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This review is taken from Celestial Reviews by Celeste (Celeste801@aol.com).
The review was written independently of consultation with the author and
does not imply collaboration.

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"The End of the Innocence" by Daniel L. {Actually, David, not Daniel; my
screwup --David}. Hmmm.... Two guys are in an adult
bookstore in Key West, checking out the quarter movie slots.  They encounter
an attractive young woman who wants a movie about two guys doing it
together.  They try to help her, but they can find no such movie.  Hmmm...
Where is this story going?  Two guys who want to get into the girl's
panties. A girl looking to get turned on by watching two guys have sex. 
Hmmm.....

This could be the basis for a slam-bang quickie; but this story goes well
beyond that sort of thing.

First, we have an ethical dilemma. Our narrator has never even considered sex
with Jerry or any other man, even though the thought doesn't repel him.  Horny
as he is, his libido really is directed only towards females. He vaguely
believes that "sex is really just giving and receiving pleasure", but this is
a statement he would like to believe but has never really tested.  And then
there's the prospect of pleasing Laura. Will Jerry suck his cock? Will Jerry
want him to suck his?  Will they fondle each other? Hmmm, indeed....

The three partners do it in every possible combination; and that's more ways
than you might initially think, since each participant has several apertures
and more than one instrument can be inserted into each.  Holy cow!  They even
talk and play cards while doing it.  And the author manages to make it sound
sexy all the way through the four evenings the three spend together.

And while you read this story, you can learn important  things about Life.
For example, here's what it takes to pick up girls easily and quickly: the guy
should exude a sense of being able to be trusted, and yet body language and
tone of voice and general calmness that promises sweet things if if the lady
is so inclined. Either that or the ability to undress the woman with your
eyes, I suppose.

In addition, here's a brief discourse on aesthetics: "Too many woman believe
themselves to be ugly or just ordinary if they don't qualify as the perfect
centerfold model.  Laura probably didn't think of herself as exceptionally
attractive.  But this isn't true -- I've tried to tell so many women I know
how beautiful and sexy they really are, even without being perfect, but the
words somehow can't even begin to convey the full truth of it.  The female
body is a poem to a heterosexual man, and in the words of the philosopher
whose name I can't remember, it "proves the existence of God.'"  Actually,
that wasn't a philosopher: I think it was Dirty Harry.

This is an excellent story.  I recommend it highly and hope to see more
stories from this author.

Ratings for "The End of the Innocence"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

{Note from David:  Actually, it was Anatole France, not Dirty Harry}