Marie Aldwell's Daughter (Part One) (954 hits)
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Submitted by Ballare (View user info) at 2007-08-14 13:29:48 EDT
The St. Marlin Society had no records of her birth - nor any records of her life - and no one, not even old Peterson, could recall a time when Marie had been rotund with child. Then again, there was not a soul in St. Marlin who could recall a time when Marie was not ageless and wrinkled and ubiquitous; she was a woman certainly past fertility and well into death.
Nevertheless, from time to time, a young woman that bore an undeniable feral resemblance to Marie would appear on her mother's doorstep. She was slender and lissome, and her round face was sweet. Her wide eyes were innocent, her demeanour was chaste and modest as was proper of any daughter of Marie, and her name was Antigone - "against birth".
Antigone! her mother would cry as she threw open the door and reached for her child, You must come in for a cup of tea. Where have you been?
To this, Antigone would unfailingly respond, Oh mother, you know, I've been about. I've seen things you couldn't image. Oh, Egypt is lovely this time of year...
And perhaps instead of Egypt, she would casually mention the rainforests of Brazil, or airily allude to the beaches of California, or note that South Africa had been particularly hot of late.
And her mother would draw her inside and seat Antigone in the kitchen while she set about fetching up the finest tea from the pantry and boiling water on the old gas stove.
Later, while her mother ran her long, boney fingers around her china teacup, Antigone would spin wonderful tales. Marie smiled a faint smile as she listened, reminiscing of the times when she was young and determined and alive with deceit and guile and imagination. Marie, of course, suspected Antigone had never been to Egypt, or Suriname, or India - had been no farther than a stone's throw.
Marie suspected her daughter was a cheap whore.
It was regrettable, therefore, that Antigone was a roving photojournalist, and had she simply brought her mother a glossy photo of a Baka Pygmy or one of her (admittedly scarce) published articles, she could have dispelled her mother of that unsavoury thought. If hard pressed, Antigone may be forced to admit she was aware of her mother's conviction, but was reluctant to dispel the notion - for there was some, if only an insignificant, truth to it.
For Antigone had been in the bedrooms of many of the local men, and a spattering of the local women. And again, if hard pressed, Antigone would firmly maintain that she was not a cheap whore.
On the contrary: she came at quite a price. And her services were... quite usual.
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St. Marlin's Annual Haunted Halloween House Competition: http://www.ubersite.com/m/94980
Marie Aldwell's Cats: http://www.ubersite.com/m/101314
User Reviews
Submitted by rorrim (user info) at 2007-08-15 13:07:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:37:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
way to take back Ubersite
Submitted by bigdicrick (user info) at 2007-08-15 11:35:05 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
I love whores, they are great! Especially lying whores! I really like whores that lie to their mom about where they been! Momma knows child! Momma..... knows.....
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2007-08-15 10:52:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Looking forward to the next.
Submitted by sparkle_pink (user info) at 2007-08-15 03:02:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Even though I am very tired, I read this and the other 2.
Wow, I can't actually formulate what I want to say. Umm... even though I didn't want to bother engaging my brain/mind because of exhaustion, I did anyway because this series/this post/your writing is that good.
Jesus, I'm retarded.
I'm also going to bed.
Submitted by sir_cowman (user info) at 2007-08-14 20:49:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
eek! I can't wait to find out what she does?
Its like waiting for the next harry potter!
Submitted by AllyJeans (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:50:01 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:37:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
way to take back Ubersite
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:05:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I like this, but wish it were much much longer
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:52:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:48:49 EDT (#)
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haikumikookookoori-- nah, they're just written in the same style and based on Marie Aldwell. They're a little more horror-ish than this one, though.
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:45:47 EDT (#)
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Was I supposed to read the others first? Because I didn't read them at all and I enjoyed this.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:45:38 EDT (#)
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and again.
awesome, which is rare these days on uber.
Submitted by zwerg (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:40:58 EDT (#)
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I liked this one better than the others (though I did like the others) because it was less gruesome. I look forward to reading more.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:28:06 EDT (#)
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oooh I like this.
I think I'll read the others.
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:26:20 EDT (#)
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Fuck I just noticed I wrote 'I've seen things you couldn't image'. Imagine, god damnit.
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:18:24 EDT (#)
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Just cool it with the anti-Semitic remarks.
Submitted by nicballs (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:18:21 EDT (#)
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Fucking brilliant.
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:17:47 EDT (#)
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This is Barney Coopersmith, he invented the rotary engine.
I thought Wankle invented the rotary engine?
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:15:06 EDT (#)
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I can get you a toe, if you want. don't ask me where, but I can't get you one. There are places.
/butchered quote
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:09:15 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Why is it that when people comment on my shit, it never actually has anything to do with said shit?
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Well Ax fired off the American Psycho quote and I sure as hell was not typing the Huey Louis from the same. So I dropped the Lebowski.
As for an actual critique, my writing is marginal at best. I'm in no position to advise anyone.
You entertained me and as such you got not one but two +2 from me.
cool?
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:59:23 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:57:20 EDT (#)
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oops
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Worry not my friend
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:57:20 EDT (#)
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oops
Submitted by lover101 (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:56:55 EDT (#)
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I love these
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:55:22 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:48:31 EDT (#)
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Why is it that when people comment on my shit, it never actually has anything to do with said shit?
And Ax - that's pretty weird. Coincidental, if you will. And I hate the name, to be honest.
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yeah, it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
Random quotes dropped at opportune times is what Uber is all about!
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:49:09 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:48:31 EDT (#)
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Why is it that when people comment on my shit, it never actually has anything to do with said shit?
And Ax - that's pretty weird. Coincidental, if you will. And I hate the name, to be honest.
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:44:10 EDT (#)
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"There are rules Dusty, this isn't fucking Viet Nam, it's bowling"
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:42:51 EDT (#)
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Peter Gabriel is BETTER.
Good story, Ballin'. Funny enough I'm writing a report on Antigone for school right now, the name jumped out at me.
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:41:42 EDT (#)
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I'll have what he's having <points to ax>
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:35:03 EDT (#)
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I, uh...
What?
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-08-14 13:33:02 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent.
I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Christy, take off your robe. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. Sabrina, remove your dress. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Sabrina, why don't you, uh, dance a little.
Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Christy, get down on your knees so Sabrina can see your asshole.
Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. Sabrina, don't just stare at it, eat it. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.