(urth) Good afternoon Urth

[Paul Rydeen]

I wasn’t sure if the list was just quiet or if the list server was missing me again.  Looks like it’s both.  I received Charles’ email about dessert but I didn’t receive any of the other emails quoted in this thread. 



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On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 12:25 AM, Charles Gillingham <charlesgillingham at gmail.com> wrote:

"Sure thing Gene, I'll make some dessert... if you tell me why Severian didn't have children..."
On Nov 13, 2017 7:12 PM, "Eric Bourland" <eb at hwaet.com> wrote:

  
http://locusmag.com/2017/11/ wolfe-update/
 
FYI. What do you suppose a Care Facility is?
 
If I were still in Illinois I would volunteer to go to Peoria and help out in some way -- wash dishes or cook or do laundry or walk the dog or something -- though I can imagine a thousand ways in which such assistance however well-meant would quickly become misguided and awkward.
 
 
Marc, I'm looking forward to reading thoroughly your three-volume exegesis. I have returned repeatedly to the only volume I have seen so far, which is the first.
 
Eric
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 On 11/12/2017 12:44 PM, Marc Aramini wrote:
  
Thanks ... I looked at Land Across again yesterday. The problem is multifoliate - I am not entirely burnt out but I am waiting for the light of stability to hit and solidify all the small details. The problem involves when certain scenes in late wolfe should be taken metaphorically: border guards say the factories make fertilizer, official instructs grafton on how to get rid of the willows (which make him think of god and heaven) and the bees (which make him think of hell) by putting plenty of fertilizer down, planting fruit trees (symbols of a strong man who instills fear even after his death in this story) ... how much of a metaphorical prophecy is that? He avoids the sting of the bees by thinking of martya’s hips sexually... seems metaphorical. Later he speculates on the actual use of the factories making “fertilizer” 
  I feel an immense responsibility in getting these last few works right as well, though the plan was to leave borrowed man a bit open ended (thousands of pages of authoritarian tyranny followed by, well, I guess you guys can read it how you want ... leave em smiling when you go. There’s nothing I can do after I am done which will ever equal the importance of this. ) 
  
 
 On Sunday, November 12, 2017, Ab de Vos <foxyab at casema.nl> wrote:
 
  
Everybody is holding his breath for Marc to finish.
 
 
 Op 12-11-2017 om 11:55 schreef Paul Zinn-Justin:
  
 Lately, each time I receive a message from this mailing list, especially after a long period of silence, I can't help feeling "this is going to be sad news". Am I the only one? Slowly catching up on Wolfe short stories. Enjoying Marc's write ups.
 
    
 On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Ab de Vos <foxyab at casema.nl> wrote:
 
Hi,
 
 The list is silent these days.
 
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