The new edition of Forbidden Fruit is out. This ezine is packed with articles and stories. And there's one of mine, a (mostly) gentle and haunting love story set in Brittany in Western France.
It's called L'Atelier du Temps .
Have a look at the wonderful illustration for this tale by the artist Eve Le Dez.
It's well worth it!
posted by Ansley Vaughan @ 5:57 PM
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Did you watch the Mr Benn cartoons when you were a child? Because this story reminded me of them. Not the gay sex, obviously, but the cartoons feature a mysterious shopkeeper who sends Mr Benn out through a door into the past, where Mr Benn saves the day, and then comes home happily with a souvenir of his visit.
That's not a criticism of your story, by the way, just the first thought that came into my head when I finished reading it. And it is in a slash fiction magazine, so I wondered if maybe I was right.
Hi Laura,
What an interesting post. No, I didn't watch Mr Benn, and I had to look him up in Wikipedia. Of course, then I remembered the image, but sad though I am to admit it, in the years when the programmes were being screened, I was at University struggling with my final exams.
But I suppose the influences which created Mr Benn were there in my childhood; I read and loved the Narnia books, and also I guess there's an element there of Superman and the telephone box.
Now you've made me want to watch Mr Benn!
The Complete Mr Benn DVD is only £4.97 from Amazon at the moment, so if you really, really want to watch Mr Benn, you can.
You must have been a busy and conscientious student. When I was at university the Teletubbies were allegedly the cult children's TV show to be watched by students. And lots of people were convinced that Tinky-Winky was gay. So now I've sort of dragged this back on topic!
Aaaaaargh! No, not another opportunity for me a) to waste time, b) to spend more money at Amazon. I shall try to resist.
Honestly, I can't remember there being televisions around when I was at university. Well, it was in the dark ages... But no-one had portables. I suppose there must have been one in the JCR, but we never watched it.
However, I understand the lure of the Teletubbies. I'm a journalist, and I remember coming in to take over one morning to find the whole of the senior editorial team who'd been working overnight glued to that morning's Teletubby show...
My favourite children's show was 'The Moomins'. I read the books first, but the cartoon was absolutely charming.
Oh, and I was neither busy or conscientious, as a student, but there were better things to do...
Oh yes, the Moomins! 'Every small beast should have bows on its tail' (I think). They were sweet, but there were some really sinister characters too, and that contrast between the extreme domesticity of Moominmama and the strange, threatening creatures like the Groke and the Hattifatteners was more than a little unsettling. But I still loved them. I only ever read the books, though.
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