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The Tale Of Swifty Black
Author: Dorothy Strangelove
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(Added on Oct 12, 2008)
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Swifty Black has bullied and trotured his way to the top of his profession and is a witchfinder who has earned fame, riches and notoriety. But as his fame and wealth grows along with the size of his ego and his lifestyle becomes ever more twisted and brutal, the bubble is about to burst, the accuser to become the accused. This story follows on from The Witchfinder's Tale in the respect that it tells the story of Swift many years later, but this is not a second part to Witchfinder, it is more of a separate tale that can easily be read and stand as a story alone in its own right, it is darker and more violent than the first, but if you want to read the root of this plot, please do read Witchfinder's Tale first if you would like to. |
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| Reviewer:
JimmyJump
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Feb 17, 2009 |
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This for sure must be the most 'twisted' story Miss Strangelove has as yet put to paper.
Twisted in the sense that, in most other Strangelove stories, there's always some twists, but the characters are usually straight as an arrow.
Not here. Swifty, althoug he usually may carry his heart in the right place, that heart does a lot of swift shifts, hence the 'twisted' in my opening sentence.
"Twisty Shifty" could have been an alternate title, come to think of it.
To those that might think this is the same character from "The Witchfinder's Tale", they are both right and wrong.
The same character, yes, but up to a certain degree only.
Not the same character, because swifty has matured, grown older, more cunning also. And more arrogant.
But, nevertheless, sometimes there's a flicker still, a glint of the old boyishness shining through.
Which makes it tougher to get a grip on this story, as it is more fleeting, because of the mood-swings of its main character, our beloved Swifty.
Swifty seems to fall prey to that joke God supposedly had with Adam, giving the latter a brain to think and a penis for fun, but just enough blood to only be able to use one at a time.
And there's the figure of Winter. A pivotal character in this here tale. Because Winter lies at the source of swift's undoing, by playing a joke when reading De Blood's letter.
The first time around, I thought "The Tale Of Swifty Black" was rather unbalanced, because of the many changes in the plot.
But those contortions are like the swing of a pendulum: the may break-out to the left or to the right, they always come back towards the center, or at least, have to cross the center in-between swings.
The center being the storyline.
and though it may not seem necessary, I still would recommend reading "The Witchfinder's Tale" first. Some things might make more sense when having done so.
Oh, and I still think that "The Tale Of Swifty Black" is the most unbalanced of Dorothy's stories, but it's that quality writing that saves the day.
JJ (9/10)
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- Replied by:
dorothystrangelove
(Edit) (Feb 17, 2009)
- Glad you enjoyed the story. Yes, it is very unbalanced, writing this I wanted to show that after enjoying the lifestyle that witchfinding brought in those times (the equivalent of celebrity status today), there was no way Swift could settle down to an ordinary life, and in trying to claw back yesterday all he manages to do is make an almighty mess of it in the end, falling victim to his own arrogance and stupidity. I think the best example of this is when he says he is not a common man but a man of great reknown and thinks this is enough to excuse and justify any action however wrong, and I wanted to tell the tale also to show how the tables can turn and when they do, it can be a real disaster. After writing Witchfinder, I thought there would be a lot of potential in writing a sequel, and I enjoyed another historical journey in the process, and yes, Swift is not blessed with the ability to use his brain when carnal matters are to the fore, another aspect of his undoing (and indeed many men through out the ages), also he is a complicated character, desiring women yet wanting his companion Winter, yet all the while, trying to maintain the image his status demands, hence his mood swings, he can't keep all the balls in the air at once. Atsome point if I get an idea that's solid enough to weave a plot for I may write a third part and make this a trilogy, but even I have yet to know how Swift will turn out in a possible part three, but that may happen at some point in the future, this is an ear I love to write in and I may take another trip back one day.
Thanks again for your review.
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