Dormanna
Publication(s)
- First publication
- The Palencar Project, edited by David G. Hartwell, Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC, 29 February 2012
- Available online at http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/03/dormanna
Introductory blurb
"Enjoy 'Dormanna,' by Gene Wolfe, a story inspired by an illustration from John Jude Palencar.
'Dormanna' is part of a five-story series curated by senior Tor Books editor David G. Hartwell. All five are based on a singular piece of art by John Jude Palencar and will be released for free on Tor.com every Wednesday in March."
Summary
A girl spends a day with a tiny alien being who is gathering data for her race.
Analysis
- Sources of quotes
- References to other works
- Theories about what happens under the surface, what the narrator isn't telling us, who the narrator is and when and why s/he is telling the story, what the whole thing "means," etc. If there are multiple or competing theories, each one should be given a name with a three-bang (!!!) header; if the page begins to get out-of-hand from the size of these, as could happen in a few cases, they should be shuffled off to their own page(s).
- Etc.
Unresolved Questions
- Was it A or was it B, or was it X or Z?
- Was it he or was it she, or was it you or me?
- Who dunnit?
- Did the Star Child really start WWIII at the end of 2001?