About raptnrent: I got the name from my keys - R Apt and R Ent for the back door to my apartment and the back door to the house. I liked that they were also words: Rapt, meaning enthralled, riveted, captivated, and Rent, meaning torn asunder, violently wrenched. I thought it made for an interesting juxtaposition, open to all kinds of interpretations.
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
The noir sound
I decided to listen to Red Harvest as an audiobook, to make better use of my drive time. Audiobooks are a different experience. The narrator’s voice becomes a part of the story, and there are pros and cons to that. … Continue reading
What’s the rumpus?
“What’s the rumpus?” This question shows up early in Red Harvest. I recognized it from Miller’s Crossing where it was asked by several chartacters. Miller’s Crossing bears some plot similarities to Red Harvest. You’ve got a guy playing everyone against everyone … Continue reading
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6x6x6 the number of the beast
I feel like I’m seeing 6 word stories everywhere now. I sent my Hemingway book back to the library before the idea of boiling it down to 6 word stories came up. But one of the stories that stood out … Continue reading
The GIFs Underneath
How did I not know about this movie? I like Soderbergh’s films, and neo-noir is right up my alley. Yet I never heard of it until Groom mentioned it in his Criss Cross post. My wife wondered why everything was … Continue reading
You can be a hero all you have to know is what to say
When I was in the fifth grade, they made us read Old Man and the Sea. I’ve hated Hemingway ever since. It’s too bad really. I liked The Killers enough to watch two versions of it on consecutive nights. And … Continue reading
Leopold!
For my six word story contribution, I chose to reinterpret the classic Looney Tune Long-Haired Hare as “Less opera, more banjo – or else.” Actually it just popped into my head out of nowhere, or out of a four decade diet … Continue reading