Tuesday, January 08, 2008

The reverend & the bears

Check out this sf story by Michael Bishop: Bears Discover Smut. It's about a back-sliding minister and, uh... bears.
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Åka said...

I assume that the title is a reference to the story "Bears discover fire". But what does it mean?

9:38 a.m.
Elliot said...

I didn't even get the connection at first! The story makes more sense, now that I've read over a review of "Bears Discover Fire."

If you're referring to the title, "smut" is an old word for pornography... I think the idea here is that the bears are discovering civilization (or experiencing the Fall of Bears?) with all of its sleazy side; whereas the bears in the Bisson story sound more enlightened or Edenic? Just guessing.

9:49 a.m.

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