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"That Mardi Gras Spirit" by DG (Jazzy Sex) Mike Ink: 10, 10, 9.5
"That Mardi Gras Spirit" by DG (dionysian1@hotmail.com). Guest review by the reclusive Mike Ink. Obligation is a compelling thing. I've enjoyed ASSD for awhile, reclusively. Then I send an email to Celeste, grammar goddess of erotic writing, bemoaning great writers who can't spell, and she pairs me up with the Sandman. He transmogrifies into the BitBard, Celeste's hard drive takes a long sleep, and suddenly I'm drafted to do a guest review. I worry about whether I'll be too critical, obsessed with missing commas and tense changes, missing the tense scenes. In other words, this is my first guest review. The Bard took pity on me, and assigned what he thought was the best story in the batch to me. Having not seen the others, I yield to his judgment. This one is very nice, in a quiet, very realistic fashion. DG does not fall into a grainy exposition of pounding cocks and spurting cum, dripping from the ceiling. Instead, this is an account of a rainy day in New Orleans during Mardi Gras, as two couples grow closer. I found myself saying, "been there" several times (and wishing I'd been there other times). The plot is believable, the words are all spelled right, and the action warms right up. There are some great vignettes (I especially liked the bartering for ice cubes). There are many wonderful one-liners; "Just keep an eye on the lovebirds on the balcony, and go about half an inch lower." DG gives credit to The Bear and Kim for proofreading; they obviously did their jobs well. While this story stands alone very nicely, DG mentions at the end, "This is the third story featuring the adventures of DG and Cindy. The other two are called "The Call of Desire" and "Banana Split" and can be found, along with I intend to cruise on over and read the others too. To paraphrase the Celestial Lady, "Good sex, good times, good grammar. What more could you ask for?" Here's where I show how easy I am: Ratings for "That Mardi Gras Spirit" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Mink (appeal to reviewer): 9.5 (I gotta leave some room) |