In all of human mythology, with all its list of hard-drinking, misbehaving trickster gods like Loki, Hermes, Anansi and Coyote, there has only ever been one trickster GODDESS. As a result, the Goddess Xenia (Exy to her friends) has long been the goddess of brazen hussies: burlesque perfomers, roller derby girls, tattooed lady bartenders, tomboys, loudmouths, and any misfit of any sex who ever started a rock band or irritated a fundamentalist with unladylike behavior. In fact, irritating fundamentalists is practically her main job; it's how she keeps the rest of us free.THE EXY BOOK is the first-draft bible of Xenianism: it tells the stories of how she argued with God, stole from the Devil, frustrated the uptight, and told the outcasts, "You fckers are okay." (She invented the F-word.) Its pages also include the traditional Xenian rituals, such as the Night Of Unladylike Behavior and the Season of Bad Ideas, which help all of us to follow Xenia's example and live a truly creative life with more messiness and less fear of what people will think. Her followers express the best kind of goodness: the kind where women get to drink and swear and have unruly fun. You just might enjoy it. At this price, you should try!DAVID ELLIS DICKERSON, humorist and storyteller known for his regular appearances on This American Life (as well as Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition, Studio 360, etc.), has been researching the goddess Xenia and her followers for the past three years. He has now collected seven of the most popular myths of St. Xenia, and six traditional pieces of commentary from the Xenian community, and he wants YOU to help spread the joy. And why is it a "first draft bible?" Because there MUST be more Xenia stories out there: more art, more songs, more sightings. If you have one, why not drop by The Exy Book Facebook page and let the community know? The next edition might be bigger and even happier. Come help the research!
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