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Another Halloween #LockdownLewks entry for our local Cabaret groups' monster-themed challenge this week. A lazy offering costume-wise, as this is an old costume from back when I was burlesque dancer, and weird artsy people actually did things, but I've given it a little trans spin, just because.

Now that local lockdown is back with a vengeance, our local burlesque legend Flossie Smalls has relaunched the Halloween Edition of her #lockdownlewks weekly event to keep all of us frustrated Cardiff cabaret types in an upbeat and macabre mood. "Raise the Dead" was this week's theme, and since vampires are by now a tad cliché for me I decided to weird things up with an old flapper dress, an Isis statuette, an upcycled paintbrush handle, three pairs of nude tights and a whole fuckton of Poundland masking tape. STORY: 1926 - Miss Theodora Markway, daughter of an eminent archaeologist (if somewhat careless with his cursed Egyptian artefacts), makes an extremely unfortunate choice of ashtray... Video of this strange escapade hopefully to soon follow on my OnlyFans.

This little early Doctor Who cosplay was my last offering for my local burlesque club's long-running #lockdownlewks challenge. Thinking I might need to make a full photoset of it, now.

Challenged to come up with a short notice #lockdownlewk for the theme "reptile realness", I decided to cosplay Zhora (snake dancer replicant) from "Blade Runner". I improvised her clear plastic rain cape with the aid of some rubber dust sheeting, but her snake proved a tougher challenge, alas...

Our burlesque group's weekly #lockdownlewks theme was horror this week, so being the little sicko Brit that I am a low-budget homage to Clive Barker was in order...

Being an appalling sci-fi nerd, I got the urge to do a wee story in pictures for this weeks' #lockdownlewks challenge (for Cardiff Cabaret Club). I've been a bit free and easy with the theme ("Space Gal"), but hopefully it qualifies. This is a cautionary tale about accidentally dating alien AIs: It had been an enjoyable evening out on the whole, but Persephone had been troubled with the sense that there was something a little ... well, artificial about her new admirer. It was only when she received his surprise gift the following day that she realised - too late - just how artificial.

My burlesque group has been doing weekly costume challenges to while the time away and keep in touch. Each week has a different theme, and these are my takes on "Crazy Cat Lady" and "Musicals." Bit predictable, but I always did want to be Julie Newmar...