I meant to post this a week ago, but it remains funny so nothing is lost. If you do not already follow Dr. Eldritch, you really should. However, this particular issue might be my favorite. For obvious reasons. Here’s the start of this storyline, but you should read the whole thing.
I know exactly how Mr. Puppeteer feels. In fact, there are parts of this conversation that could be a direct transcription of my life.
Ahaha, yes. Definitely heard some of these before.
I did not know that people were that pathetic with puppeteers.
I actually looked up your blog tonight because I’ve come across puppetry in a shared world project that I’m doing. We’ve been working up a set of in-world fictional characters who are represented by puppets and used to illustrate some of Northern culture storytelling. I’m currently assembling a very simple hand puppet from cloth scraps, and I remembered some of your cool posts about puppetry so I thought it was worth browsing around here. (I have no delusions of competence as a puppeteer, just considered this a fun project.) I also happened to see one post where you mentioned that you miss puppetry and collaboration. I don’t think the puppet stuff has been canonized yet, but there’s plenty of other Torn World material (art, fiction, poetry, background, etc.) at:
http://www.tornworld.net
If the setting appeals to you, I think you’d be a fun addition to our team.