This short story is an entry in the 2001 Soc.Sexuality.Spanking Summer Short Story Contest and is copyright by the author and commercial use is prohibited without permission. Personal/private copies are permitted only if complete including the copyright notice. The author would appreciate your comments
Category: Edge
This is "edge" story that pushes the edge of the SSC envelope, again! I'll leave it to the readers to deduce how I'm pushing the envelope again. <veg> Hi there Mija -- The SSC'01 most benevolent dictator, er, director.
The following story is fantasy caused by seeing the El Greco: Themes and variations exhibit at The Frick Collection www.frick.org. Some images may be found at sunsite.dk/cgfa/greco/index.html. N.B.: The displayed images are but shadows of the originals.
The SSC, El Greco and The Coyote's Problem
By
Y Lee Coyote <YLeeCoyote@juno.com>
I was at the El Greco: Themes and variations exhibition at The Frick Collection today. It is a small exhibit of just seven paintings on two themes. The interesting theme is The Purification of the Temple by JC. In all four he is holding a three tailed scourge raised and ready to strike. Surely, I thought, there must be a tale here that would be great for the SSC.
But, alas, nothing. If only El Greco had painted the scene a few moments later when the scourge was striking or at least with the tails straightened out by centrifugal force as they approached their target -- the strong muscular back of a man facing away from JC. Or even a little later when, perhaps, there would be a tale about the three crimson lines showing where the cat had scratched that smooth muscular back. In that beautiful purple-red that is frequently seen in his paintings and filling the painting of St. Jerome in the same gallery. But, as I already said, nada; zilch.
Perhaps the money changers had been struck with the scourge. There is the upset table of one with scales and coins on the floor. But, alas, the probable targets have already fled and are not there to inspire me.
Perhaps if El Greco had painted the scene even earlier before the money changers had fled. I can imagine the son of a fat money changer, surely a young teen hunk, trying to stand up to this crazy mad rabbi as testosterone charged youths are wont to do. The lean hard and half naked youth standing defiantly between JC and his father, who the Lord has commanded him to honor, in a protective stance. His left forearm is already marked from the whip where he has already fended off a blow to his torso. Could he have slipped and now be on all fours and his back unprotected from the angry driven one and his scourge? But that is not there either.
Perhaps the men of the tribe of Levi who are the priests of Israel and serve in the Temple respond to the disturbance with the Temple guards. Or, even potentially more exciting, some ill-tempered Roman solders. Who can guess what blows would be struck while restoring order. Not even the tiniest of hints.
Maybe there could have been one of the prostitutes being flogged with her poor garment ripped from her back. The scourge making hot red marks on her bare back and, maybe, catching the side of her heavy breast. (I'll bet that would turn on a lot of the ladies-- and men -- in this group!) Alas, no such luck. The only other naked ones are little cherubs -- certainly not a target in this situation.
I feel like I'm stuck in the old joke about write about elephants. The professor gets back papers like: "The Wonder of the Elephant". The joke is that a philosophy student hands in one entitled: "The Elephant and the Jewish problem".
The End
© Copyright A.I.L. June 1, 2001
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Reviews
Domino <domino(at)cocoon(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk>
Not strictly a story per se, this is an interesting insight into the psyche of the author as we follow his thought processes on viewing a (disappointing to spankos) major work of art. I especially liked that he introduced the story with links to the art he was talking about.
RCG <rcg1574(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Well, I don't know if this technically classifies as a story, but it is an interesting discussion none the less.
I can definitely see how this post pushes the edge of discussion here. The idea of Christ as a person angry enough to wield a scourge against another human being is at least, unconventional.
This story is also a good example of how being a spanko can pervade one's being and alter the way we look at various things.