by bashfullyshameless
Lovely, sweet, caring story. Love in the midst of horror. Kodos to you for creating it!
This was the sweetest chapter yet. So real, so magical, so sensitive. I was in Viet Nam in '64-'65. It didn't seem to take long before a new guy most often lost his sensitivity. (I say guys, because we all were except for nurses who I was never, thank God, injured enough to see.) A few guys were able to retain some apparent humanity, but most of seemed to become more like animals. It just hurt too much and scared us too much to remain sensitive and to think of tomorrow or to believe we might actually get to go home. Most of us, mostly came home. But I don't think any of us came altogether home.
I don't know of anybody who has been in a war that was not injured psychicly. I also don't think we ever get well. With luck and understanding loved ones we get better, sometimes, but never well. Thanks for writing with some hope for that was usually one of the first casualties (followed by love, humanity, sanity, and health). It seemed much less frightening to just go ahead and accept that I wasn't going to make it home. That way I didn't have to worry about dying or going insane. Lynn
Thanks all!
I have just submitted Chapter 4. Hopefully it'll be up by Tuesday night, I guess?
Bash, officially righteous about publishing. I'll definitely pick it up, and I can't wait to read more of your stuff.
Congratulations :p
hope you get some more success with your other works as well
ADA is going out as a self-published job on Amazon as soon as I get my cover art finished up. Shoot me an email at bashfullyshameless@gmail.com if you'd like to be notified when it's out.
It is amazing to see the genie story taken to this perspective and done so well. Thank you for your contributions to this site.
... leave a place for other writers in my personal top ten.
But then again ...
Nah! Keep it on! ;-D
When I saw a new series of your's about a genie I was thrilled.
I like the topic and read the best stories on lit about it. And only one was really good. The others didn't hit my buttons.
Your approach is more of my liking. Looks like there's anothr book in development I'd certainly buy of the shelf.
That leaves one advice:
Find a publisher! ;-)
(or print it yourself. I'd certainly buy it and would even pay in advance)
This story is wonderful! I love how you tied Thomas and Alex's previous life as a crusader together. I am really hoping for a scene in which they get to meet. That would be one heck of a conversation:)
Anyway keep up the good work and keep the stories coming! ... yeah bad pun I know
You have a gift that I really hope you bring beyond the boundaries of literotica someday. This is something I would gladly pick up on a bookshelf at Barnes and Noble and buy. You have some amazing, and awe inspiring talent. This kept me hooked the whole time, and I truly hope that you keep writing it.
It's interesting comparing how the supernatural beings in your stories please their human lovers; in AD&A, it was the female succubus and angel making love to a man, and here it is a male genie making love to a woman. There are different points of view and needs to fulfill.
When you wrote about Thomas' arm magically moving underneath/around her, it reminded me of Rachel's wings being able to phase through the bed, and Lorelei's tail reaching around to tease Alex.
Keep up the good writing! You rock.
You are my new favorite writer. Your stories read like novels with their depth and realism, and the sex is fantastic. You have an innate ability to balance plot with the erotic, and I hope you never stop writing. Quality material is the perfect phrase for your stories.
Please, going like this is awesome.
You have a gift.
So glad to see you back so soon after wrapping up AD&A! Great story again so far, I love the development. Can't wait to keep reading!
I have to admit, I was a little worried about a new storyline. I adore AD&A. So I was a little afraid to read this and not have it live up to the writing in AD&A, but it does. It's very well written and easy to read. You have good characters and a slow build to a climax. That's always a good thing. ;) I'm REALLY enjoying reading this new story.
This story is wonderfully written. Unique and interesting. Thoughtful and emotional. The sex scenes are erotic and satisfying. The use and scope of his powers seems perfectly natural and the situations he is asked to solve unusual. The characters are very well defined and vibrant even though we only get small glimpses of them. The best thing is that the range of this story seems boundless. I hope you don't tire of writing it.
We live in an age of one-trick ponies. This fact makes 'Bashful's' new series all the more remarkable, given the amazing ride we enjoy in 'Alex'.
The writer is in the zone; let's hope his Muse doesn't lose the writer's attention any time soon.
In truth, I spend little time in this category on Lit, but this story is absolutely delightful. The story has been written well enough to take the "fantasy" portion and weave it into a thoroughly entertaining and otherwise plausible tale.
for sharing this story. Looking forward to each next chapter. :-) You definitely have a gift, and thank you seems woefully inadequate for expressing the joy of reading your writing. But thank you.
i believe its time Morgan gets out of bed...... teaching Thomas about the modern world is got 2 b interestin n funny!!
This story is amazing ,and you are a very gifted writer/author. Thank you for sharing. My only other comment is "KEEPEM COMIN". Next chapters please?