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May 9, 2018 11:09:04 GMT
Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on May 9, 2018 11:09:04 GMT
When they traipsed across the moors for that classic lineside shot they invariably disturbed the grouse there, in much the same way that beaters raise them for shooting parties. Gricers is (allegedly) a corruption of grousers. I'm imagining that's spoken in the same upper crust accent Tim Curry based his Frank N. Furter voice on, having overheard two frightfully posh ladies talking about their domestic arrangements and one asked, 'Do you have a hise in the country or a hise in tine?'
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May 9, 2018 12:40:18 GMT
Post by Shrink Proof on May 9, 2018 12:40:18 GMT
When they traipsed across the moors for that classic lineside shot they invariably disturbed the grouse there, in much the same way that beaters raise them for shooting parties. Gricers is (allegedly) a corruption of grousers. I'm imagining that's spoken in the same upper crust accent Tim Curry based his Frank N. Furter voice on, having overheard two frightfully posh ladies talking about their domestic arrangements and one asked, 'Do you have a hise in the country or a hise in tine?' With a large sign saying "KEEP ITE!"
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May 9, 2018 18:32:14 GMT
Post by dem bones on May 9, 2018 18:32:14 GMT
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May 10, 2018 12:44:27 GMT
Post by ramseycampbell on May 10, 2018 12:44:27 GMT
More than twenty years ago our children and I collaborated on "The Maze"...
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May 10, 2018 13:05:07 GMT
Post by ropardoe on May 10, 2018 13:05:07 GMT
More than twenty years ago our children and I collaborated on "The Maze"... Definitely a new one on me - what's the gist of the plot (er, I'm assuming it includes a maze!)? It only seems to gave been published in the one place - am I right?
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May 17, 2018 0:38:09 GMT
Post by helrunar on May 17, 2018 0:38:09 GMT
Thanks, Mark, for posting that link. I'd completely forgotten that the story was actually about the BOSTON subway system, a network I have navigated nearly every day of my life for the past 24 years.
This would have made a good episode of "Twilight Zone."
I remember in that pre-internet era quickly locating a Time-Life type book on mathematics in the library, and studying a couple of photographs of a Klein bottle with great fascination.
cheers, Steve
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May 18, 2018 12:36:36 GMT
Post by ramseycampbell on May 18, 2018 12:36:36 GMT
More than twenty years ago our children and I collaborated on "The Maze"... Definitely a new one on me - what's the gist of the plot (er, I'm assuming it includes a maze!)? It only seems to gave been published in the one place - am I right? You won't be too surprised if I say a haunted maze... I should collect it into a book of mine.
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May 18, 2018 15:22:10 GMT
Post by ropardoe on May 18, 2018 15:22:10 GMT
Definitely a new one on me - what's the gist of the plot (er, I'm assuming it includes a maze!)? It only seems to gave been published in the one place - am I right? You won't be too surprised if I say a haunted maze... I should collect it into a book of mine. Well, I thought I'd better ask - you never know! But yes please - I hope you do collect it into a book yours. Meanwhile, it's definitely gone onto my list.
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May 29, 2018 8:14:25 GMT
Post by ropardoe on May 29, 2018 8:14:25 GMT
About two years ago I raised the subject of maze stories in an MRJ thread, complaining that I didn't know of a list of such, let alone an anthology. Kev commented: "I think you may have to take the lead on that one, Ro". While hastening to note that I have no plans whatsoever to put together such an anthology, I've been prompted by the forthcoming appearance of a maze story in the next Ghosts & Scholars to have a go at a list. Here then is my preliminary attempt. I've tried to note the first appearance of each of the tales (which is not, of course, necessarily the place where it's most accessible). Please add whatever you can! There are some great stories here and there's no doubt they'd make a nice collection, but not edited by me!
And yet... and yet...
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May 29, 2018 8:24:58 GMT
Post by jamesdoig on May 29, 2018 8:24:58 GMT
There are some great stories here and there's no doubt they'd make a nice collection, but not edited by me!
And yet... and yet... Oh, go on.
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Sept 6, 2018 23:29:55 GMT
Post by dem bones on Sept 6, 2018 23:29:55 GMT
Not got a copy but this looks worth seeking out.
Lisa Morton - The Maze: (Mark Parker [ed.] - Dark Hallows: 10: Halloween Haunts, (Scarlet Gelleon, 2015): The Samhanach and Other Halloween Treats (Trepidatio, 2017). "A corn maze where a boy learns the real meaning of sacrifice."
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Apr 11, 2019 8:59:53 GMT
Post by ropardoe on Apr 11, 2019 8:59:53 GMT
About two years ago I raised the subject of maze stories in an MRJ thread, complaining that I didn't know of a list of such, let alone an anthology. Kev commented: "I think you may have to take the lead on that one, Ro". While hastening to note that I have no plans whatsoever to put together such an anthology, I've been prompted by the forthcoming appearance of a maze story in the next Ghosts & Scholars to have a go at a list. Here then is my preliminary attempt. I've tried to note the first appearance of each of the tales (which is not, of course, necessarily the place where it's most accessible). Please add whatever you can! There are some great stories here and there's no doubt they'd make a nice collection, but not edited by me!
And yet... and yet... No, I'd definitely never edit a book of maze stories - no, never, not at all... never... Here's the announcement (submissions welcome): The Ghosts & Scholars Book of Mazes Or Lady Wardrop's Book of Mazes! This is the first announcement for my latest project with Sarob Press. With a similar format to the now out-of-print A Ghosts & Scholars Book of Folk Horror, the plan is that roughly half of the book will consist of reprints, but not just from G&S this time. Instead I've selected eight maze-related supernatural stories from a number of small press books and journals (some of the tales have never been reprinted). The other half of the volume will contain new stories, and I'm now open for submissions. I'm looking for tales (by no means necessarily Jamesian, but preferably with some sort of antiquarian or folkloric connection) featuring many different sorts of mazes: not just hedge and turf, but also crop, mirror and anything else you can think of. Perhaps there's even a story to be written around maze puzzles in books/magazines! The subject must be an actual maze though, not just the more general 'maze of streets', 'maze of tunnels' type of scenario. The deadline for submissions is December 31st, and the book will be published in 2020.
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Apr 11, 2019 22:42:49 GMT
Post by fritzmaitland on Apr 11, 2019 22:42:49 GMT
Hi Rosemary - any limits (minimum or maximum) on word count?
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Apr 12, 2019 8:00:22 GMT
Post by ropardoe on Apr 12, 2019 8:00:22 GMT
Hi Rosemary - any limits (minimum or maximum) on word count? I don't really like to set strict limits but I suppose anything over nine or ten thousand words could be problematic.
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Apr 12, 2019 11:55:32 GMT
Post by Middoth on Apr 12, 2019 11:55:32 GMT
The Maze by Robert Ernest Vernede (1920)
The Maze by Maurice Sandoz (1941) The Labyrinth by Francis Stevens (1918)
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