by Rollinbones
So very moving, ie. tearful, in parts especially concerning Nelly. And then the humour and Aussie terminology and comments such as "with her legs clapping like retarded seal against my ears".
A stunning story of change and redemption as finally love slowly blooms. 5⛤
So good. I just love the depth of your characters. They are so likeable because they are normal and flawed. Everything you write feel like such a complete story. thank you!
Another great yarn mate, cracked up at the slurry, haven’t heard that for ages!
Another excellent yarn. You really have a knack for spinning these down to earth slices of life. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Wonderful! When authors have problems, I try to offer advice, suggestions, etc. In the case of this author, there’s so much “wrong” that my only suggestion is practice, practice, practice! 😀 I eagerly await the arrival of his next story.
Beautifully written! Would make a wonderful screen play! Thanks for sharing!!
So good, just really great characters and emotional depth. Loved it. Need more stories like this on Lit. Look forward to your next one.
Really nicely done -- well-paced and developed, with believable characters that unfold in layers.
Had me laughing then crying and then scratching my head trying to figure out what some strange Aussie word ment, lol. Great story and even though it had a very dark subject matter, it was handled very well. Thanks and five stars.
This was the last story that I read tonight ... a great way to end the day !
Dear anon. I’ll take your four stars and I’ll ask you kindly to move along. Comments about lesbians needing to be put down only illustrate your own soul. Love is love motherfucker. Go and read a little golden book and stroke one out over the little red hen cooking dinner. Peace to your family.
That's a 5 from me. A thoroughly entertaining read. Well done. To those that criticise grammar, should the rules apply to dialogue? Do you correct every person that speaks to you in real life that splits their infinitive? Or, double negates and still give the opposite meaning to what they meant to say? "Hey, teacher! Leave them kids alone." - I'm pretty sure Pink Floyd knew what they were doing when they composed that lyric.
I don't drink but this was a bloody stonkingly good story with real characters living real lives.
Booze is part of Aussie outback life, as it was in the NZ countryside where I grew up.
Wow, just wow! Great writing. Instant classic, and, as a bonus, i've added the term "swamp donkey" to my repitoire. Thanks s so much!
5 stars. The story was wonderful. I especially liked your response to the snarky comments from anonymous who apparently hates everything that everybody else does that he doesn’t like. wow! Anyway, a great story of redemption and finally finding yourself while maturing. I’m going to go now back to the page with the list of all your stories and start on another one. I know I’ll like it. PS: I love it when you talk Aussie to us.
Simply epic! Lots of subplots hidden, or maybe not so hidden, in there. Great story of redemption and forgiveness, mostly of one’s self. 5*
I'm sorry got have thru the second chapter and gave up. It was just too depressing. I won't vote as what little I read was written well. I have experienced divorce and loss of a loved and loss of children because divorce and it's all a bit depressing. So I'm going looking for good BTB story or maybe a good romance or a shoot em up. You good guy beats up bad guy? I'm going tohave another drink and find something a little less depressing
Just awesome, you had me tearing up and then laughing out loud, then tearing up again with little Nelly. 5/5⭐️ Many thanks for writing and posting, cheers, Ppfzz.
The first half was very moving and then the romance with Janey was lovely.
I think this is the first story of yours I've read, but consider me hooked, you have talent as a writer.
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Oh and ignore the obnoxious comments from anon. I'm an atheist but the inclusion of religion didn't bother me in the slightest. It was very fitting to this story of redemption.
This is one of the best stories I've read on Lit and I didn't want it to end. Thank you so much.
The Aussie-isms didn’t bother me—as middle American as they come—in the slightest. I could figure it out from the context. What’s important in your stories are the real-world people. They fuck up. They do the best they know how. They fuck up some more. They keep that twisted, uniquely Australian sense of humo(u)r. I would love to sit down and share an evening and a few drinks with any of your characters. 5 stars here.
Wonderful! I love sappy love stories that end happily ever after. This is certainly a great one.
Really love this story, well done. Has the right amount of emotion, a great character arc, and makes me look forward to your next one.
I would have enjoyed it even a better if I didn't have to stop and wipe my eyes all the time.
Came looking for a wanker and ended up reading a super wholesome story, I enjoyed it plenty.
Thank you, what a sweet and beautiful story. I got choked up a few times, and that NEVER happens with Literotica stories.
Dear anon. Hard for me to believe you’re reading all my stories lately and bombing them. That’s a lot of reading if you’re not enjoying them. Would you like your money back? Nothing new in loving wives lately? Maybe go watch the news. Heaps of horrible stuff on there to get all cranky about. Have nice day grumpy head.
The start wasn't really promising, because I am very against one night stands and meaningless hookups, but then the story got a lot better. You built very much emotion amd connection in a very short amount of time. Very nice!
I have to disagree with the previous anon. You write an interesting story, that much is true, but you are totally unable to use either present tense or past tense, so you jump between the two. Strongly recommend an editor.
Genuinely a great story. Moving and meaningful.
I liked the seamless time skips and I loved the message behind the story.
That hook up culture isn’t shit.
And that life doesn’t need to be anything other than happy. Simple is beautiful, so long as you’re happy with it. Appreciate what you have, and your dreams will come true.
A growing up story. You can almost smell the honesty in the setting and the characters ring true. Who's got the film rights?
Great story. You get it. A story has to be about more than sex. You know your story is good because it brought out the swamp donkeys of the internet. Ignore them, they bray about nothing. This story is a solid 5.
Well, not a perfect story. I feel the romance between Robert and Janey was kind of rushed and could have used more time to breathe once it got going. But the first half of the story was good enough to make up for that, you really nailed the devastation and loss when someone close to you decides to end themselves. I could barely get through that part because my eyes were watering so much, damned onion ninjas. And any story that can summon them gets high marks from me.
Loads of pathos, very romantic, with a side dish of sizzling sex thrown in. Thank you.
Life can be a difficult journey, but these two worked at it and succeeded. Clearly the first and most important step is to recognize that you're having trouble and make the decision to try to fix your life. Now if the author would only realize that he/she doesn't know how to use the rules to determine whether to use "I" or "me" I would be much happier. (If you want to say: "Jane and ---- are going to the store" and don't know which to use, just drop the reference to Jane and say: "Me is going to the store" or "I am going to the store" and it will be obvious that it is: "I am going to the store". Therefore is is "Jane and I are going to the store" On the other hand if you are saying: "He gave the gift to Jane and ---." you again drop the Jane and say; "He gave the gift to I" or "He gave the gift to me" and again it's obvious which to use. Simple, eh?) 4* even if I didn't understand all the Australian patois.
So good...I laughed, I cried and was sorry to finish the story. You have such a talent in creating characters and making us experience life through them. I'm in awe. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Besides admitting to 'bawling like a baby' I must reread because it seemed so wonderfully sparse that it could work as a screenplay with only camera direction added. Translation of the dialect unnecessary even for us other colonials - it's a bit like reading (gasp) Wil where the meanings come clear a few pages into the first act. Thank you. h
Lovely story. Reads very well. Have to root for the characters. The Australian lingo and culture/customs was a special bonus. Great work!