TRP Par-oh-dee

[jroca at gallonlaw.com]

Jeremy Osner sez:

jroca at gallonlaw.com wrote:
>
> Paul DiFilipo sez:
>
> Forgive the "advertisement for myself":  my TRP pastiche, "World
> Wars III," originally featured in Interzone magazine,
> ---
> This a wonderfully done story.  Did you write this as a parody?  I 
thought
> it was written more as a tribute to the Man...but then again, I didn't
> write it, so what do I know.:)
>
> Tribe

Tribute/Parody is a subtle distinction, think I.
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No doubt.  However, when I use the term "parody" I tend to refer to an 
effort to make fun of the original and/or source.  Of course, one can 
indeed create a "parody" that renders tribute to the subject, while at the 
same poking fun at it.

for whatever it's worth, when I originally read DiFilipo's piece, I didn't 
find it poking fun at TRP's style or works.  then again, I may have missed 
it.

Tribe