by AnnasFriend
I remain in awe of your prose. You manage to set a scene and mood in so few words and details it's a fantastic skill. Your story is also romantic in its own way and delightfully erotic as well.
Kudos once more this is another excellent read.
Great story. Slow build-up, gentle and poignant. Quite different from many of your other stories but well written and with your trademark spot-on dialogue.
Goddamn ..
Did you .. just write a novel in just three pages? I wasn't expecting to cry tonight.
Brilliant. Tone, pacing, word choice, characters .. bravo, exquisite performance and craft.
A beautiful story I love it tastefully written and just the right amount of sex.
"sweet that you think you have a choice" Great line. Wonderful story. Maybe Wonder Woman was actually the witch... Loved all of it.
5 stars are not enough for that sensible story. It shoes the feeling somebody has who has lost a loved person...
Excellent story! Good development, realistic characters. Sometimes things happen, sometimes people dream.
Clearly this is the winning story!!! Thank you for sharing such a wonderful story!
That was excellent. A very touching story, good plot, and very original. Five stars are not enough.
A really wonderful story. Great, touching plot and very well written. Loved the " blending" of the two characters...wonderful, satisfying ending. Thanks for a great read!
Weeeee havvvve a winnnaaaah! How in the world did you do all of that in just 3 pages? I think that every guy hopes that if he finds himself bereaved, a Tara will come into his life. Just perfect. 5 stars because I can’t give 6.
That was sweet. Thank you. Terri's final trip home struck me hard, I'm still wiping an eye.... well done.
Well, that kicked this old man right in the feels. Terrific story Thank You :)
These two could have a very interesting future story as they navigate family, friends, and community. Any chance of a Chapter 2 after the contest is over?
Well done story! One idea popped into my head...
When he's in the dark room have him catch whiffs of his wife's perfume. Just a whiff that stirs strong memories as only smells can do.
Very well done, especially for keeping it as short and poignent as possible.
As the Brits might put it - bloody marvelous. What a talent and skill you have. Thanks for sharing it.
Please continue on. Maybe her belly will swell and she'll give him,her husband, a little bundle of joy!
Wonderful and captivating. Please continue with the story - it deserves to be finished!
Marvelous story. Please don't write a follow-up piece, it would spoil this one. It's a perfect story with a well-developed plot and a beautiful ending. Thank you. **********
An amazing story that could have as easily fit into the romance category. Truly a wonderful story. Easily 5*.
What a beautiful story! Thank-you! Whether you continue the tale or not is quite up to you, of course - and I'm good with it either way. :)
Thanks again!
Loved this story. Loved they way it led the reader down the trail to the final encounter. It was majic and I loved it!
Terrific story. Loved the natural buildup and the sex was just enough. Well done.
*****WOW what a great read!! I have read some of your submissions to this site and enjoyed them all. This is by far your best story to me. I thank you for a great read. Once again THANKS FOR SHARING!!
What a beautiful story. I can say that is the best short story I’ve ever read. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. A lovely story, beautifully told, about a lot more than just sex. Hope I can write as well some day.
Excellent, an absolutely wonderful Lost and Found story.
Thank you for it.
Awesome story!! I'd love to hear more about where life leads this couple, but at the same time I think you have done a fabulous job of letting my imagination carry it forward.... Great Job, thanks for sharing!!
A lovely tale beautifully written as always. A worthy entrant to the Halloween competition! 5 stars
WoW awesome wish that would happen to all men who have lost their tru love thanks
Wonderful story! Tara is was beyond her years and definitely was sent by Terri to help Simon move forward. Their age difference is nothing. If you can find a second chance at love then go for it!
I forgot in my previous comment to suggest you start working on at least two more chapters on Tara and Simon. One can be written for the Christmas contest and the third for the Valentines Day contest! We readers need to get more of this couple. Please!
Extraordinary, overwhelming and orgasmic. Btw, what's the update on the Student Support series?
That was a brilliantly crafted bit of writing. It felt very raw, honest, heartbreaking and then hopeful. Beautifully executed.
First of your stories I've read, won't be the last. Simply wonderful, I just don't have the words. Thank you for sharing.
To echo everyone else... Just wow. This is one of the best things I've read on literotica, but it is also straight up a really good piece of short fiction for anywhere. I bawled like a baby while reading this, which is not what most people are probably looking for in their erotica, but is an honest reaction to lovely emotionally rich storytelling here. Good prose, good dialog, sexy, heartfelt.
I hope IRL that you are a pro writer!
Beautiful story with just the right amount of build up. I found it to be both very romantic and erotic at the same time. Exactly the type of story I truly enjoy reading.
I would have liked to have written this earlier but every time I tried, there were too many tears to see the screen. That was such a beautiful story and the depth of emotion was incredible to me. I have seriously cried over some stories that struck a chord within me but this is in my top 5 best love stories. It rates a 5 out of 5 stars along with 4 Kleenex packs and 2 snotty/soggy t-shirts. Thank you so much for that emotionally devastating yet unforgettably beautiful tale.
J.D.
Absolutely OUTSTANDING !!!
Somehow, I was hoping Tara and Simon would get married and provide Simon with the ultimate salvation. Perhaps in the sequel?
Never the less, this is absolutely beautiful, just the way it is. Thank you.
Wonderful story.
Hey! What about Student Support ch.4 ? Eagerly awaiting for a LONG time.
Oh hell, I was so caught up in the story, then it ended. I was then searching for chapter 2 or sequel. No such luck. Great story and characters. I really enjoyed this story completely. Thanks for sharing.
Great. But why in Mature instead of Romance? Very little in the story focused on their age difference, and it ended with a long term romance being anticipated. A very touching story. Thanks for the effort.