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* "A Dark and Stormy Night" by Ann Douglas (lesbian
romance & emerging adolescence) 10, 10, 10
* "A Dark and Stormy Night" by Ann Douglas. This author has written several stories about women's first sexual experiences with another woman. I am over 40 years old and have still never made physical love to another woman, and I have no plans of ever doing so. Nevertheless, I found this story, which describes an evening when two teenagers who have been long-time girlfriends first make physical love to each other, to be both romantic and arousing. Right now there numerous "abstinence" commercials on American television, stating that it is a good idea to remain celibate until marriage. I think it's possible and even sensible to agree with the abstinence philosophy and to like this story. When I was a 17-year-old, I was still a virgin and I think all of my best friends were too. I played a lot of sports - largely, I think, because my parents wanted me to keep my mind off sex. My close friends and I became really good athletes and developed interesting personalities without having to worry about making love to one another. This worked well, and if I could by wishing grant a lifestyle to other teenagers, that's what I would wish for them. I suppose there are lots of other happy people in the world who took a different course of action, but I'm glad my friends and I acted the way we did. On the other hand, it really is fun to think back about things that could have happened; and this story is a good start. I have contended in several previous reviews that I think almost all women could be happy having sex with another woman. {If getting my pussy eaten by a guy is sexy, why wouldn't it be equally sexy to have a woman's lips locking onto my clitoris?} I was thoroughly refuted by several a.s.s, readers. Still, I think I personally would have enjoyed the activities described in this story. I think there's a huge tendency to over-label people as "gay" or "straight." This unnecessary labeling causes 17-year-old girls to decide that they "are" lesbians just because they feel more strongly attracted to a sensitive female friend than to the immature males of the same age who seem to be interested in nothing but making crude remarks and getting into girls' pants. It also causes people to be afraid to show their honest emotions for fear of labeling themselves. This same thought pattern causes people not to enjoy a good story like this because the girls' behavior is thought to be "wrong" in a way different from a boy and girl of the same age engaging in similar behavior. There's no reason to restrict life choices so narrowly. My advice is to loosen up, enjoy life, and keep your options open. And by all means read this story. The author makes numerous grammatical and usage errors that are probably the result of poor proofreading. The last time I gave a high rating to an Ann Douglas story, a reader chided me for missing errors like these. I checked, and he was right; there were numerous mistakes that I had ignored. The reason I didn't dock her for these mistakes was because they didn't bother me at all. I would appreciate it if Ann would clean up her grammar; but an occasional "it's" instead of "its" is no big deal. Since I was locked into the meaning of the story, I didn't even notice these mistakes in the previous story. I suspect that the present story has fewer errors, but I am not going to bother to check. The story was well written. This treatment of the emerging sexuality of two teenage girls was both sensitive and sexy. I strongly recommend it. Ratings for "A Dark and Stormy Night" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10 |