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@Anon - that’s super kind of you to say 🙂 Emily

I've never met you, but most have been wonderful despite your flaws. Bm could only have been so good because you are in the way your charters express themselves so genuinely. You will be missed, and I hope you find peace

There is also Gov. Spotswood of Virginia. He conspired with ships' captains to conscript passengers who paid their passage so the king would give him land grants. Spotswood's daughter was the first lady of the Confederacy. Several of my ancestors on my mother's side were sold into servitude. "In every family line there are kings and slaves." Crisler, Carpenter, Blankenburger, Souther and other lines who fled famine and disease. I enjoy your stories, I do not always agree; but, I do enjoy your point of view. Thank you.

I highly recommend any of Emily's stories. She will grab you hard and pull you right along with her through her adventurace sex life and leave you wanting more. She is one of the most gifted writers on LIT !

You will be missed.

In my opinion, it appears you're revealed something you want to write about but were afraid to make the leap. The mechanics of the writing operation are usually unknown: no one, but the artist, knows what goes into the product.
(I get that when my car stops running, it gets towed in, I get a call, and my car is running; all for only $300. How ? The artist knows.)
I took the time to click on the link and read about half the story.
I didn't like the story BECAUSE it has no effect on my life. I can interact with gay or transgender people but our interactions are not based on whatever sex they're having. If the new employee at the gas station up the street is gay or transgender, I still buy gas there. Getting the gas is important. If the person selling the gas believes in the Tooth Fairy or Santa Clause or Gay sex ~ that isn't important.

Good Luck in your chosen field. Your WIWAW was a pleasant distraction. I've never read a WIWAW before. Thanks.

Great essay. But is it really "compartmentalization," or is it "justification?" Where we go wrong a lot as men and women, if you ask me, is in lying to ourselves. Yes: everyone wants to have sex with others. When we deny that, or think we can turn it off because of a vow made in front of a preacher or justice of the peace, we are only setting ourselves up for trouble. Far better off to just admit: we all want to fool around. That is true and natural. Our bodies are animals, and they want to procreate and reproduce. When we deny that, and rely on a vow to turn off that desire, we are doomed. Might as well admit it: yes, we all want to fool around. Now that it's out there, in the open, your chances of not giving are so much better. Since you know you can be tempted, you unconsciously start avoiding places, areas, and situations where you know you will be tempted. You'll know when you are weak or vulnerable because you aren't spending all your mental energy, willpower, whatever you want to call it, fighting a falsehood: "because we said the vows, we are not supposed to even want sex with others; and therefore, the fact that you do must mean you are immoral, or perverted, or otherwise a bad person, because we took these vows. All that angst because the falsehood you believe (I said the vows, so I'm not supposed to want sex with others, anymore) at some point in your lives together, IS going to confront the reality of: "Yes, you do want sex with others."

Having said that, could the situation between men, women, and infidelity be made any better? Yes. But it's a case-by-case thing. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to marital infidelity. But in general, if we're honest with ourselves, honest with our expectations of our spouses, I think we'd all be a lot happier. There'd be a lot of families that never got destroyed because either Mom or Dad made a mistake, or got hit by the equivalent of a sexual 18-wheeler.

Thank you for your story and wishing you peace

We will miss you.

Some other world will now get to read the beautifully written stories that I loved and will miss.

A lot of LOVE for you

@DeniesLoserWatchujg - I sent you a DM on Xitter. Emily

Damn. All I can really say is thanks for posting this.

AiLovesToGrow was my friend and mentor. I have said my more thorough piece elsewhere, but here I will just say this: Ai’s memory will be for a blessing.

The Shield stands, my Herald.

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