5HC : Thunder Always knocks twice

I had trouble on Google. Thunder Always (from '"A Story" by John V. Marsch' was a meaningful name but it is not easily found on the net. GW's first published story in Orbit was 'Trip Trap' (1967) it was reprinted in 'Storeys from the Old Hotel'. I received that book this morning. First paragraph '... where the waters made their own thunder always, ...' ===== http://prisoner143.50megs.com/ I am not a number I am a free person!

You've got Storeys? My suggestion: flip to 'Solar Labyrinth'. It is, IMHO, his best short story, and very applicable to his works. It also lacks the theology that is sometimes annoying. ~Maru Dat's serendip for ya! Always a surprising land.

Hmmmm. For some of us, of course, the theology is among the fascinatingest parts of Lupine fiction... --Dan'l

Maru said '... My suggestion: flip to 'Solar Labyrinth'.It is, IMHO, his best short story, and very applicable to his works.It also lacks the theology that is sometimes annoying.' I did in fact read that story first. I am amazed you did not see any theology. Apart from the obvious classical allusions (Daedelus, Theseus etc), the references to Toltec gods and the Arthurian legends, not to mention the tilted crucifix, at the heart of this maze it is described as 'a sketch in the faded black ink of God.' http://prisoner143.50megs.com/ I am not a number I am a free person!

Glad to see you like it too. : ) But what you say is probably true. All I can really say in my defense is that it is far more heavily imbued with a certain mood and philosophy. I guess I just read it like a Borges' story and took the references to be part of the atmosphere, done for erudition's sake. ~Maru 'Member what the dormouse said! Feed your head! Feed your head!