Tales From The Town #50: Stop Motion

On his desktop a spaceship. In the spaceship a man. And against a backdrop of stars, formed from dust on an old black t-shirt pinned to his wall, this spaceship moves slowly through space, one photograph at a time, taken painstakingly over hours, days, weeks of his life, waiting there on his camera to be assembled into motion.

Animation was as slow as David’s life. Played back, weeks reduced to seconds, it gave the impression of motion. But in fact there was no movement at all.

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Notes:

1. Written in May 2020
2. Almost a year before I actually started stop motioning
3. Unstoppably

Tales From The Town #49: Shoelaces

“Shoelaces are so stupid,” Claire said.

“What’s wrong with shoelaces?” Ethel asked. “They’re better than velcro.”

“Hey,” Tina said, as she velcro’d her shoes shut. “What’s wrong with velcro?”

“Velcro comes from space,” Daniel said. “It’s made by aliens!”

“No it’s not,” Claire said. “Anyway, velcro’s just as stupid as shoelaces. You don’t get socklaces, do you? You don’t have to velcro your leggings up? They’re rubbish! Why don’t they just make boots that fit your feet?”

There was not a single person alive who could have adequately answered her question. Nor was there anyone who dared try.

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Notes:

1. Written on June 24th, 2021