Challenge 974

Hang Up

1. In David A. Riley’s Lucilla: Does alcoholism seem to run in Miranda’s family? When does Miranda’s drinking first appear in the story? What dramatic function does it appear to have? Might it account for more than the punctuation of episodes in the action?

2. In Alcuin Fromm’s In the High Pass:

   1. When are the Fmoi first mentioned, and by whom?
   2. Why does Læynolde assassinate Doustian?
   3. Does the “grey mist” imply that Doustian might survive his grisly death in some form?

3. In Gary Inbinder’s The Gerontius Trilogy:

   1. What constitutes the irony in the way the triad of poems echoes Edward Elgar’s symphonic rendition of John Henry Newman’s Dream of Gerontius?
   2. Why might one choose Greek rather than English to express the notion of “an old man”?

4. In Douglas Young’s The Dignity of “Losers”:

   1. How does Ed Wood differ from Van Gogh, Dickinson and other artists whose talent was unrecognized in their lifetimes?
   2. Is perseverance always a virtue? At what point might it be deemed an obsession and a psychological disorder?



Responses welcome!

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