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[AchtungNight]

Ever see someone really attractive and feel inspired to write a story? That’s what happened when I saw a beautiful flight attendant on a plane coming home from Thanksgiving travel. Hope fans will enjoy “Layover Liaison”.

https://www.literotica.com/s/layover-liasion

 

[MillieDynamite]

Is it a true story or wishful writing?

Ever see someone really attractive and feel inspired to write a story? That’s what happened when I saw a beautiful flight attendant on a plane coming home from Thanksgiving travel. Hope fans will enjoy “Layover Liaison”.

https://www.literotica.com/s/layover-liasion

 

[AchtungNight]

Is it a true story or wishful writing?

Wishful writing. I’m living vicariously through a character once again.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

A cute little(~6.9k words) Trans coming of age story called Flyer

 

[caleb35]

A voyeurism tale and my first sequel, "Something Captured" (~3,700 words)

 

[Soixenta]

The second chapter of Mage & Moonshadow is up! (7.1k words, SF&F, urban fantasy)

Ted the mage continues her investigation by summoning a sexy oracle.

 

[iwatchus]

My "wrong story" posted. I had originally intended The Lumberjacks to be a light sex romp with a touch of reluctance. Then I went to write it and it turned very dark and I almost threw it away. I ended up writing the lighter ending for it and, with significant help from @TheRedLantern, deleted 1/3 of the dark opening published it. I fear it's still a bit of an odd pairing of the two halves but it's out there.

Posting the link, I am shocked that this is the first story called The LumberJacks (no number on the link title). I thought lumberjacks were a pretty common fantasy.

Back to my WIP novel. I need to get pushing on it to finish it for Pink Orchid.

 

[WendyTrilby]

I just posted what will probably be my last story of 2025.

Every time I sit down to write one of these tales, I tell myself I can bang it out in three hours… and then suddenly it’s three weeks later. But this one was worth every minute.

I’ve just submitted my Christmas-themed story, The Wonderful Mary Bailey, and I have to say—I love this one.

If the name Mary Bailey sounds familiar, it’s because she was George Bailey’s wife in It’s a Wonderful Life. My story is set against a chaotic community-theater production of that classic film, where opening night is approaching fast… and everything goes straight to hell.

If you’ve read my work, you already know two things:

1. There’s always a twist—usually two.
2. The sex is descriptive, intimate, and unapologetically real.

For this one, I chose the Romantic category because I have tremendous respect for the readers who live in that space. They’re welcoming, they know what they want, and their feedback is thoughtful and inspiring.

So far, the story is tracking nicely, and early comments tell me I hit exactly what I was aiming for.

Give it a read—I’d love to hear your thoughts.

 

[YmaOHyd]

I just posted what will probably be my last story of 2025.

Every time I sit down to write one of these tales, I tell myself I can bang it out in three hours… and then suddenly it’s three weeks later. But this one was worth every minute.

I’ve just submitted my Christmas-themed story, The Wonderful Mary Bailey, and I have to say—I love this one.

If the name Mary Bailey sounds familiar, it’s because she was George Bailey’s wife in It’s a Wonderful Life. My story is set against a chaotic community-theater production of that classic film, where opening night is approaching fast… and everything goes straight to hell.

If you’ve read my work, you already know two things:

1. There’s always a twist—usually two.
2. The sex is descriptive, intimate, and unapologetically real.

For this one, I chose the Romantic category because I have tremendous respect for the readers who live in that space. They’re welcoming, they know what they want, and their feedback is thoughtful and inspiring.

So far, the story is tracking nicely, and early comments tell me I hit exactly what I was aiming for.

Give it a read—I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Have you read Clare Coffey's wonderful essay on the Mary Problem in It's a Wonderful Life?

 

[WendyTrilby]

Have you read Clare Coffey's wonderful essay on the Mary Problem in It's a Wonderful Life?

I’ve read Clare Coffey’s essay on the “Mary Problem,” and I disagree with it. Mary and George are destined to be together. They are two perfectly matched souls. The “what if” sequence, where George was never born, doesn’t show that Mary is weak or defined by a man. It’s showing something deeper: when a soul never finds its match, it drifts. It’s alone. It’s unfinished.

Yes, Mary is strong, confident, and beautiful. None of that changes the simple truth that in a world without George, she would always feel something missing. She might have married, she might have built a good life, but she would still be out of sync with the person she was meant to share her life with.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” has its dark moments, and this is one of them. It's a reminder that some people in this world haven’t yet found their matched soul. Maybe that’s why some people feel an ache even when their life looks perfectly fine on paper: they found comfort, but not the one person who truly fits them.

To me, that’s not a flaw in the story. It’s the heartbreaking beauty of it.

 

[YmaOHyd]

I’ve read Clare Coffey’s essay on the “Mary Problem,” and I disagree with it.

Interesting! Because it feels very much like you two agree:

She is, as much as George, a profoundly unusual person laboring under her own personal destiny. In the world where George does not exist, she has not married not because she couldn’t, but because she does not want to. There is not a Mary-sized man in town, and Mary Hatch does not do anything just because it’s what might be expected of her. ...

To be chosen and known and loved by such a woman is not a small thing.

You're exactly right about the what-if sequence.

Here's the link, for anyone interested.

 

[taytay4eva]

A reader just read three of my stories and gave each one a 5 star rating! I'm pretty pleased right now.

 

[taytay4eva]

Hmm. Not getting many votes for my new story, "Sammi Elf Sweetens Her Sugarplum", but I have gotten several new 5 Star votes for "Sammi Elf Gets Her Stocking Stuffed" which I linked at the beginning of Sugarplum. It IS about two people who've only just realized that they've fallen in love and are subsequently hooking up for the very first time, though, and "friends to lovers" is a classic for a reason.

 

[taytay4eva]

Wishful writing. I’m living vicariously through a character once again.

That's, like, all of the stories I write. That said, my fantasies usually boil down to "I'm in a loving relationship with a woman who adores me as much as I adore her", as I have, for most of my life, been very single.

It's ok, though! I have the right combo of meds for me to not hate myself anymore and a great pyranees and three cats, so I'm finally able to accept and be at peace with the fact that I'm probably going to die alone.

[I know that the meds are working because I'm feeling feelings and not disassociating even though its winter]

 

[cw5523729]

Hmm. Not getting many votes for my new story, "Sammi Elf Sweetens Her Sugarplum", but I have gotten several new 5 Star votes for "Sammi Elf Gets Her Stocking Stuffed" which I linked at the beginning of Sugarplum. It IS about two people who've only just realized that they've fallen in love and are subsequently hooking up for the very first time, though, and "friends to lovers" is a classic for a reason.

One of those was me. I didn't read your sequel yet but the first part from last year was great.

 

[taytay4eva]

One of those was me. I didn't read your sequel yet but the first part from last year was great.

Aww thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

 

[taytay4eva]

I'm realizing that the story I posted a few days ago works better as the first half of a thing, not as the complete thing unto itself. Considering that it still has only just over 500 views and 5 votes total, I'm tempted to just take it down, write the second half, and then repost it once I've got the complete thing done. I could upload a "part two", but I feel like just having the full time up would be ideal.

Not sure about how taboo it is to take a story down, though, so ... Thoughts?

 

[YmaOHyd]

It's your work, do what you want with it.

 

[TheLobster]

I'm realizing that the story I posted a few days ago works better as the first half of a thing, not as the complete thing unto itself. Considering that it still has only just over 500 views and 5 votes total, I'm tempted to just take it down, write the second half, and then repost it once I've got the complete thing done. I could upload a "part two", but I feel like just having the full time up would be ideal.

Not sure about how taboo it is to take a story down, though, so ... Thoughts?

Not very taboo, but it takes a while (shorter than an edit, but often longer than publishing a new story).

You could just leave it up and write and publish the continuation. You'll get two ride on the New Stories train.

 

[taytay4eva]

Not very taboo, but it takes a while (shorter than an edit, but often longer than publishing a new story).

You could just leave it up and write and publish the continuation. You'll get two ride on the New Stories train.

True. Besides, it's not like having multiple stories published or having a story be a continuation of another story is against the rules (contest rules notwithstanding)

Also though, how long do edits take to get published? New stories seem to have a pretty quick turnaround time, while edits do not.

 

[TheLobster]

Several weeks for an edit is not unheard of.

 

[YmaOHyd]

What you definitely do not want to do is write the second half and submit it as an edit to the first. That is the worst of all possible options.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Well, the thing is, this website operates on Taboo!

I'm realizing that the story I posted a few days ago works better as the first half of a thing, not as the complete thing unto itself. Considering that it still has only just over 500 views and 5 votes total, I'm tempted to just take it down, write the second half, and then repost it once I've got the complete thing done. I could upload a "part two", but I feel like just having the full time up would be ideal.

Not sure about how taboo it is to take a story down, though, so ... Thoughts?

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

True. Besides, it's not like having multiple stories published or having a story be a continuation of another story is against the rules (contest rules notwithstanding)

Also though, how long do edits take to get published? New stories seem to have a pretty quick turnaround time, while edits do not.

Someone mentioned in another thread that edits are seriously backed up right now. I'd suggest leaving it and sub mitting a Ch. 2