The French Riviera

To begin this short story is rated R as it's the highest restricted rating I could give it. There is X rated material in the story so if you're under age or such stories make you uncomfortable then feel free to instead take a look at my The Bewitching story which is PG-13.

The French Riviera is a short I wrote several years ago. As an actor and as a writer I've always been told to attempt things that take me out of my comfort zone. It's breaking those walls that give a different perspective on moments in life and can actually strengthen things we're already comfortable with. Sex or erotica is a subject that's taboo in that so many people seem curious about it and yet are afraid to speak of it. While I enjoy writing about relationships an erotic story is a whole different challenge. For myself the challenge was in wanting to write something erotic and sexual yet at the same time do it in a way that was romantic and sensual without being vulgar, and also becoming more comfortable with writing about things that our society is usually uncomfortable speaking about.

The story itself takes place during 1965 in the French Riviera of course. A young painter is smitten by an attractive women who inspires him to great works first through their romantic encounter during the summer, and then again by the heartbreak of her leaving. As he rises to become a renowned artist he once again through fate runs into her, only to leave after a night of passion. The years passed and as time winds down their paths cross one last time only to end in a romantically climatic scene upon the cliffs overlooking the sea below.