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Severian watches the fight between Vodalus and the volunteers over the shoulder of a "chalcedony angel." Chalcedony is typically a lustrous white quartz. Vodalus lives and two vo…
07 Sep 2006, 12:37
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One of Wolfe's points indeed seems to be that biology not culture determines sex roles. You change the biology, and you flip the sex roles. Male post-coital demise changes who is…
30 Jun 1998, 15:31
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Andre, Didn't you write an essay, "The Death of Catherine the Weal"? Does this bear on Clute's theory about Severian's mother? Would you care to post your essay? Wes Parsons…
21 Jan 1998, 10:52
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I'd like to apologize for inadvertently spamming the list last Thursday with multiple replies. My autoreply function went into a loop with the listserver for about 12 hours. Ranj…
30 Jun 1997, 09:30
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a torturer. Severian has to be the best candidate.<<< "All men are torturers." - Severian -Rostrum<< Well said. But taking Severian's quote literally . . . half the Whorl are …
17 Jun 1997, 13:52
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<<14. "Is there a member (current, former, or future) of the Order of Seekers for Truth and Penitence on the Whorl?" I'm going to interpret this question in the broadest possible …
17 Jun 1997, 08:10
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My question and Wolfe's answer were: <<14. "Is there a member (current, former, or future) of the Order of Seekers for Truth and Penitence on the Whorl?" I'm going to interpret t…
16 Jun 1997, 09:51
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I was watching a documentary on the Tango (the dance) last night, and it was mentioned that the Tango originated in the Orilla, a slum in Buenos Aires. Orilla means shore or bank …
28 May 1997, 11:07
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I e-mailed the person in charge of the Wolfe chat (Patrizia DuLucchio at pdil at pathfinder.com), and asked about a transcript, and she told me it would be posted early next week at h…
23 May 1997, 14:20
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I've been reading the posts every day, but have only contributed a few thoughts myself. I do have a question for Mr. Wolfe. It's oblique and may be inapposite. But, for what it'…
16 May 1997, 08:22
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I understand from some of the same sources that mattak means "dried whale flesh" in Inuit. (I assume in a particular Inuit dialect--there's more than one.) Oosik and Mattak, like…
20 Mar 1997, 18:18
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On the zoological front I'm still looking for Oosik and Mattak, though. And Mamelta, presumably botanical, is still a puzzler. vizcacha,<< You may already know this, but "Oosik"…
19 Mar 1997, 16:32
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PMJI, but I've always been a big fan of _There Are Door_. The creativity behind the premise of the alternate universe should not be overlooked. In our world, the primary burden o…
12 Mar 1997, 11:32
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