What the Dead Birds Taught Me, by Laura Blackwell Read it here in about 20 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… The story begins in medias res, immediately drawing the reader into a strange textworld where the narrator has the power to reanimate the dead using her own blood and words written in aContinue reading “A short story for Halloween”
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A short story I recently read
The Case of the Missing Will, by Agatha Christie Read it here in about 20 minutes. In honour of the Liars’ League’s recent Agatha Christie themed short story event, thinking about Agatha Christie’s legacy as Queen of Crime and Mystery… Short stories don’t need much exposition, if any, and you can see this in ‘The Case of theContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
‘Girls, At Play’, by Celeste Ng Read it here in about half an hour. Trigger warning: makes reference to teenage girls and sexual activity. Thinking about how the story opens, and how readers are engaged… The first paragraph uses an unemotional and factual tone to describe something shocking – a sexualised game, played by childrenContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
