Try this one on for size.....

Charming enough start to make me bookmark it. The guy's character seemed likable, and I might enjoy reading it later.

I'm a short story guy. Unless it gets to me, I don't usually read stories over two pages long (this comes from a guy who can't keep his stories shorter than 6,000 words!).

Five stories compiled within three Lit pages seem a good effort to me!

You know the story needs editing.
 
Well, I was typing a response, but felt foolish, so I deleted it and I'm not gonna critique your work.
 
It looks like it’s a fine story, and I’m sure it will appeal to a lot of people. Unfortunately I’m not one of them. I generally don’t like perfect love-making between lovely people in love. I’m a fuck-the-roses-give-me-the-thorns kind of guy. I like a little drama and struggle in my stories.

This guy was entirely too slick for me, and everything they did too perfect. I'm afraid I got bored and bailed out halfway down.

But what I read was very well-written and I really do think that a lot of people will like this. The writing’s intelligent and the narrator does have a sense of humor, but the piece itself seems like one guy’s fantasy of what a great lover he is. That turned me off.

---dr.M.
 
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