Montgomery Gothic

[osprey_archer]

littlerhymes commented in my post on Pat of Silver Bush that L. M. Montgomery Gothic should be a thing, and the more I think about it, the more I like it. Her books are already halfway there, after all. (More like three-quarters in the case of Emily of New Moon. What could be a more gothic house name than New Moon?)

A few thoughts:

There is a house. It has always been there. It will always be there.

The house is full of beautiful and broken things.

There is a car somewhere in the distance. The sound of its motor is the hum of a terrible encroaching future, full of shiny new things. The very words shiny and new send a shiver down your spine.

You will grow up someday. This is a great tragedy.

The trees with their blossoms are like ghosts in the evening.

The trees talk to you.

The house is on fire.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Hee, this sounds like a Laurie Anderson lyric.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Is that a good thing? Should I be alarmed?

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

In my books, it's a good thing.

Here's one of her oldest performance pieces, "From the Air" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hedIexysvK4) --you have to listen on to get the surreal quality.

The part I was thinking of in particular was,

Put your hands
over your eyes.

Jump out
of the plane.

There is
no
pilot.

You
are not
alone.