Platypus Poll

[greygirlbeast]

So, yeah, here's this poll. Yesterday, I looked back over the last six issues of Sirenia Digest again, trying to decide which pieces I'll reprint, which I won't. The five listed below are my personal favourites. Together, they total, 14,760 words of fiction. My contract with subpress stipulates that the next erotica collection will be 20,000 words and that half of that will be original to the collection, having not first appeared in the digest (or anywhere else). And while Bill generously agreed we could up the total word count to 30,000 words, I worry how that will effect the appearance of the book, which I'd like to closely match that of Frog Toes and Tentacles. So. I'm asking for some input from readers. Assume that of these five I will only use one and tell me which one you'd prefer that one to be. Of course, in truth, I'll likely reprint three of these five, but think of it that way, regardless. I shall cast my own vote, as well. Please, no write-in votes accepted. If it's not on the ballot below, I've already decided it won't be in the collection.

[Poll #738343]

Comments

[sovay]

This is a difficult poll to fill out: I should really like to see all of these reprinted . . .

[gallifreyangoth]

That was VERY tough, between "Pony" and "pas-en-arrière".

[setsuled.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on! "Untitled 20" represent, people!

I feel so alone. It'd be kind of cool to have a "1 for Untitled 20" jersey, though.

[kalamah.livejournal.com]

Tough decision, but I'd like to see you choose "Untitled 17". Being somewhat of a departure, it really shows your range. Leaves me breathless every time. I just love it!

[setsuled.livejournal.com]

That's the spirit, handful_ofdust! Sure, you voted for all of them, but still--"Untitled 20" in the house, ya'll!

[mlle-rouge.livejournal.com]

A though choice between "Pony" and "Untitled 17"...

[http://users.livejournal.com/__hecate__/]

Any underlying motif, (hooking new readers, hooking old ones to a new format, showcasing your range etc.) or just the best stories from SD?
The reason I ask is mainly because of "Pony", as it's a "normal/recognizable" CRK story much like "ode to EM" in the latest SD.
So if recognition plays a part in the choice "Pony" is a must.
And no my choice was "Untitled 20".

[setsuled.livejournal.com]

And no my choice was "Untitled 20"

"Untitled 20" is where it's at.

[corucia.livejournal.com]

I needed to go back and re-read the entries, to be sure that I was voting for the story as written, and not for the story that my brain has stored. I'm glad I did peruse them again; my memory and reality apparently do not exhibit a one-to-one correspondence, or even anything that might be misconstrued as approaching parity.

I was torn between "pas-en-arrière" and "Untitled 20". I really liked the ongoing alterations in tone, viewpoint and meaning in the first, while the second features the concept of Der Golem, one of my favorite classical monsters, in a novel and intriguing manner. In the end I went for "pas-en-arrière", as I personally found it to be a more subtle and mature story, showing another aspect of your writing that I feel should be given wider audience.