Innocent [minor spoilers]

James Wynn · 17 Jan 2011, 11:33 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:33:59 -0600
Subject: (urth) Innocent [minor spoilers]
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I just read Wolfe's werewolf short story, "Innocent", from the Full Moon 
Anthology.

It strikes me that Wolfe is a fearless writer--willing go into territory 
that risks totally creep out his audience.

Also, once again we have Wolfe delving into errors of observation based 
on categorical definitions. A man is in jail as a child-stealer and a 
child-molester. And, outwardly, he is guilty of that crime. But actually 
all of his intentions were not that of a child-molester, but of a 
werewolf. If they understood what he is in fact, they would not lock him 
up. They would rip him to pieces.

u+16b9

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