Thighs and Whispers
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| Title: | Thighs and Whispers |
| Publisher: | Wildheart Press, then MacWombat Press |
| Editor(s): | Beth Blighton |
| Date(s): | January 1992, reissued in 1996 or 1997 |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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Thighs and Whispers is a het 112-page Beauty and the Beast anthology edited by Beth Blighton. It has the subtitle: "And Other Flights of Fancy."
The front cover art is by Beth Blighton and the back cover by Barbara Gipson. Other artwork by Beth Blighton, Rita Terrell, Barbara Gipson and Pam Tuck.
From the Editorial
We hope you have enjoyed your copy of Thighs and Whispers. It really is sort of a strange feeling to be publishing a 'zine like this. It entails taking all your love, imagination and fantasies and putting down on paper for all the world to see; whether it be in the form of a story or a piece of artwork. The same could be said of all fan fiction, to be sure. But with a collection of erotica, it's very intimate and person, yet very public all at the same time. It's also a pretty fine tightrope to walk to place Vincent and Catherine and others in more explicit situations than we're used to seeing them in, while still trying to keep them in character. We admit it's a rather speculative business at best. But we hope our vision of a bright and happy future, one filled with tenderness, commitment and a fully expressed love, rings true. To give Vincent the life of freedom and complete happiness he deserves, is the best we can imagine. So, though flight of fancy may he and Catherine and all the other characters finally have their 'ever after.'
Contents
- The Way He Makes Me Feel, lyrics from "Yentel" by Alan & Marilyn Bergman (ii)
- Once Upon a Faerie Tale by Patricia Almedina (1)
- Who Wants to Live Forever? by Brain May (28)
- Growing Pains by Beth Blighton (29)
- Her Hands by Kathy Cox (37)
- Of Time, Love and Tenderness by Beth Blighton (44)
- No Matter What Happens, lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman (58)
- Through the Looking Glass by Patricia Almedina (59)
- Enough by Kathy Cox (62)
- An Offering of Vision by Kathy Cox (69)
- Father Figure, lyrics by George Michael (78)
- Complete by Kathy Cox (79)
- Adoration by Kathy Cox (89)
- The Game by Beth Blighton (98)
- The Finer Things lyrics by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings (106)
Gallery
Pam Tuck
Beth Blighton
Beth Blighton, centerfold
Beth Blighton
Beth Blighton
Rita Terrell
Beth Blighton
Beth Blighton
Rita Terrell
Regarding Circumcision
From a discussion in Lionheart #3 in August 1992 (Note: the editor of "Lionheart" and "Thighs and Whispers" are the same person):
I wish to pose a question. A good friend and I were discussing the fanzine "Thighs and Whispers," when out of the blue she expressed her surprise that Vincent was depicted as being circumcised. Well, since that thought had never, ever crossed my mind.... we suddenly realized from where we were drawing our expertise and in that moment knew more about each other's husbands (and perhaps the artist's husband), than we cared to know. But think about it. Surely, Father wouldn't have circumcised the sickly baby Vincent, when he was first brought below. Then when he was well enough, since Vincent was different, would Father have risked an unnecessary operation? And as Vincent matured it doesn't look like he allowed anyone to cut his hair never mind his _______!
- The Editor of "Thighs and Whispers" has asked us to pass along this brief answer to your serious inquiry: "Wouldn't such a procedure definitely be a sort of confirmation of his humanity? After all, who would try to circumcise an animal? (And is it even possible?) Also, being born after World War II, Vincent could have easily fallen into the "standard practice" category. Or a more probable reason yet - at the artist's tender age, she's never been exposed to anything that was not of the "clean-cut" variety. So sue her, she's young! And while we could provide you with a virtual plethora of meaningful reasons ranging from the religious to the health conscious to those were the only photo refs that were around that day, the real bottom line is this - As long as Ron Perlman is playing this part, Vincent is circumcised. We feel fairly certain that this is the one make-up job he would not sit still for. Imagine.... "Margaret, quickly, bring the Scotch Tape... !"
Reactions and Reviews
Newly available from a different publisher, after a long absence. “A progression of erotica.” Most of the fiction—a mix of full stories and brief vignettes by Beth Blighton, Pat Almedina, and Kathy Cox—has a sensual, not sexual, focus. Cox's “Her Hands” is Vincent's meditation, alone by a bathing pool, on being starved for touch. Blighton's “Growing Pains” recounts the innocent massage of aching muscles between Lisa and her young friend, Vincent. Both stories are powerful and insightful, not specifically erotic. Almedina's “Once Upon a Faerie Tale” offers a romantic, lyrical alternative of V/C's meeting: V is the immortal lord of a faerie castle; Lady C, engaged to Lord Elliot, becomes lost in the wood, is rescued from wolves by V and, as his guest, falls in love with him. Fans of Cox's Destiny series will be pleased that two “small seductions”—“Enough” and “Adoration”—appear. In Blighton's “Of Time, Love and Tenderness,” C gently ministers to a mute, injured V after the Trilogy, culminating in a memorable shared bath, emphasizing character and situation, not just heavy breathing. Also more vignettes from Cox, Almedina. The adult art—by Blighton, Pam Tuck, Rita Terrell, and Barbara Gipson—is predictably splendid...and graphic, with frontal nudity. [1]