writer | researcher | academic
Here is the crux of it: buying two magazines does not simply put you in two camps, which marks you as a dynamic and multi-faceted person; what I did not understand at the time, but which I now know, is that the combination reveals something fresh about you, the buyer.
Flash fiction is a writer’s genre. Often shorter than a tweet, the whole genre is built on competitions and exercises for creative writers rather than keeping a reader in mind – when we consider where flash fiction comes from and what it gives us, is it time we stop engaging with this ridiculous form?
In which the managers attempt to discover who the stranger was, and are given details of OG for the first time.
In which the managers attempt to discover who the stranger was, and are given details of OG for the first time.
In which we - and a very mysterious gentleman with something not-quite about his face - attend a post-Opera dinner.
In which we are treated to a description of the fabulous gala at the Opera.
In which we first attend the Opera, and see preparations for a gala evening.
In which we see a list of the major players, and are introduced to Gaston Leroux's original work.
A short story imagining how the 'fantasy dinner party game' would play out in real life.
Expanded from a National Geographic competition entry.
Late Romantic 