A short story I recently read

Every Ghost Story, by Natalia Theodoridou Read it here in about half an hour. Thinking about why I love it… I love the concept: something unknown has happened in the universe, and now most of us can see ghosts, but those ghosts all look like something out of 19th century spirit photography – white shrouds,Continue reading “A short story I recently read”

Three of my favourite short stories

The Company of Wolves, by Angela Carter I love adaptations, especially of fairy tales, folk tales, and myths. Adaptations offer endless possibilities for the creation of new worlds and meanings, but within the familiarity of old tales. This particular short story adapts the Little Red Riding Hood oral folk tale, but subverts its original messageContinue reading “Three of my favourite short stories”