Thoughts of a Stripper

In the 1970's the Burlesque industry was thriving. Nudity and pornography was a public and political outrage. And people across the country were flocking to burlesque theaters to see Melissa St. John: The Upside Down Girl A.K.A. Wild Star. Little did they know she was a single Mother alone on the road with her two children in boarding schools in separate states. Over a 6 year period while traveling on a burlesque circuit across the country she was searching for a way to come face to face with her true spirit. Through writing her innermost thoughts on paper she found herself in the most unconventional way. THOUGHTS OF A STRIPPER: A MOTHER'S STORY by Opal Dockery is an inspirational spiritual and autobiographical journal of a stripper's thoughts over a 6 year period in the 1970's. Her personal thoughts on single parenthood spirituality alternative lifestyle thinking travel the burlesque industry and family will inspire you shock you and uplift you.