Category: Fiction
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The Birth of an Empire
In this fiction piece, Oscar Virdee imagines a conversation that led to the birth of the Roman Empire.
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Rawr Rawr Rasputin
In a fictionalized account of Rasputin’s death at the hands of an MI6 Agent, Ambrose Brown details us on the formidable encounter with “Russia’s greatest love machine”.
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The Legacy of Yodo-dono
In this short fiction piece, Ambrose Brown imagines the Siege of Osaka through the eyes of Yodo-dono.
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To Interview the Pompeiian Ghosts
Edith Martell imagines an interview with a Pompeiian Ghost in this haunting fiction piece.
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Orange Juice
Following the gunpowder plot in 1605, Catholic recusant Anne Vaux and the priest to whom she was devoted, Henry Garnet, wrote letters in orange juice to one another during his imprisonment. Naomi Wallace explores this correspondence in the aftermath of the infamous failed conspiracy.
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The Little Rock Tenth
The Little Rock Nine represent a pivotal moment in the US Civil Rights movement. Ambrose Brown explores themes of redemption and justice in this fiction piece.
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Poppyheads
In this fiction piece, Ailsa Fraser imagines the situation of a family living in the English Fens, a century after the Draining of the Fens.
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A Jazz Singer’s Story
Written by Dalma Roman. A jazz singer struggles to have her voice and message heard in 1920s New York.
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