tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post2805176121762427192..comments2024-03-17T03:17:43.229-04:00Comments on David Anthony Durham: River Maids!David Anthony Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-77994292749165560862008-06-03T12:40:00.000-04:002008-06-03T12:40:00.000-04:00Ben,Well observed... I'll factor that in to my con...Ben,<BR/><BR/>Well observed... I'll factor that in to my confusion on this...David Anthony Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-35258543765398627612008-06-01T02:55:00.000-04:002008-06-01T02:55:00.000-04:00Well, maid is a term used for either a female hous...Well, maid is a term used for either a female house servant or as an unmarried woman. Young, pretty girls are usually referred to (at least in knightly adventures) as "maidens," where as an old unmarried woman is an "old maid."<BR/><BR/>So I'm thinking of some sort of water-borne magical entity, like Arthur's lady in the lake or Odysseus' sirens, but instead of young and hot (which is the cliché), they're old, bitter and mean.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483006109765263573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-72818553824367497612008-05-28T12:43:00.000-04:002008-05-28T12:43:00.000-04:00Nice, but that doesn't ring any bells...I really a...Nice, but that doesn't ring any bells...<BR/><BR/>I really am amazed that I have absolutely no recall as what I thought was so exciting about these river maids. Nothing.David Anthony Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-41395263135490726832008-05-28T09:16:00.000-04:002008-05-28T09:16:00.000-04:00I’m having visions of web-footed, aquatic Merry Ma...I’m having visions of web-footed, aquatic Merry Maids here, cheerfully cleaning up the debris from another boat wreck while Disneyesque flying fish flit around their heads. <BR/><BR/>Probably NOT the vision you were hoping for. *g*<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to a WisCon report.Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.com