Jake Wesley, known by the screen name CameraGuy2K, had been struggling to come up with new material to post on his internet website. In his current state of mind, there are only so many ways to perform the good ol' horizontal mambo, experience carnal knowledge, have coitus, fanning the sheets, jumping bones, getting laid, bumping uglies, rolling in the hay, and the dreaded and unremarkable - making love. Well, you get the picture. There are probably more ways to describe having sex using slang terms than there are actual sexual positions listed in the Kama Sutra. I don't know about that last part for sure, but I'd be willing to bet it's close.
While taking a break to work on his latest novel and a spec screenplay, his erotic short stories have taken a backseat. Snooze, ya' lose if one doesn't practice every day. His stories seem to sustain him and keep him occupied and at the keyboard. There's no money in it as there could be in eBooks or screenplays. It's just fun. And yet, these short stories give the most joy. People DO read them, and they hit the "like" button sometimes.
Sometimes, going to industry conventions can reenergize a career - create some new excitement for their craft. Watching someone more successful present new and exciting ideas -- or ideas never heard -- for other newbies can be uplifting. There is always something new to learn or ways to reinvent oneself in their chosen hobby or career. Maybe some new software has been invented. Perhaps some new consumers are emerging for the stories we write. There are always options or new ways to profit from our words. Those efforts take learning and connections. The bottom line is to be read and have one's thoughts and words enjoyed by nameless others. We write because we must. Writing or expressing ourselves is in our DNA. We communicate, but we can't do that alone in front of a keyboard. The reader must be involved. That's our job. Be respectful of our readers and grateful for the time they spend reading us. That's huge.
So, here was Jake at the Erotica Writer's Convention being held in a swank hotel in the heartland. It's Thursday afternoon and the convention classes begin tomorrow morning. He knows absolutely no one else attending. Some writers are more sociable, but Jake is not so much. It was a huge stretch to call Jake's work "literature". They were amateur short stories with a little bit of nastiness to them. Let the readers judge.
In the hotel restaurant, Jake was about to take the first bite of his strawberry shortcake dessert when a delightful interruption sashayed directly his way.
"Excuse me. Are you that CameraGuy2K? The Literotica short story writer?"
"Yes, I suppose I am. How would you know? I'm not wearing a name tag on my back, am I?"
"Oh, I'd recognize you anywhere, even without your fedora. You look like a man who appreciates a good Scotch and listening to jazz music until the wee hours of the morning. I'll go so far as to say you'd probably close the bar and still be dancing in the dark with a lover. Wouldn't you?"
"I've been known to. I wrote a short story about that once. It wasn't one of my most popular stories, but it was heartfelt. I felt like I'd lived it before, in another time. Men, it seems, don't like to be reminded to wear a condom. Most of that story was fiction, of course. Point of fact in those days, I was probably too drunk to get up and walk out, let alone have a woman with me. You know writers ... 10% truth, 90% fiction."
"Maybe so, but I could tell from your story, you were in love with me?"
The man looked at her, gazing at her figure up and down - not like low hanging fruit, but more in honest appreciation of the wonders of nature and feminine beauty.
"See? You're doing it again. You DO love me. Don't you? I know that look."
"Miss, I'm sorry, but I believe you are mistaken. We have never met. I'm sure I would have remembered you!"
"Of course we have. You know where I live, the color of each of my nightgowns, and ..." she began whispering. "... especially what I like in bed, under the covers, between the sheets." As she whispered, she sat herself down at the table across from him.
The man motioned for the waiter. "My guest would like a strawberry shortcake with French Vanilla ice cream on the side, please."
"So, what brings you to the Writers' Convention, Miss ...?
"Debbie. My name is Debbie. You should know that. You wrote me, remember? I came here so I could find you. I dance at the Burly-que around the corner from Jake Blue's Jazz Club. It's where we met and eventually fell in love. You name is Tim, and I'd know you anywhere, except you aren't wearing your beaver fur fedora like you always do. I'm here to see you. You never wrote an end to our story. You just sort of left us hanging. You never wrote that we were happy ever after. Speaking of which, how are you hanging? Miss me?"
"Uh, Debbie. I'm sure you're looking for someone else."
"Debbie slipped her right foot out of her heels and stretched her leg under the table and wiggled her toes into Tim's crotch waiting for a reaction."
Embarrassed and not wanting to create a scene, he tried to remain still. And yet, under Debbie's toe manipulations, Tim's cock grew hard.
"There he is. I'd recognize the feel of that cock anytime, anywhere. I hope you've been saving it for me because I'm always your girl. I hope you got a room here at this hotel. I think we're going to need our privacy soon."
"Wait a minute. I don't know you at all?"
"Timmy, Timmy, Tim-Tim. You know me inside and out. In fact, I'm wearing those black, lacy panties you bought me for our six-month anniversary."
"Maybe we should dance first. Ya think? I think the bar has a small quartet during happy hour."
"Ooh, Timmy. You read my mind."
Tim called the waiter. "We'd like two glasses of Prosecco, please."
"What's that, Timmy?"
"Prosecco is an Italian sparkling wine that goes great with your strawberry shortcake."
"Sounds great. You always know these things. I love that about you."
"If we slow down a bit, we could get to know each other better before the music starts in the bar. No sense dancing until we get in the proper mood. Right?"
"I'm always in the mood for you, but it has been a while since you wrote me into your story. I really wanted there to be more to it. We were just getting juicy with it. I was looking forward to a longer story with much more happening in the squeaky bedsprings department."
"Let's finish our dessert and have a couple of glasses of wine. I just want to say that you are sexier in person than the girl I wrote in the story. Some writers use too many words to describe their female characters. Other women readers tend to not finish the story if they're breasts aren't as perfect, or their asses aren't sweet -- like yours."
"I have an idea. We can skip the jazz and dancing in the bar and go up to your room and make our own sweet music. I can hum a song in your ear from my Burly-que act, do a little dance for you. Then you could give me a tune-up. I've waited too long already. You did bring condoms, didn't you? You like the way I put them on you with my lips. Don't you? We've talked about family planning and our careers. It's important. Oh, and we're going to need more than one."
After the second glass of Prosecco, Tim was beginning to succumb to Debbie's suggestions and her increased playfulness with her toes in his crotch. She had rearranged his cock straight up and down between her toes and was stroking him without mercy. Gradually, he could feel the transfer of command from his skull brain down to his cockhead brain. Debbie loosened the top two buttons on her blouse revealing her bra cup overflow and Tim was a hooked tuna. Not wanting to let a good wine go to waste, he finished his glass and Debbie's too, since she made no move to drain it. He signed the guest bill with his room number, tip, and signature. By then, Debbie was by his side, took his hand, and nearly dragged him toward the elevators.
Once Tim -- not his real name -- slipped in the keycard, Debbie pushed open the door. "Shall we dance?" She began to sing a little ditty to the old bump and grind of the Burly-que. First, she removed her blouse exposing even more of her chesty assets since there was yet more see-through lace to be revealed. Next, her skirt was loosened and dropped in a whirl around on her tiptoes. Her panties were also lace and matched her bra. She strolled over and loosened Tim's tie and pulled off his suitcoat. "C'mon, Timmy. Get in the spirit." She reached down to the front of his trousers and squeezed his cock. It was just as she raised it downstairs. "Hhmm, still interested, I see."
"Debbie? Where's the romance? If I remember correctly, we had romance in that story."
"Yes, we did. A great potential for even more romance, but tonight, I want your hard cock inside me as something to remember you by until you finish the next part of our story. Since you won't tell me when that will be, I'll have to wear you out tonight. Don't fasten your seatbelt, I want YOU involved." She drew closer and nibbled on his earlobe then whispered. "C'mon, Tim. Fuck me like you love me."