Happy International Lesbian Day! What's your favourite lesbian story or scene on Lit?

[redgarters]

Happy International Lesbian Day, sapphics everywhere! Woohoo!
Let's celebrate! What's your favourite lesbian story (or perhaps a favourite sapphic scene) here on Lit? Tell us what it is and why?

I'll start with the story that made me want to try writing lesbian erotica, Walking With Sam by @onehitwanda. I've read a lot of good lesbian stories on Lit, but I keep coming back to this one. It has a beautiful romance that builds to a climax, a well thought out structure from start to finish, rich language and emotions that never fail to make my cry, and tense up and laugh at the appropriate places, however often I read it. It's a beautiful representation of women loving women, and I wish there was more literature like it out there.

So that's me. Who's going next?
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Anyone?

 

[EmilyMiller]

At the risk of this becoming the @onehitwanda fan thread, Tears of Salt is lovely.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

Amelia's Private Lessons by @Bucketstack

 

[SugarStorm]

@Areala-chan sci-fi piece Dead Space: Kendra is excellent. Even if you’ve never touched the games or lore, you won’t feel lost. The story stays focused on its two female leads, sprinkling in just enough Dead Space references to give the world texture without ever getting bogged down in exposition.

The writing hits all the right notes: humor, drama, and seriously good sex. And unlike my stories, where readers have time to make a cup of tea, fold their laundry, and maybe take a nap before anything happens, Areala-chan dives right in. Page 1. No waiting.

 

[PennyThompson]

@THBGato's Love is a Place series is a long slow burn lesbian romance, it's a bit hard on my ADHD but it's extremely well written!

@FrancesScott's The Soldier's Widow is sad and hopeful and funny and beautiful, short and compact but richly described

@SinclairGroupLLP's one-and-so-far-only foray into the Lesbian category, Crossing the Line, is a delightful, surprisingly action packed merchant marine thriller, and features a badass muscle mommy which is a type of person that I really really like

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

Easily the best story I've read on this site, Lost Girl of Avignon. Another vote for @onehitwanda.

 

[FrancesScott]

@FrancesScott's The Soldier's Widow is sad and hopeful and funny and beautiful, short and compact but richly described

Thank you. That was sweet of you to say.

 

[Celticlight]

Happy International Lesbian Day!​

Just a brief and solemn shout-out to the poor, forgotten domestic lesbians. A difficult time for them, I’m sure

 

[caleb35]

Colleen Thomas, "The Office Party"

Katherine-T (Katherine Touhy), "Lovers"

 

[THBGato]

Oh goddesses, where to start?! Just one?! I mean, I've got a list of favourite lesbian stories of all time... including several by @redgarters @WaxPhilosophic @Two21B and @SugarStorm

Honestly, if I had to pick just one, it would have to be 'Twas the night before... by @BrokenSpokes . It has everything: love, lust, second chances, courtroom drama, a cute kid, only one bed, rescues, and a gorgeous HEA. I've read it several times and always find something new.

 

[Oshkosh60]

Happy Lesbian Day ! So what about other writings, titles and authors, that are out there .... any novels that come to mind ? Lesbian trapped in a male body here...... argggghhhh !!!!

 

[PennyThompson]

I will also say that THBGato has probably the best curated story lists for Lesbian erotica on Lit

 

[EmilyMiller]

I think we need @onehitwanda to opine on her preferences.

 

[SmilingLez]

I love lesbian erotica where the giddiness and butterflies are front and center. Awkwardness is also a plus. Just like IRL, the anticipation (slow burn seduction) is deliciously yummy.

 

[Nynah]

I am unashamedly biased towards @redgarters ' The Woman in the Spare Room for obvious reasons but it's also just a damn great piece of sapphic fiction. It's a feel good love story that isn't saccharine, but grounded in realistic storytelling and red's signature slow-burn romance style. I loved every second of reading it and honestly go back to re-reading my favorite sections fairly frequently.

(you should also go read anything and everything red has written under the "Lesbian Sex" category, each story is so worth the journey! I really wanted to also call out When the Dark Dresses Lightly and Wake Me Up Inside to round out my trifecta but honestly everything red's written is gold)

Our dear @PennyThompson 's Vocational Awe almost seems a little too light-hearted compared to the heavy-hitting stories that dominate the toplist for LS, but it's full of pluck and the main characters are adorable and their romance is honestly the cutest thing I've read in the category in a long time.

Piling onto the @onehitwanda love train, my favorite of hers is On the Simplicity of Words; it's moving and powerful and hits closer to home for me than I usually like but that's also why I like it the most. Honorable mention to her love letter to Miyazaki, the venerable Damselfly.

@Jackie.Hikaru is another author with a long list of fantastic stories in her catalogue; if I had to choose a favorite it would be Bozeman by Christmas; I'm an absolute sucker for the forced proximity trope and she wields it so deftly to create a tale of yearning and stolen moments in a swift little period piece.

The category is almost embarrassingly rich with talent so I could keep going but this is probably a good place to stop for now. Excited to check out everyone else's recommendations!

 

[Omenainen]

There’s so many! On a basis of these are the first two that I thought of, so they must be my favorites today, I say Long Haul by @AwkwardMD and Loss Function by @Bramblethorn

(Also, got confused between international lesbian day and international lesbian visibility day… is today for all lesbians, regardless if they’re invisible or not?)

 

[iwatchus]

I have not yet read as deeply as I would like too, but my favorite not already mentioned is @THBGato On A Wing And a Prayer

 

[EmilyMiller]

JCMcNeilly seldom gets mentioned in threads like this, which is odd given:

https://www.literotica.com/top/Lesbian-Sex-11/

 

[StillStunned]

Happy day to all lesbians worldwide!

 

[onehitwanda]

I think we need @onehitwanda to opine on her preferences.

Oh no you didn't!

JcMcNeily lives rent-free in my head. If I had to pick something of hers, it would be Unrequited, which broke me.

@redgarters, for Wake me up inside and The woman in the spare room, both of which broke me.

@SugarStorm, for Hearts like ours, which broke me and means I will put her on a list if she doesn't fix me again.

@Bramblethorn, the ULA's honourary Lesbian, for A Stringed Instrument, which is beautiful and broke me.

@Jackie.Hikaru for Honey, which I still haven't forgiven her for, and Star Crossed, which broke me.

@FrancesScott for The Soldier's Widow, which, I'm sure you'll all be surprised to hear, broke me.

There are others that have faded into the mists. I'll probably remember them at 3am.

 

[FrancesScott]

@FrancesScott for The Soldier's Widow, which, I'm sure you'll all be surprised to hear, broke me.

Two mentions! Not sure whether it’s more gratifying or surprising. Maybe a dead heat between the two. Thank you very much! It’s very humbling to appear in the company of such excellent authors.

 

[AwkwardMD]

@Omenainen for Corporate Aspirations

This one is a warm, happy place for me. It resonates.

Also, @Bramblethorn For Corpus, still one of the best works on the entire site.

Also @MelissaBaby for Queen of the Roller Derby

 

[iwatchus]

This thread is making my reading list grow again ...

 

[Omenainen]

Also @MelissaBaby for Queen of the Roller Derby

Oh yes, omg, @MelissaBaby’s The Gold Dollar Girls oh wait but it’s not lesbian I guess. Well, it’s well worth promoting any chance I get.

I looooove Clover.

 

[THBGato]

Oh yes, omg, @MelissaBaby’s The Gold Dollar Girls oh wait but it’s not lesbian I guess. Well, it’s well worth promoting any chance I get.

One of chapters is. Oyster river is my favourite of hers. The first-visit-to-a-gay-club scene makes me cry every time.