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Looking forward to getting up in her business
Newsletter & prompt #8: Martin finds it’s hard to keep secrets in this town
“The barrel needs changing,” Lucy called over her shoulder.As I stood watching, she shrugged her blonde ponytail over her shoulder before she filled my pint glass. I had a great view of the succulent curves of her cleavage, so I asked for a packet of salt and vinegar crisps. That way I’d get to admire her arse too. She turned and her denim mini hugged it like a ripe peach, making my boner strain against my jeans.
Lucy might be my fiancée’s younger sister, but her tight little body was too glorious to ignore.
I paid with a tenner and carried my pint over to the fruit machine. I’d been playing for about ten minutes when the pub door swung open and two burly blokes swaggered in, still wearing work overalls.
“Alright Martin?” the younger, shorter one greeted me as he passed.
“Evenin’ Wayne,” I responded, keeping one eye on the spinning cherries and pressing the nudge button.
“Waste of money,” his older, bald partner sneered at the game.
I just shrugged, my Dad’s always been anti gambling.
Now Dad and Wayne were propping up the bar, bantering with Lucy as they ordered their drinks. Lucy was smiling at one of Wayne’s crap jokes and probably thinking my Dad was old enough to know better. But he’s been giving my poor Mum the run-around for years.
I shook my head in disgust and took my half-finished pint to an empty table. I sat and tore open the crisp packet, then munched on its contents, savouring their tangy vinegar flavour. Living round here, the close community means everyone knows your business.
I wiped my greasy index finger on my jeans before speed dialling Alice.
“Where are ya?” I asked.
“I just got out of the shower,” my fiancée giggled.
“So you’re all hot and wet?”
“Summat like that,” she laughed again, her voice a little more husky.
“Shall I hurry home and show yer a good time?”
“Sounds lovely, but I wanna go out. Take me dancing?” my girl begged.
“Wear that dress I like,” I growled into the phone.
My length began stiffening just thinking about her tight pink dress. It has a short skirt and a zip running from its hem to her lower back.
“And what else?” Alice breathed.
Now I was stiff as a broom handle.
“Just your shoes darlin’. Meet me in the Golden Cock then we’ll go clubbing. I’ll give you a night to remember.”
Introducing this month’s prompt:
Maybe this month’s prompt isn’t obvious from that teaser, but hopefully the concept of a Small Town setting is appealing. A close community lends itself to many assumptions and misunderstandings from long association, as well as the option for sexy taboos. It’s also ideal for anyone wanting to write to a more homely, seasonal theme.
- Take your stories in any direction you want, remember the genres we at Tantalizing Tales favour: erotic, thriller, supernatural, crime, romance.
- Submit something to us which is set in a small town / community, full length stories or flash fiction. We will prioritise any prompt stories and publish as soon as we can, plus they’ll be featured in our next newsletter.
- When submitting your story to Tantalizing Tales, please let us know it’s a response to a prompt by including it as a topic or adding the theme to your kicker or subtitle.
- You’re welcome post your prompt story on another publication, just link it back to this newsletter and let me or May More know, so we can mention it in our next month’s newsletter.
All our prompts are evergreen, so you can write for any or all of the prompts we’ve offered so far. *Train *Stuck in a Lift *Darkness *Cellar *Misunderstanding *Change *Lighthouse *
Fiction in Response to our Prompts
LIGHTHOUSE
May’s November prompt inspired some wonderful stories:
We’d Hardly Spoken When He Kissed Me The First Time * May More
(Light Me Up #1) — I wasn’t a wallflower so wasted no time making sure I was shimmying my curves in his line of vision…
“Come away with me,” he said * May More
(Light Me Up #2) — I tiptoed over the beach stones towards the entrance — my mind awash with optimism, my heart bursting with love
Love Letters — Straight from the Heart [3] * Jacinta Palmer
Danni enjoys a night out with friends but the letters stay on her mind
Passion In The Eye Of The Storm * Marie A. Rebelle
Capturing the clouds on her canvas, movement caught her eye
Lighthouse of Lost Memories * Lucy
In a dystopian world where anyone can hear your thoughts (1895)
To the Lighthouse * F. Leonora Solomon
“I am sure you noticed me looking at you and I think you wanted to be seen.”
CHANGE
Date Night * F. Leonora Solomon
“You can be my “hot” date,” she replied sarcastically.
Sex with a Dragon Shifter * Heather Kinnane
Selena’s Dragon Lover has finally returned…
In Shades of Red * Marsha Adams
Touch it if you want to. Kiss it if you want me.
DARKNESS
Exploring the Librarian * Simone Francis
“I definitely think there’s a place for the erotic in the library, don’t you?”
MISUNDERSTANDING
Upping The Reps With A Czech Who Wants Sex, Right Now * Cody Kmochova
She’s wild, but is she worth it? Maybe more that you thought possible
TRAINS
She flashed her pearls on the train * Rhobeau
Fulfilling fantasies I didn’t even know I had
News: New Publication — Teasers Welcomed. Join us?
We are excited to tell you about Teaser Tales our new ‘sister publication’. Find our Submissions Guide here. It’s also where you add your name (in comments) to be added as a writer.
The stories already published under the banner of Teaser Tales are doing very well. We want quick non-sexy, yet suggestive ‘snippets’ that will whet readers’ appetites for those longer erotic stories. It’s particularly effective for getting new eyes on older posts — under 2-years-old.
New writers
We love to welcome new writers in general, be it their first time on Medium or on Tantalizing Tales. Recently, we were happy to have these amazing authors join us:
Rhobeau — 50-something man and nerd trying to learn about anything, but especially science, love, and relationships. [email protected].
Kate Granger — Exploring where romance, smut, love and erotica meet in an explosion of emotions. Where relationships are forged, saved or lost and the good and naughty prevail.
Cody Kmochova — A curious product of Czech and Canadian blood, British grammar school bullying, chronic sexual frustration, and the internet. ⚢
Featured Writers
When we feature a writer, we showcase a little more of their recent work on the laptop homepage, plus pinning a story of theirs to the app version; alongside our regular Twitter promotion.
Since our last newsletter, we’ve featured:
- Nikolaos Skordilis | 5x Top writer. Join Medium, read all stories and support him
The Alien from Trappist 1D (part 2)
A first contact story with an erotic twist : if we do not have sex at least 3 times per day we suffer from health complications…
- Olivia Strange | Adult romance and erotica writer, plus horror, occult, poetry. Top Writer x 4 Short Story, Horror Fiction, NSFW and NSFW Sex Fiction. Runner. Books on Amazon
Our Great Uncle had the money to finance the doctor’s research. He just had to convince my cousin and me of its value
He had to accept the fate of every newcomer to a small town where there are plenty of tongues that gossip and few minds that think [Victor Hugo]
Next month look out for a round-up by my pal May More Read our submission guidelines here…