March of Microanalysis Day 11
Microfiction Entry Day 11:
Death tossed the horseshoe, telling the knight, “Most people pick chess.”
Holy shite, this is so New Yorker cartoon, no? I’m getting worried, guys. I’m actually finding some of the New Yorker cartoons funny. Which means I’m either getting old or East Coastal or both. I think I might immolate myself somewhere in San Francisco Bay if this keeps up.
Anyway, this story is a good example of using a well-known, iconic scene to save morphemic resources. In this case, the story borrows/steals from The Seventh Seal, where the knight plays chess with Death to try to allow him and the other characters to escape the plague sweeping the land.
Who do you think would win horseshoes? Knights ride horses, by definition, so they should have a edge. But I guess Death rides a pale horse too, so maybe it’s a wash. Someone find Binky and ask, ok?
Through March, I'm posting a breakdown/analysis of the microfiction I posted on the corresponding day in February. This is probably only interesting to you if you care about the mechanics of writing, or if you know me personally.