Celestial Reviews 3  - July 15, 1995 - by Celeste

There are some excellent stories in this bunch.  I hope these reviews 
are helping you find good stories to read.  If any authors want to send 
me copies of their stories right before (or as soon as) they post them, 
this might enable me to post reviews while the stories are still easily 
accessible in the postings.

"Showoffs" by Backrub.  Yesss!  This is what sexual fantasy is about.  
This story describes two female friends who come on to the hunks doing 
the gardening, and everyone gets their brains fucked out.  The story is 
well written and the sex is hot.  In real life there are plenty of good 
reasons why I myself will never do what the people do in this story; 
but that's what fantasy is for.  My husband couldn't figure out why my 
pussy was so hot two nights ago.  I told him, but I didn't let him read 
the story until the next evening; but then I understood the bulge in 
his shorts when I came into the computer room dressed in my gardening 
clothes.  Fortunately, I had downloaded the story - otherwise, we'd 
have had one big bill for connect time from AOL while he was distracted 
from the monitor.  Two bangs for the buck! Thank you Backrub!  (Rating: 
10)

"Piss Mom" by Unknown Author. Peggy is a divorced mother who has to 
take a leak in the garden.  Since she suddenly realizes that her young 
son is hanging out the window watching her and since the sensation of 
urinating in the great outdoors is already turning her on, she has a 
resounding orgasm while little Johnny watches in admiration.  When 
Peggy goes into the house to confront her son about the incident, she 
finds him masturbating; and so, naturally, she gives him a hand job.  
Morally confused, she takes a hot bath; but when she gets out of the 
tub she finds Johnny sucking on her panties, which are full of the 
scent of her recent orgasm.  She joins him in this occupation; but when 
he asks to see her naked cunt (which he has already seen in the garden 
a few minutes earlier), Peggy's conscience won't permit this; and so 
she encourages him to cuddle up to her naked ass instead.  And so it 
goes....

With a title like this, you'd think the story couldn't miss; but it 
falls short of greatness  It was a multipart story, and somehow I got 
only the first part.  But don't bother sending me the rest, unless the 
plot takes a dramatic shift.  The main reason I'm mentioning it in this 
review at all is because this story shows clear signs of being 
*digitally scanned* from a published manuscript.  (I've learned to 
recognize this, because some of my students have tried to plagiarize in 
this way.)  I think the reason the person who posted this "doesn't know 
who wrote it" is because the cover was torn off - the way the 
bookstores do when they get refunds on cheap paperbacks they can't 
sell.  What kind of person is this?  Senators Exon and Dole had me 
expecting good clean perverts; but this jerk doesn't even respect the 
copyright law! (Rating 2.5)

"Star Trek: The Next Fornication" by JRDIV.  This is a clever satire on 
the Star Trek series.  I am not a super Trekkie, but you don't have to 
be one to enjoy the humor.  This story is a good example of mature 
juvenile satire in the classic Mad Magazine or Monty Python mold.  
Amoral people have sex for stupid reasons, and it's fun to imagine them 
doing it: " 'Two blowjobs, a fuck, and an assfuck in one evening. And I 
jacked off twice, too,' Wesley muttered."  And that was just *before* 
lunch!  The allusions, metaphors, and similes range from wonderful to 
interesting: "...her mini-orgasms exploded like Romulan photon 
torpedoes against an unshielded ship."  (Rating: 10)

"Kathy" by the BEAR.  This is a sensitive, well-written story about 
love and sex between an older man and his young female friend who 
becomes his lover. It contains tenderness, love, commitment and care.  
In an epilogue, the author gives the impression that this is based on a 
true story and expresses the wish that the two live "relatively happily 
ever after."  I share that wish.  

Since the author obviously wants to apply this to real life, I feel an 
urge to express my feelings about the issues he raises.  In real life I 
have been close friends with a young person that experienced almost 
exactly the same relationship as the one described in the story - only 
it was a young boy with his kindly and loving teacher.  They were 
eventually discovered; and the teacher lost his job and the boy is 
still sexually confused nearly ten years later.  Although some of our 
society's sexual taboos are silly and it's exciting to break them, 
there's a reason behind some of our taboos.  When actions like those of 
the man in this story become public and are based on less than perfect 
motivations, we are usually shocked an disgusted by the "exploitations" 
of a "dirty old man."  In  my own experiences I have found that I don't 
always make objectively wise decisions when I'm naked, aroused, and 
rubbing my body against someone; and so having a rule against certain 
behaviors is a good idea.  In addition, I think I would be legitimately 
upset if a kindly old man thought that my husband and I were 
suppressing our daughters' sexuality and decided to "set her free."  
The basic problem is that people with power over young people need to 
respect their need for autonomy and growth; and this rules out 
pedophilia and incest with young children.

On the other hand, I may be wrong.  Some young people may actually find 
things like this to be a growth experience.  I really do think that 
anti-pedophiles (like myself) should consider the possibility that some 
people who have sex with young children actually possess some decency 
and dignity - instead of just demanding that their cocks be cut off. An 
objective reading of a story like this can help us think things out.  
What I do know is that I feel lot more comfortable with a great story 
about erotic sex among consenting adults (like Backrub's "Showoffs" 
cited at the beginning of this review or Sue's "Slippery When Wet," 
which I reviewed in Celestial Reviews 2) than with this one.  Still, it 
was an outstanding story.  I think it should be assigned reading for 
the people over on alt.sex.wizards or one of the religious groups, 
where they could use it as the basis for an intelligent discussion 
instead of screaming insults at one another about child molesters.  
(Rating: 10)

"Study Cubicle" by Backrub.  Just good, clean, hot, heterosexual 
romance between a student and an instructor in a library cubicle on a 
Sunday morning.  Why aren't these people in church!?  Actually, I 
wouldn't be surprised to find another story from Backrub about a hot 
couple making it in a church.  (Rating: 10)

"Steven after Hours" by Backrub.  OK, so I just discovered Backrub, and 
this is the third Backrub story I've reviewed in this one set of 
reviews.  This is the third 10 rating in a row!  Do I see a pattern 
here?  Do I intend to keep reading Backrub stories?  Am I asking 
rhetorical questions?  Actually, at my present level of mature 
sophistication (yeah!), I would *not* be interested in having sex with 
a person as shallow as Steven - a sexy stud with a nine inch cock who 
thinks he's God's gift to women just because he drives them out of 
their mind with sexual ecstasy while he's satisfying his own lusts.  
But in our fantasies we can excuse a few minor personality flaws.  
Seriously, if you're a mature person interested in reading about the 
romantic relationship of your dreams, you may not like this story at 
all.  But if you're looking for literate and hot descriptions of oral, 
vaginal, and anal heterosexual activity that make it all sound like a 
helluva lot of fun, this one's for you.  (Rating: 10) 

"Comeuppance 1.0" by Wiley03.  In addition to offering a service to the 
rest of you, I am trying to expand my own horizons while I read these 
stories and write these reviews.  And so when I spotted the <*> next to 
this story, I decided to review it, even though I don't usually enjoy 
nc stories and even though I had given Wiley03 my lowest ever rating 
for "eXstacy."  I have a bias in my real life - I don't like the idea 
of using something beautiful like sex to torture and degrade someone.  
I don't think this is just a "lifestyle choice"; I think people who 
torture others sexually in real life deserve to be severely punished.  
But Wiley03 and others will reply, "But this is *fantasy*, dammit!"  I 
guess I think it may be just a little bit unhealthy to fantasize about 
things that would be really awful ideas in real life.

Having said that, I have to admit that this story was a lot better than 
"eXstacy."  In my own fantasy life, I really can see how it would be 
enjoyable to see a really nasty little bitch get her comeuppance.  Its 
kinda like Charles Bronson "Death Wish" movies - in real life I doubt 
that it would be a good idea to let an emotionally stressed vigilante 
execute whoever he thinks deserves to be shot; but I really feel good 
inside whenever Bronson blows away one of those slimy bastards.  And 
so, I suspended my judgment and decided to try to enjoy the story, 
since Tammy was obviously a bitch who deserved to be punished for being 
"petulant, cruel, and an expert at certain mind-games."  However, I 
would have really appreciated it if Wiley03 would simply have made 
Tammy an *adult* sister.  I had the distinct impression that the 
protagonist enjoyed the rape a little bit more because Tammy was 
underage; and that simply wasn't necessary for the story.  I also felt 
uncomfortable with some of the specific advice regarding torture (such 
as what kind of clothespins to use to inflict the most pain on those 
tender nipples); but hey - maybe I'm getting religion or something.

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that Wiley03 is really trying 
to write better.  If that's the case, he might like to know that 
fiancee is spelled with two e's at the end, unless the rapist really 
was engaged to a man.  Also, clitoris ends in is, even though 
cunnilingus ends in us; he possibly forgot that the former comes from 
the third declension in Latin and the latter from the second.  If this 
is confusing, stick with clit.  Finally, I really had trouble with the 
pronoun references; I sometimes couldn't determine whether "she" was 
the victim or the observing fiance(e).  Some of these problems could be 
solved by having someone else proofread the story before it gets 
posted.  One good way to accomplish this would be to find a really 
nasty bitch (who is of legal age, of course), tie her up with rope so 
that all the knots are in the right places, and then have your 
fiance(e) read the story out loud while you screw the hell out of her.  
(Note the satirical ambiguity of this last pronoun reference.)  
(Rating: 3).

"Movie Madness" by Unknown author.  The boys and girls in a college 
dorm argue over the value of porn movies and decide to get together to 
watch an X-rated VCR tape together.  The value question remains 
unresolved; but afterwards, a guy and girl who had previously been 
"just friends" have a satisfying sexual experience.  Nice story.  
(Rating: 7.5)

"Surprise" by Doug Stewart.  A woman is bound and held captive while 
her mother, who is the sex slave of the captors, is forced to perform 
oral sex on the daughter, apparently to settle a bet among the captors.  
The mother is also forced to submit to humiliation while engaging in 
oral and anal sex and to drink the urine of one of the captors.  All 
this may sound unpleasant; but, much to the daughter's surprise, her 
mother thoroughly enjoys it.  She was a good sex slave!  This story was 
fairly well written - it held my attention, even though it disgusted 
me, while I thought, "What the hell is going to happen next?"  But the 
style deteriorated later in the story.  In case anyone is wondering 
whether there are lots of woman in the world who enjoy this kind of 
treatment or who admire the men who engage in it, the answer to both 
questions is no.  (Rating: 5).

"Bound for Her Glory" by Writer1037.  This is a story about a man who 
becomes fascinated with a woman's beautiful hair and works hard to make 
that hair a part of his sex life.  I guess this would be classified by 
some readers as kinky - fetish, light bondage, and female dominance; 
but this kind of kinky I can enjoy.  It was a sensitive, hot, sexy 
story.  It made me wish I had that kind of hair to tease my husband 
with.  OK, it made me think about how it would feel to have someone 
like Janine caress my own body with that "lovely brunette mane" while 
she made me beg for it by licking and kissing that red hot clitoris 
that she pushed against my face.... I'll leave that last sentence 
there; but I'm afraid it's an example of why I'm a reviewer and 
Writer1037 is a writer.  (Rating: 9.5)

"Summer" by Jacques.  This is a story about two boys masturbating 
together.  The trick is that they do it in plain view of everyone 
including the camp supervisor; but no one can tell, because they are 
far away and underwater.  It never occurred to me that horny adolescent 
boys would try something like this.  This is not a story that will make 
you feel hot and sexy - but it sure did make me laugh.  (Rating: 8)

"Short 10.0" by Wiley03.  This is an extremely vivid depiction of a 
gang rape, seen through the eyes of the female victim.  It's not a 
pretty story, but it certainly held my attention.  What irritated me 
were the author's references to the "pleasure" the victim felt.  
Something is missing here.  The other feelings the woman expresses are 
things that I can understand - pain, frustration, hatred, anger, etc.  
But pleasure?  I guess there might be some women or men somewhere in 
the world who could derive pleasure from such an ordeal; but the writer 
owes the readers some sort of rationale for this irrational reaction.  
I have known women who have been raped, and none of them has ever used 
this word.  This is the third story I've read by Wiley03.  I hope he's 
a nice, athletic guy who umpires little league baseball for free and 
helps elderly ladies across the street.  I hope he has a lovely wife 
whom he treats like a goddess or that when he jacks off he does so to 
images of beautiful talk show hostesses giving him head while he gently 
fondles their asses and whispers sweet nothings and helps them come to 
wonderful heights of sexual ecstasy.  I hope that he has no intention 
at all of ever acting out any of these weird fantasies he writes about.  
(Rating: 5)