Tall Tales

by Carlene (25-J-1)

It's all over now, but as I gaze upon my handsome trophy grac- ing my mantle piece, I can't help reminscing.

My adventure started like this. I was attending a Tall Clubs Convention in Miami, and was sunning myself on the beach, when I not- iced a beautiful damsel staring at me. While I was getting some re- freshments at the Root Beer Stand, she came up and introduced herself Her name was Edwina, and I could tell by the tone of her voice that she was a dominating person and usually got what she wanted.

We made a dinner date for that night, and over our cocktails, she explained her plans concerning me. It seemed that at the pre- vious convention she had had the beauty queen title practically sewed up, but due to some crooked judges and behind the scenes shin- anigans, she lost the title to another girl. Since that time she had evolved a plan of revenge, needing only the right person to carry it out. As she outlined her plan my eyes grew wide with won- derment, and I started to leave the table saying that she'd picked the wrong boy. However she said "Sit down lover boy, you might not know it but you're just the man for the job." Something was so com- pelling about her that I meekly sat back down at the table. Her plan was to dress me up and enter me in the contest, hoping to win it. I did not move as she went on, being by now completely under her spell.

Briefly, the physical qualities that caused her to choose me are that I am well above average height, but am thin and my features have a definite feminine cast. It was these attributes that caused her to choose me for the role. I told her that the only time I had worn women's clothing was during some college theatrical productions. She said that was something to work with, but that we would have to work very hard to win the contest. She gave me the address of her apartment and told me to report there bright and early at six a.n. the next morning.

As I lay in my bed that night, I tried to act casual about the whole thing, but I could not repress a shiver up my spine. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could pull it off and with this thought I

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