I finally read Wicked, the book the Broadway Play is based on. Castration comes up as a theme a couple times. First of all the witch is rumored to be a castrated male, and later in the book she has one of her monkeymen castrated.

The best stories capture your attention, perhaps teach you something along the way, and make you feel for the characters no matter what age, shape, gender, etc. after all they are just words, and it is true terrible things are done to children, that is why these stories are important. These stories ...

I always believed that Daniel from the Old Testiment (of lion den fame) was a eunuch.

BBoy was an inspiration, a bright light and I am so sorry for his loss. He brought so many of us together at this site, and for those of us who exchanged an E-mail or a story or two, he was a man with vision, and an uncanny sense of humor, and a will to create something new and different based on a ...

Pueros has been writing this saga, not only about ancient Rome, but also written in the style of Roman literature. It continues to have many interesting strands, one of which is the symbolism behind what mistletoe is which would make mistletoe the international plant of eunuchs.

I can't believe I missed this story (I started it a few days ago). It is so timely, and has so much great writing. It has characters that reflect all the scales of humanity, from the most evil (with rational reason for them to be that way) to good, with human emotions. There is also a lot of ...

This story is enlightening, and touching. I have a few insights that I wasn't aware of before about Pueros' writing. First of all not that I'm an expert since I've read translations and not Latin, but his style is much like the ancient Rome he writes of. I notice how he goes back and forth with ...

Thankyou Pueros,

That means a lot! The best thing about feedback like this is now I'm thinking about where I can go with the next story, whereas before I had no plans to write anything else along this story-line. I like the idea of short stories with twisted endings, and I could see it tied in with ...

Gosh David,

Your inner strenght is inspiring. No wonder your writing is so powerful. You have a great sense of humor, and with all the trials you have been going through of late you just can't wait to get back to your stories. I guess that is the real reason why boards like this is so important. It ...

One of the most tense castration scenes is in Louis L'Amour's book The Walking Drum, which unlike his westerns takes place in the Middle Ages. The hero has searched for his father, and when he finds him he is put in the position where his father is a victum that he must casterate to save both their ...