"He Left" by LeAnna (leanna1@hotmail.com). Guest review by Sandman (sandman@bitsmart.com).
http://x4.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=341391330

This is an extraordinarily simple, yet effective story about a woman discussing her boyfriend with her psychiatrist. The brutally honest and frank feminine point of view stands in such stark contrast to the wham-bam-thank-ya- mam stories that flood this group that I could not help but be impressed. This isn't pornography but it is sexy, real and very thought provoking.

"He Left" is a hand-held, guided tour into a woman's soul. It is beautifully written, but more than that it is honest. I can think of no higher compliment to pay to a story than that. It's honest. It doesn't gloss, it doesn't tint with rose colored lenses, there are no illusions, no smoke and mirrors, no orgasms that move the earth and change lives, what's left behind is a person so real you can almost feel her lashes as they tickle her cheeks.

The "beta" version as the author calls her first attempt would still have gleaned perfect marks from me, the final cut does no less. I liked this story. I *REALLY* liked this story a lot. Honest.