This week, Alli and KL! become tangled in the net of narrative as we fish for a coherent story. We use an old photograph as our jumping off point to discuss creativity, working with your muse, the ethics of Pygmalion, and the horror of a group of mermaid statues sharing a hive mind in your workshop.

Digressions include: asking a mermaid to marry you, every 80s movie, how very wet Florida is, internalized misogyny, and the types of mermaid statues we'd like to see.

Today’s Prompt Systems:

Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past by Ransom Riggs

What’s Been Inspiring Us Lately:

• All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told by Douglas Wolk
• Orphan Black (trailer)

External Links:

• She-Hulk (trailer)
• Pygmailan by George Bernard Shaw
• Splash (trailer)
• Inspector Gadget (video)
• T-1000 (this, but a mermaid!) (video: warning for gun violence and reckless driving)
• Gremlins (trailer)
• Art Nouveau Mermaid (vintage ad)
• Art Deco style mermaid lamp
• Abstract mermaid sculpture
• “One Headlight” by The Wallflowers (video)

Music: Cherryblossom by Raptorface is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives.

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