All Comments on 'Isn't That How You Got Her?'

A bit of a mess, but it all worked out in the end. Hope he keeps his act together.

Didn't know why habit of jumping to one after another human constantly and living an uneventful and sad, painful life?!

Karma can be both a bitch to bite you in the ass and it can be a friend that is rewarding. Seems that it was both in this story, which worked out well. I was wondering when the right woman would come along for the MC and was completely surprised it ended up being Gloria. Had to give this story a five because Chill was just so (got to say it) chill in how he went about settling the score for his stepbrother.

Was surreal how the first 75% of the story virtually all characters felt sorry for Chris and that she was a victim. Wtf? And then finally her true colors come out. Ahe is a recidivist, serial cheater. If my brother or son ended up dead at least indirectly from his cheating wife being in an affair, regardless of the snake and how bad he acted, I would not feel sorry for the cheating wife. Odd how things were portrayed until the potter incident and a look into her personal future.

Really good story, coming around full circle. Thanks for writing

That was a nice different type of story. Nicely crafted and entertaining. A little shy on details but that's to be expected based on how long a time frame he was reminiscing about and the length of story. Made me want more of the background. Please keep writing. If typing is an issue there are assistive technology available that would help. Kind regards BardnotBard

Different, I love stories that are so much different than the norm. Good author, I never tire or get bored with guys stories.

Another great story, right up to the middle, where you stopped.

Sorry that's funny the serial cuckold hooks up with the local bicycle talk about a match made in heaven🤣🤣🤣🤣

nice that was a new twist i had not seen before

A bodacious good read.

Very enjoyable and although it did all the things a story of this genre must do, it didn’t set off my heart monitor. It was a little tongue in cheek which actually made it more fun.

Bill S.

1) Great story.

2) Mickey Spillane, when asked how he wrote his stories replied.

"I sit in front of my typewriter, look and my index fingers, and say:'Get to work, boys.'"

3) Have you considered dictation software? I understand that some are really good, and actually are faster than typing, (Anything to help you produce more good stories.)

You're one of the best. Godspeed.

Women simply have no business being free. They fundamentally lack the prerequisites to make anything productive of it and as has been said, “a woman will find a way to bring you trouble, even without knowing she is doing it”

You are an excellent storyteller, and thanks for this story as well. I found you a few months ago here, and like everything I've read from you so far.

Sorry to hear of your health issues, and hope things turn out well for you.

5/5

Loved it! Thank you Q. One of my favorites from you.

Geez, you write very well. It's a pleasure to read your stories.

Another great story.

Terribly sorry to hear about your health issues and especially about the loss of your hand.

I read almost everyone in the storage who haven't heard a couple I didn't care for but Hey can't have everything.

I have seriously enjoyed almost all understood as thank you so much for sharing.

DGH nailed it, very good writing - liked the story. 5* (course his tales are good as well) Thanks Q!

somewhere east of Omaha

Your stories.

Plenty of action to keep your?story moving. It's funny...... I have thought you were extremely original in your ideas of betrayal, romance, as well as vengeance &/or second chances. I like your work.

Very good writing. Liked the story. 5*

DG Hear

Top-Notch story!!! %+/5!!!!

An interesting, if unfinished tale. Like so many of your other stories, there is a point where the women in the main character's life get swapped by accident. If you are going to write about multiple women, try to at least have their identities correct throughout.

Good story and enjoyable read although a bit depressing with the number of people cheating and the number of marriages gotten through by all the characters.

Three men with the nickname of Chill, one an actor on a tv show based in New Orleans, another a late classic character actor usually in westerns and Mitchell in this story. It would seem that Chris would have heard someone, at least her husband Charley or her mother-in-law mention him as Chill. Oh, well, even though "Non sexually, I found her funny and endearing." she wasn't too bright at best.

Don't see why anyone would pick on Gloria, she never cheated on anyone. She took Chill's suggestions to heart, turned herself around and found her own second chance. So let those of you cast the first stones. As for the ending, of course she said yes, they had children and lived happily ever after. Q wouldn't have it anyother way. Signed: BTW

A pretty circuitous route to revenge but such a waste of energy, but a good story. Sorry about you fingers. These days with all the voice recognition software out there dictating your story ideas should be easy. Keep writing and good luck

Was a great story that didn't have a final ending. Would be nice if the author would visit this story and give it a proper conclusion which it deserves. A happily ever after would be nice.

We are left hanging.Did she accept as he thought she would and did they live happily ever after.?

Really enjoyed his revenge for his brother, too bad she had such a warped moral compass.

At the beginning of the story, Gloria was single and slept around, but she wasn't a cheater.

Decent story cheaters caught revenge punishment but no real hero heroine

Great story that didn't go the way I thought it would. Really enjoyed another one.

There is the inconsistency in the story of Gloria getting the advice and the “coming back after two weeks” and the re-meeting many years later. It is ambiguous when you say that: “The last time I'd seen her was almost six years ago, at the bar. "What happened to you? After our talk, you disappeared. I had wanted another date."”

That seems pretty clearly suggests that she didn’t come back to the bar ...?

It’s a small thing, and I really appreciated the good read.

Thank you.

Don't you just hate it when someone steals your thunder. I, too, am glad to have qhml1 back. I consider him among the best writers. He is so consistent. As you said, and I couldn't agree more, nothing he writes deserves less than a four. By the way, Chill could have been a character copied after my brother. He, too, had a wife that could not be faithful. He signed a two-year contract to help build helicopters in Saudia Arabia. They gave him an obscene bonus to sign another two year contract and increased his salary by 40 percent. He, too, got into real estate when be came back. When he died he left a wealthy widow, two brand new vehicles paid off in cash and two showplace houses.

Your one of my favorite on here--but I hated every single character. They were all cheaters. Him fucking his step brothers ex whore of a wife was just disgusting. Like come on‼️ Why was tony taking most of the blamed? The whore knew that was her husbands best friend, knew that was her best friend hubby, knew what her & him was doing was going to destroy friendship/marriages/families. The bitch deserved more revenge than good dick. She's a cum slut that's not a punishment. Gloria is a reborn ex whore. Why does he keep attracting whores? Liked the story just hated the characters. They were a bunch of whores and douche

Two good people getting a second chance at happiness

I wholeheartedly approve of characters having flaws. No one is 100 percent good or bad. Well, there are a few exceptions in the bad department. I enjoy your stories. Nothing is ever less than 4-Stars.

Thanks.

Sometimes I am not into your themes; but when I do read your stuff, it is always well worth the effort. In fact, I often read them more than once. Great story.

Aren't you scared? You know, my dad, who I loved and respected so much, told me to not worry so much about the guys that told you what they would do, it was the quiet ones that you had to worry about. I think that he knew what he was talking about. After all it wouldn't be much of a story if the main character just killed everybody that did him and his family wrong. They did me wrong, and I killed them. Hard to identify with a psychopath. Good story, well written.

Bravo, a nice tale of cheaters that interlaces them with love, lust, and death. A great story that shows why couples who celebrate their 50 year anniversary keep society stable.

I cannot understand the death wish some men have when they knowingly have an affair with a married woman. If you have a death wish, eventually you will get your wish. Great 5 Star story.

of your problems...if I were selfish I would suggest a recorder and a helper to write it out for you but I'll let you go on that one. Just know that I have enjoyed the stories and places you have taken me in our minds. Your imagination has filled in many hours in the middle of the night when I didn't sleep - quite a distraction from whatever it is, wherever I am. Thanks Kid ..Scotty (slowrdr@aol.com) You can really spin a tale !

Can't agree with you Krosis666. Tony attacked his marriage and stole his wife. He is totally to blame; I would have killed him. In fact, I threatened every boss my wife had. I'd tell them "I don't care if she strips naked and begs you for it. If you touch her, I'll kill you!" What are you; too much of a pussy to deal with a man; so you lay all the blame on the little girl? Safer that way, huh? Or do you like married women too, and don't want wronged husbands getting the idea they can do something about it? Either way you look at it, you're a sorry sack of shit.

Tony wasn't the one that married his brother. Tony wasn't the one that cheated on him. Unless they were gay, Tony wasn't the one giving away what was promised exclusively to Charly. Tony wasn't the one that killed him. That was all on Chris. She killed him just as certainly as if she had used a gun on him. The whole thing was written as if SHE was the victim. Tony didn't matter. If it wasn't him, she would have fucked someone else. Yet she gets to walk away free and clear. Who your spouse fucks doesn't matter. It's the fact that your spouse is cheating! If it's not Tom, it'll be Dick or Harry. What will it matter to you? None of them are married to you! They couldn't be fucking your wife, unless she seeks them out, and lets them!

Have you tried typing via a modern dictaphone or Siri? Yeah, they goof up some times but editing the occasional error would be simpler and faster than typing the whole thing. good luck.

Great story!

Welcome back!

I know it is challenging, but please keep writing!

I only use two fingers to type as well, but they are one on each hand.

Your stories are so entertaining. Thanks for sharing.

I am really glad to see you back writing. I love 80% of your stories and because of my personal believes probably will not read the other 20%. I do some editing for another author on lit and would be happy to do some for you if you are interested. I am a 78 year old retired sailor and retired defense system engineer and have found lit a pleasant way to spend time. I know nothing about writing except engineering report and procedure type stuff but do have a good command of the English language and an ability to spot those little left out words that the writer can't see because he knows what he wrote.

Jim Kellogg

You haven't lost your touch

Good to see your works, again! Thanks for writing another story.

You are one of my favorite writers, glad you are back writing.

I really enjoyed the story.

Hope your typing gets easier or at least more acclimated as your writing is always enjoyed by the "named" readers. If there was only an anonymous filter....

As always thanks for sharing on Lit.

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It was emotional and I enjoyed immensely. Thank you for sharing and please keep writing. You are extremely talented. Again, thank you for sharing!

Don't listen to the other losers. This was a solid story. Good character development. Compelling premise. Nice tie up. I LIKE the happy endings.

Now for the love of God, finish the Houge Chronicles!

I couldnt read past the point where you completely exonerated her for her participation in the affair. What crap. She loved it. Remember where she said he ate pussy better than a lesbian? How would she know unless she dabbled with women also? No one forced her to spread her legs and let it become a full fledged affair. Your self righteous hero became another Tony asshole. Your storyline has more holes than swiss cheese. Pure shit. One fucking star.

Great to see that you're back but this story was terrible just too many scumbags including our "hero" Mitchell. It seemed that every character was trash and got what they deserved so why didn't it end with Mitch walking in to find his latest love getting banged by tony? I think that would have been justice. Ah well still nice tohave you back.

I have read all your stories and have downloaded many of them so I can read them again and again offline. However, like many others, I feel this is not up to your usual standards. Too many characters all of whom, bar Charley, are cheating - not very likable. Could this be plausible - possibly.

As a policy I don't vote unless I can give a story a 5. This doesn't merit one.

I hope you don't stop writing as I love your stories.

......and wow! There was sure a lot of divorce in that crowd.

I also thought his vengeance on his sister-in-law's new husband was pretty awesome. It weirded me out that he then married her some years later....and that the "sweet, innocent, hot" girl he described just a few paragraphs earlier, turned out to be a serial cheater.

Ah, well. In this old world, none of that is too far out there to be rejected, is it?

Again, welcome back and thanks for the well-paced interesting, if slightly schizoid story.

Well crafted little story. Both amusing and entertaining as we have come to expect from your stories. I enjoyed the intrigue. But one comment. He must have had the patience of Job to wait for 6 months! Look forward to future stories. Thanks for this one.

OK read. Kind of got lost with who was screwing who. I'm on the fence with Mitchell's revenge.

Never say Never.

Stale? NOT!

Mayhap, your time off has stimulated the creative juices?

I for one look forward to you future offerings.

fwiw, the characters seemed a bit jumbled. Some names seemed to appear from nowhere. Maybe it was me not paying enough attention but it was easy to lose track of who was who from dalliance to dalliance.

"Ben sent me a picture of your face after he was done with you. Wonder who told him you were sniffing after Judy?"

as an example.

Sharp fast and hard. Very well written. Very nice to have you back.

you are one of my favorite writers. Thank you.

Not real sure about the motives and actions, but I think I understand your goals with this story. It was interesting, some fun and some disturbing. Hope you are well and continue to write. Thank You for the entertainment.

...enjoy your stories a lot.

Got kind of confused with the Deb, Sandy, Chris thing...lol...most of the new computers come with a free basic 'speech to text' feature...started with Vista if you are a Windows fan...that will save you some frustration, I hope...Thanks for this...I pray that your health improves.

Story: sorry to hear about your fingers. But i type with one finger for the Last 15 years. I am to lazy to learn LOL.

I continue to enjoy your stories and I hope you write more.

I have to respect a writer who is fully capable, but demands enough of themselves to be dissatisfied when they fall into repetition or easy safety.

How all of those people, including his own mother, saw her as a victim... but then WE find out she's a serial cheater...

Do we accept that a woman can be a nice person but cheat repeatedly - especially knowing she's hurting people in the process...? The latter would seem to indicate an improbability of the former.

But it's easy to accept that what Chill did was perfectly acceptable - even greatly deserved.

Enjoyed the story though it felt like you tore out whole chapters at times - not ones that destroyed the story just ones that were like missing a few days of a soap opera - meaning we knew more or less what was in them just not the actual details.

Loved it! Thank you for sharing your story with us.

Always been a fan of yours. This one maybe not so much. I had trouble keeping track of all the characters that kept popping up. None of them are very well developed so it was more a matter of remembering everyone's name and that isn't enough when there are so many characters in a short time. I'm not that good with names to start with.

Thanks for the story. Best wishes for further improvements in your health. I haven't looked at speech-to-text software in a decade or more, but maybe that would be a way around the typing problem. Then you could save our two fingers for editing.

sorry to hear about your health. May your stories, and fans, provide you with the inspiration to push forward.

glad to see it ended well for him. For a moment there I assumed he would never find a decent woman. Thanks.

Sorry to read about your health problems.

But happy to see you back at the keyboard,

nonetheless.

All the best.

Glad to see you back. Take care of yourself.

RSKY

love your stuff..

We appreciate you

Thanks

Sorry to find out about your health problems; wishing you continued recovery. Great to have a Q story to read today! Thanks for writing. I liked the story.

I really enjoyed this one...even laughed out loud a couple of times. Glad to see you writing again, in my opinion, one of your stories with a recycled plot is better than a "new plot" by most others. Keep on writing!

this was not one of his better efforts. In fact, if this had been written by a lesser author, I would have stopped reading before the end of page 1. I'll pass more picky things directly to the author, but let me point out here what some of my bigger issues were: 1. There were too many wives, ex-wives, and hot dates mentioned on the first page. I cannot tell you how many of each Chill or Tony had. 2. The story did not always flow. Chill mentioned working overseas before he told us how and why he went to Saudi Arabia. 3. Way too many pronouns, especially considering the number of characters. At two points on page 2, I determined "he" = Tony. I looked back and found Tony's name last appeared four and six paragraphs earlier. 4. A number of characters appeared out of nowhere, and some were never mentioned again. Who was Ben?

wanted you to know that 500 Annies and The Hit List (Chapt 4) are some of the best pieces of fiction I have ever read. Thx for the entertainment. You must be a good sport to be around in person.

This is as always is a great story.

You brought the readers through the story, not knowing or expecting the ending it has.

I really enjoy your writing, keep it up.

Thanks

Maybe I missed something, but didn't Chris become Sandy?

Glad to see you submitting again. I've always enjoyed your work. This was a good short story. I wish there were more writers submitting this quality of work. Keep on with the hunting and pecking on the keyboard. It's much appreciated.

Glad your are back. Try Dragon it might be very helpful. Good story and pretty good for someone with 3 fingers that work. good luck

I'm a new kid on the block and when I checked your bio, I almost just gave you a 5 and not bother with a comment. After all, what can I say that others have not said much more eloquently? Just this: you covered an awful lot of time and characters in just three pages. Maybe it was just this dumb old country boy, but I had trouble keeping up with your transitions. Since it didn't seem to bother anybody else, I must be wrong, but I'm just saying....

BTW, I know where you're coming from with the numbness problem. I woke up about thirty years ago with all fingers on left hand numb. Doc. says I lost the sensory nerves, but not the motor nerves. Over time the first two fingers got a little better, but I still have to look at the keys and had to resort to the old two finger typing method. It's tough, but you might learn to adjust--I have. Cheers from the other Carolina.

You are one of the great one , writing stories. What ever sidelined you was tragic to you and us readers who love your work. Working with two fingers pretty much give s me an indication of what happened. I just hope you recover and are able to keep writing. A fan.

I've read all of your stories and I know when I see your name I'm in for a good one. Happy to hear your back writing again and pray your health improves. Enjoyed this one just as much as the others keep up the good work and I look forward to your next endevor.

Definitely one of my favorite authors. Suggestion: Dragon Naturally Speaking. I write for a living (but not creatively) and hurt my wrist a couple of years back. One of my friends uses DNS because of RA. I tried it and it is great.

It is not perfect, but I can dictated and then edit far more quickly than I can type.

I've seen your handle in the hall of fame so I appraoched this with high expectations but found it a little dull. Hope your health continues to improve. 3*

and welcome back! Sorry to hear about your health woes, but glad to see you've come back out the other side. Cheers

Not just for this story, but the entire body of your work. You are one of the best, if not on top of the mountain.

I love all your stories glad to hear your writing again

I was entertained. What more can I ask from a story?

I just never get tired of good stories. I admit that some people are never happy with anything and always want some thing new and different every day. Somehow that does not sound to me like a recipe for cultural survival.

One comment I would make on the story is that with many others on the site sort of leads to a certain lack of faith in the survival of couples(families) and the idea of the State raising our children is definitely unattractive. So this trait does not does not sound like a survival trait..

And thanks for sharing your work.