Donna K. Sheneman will tell you anything you want if you just ask nicely. After bartending in Tacoma for more than 20 years, she found solstice in the sex world one random afternoon as she went shopping for lingerie. When D’s Fantasy Shop had only a tiny mirror in the bathroom, and Donna needed to see if her lingerie fit properly, she put her inhibitions aside and stepped out of the bathroom for the entire store to see. Thanks to her, there was a full-length mirror installed the very next day, and she was offered a job as a part-time employee.



Ten years later, she is now the proud owner of Tacoma’s video pornography and sex toy retail shop: D’s Fantasy Shop.



STEPH DEROSA: You bartended for 20 years and now you’re here. What’s the difference in the two professions?



DONNA SHENEMAN: Well, as a bartender I was an underpaid psychologist, now I’m an underpaid sex therapist.



DEROSA: What does your family think of your new venture?



SHENEMAN: I’ve never been married, and never had kids. My mother went to Germany for a month when I was younger so I had to watch over all my siblings for that time. I could’ve killed her. It was then that I vowed to never have kids. As for marriage — it’s just a piece of paper.



DEROSA: I see you sell toys, videos, magazines, and lingerie. What’s the most popular toy for men?



SHENEMAN: Oh, that’d be the Cyber Sucker, definitely. Let me take one out of the box so you can see for yourself.



DEROSA: Wow, that’s soft, lifelike, and sure does suck. What about a toy for women?



SHENEMAN: Oooh, that’s the Cyber Cock. Feel it, it weighs the same and has a lifelike hardness. One testicle is even smaller than the other.



DEROSA: This is awesome. That feels entirely too real. Bag that one up for me.



SHENEMAN: The most popular videos are ones featuring women with larger behinds, and a fuller figure. MILF videos are also extremely popular. The older woman is so “in” right now that we even have GILF videos — Grandmas I’d Like to … well, you know what I’m saying.



DEROSA: Seriously? Grandmas? Wow. So, what’s this lube over here? It says “platinum” on it.



SHENEMAN: Platinum lube is the best. I’ve slid off the toilet seat with that stuff before. It’s also tasteless, which means it’s good for when you want to play the slobberhouse blues on the

meat whistle.



DEROSA: Sold!



[D’s Fantasy Shop, 2301 Sixth Ave., Tacoma]