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From: Crimson Dragon <dcrimsonp@nym.alias.net>
Subject: {ASSM} {REVIEW} {Reviews} Crimson's Top Stories - March 2003
Date: Mon,  7 Apr 2003 22:10:06 -0400
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As always, this top story list is only my opinion of the best stories
posted in the preceding month or so -- it is not based on technical 
merits, or erotic content, but rather my relative personal enjoyment of 
the varying stories presented for whatever reasons. It is not a 
popularity contest or a vote, nor is it a definitive guide. Your tastes 
likely differ from mine.

As always, thanks to all the authors out there for all the stories.

 - Crimson (dcrimson@yahoo.com)

http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Crimson_Reviews/www

http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Crimson_Dragon/www
http://members.tripod.com/files/Authors/Dr/wwwagon_Of_Crimson


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                 Crimson's Top Stories - March 2003
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# 1 - The Sunstroke Cure -- oosh
# 2 - E is for Ecstasy -- DrSpin
# 3 - Dark Chocolate -- oosh
# 4 - Make Me -- Selena Jardine
# 5 - Torch Song In Chocolate -- Birthday Nymph
# 6 - Dance With Me -- Alexis S.

Honourable Mentions:
      Chocolate, Little Girl? -- Katie McN  
      Death by Chocolate -- Souvie and Dryad
      The Chocolate Shoppe -- Kenny Gamera

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#1
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The Sunstroke Cure -- oosh
    (FF rom Lesbian)

Story:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/oosh/www/suncure.html
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2003/41328

Author's Site:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/oosh/www/

When I began to read this story, I have to admit that I was
confused.  Here we have the story of Helen and Jane, somehow off on
vacation, told by Clare to Marjorie. Who are these girls? And why
should I care about them?

And oh, my, oh my. Oosh has some way with words, drawing us in and
slowly, ever so slowly, wrapping the story around us, and grabbing
us until not only do I understand Helen and Jane, I can't put the
story down to save my life. Why should I care about them? Because
oosh made me care about them, in the most wonderful and unusual way.
Her characters evolve slowly and sensually into persons that I could
see, and almost taste. I cannot tell you more of the plot, because
to do so would be doing oosh, and yourselves, a grave injustice. The
story is meant to be the way it is, and it is perfect the way it 
is -- if I tell you more of the story or relationships it would ruin
the beautiful sense of discovery that oosh has managed here.
However, I can tell you that it is a story of love, and romanticism,
and understanding -- on a number of levels.

A true gift, and if you read nothing else from these reviews, read
this story. It's stunning, and beautiful, and everything that a
story should be. Thank you, oosh, for a delightful diversion. Tens
simply aren't enough.

Technical       :   10
Eros            :   10
Character/Plot  :   10
Crimson         :   10

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#2
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E is for Ecstasy -- DrSpin
    (M/F+, very confused)

Story:
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2003/41360

Author's Other Work:
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/cgi-bin/field_search.cgi?search=drspin@newsguy.com&index=email&submit=Search

Hmmmm. Story code: "very confused". *This* I have to read.

Harry, our narrator, decides to confess his infidelity to his wife
during a cocktail party. This may or may not be a good idea.
However, what this simple confession begins is the most confusing
and delightful mishmash of characters that I've read about or seen
in a long, long time. First there is Janey, Mick's adulteress, and
Mick himself trailed by Kim, the teenage drug dealer (who might just
be the most sane character in this group).  Later, Teresa (Mick's
wife) arrives after Eduardo drops her like a hot potato. Jimmy
(who?) arrives sometime later.

The flowchart trying to sort out this mess, just about killed me.
And I loved Kim's exit, stage left.

Now, are you completely confused, yet?

For some reason this story reminded me of the Tarantino-esque "Pulp
Fiction" and the more recent Tim Allen movie "Big Trouble", but with
sex and drugs and rock and roll thrown in to add to the delightful
confusion.

I must admit that I had no idea what I was getting into when I began
reading, and I still don't quite know what it was all about. All I
know is that Neil has a very strange imagination, and that somehow,
just somehow, it all worked.  It's sexy, it's confusing as hell,
with utterly despicable but lovable characters, and it somehow made
one Dragon smile the entire way through it.

I truly enjoyed it.

Technical       :   10
Eros            :   10
Character/Plot  :   10
Crimson         :   10

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#3
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Dark Chocolate -- oosh
    (Ff chocolate)

Story:
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2003/40991

Author's Site:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/oosh/www/

Editorial Note:
    Oosh didn't code this story, nor is she required to. Story 
    codes are only approximate, as generated by a half-asleep Dragon.

Dark chocolate. What makes the difference between a girl and a
woman? That is the question. For Violet, dark chocolate lacks the
mild taste of milk chocolate -- a bitterness that defines who we are
in adulthood. Despite all warnings, Alice pops a chocolate ginger
into her mouth. Unable to deny her girlish nature, she bolts to the
wastebasket spitting the bitter dark chocolate from her tongue.
Violet bites her lip smugly, suspecting as much, but regretting it
nevertheless.

Rarely have I read such subtle Eros, and delightful exposition.
Oosh has a wonderful talent, and within her words, I can almost
taste the chocolates, feel the tingles. Indeed, there is only one
thing that is better than chocolate, and oosh shows us this in vivid
and unquestioning description.

It also helps that I *love* dark chocolate.

Seriously, go read this. This is what erotica should be.

Technical       :   10
Eros            :   10
Character/Plot  :   10
Crimson         :   10

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#4
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Make Me -- Selena Jardine
 	(MF, writer, mild roughness)   

Story:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Selena_Jardine/www/MakeMe.htm
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2003/41364

Author's Site:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Selena_Jardine/www/

A woman that writes porn? Say it isn't so ...

When Kevin discovers that Sandy writes erotic stories under a
pseudonym, he confronts her -- unusually forceful and mocking.
Sandy tries to explain, but Kevin, well, he's unimpressed by both
her fantasies that expose him and their life together, and perhaps
worse, those that do not involve him at all.

And so the question is, what will Kevin do about it? And how will
our female porn writer handle the situation?

Ah, dear reader, that is for you to find out.

Selena has done an outstanding job presenting this story. It is very
well written, and has a cleverness that we simply don't see around
here very often in erotica land. Even though it might be obvious
what this story is all about, it still gave me shivers as I realised
where it was heading.

Go read it.

Technical       :   10
Eros            :   10
Character/Plot  :   10
Crimson         :   10

Editorial Note:
    Selena didn't code this story, nor is she required to. Story 
    codes are only approximate, as generated by a half-asleep Dragon.

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#5
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Torch Song In Chocolate -- Birthday Nymph
    (performance)

Story:
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2003/40986

Editorial Note:
    Nymph didn't code this story, nor is she required to. Story 
    codes are only approximate, as generated by a half-asleep Dragon.


Upon a dimly lit stage, a spotlight picks out the Nymph, sitting
lazily upon a stool, one foot hooked over the crossbar, the other
steadying her. A saxophone carries across the assembled crowd. In a
scene reminiscent of a certain Ms. Monroe, our Nymph proceeds to
give a birthday present that is as sexy as it is wonderfully liquid.

Needless to say, I loved the atmosphere here, and the ever teasing
eroticism. Thanks, Nymph. The images will haunt me for a while.

Technical       :   10
Eros            :   10
Character/Plot  :   10
Crimson         :   10


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#6
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Dance With Me -- Alexis S.
    (FF, Flash, RP)

Story:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Alexis_S/www/HIA_fffac.htm
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2003/41348

Author's Site:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Alexis_S/www/

Why don't men dance?

They'll buy a woman a drink, even use comical pickup lines, but ask
her to dance? Granted, some rhythmically challenged individuals
honestly shouldn't, but dancing is an expression of desire and
sexuality and abandonment.

Alexis captures this wonderfully here, when in desperation, Jenna
asks Meg to dance. They do. And I'm still left with the question:

Why don't men dance?

Foolish creatures.

Technical       :   10
Eros            :   10
Character/Plot  :   10
Crimson         :   10


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Honourable Mention
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Chocolate, Little Girl? -- Katie McN  
    (Mf ff  Parody)

Story:
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2003/40951

Author's Site:
http://www.katie-mcn.com

Claudette of the North is happily walking along in her new
school-girl uniform when who should appear? Surprise!  Gary, in a
dirty raincoat, sporting Lindt chocolates and a whopper ... er ...
that isn't really much of whopper.

(Sorry, Gary)

Anyway, Claudette finds herself tied to a bed, while Gary, our
friendly neighbourhood pervert takes pictures of her.  Did I mention
that Claudette is fourteen and ... um ...  Canadian to boot? And so,
as any fourteen year old girl might do, she talks. And talks. And
talks. Well, until Gary, the poor man, trips while trying to don a
condom.  Claudette escapes, and runs home to commiserate with Katie
about her strange experiences.

(By the way, some of those tATu videos ... mmmmmm)

[ Kind of interesting when you stop to realize that most
  Canadian girls look like Avril Lavigne or Celine Dion. ]

Hey! I take exception to ... um ... nevermind. Point taken.

Anyway, it should be noted that our clumsy character Gary isn't
necessarily the same Gary to which this rather odd chocolate
birthday tribute is aimed. I mean, would Gary be caught wearing a
dirty raincoat? I don't think so.

Anyway, this story is aimed to be a parody based around a
particularly odd, but entirely likeable teenager. It works
delightfully. I liked Claudette and her rather unique outlook on
life. I was grinning through almost all of this story, Katie. The
story is light-hearted, so even if the themes in the synopsis above
don't necessarily appeal to all readers, I would still recommend
this story to anyone. It's light, and it's harmless. Good fun.

Thanks, Katie.

Technical       :    9
Eros            :   10
Character/Plot  :   10
Crimson         :   10

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Honourable Mention
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Death by Chocolate -- Souvie and Dryad
    (mystery)

Story:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Dryad/www/deathbychocolate.html
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2003/40948

Authors' Sites:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Souvie/www
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Dryad/www/


The question of the hour is: "Who exactly killed Kenny?"

The answer is ...

Now wait a minute, Mr. Socks Fox. You don't think that *I'll* ruin
the suspense, do you? Why, it could have been Alexis. It could have
been Dryad. It could have been Souvie. Or Ray. Or Denny. Or
Aquillae. Or Wiseguy. Or Desdmona. Or cmsix. Or Jack.  Or Virago. Or
Katie. Or Nat. Or ... you get the idea. Any of us could have done
it. Maybe even a gentle Dragon.

So who killed Kenny?

Trudy knows. And if you read this story (and you should), I guess
you'll find out, too.

Technical       :   10
Eros            :   10
Character/Plot  :   10
Crimson         :   10

Editorial Note (1):
    Souvie and Dryad chose not to code this story, and I won't either.
    It's a mystery, and story codes have no place in mysteries. Right?

Editorial Note (2):
    Bad dragon. I missed this story for the Chocolate Birthday
    reviews. !#*(@&#@* news server probably ate it. Better late than 
    never, I always say.

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Honourable Mention
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The Chocolate Shoppe -- Kenny Gamera
    (MF oral rom)

Story:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Gamera/www/stories/chocolat.htm
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2003/41021

Author's Site:
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Gamera/www/


Our hero isn't a big fan of Christmas -- or more accurately, not a
big fan of Christmas shopping. Neither am I. So, as he is leaving
for home from University, he stops by a Chocolate Shoppe to buy some
last minute gifts for his relatives. There he meets Beth, a bored
clerk who figures out a way to relieve her boredom. Except it's not
quite that simple, is it?

[ With the student body gone for break, I {was only} car or person
  to be seen on the short, dark trip to the car park behind the ]

Needs an article in there. While the story was gripping and clear --
I loved the setting and the subtle descriptions -- there were a few
technical errors dotting the text. Not enough to seriously distract
me, but with such a short story they are noticeable. "recept" isn't
the same as "receipt", etc.

[ I stared back into her eyes and thought about what was
  happening.  I couldn't make myself believe it.  It was like a
  scene from a bad story on the Internet.  I didn't know what to
  say. ]

I did laugh at this one; the metaphor surprisingly apt. If we can't
laugh at ourselves, who can we laugh at?

Having said all that, I really did like the premise and the
execution of this story. Kenny's prose really brought the characters
to life, and I felt like I was there. And that is far more important
than a few minor technical issues, right?

Technical       :    8
Eros            :   10
Character/Plot  :   10
Crimson         :   10

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