Three for Friday
Short stories don't short change the reader
As this is the season for ghost stories what could be better than one of the earliest examples in English, Sheridan Le Fanu’s ‘Green Tea’ ? It features a fiendish monkey and a doctor of dubious principles . . .
Let me know what you think of the story. Did it make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck or put you off green tea for life? (I have been drinking two cups ritualistically every day for approximately 20 years, with - so far - no creepy side-effects.)
One of our What’s the Story? friends sent me this article on the merits of writing competitions. It makes for a funny story in its own right (write?) and has interesting things to say about competitions.
What's the point of writing competitions?
Finally a tea cup put to different use from Le Fanu’s above. A sort of not quite ghost story.
Happy weekend reading! And don’t overdo the green tea!
Yes, Chris, Le Fanu is interesting. He's definitely influenced by Poe but I never thought of him in connection with Myles although now that you say it there's probably a link there too. Certainly worth exploring - I'll be interested to know what you come up with.
Thanks for introducing Le Fanu, Aisling- a very interesting writer in his own right, and I am fascinated to look more into his infliences from Poe, and possible influence on our man Myles...