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The harp had not been touched in over two thousand years. For those who believed, it was a relic from the funeral of Jesus Christ. For those who did not, it remained a priceless archaeological find.
The cook’s hands were calloused and dirty. Streaks of grease stained the harp’s ancient frame as he hefted it from the alter, soaking swiftly into the dry, sacred wood. He spat into his filthy palms.
No one was quick enough to stop him.
As his fingers stroked the ancient strings, as the notes rang out across the cathedral, everyone who heard could only weep.
The Minister had been bringing homeless people here for as long as he could remember. Sometimes, if he strayed far enough, he had thoughts about what his life had been before. He vaguely remembered other places, other people, a thing named “God”.
But that was before the Starport, and before the tree.
“So, this is it?” the homeless man asked, “I just put the noose on and …”
“That’s it,” said the minister, “Instant transport … a life among the stars”.
“Well,” said the homeless man, “You’re the priest …”
The tree moaned, just a little, but it didn’t give the game away.
Fellow Cardiffian Rich McAuliffe has a new horror anthology coming up through Insomnia Publications.
As a bastion of the horror anthology, I could do no less than heartily recommend you give the Damaged Goods: Tea Party online sampler a try.
Perhaps this is the start of the “Welsh Invasion” into UK comics, to mirror the famed “UK Invasion”. Alternatively, McAuliffe may just be another sick little Welsh monkey … like me.
Either way, it’s good.
Looks like I made the cut for the Monkey On My Back Twitter Comic. Check out panel #10 for something typically MWM.
Wasn’t entirely sure how this would work, both practically and in terms of the way the story would break down, but there is certainly something interesting happening.
What I would love to see is this being done on a larger scale now – with every response Tweet getting an illustration and creating a divergent path in the story. That sort of meta-fiction fascinates me, andI think it would be amazing to see the different storylines expand, cross, converge, and even merge towards the end.
I’ve been thinking about trying to build some kind of overall narrative into the Monkeys with Macineguns Live! event based on this. I’m not sure if it will be possible, but certainly we’ll be Twittering throughout the day, so if you can’t make it to the show itself, be sure to follow us on Twitter and see how we get on.