[editorial note: try running from the CD first; if performance is poor, copy the ╥cellar resources╙ folder (about 20 MB) to your hard disk, open it, and launch In the Cellar.]
For best results, set the monitor to thousands of colors if available. Otherwise it will look okay in 256 colors.
A temperamental animation sequence begins when you click on the picture of ╥Killed a tree, saved a parking lot.╙ It almost always runs better the second time.
Other sounds are also a bit unpredictable. Again, for optimum running, In the Cellar usually works best on the hard drive, but because every machine varies, you may want to change the Cellar Player memory settings or make other adjustments to suit your machine.
A print version of the poem ╥In the Cellar╙ appeared in the spring 1991 issue of Grassroots literary magazine.
About the Author
When this multimedia poem won honorable mention in the New Voices/New Visions contest, Anita J. Stoner was in the Creative Writing MFA program at Syracuse University. Also a recipient of a Creative Writing MA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Ms. Stoner plans to teach English and continue to write after she completes her MFA in May 1995.
Any comments or questions? Write to: ajstoner@mailbox.syr.edu
