Issue 9: The Spring Cleaning Issue (and a message from the Birds' Nest)
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Bedrock (a story about progress)
by Sienna Axe I thought a lot about what to post for the Spring Cleaning issue—I'm right in the middle of designing the lights for Disaster! right now (free tickets if you're in Walla Walla!), so I knew I wouldn't have time to write anything new, but I have a soft spot for this little ex ercise in voice I wrote for my Sci-Fi & Society final last year (in collaboration with a piece of music by Sofia Solares). So thanks for reading! And thanks for reading/supporting Birdbath all year. It's been awesome :) [Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction, but almost all of the people mentioned are real. None of them actually said any of this, and I am in no way claiming they did. Cheers!]
The MORBUS Awards
by Morban Stone Recently, I watched the 95th Academy Awards and I was shaken to my core at what was constituted as “good enough” to be nominated. In what world are we nominating Top Gun: Maverick for best picture, and not the objectively best movie of 2022: Morbius ? I sat through the Oscars with a pit in my stomach, hoping fruitlessly that maybe someone on that stage would come to their senses and mention the ways in which Morbius had been snubbed. Perhaps the Daniels would mention the ways in which Morbius influenced the making of Everything Everywhere All At Once during one of their many awards acceptance speeches. But I waited, and I waited, and nobody cared. There was no surprise Morbius performance. Nobody at the 95th Academy Awards cared, and I’ve come to the conclusion that none of them actually care about cinema. So I’ve taken it upon myself to right some wrongs, and justify why Morbius should have received every nomination, if not every award, at this year’s Oscars.
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The Entire Morbius Script
Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica We shouldn't be here when it gets dark. Set the trap in the mouth of the cave, please. You need a doctor? I am a doctor. Ah, it's impressive, don't you think? Vampire bats weigh almost nothing, but they can down a creature nearly ten times their size. Woah! What did you use on this bay? You volunteering? Ginger. Pay me now... Before the sun goes down. You saw on that bush craft trudging about and we have a deal. Help! Monarchy. Come on. 25 years ago, Greece She agrees to take better care of you there. Everyone's here to help you. Notice. Michael, this is Lucien. Lucien, Michael. Michael knows more about this place than I do. Play nice. - Hello. - Hello, Milo. My name is Lucien. It's the person who you would see before was Milo. No, he was also a new Milo. Before I enlist the other new Milo... I don't even remember the first Milo. How long have you been here? Long as I can remember. - And you're still not cured? - There is