Hi Steve. Thoroughly enjoyed The Travelling Squid. Opening up with ‘Possessed of vast, cold intellects’ naturally reminded me of HG Wells ‘ Intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic’ in the opening of The War of the Worlds. Both deal with cultural trauma.
You obviously share Wells’ admiration of cephalopods! Wells seems to have developed his tale from an earlier short story of his ‘ The Sea Raiders’ which starts off on Sidmouth beach
with an unfortunate encounter with a Mr. Fison.
You, in turn, have developed this theme but with the deep sea angler fish and their alternative method of communication. The Travelling Squid with their patterns of light songs brings to mind The Travelling Wilburys!
Great ideas Steve, and who cares if AI might be employed as well. Keep it up. I don’t where you get the time, I’m constantly interrupted. Bill.
P.S. How about a tale about sentient minerals & their collectors? Just a thought.
Hi Steve. Thoroughly enjoyed The Travelling Squid. Opening up with ‘Possessed of vast, cold intellects’ naturally reminded me of HG Wells ‘ Intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic’ in the opening of The War of the Worlds. Both deal with cultural trauma.
You obviously share Wells’ admiration of cephalopods! Wells seems to have developed his tale from an earlier short story of his ‘ The Sea Raiders’ which starts off on Sidmouth beach
with an unfortunate encounter with a Mr. Fison.
You, in turn, have developed this theme but with the deep sea angler fish and their alternative method of communication. The Travelling Squid with their patterns of light songs brings to mind The Travelling Wilburys!
Great ideas Steve, and who cares if AI might be employed as well. Keep it up. I don’t where you get the time, I’m constantly interrupted. Bill.
P.S. How about a tale about sentient minerals & their collectors? Just a thought.
Thanks Bill. I'll add the sentient collectors to my list of potentials!