Grab Bag Virtual Conversation by Chris Cummings https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9 Answer the questions for your genre and then add comments/questions to other people's entries! Let's have a virtual conversation! en-us 2021-05-07 00:52:44 UTC 2021-05-12 16:06:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Selfies https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518057769 I think its appealing because it gave kind of a mystery so you want to know more]]> 2021-05-12 15:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518057769 The Shawl by Lousie Erdrich https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518058148 A married woman who already had kids had an affair with another man and had a child with him. She was sent off to live with him and while they were traveling wolves attacked and she sacrificed a child from her husband. The husband goes through all these challenges and the shawl of the child is his anchor.  ]]> 2021-05-12 15:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518058148 If A Book is Locked There's Probably a Good Reason For That Don't You Think by Helen Oyeyemi https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518058738 At the office of the main character, a new colleague, Eva, joins them and no one really likes her except the main character. Everyone bullies her and steals her diary, threatening to not give it back unless she resigns. The main character takes the diary with her to return to Eva and upon opening the diary, discovers it has magical powers as it begins to grow and traps her in the room while posing questions. 

]]> 2021-05-12 15:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518058738 The Left/Right Game bgalban https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518059598 A couple of guys investigate the supernatural in the suicide forest.]]> 2021-05-12 15:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518059598 'Americca' by Aimee Bender https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518065886 It's about a family that finds random new and sophisticated item in their house and they wonder what to do with it as a series of odd things is occuring. ]]> 2021-05-12 15:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518065886 The sentinel https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518066484 Researchers on the moon were exploring a dry seabed when one of them sees the reflection of sunlight on the top of a mountain.  He doesn’t think it is anything important but he was looking for a chance to climb so he decides to climb.  He finds a small pyramid that he believes is left over from an ancient alien civilization visiting.

]]> 2021-05-12 15:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518066484 https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518068681 I connected it back to TV shows I've seen that has magical realism]]> 2021-05-12 15:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518068681 https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518069324 I kind of liked how simple the movie was. It effectively conveyed its message]]> 2021-05-12 15:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518069324 https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518071866 I think this genre is a great way to escape the challenges of the world and remind adults that everything isn’t so serious and there is more out there. 

]]> 2021-05-12 15:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518071866 bgalban https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518072535 I watched the Leftovers short movie. You could see some interesting angles that are often used in horror. For example the angle where they had the camera in the fridge. The video also reminded me a lot of the walking dead. I was surprised by the ending. Though I really should have seen it coming with the title and the subtle hints with the husband and child being bit? or zombified.]]> 2021-05-12 15:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518072535 Lacrimosa https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518073639 A modern spin on the classic La LLorona story, where a traumatized mother becomes a ghost looking for her children.]]> 2021-05-12 15:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518073639 https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518077012 I think a lot of readers like reading about surreal things that don’t one hundred percent reflect reality. Personally, I use reading as an escape from reality and when the reading isn’t even realistic, it makes it easier. Readers are drawn to the idea of experiencing something new and forgetting about their own life from a period of time. It is addressing the idea that society sucks and we all need a “magical” escape from it at times. I think it gives society a sense of hope in a way.]]> 2021-05-12 15:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518077012 So many of you chose horror. No one actually wants to EXPERIENCE horror.....so why do you choose it? cmcummings https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518080645 2021-05-12 16:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518080645 cmcummings https://padlet.com/cmcummings/z7skzznqo9wysni9/wish/1518085976 I like seeing what really smart people think the future will be like. Remind me to tell you about Vannevar Bush!

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