A collection of fictional writings that break the traditional rules of storytelling leads us into a consideration of how writing might be used for magical purposes.


The book, this episode, is: John Foxx, The Quiet Man: Short Stories by John Foxx (London: Rocket 88 Books, 2020).


See also: Mark Fisher, Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures (Winchester, UK: Zero Books, 2014).


Listen to John Foxx reading his story “The Marvellous Notebook” (among others) at: https://tinyurl.com/yr46a2y6 (bandcamp.com, accessed January 2025).


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