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"Driver" by JJ Burke
« Thread Started on Mar 28, 2007, 6:28pm »		[Quote]
Hello, and welcome to the public discussion forum of Fantastic Horror. The topic of this thread is "Driver" by JJ Burke, featured in Issue #0.

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Re: "Driver" by JJ Burke
« Reply #1 on Apr 6, 2007, 11:50am »		[Quote]
i was asked if this poem is about a dead guy riding in a hearse, and i incorrectly responded, 'no...' and proceeded to disappoint myself with my own explanation.

my response should have been: 'you know as well as i do.' that would have been more true than the lame blurb i manufactured on the spot (which i don't even want to repeat here, since it would only dampen any motive to discuss further).

instead, i was happily surprised to learn of this hearse interpretation. it's more particular than what i had in mind— and maybe putting the poem here on FH provoked the association with death.

what do you visualize when you read 'driver'? there are only a few impressionistic parameters given in the text. but even i can't help embellishing those for a more vivid imaginary scene. i'll say more when/if there's some feedback....


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Re: "Driver" by JJ Burke
« Reply #2 on Apr 6, 2007, 12:06pm »		[Quote]
Well, they're driving downhill a very great distance, the windows are painting black, and the word repent pops up--which makes me think somewhat of this.
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Re: "Driver" by JJ Burke
« Reply #3 on Apr 6, 2007, 3:00pm »		[Quote]
I always figured it was one of those murdery taxi guys who aren't really taxi guys. Like the start of "The Bone Collector" or whatever that movie was called.
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« Reply #4 on Apr 12, 2007, 12:07pm »		[Quote]
Thats exactly what I was thinking as I read it. I thought it was some poor guy just leaving a club, kebab in hand in the back of a taxi with a Hannabal Lector type guy who's most probably going to eat his brains as dessert. Glad it wasnt just me.
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« Reply #5 on Apr 12, 2007, 12:08pm »		[Quote]
Forgot to say, I liked it! Sorry if theres any typos in my posts. Ive sprained my hand playing footie. Complete bummer, and its my writing hand.
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Re: "Driver" by JJ Burke
« Reply #6 on Apr 12, 2007, 8:05pm »		[Quote]
thanks! sorry to hear about the injury, though.

here's my mental picture of this poem (not what went into it, but what i get back out): the passenger has just regained consciousness in the back seat of a chauffered car he doesn't remember entering. there's a smoked-glass partition between him and the driver, so all he can see is a vague silhouette that doesn't show any reaction to his pleas.

the passenger feels helpless but vaguely responsible for his situation. either of the above scenarios are applicable, which is why i kinda like the poem more than other ones i've done. the vagueness of it feels just about right to me.
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« Reply #7 on May 10, 2007, 4:20pm »		[Quote]

I assumed the driver was a reaper figure, a transporter of souls and the passenger, although slightly confused, had a pretty good idea of what was going on and was bargaining for way out of his demise with a fearful understanding that he might be going to hell for a past deed.
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