ASSTR is home to over authors of erotic literature, host of the alt. If you're looking for a good story, the ones listed here are top picks among some readers who know excellent erotic literature when they read it. A more web-friendly list is also available. Stories Hierachy. I have a "scholarly" approach to the groups, which makes me better suited to documentary and archival work, rather than writing per se. With that creative wealth, however, is a frequent disregard for both the past and future of the groups - the former in the common ignorance of older stories, and the latter in the few attempts made to preserve this material for later internet users.