Taste of the Bitter Herb
"You want me to hold your life in my hands?"
Raw and blunt erotic couplings stories
Stories in Erotic Couplings tagged raw and blunt, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 16 to 21 minutes. Writers to know: Velvet Lodge, Vermilion Avenue and Cypress Frame. Readers usually start with “Taste of the Bitter Herb” and “Smoke Signal”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Raw and blunt erotic couplings stories, ranked by readers
01 02 Smoke Signal
The match went off on the first try, which I'd been counting on, because a man who can't light a fire with one strike in front of Nia…
03 The Quietest Revenge
Charles didn't hear me come into the kitchen, because Charles never heard anything anymore when he was out there sanding at midnight, and…
04 The Mahogany Desk
The door to the spice library was heavier than it looked, old oak with a brass handle worn smooth by a century of hands, and I had to put…
05 The Last Bus
The fifth time I turned the key, the engine did the same thing it had done the other four times.
06 Trail of Desire
I turned thirty-seven in March and somewhere around the second glass of birthday wine I decided I needed proof I still had adventure in me.
07 Gas Station Morning
The first thing I knew was the smell of gasoline and Callie's hair, all mixed up together, which is not a smell they bottle anywhere but…
08 The Night Between
*This one's for the people who've spent a night with a stranger and never regretted it, even when the morning hurt.
09 The Last Walk
I realized I hadn't felt young in ten years on a Tuesday, of all days, standing in front of the microwave waiting for my leftover curry to…
10 Vow in Neon
The vow renewal was being held in a parking lot, which was the kind of thing Levi Hansen should have expected from his cousin Garret.
11 The Diver's Smile
The trouble started on the beach, day one of the festival.
12 Rust and Regret
*This one came from the idea of two people who meet each other on the wrong day, for the wrong reason, and find exactly what they need…