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Ameliċ
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Joined: 01 Jun 2012 Posts: 231 Location: Southampton, United kingdom
[TRAILHEAD] The Marie Fortescue Letters So i woke up this morning with this email from lucylefortSPLAT yahoo.com
Quote:
Dearest Friends,
I'm writing because as you know I've been working a book about American poets and I've inadvertently stumbled upon a mystery that has put my life in danger. The sooner I get to the bottom of this the better.
You can read the whole story here:
http://themariefortescueletters.wordpress.com
Meanwhile, I have a good friend in Paris who is going to be conducting some research for me. Since many of you are living or studying abroad or are history buffs yourselves, I'm putting out a request for help and information. Right now I need to find out everything I can about Montparnasse, in Paris, France.
I know this is all very confusing, and I don't mean to alarm anyone, but your discretion in this matter would be very much appreciated.
Thank you!
Well... no mystery writer, i did not know you were writing a book >.>
either way i thought i should leave this here in case it becomes something or is useful to someone else!
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:05 am
mrshomersimpson
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Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Posts: 998 Location: scotland
Was just about to post this!
I recieved the same email this morning - just gonna go and have a read over the word press maybe make some contact see whats the hap... lol
Been lurking around here for ages so its nice to get a trailhead... might be the one to get me involved again!
*goes to read.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:01 am
Ameliċ
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Joined: 01 Jun 2012 Posts: 231 Location: Southampton, United kingdom
Hurray! im glad someone else got it too
Now to wait and see who else got the email, we might be able to link the people to previous ARG's we have done/signed up to.
So far... i have no idea.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:13 am
mrshomersimpson
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Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Posts: 998 Location: scotland
https://twitter.com/lucylefort
I would assume this to be her twitter? Seems likely...
one tweet links to her website
http://thisismyidea.org/
nothing much else at this point
*joined up the website, submitted my address ect ect... nothing so far it just redirected me back to the main page of the website... waiting to see what happens*
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:40 am
Seadevil4
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Joined: 14 Mar 2010 Posts: 465 Location: Two seconds in the past, UK
Yeah got one too, lets see where this goes. Interesting a 65 old secret worth killing for, hopefully not just an embarrassing love affair with a New York lamp post
Ode to a New York Lamp post sounds like a minor poet to me
ETA: Sent an email to Lucy regarding her queries
Quote:
Lucy
I surprised as a person who knows poets has never heard of Montparnasse a well known place of poets, artists and writers. In the 17th century students named the place Mount Parnassus, if you are rusty on your Greek Myths that's where the nine Muses lived. A place of inspiration perhaps I should move there always in need of inspiration.
I believe they make crêpes in Breton restaurants a few blocks away.
Fernand Léger a painter and filmmaker wrote of that period: "man
relaxes and recaptures his taste for life, his frenzy to dance, to spend money
an explosion of life-force fills the world."
I suspect minor poet like Claire Morel would definitely have spent time there probably at La Ruche, a three-storey circular house home to many a poor artist and poet.
Perhaps you will find some clues there.
OYM
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:25 am
Elethamei
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Yeah, I got the email too. I'm following her twitter and blog and filled the membership form of the website, but haven't yet replied anything.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:05 am
LatentMoths
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Alright. I'm signed up and following the twitters...
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:55 pm
Arcas
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I've been away for a looooooong time. Following...
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:15 pm
Grimangel53
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Joined: 29 Apr 2013 Posts: 83 Location: The World at Large.
signed up and following
time to have fun.
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:31 am
Ameliċ
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Joined: 01 Jun 2012 Posts: 231 Location: Southampton, United kingdom
I don't know about anyone else, but im getting a "card keepers" kinda vibe to this, also the fact the people who have said they received the email are people who all played it
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:05 am
mrshomersimpson
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Ameliċ wrote:
I don't know about anyone else, but im getting a "card keepers" kinda vibe to this, also the fact the people who have said they received the email are people who all played it
Rings some "Ariston Institue" bells/vibes to me not sure who all played but i think it was well noted ..... before it died.
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:13 pm
LatentMoths
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mrshomersimpson wrote:
Rings some "Ariston Institue" bells/vibes to me not sure who all played but i think it was well noted ..... before it died.
I was thinking AI also, but I played that one and didn't get an email for this one. Not that that is definitive proof, but there ya go. I didn't play cardkeepers, FWIW.
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:48 pm
Elethamei
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I was actually thinking Moonlight into Noon. I was sad that it stopped so suddenly, but if she now has this new thing then yay!
Btw, have you gotten email from This Is My Idea after you've registered? Because I haven't got anything yet.
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:58 am
amandel
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Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Hi All! Hi Elethamei, found my reply from This Is My Idea among all my Spam. Also got the trailhead email & short one from Lucy later b/c the "Letter Fragment" blog comments were originally closed.
Lucy Le Fort in an email wrote:
Thank you for taking the time to write! I agree that I should bring the note to the attention of someone at the university. Perhaps I will begin with committee chair, who is a trusted friend and colleague. I'll keep you all posted! I will also fix the comments section.
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Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:49 am
Elethamei
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Joined: 31 Aug 2012 Posts: 448 Location: Finland
Yeah, nothing in the spam folder either
ETA: I submitted my info again and now I got the emails, yay!
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:10 am
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