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It's time for another Story Report by Mrs Pearlmania! This month she read Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell, a story of magic, love, mermaids, Grace Jones, gay sex, and somehow the city of Phildelphia. 

You don't have to have read the book to enjoy this episode, as Mrs. P is going to explain the plot to Alex for your listening pleasure. If you enjoy the story, request the book from your local library or buy it from a local book store. 

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Erin

I’m excited to hear the big reveal! I DNF’d it because I didn’t care for the writing style at all and (at least in the digital version) JC Penney was misspelled and that was just the last straw for my attempt to read it myself. I love the concept, but I wanted to take a red pen and re-edit it SO bad.

Coy Cadaver

So we're doing the after party at the beach. got it. which beach though? Also I'm not putting on sunscreen so please don't ask me to cuz then I'll feel guilty and put it on.

Lauren Jane

Is ....this for real this time or will I wake up tomorrow disappointed just like my 9th birthday when David Bowie didn't actually take me away to the Labyrinth and my parents forgot it was my bday

Erin

THRASHERS FRIES MENTIONED. BEST FRIES EVER. NO KETCHUP HERE BABY VINEGAR ALL DAYYYY (went to ocean city md/rehobeth a lot as a kid and BOY that just unlocked so many boardwalk memories!)

Sara_the_Bookworm

That’s sad! I didn’t notice any errors like that in the print version.

amanaybeak

Main character is definitely Heartthrobanderson from insta

on vibes 24_7

I need cash to come back, specifically so I can try the bra trick. Mrs P, I love your anecdotes so very much.

Stuck in Koala Kanyan

I'd just like to say, fuck you Steve Dahl! You were a bag of shit in 1979 and you're a bag of shit now

Rockstache

Dolle's is better fudge than Candy Kitchen and I will die on this hill.

Rockstache

Pretty sure that Patrick Stewart movie is called Jeffrey, haven't seen it, but have been told I resemble a character in it in college.

Rachel Scharver

Okay but why am I crying 😢 im definitely gonna use my last audible credit to get this book! TY Mrs.P for sharing. Also, I found an alternative to audible that supports local bookstores Libro.fm 📖📚🤩🥰

Lavender_lemonade_in_a_bisexual_honoring_way

Okay, finished the podcast, but I wanted to finish the thought. I’ve had a couple family members who used Anabuse for early recovery from alcohol and it was really helpful when living in a small town/area. It can be used against people in recovery (because, moralism in recovery/recovery spaces), but for some it can just be another tool to help themselves. A lot of “oh no, I can’t because I’m on Anabuse” excuses help when it’s hard to say no to friends from the past.

_under__score_under_under_

I've listened to the entire series, I love y'all. Mrs. P is a national treasure for giving us ELKAHOLIC. Mr P, you came up with a slogan in the Andy Schultz ep I would like to submit an alteration for: Not one, not a FEW, but TOO MANY TABS. I'd like residuals, please and thank you 🤣🤣🤣 Oh and I would please like my shout out name to be: _under__score_under_under_ Repeated, it creates a beat, practice may be needed 🤣

Lethall422

Open food is my fav button on POS.

Lethall422

My ex’s mom lived in Avalon, NJ and drove to center city M-F

OneGoodKnight

Mrs P: "what's yoai?" Mr. P: *war flashbacks* "you dont wanna know."

OneGoodKnight

Cycling 🚲 LadyGaga listening 🎶 Gay Witches 🤣😂

Short_Range_Attack_Chicken

Ohh when Alex said “what’s ACT UP?” my queer heart broke! Btw it was St. Patrick cathedral and it is still active!

Rachel Scharver

Yeah but sometimes I dont want to wait 3 months for the next book in my series, ya know

Listen_up_poop_butt! You_are_a_cutie_patootie!

Oh I’m so hype cause bored gay werewolf lives in my head with blood train& that one book about the ship in space with the one girl& the murder noise that drove people bananas. You know the one.

Buffy Like Beer

Did NOT expect Lindsey Graham’s “Ladybugs” to get brought up.

Nikki Ann

Shout out to all of the lesbian community who took care of those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS back then because of the stigma. I watched a documentary about it and it was beautiful.

Aricka Doble

This made me not only buy the actual book but I'm EXCITED to read a book

An autographed photo of Jesus Christ.

My internal lore was telling me Fergal was a selkie baby! His father was a seal (Selkie) that took their human form and had a baby with a human woman. It's said selkie babies have an affinity for the ocean and have webbed fingers and toes.

An autographed photo of Jesus Christ.

Oooo also, they refer to the Gladiator as an egregore. "An egregore, in occult and esoteric traditions, is a concept referring to a collective thoughtform or psychic entity that is created and sustained by the shared beliefs, emotions, and intentions of a group of people. It's essentially a group mind that can take on a life of its own, influencing the thoughts, behaviors, and even the destiny of the group that created it. " So I think it was actually various "not good" people, that Joe kind of hallucinated as looking like this Gladiator man of his dreams. But it was more just a symbol of his depression, the specter of AIDS in the community and just various traumas he's been through.

Alanna

I think you may need to DM the shout out name part

Jonathan Scratch

This reminds me that I gotta send a pair of books to the PO box. Will Mrs. P (or even Alex) read them? Hopefully! One involves lesbian space necromancers and sword fights and the other James motherfuckin' Cameron said he'd love to adapt.

Lovexash

Fergleicious

Beep boop

Comment for the beginning, disliking disco etc… you guys were looking for the term “internalized homophobia”!

PumpkinKing008

Slightly disappointed that the Shadow Daddy storyline didnt really go anywhere but I do love the fact that he was more a metaphor than and actual demon. I was also thinking that the evil bartender was actually the demon and the gladiator was a red herring.

Plz just hit the air horn for my name

Yall I’m gonna be in philly for like one night in October I need to know where to go to party like it’s 1998 plz and thank you. Anyone got bar recs? 😭

That_Wokelahoman_Teacher

Mrs. Pearlmania once more convinced me to speed read another library book. Loved the story report.

review_of_academic_reviews

Mrs. P emailing ab the commute reminds me of when Rick Riordan said Percy fell off the arches into the river in St. Louis 😂😭. Riordan was basically like “yea my bad you guys I thought it was closer. Oops”

Upsetipasketi

The bar owner in my town burned down his night club bar 🤣

TitanOlaf

I totally imagined joe as a moustacheless Tom Seleck from the Magnum PI days

MeliWillow

I’ve never looked at the duration of story reports… I’m just like damn that was awesome I got a lot of housework done!!!

inadangeroustime

Must share this story here, since it's a fire island anecdote! My mom babysat for family friends in the 50s and 60s who had a house on fire island. She brought me to visit them in the early 80s and while we walked on the beach with my grandma we apparently stumbled onto a nude section of the beach. She tried very hard to keep me looking at all the pretty shells! 😂 Clearly it was becoming a gay mecca by then....still not sure if they realized it. Anyway, great story report as always!

Exhausted_Millenial

The commute comment hit me. My commute is 45 min using mass transit.

holly!

listening to this very late! my grandmother died of AIDS-complicated pneumonia in 1995 before I was born, and hearing you both talk so genuinely about AIDS and how tough it was was so touching ♥️ how lucky we are to live in a world where AIDS isn’t a death wish any longer!

Deafleader

Rahhh beard havers rise up