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Celestial Reviews 375 -- Nov 18, 2000

Note: My reviews have perhaps been more erratic than erotic lately. 
That's largely because I have been spending a lot of time caring for 
a very sick parent who is probably terminally ill and lives in a 
distant city. My father is over 80 years old. He's had a good life, 
but I'm afraid he is slowly fading away. It's not a lot of fun -- 
although I truly cherish the time we are able to spend together. The 
time spent traveling 250 miles each way on weekends has seriously 
disrupted my efforts to do some of the things I'd like to do with my 
Reviews. 

At the same time, these stories and these reviews have been a 
valuable source of rest and recreation for me. I have read more 
stories than I have had time to review, but that's just the way it's 
going to have to be for a while. 

Please don't feel that you are oppressing me if you continue to send 
me your stories. If you send me good ones, you are doing me a favor. 
Really! If your stories seem to get lost in the complexity of my 
life, just send them again after some time passes. 

If you are a person who believes in praying or remembering people in 
your thoughts -- and I suspect there are more people who fit that 
description on this newsgroup than there are on some of the 
"religious" groups -- I'd appreciate being kept in your thoughts and 
prayers. Life is fun, but it's also difficult; and the two are not 
necessarily incompatible. 

THIS WEEK'S JOKE: 

At a medical convention, a male doctor and a female doctor start 
eyeing each other. The male doctor asks her to dinner, and she 
accepts. As they sit down at the restaurant, she excuses herself to 
go and wash her hands. 

After dinner, one thing leads to another and they end up in her hotel 
bedroom. Just as things get hot, the female doc interrupts and says 
she has to go and wash her hands. Once she comes back they go for it. 

After the sex session, she gets up and says she is going to wash her 
hands. As she comes back the male doctor says, "I bet you are a 
surgeon." 

She confirms and asks how he knew.

"Easy, you're always washing your hands."

"That's very clever," she says; "I bet you're an anesthesiologist".

"Wow, how did you guess?"

"I didn't feel a thing."

=====================
Celestial Reviews Index:
=====================

"Private Halloween Party" by artie (Halloween sex) 10, 10, 10
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/artie/www/hpv03.html

"Hold That Thought" by Uther Pendragon (romance) 10, 10, 10

"The Golden Touch" by Vickie Morgan (mythology and sex) 10, 10, 10
http://members.tripod.com/VickieMorgan/golden.htm

"Tent Peg" by One Gallus (literary sex) 9, 9, 9
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27244

"The Fitting" by Jo G (chastity belt) 9.5, 8, 5
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27279
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27280
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27281
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27282
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27283
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27284
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27285

"Does This Dress Look OK, Honey?" by Jeff Zephyr (romantic quickie)
10, 
10, 10 http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27455 

"Surprise" by Jeannie Duncan Duncan (revenge with a twist) 9.5, 9.5,
9.5 
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27376 

"A Model Payback" by DrSpin (exhibitionism & revenge) 10, 10, 9
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/DrSpin/www/A_Model_Payback.html

"Cherry Blossoms" by Desdmona (coming-out orgy) 10, 10, 10
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27382

"Stargazing" by Spline Duck (sexual reminiscences) 10, 10, 10
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27387

"The Process of Inspiration -- Part Deux" by Redman (sex and writing)
10, 
10, 10 
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Redman/The%20Process%20of%20Inspiration%20%2
0Part%20Deux.txt 

"Can I Watch?" by Tiramisu (voyeurism & masturbation) 10, 8, 9
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27341

"Two Hours" by Tiramisu (bondage) 10, 9, 9
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27342

"Waiting" by Tiramisu (sexual anticipation) 10, 10, 10
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27321

"It's Almost Like She Planned It" by Poison Ivan (rough sex) 10, 9, 9
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27354

"Not Again" by Poison Ivan (rough sex) 10, 9, 9
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27358

"Jenna and Patsy" by Poison Ivan (FF sex & voyeurism) 10, 10, 10
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27325

"Cops and Robbers" by Uther Pendragon (accidental voyeurism) 10, 10,
10
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27330

"Afternoon Delight" by John A (afternoon delight) 10, 10, 10
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/JohnA/www/afternoon.htm

"Cassie's Lips" by Spline Duck (sexual connections) 10, 10, 10
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27329

"Jen" by Jack of All Trades (lost love) 10, 10, 10
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27356

"Quickie" by Jane Urquhart (quickie) 10, 10, 10
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27360

"The Psychology of Arousal" by Redman (controlling passions) 10, 10,
10
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Redman/The%20Psychology%20of%20Arousal.txt

"The Belfast Crab" by Sven the Elder (eating out) 10, 10, 10
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27320


=====================
Here are the Reviews:
=====================

"Private Halloween Party" by artie (artie@netgate.net).
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/artie/www/hpv03.html

Although I cannot speak from direct experience, I suspect that almost 
every post-pubescent male has thought along these lines as the ideal 
response to the plaintive "trick or treat" petition on Halloween. A 
mysterious woman -- perhaps one wearing a burgundy velvet dress with 
a scooped neck, transitioning into a long velvet skirt, her skin pale 
pink, her lips full, the lush rich brown of her hair contrasting with 
the sparkling green of her eyes -- replies "treat" and then takes the 
young man to a secluded place to supply that treat. Later, of course, 
she is wearing nothing but an impish smile. Beats the heck out of one 
more Butterfinger Bar. 

Ratings for "Private Halloween Party" 
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Hold That Thought" by Uther Pendragon (anon584c@nyx.net).

Whenever I read a really good but really short story, I am tempted to 
give it less than perfect ratings. My underlying reasoning, I 
suppose, is that had the author written a little more, then the story 
would be even better; and since the author has not made it a little 
better, the story must be imperfect; ergo.... 

This is silly, of course. If the story does everything the story is 
supposed to do, then it is an excellent story. So I'll just tell you 
that this is an excellent story. 

The remaining problem is that it is difficult to say anything about a 
really short story that isn't longer than the story itself and 
without giving the whole story away. So I'll just tell you that the 
man and woman are making love on Halloween night when the baby 
monitor informs them that the woman's daughter needs assistance. 
"Hold that thought...." 

Ratings for "Hold That Thought"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"The Golden Touch" by Vickie Morgan (artemis55@hotmail.com).
http://members.tripod.com/VickieMorgan/golden.htm

One of the problems with magic is that its rules are ill defined. 

I recall, when I was much younger, overhearing some teenage boys 
discussing King Midas. The discussion was gross. "What if he touched 
himself? Would he turn to gold?" "Of course not. You're touching 
yourself, even when you're not touching yourself." "How about his 
shit? Would he shit golden crap?" "Well, I guess so?" "But if he 
didn't -- if the crap stayed crap -- would the water in the toilet 
bowl turn to gold?" 

The present story deals with the more post-pubescent problem of what 
King Midas would have done for sex. The Young Philosopher whom I 
quoted above would suggest that the King could jerk off without 
turning his tool to gold; but the problem remains that his partner 
would turn to gold -- and thus lose value in one sense, while gaining 
in another. In the story, the prostitute is charged with the task of 
giving pleasure to King Midas, while trying to maintain her continued 
(non-goldenized) existence. 

This is an interesting idea. Ariadne approaches the problem one way 
in this story. I suspect there are many other possibilities; and if I 
were a contest-announcing person, I would challenge other authors to 
explore this problem. 

Ratings for "The Golden Touch"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Tent Peg" by One Gallus (onegallus@yahoo.com).
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27244

There have been many variations on the story-within-a-story theme. In 
the present case, Jon writes a story and then reads it (for feedback, 
of course) to a Peg on the phone, who happens to be naked in the bath 
tub at the time. This enables you (the reader) to get a double nasty 
from the story; and presumably the author himself can get a triple 
nasty, by imagining our reaction while we read his rendition. 

The story is replete with other details that make it unique. For 
example, John and Peg have known each other since childhood, when she 
gave him some sisterly advice about sex. All in all, this story is a 
very nice combination of voyeurism, phone sex, and real sex. 

Ratings for "Tent Peg"
Athena (technical quality): 9
Venus (plot & character): 9
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9

"The Fitting" by Jo G (joggermcc@my-deja.com).
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27279
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27280
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27281
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27282
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27283
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27284
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27285

For Miranda the ultimate experience is to be as close as possible to 
release but never actually to achieve it. To accomplish this, she and 
her boyfriend decide to acquire for her a chastity appliance. I know 
little about these garments, except for the joke that ends with Sir 
Galahad being the only Knight of the Round Table not to have his dick 
shortened after exposure to Bait wrapped in a chastity belt. {The 
punch line is that Sir G seems to have lost his ability to speak. You 
can look it up.} 

The present story goes into elaborate detail in its description of a 
woman being fitted for her third-millenium chastity garment. For 
example, the first phase of the measurement and fitting process 
starts with an interview to find the individual's commitment to going 
through with the acquisition, to be satisfied that the individual's 
fantasy needs are being met by the appliance being requested, to 
verify that one person is not being unduly pressured by the other to 
do something she is not entering into of her own free will, and to 
check that the recipient is properly prepared for the effects of 
using the appliance. And so on for all the other steps. 

I honestly don't know whether mechanisms like those described here 
really exist or if anyone seriously wants to use them in real life. I 
docked the story a couple of points for "plot and character," because 
although the plot was coherent, the author failed to convince me that 
anyone would indeed act this way. The whole notion sounds silly to 
me. This story read like a carefully detailed, elaborate hoax. I 
suspect it will appeal most to male readers who think this sort of 
fantasy is common among females. 

Ratings for "The Fitting"
Athena (technical quality): 9.5
Venus (plot & character): 8
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 5

"Does This Dress Look OK, Honey?" by Jeff Zephyr
(jeffzeph@hotmail.com).
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27455

As this story suggests, the only proper answer to the title question 
is evasion. As in, "Honey, you know I don't understand things like 
that.  Besides, I'm more interested in what's under the dress, which 
looks great to me." In this case evasive flattery is productive, and 
the man gets a quickie to keep his mind from wandering to cute young 
things at the party they will be attending. 

I strongly recommend the pre-party quickie as an effective way to 
keep one's lover's interest from wandering during the party. 

I have not reviewed any stories by this author before; but if this is 
an indication of things to come, I hope to see more. 

Ratings for "Does This Dress Look OK, Honey?"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Surprise" by Jeannie Duncan Note: This story was posted by Jack 
Duncan but author seems to be Jeannie Duncan (JandJ). 
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27376 

The woman is accosted by a man who wants her help in getting even 
with his wife, who he says has been having an affair with her 
husband. The joke's on him, because he has a wife; but she has no 
husband. There are some nice twists in this very short story. 

Ratings for "Surprise" 
Athena (technical quality): 9.5
Venus (plot & character): 9.5
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9.5

"A Model Payback" by DrSpin
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/DrSpin/www/A_Model_Payback.html

This starts as a voyeuristic fling. The wife agrees to fill in at her 
husband's Camera Club, after the previous model quit in high dudgeon 
(see below). Midway through the story, there is an abrupt shift in 
plot, and it becomes a slut-wife, revenge, or husband-humiliation 
story. I found the first part highly erotic, and the second much less 
stimulating. I think the wife should have simply thrown the bastard 
in a low dungeon (see below). 

Ratings for "A Model Payback" 
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9

"Cherry Blossoms" by Desdmona
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27382

Like many young women, Cherry grew up in a brothel, where her mother 
worked hard to maintain her daughter's purity until she turned 
sixteen and -- well -- blossomed. As Mr. Rogers would say on his TV 
show: "Everybody's special, everybody's fine. Your body's fancy, and 
so is mine." The story is a veritable cornucopia of sexual euphemisms 
and metaphors. 

The story concludes with a nice tie-in to the A.S.S.M. anniversary 
celebration. And I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the folks 
at A.S.S.M. and the associated archives for supplying a truly 
valuable service. With all the noise on regular newsgroups, it's 
great to have a place where we can be sure that the stories posted in 
this newsgroup are at least stories. And the Anniversary has been a 
truly gala event. I have had time to review only a few of the 
Anniversary Stories; but I cannot remember when I have seen so many 
stories of invariably high quality published in such rapid 
succession. Congratulations to the gang at A.S.S.M. and to the 
authors who wrote the stories! 

By the way, links for all the ASSM anniversary stories (Flash or 
Party) can be found on the "ASSM Anniversary Site" at 
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/anniversary/ 

Ratings for "Cherry Blossoms"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Stargazing" by Spline Duck
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27387

This is a really sexy FF story. The author nicely combines current 
events with reminiscences about the past to achieve a really sensuous 
impact. 

The basic plot centers around two friends lying outside and watching 
the stars, while they playact their old times together -- the times 
of their youth when they explored their emerging sexuality together. 
This very nice setup is followed by some even nicer twists. 

Ratings for "Stargazing" 
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"The Process of Inspiration -- Part Deux" by Redman
(redman@seductive.com).

http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Redman/The%20Process%20of%20Inspiration%20%20Part%20Deux.txt

Part One can be found at 
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Redman/The%20Process%20of%20Inspiration.txt

Having watched "The Naked Gun," I knew that if there is a Part Deux 
there must be a Part One somewhere else. I enjoyed this story so 
thoroughly that I went to the Deja search engine and looked around 
and found Part One. 

The first part was much shorter, but equally delightful. It describes 
the beneficial effects of reading a good sex story. That is, the 
reader gets inspired and shares his erotic urges with his lover. 

The present story, on the other hand, is much longer and describes 
how the author gets inspired by a real-life experience to write a 
story, which he shares with his lover and then with us. It's a good 
story about spontaneous sex with a stranger -- the sort of thing that 
I would never do in real life; but I think my husband will enjoy 
sharing the inspiration with me as soon as I finish this review. 

Ratings for "The Process of Inspiration -- Part Deux"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Can I Watch?" by Tiramisu 
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27341

This author has posted several stories as part of the Anniversary 
Flash project. It's challenging to write stories that fit under the 
500-word limit, and it's also difficult to rate them. In the past I 
have often given low ratings to extremely short stories because they 
weren't really complete -- just snippets that could be combined into 
a "real" story. 

I've revised that approach; and now I try to base my judgment on what 
the author is trying to do. If the author is writing something that's 
short but complete, then it deserves high ratings. This story about 
getting turned on by watching someone masturbate in bed next to the 
observer is not quite complete. In other words, I think the 500-word 
limitation constricted the story and made it somewhat weaker than 
would have been possible with a couple hundred more words. 

But it's still a nice little story.

Ratings for "Can I Watch?"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 8
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9

"Two Hours" by Tiramisu 
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27342

This is another of the author's contributions to the Anniversary 
Flash project. 

The title refers to the fact that the wife is going to bind and tease 
the husband for two hours. When the alarm clock goes off at the end 
of two hours, so will the husband. 

Like the previous story, this one needs a little more development to 
be perfect. But it's still a nice little story. 

Ratings for "Two Hours"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 9
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9

"Waiting" by Tiramisu
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27321

This is a story about anticipation. I'm not going to tell you what 
the woman is waiting for. That's because, as the title suggests, I'm 
trying to build your anticipation. The author develops the sexual 
expectancy very nicely. 

Ratings for "Waiting"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"It's Almost Like She Planned It" by Poison Ivan
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27354

Ivan has posted a series of these short segments as part of the 
Anniversary Flash project. The fragments give us hints about the life 
and activities of a sexually abused woman named Patsy, whom Johnny 
loves and would like to save from her abusive lover. At least that's 
what I THINK the whole story would be about. This segment is pretty 
good. I think if there were a huge number of segments as good as 
these, they could be united into a truly outstanding story. 

Ratings for "It's Almost Like She Planned It"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 9
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9

"Not Again" by Poison Ivan
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27358

This is another of the segments that Ivan has posted as part of the 
Anniversary Flash project. Again, this segment is good. If properly 
combined and integrated, this could become a truly outstanding story. 

Ratings for "Not Again"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 9
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9

"Jenna and Patsy" by Poison Ivan
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27325

Of the several segments that Ivan has posted as part of the 
Anniversary Flash project, this one stands best alone. Like the other 
segments, this one contains valid psychological and emotional 
insights combined with vivid and sexy activities. If properly 
combined and integrated, these segments could become a truly 
outstanding story. My theory is that if I say that often enough, the 
author will take the hint. 

Ratings for "Not Again"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Cops and Robbers" by Uther Pendragon
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27330

Here we have a tale of accidental voyeurism. While we witness 
unexpected events in clever juxtaposition, their precise meaning is 
ambiguous, and most of the fun is in the revelation of what is really 
happening. So I'll be damned if I'm going to ruin this excellent 
little story by telling you any more. 

Ratings for "Cops and Robbers"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Afternoon Delight" by John A
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/JohnA/www/afternoon.htm

Back in the 1970s, during my early married life, I had never heard 
the phrase "afternoon delight," although I had enthusiastically 
participated in that activity. However, when the song hit the radio 
waves, I immediately fell in love with it. 

So I went to look up the words to that song on the Internet. What I 
found ruined my faith in human nature. The Number One Hit from my 
search engine was a connection to a fishing outfitter in Florida! I 
read every word on the web site carefully. There's not even a remote 
innuendo or a cross-reference to a Chevy Van. What kind of people are 
these? When these people hold a rod, that's just what they are doing 
-- holding onto a fishing pole until they can stick it {with no pun 
intended} into a more suitable place. I couldn't believe it! I 
suspect their "Hot horny teens" are young people experiencing 
discomfort from the temperature while practicing with their trombones 
below deck. No wonder they can't count their votes right in Florida! 
These people chase fish instead of pussy and call it "Afternoon 
Delight." The Apocalypse is fast approaching. 

My search engine's second hit on "Afternoon Delight" took me to a 
used music site! I could purchase the soundtrack to "Lion King," and 
that wasn't a misspelling of "Loin King." When they talked about 
playing their instruments, that's just what they meant. No innuendo. 
Did the devil design this page? When these people took me to Virgin 
Records, there were no trains to pull or deflowerment rituals. Weird! 

The third reference was to Rosie O'Donnell -- the afternoon talk show 
host. Rosie is a fine lady, but she's genuinely G-rated. Where's the 
innuendo? 

The fourth hit was to a site that discussed "The Afternoon Delight of 
High Tea" in Victoria, British Columbia. Is this for real? There are 
senators and PTA mothers who are seriously upset about Sex on the 
Internet, and I'm getting "The Afternoon Delight of High Tea" as an 
example of "Afternoon Delight"! 

My next hit took me to a Disney Fine Art Page, where I think I saw a 
picture of a cup of coffee next to a piece of pie. Now, I can use 
almost all those nouns -- cup, as in D cup -- next, as in next! -- 
piece, as in piece of ass -- and pie as in reference to the enticing 
but often hairy portion of the female anatomy that some men like for 
dessert; but this picture was distinctly non-sexy. In fact, it was 
probably vanilla cream pie. 

Finally, sixth on my hit list was "Afternoon Delight," an online 
boutique from Prince Edward Island, Canada, where "Good Vibrations" 
refers to something one does with a dildo, "fishnet" refers to 
lingerie instead of what those Floridians were raving about, a baby 
doll is not a toy for children (unless their uncle is in heat), the 
G-string is not part of the E-G-B-D-F sequence, and jelly butt plugs 
come in several sizes. "Afternoon Delight!" 

Once the floodgate was opened, I did all right. I even found a site 
that had what I was looking for: 

     Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
     Gonna grab some Afternoon Delight
     My motto's always been when it's right, it's right 
     Why wait till the middle of a cold, dark night 

     When everything's a little clearer in the light of day
     And we know that night is gonna be here anyway

Anyway, this is an excellent story, tangentially related to some of 
what I have written here. The lovers are aware of some danger in the 
midst of their post-meridian passion, but the exact nature of that 
danger becomes obvious only at the end of the story. And I'm pretty 
sure I conceived at least one child with the help of the Starland 
Vocal Band. 

     Skyrockets in flight
     Afternoon Delight
     Afternoon Delight
     Afternoon Delight

There, I've done it. I have written a review that's longer than the 
story. 

Ratings "Afternoon Delight"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Cassie's Lips" by Spline Duck
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27329

This is a very, very short but complete story. It's an epiphany of 
sorts. The story leaves a lot to the imagination. Imagine that. 

Ratings "Cassie's Lips"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Jen" by Jack of All Trades
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27356

Young love begins, climaxes, and ends. Then the lovers meet later in 
life. 

Unlike some of the very short stories that I have criticized for 
being incomplete, this one is precisely as long as it should be. It 
leaves a lot unsaid; but it should. 

Ratings for "Jen"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Quickie" by Jane Urquhart
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27360

This story is sort of an allegory of my sex life. The story is short, 
but it would have to be longer to tell the story properly. Likewise, 
quickies are great; but they become great in the context of real sex, 
which often takes a lifetime. 

Ratings for "Quickie"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"The Psychology of Arousal" by Redman
http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/Redman/The%20Psychology%20of%20Arousal.txt

I haven't known Redman until recently. I assume that's because he 
didn't exist -- he just sprang full-grown from the head of Zeus or 
perhaps Venus and has begun writing really good stories. 

This one is a sort of essay/story that deals with the philosophical 
question, first introduced by Socrates, I think, in a suppressed 
dialogue with Xantippe: "Do all men just want to have sex with 
children?" He discusses the issue in the context of the modern vestal 
virgins playing innocently nearby. 

This story deserves its high ratings, if for no other reason than 
that it contains this passage: 

     So I raise my hand to my nose, catching the faint,
     lingering scent of my wife's arousal. It's her way of
     marking my boundaries. Whenever we go into a crowd with
     women, she marks my hands. At the end of the day, if
     she detects another woman's scent on my fingers... 
     Well, some things I don't want to consider.

Ratings for "The Psychology of Arousal" 
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"The Belfast Crab" by Sven the Elder
http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/Year2000/27320

This very short story is about a meal of sorts. At least eating 
occurs -- of sorts. The crab is a metaphor -- of sorts. 

Ratings for "The Belfast Crab"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

CELESTIAL WORD STUDY:

DUDGEON/DUNGEON

A DUNGEON is a strong, usually gloomy cell, as in a medieval castle. 
DUDGEON is a fancy word for anger or indignation. The only time I can 
remember hearing DUDGEON is in the phrase "in high dudgeon," which 
means "really pissed off." A "high dungeon" would be rare, since 
DUNGEONS are usually in the basement, often equipped with torture and 
bondage equipment. 


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