tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904298510069073946.post2720069199639987742..comments2024-01-21T11:22:28.211-08:00Comments on The Ants Of God Are Queer Fish: Daily Lafferty # 10Daniel Otto Jack Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278782665152906956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904298510069073946.post-41922591422225128742011-10-20T08:23:05.822-07:002011-10-20T08:23:05.822-07:00Yeah, that's correct, Philip. Got it for a pe...Yeah, that's correct, Philip. Got it for a pence and postage. I love these old 70s paperback anthologies - Lafferty's is usually the only story in them worth collecting, but there are sometimes a few more (often a Gene Wolfe one, but I usually already have it in one his own collections). But it's just so time-bending to hold in your grubby hands a copy of a book that came out when Laff was alive and active in the field.Daniel Otto Jack Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278782665152906956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904298510069073946.post-24355667291768431032011-10-20T03:48:05.945-07:002011-10-20T03:48:05.945-07:00Daniel,
You presumably found the story in an antho...Daniel,<br />You presumably found the story in an anthology called "Beyond Time". <br /><br />ISFDB makes an error hear in failing to note that it also appears in "Back Door of History", a UM chapbook it seems unaware of.<br /><br />That reminds me, I was going to crosscheck ISFDB and the bibliography you sent me. Will try and do now I am a little better but half term and other commitments might slow this down.Philipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904298510069073946.post-70413681869631261002011-10-19T15:05:33.553-07:002011-10-19T15:05:33.553-07:00Well spotted, Kevin! This story's in an alter...Well spotted, Kevin! This story's in an alternate history-themed anthology. I have to admit I totally don't get it but this short little story that almost feels incomplete has roped me in and I've read it three times over now. <br /><br />I love Lafferty's erudite lists like this one. (He's got one or two more in this story.)Daniel Otto Jack Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278782665152906956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904298510069073946.post-49913364741379224112011-10-19T13:42:53.623-07:002011-10-19T13:42:53.623-07:00I must admit complete unfamiliarity with this stor...I must admit complete unfamiliarity with this story. "Consider the wealths in High Appalachia:" I assume that this is an alternate reality, somewhat along the lines of a Day of Grass, or perhaps "Interurban Queen?"<br /><br />By the way, another good story along those lines is Howard Waldrop's "Mary Margaret Road-Grader" (available at http://www.strangehorizons.com/2001/20010129/mary_margaret.shtml ) Many people have commented over the years on parallels between Lafferty and Waldrop. They both mine the riches of tall tale and folk tale and they can both imply a much richer world than the describe simply in words. Sadly, they are both known primarily among other writers and literary types and don't have the popularity and wide publication I think they deserve. <br /><br />Just my random reactions to the Daily Lafferty. Thank you for posting it!Kevin Cheekhttp://sites.google.com/site/kevincheektechwriting/noreply@blogger.com