Short Story 101: A Solar Labyrinth

Marc Aramini · 22 Aug 2014, 14:45 · from 2014-August.txt.gz

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From: marcaramini at gmail.com (Marc Aramini)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 07:45:07 -0700
Subject: (urth) Short Story 101: A Solar Labyrinth
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On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 7:38 AM, Gerry Quinn <gerry at bindweed.com> wrote:

>
> On 22/08/2014 15:32, Marc Aramini wrote:
>
> A Solar Labyrinth
>
> ?A Solar Labyrinth? first appeared in *The Magazine of Fantasy and
> Science Fiction* in 1983 and is reprinted in *Storeys from the Old Hotel.*
>
> SUMMARY:
>
> Mr. Smith builds a shifting labyrinth comprised of shadows, supposedly in
> the Adirondacks.  Children and adults attempt to navigate the ever
> shifting maze, and eventually Mr. Smith and a single solitary child remain.
>
> I haven't read it, but it sounds like a dry run for Father Inire and his
> magic mirrors!
>
> - Gerry Quinn
>
Given Inire's proclivity for children and taking them to places in his
mirrors via the reflection and intensification of light, I actually have to
agree that there are some parallels there, though this labyrinth is a bit
more mundane than Inire's mirrors.
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