Tag: Suibhne Ennis

Excerpt from “The Bathtub Prophecy”

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From the novella/short story collection The Poison Garden © Meighan Chimera, 2014.

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Suibhne is looking at photographs.  Photographs are more or less confusing than holographs.  Photographs are less confusing because there are actual physical patterns of ink.  They are more confusing because they are flat.  Holographs are more confusing because they are patterns of energy.  They are less confusing because they take up space.

Did you know that many Cu’enashti are potters?  Dolparessan pottery is famed throughout the galaxy.  It is sold at a premium to the tourists.

Do you see the connection?

I don’t either, because Suibhne is not looking at pottery, which would be something easy for him to understand.

This is why Suibhne likes to play with toy soldiers.  Davy plays with him.  Davy likes toy soldiers because they are a kind of puppet.  Davy likes puppets.  Everything is a puppet to Davy.  By inference, Davy should like everything.  But Davy doesn’t like broccoli.  The logic is correct, but the conclusion is not.

Story of my life.

Oh, it’s nothing personal about the broccoli.  Broccoli is actually quite pleasant.  Not very talkative, but who is?

People.  People never shut up.  That’s why sometimes it’s nicer to sit in a field of broccoli.

Suibhne never shuts up.  By inference, Suibhne is a person.

No.  If I said that girls never shut up, so by inference, Suibhne is a girl, it wouldn’t be true.  I’ve made a mistake.

But Suibhne is a person.  I’ve reached the right conclusion with the wrong logic.

Story of my life.

Favorite Songs, pt 2

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I was rather hoping that Whirljack would write the obligatory piece of introductory prose, but he seems to have shoved the project into my lap.  So here it is…the second installment of the favorite songs list, emanations 11-20 – ed.

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Cillian – This is easy: the greatest song ever produced by human civilization is Julie and the Mothman by Kasabian.  There’s no argument.  Just listen to these stunningly poignant lyrics: “I am the mothman, I wanna eat right through your clothes.”  Gives me chills.

Davy – Soul Candy by Earthphish.  Why do I like it?  It’s obvious.

Wynne – The Last High by the Dandy Warhols.  It sounds like just the sort of situation I’d get myself into. [But what is up with that vid?  New Romantics in 2009?  Was it some sort of pathetic homage, or an attempt to be cooly ironic?  I’m embarrassed just to watch it – Driscoll.]

Owen – I got all choked up when I first heard Cliquot by Beirut.  It’s so sad and so beautiful.

Driscoll – I put a lot of thought into this choice.  At first, I thought I should go with a timeless classic, but then I realized that the classic is always the safe bet, a hallmark of small minds.  But if not a classic, then what?  If I chose something trendy, it could become dated, a bagatelle eventually dismissed as “so 20th Century.” Worse still, if I chose a work by cutting edge darlings, they could eventually do the unbearably unthinkable by becoming famous, important and thus plebeian (Cillian, take note!)  There was only one way out of this conundrum: kitsch.  Something wonderfully campy would give me the luxury of liking it whilst winking one eye at the cognoscenti.  In retrospect, there was only ever one possibility: ABBA.  And what could be better than this obviously lip-synched performance of Kisses of Fire?  Blue eyeshadow, lip gloss, garishly colored satin leggings…I swear I’m going to dress the Panic-droids at the casino like that.

Ross – Fallen, not Broken by the Wolfgang Press.

Callum – Do I have to?  Having preferences can really be troublesome for a submissive.  If I have to, I suppose this one. [M&Ms by Tei Shi – ed.]  “I deserved it.  I deserved it.”  Just so.

Suibhne – My favorite song is Moro, Lasso, al mio Duolo by Carlo Gesualdo.  My favorite song is Some Velvet Morning by Nancy and Lee.

Tarlach – I was one of the ones who had to do some research, as my tastes gravitate towards IndWorld Zonepopp.  As it turns out, I’m grateful to have had this opportunity.  I discovered an enormous amount of amazing music in the 20th Century alone.  Of everything I listened to, the one which really stuck with me was Let’s Make This Precious by Dexy’s Midnight Runners.  It’s a lot more organic than the music I normally like, but it’s infectious, and so positive and upbeat.

Lugh – I think Feel Good, Inc. by Gorillaz is a great song with a great message.  And I love the part in the vid with the flying windmill, although you can really see the limits of the 21st Century vidding technology – wouldn’t this performance be great as a holo?   Anyway, I wish we had one of those windmills.  Maybe Owen can build one.  [That video is positively dripping with poisonous irony.  How, how, HOW could you miss it??? – Driscoll.]

[Wait, where in the rules did it say that Driscoll gets to comment on our choices and really make a compost bin of himself? – Cillian.]

[Don’t ask me, I’m just the editor – ed.]