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Re: Erik leaves home
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 15 Feb 2000 20:21:05 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, James Howse writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
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> > Maybe I'm just used to this sort of thing, but I had absolutely no problem
> > with understanding the first short vignette about Erik
> > I think that James did exactly the right thing here - he left them as 'empty
> > places' for our mind to fill in when we get more information.
> > Anyway, here's what I was able to figure out, and maybe James can tell me
> > how good my guesses are...
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> eight from eight for the redoubtable Mr Johnston.
He shoots, he scores! ;-)
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> > There's a very Norse feel to this (although I for some reason caught a whiff
> > of Celtic about it as well - maybe because the name of the country reminds me
> > of the Irish kingdom of Ulster)
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> Actually I was after simply oceaney/islandy but since I'd named Erik before
> writing the story (my middle name is Eric and since it was handy) sort of
> after Erik the Red the scandahoovian guy some of that has probably crept in
> when naming relations to 'fit' Erik.
Well, it's just the feeling of an island of seafarers - which connects, for
some people, to Norway or Celts, I guess. It's a nice feel, anyhow.
<snip>
> Yes there will be pictures I promise. ATM I'm some 100 kilometers (160 miles
> for the metrically impared) from most of my lego so pictures will have to
> wait.
Too bad, I want to see them...
> Yes this is only the second or third story I've written and the first I've
> 'published' I'm chuffed at the reaction and certainly plan to continue, after
> all _I_ want to know what happens to Erik even if you all don't!
Oh, but we do! This is really good. I'm closing on my first 'chapter' too but
it will have pictures, an a comic-book set-up (like Pawel's chp. 1).
-Shiri
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| (...) eight from eight for the redoubtable Mr Johnston. (...) Actually I was after simply oceaney/islandy but since I'd named Erik before writing the story (my middle name is Eric and since it was handy) sort of after Erik the Red the scandahoovian (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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