Perhaps
the apparent 'sloppiness' is merely evidence that a proper gloss of the
reference has not yet been achieved. I think the key to this phrase
lies in what has been omitted. crucially, the subject of the biography
has not been revealed. we are asssuming that Quilty's is the life in
question. however, the possessive title "my cue", when read literally,
makes no sense except as a reference to the author herself. In other
words, I would like to suggest that "My Cue" is an autobiography of
Vivian Darkbloom. The missing self-referential 'auto-' might be
deliberate, subtly pointing out the fictitious veil between Ms. Vivian
Darkbloom and the author whose place she holds. After all, in the
"real world", a fictional character may not be said to have written her
own autobiography. The "my cue" pun as a reference to quilty may then
exist within a realm superior to the narrative, or "reality" of the
story, and not have to follow any logic of aliases or renaming within
the story itself.
Scott Houldin