Welcome to Week Five, in which we careen in a meandery way toward something approaching the halfway mark! Like Amanda in the comments, I was struck by how Saleem’s newfound Umbrella Academy-ish (hat tip Guzmán) abilities nicely match the experience…
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The Midnight’s Children Meander, Week Four
Well, that was unexpected! 🙂 I think I’ll follow the thread-lead (good instincts, Ute!) and not spoil, except to say that it was fun to find that the title doesn’t mean exactly/only what I always thought it meant. I’m still…
The Midnight’s Children Meander, Week Three
Wonderful section, wonderful thread…! I agreed with just about all the comments this week. Like Furiosa, I’m hoping to use “funtoosh” in a sentence soon. Like just about everyone, I’m still swirling from the cinematic mashup of the monkeys, the…
The Midnight’s Children Meander, Week Two
Welcome fellow Meanderers to our first pause that refreshes. Be careful, though, taking a dip in the river, nosing around the tussock, stepping over the plentiful ordure…. So many great comments this week! From Noodles’ #metameandermoment, to Furiosa’s call out…
The Midnight’s Children Meander: Week One
Greetings! Explanations follow. But first, a confession: I’ve been afraid of Midnight’s Children for three decades. It was assigned to me in college. I never read it. And it has been staring at me balefully ever since. Like, completely full…
Announcing: The Midnight’s Children Meander
Greetings friends! In brief: New Meander starts August 16th! Which is to say: Following fast on the heels of the internationally acclaimed White Noise and Blind Assassin Meanders, Vortex Industries is thrilled to announce the imminent arrival of The Midnight’s…
The Blind Assassin Meander Finish Line
Thanks to you mighty crew of 30 or so folks who made it to the finish line. And thanks as well to the many fab folks who joined for part of the way. For me, this was classic Meander material.…
The Blind Assassin Meander, Week Nine
Next up, we meander to the end. It’s a slightly longer read than most weeks, but I know you and what you’re capable of. Spoiler: you are capable of this. Two things that struck me this last week out of…
The Blind Assassin Meander: Week Eight
So it is we find ourselves cresting page 400 (Blue), with only two weeks remaining, two weeks to find out whither the blind assassin and the tongueless girl, who with Alex when, and which with pen wrote words before these…
The Blind Assassin Meander: Week Seven
The line between stories is starting to blur. Two ocean voyages side by side. A sci fi that talks like a brutal noir. Secret encounters within secret encounters. Also, I’ve also started playing TBA bingo. Jeff G. mentioned in last…