All Comments on 'The Promise'

First one of your stories I have read,.

Thank you it was beautiful.

Thank you for the story. I have read this story over and over through out the years. a very beautiful story thank you. Still one of my favorites. Nirmal

First time reading on this app that I got lost in the story. So well written. Such consistent, down-to-earth characters. Believable plot. So sweet. Excellent job well done. I’d shake your hand if i could. Thank you for allowing us experience this story.

When I first started this story, I abandoned it. I didn't like it. Several times afterward I did the same. Finally today, I gave it another try and continued reading the story. I became engrossed and really appreciated the story.

Five very solid stars, for this unique wrinkle of the soup kitchen volunteer trope. Again, five stars.

JPB NOT BOB

Love this story ❤

Great redemption arc for David.

Second time reading this one. I'm all cried out

Needed to get a second box of tissue.

Excellent, wet eyes throughout.

Sweet!

Very moving.

I just this again, again. I don't know how many times, now, but I keep coming back to it. And I keep ending up with tears in my eyes multiple times. 70 year old men aren't supposed to cry, but I do.

I know you have stopped writing (at least here). I hope you are writing for profit, now. I also hope you check on your comments here once in a while. I just want to share my thanks (again). Fair winds and following seas to you. My hope for you is that you find that which you truly seek.

5 stars. What an emotionally stretching story that leaped over the gamut of complete depression and loss to joyful love and hope for the future. Thank you!

This was raw, touching and moving. David feels real, his embarrassment and awkwardness at attention feels real, his grief feels real. Sadie's OCD feels real, her meticulousness feels real, her anxiety and insecurity feels real. It's not even easy, but natural to be compassionate with the characters and cheer them on to find their happiness again.

Thank you for the story.

@anonymous 11 days ago. If you read the authors biography, you will note that he said that some misbegotten b#$&&$# had stolen his works and sold them on Amazon, and that as a result no further works would ever see the light of day. I hope that individual falls into a shithole and drowns for depriving us of such a gifted writer

All of this author's stories are great and leave you feeling good. I can't believe he quit writing. I can see them not being posted on this site.

Does anybody knowhere he may post other stories? About 4 of these stories are on good reads. But I don't think that's the real author. I just can't see someone with this much talent stopping because they're mad. I can see someone having tragedies in their life or illness, or burnout and stopping. Anyone know the real story behind this author.

Gets a little better every time I read it.

Awesome story! Had me tearing.... bLoody hell. Touched me deeply.

This was freaking amazing. Thank you for writing it.

Another heartwarming story from you. It reminds us that it is the duty of the haves to give back to the have-nots of society.

What a great story, it warms the heart while reminding that we all should work to give back to those that need a hand.

Thank you for sharing,

Great story! Powerful

Wunderful story. Great author

Great story, great flow, great storyline, thank you!!

NOTE: the author is still writing, just not here: mdpotter55 on Wattpad dot com.

I know your work and it is some of the best on here. How in the hell did I not see this before? Wonderful! It put me in a good frame of mind. Thanks.

Absolutely brilliant.! This story deserves much wider publication.

Fantastic story.

someone al ready said it perfect 5

SWEET !¡!¡!

🙈🙉🙊

Wonderful. Five big ones/

2nd time reading. Just as good as the first and needed just as many tissues. Your story was so real and the characters just jump off the page. Loved it. 10 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊’s

Serious now: get hold of a decent script writer and then an agent. You need it to be optioned

Read this not long after I first discovered Lit, it remains a great story with great characters, perfect pacing and no waffle. Just perfect. 5⭐️ Ppfzz.

a story with a very human feel to it which engages the reader. you have such a strong storyline/backstory to have everything fall into place just so towards the end all seems to convenient almost lazy way out. might make an interesting project for you to explore the issues that might be raised and how your characters deal with them as their relationship develops.

I agree with one of the comments below, turn this into a script, I'm sure Hallmark would jump all over it. What a fantastic story.

Merveilleux, j'en ai encore les larmes aux yeux. Merci.

It should be a movie like Autum in New York!

Great story! Thanks!

Loved it.

Wonderful, fantastic story with all the elements to make a great movie.

Contrary to what some anonymous commentators say, grief causes different reactions in people, you ably portrayed one reaction to it, utter despair.

Thank you for a 5 star story.

Reading earlier comments, it is certainly a 5* story BUT David is really a weak pathetic character. Amber was married to a wimp. Too wimpy mighty long to act on the IRS and found his balls when Sadie was served.

Dick, sorry David, tries to commit suicide after his wife's death.....guess he did not know her that well to chose a cowardly route. Thankfully the story took a turn with the intro of the shelter

Finally David found his balls and made it a great 5* story

ASSHOLE DAVID SHOULD HAVE USED HIS MONEY TO DONATE TO THE KITCHEN AND HIS SKILLS TO HELP, NOT BE A CUNT AND WALK LIKE THE PATHETIC WEAK WIMP OF A MAN HE IS!!! PRIVILEGED WHITE FUCKER

Excellent - this would actually make a wonderful movie - ever consider doing it as a screenplay?

Absolutly a wonderful love story from despair to fruition

Nice

Great story, you really are brilliant idk why you are not writing here anymore... But as someone said not the kind of story i came here for.

Great! Didn't want it to end. From sorrow, rags to great and finding love. All in pursuit of humanity. 5*

Wish you were still writing!

5

This story is among the best on this site. Great characters, I'm pulled in the whole time. I kept crying, not exactly why I come to this site!

One of my absolute favorite stories on here. Emotional in a good way. Thank you for sharing!

Wow, where can we find your new stories? I just couldn’t stop reading!

This is one of the best I have read here. But only one thing David Never did sing the song He wrote for His Wife Amber and that was a shame. I cannot Imagine a squeal to this so the Song I guess is gone forever. That is the only bad Part of the story!

Boring!!!

Going into this I didn't look at the word or page count, expected this to be a one page tragedy, Was pleased to see a further 8 pages of healing with likable characters and interesting events. Great story, wonderfully written and a joy to read. 5 stars and faved.

Very sweet and well written. Not a typical story for the site—the part that could be most easily excised was the sex—but lovely.

I am thankful for this story ensuring me that my tear ducts are functional……each and every time I read it!

Betrayal by anonymous thieves is bitter; love from fans of your art may be sufficient balm. Hundreds of us hope for your return, our promise is that we will read everything you provide us.

interesting but too too long, A 3

Wonderfull storey, you are such a clever writer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Such a shame that the the theft of your stories led you to leave us. I for one would happily pay for the pleasure of reading more.

Quite a long read but a nice story nonetheless, bit lacking in sex but well put together good character definition

Five stars is not enough

Wow.

I love your storytelling and your sense of humour. Thanks for another great reading experience.

A beautiful work.

Wow, this is the sixth or seventh story of yours I've read now and all have been excellent reads. Like mikko below me, , I am also sorry you are no longer writing any more due to thieves trying to steal your hard and wonderful work. I hope that the pain of that lessens and you decide to share some more of your great stories with us again in the future. Jim

Your pen makes my eyes water. Such a loss that you are not writing anymore; this and others you've done are really fantastic, emotional tumblers that are rare to find. Thank you.

Fantastic story, sad that you no longer write

What a wonderful love story. It has a great storyline, with characters that stimulate the reader’s emotions. Thank you DreamCloud for all of the time and effort you placed in writing this beautiful story.

Beautiful story, 5* stars!

Fantastic story! should be 10 stars!

Thank you! I really appreciate such a tender and heartwarming story thank you for sharing.

MHaiCS

Yes, what a happy ending to a great tale. One of Literotica’s best. Well done.

Now write some more! Please.

This is a proper novel not erotica. It doesn't belong here. It needs a bigger audience.

I lost my wife two years ago and have only reacently started dating agin . This story really resonated with me. Wonderfully writen and totally captivating. Thank you.

I started this story. Got a good way through and it ruined me. Took a 3 month break. Came back to it. Finished it, although people were cutting onions and it was a windy day with lots of dust. Wow! 5/5. Easy perfect score

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Damn it. I just finished The Promise and before that The Gift. I get no break. I just got my tears stopped and maybe I’ll get to clear out my nose before bedtime. Both stories hit me deeply. My wife recently passed away and she made me promise to find another wife. In her words: If you don’t have another wife, I will have failed to provide you a pleasant, safe home to live in where you can enjoy the rest of your life. Then in the space of two hours the following day, she died of an aortic aneurysm. These brought it all back.

Damn. I've been reading here for some time, I don't know how long. Over a year, I know. In that time I've refrained from ever pronouncing anyone's story as "The best!" But this is it. Thank you.

OMG. This story is great and LOVE it. Not he wham bam thank you ma'am but an actual story with the erotic part making sense. GREAT story.

Brilliant.

Its url is on my "classics" list.

560 comments - to now. If seldom run across this many. A real tribute to your skills.

Phenomenal story that hits at the very core of the good in humans. If one is not touched emotionally by this story they must be dealing with numbing issues that need compassion themselves. Brillantly written with a heart of delightfulness that touches our very essence to love others greater than ourselves. Keep on writing heartfelt stories that stir our hearts. best wishes.......

I was glad to see you're still getting feedback about this story.

I just re-read it for what's probably the sixth time, and I was dripping tears at least five times this morning. It really is a standout.

One of the very best stories on this site. The fact that the Promise is not fulfilled until the final line is sublime.

It seemed a little long but better that than done that are too short. I teared up at Sadie’s revelation at the end.

It would have been nice if there was something detailing how successful the annual fundraiser was. Some obscene amount of money with donations coming in from all over the country. David's fame would be short-lived so you couldn't really expect every year to produce so many donations...maybe 2-3 more years at most. Enough money to invest and keep the doors open forever.

Something along those lines. I'm sure you'd know best how to make it work. I would have loved to see at least one more page on nothing but happiness and positivity - for Sadie & David, for the Kitchen. Now that Sadie/The Kitchen had all of that extra space thanks to Abernathy's peace offering & gift, perhaps they were able to slowly open a small, 10, 15 maybe 20 beds overnight shelter that they rotated the homeless through...IF they wanted it. Or, perhaps they were able to construct a very small clinic. Only one or two doctors who volunteered their time to provide free basic medical services.

Wonderful story.

I know this is supposed to be romantic but this guy just comes off as pathetic. And yes of course the love of your life dies so of course the automatic response is to kill yourself because it's romantic?

This is exceptionally well done. You manipulate emotions like a master chef managing taste buds.

Please find a way to share your stories.

That was sensational. Congratulations on a beautiful but of writing.

So amazing. A roller-coaster of emotions, so engaging that u can't put the phone down until you finished the whole story.

Excellent

Wow!

I went completely past my first two phases of crying. I skipped past the Onion Chopping Ninjas, ignored the voice shouting, "I'm not crying; You're Crying!", and straight into (Strikes Pose) "MANLY TEARS!" This is an excellent story, and the ending had tears in my eyes, and me asking the author,"What is your problem with my Feels?"

You left me speachless (almost) and with tears in my eyes. Truly a wonderful story. Thank you.

Simply wonderful. My guess is that you have a beautiful heart.

a shiney bright beautifully written story,,,,,,,,,

This is without a doubt, the most emotional story I have ever read. So creative and put together smoothly. One of the most special stories here. A true joy to cry to.

Damned hay-fever.....

"My new stories will never see the light of day - sorry to all those who enjoyed my previous work."

Please come back Dream Cloud! Share those wonderful stories with us who love your writing.

We need more stories like this. They are soul food.