Challenge 156

Greymulkin and a Submarine

Since Rachel Parson’s “I Still Wake From My Nightmares” concludes in this issue, we bid a hopeful au revoir to Princess and now Queen Rhiannon with a few questions:

The major part of the witch Greymulkin’s curse is that Rhiannon cannot wear clothes, no matter what the weather. Now, nudity is not pruriently exciting; rather it’s a sign of vulnerability. Do the characters of “Nightmares” seem to feel the same way, and do they treat Rhiannon accordingly?
Elfrod seems to be the ideal person to fulfill Greymulkin’s conditions for lifting her curse from Rhiannon. And yet Rhiannon hesitates rather than throw herself at him, so to speak. But does she really have a choice? Why must she hesitate?
The name Greymulkin is practically identical to a name in the opening scene of Macbeth. What might the connections be?
Judging by “Nightmares,” what do you think the main outlines of Rhiannon’s future stories might be?

Now, about that submarine: In euhal allen’s “Jenny by the Sea,” Sidris uses a submarine disguised as a Guelphshark — normally a monster fish — to accomplish an undercover mission. Please tell us, euhal, does this mean I should keep an eye out for strange fins and periscopes next time I go to the Hillside Festival or dabble my tootsies in Guelph lake on a summer day?