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by Kevin Anderson » Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:08 am
Mermaids of the Old West
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Darkness, a Bride
by Sarah Monette
They needed a virgin to make a bargain with the sea monster who hunted the waters off their coast, and they were not willing to sacrifice their daughters...
Art by Tania Henderson
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by tbaker2500 » Fri Nov 26, 2010 4:39 pm
Excellent episode! I was cracking up over Norm's presentation of Frank's reading. Wow!
The main stories were both excellent, in very different ways.
Norm, the MP3 came through as a .mov. For those in a hurry, I made a MP3 version over at the archive.
http://gardenstreet.org/drabblecastarch ... f9-158.php
You're my quasi-ichthian angel, you're my half-amphibian queen...
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by themorg » Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:45 am
like and like again
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by Talia » Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:05 am
tbaker2500 wrote:Excellent episode! I was cracking up over Norm's presentation of Frank's reading. Wow!
The main stories were both excellent, in very different ways.
Norm, the MP3 came through as a .mov. For those in a hurry, I made a MP3 version over at the archive.
http://gardenstreet.org/drabblecastarch ... f9-158.php
Ah hah, that would by why my poor little ipod nano wouldn't play it.
Thanks T!
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by normsherman » Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:44 am
Gonna repost working mp3 and new file on main feed when I get back in town. Got new commentary from Sarah Monette to insert
"Give us all some Jelly"
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by Mikes » Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:20 am
I loved Mermaids, even though it wasn't really a story, the imagery it evoked and the questions it made the listener think were superb. But Darkness.... meh. I think I may have missed the point of this one, but it really didn't grab me.
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by The Giant who sleeps » Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:13 am
Love a Story about fishy bitches. The first story was amusing, I love seeing a realistic take on the fantastic, like a NatGeo researching mermaids. I was very glad the mermaid was not portrayed like the Disney version.
The second story was even better, like Pinocchio; with out the desire to be real. The fact that a virgin sacrifice was stressing the loss, and with out a loss it had no value really made me think about all those stories about dragons munching virgins in a new light. Both were truely enjoyable.
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by tbaker2500 » Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:24 pm
I knew something was up!
You're my quasi-ichthian angel, you're my half-amphibian queen...
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by Etaan » Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:48 pm
Somewhat forgettable stories this week, but the exchange that took place from 15:36 - 15:48 made it completely worthwhile. So much meaning and emotion crammed into two sentences.
"Sometimes I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
"That is an excellent practice. But right now I'd suggest you concentrate on the Jabberwocky."
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by strawman » Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:25 pm
Grrr. my QT player doesn't display times.
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by Lucid » Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:06 am
I really liked these stories. Especially the second one.
I'd say more about it but it would come off as too personal and lame and also probably start an argument anyway. So I'll just say that I really liked it. Especially the part about monsters being able to love too. That made me happy.
Also, I'm always in favor of pretty blond girls eating their rescuers. That should happen more often.
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by Unblinking » Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:41 pm
The mermaid story was so short I was just surprised when it ended, I'd thought it was just getting started.
I liked the other one quite a bit, the clockwork sacrifice, the unloving inventor, and the need for loss to be part of a sacrifice. It was a clever idea to allow the sacrifice to make her own bargain. Well done!
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by Travelin Corpse Feet » Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:19 pm
"Mermaids" wasn't bad, but I'll echo what others have said in that I don't think it was a complete story. More of a premise. I had a split-second of "wait, what?" when the author's voice came on. Took me one or two seconds to realize that it was commentary on the story, not some additional part of it.
I like doomed characters, so I really enjoyed "Darkness" quite a bit.