[UA] Mundanity

[John C]

>Stuart Anderson <stuartanderson at uswest.net> a écrit :
> >
> >     There's a great old story about a lost colony that vanished from 
>Roanoke
> > Island back in the colonial days.
>
>Sounds very interesting. Any resources (books, URLs, ...) available?

There are a couple of stories about the fate of Virginia Dare -- the first 
English child born in America.  I kind of like the idea of Virginia as an 
Avatar, and the disappearance of the townfolk being the consequence of her 
ascension to the Clergy...but I can't think of an archetype that she could 
clearly represent.  I seem to recall something about her turning into a 
white deer, but that doesn't help me much.

I did a net search and didn't find any really outstanding sites, but this 
page:
http://trackstar.scrtec.org/main/display.php3?option=text&track_id=428
has a nice collection of links.

Also, for an extremely weird and twisted take upon the story of Roanoke, 
check out a story called "Croatan" in Harlan Ellison's _Strange Wine_.  I'm 
not 100% certain of the title of that particular story, but every single 
story in the book is worth reading.  "From A to Z In the Chocolate Alphabet" 
is my favorite -- it's a collection of short snippets and story ideas.

John Crimmins                     john1x at hotmail.com
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"There are ranks and orders.  There are faces at every window.  Just be 
thankful they didn't send the Men in Mauve."
-- Grant Morrison, "Doom Patrol"

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