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From: celeste801@aol.com (Celeste801)
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Subject: Celestial Reviews 113 - Aug 31
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Celestial Reviews 113 - August 31, 1996

Note: Several people have recently asked me how to submit stories to me
and to the newsgroup. Once your stories are in satisfactory shape to
submit, here's how I post on a.s.s. through AOL: (1) I copy my review
(story) from my word processor onto my clipboard; (2) I log into the
a.s.s. newsgroup;  (3) I select the "Send New Message" option, and (4) I
paste my review into the space that appears on the screen for that
purpose.  This process may be slightly different with other services.

My e-mail address (Celeste801) appears automatically with the message when
it appears in the postings.  Since I prefer to be known as simply Celeste,
I put that name somewhere in my message.

I myself achieve a satisfactory degree of anonymity by simply using the
e-mail address Celeste801 and the nom de plume Celeste.  It is my
impression that AOL will protect my anonymity, unless I start breaking
laws that are far more serious than telling dirty stories to adults.  I'm
pretty sure my daughter Chelsea and my friend Tipper don't even know that
I am really Celeste, although I'm pretty sure they both read my reviews
faithfully.  

If you need further anonymity, you can use the "anon" service that goes
through Finland.  Simply follow the directions at the end of one of the
stories that use this service to obtain the guidelines for submitting
stories through that service.  It is my understanding that that service is
supported by a person who is best described as a "free speech fanatic." 
However, I understand even that service is subjected to some censorship;
but so far this has occurred only when really bad people have tried to use
the service for improper purposes (e.g., terrorists using it to send
threats via e-mail).

You should avoid using in your story any keyboard conventions that will
not come across to ordinary readers receiving ASCII files from the
newsgroup.  For example, italics and boldface do not work, nor do smart
single quotation marks, etc.  Either these conventions will be omitted in
the files people receive or they will be replaced by weird symbols that
will bother your future readers.  Simply avoid using these, if you know
about them and can select another way to communicate your ideas.

If you would prefer to receive additional feedback from a proofreader
before you post your story, send a request (not the actual story) to me,
and I'll assign a free proofreader.  This is a loosely organized service
of volunteers, but it really does seem to work pretty well.  It will be up
to you and the proofreader to decide how to share and improve your work. 
There is a huge value in having someone else look at your story before you
post it.

Finally, if you would like to be certain that I will review your story in
Celestial Reviews, send a copy by e-mail to me (celeste801@aol.com).  Send
it a few days before you post the story or at least at the same time you
post the story.  That way I can try to post my review around the same time
it appears in the postings.  I cannot promise to read and review ALL the
stories I receive, but I try.

- Celeste

      "Philly" by Michael K. Smith (romance & emerging
            adolescence) 10, 10, 10
      "Trinity Trilogy Novel 8/14" by Tom Trinity 
            (miscellaneous orgies) 10, 9.5, 10
      "Coach" by Uncle Mike (sitcom parody) 10, 9, 9
      "TV's best - Friends" by Erin8667 (sitcom parody) 7, 7, 9
      "Stage Fright" by RC (hypnosis) 10, 10, 10
      "Porno TV: The Munsters" by Shelby Bush (sitcom parody)
            10, 9.5, 9.5
      "Princess's Court" by Plainman (romance & adultery) 
            10, 10, 10
      "Field of Desire" by Andrew Roller (bdsm) 8, 8, 6
      "Conversation" by Sandmann (sex fantasies & inhibitions)
            10, 10, 10

"Philly" by Michael K. Smith (mksmith@metronet.com).  This is another
story rich in details and sentiment and permeated with hot sex.  The man
meets a much younger girl in the jacuzzi at a hotel during a convention,
where the atmosphere is such that it is easy to have sex in the jacuzzi. 
She is a virgin, and he gently introduces her to the mysteries of sex. 
That's about it!  Of course, you should read the story yourself; the
author has about 7,500 more words that make this story well worth reading.

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

"Trinity Trilogy Novel 8/14" by Tom Trinity (stbush@iglou.com). We are now
in week 8 out 14 of the reposts of the Trinity Trilogy stories, and the
members of the Happy Trio continue their quest of new types of orgies
science fiction conventions and elsewhere.  In addition, Tom has started
to develop a more stable relationship with Janie.  Who knows?  They may
settle down and have children!

The first story in this week's segment is one of the hottest examples I
have ever seen of spouse-watching, even though Tom and Janie are not
actually spouses.  We also learn this week that Tom likes chocolate -
especially hot chocolate; and fortunately his friends introduce him to
Mary, a hot black woman who enjoys vanilla.  One of the most unusual
elements of the story is that they eat at Denny's, where they speak to but
do not engage in multiple-party sex with the waitress.  Other than that,
it's orgies as usual - although I did detect a slight tendency toward a
larger amount of anal sex.

An enjoyable element of these stories that I have not yet mentioned is
their titles.  For example, Chapter 55 is "A Little Rock and a Hard
Piece."  The story takes place in Little Rock, Arkansas.  You can use
imagination for the rest of the title.

I truly enjoy these stories; but I feel compelled to issue a sort of
standard disclaimer.  These characters live in a world where AIDS, other
sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy simply do not occur.  In
addition, everybody is so friendly and sharing that nobody's personality
gets hurt by the actions of anyone else.  Hedonism sure sounds good; but
real life involves responsibility.  I myself am a Christian, and I don't
lead a hedonistic lifestyle.  I get really pissed off at fellow Christians
who try to promulgate their belief that reading stories like this is
"sinful."  My hope is that stories like this can help people like me
loosen up and enjoy life without compromising our principles.  It never
hurts to know what's on the menu, even if you're on a diet.  And on the
other hand, some of you all-out hedonists might discover that you can
still enjoy life even if you throw in a huge dose of responsibility.

Ratings for "Trinity Trilogy Novel 8/14"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 9
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Coach" by Uncle Mike (fr582@cleveland.Freenet.Edu).  Christine has
planned a surprise for Hayden.  She has left a provocative note inside a
special issue of Playboy Magazine, and now she has sneaked into his
office, wearing nothing but a trench coat and a smile.  She has locked the
doors, and now she springs the surprise upon him.  Actually, SHE's the one
who is surprised.  It's not Hayden there behind the Playboy centerfold,
but Dauber, who gives her cunt the ride of her life.

This short piece is good - but it's not among Uncle Mike's best.

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

"TV's best - Friends" by Erin8667 (erin8667@aol.com).  The gang from the
"Friends" sitcom follow their usual custom of walking into each other's
apartments without knocking; but instead of cracking jokes or flirting,
they hump like rabbits in heat  The sex is pretty hot, and it's easy to
picture the characters doing these things; but the story needs a little
more development or better timing.  

Uncle Mike and Shelby Bush write good sitcom parodies.  This author writes
porn stories that contain the sitcom characters.  The difference is that
the former two authors spend time on actually developing a creative plot
that runs parallel to the original sitcom.  This one is like watching a
porn movie in which the characters from "Friends" are inserted into the
roles of the porn studs and studettes.  It comes across as something
written by a high school sophomore in one evening by simply inserting sex
into the basic "Friends" format.

In addition, the literacy level is much lower in this story than in the
stories by the other two authors.  Nevertheless, this isn't really a bad
story.  If you skip past the grammar mistakes, it's actually fun to
imagine the gang from "Friends" doing these things with one another.

Ratings for "Friends"
Athena (technical quality): 7
Venus (plot & character): 7
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9

"Stage Fright" by RC (74734.271@CompuServe.COM).  As I read this story, I
was impressed by the way it conveyed the feeling of being hypnotized.  Up
to the very end, I was saying to myself, "This is a good story, but what
does it have to do with sex?"  Then, like magic, I saw the point!  This is
a short but highly creative story.

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

"Porno TV: The Munsters" by Shelby Bush (stbush@iglou.com).  The author
simulates an episode from the old Munsters TV series.  There are three
separate plots, which blend together, just like on TV: (1) Herman and
Lilly get it on with the electrodes connected to the generator in the
headboard, (2) Grandpa turns into a bat and gets some pussy, and (3)
Marilyn loses and regains (!) her virginity.  I have reviewed about a
thousand stories, and this is the first one in which a woman REGAINS her
virginity.

Ratings for "The Munsters"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 9.5
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9.5

"Princess's Court" by Plainman (an701930@anon.penet.fi).  These seven
stories are interconnected to such an extent that I do not want to review
them separately.  It IS reasonable to read one story, then stop, then read
the next a few days later.  However, I don't think it would be a good idea
to read story 7, then 1, then 4, etc.  The proper order is:

1. Confession
2. Pre-Trial Proceedings
3. Girl Talk
4: Crime Scene
5: Claire
6: Motion to Dismiss
7: Night Court

The author describes the series as mainly a married male-female romance,
with lots of adultery in the "wife-watching" vein, lots of consensual
brother-sister incest, a fair amount of female-female fun, several loss of
virginity scenes (in reminiscence), some anal sex, and a threat of fairly
harsh consensual (but protested!) punishment that hangs over the whole
series and is brought to fruition in the final part.  There is no explicit
male-male sex, although one character hints of interests in that direction
There is also no pedophilia. The adult characters have children, whom they
speak of; but they take appropriate care to keep the children away from
their sexual activities.

Each story consists entirely of dialogue; we have to infer what else is
happening.  It's like overhearing telephone conversations or listening
through a thin wall at a motel.  Everything not spoken is left to the
imagination.  Since the conversations are vivid, the reader's imagination
is likely to be busy.  

Early on we learn that somebody referred to as Princess is married to a
man called Trooper.  She has been unfaithful while away on a trip.  She
tells Trooper about her infidelity, and although he seems titillated, he
plans to convene something called the Family Court to punish Princess. 
The other members of the Family Court appear to be David, the sister of
Princess who has been sexually active with her in the past, and Judy, the
Princess's childhood friend and current sex partner who is apparently
intimately involved with David.  The interrelationships among these
characters become clearer in succeeding stories.

Each story reveals its details in interesting ways.  For example, in one
segment Princess discusses her infidelity with her husband by telephone
from an airplane, while she is in danger of being overheard by the people
around her.  In another segment we hear Dave and Judy making love, talking
about their past experiences and integrating fantasies from the past with
their present lovemaking.  The author uses flashbacks and innuendo to
build some really hot images.

The series was originally entitled "Family Court," but the author changed
the title, in order to distance the story from any suggestion of
pedophilia.  I see his point; but the change lost something important. 
The term Family Court occurs in the story, with obvious reference to the
trial and punishment administered to Princess.  However, a second meaning
of "court" (which is not initially evident with the original title) is the
group of people who hang around a royal person - as in "the king and his
court."  As the reader moves through the story, it becomes obvious that
this second meaning is also relevant - the Princess is not only SUBJECTED
to a court, she also HAS a court.  The new title shifts the initial
emphasis so far toward the second meaning that it ruins the fun that comes
from the insight of discovering this second meaning.  If you have any idea
what I am talking about, this paragraph may have been interesting.

I have a brother and sister and associated in-laws with whom I have never
had sex and don't intend to do so.  However, I think there is a little bit
of the Princess in me; and I truly enjoyed the vicarious experiences I
found by eavesdropping on the Princess and her court.  On another personal
note, I'm still not interested in getting into the punishment and
humiliation stuff that Princess gets off on.  On the other hand, stories
like this help me believe that I really wouldn't be upset if my next-door
neighbors were into this kind of thing - as long as I had binoculars.  I
might even let my kids play with theirs - as long as they didn't have
binoculars.

This was an excellent, highly creative story.

Ratings for "Princess's Court"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10

"Field of Desire" by Andrew Roller (an294630@anon.penet.fi).  This is a
story in the Naughty Naked Dreamgirls series.  I vaguely recall reviewing
another story in this series a long time ago and saying that it wasn't
very good; but I can't verify this from my database.  The present story IS
pretty good.

Monique came to America many years ago as an exchange student, when Annie
was only ten years old and Monique was 17.  Now Annie is 17 years old and
is visiting Monique in France, where the older woman is married to a rich
man who has little time for her.  The story focuses on their walk across a
field of hay, while they discuss sexuality and start to get naked as they
approach a rustic cabin in which Annie will be introduced to the joys of
bdsm.  If you are already a bdsm enthusiast, you'll possibly consider the
plot to be more coherent than I did.

Ratings for "Field of Desire"
Athena (technical quality): 8
Venus (plot & character): 8
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 6

 "Conversation" by Sandmann (bd654@scn.org).  Goddammit!  I really hate it
when this happens.  Here it is - August 30.  I have a busy weekend ahead
of me; and so I prepared my Top 15 List for August ahead of time earlier
this evening.  Then I decided to read one last story before going to bed. 
I guess I could just bump this review to next month by delaying it until
the next issue; but then it might be more difficult for readers to find
the story in the postings.  But I simply refuse to bump any more good
stories off my Top 15 list for August.  We'll just have to live with
sixteen stories in this month's Top 15!

This story begins as a conversation between two women about the sex life
of one of them, who mentions that she is sexually uninhibited.  A stranger
at a nearby table jumps into the conversation and asks her to explain what
she means by "uninhibited."  Her friend leaves, and the woman continues
the discussion with the stranger.  This is a fascinating combination of a
theoretical discussion and sexual fantasies.  It's a Platonic dialogue run
amuck!

As you know, I enjoy "discovering" that various a.s.s. authors are
"really" someone else.  For example, I have discussed at length my theory
that Deirdre is actually Sherwood Anderson reincarnated.  More recently, I
speculated that Harper Lee is the real author of "Tomboy," which was
falsely attributed to Jordan Shelbourne.  If I recall correctly, I once
even exposed J.D. Salinger posting on a.s.s.  In the present issue of CR,
Plainman is obviously a pseudonym for John Updike.  I also suspect that
some authors on this newsgroup post under more than one name.  The present
story is a case in point.  This story bears an uncanny stylistic
resemblance to the work of another excellent author whose work I have
reviewed here in the past.  However, since the author may have some reason
for wanting to conceal this dual identity, I am not going to disclose the
other name under which I think this author writes.  If you want to 'fess
up or speculate, you can contact me by e-mail.

This is a thoroughly enjoyable story!

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