The Red Tie
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"Books talk to the inner person, the secret person; they can make direct contact with all those subterranean feelings and desires you speak of."
Vincent edits books. It is modest and quiet occupation - yet one which is about to be thrown into turmoil thanks to the arrival of woman, her gift to him, and the words of his old mentor: "it's not what we keep out of a book that counts, but what we might put in."
Orwell meets Kafka in this tale of a dystopian future which could be a lot closer than we might realise...
Ian Gouge
Ian Gouge has been writing for many years with a number books to his name, mainly novels, short stories, and collections of poetry. He is a prize-winning short story writer and has had his prose and poetry published widely. Since June 2023 he had performed his poetic monologue 'Crash' on five separate occasions. A sometime Indie Publisher, he also mentors at public writers' retreats. You can find his work on Substack at Writing until the light goes out.
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