A Den of Angels

Downtown Orlando is but a small, rubbery carrot in the American melting pot, a flip-flop of tourism in Florida. My girlfriend has taken me to a “BJD” get-together. The attendees are predominately female hobbyists from a message-board called “Den of Angels,” and the “BJDs” are ball-jointed dolls, a breed of effeminate Asian manikins valued between $500 and $3000.