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The Prisoner of Zenda, an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, was adapted numerous times for stage and film. In this parody, most of the characters are gay but don't realize they are. In the cast of eight, several actors play multiple roles. CAST: Woman 1: Rose, wife of Robert Rassendyll Servant Girl Group 2 in pre-coronation crowd scene Helga Guard 1 (Detcha
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A version of "The Prisoner of Zenda" in which almost all the characters are gay but don't realize it. This is a full 2-act play which I will post in seven parts.
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Oh, that would have been a good one. Perhaps I shall have to expand the piece.
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Good morning, Madam! Welcome to Brain Torture Hotel -- “torment and cravin’, we’re your haven!” Have you been a guest here before? Oh, Miss Shame -- forgive me, I didn’t recognize you! Shame on me, ha ha! You always go to such great lengths to alter your appearance. But don’t worry -- you have everything to be ashamed of here, Miss! Ha, ha! A little occupational humor. But you are most welcome, of course, Miss Shame. Our motto here is, “If torment you are causing, we’re your lodging!”
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Monologue by the manager of Brain Torture Hotel, located somewhere within each of our brains, where all our most self-destructive habits find a warm welcome
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Once there were two lovers: Grant, who was tall, with grey hair; and Russell, who was short, with reddish hair (what there was of it). Grant was head over heels in love with Russell and showed it in a variety of ways. He would bring Russell presents and tell him wonderfully entertaining stories. Russell liked that. He liked to have sex with Russell a lot. Russell could also get into that. And, last, he showed his love for Russell by doing the worst possible things to Russell that he could
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Grant and Russell's relationship is mirrored in the relationship of their two cats.
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James Howard Kunstler's World Made by Hand is a post-apocalyptic novel (and series) depicting life in Union Grove, NY after a series of devastating plagues and other disasters has thrown life back to a pre-industrial level. (I can understand the lack of motor vehicles, though why they don't even have bicycles is perplexing.) One character, Andrew Pendergast, moved to Union Grove from New York City, where his experiences as a gay man apparently brought him no fulfillment or satisfaction. His life
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A romantic vignette for the character of Andrew Pendergast from James Howard Kunstler's World Made by Hand series
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Hm. You must have got hold of an unauthorized King James version. Or the King Jimmy Dean version.
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And I am mystified as to why wearing linen with wool is an abomination, when no mention is made of wearing polka dots with stripes.
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May I, may I eat a fish? Yes, you may eat any fish, If they have both fins and scales, On their backs and on their tails. So, no lobsters and no whales. If they have both fins and scales, You may cook them in a dish, You may eat them if you wish. May I, may I eat a bird? Yes, you may eat any bird, Almost any -- not an owl, Not a vulture -- they are foul. Waterfowl, though, are not foul. I approve of waterfowl. Ma
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The dietary laws of Leviticus in Dr. Seuss form, unfortunately without the illustrations.
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Andy saw Cicero’s resemblance to the human Mr. Garter immediately – a little heavier, with coarser features, but similar. “Cicero Garter? Sir?” “Yes. Andy? Let’s sit down.” Once they were seated in a quiet part of the waiting room, Cicero said, “Are you going to be taking care of my brother when they discharge him?” “Yes, sir, I hope to. Unless you have some objection. And maybe even if you do have some objection.” “The important thing is what my brother wants. I talked to hi
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3. Mr. Garter's Condition
Refugium commented on Refugium's story chapter in 3. Mr. Garter's Condition
We have no direct evidence that Cicero Garter is a snake, only that he knows about his brother's condition. We shall see. In the traditional stories, the husband's animal condition is generally not a family trait, but the result of a curse, one from which he ultimately is freed. Mr. Garter's snakiness is a problem only for those who are prejudiced against it. And we are hoping not that he is freed from it, but that he and Andy reach something more like the acceptance and renewal you propose. -
“Which room is Mr. Garter in?” Andy asked anxiously. “Hold on,” the nurse at the Mount Sinai admissions desk commanded. “Are you family?” “No,” Andy admitted. “Family and spouse only,” the nurse said. “But I have to see him.” “Family and spouse only,” the nurse insisted. “I would be his spouse if it were allowed,” Andy said. The nurse smirked. “You don’t look like a spouse to me,” she said. “You can see him if you’re accompanied by a family member. If it’s all
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I was considering writing something about Andy having hyper-sensitive gaydar, or snakedar, and developing the ability to see the man within the snake and the snake within the man, but it got too metaphysical.
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There are many, many Animal Groom folktales. And check out Peter Cashorali's "The Man Who Was Lovers with a Pigeon" in his collection Fairy Tales: Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men. And if you want to read a really bloody, very non-Disney version of Cinderella, try Aschenputtel (The Girl of the Ashes) from Grimm's Fairy Tales!
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Andy’s first day of his new life was a whirlwind of unfamiliar tasks. He had ridden in a train only a few times, and suddenly Mr. Garter expected him to manage timetables, luggage, platforms, meals, and sleeping compartments. Following Mr. Garter’s instructions, Andy stowed a locked box of dark wood in their privy. “Be careful with this box, Andy. And never look inside it.” At bedtime, Mr. Garter said, “I’ll take the bottom bunk. My top-bunk days are behind me. But you’re young and agile. Y
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It's true that having sex with a snake would involve definite compatibility issues. And yet -- all too many men focus on the trouser snake, to the exclusion of other equally important matters.
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When Giuseppe Abruzzese arrived at Ellis Island in 1894, his name was changed to Joe Abbott by an immigration official with little talent for foreign languages. Such changes were not unusual. Joe married a beautiful Tuscan girl in New York City and had three sons: Edoardo, called Ed; Francesco, who went by Frank; and Andrea, who insisted on being called Andy. We’re all American boys now, with American names, Joe thought; but he had not been able to bear christening them with any but Italian
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Andy's father pushes him to take a position as assistant to a gambler. No one but Andy seems to notice that his new employer is a snake. An actual, scaly, fork-tongued, yellow-eyed, limbless reptile.
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Zwika wished to continue east to her mother's homeland. But she heard that war had begun there and was afraid to go alone. With some thought of going back west to persuade her brother to come with her, she found herself once more at the river ferry. There Clay still sang his song: I'd give up land, I'd give up gold, All I have, or ever will behold, If with me you would grow old, Come bibble in the boo shy lorie. Shule, shule, shule a rune,
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"Oh boy -- right again." --Laurie Anderson
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Una did not know, when she entrusted the care of her father, King Edwin, to the chief minister, that the chief minister was a cousin of the witch of the forest, and a powerful sorcerer in his own right. With subtle potions he kept the king sleepy and weak at all times, not just during the monthly transformation. He ruled the kingdom in all but name, and thought to take the title of king as well. The minister had two sons and hired a tutor to see to their education. The tutor set pens bef
