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From: LadyCyrrh@aol.com
Subject: The Annex Reviews 6/10/97
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Explanation about the rating system: My rating system is different than 
Celeste's. I use a straight grade, A+ to D-, sometimes splitting it. What I 
give high marks to are, in no particular order of importance: 
originality, creativity, skillful use of the English language, and 
technical things like grammar and spelling. A poorly written dog may 
get a A+ because of its originality of conception, while a well-written 
chestnut like wife swapping can get a C simply because it's been done 
before. (Of course, my personal tastes figure in also, though I try to be 
fair.) 

Below the rating is when the story appeared. I realize that stories may 
appear on different servers at different times, but hopefully the date 
will give a rough idea of where to look. Below the date is where the story 
appeared (ASS = alt.sex.stories; ASSM = alt.sex.stories.moderated; ASSG = 
alt.sex.stories.gay; ASSB = alt.sex.stories.bondage.) After that is the name 
of the author, poster, or reposter, the address if different, and the 
homepage, if they have one.


The Perils of Batgirl II [A]
A Bondage Adventure Serial
When posted: 6/8/97
Where posted: ASS
Author: The Weatherman
Reposted by: ccirillo@capital.net

Batgirl vs. the Crime School for Girls [A+]
When posted: 6/8/97
Where posted: ASS
Author:  S. Sneakly (sneakly@geocities.com)
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/5268/

More superhero stories have been posted lately, including five by Ann 
Douglas about Supergirl, and these two about the adventures of Batgirl. 
Why is this variant of erotic fanfic so popular? Well, superheroes are 
larger than life, emotionally and physically; so it stands to reason they 
would have super sex as well. I've found that each hero or heroine 
occupies a distinct niche on the sexual spectrum. Superman and 
Supergirl deal with the effects of sexual isolation; the Incredible Hulk 
with sheer animalism; Spiderman with the issues of youth (as Peter 
Parker was originally a college student when bitten.) But, as EVERYONE 
knows, Batman and Batgirl are about fetish. Their rubber and latex 
body-molding unitards, leather boots and gloves, various Bat-gizmos, 
life-threatening B&D predicaments, and dungeon-like hideouts make 
them pure, unadulterated kink. We can happily blame this image on the 
late 1960s TV show with Adam West, Burt Ward, and Yvonne Craig (with 
Julie Newmar as Catwoman--meow!) as the comics weren't quite so 
campy. The recent series of Batman movies is upholding the tradition, 
with Val Kilmer sporting a thonged butt and codpiece in the last one, as 
well as molded rubber Bat-nipples on the sculpted pectorals of his 
Batsuit...a far cry from Adam Wests' dull nylon unitard. (Didja know his 
stunt double had to wear a girdle because of his beer belly? Didja know 
Burt Ward's cock had to be taped down sometimes under his batshorts 
because he kept getting unwanted erections?)

Anyway, these stories have been inspired by the TV show and not the 
movie. "Perils" is a series of cliffhangers, each installment ending with 
a breathless recap: "WILL CATWOMAN DROWN BATGIRL IN THE HIDEOUS 
BONDAGE ADHESIVE?  WHAT A STICKY SITUATION!" The story line too is 
very similar to the show, with the visit to Commisoner Gordon, the 
finding of a clue, the ambush by the villain, the first bondage peril, the 
finding of another clue, the second ambush and peril, etc. It's loads of 
fun. This Batgirl is more sensual than Yvonne Craig's, and Catwoman 
and her henchgirls are sexier too, tying each other up to keep in 
practice for their main job of being a foe to Our Heroes. They do the 
same to Batgirl, but also inflict very yummy tortures on her, all of 
which have to do with being tightly wrapped, immersed, or suspended 
in substances that give incredible orgasms as they electrocute or slowly 
strangle you. The file I had ends without the last sticky predicament 
being solved, so I guess there's a Part 3 out there somewhere.

"Batgirl vs. the Crime School for Girls" is more sarcastic; it opens by 
saying Batman and Robin have been emasculated by King Tut to become 
eunuchs, Batman escaping in time to reattach his member, but 
abandoning Robin to be a castrati. It's hilarious for this reason alone. 
The rest of the story follows the general outline of the "Londinium" TV 
episodes where Batgirl attempts to foil Lady Penelope Peasop and her 
coeds of crime, save there's lesbian sex. It was broader than the other 
and rounded out the heroine more, and had a sly, satirical sense of 
humor I really liked. And it gives the perfect explanation for why none 
of the kinky villains ever ripped off Batman's or Batgirl's mask as they 
were tied up to see who they really were.

Mr. or Ms. Sneakly (Yes I get this Hanna Barbera pop-cult reference) 
you're writing very finely tuned humor pieces. Have you thought of 
publishing professionally?


Story Chronicles of {a CS Lewis series that the estate of CS Lewis
does not want mentioned here}land [D-]
When posted: 6/8/97
Where posted: ASS, ASSM
Author: Travis Hubin <tdhubin@earthlink.net>

The Wizard of Oz has been done, so has Disney. It was only a matter of
time before someone got around to {a CS Lewis series that the estate of
CS Lewis does not want mentioned here}. As the {a CS Lewis series that
the estate of CS Lewis does not want mentioned here} titles were, and
are, some of my favorite all time books, I was very eager to read this
and see how they'd been perverted. I shouldn't have bothered.

Now, I don't like to be mean and discouraging, especially as the author 
politely requested "Tell me how i can improve them or tell me how i'm 
doing" but I found this poorly written, choppy, laughable, and worst of 
all, not the least bit erotic or sexy. Suggestions? A. Pay attention to 
creative writing and English composition classes in school. B. Buy a 
book on how to write. C. Take a look at some of the other authors' work 
on the sex newsgroups and learn from the efforts of your betters. You 
were onto something original here; you just have to cultivate the skill to 
do it justice.

As for specific suggestions, here's a good rule to start out with: When 
writing about sexual organs/functions/discharges, it's always wise to 
stick to no more than three or different apellations. More than that 
becomes an inadvertant laugh-fest. For example, I found "virgin hole" 
"pussy petals" "tiny quim" "massacred cunt " "spasming cunny" "iron-
like cervix" "womb band " "straining uterine wall" in just two 
paragraphs. Just "cunt" or "pussy" would have been enough.

Oh, and it's {a trademark of the estate of CS Lewis}, not Asland.


The Spice Girls Get Horny [C]
When posted: 6/9/97
Where posted: ASSM
Author: S. J. Beddon (no address)

Yes, this is the infamous Spice Girls story everyone's been asking a 
repost on. All three episodes.

The Spice Girls are a female vocal group in the manner of Vanity Six, 
but without the wise (?) tutelage of Prince, or rather The Artist, as he's 
known now. Like Prince's proteges, they usually pose in bikinis or 
underwear, displaying their boobs, buns and nay-nays for male or 
lesbian delight, touting a feminist party line that is at odds with their 
nature. This would tolerable if only they had some of Madonna's up-
yours insouciance, Jarboe's cool, or even PJ Harvey's knowing knockoff 
of sex-symbol stereotypes, but they don't. They're the creamiest and 
blandest of cheesecake.

The stories are written as first-person memoirs by each Spice Girl 
(though they come across as interchangeable) detailing the orgies, 
gang-bangs, fucking and sucking that happens when a famous pop 
group goes on tour. These stories are very slutty in a manner similar to 
Suzy Sleaze's (whom I reviewed The Annex Reviews 5/21/97) where 
cunt juice and sperm flies everywhere in Waring blender style. (Sample 
of dialogue: "Oh shit....I'm gonna tank up your cunt full of cum!.....let me 
take it out, please! I wanna see it cum on you!") However, these stories 
have none of Suzie Sleaze's wit, humor or dumb-blonde trashiness. So 
the C, for lack of flair, taste, restraint, and style, which is really saying

a lot for sex fiction of this nature. To be fair, those who do like mindless,

fluid-oriented sex narrated by dumb pin-up cunts should like this, but I 
didn't, and in fact felt insulted by it. 

I believe one of the earmarks of good porn is that it should arouse 
whoever reads it regardless of their gender or sexual preference. But 
this was so aligned towards a male viewpoint--and I'll guess was written 
by a male in an attempt to get inside the head of a "hot" female--I can't 
see how any female, straight or gay, could like it or be turned on by it, 
even though it's narrated by a "she." If I'm wrong, you can feed my 
Spice Girls CDs to an angry pit bull.


Two stories: "Taken" and "The Orgy" by kollontai [B/A+]
When posted: 6/7/97
Where posted: ASS, ASSM
Author: "La Amadora" <amadora@hotmail.com> or kollontai@hotmail.com

These two shorts were bundled together in a single post. The first read a 
bit like over-embellished, out-breath "arty" erotica, competently 
written, but not much more than a snippet. The second was very 
different, musings in the mind of an unnamed man as he drives home 
from an orgy in a cloud of disgust and self-hatred. Not exactly a story to 
turn you on sexually, but as a story about sex and sexual reactions it was 
very. very good, and with some more work and polish, could be 
published professionally. Suggestion to the author: The first didn't 
entirely work, the second did; I'd like to see more.


Lady Cyrrh@aol.com

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