47 Marbles
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true.
You may have to work for it, however.
Richard Bach
It all started with an argument with Ex-man and before I knew it I was researching and writing a series that I call Burlesque Palace.
I used to come home from work on Friday nights to find Ex-man watching a show on cable TV. It was an erotic show, lots of flesh, good lighting and nubile bodies. It wasn’t porn - it was a dramatic series with erotic leanings. I tried to sit down and watch it with him but the script made my ears bleed, almost literally.
I often wondered who the series was targeted towards - most men just watch porn if they want to see naked bodies. But if the series was for women, many women like a good story (a little intellectual foreplay). I said to Ex-man, “Why isn’t there a sexy series on TV with good stories and a good script?” He said, “What about Sex and the City?” “Yeah,” I said, “But a little more actual sex in the city.”
His friend joined in the fray one night and they claimed that there were shows like I was describing on TV. When I asked them to name the shows, they couldn’t. As guys, they were wired differently so perhaps they didn’t really know what I was talking about. The more they resisted my idea, the more I knew that I would create such a show.
When I went to my first burlesque show a few months later, I knew I’d found my way in. Burlesque Palace is a series of women’s stories - three generations of French Quarter women and whereas in many series, the women revolve around the men’s stories, in the world of Burlesque Palace, the women are central.
Throughout history, some of the most monumental inceptions have been the result of differences in opinion (new countries, new religions, great art). When you have those moments when your thoughts veer from the pack, can you view it as an opportunity to create something different for yourself? Your family? Your world?
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