Getting to know you… #3
A stranger in a fedora and an olive green pinstripe suit. Uninvited. The cut of the suit is peculiar. Retro. Ill-fitting.
He pushes a roll of microfiche across the table towards me. He whispers something I can’t quite make out and then the world collapses, the tables and chairs melting together as the glittering guests at the party reveal themselves to be monstrous things made out of shadows and plastic who rend the man in the fedora apart, leaving only shreds of paper that whirl and dance beneath the chandeliers.
And I know it’s all up to me now.
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Vanessa Alberts:
May 11th, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Not yet – but after this interview….I can’t wait!!
Roy de Vos:
May 11th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Nice interview! And nicely put together graphics etc!!
admin:
May 11th, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Thanks Roy!
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