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Short Fiction Friday: The Shadow of the Players by Edwin Morgan
“In one of the tales which make up the series (of Welsh folk tales) the Mabinogion, two enemy kings play chess while in a nearby valley their respective armies battle and destroy each other. Messengers arrive with reports of the … Continue reading
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Short Fiction Friday: The Plummeting Old Woman by Daniil Kharms
“A certain old woman, out of excess curiosity, fell out of a window, plummeted to the ground, and was smashed to pieces. Another old woman leaned out of the window and began looking at the remains of the first one, … Continue reading
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Short Fiction Friday: The Look of Death by Jean Cocteau
“A young Persian gardener said to his Prince: ‘Save me! I met Death in the garden this morning, and he gave me a threatening look. I wish that tonight, by some miracle, I might be far away, in Ispahan.’ The … Continue reading
