Challenge 754

Flying Figments

1. In Peter Ninnes’ “Moon Child,” what is the function of the ghost in the hotel room?

2. In Richard Stevenson’s “Flying Woman of Vietnam”:

   1. What might the “flying woman” have actually been? A hang-glider? A large fruit bat? A mystical vision? Something else?
   2. What does the sighting mean?

3. In Oonah V. Joslin’s “The Revolution of the Warriors”:

   1. To what extent does the poem require a knowledge of Japanese history, particularly the battle of Dan-no Ura?
   2. Would the reader be helped by having seen the film Kwaidan or read Lafcadio Hearn’s collection of Japanese ghost stories?

4. In Loren W. Cooper’s “His Other Face”:

   1. Why are the serial killer’s victims lost? Why were they killed in the first place? Who is the killer?
   2. What leads Sara to finding Richard’s corpse? The ring? Why does she not call the police?
   3. Is the ring a ring, a statue or a statuette?
   4. Why might Sara be justifiably annoyed at being asked to choose between freedom and security? Why must she, of all people, make the choice?
   
   

   Responses welcome!

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