Challenge 221

Double Down

What is the double-entendre in the name of Sergeant ‘Dobble’ in Catfish Russ’s “Reawaiting Orders”?
What actresses and actors would you choose to play Gary Inbinder’s “To Raise a Storm” on stage or in film?
Does the picture of a pumpjack signficantly add to your appreciation of Darin C. Bradley’s “The Caprock Resistance”?
The epigraph to Slawomir Rapala’s “The Spear of Destiny” tells us in advance that Aezubah’s spear-cast at the end of the battle in chapter 5 will bring a long night of revenge-seeking between him and King Diovinius. The king’s bodyguard, Yanush, does the right thing, but Serena is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Is Serena’s death due to a tragic flaw of Aezubah’s? Of the king’s? Of both? How might the accident shape Aezubah’s and the king’s characters?
What do you imagine might be the ‘larger story’ behind the action in John Allen’s “The Fence at Jacob’s Farm”? Why might the examiners be called ‘the gerontology team’?
What other ending can you think of for Colin P. Davies’ and David Redd’s “Divine Madness”?