Do let me know if you're back in!! And, Happy Lent!
Showing posts with label short stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label short stories. Show all posts
Friday, February 15, 2013
Reviving...
We seem to have fallen apart a bit at the holidays. I'd like to start up again, if possible! So, what does everyone think about just jumping back in with Ernest Hemingway's 'Cat in the Rain'? It's short and easily found, and interesting (I think!)
Do let me know if you're back in!! And, Happy Lent!
Do let me know if you're back in!! And, Happy Lent!
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Watho and stuff..
Does anyone else feel a little sorry for Watho? Are we supposed to? What do you all think about the tale?
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Selection #4: From Charles
How about a selection from the beginning Jorge Luis Borges's Ficciones? In particular the Prologue to the first section and then the first story, "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"?
If that sounds like a plan, let me know. Ficciones is available in stand-alone format or as part of a big collection of Borges's Collected Fictions that was released a few years ago. I can provide a PDF of scanned pages for the selection for anyone who needs it.
(Charles will be sending me a PDF, and I'll probably just send it out to everyon - except Charlie, whose e-mail I don't have yet - feel free to fix that, Charlie, by sending me a message at cyganeria.milika@gmail.com. )
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Short Story Selection #3
"The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck. It's a part of his collection: The Long Valley. It shouldn't be to hard to find, he read it in a 'modern short story collection'.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Friday, October 12, 2012
A response - From Charlie to "All In"
(Thanks Charlie! For getting the discussion started! I moved it to it's own page to make it more visible. I'm about to lose battery, so I'll have to wait to actually comment, but I think you make some great points. Welcome to the discussion!)
This is Gerard's friend Charlie here, and I thought I'd break the ice on this one. I have to say that it took me a while to really get a hang on what was happening in this piece. The prose was very detailed and evoked a nice scene for me, but the back story (the world) is very important in science fiction, and it took me most of my time reading to really get a sense for what was going on.
As I still think I might be mistaken, let me throw my thoughts out there. Effectively, the main character is mortgaging his own life by stepping into this game. As in, if he loses, he'll be one of the people that they use to incubate this miracle cure (like the guy who is taken into the back room). Is that what everyone else got?
Since it took me almost my entire time reading to piece this all together, I guess the poker scene lacked a bit of the urgency that it acquired once I gained more of an understanding of the situation. Maybe that is intentional (I'd have to say it is, given the way the piece is structured). As it stood while reading, I thought it was a very accurate account of a high-stake poker game, which was fun to read. I just wonder if some of the tension in the piece is buried in the initial obscurity of the world's backstory, because we don't realize what's at stake until the hand has been played.
Anyway, I'm interested to hear what everyone else thought, and thanks for letting me participate in these discussions.
This is Gerard's friend Charlie here, and I thought I'd break the ice on this one. I have to say that it took me a while to really get a hang on what was happening in this piece. The prose was very detailed and evoked a nice scene for me, but the back story (the world) is very important in science fiction, and it took me most of my time reading to really get a sense for what was going on.
As I still think I might be mistaken, let me throw my thoughts out there. Effectively, the main character is mortgaging his own life by stepping into this game. As in, if he loses, he'll be one of the people that they use to incubate this miracle cure (like the guy who is taken into the back room). Is that what everyone else got?
Since it took me almost my entire time reading to piece this all together, I guess the poker scene lacked a bit of the urgency that it acquired once I gained more of an understanding of the situation. Maybe that is intentional (I'd have to say it is, given the way the piece is structured). As it stood while reading, I thought it was a very accurate account of a high-stake poker game, which was fun to read. I just wonder if some of the tension in the piece is buried in the initial obscurity of the world's backstory, because we don't realize what's at stake until the hand has been played.
Anyway, I'm interested to hear what everyone else thought, and thanks for letting me participate in these discussions.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Short Story #2
Christie’s selection - A story called "All In" by Peter Atwood you can find it at, http://weirdtalesmagazine.com/2009/03/20/all-in/.
I hope everyone gets a chance to check it out!
Another note, don't feel like you have to abandon any discussion just because the new story is posted, they can go on and on if there is still something to say, so Charles, post you historical information, I've been looking forward to reading it, and you slackers who haven't said anything yet, introduce yourselves! Some of you (and you know who you are) were the ones who came up with this whole idea, so come on over! :)
Another note, don't feel like you have to abandon any discussion just because the new story is posted, they can go on and on if there is still something to say, so Charles, post you historical information, I've been looking forward to reading it, and you slackers who haven't said anything yet, introduce yourselves! Some of you (and you know who you are) were the ones who came up with this whole idea, so come on over! :)
Monday, September 24, 2012
Let's begin!
Short Story #1: “The Exiles” by Ray Bradbury. You can find it in the collection The Illustrated Man.
It should be pretty easy to get a hold of, but if you’re having trouble, give me a yell in the comments and I’ll help out. I thought it’d be a great one to start with because it’s fun, but it does have some meat as well. I’d love to hear your thoughts as soon as you have them, I’ll be posting mine in a day or two, and meanwhile, don’t forget the introductions!
Remember that you can either send me an email (cyganeria.milika@gmail.com) to be posted as it's own blogpost, or if you just have tiny bit to say, you can use the comments, that works too. I'm trying to give us a lot of options for actual discussion, so we don't feel all cramped up in the comment's section or bound by only my posts for discussion.
Enjoy!
It should be pretty easy to get a hold of, but if you’re having trouble, give me a yell in the comments and I’ll help out. I thought it’d be a great one to start with because it’s fun, but it does have some meat as well. I’d love to hear your thoughts as soon as you have them, I’ll be posting mine in a day or two, and meanwhile, don’t forget the introductions!
Remember that you can either send me an email (cyganeria.milika@gmail.com) to be posted as it's own blogpost, or if you just have tiny bit to say, you can use the comments, that works too. I'm trying to give us a lot of options for actual discussion, so we don't feel all cramped up in the comment's section or bound by only my posts for discussion.
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