Haunting Comments

[TarnishedPenny]

Some comments don’t make my day, nor ruin my night, but leave me uncertain, uncomfortable, deeply reflective. Here’s one I got today. It makes me wish I could reach out to them, comfort them in their painful anonymity.

You, dear author, have a very precious gift.
And I thank you for sharing it with me.
I blame memories from very long ago that your delightful tale has stirred,
but I'm now in tears ........

Has anybody else received such poignant cries?

 

[PapaRomantic]

Some comments don’t make my day, nor ruin my night, but leave me uncertain, uncomfortable, deeply reflective. Here’s one I got today. It makes me wish I could reach out to them, comfort them in their painful anonymity.

Has anybody else received such poignant cries?

I have, and it gets to me when I do. My story "Good Day Iowa!" had a strong ALS component, and more than one comment showed me how that part really moved some of my readers.

"Tears and more tears. My wife is slowly dieing of dementia. This story is so beautifully told. Thank you for telling it."

"Having lost a friend to ALS, this story echoes very strongly with me. You tugged on all the strings as you went through ... except one. https://www.als.org/ ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and we need your help to find a cure."

"Literotica has provided lots of much needed distraction for me as I serve as the primary caregiver for my wife of 53 years. She is terminally ill with the end to come in the not too distant future. I cried tears of joy and sorrow as I read this story...thank you so much for assembling your thoughts in such a wonderful form."

I don't know if I'm a good writer or not, but unexpected comments like these let me know that I'm reaching some of my readers on a very deep level, and that drives me to keep writing.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Some comments don’t make my day, nor ruin my night, but leave me uncertain, uncomfortable, deeply reflective. Here’s one I got today. It makes me wish I could reach out to them, comfort them in their painful anonymity.

Has anybody else received such poignant cries?

Yes.

I've several times told how the comment, "Your stories give me safe haven for a little while, where I can forget my everyday life, spend some time with my own body for a while," gave me the notion of socially responsible erotica, the idea that your words can influence someone for the better. Which is why I also refute the notion, "It's okay, I can write whatever I want, it's only fiction," when people write horrible stuff.

 

[AwkwardMD]

Some comments don’t make my day, nor ruin my night, but leave me uncertain, uncomfortable, deeply reflective. Here’s one I got today. It makes me wish I could reach out to them, comfort them in their painful anonymity.

Has anybody else received such poignant cries?

I get these. Not everything I write delves into the deep end of the pool, but the ones that do get comments like this. It is within my power to make people feel less alone with their pain, and some kinds of pain are very, very lonely. I take this reaction, and those comments, very seriously.

If I can pull that off in a story that happier readers still enjoy, then I'm a happy camper.

 

[Actingup]

Yes and it's just as meaningful as full-on joy. I mentioned this one in the 'made my day thread', but I'll mention it again here with some additional context.

10 Big Blazing Stars. It is rough getting old, so many guilts, and so much heartache. Why did we make it this long? Why were others taken from us so early? Life is a mystery and each day a blessing. Thank You for this very interesting story of life. Buster2U (on 'Remembering the Storm').

Not too long after that, Buster2U wrote a pretty strong (and I thought unfair to the characters) comment on a LW story that I'd written, and I pushed back, questioning his assumptions. He then rewrote his comment more kindly to reflect what I'd said about the MCs. It gave me a jolt- it underlined for me that the same person who had responded so thoughtfully to the first story had had a knee-jerk reaction to the second, presumably because it related to his pains, but he was still a person and was willing to engage as a human.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

I got a fair few personal stories as comments on my story Wheelchair Bound?, but a sequel that's just lesbian fun and not much attempt at a story got a comment I really appreciated: "As someone with shit health - thankyou for what you do."

Sometimes a comment makes clear what I'd been describing subconsciously but hadn't really realised:
I adore the humor in this, especially considering I am a woman of a certain age, familiar with the feelings of invisibility when modestly clothed, never mind how risqué the lingerie may be underneath.
(Image Nine Point Four)

I'm very much an invisible woman of a certain age. Sometimes it's a superpower, sometimes a curse.

 

[Cagivagurl]

It is a fabulous comment to get...
Obviously you reached in and drew out emotional memories from the reader.
Personally, I think that is the best possible comment to get...
You made them feel... How good is that...

Truly wonderful...

Cagivagurl