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Challenge 970

Third Sight

  1. In David A. Riley’s Lucilla:

    1. Might Lucilla’s name be a diminutive of “Lucifer,” i.e. “light-bringer”? Why is the name “Lucifer” not necessarily a synonym for the Devil?
    2. Why does Miranda seem to fare well with Lucilla? What happens to the people who try to tell Lucilla what to do?
  2. In Alcuin Fromm’s In the High Pass: What conflicts have been outlined so far? Does Doustian seem to have any particular enemy in the family?

  3. In Shauna Checkley’s The Lime-Green Bicycle:

    1. What does the tandem bicycle symbolize for Priscilla? Marriage? Going steady?
    2. Does Vic miss a bet by not suggesting that Priscilla rent a tandem bicycle for special occasions?
    3. Does Priscilla ever ask her male acquaintances whether they would like to ride a tadem bicycle? Does Priscilla ever really talk to them?
    4. What kind of communication and relationship does a tandem bicycle impose on its riders? In Priscilla’s mind, who sits in front? Does Priscilla ever consider that she and her boyfriend might ride separate bicycles?
  4. In Ronald Larsen’s The Farmer and the Dragon: What is the dramatic function of the character Chuck? What does the character add to the story?

  5. in Susan Egan’s The Witches Dance: How might the stage gallows’ malfunction be foreshadowed? How is it actually supposed to work?

  6. In Jes Malitoris’ Imperfect Mechanisms: How might the mass repacement of eyeballs ultimately affect the evolution of sight in humanity?

  7. In Edward Ahern’s Caveat Lector: What is the poetic form of a pantoum?

    Responses welcome!

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