The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine.<br>
Volume 2 starts off with the following 6 stories in the first issue:<br>
The House that Jack built, by Harold Donovan Hilton / In the Garden of a Villa, by R. George Smith Jr. / A Peg-Leg Ghost, by Wellington Vandiver / How the Run was stopped, by Richard Stillman Powell / My friend, Walker, by Geraldine Meyrick / In an Hour, by Warwick James Price ( Sonia)
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Wohoo, and we have finished an entire year's worth of Black Cats, so this is the start of Volume 2, which has the 12 issues from the second year running of this popular magazine.
Also here, as before, I want to keep this as a one-story-per-reader-project so we can have the maximum of voices in each magazine.
Claiming is now opened. Looking forward to this batch of stories.
jwalker2353 wrote: ↑January 25th, 2021, 9:17 amI want to claim "The House That Jack Built" Thanks!
wonderful, another new voice in the Black Cat group, thank you for claiming and I hope you enjoy the section I'm definitely looking forward to listening to it.
ToddHW wrote: ↑January 25th, 2021, 7:37 amMay I read section 4, How the Run was Stopped? I always wanted to be George Bailey.
you'll only get it if you tell me who George Bailey is.... (probably some sea captain...knowing you)
we'll you'll get it anyway, but I expect an explanation ! Thanks
Sonia
Movie: It's A Wonderful Life. Schmaltzy Christmas movie. George Bailey (Jimmie Stewart) has to stay in small town and run the family bank instead of traveling the world - he uses his trip money to prevent a run on the bank. Troubles continue to accumulate and he thinks about suicide, wishing he had never been born. An angel hears this wish and shows him what the town would have been like without him there.
ToddHW wrote: ↑January 25th, 2021, 10:07 amMovie: It's A Wonderful Life. Schmaltzy Christmas movie. George Bailey (Jimmie Stewart) has to stay in small town and run the family bank instead of traveling the world - he uses his trip money to prevent a run on the bank. Troubles continue to accumulate and he thinks about suicide, wishing he had never been born. An angel hears this wish and shows him what the town would have been like without him there.
ah ok, I know the movie by name and reputation, though I have never seen it. Now I am curious why the story reminds you of this movie...maybe the movie was plagiarizing this story ? I'll let myself be surprised.