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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Noir-view mirror
I’m not sure where the knight fits into D’Angelo’s worldview, but that’s the part I’m going to play as I attempt to sidestep my recent lack of blogging and jump forward a couple steps. ds106 is always an adventure, and … Continue reading
Caution: Crawford
The Black Widow Agency has identified a connection between NoirCat and noir icon Joan Crawford. Caution is advised. No wonder NoirCat is in hiding.
The Night Driving Killers
When I saw a screen shot of Night Driver it immediately made me think of the driving scene in The Killers that Jim giffed a while back. I started thinking about how to combine the two. You could use the … Continue reading
Commie?
I think some left-coast reporter has been casting aspersions on my character: #StirrupJack @phb256 Has a commie hoodie. Can’t even trust his briefing on Jack. #noir106 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/4uj4fE9Bvd — Stirrup Trouble (@StirrupTrouble) April 7, 2015 I suspect this is a … Continue reading
In memory of…
I have no idea what this all means… Help me figure it out.
Report from the field
As you know, I was away on a mission over the past week. My investigations took me to Portland, a town crawling with dirty hippies, people sleeping in the streets, and beggars with pit bulls. I could totally see myself … Continue reading
Haves vs Wants
One of our ds106 Noirsters regrets missing last night’s broadcast: Gah, apparently I chose the wrong night to skip on the radio shows. Sorry, creators 🙁 #ds106radio — Spencer Scott (@spencer_cscott) March 12, 2015 and it was a night not … Continue reading
Home of Elvis and the Ancient Greeks
University of Memphis writing professor Sonja Livingston sent me this clip the other day, asking for my thoughts. She was actually interested in the singer, Valaida Snow, while I was curious about the movie, Pieges, also known as Personal Column, which … Continue reading
The mark of Cain
Inspired by Jim’s post from the other week, I picked up the EC Archives Crime SuspenStories Vol. 1. This volume contains the first six issues of the series, four of which feature stories indebted to James M. Cain. Road to … Continue reading
Guardian of the galaxy
Groom wrote about his favorite Groom art, which included Sharla’s revisioning of I Am Legend. But since I just saw Guardians of the Galaxy last weekend, I had to interpret it differently. At first I was going to use the … Continue reading