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It came from Patrick Doerksen
It came from Patrick Doerksen
Patrick Doerksen’s story “Notes Towards a New Fairytale” was published in Metaphorosis on Friday, 3 November 2017.
“Notes towards a New Fairtale” was written at a hinge moment in my life. I was trying to decide whether or not to go “all in” with fiction or to let myself keep dabbling and making more career-oriented lifestyle choices. I was discouraged by a number of rejections and feeling quite…
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Notes Towards a New Fairytale - Patrick Doerksen
New story! Notes Towards a New Fairytale - Patrick Doerksen
When I was fourteen, my mother sent me off for the summer to my Opa’s farm. The idea was to get out of Canada, see a little bit of the world, and learn a bit of German while my brain was yet plastic. “Just think what a head start you’ll have on your language requirement,” she said, for it had been decided in her mind that I would get a PhD. “It may take you until October to make any real…
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A question for Patrick Doerksen
Q: What made you start writing?
A: One of the first fictions I wrote was on the back of a church bulletin when I was around ten, because it was more fun that listening to the sermon. So: boredom, first of all.
But though it’s true enough, I’m not content with that answer. Looking back, I can see a motive just as important, if less obvious: the urge to communicate what I felt could not, for…
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November 2017
TOC November 2017 - stories from Patrick Doerksen, Gerald Warfield, @jheijndermans, Mariah Montoya, and art by @CarolWellart November 2017
Table of Contents
Notes Towards a New Fairytale – Patrick Doerksen
The Number of the Tribe – Gerald Warfield
My Book Report on Starlight – Joachim Heijndermans
The Wife of Fabian Vitalik – Mariah Montoya
Cover art by Carol Wellart.
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About Patrick Doerksen
Patrick Doerksen lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He wishes that his carbon footprint were smaller and his repertoire of long German compound words were bigger. He is glad a bookish lifestyle furthers both goals.
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