoning as to why Kaylen feels the way she does, she’s not some monster, she's flawed and broken. But her connectivity to Matt is so profound. Given that he saved her.

But this, this is why I knew we were going to get along very well as contemporaries:
The grandson I'd dated before the old man made me an offer I couldn't refuse unless I wanted to attend said grandson’s funeral”

*Chef’s kiss*

I like the transition back to her past as well, it’s done very well. And being seen as an incubator, says everything. But her self loathing her entertaining what suicide would look like out of spite, hoping someone else would suffer like her, or at least being able to glean that, is so raw, honest, and refreshing. Loved that the distinction between dominance and anger is explored here. This is something I will keep in mind to articulate for future works.

The “old man” suggesting a hunting accident given his power and influence, is again tonally dark, and beautifully written. There’s an entire story there, and knowing the age gap, and power dynamics, it’s bleak, that depth of forced cuckolding/infidelity. If this is what Kaylen knew, and experienced, who she is in the present is nothing short of an anomaly to even still be alive. The death of their bedroom and incompatibility is also a weighty narrative device. Kaylen’s self worth is predicated on physical connection and sex, if the bedroom is dead, she is dead as well. This need for Wes is a need for resurrection essentially.

Great sensory descriptions as well, I am a sucker for scents but knowing what Wes’s musk smelled like instead of just being plainly stated as “musky” is so much more elevated and rich.

I thought the reversal of Matt’s rejection of Kaylen being reciprocated was well done. It’s like she is saving herself for Wes, knowing what she is committing to. Which ties in perfectly with the storm, the environment itself matching Kaylen’s emotional and mental state. It escalates to the “calm” which is the foreplay, the tension that been built to this moment. But it’s subverted for character development. There’s more to Wes. Yes, there’s dominance, but the photo alone he shows her, yet his words after, cruel and distant. I wondered if he was hesitating, or manipulating even further, and would either one of them even know the difference?

BTW, Kaylen’s outfit is wonderful. These are the moments that I really enjoy is knowing what someone is wearing more than what they look like at times. It’s nuanced and also shows her thought process. Knifeplay and “Macabre” being the safe word, an excellent conjoining. Teasing, denial, perfectly thematic. Kaylen has denied herself for so long, now Wes uses that to achieve her needs. It’s a tragic, but poetic theme.

Which that duality carries over to Kaylen and Wes post liaison. Who is Wes really? Who are they without each other? It feels like neither one of them know, until Matt brings them together. It’s brilliant, complicated, and messy. Just like life is.

Liz, I am so, SO glad I got to read this. This is completely congruent with my tastes and aesthetic. So yes, there is bias, but this is hands down my favorite story I have read this year asides from The Black Belt Affair. I adored it. This could easily be extrapolated into a dark romance trilogy, with little effort. But, as it stands is a fully contained character study I submission, desire, crossed paths and denial of the self. It’s wonderful.

If you have any questions, feedback, anything I would be glad to discuss it.

I got this about a week ago on Discord regarding a story that I'd put in Loving Wives here on Lit a few years ago.

Weirdly, this story seems to be quite well liked outside of the Loving Wives category as I've received praise from various people with zero connection to me or reason to fluff my ego on it at this point.

I'm still skeptical.

 

[AlexFourways]

OK, this is not a direct comment, but WhimsicalThoughts added my story Romancing The Dance to his Favorites.

I often click on usernames for a plethora of reasons, and I am usually met by 'This Literotica Member has not shared their biography yet.'

This was different, and on the basis of what they say about themselves and the story they have Favourited, it has made my day, for a given value of being made.

<QUOTE>I'm fascinated and allured by stories, thoughts and desires and look forward to exploring all that this wonderful community has to offer.

I'm a literary geek and love the power of the written word. It's probably why I find stories and erotica so much more passionate and alluring than most of the other stuff out there. I mean, a word, a phrase, a story can evoke so much. You get more than just the image, you get the feelings, desires and emotions as well.

So in a nutshell, that's what I desire....now let's see what there is to find...</QUOTE>

Does anyone else see who has added stories to favourites or who is following them? I even found a writer's first story Open, which I liked!

 

[THBGato]

Does anyone else see who has added stories to favourites or who is following them? I even found a writer's first story Open, which I liked!

Yes. Every time. I've found a few writers I like that way.