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Born Survivor

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Born Survivor

Sometimes dystopian requires only dialogue.

Johnathan Reid
Apr 27, 2023
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I’ve penned a pithy two hundred words of flash fiction for you this week, written wholly as dialogue. ‘A clinically dispensed experimental horror’ might be the best way to describe it.

The power of the wielded word became obvious when I realised an innocuous four word phrase seemed sufficient to heighten the unease you might also feel when reading the scene. It would be interesting if you identified the same or a different phrase to mine. I’ll respond to any guesses!

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A photograph of a marble resin sculpture of a cyborg mounted on a simple wooden plinth stood in a garden setting. The concepts of time and discovery are intended to be portrayed in this sculptural work. Machine made objects creating mechanical textures have been fused with a human form cast from life. The skin has eroded in areas to reveal mechanical systems analogous to the internal workings of the body.
Sculpture entitled ‘Machine Age Series (version 3)’ created by Simon Watson. (Photo © J. Reid)

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