Feral Houses

[ellenkushner]

So I'm editing a new Bordertown story that uses the phrase "feral houses" a bunch of times in the opening pages - and I'm thinking, "Huh? Does this writer know what feral really means? Or is it possible it's a term from a B'town story that I've somehow missed reading?"

Enter: The Internet! I google "feral houses" and find page after page . . . most referring back to these amazing photos of feral houses in Detroit by James D. Griffieon.

My esteemed colleague ariberk then sent me this awetastic link to entire abandoned town, orphanages, roads, etc: Abandoned Place in the World -- omg, it is PURE BORDERLANDS!

Comments

[farwing.livejournal.com]

Sort of like if Baba Yaga's house got abandoned and started living in Bordertown...unless someone's already done that. Have they?

[comrade-cat.livejournal.com]

Not that I know of, but I haven't read all of the stories.

[farwing.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I have, but it's been a while...

[gows.livejournal.com]

Wow . . . what a great story idea. I think you should take it and run with it. :)

(For the record, I don't remember it in any B-town stories, either, but it's been a reeeeeeeally long time for me.)

[farwing.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Most of what I am writing at the moment is poetry, but this idea has already made it into a poem so...I'm definitely taking it and running with it. :)

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see that poem! My edress is on my Profile page.

[farwing.livejournal.com]

Not done yet (scribbled it down on the red line today) but I'll send it to you when I've typed it up and fiddled with it a bit.

[gows.livejournal.com]

Aaaaand now I've wound up with a poem about Baba Yaga's house gone feral, too. :P