All Comments on 'Spoken in Anger'

Not erotic. So much manufactured melodrama.

What I have learned to expect from this author--an exploration of the nuances of character, and complexities of circumstance, and no easy answers, yet well written for sure. Thank you again, NoTalentHack, for sending my thoughts in new directions.

Heartbreaking story. 5*.

That was a powerful story. It would be great to hear if the author had source material for his story. Can't say the approach from this story wouldn't work out that way; it's just different from programs I am aware of.

One has to be careful of thinking 'moving on' is the way for healing. That's a tough one as it has the scary part of letting go and leaving behind. 'Moving forward' seems to be gaining traction as another way of healing. This is the acceptance of the love one's death and taking the love one has the person with them. No leaving behind, just moving forward with the understanding the love will always be a part of you. And that can be a good thing.

Then again some of the folks in this group had some heavy duty baggage. Maybe dumping off is what they needed. Regardless, it's a great story.

pity party for the "me, me, me generation".

Couldn't finish it.

Wow! This is brilliant. I think this is the saddest story I’ve ever read. It reeks of of loss and unremitting grief. Kudos to NTH for this gripping tale. Anyone who has ever suffered a loss can find something here. NTH is a wonderful writer and his critics be damned.

Incredible. Exhausting. Numbing. Draining. And more . What a talent you are. Respect and ... please keep on writing. You have the "talent"... and that in spades.

5 Stars

I read, I read books (300+ pages). I go to Literotica for a break. Most of your stories are too long for a book reader like me. But I see what a good writer you are.

You are very literary: thanks for your time and interesting stories. I'm trying make time to read more of them.

Damn this was really powerful and emotional. Great and sad read.

The man she f’ed came to her funeral. I’d confront him and force him to leave or i’d kill him

@jazzharp, how can a Lit story be too long for book reader?

Consider the body of this authors published work here on literotica at the time of this comment, 18 stories. From November 2022 through January 2023...barely two months. I've loved each each VERY different one. Tributes, continuations, original stories...all good. "No Talent Hack" my a$$.

Another wonderful story!

You are quite an artist with words.

10 stars

Bro you did it again!, and Mary is NOT a monster as a said before. Who would have tough? (still don't like her but that's just me being a hater and would still suplex her and the other guy)

Every hurtful, awful thing you do or say to a loved one in a moment of rage will surely come back to torment you, I know this to be true. Just as true as that at some point, you may learn to live with that pain and maybe you'll become a better person if you at least try

It ain't impossible bro

Anyway, I see a lot of Todd in the guy of that other story, the one with the dead cheating wife and her letter (what a way to go lady, what a way to go). The thing is, the other guy had no one to blame because everyone that hurted him was dead and as fun as a little grave digging/corpse grinding/curse their souls for all eternity trip would be, he wasn't wired that way

Todd instead can blame himself as much as he wants, he can pin point all the circunstances arround his wife's death to himself, he can even justify that freak accident as his own doing. She ran because of him, she fell because of him, she even cheated because of him talking about babies and a future together (15 years in another reality and Todd wakes up to the fact that his loving wife has been cheating on him for years!, and none of his kids are really his kids but of another guy, taller and with more money and his wife does everything the other guy wants, sexually of course, and also she's gonna leave him, and he has cancer because why not?. Will he become a biguy33 protagonist or maybe a Richard Anderson/ George Gerald kind of guy? Maybe one of Saddletramp's characters or even a vandemonium bro, shimmering with rage and revengueance and with a plan so clever and Insidious that no one will ever expect?, Or maybe he would stay a reallytalentedguy because no way I'm calling you a hack, even if that's your pen name)

Anyway, he know this is not true, he didn't cause everything but needs to believe it was. That way he can hate himself as much as he wants and rot alive in his own anguish

That is, in some way, better that knowing his wife didn't love him that much

Still, baby steps are good, so I'm glad my boy Todd at least talked about it, with people that won't see her either as an angel or a demon, but as a woman that did something selfish and disgusting, and the died and there's nothing else, no big resolution, nada

Such his life

So, I'm glad bro. You did it again, another great story

Helluva story. To be an asshole, bitch is still fucking with his head.

Profound.

Well Well, not what I was expecting, but damn you painted a great picture story with words. 5 stars+

I both loved it, and hated it, part of me wants to give this a one, and part of me wants to give it a five. Thank you for your time and effort. KS

@sbrooks103x "how can a Lit story be too long for book reader?" Good question, better question would be asking how can this three page Lit story be too long for a 300 page book reader. After all, there are some Lit stories that have over 100 chapters with 8-10 lit pages in each chapter.

@sbrooks103x

My comment was intended as a compliment to the author. I hope NTH understood that much at least.

I can see how my comment about being a book reader could be misread. I don't take the time to write thoughtful comments as many others do.

I read two to three books per week. When I need a break, I sometimes go here to Literotica to read short fiction for entertainment. I can read a 3+ page story easily; but I usually don't have that much time to spare.

NTH's writing is as good as the book authors I read. So, I want to find the time, or make the time to read more of his stories.

Thank you for your stories NTH. And I apologize for abusing the comment section to respond to another reader.

Very sophisticated, or just clever? You obfuscated the main story with the overlaying of the other marital catastrophes, but I will just focus on the main target: Todd and Sandra; this won't take long. Sandra was a cheating whore who found fucking a coworker more satisfying and compelling than revealing her fear and uncertainty to her husband, her partner for life. Its like finding out your business partner has secretly gone into business with one of your main competitors, and you now know your partner is screwing you over for . . . what? Money, status, a bigger better company, a more interesting business; Does It Fucking Matter!? Todd now knew that his partner Sandra was betraying him, repeatedly, and apparently without guilt, remorse, No Evidence That She Has Any Conscience. So he decided to distill into one evening, only a few moments, all the pain and contempt and disrespect that Sandra had been secretly dumping on him for weeks if not months. And he dumped it ALL right on top of her, with equal deceit, contempt, disrespect, and grim satisfaction. And does Sandra admit her guilt, confront her betrayal, explain her failure as a wife, beg for forgiveness? Naw, she just runs out of the restaurant. And that is where your plot falters. Todd had No Idea his wife was fucking him over, had ditched her marriage vows, had stopped being his loyal loving wife, despite spending hours upon hours with the cheating slut day in and day out, for weeks. Yet in her burst of shock and embarrassment he knows, HE KNOWS(?), that she is running out in a Blind Panic? Wow, once a blind clueless cuck always a blind clueless cuck. How does he know the slut wasn't running off to hook up with her lover? How does he know the slut wasn't running off to salvage some part of Valentines Day with the man she really wanted to spend it with? How does he know that she didn't pay attention as she crossed the street because she was so preoccupied and thrilled that she would soon be free of this clueless stupid cuck she had been deceiving for months? Oh, right, because the guy she was fucking, the guy that convinced her to betray her marriage vows, the guy who was her partner in cheating and deceit, that guy told Todd so. Yeah, once a stupid clueless cuck always a stupid clueless cuck. The only decent thing Sandra did was spare Todd the expense and humiliation of a divorce. And probably got him some bit of employee life insurance. Sandra was more caring and considerate of Todd in her death rather than her life, I'll give her that. Todd's guilt and grief, complete bullshit. Stupid clueless cuck. Thanks for the effort.

Really interesting and good, the multiple points of view and experience capture the reader as those discussing vie with each other and themselves.

It's gotta be said, not enough interesting sex, but, ... that's not what you were going for....

Wait is this the same Mary from your other story "The Last Snowfall"?

Different, for sure

Yes, that is the same Mary from The Last Snowfall. And the Darius mentioned briefly in the early part of the story is the one from Meat Market.

it was different....that's why it got 4 instead of 5....

It's hard to rate it because it is different from others. Four for the writing, though.

Very well developed story. 5/5

Wow. Powerful. Left me speechless. Very creative and well written. Thank you for sharing.

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Very powerful. It somehow hits very close to home, even though it is not. Don't we all feel it is in someway we are in fault when we are in grief?

I was vaccinating between 4 stars or 5. A definite 5 Stars. Powerful.

Wow. What a shit story.... which i think was the point. . Powerful and great writing about something terrible that we humans do to ourselves and each other that anyone except a sociopath can identify with in some small way. And i loved that it ended without the platitude of them finding love in each other's arms.

I can't say that this was an enjoyable read... not fun or lighthearted or satisfying your bloodlust gleefully... instead about the human consequences of those sorry term feelings. It was emotionally dark despite the hopeful ending for a few of them, but I'm glad i read it.

That’s deep, and a good story, well put down and strung together

This one touched me deeply.

Duped and humiliated into a marriage of more that 34 years that was pure hell.

Then, more than 18 years ago, I thwarted the attempt of my ex to swallow a lead pill.

Twelve years ago I divorced the lady dog.

Until today I thank the Lord that I did not allow her to take her own life. Some say the opposite to love is hate, no, it is simply indifference. She and her cohorts will one day stand to be Judged.

Moving, powerful. The angst and misery that some of us bear. Because some awful loss and unfairness has been the most significant happening in one's life. And no matter the anguish and self-loathing, we stay with the misery--and it stays with us. It lingers so long as we want it. When its pull relaxes, we let it go.

Depressing as hell. Not what I want to read.

Good job portraying unrequited grief.

Thanks

Very evocative... your stories are pretty intense on average...

Crazy good but sad

Compelliny, intense and powerful. Another 5 star story!

You are a mega talent, and certainly not a hack despite your handle

Jesus fucking christ you can write.

Boy do you know how to tell a story very talented writer

I hope you set out to write a powerful story, because if you didn't and later decide to write a powerful story, I don't think I could read it in one sitting. Oh, I'd definitely finish it, your writing is too good to miss, but my mind can deal with only so much overwhelming emotion at a time. I'll miss you when a publisher spirits you away, but until then, keep writing for us. Please.

People have so much conflict in them, and it's so hard sometimes. Hardly anybody deals with things like this at all, not to mention deals with them well. A really remarkable story on this site.

Wow....about time I read something real.

5 Star. So heavy and pain-filled but brilliantly written.

deep, and painful

Beautifully written....been there...this reflects a lot of what I felt then.

Whew...Five stars from me.

People who have never suffered through guilt, depression, because, guilt helps cause depression, they do not understand that it slowly eats away at your soul, your sense of self worth, and it will destroy you. This story, while I love it, will never be read by me again, as it will take me weeks to return to what I was before I read it. Still, it is a 5 star story.

"the way her tears ruined her perfect makeup," - If the discovery of her cheating broke her up so much, then she shouldn't have been cheating, sheesh!

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Freaking out about maybe having kids isn't an excuse for cheating.

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"Your wife was a dumb bitch that threw away her marriage because she had a quarter life crisis." - I agree with Mary.

The 1st NTH story I have hated with a passion. While well written, it held virtually no elements of reality. The should be no regret on the part of the mc, joy perhaps that there is no legal action splitting up assets. The family, friends would all get to see the pictures of her at the motel. They would know that everything that transpired was her doing. She was a stupid, selfish, lying, cheating cunt and there's no reason for him to live a life ostracized for all her bad decisions. A year down the road, pretty boy should be assaulted, dick and nuts kicked off, knees, hands and elbows smashed beyond repair and a small amount of acid thrown on his face to end his philandering ways. As our mc walks away from the still living but shattered asshole he whidpers, "I'll never have kids, now neither will you."

Wow. 5 stars, and 5 stars to Nothingman83.

This is real....fantastic writing.

The only possible way to degrade this story is from the position that Sandy was a cheating bitch who got what she deserved. The ultimate BTB.

I am generally a rigid person, and thoroughly embrace the BTB stories, inasmuch as they really are fiction. Life is hardly ever like that, and for someone to have actually embraced utter revenge means that person is as much a sociopath as the cheater, but it's always so good to read a story where the hero vanquishes those who betray him.

But this story is more like real life. It's one thing to hate what someone has done to you, but that same someone was the person with whom you shared a love, a connection, a life. That does not really change deep down, even if you are full of vitriol at the betrayal.

But to have that someone be snuffed out in front of you as happened to the protagonist... God,,, you would have to be someone without a soul at all for it not to have affected you as it did him.

Let the die-hard BTB readers rant.

All one can do is feel sorry that they have lost their own humanity.

Like the protagonist who, had she not died, would never have come to the admission that her life still had an affect on him, they will forever be incurable.

No act of revenge could leave one in the same mental state that these readers have, so they are ranting against their ineffectual response to their own history, and I feel sorry for them.

But this story... insightful. Real. Tragic.

Very, very well done. Thank you.

...and now, onto the next BTB. No wimpy cuck shit or RAAC for me. Lol

Well done.

"& they called you a No Talent hack! ?"...

I was also able to read "Her Masters voice". People have gone too soft these days, & a culture/society that's gone plump & soft is ready for harvest.

Time is a flat circle.

Bummer, he should have given her and her lover tickets to an island get away. Along with an apology for making her have sex with someonme else of course.

Wow! Some people really know how to write! As an aspiring writer myself, it is both inspiring and discouraging to see someone execute so well.

Gee he showed her a picture of what she did while she was still doing it.

How BTB that he didn't give her a box of hall passes instead.

The dialogue is superb. The story, while awful in one way is excellent in another. The storytelling is oh, so very good. 5* from me but there's no way in hell I'll ever read it again.

Damn good writing.

I didn't score this because I'm not sure how to feel about it. It feels so very real, and tragic, and it's really well written, but I didn't enjoy it at all. I guess some things are like that. At the very least, you made us all *feel*.

Doesn’t really belong on this website but I’m happy it’s here, 5 stars

I don't know what to say....

Just hugely impacted and bowled over. Incredible writing. Brought tears to my eyes and I still have to process. The most impactful story I have read on this site. Not an entertaining read but a necessary read. Thanks for sharing.

how many of your stories did you tie together to craft this? Sam and Mary from The Last Snowfall are the names that triggered this for me.

should be in non-erotic category but there some great stuff in this.

A very well crafted piece of writing. Says all that need be said. Five stars.

Wow. Just Ana amazing but depressing work of art. Well written. The author has quite a talent.

Great powerful story, just to damn depressing for me. Thanks KS

losing a loved one however it happens is a life altering event . cancer,accident,suicide whatever . i lost my daughter to breast cancer 8 1/2 years ago,she was just 30 yrs old . i know some days i'm not coping well,but other days i'm okay . but the loss is still the same . i still think what if ? different treatment different something ,would she have survived it ?? those left behind deal with the loss everyday,some better than others . as time goes by it gets easier to deal with,but the loss is still there .

Wow great story…………….

Thank you for writing……… Amazing

That Mary chick is from another story

Yup. Mary is from "The Last Snowfall." A beautiful and tragic story.

So much guilt. Went through a lot when my first wife died 20 years ago. Closet alcoholic and pain meds. I knew it and didn’t get her back into detox. Not that she would have gone back willingly, it would have been the fourth trip. But by then I was fed up and felt nothing but relief the morning after she finally drank herself to death. I’ve never forgiven myself and never will.

Powerful.

We meat machines are very complex internally.

One of the powerful, painful ones. My father died of cancer and my mother was angry with him the rest of her life. Sometimes people can move on, sometimes they can't seem to get the right help.

Yep Mary killed him.

Our MC here hmmm contributed, but his wife intentional cheated and ran into street on own instead of honestly dealing with it.

I don't see where the husband was cruel, not like she wasn't murdering the marriage

Wow

I'll bet this was tough to write. You don't gain this much insight into the mind of the bereaved unless you've experienced it for yourself.

Wow! Potent! Fantastic slice of life.

Thankyou

Todd, Mary and Gina are not to blame for their spouses deaths. Yes, Todd ambushed his Cheating wife (she had it coming, NO Sympathy for her at all) but she got herself dead, the only reason Mary's husband died was because he was too STUPID to save himself, Gina suffered along with her husband and was worn down by life's uncaring, "test to destruction nature" i.e. The cruel march from the cradle to the grave.

Painful, Powerful and Amazing. Thanks for sharing this.

Like many of your stories, this too was an extremely powerful, moving read. Thank you.

Not a story I liked reading but I did like it as it was well written, if that makes sense. Sure not a story if you're looking for something to hot and wild. Four stars.

Hard to read, but thought-provoking. Clawing-at-the-soul kind of nitty-gritty. Life is messy, but you have choices.

Hmm well Mary was to blame. I doubt some one so cold as to leave him on his bday, and not call ambulance or take him to the ER, well. Maybe she planned it? Insurance? No divorce?

The guy not as much. Why would she run away when she purposely threw her husband away? Doesn't make sense.unless running to her lover? Crying tears of joy at last free of hubby?

Well that was not fun that was awesome but not in a fun way dang well done word smith. Got me i the feels, a couple of times. Have been in and lead some grief counseling specializing in those who lost to suicide, some of that was a bit unexpected but just because i never saw it doesn't mean others wouldn't,one thing i know is no 2 people react the same to grief. a damn well done works

Eh...nothing of value was lost. The way this wimp is written, blaming himself for no reason, it would have probably gone the cucky RAAC route. So, even though I dislike death in these stories, it was probably the best outcome for a wimp like that.

In response to the previous callous comment; he blamed himself because she might not have died had he not set his wife up for a tragic unpleasant revelation. I am surprised and greatly disappointed that some readers have such a lack of compassion and an abundance of hate.

It always amazes me that NTH can write an emotionally powerful and heart-wrenching tale, and the knuckle-dragging mouth-breathing incels can only zero in on the fact that she cheated.

Their tiny, primordial brains can't accept any other outcome other than, "She cheated, she should die painfully."

So many absolute fucking losers here in LW.

How pathetic is it when commentators like perenial moron Wavedave45 post his irrelevant ramblings in a sad attempt to look semi intelligent and almost relevant.

That's followed by commentators like Harddaysknight hijacking the comments section on other authors stories to lash out against real or perceived put downs by other commentators.

Can we please keep to the subject at hand. I thought this a powerful story, difficult to read at times but beliveable with only a small suspension of disbelief. Well done to NTH.