Mind sees double when it comes undone

[sovay]

Overheard tonight on the bus to Davis Square, two teenagers giggling behind me:

"Little mushrooms growing out of your skull . . . Eat a huge meal and then just go up on the roof and die."

Until I get evidence otherwise, I'm holding Caitlín R. Kiernan responsible.

(And if you're in the Boston area and missed her appearance at Porter Square Books on Monday, you can come to Pandemonium Books & Games on Thursday and find out why.)

Comments

[davidgillon]

Ah, cordyceps, for when you really need a story that gets inside someone's head ;)

[sovay]

Ah, cordyceps, for when you really need a story that gets inside someone's head

That was all I could think of!

[ethelmay.livejournal.com]

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[sovay]

I would like to call to your attention (if you don't know about it already) movieswithmykids dot blogspot dot com.

I did not already know about it! Thank you. That looks like a really neat experiment.

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

It seems counter-productive, yet I'm still interested.

[sovay]

It seems counter-productive, yet I'm still interested.

I just assumed you get a better radius on the spores from the top of the house than if you're still in the kitchen or wherever when the burst happens.

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Ah see, that makes a LOT more sense.;)

[sovay]

Ah see, that makes a LOT more sense.

I may think about these things too often.