December 14, 2008
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Murder she dreamt
I had a dream that my life was in danger. My bag was stolen, and I retrieved it, only to discover the thieves were then hungry for my blood. The rest of my dream was spent on the run. John and I weaving between streets and shops and alleyways, until I suddenly remembered I needed to buy Christmas wrapping paper, so everything was halted while I went shopping for some.
I guess I have Christmas on my mind. That may be because I bought my first present yesterday. I’m a little behind this year!
Check out this news story. This kind of thing doesn’t happen in real life does it? It’s very Shakespearean. Or perhaps something Agatha Christie might write – actor’s fake knife swapped with a real one so he slit his own throat in a performance. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/11/actor-slits-throat
I’ve been after a wedding dress. My short story collection is to be called The Bride Stripped Bare as an homage to Duchamp, and I have decided to get John to take a photo for the front cover of me, heavily pregnant, in a wedding dress. With props such as skulls or knives or some such.
I just won this one on ebay. I went for something a little bit hideous, and one that could hopefully stretch over my belly. If not I will slash it to fit!
Comments (10)
Wow. That’s pretty cold about the knife. Crazy stuff, indeed.
what a crazy story. i love your wedding dress idea.
Remember health and balance… ahhh who am I kidding? Slash away. -
it’s hideous in a wonderful way.
That dream strikes me as one of the few that could become a good short story. I imagine something Raymond Briggs-ish (read When the Wind Blows not long ago and I’m thinking of that very couple) where some people of about our parents’ generation find themselves the target of international jewel thieves/religious conspirators/comedy Satanists but the whole chase grinds to a halt every time a handbag gets forgotten or they absolutely MUST stop because today’s the day they always buy the Radio Times…
Love the cover concept for the book; I think slashing the dress will add to the interesting effect anyway.
Nice dress! Do you think he’ll take the hint?
That dress is wonderful and that cover idea is divine!
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Thank you so much for the utterly luscious review of my book in the new Sein, which I am just now getting started with partaking of. I love it!
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In line 8 of my mermaid/medusa poem, ‘poison’ is misspelled.
Great issue, Rachel!
Loved so much of it!
Kudos!
Loved Delphine Lecompte, Bendi Barrett, Brian Drew Collier, and more!
if you stick it on the site, may i print it out and hang it up on my wall at work?
@Granataugen - Hah, sure!