Story 7: "Tikkun Olam" by RivkaT and MustangSally

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Since we had a rather long interlude with no story at all (my fault!), wendelah1 and I have chosen a special bonus story. So here it is, "Tikkun Olam" by RivkaT and MustangSally, one of the controversial classics of the fandom. Hopefully it will provoke some discussion.

This story is rated NC-17 and is not for sensitive or impressionable souls. I'm not kidding. But it's really good.

"Deaths and disclosures, universal and particular, denouements both unexpected and inexorable, transvestite melodrama on all levels including the suggestive. We transport you into a world of intrigue and illusion ... clowns, if you like, murderers -- we can do you ghosts and battles, on the skirmish level, heroes, villains, tormented lovers -- set pieces in the poetic vein; we can do you rapiers or rape or both, by all means, faithless wives and ravished virgins -- flagrante delicto at a price, but that comes under realism for which there are special terms."

Interesting discussions:

Usenet thread on prologue

Spoilerific Usenet review thread

Comments

[dictatorcari]

wow, thanks, i'll definitely go check that out.

i do, actually. i'm the communications director for a theater company called rogue artists ensemble, and i love it. are you in california? you should come check it out sometime.

[wendelah1]

I am in California. I live in Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley. Your company is based in Orange County. Not a short drive but hardly impossible. Do you all put on anything in the summer? My husband is a high school teacher, so summers are a better fit with his schedule.

[dictatorcari]

actually, we're based in los angeles...i just live in orange county. this summer, we're actually doing a remount of our last show, "mr. punch," which is based on the graphic novel by neil gaiman and dave mckean. it's pretty cool...i'll let you know when it gets closer. :)

[wendelah1]

That would be terrific, thanks.