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* "A Yank in the Outhouse" by David Shaw (war-time sex)
10, 10, 10
* "A Yank in the Outhouse" by David Shaw (shaw_david@hotmail.com). First, let's clear up a linguistic ambiguity. An outhouse in England is not the same thing as one in America. In England, the term appears to refer to any house outside the main house. In the United States an outhouse is a primitive toilet facility employed in areas where there is no running water for flush toilets. Aside from the hole through which one shits and pisses and the aroma that pervades the place, the most familiar characteristic of the American outhouse is the crescent-moon- shaped window on the front door. I would add that in the United States the outhouse usually contains a crapper, whereas in this story the outhouse contains a copper; but you would have to read this story to understand what that means. This story takes place in England during World War II. The narrator is a very conservative British lady who lives in a very rural area, stays away from bars, and teaches Sunday School. A fortiori she's a virgin. The men are off fighting Hitler, and war is hell on the homefront too. Our Heroine is assigned to deliver a bottle of wine as a gift from the Vicar to two distinguished ladies who have moved to the countryside to avoid the blitz; and she is surprised to discover when she peers through the window of the wash house that they are really nothing but a couple of prostitutes servicing the serviceman who has come a-calling. What she sees resembles getting a bull aroused for a tupping session with a cow. After she watches for a while, she gets caught; but what the heck - that just means that she gets to join the action. This story makes some far-fetched assumptions - for instance, not all pure little voyeuristic Sunday school teachers become enthusiastic courtesans the moment they get caught and threatened with rape; but they won't strain the credulity of people who frequent alt.sex.stories. But overall, this was a very good story. Ratings for "A Yank in the Outhouse" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10 |