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Time, perhaps, to unearth the Storyville
Glossary, now yellowed with age and somewhat out of date.
But perhaps of help...
A
Storyville Glossary
compiled by Tamar Yellin
Storyville
- a small seaside town in cyberspace, replete with crooked
alleyways, twinkling lights, haunts of questionable character,
and cats
Storyvillian,
Storyvillain, Storyvillean - a member of Storyville
Storyvillish
(adj.) - anything bizarre, multi-faceted, off-the-wall, or
otherwise typical of Storyville
Squid
- symbolic creature, representative of the spirit of Storyville
Luminous
Squid - same as above, but luminous
John
O'Coat - the Storyville mascot, currently in the keeping
of Prof. Eric G. Schaller of the University of New Hampshire,
U.S.A.
Bakelite
- the opposite of squid ; also, subject matter of a scatological
or erotic nature
Bakelite
prawn - a conceptual paradox, representative of the teasing
nature of Storyville discourse
Calamari
- a form of cannibalism ; standard or recommended fare at
Storyville gatherings
Calamari
Prize - an occasional prize, awarded to any Storyvillian
especially gifted in the dissemination of squid (ie. the ability
to introduce squid into any context)
Storyville
Titles Prize - another occasional prize, awarded to Storyvillians
gifted in the creation of Titles for Literary Works
Decadence
- an intoxicating liquor, sometimes partaken of by Storyvillians
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Disclaimer
: The above is an incomplete, inadequate and partial compilation
of the richly extensive Storyville vocabulary. It was composed
under the influence of alcohol. No etymological research was
undertaken. The services of Dr. Johnson were not available.
Please feel free to amend or extend if desired. Storyville
is a democracy.
Storyville
is the mailing list for writers, editors, artists and readers
of short, speculative fiction.
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See also:
'The
History of Storyville' by Jeff VanderMeer
The
Storyville Photo Gallery
More
Storyvillian Images (with an alien baby!)
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