Rupert Dreyfus's Blog - Posts Tagged "guerrilla-fiction"
New Story to Kick Off WWIII
Hi folks,
Over the last couple of months I've been putting up my thoughts on current affairs. This was an attempt to show that, despite the way I frequently project myself, I have a serious side. I was also hoping that some readers would engage with it but I actually saw less likes, views and comments than ever before. This is fine because while I enjoy mouthing off, I don't particularly enjoy writing serious-edged commentary; particularly with regards to miserable subjects such as the EU referendum and Donald Trump's poetic hairdon't. So some of you may be glad to know that I'm giving up trying to be serious and instead returning to what I do best which is tell ridiculous stories.
I was hoping to publish this particular story just before Christmas but for one reason and another I held back on it. However, I've now decided that it's ready to go out into the public domain and the fact that it's World Book Day is just a coincidence.
The story is called Pyongyang Selfie and it's about everyone's two favourite subjects: North Korea and selfies. It was inspired by a newspaper article I read which discussed how the death rate for selfies has gone up in recent times. Now I don't know about you but I can't fucking stand the whole culture relating to selfies so why people are willing to risk their lives for them is the perfect subject to explore for an ultra cynical satirist like myself.
So here is the link to the story:
https://rupertdreyfus.wordpress.com/2...
Thanks for your continued support and I hope the narrator annoys the shit out of you as much as he annoyed me.
Let me know what you think.
Take care and happy World Book Day!
R.D
Over the last couple of months I've been putting up my thoughts on current affairs. This was an attempt to show that, despite the way I frequently project myself, I have a serious side. I was also hoping that some readers would engage with it but I actually saw less likes, views and comments than ever before. This is fine because while I enjoy mouthing off, I don't particularly enjoy writing serious-edged commentary; particularly with regards to miserable subjects such as the EU referendum and Donald Trump's poetic hairdon't. So some of you may be glad to know that I'm giving up trying to be serious and instead returning to what I do best which is tell ridiculous stories.
I was hoping to publish this particular story just before Christmas but for one reason and another I held back on it. However, I've now decided that it's ready to go out into the public domain and the fact that it's World Book Day is just a coincidence.
The story is called Pyongyang Selfie and it's about everyone's two favourite subjects: North Korea and selfies. It was inspired by a newspaper article I read which discussed how the death rate for selfies has gone up in recent times. Now I don't know about you but I can't fucking stand the whole culture relating to selfies so why people are willing to risk their lives for them is the perfect subject to explore for an ultra cynical satirist like myself.
So here is the link to the story:
https://rupertdreyfus.wordpress.com/2...
Thanks for your continued support and I hope the narrator annoys the shit out of you as much as he annoyed me.
Let me know what you think.
Take care and happy World Book Day!
R.D
Sparking a Revolution
Greetings, folks.
All is rotten in the state of the UK. We’re basically trapped inside Nigel Farage’s wet dream for the foreseeable and it isn’t pretty. No time for writing about that now but rest assured I’ll be venting over the recent political developments for Consented in due course. I’m currently trying to process which angle I’m going to come at it from because there are too many up for consideration. One thing is for certain: if we don’t keep focused then we’ll go under. That’s why I’m putting out next month’s blog early as it’ll allow me to be more focused over the coming weeks.
Meanwhile I’m putting the last bits and bobs in place before releasing the paperback version of Spark. The book sleeve is finished and it looks fantastic. I’m just sorting out some last minute technical stuff which I won’t bore you with and then hopefully it’ll be ready for release in late July.
From where I’m sitting Spark gets more relevant as the years roll by. It was originally a response to the London Riots of 2011. Back then I was growing increasingly frustrated at the lack of left-leaning, anti-establishment authors in the UK. I decided to take the DIY approach as to capture some of the madness we’re witnessing in literary form because I knew the traditional publishers wouldn’t touch it. It’s been a long slog but after some credible media exposure and lots of support across social media, I feel like I’m finally reaching the sorts of people who care for some much needed dissident fiction in the Digital Age. The sort of fiction that flings shit at Westminster and sticks up a middle finger at the obedient droids cluttering up the landscape. Massive thanks to everyone who is reading my stories and is helping me to spread the word.
Back when I first began to put stories into the public domain things seemed like they couldn’t get any worse here in the UK. However, I have since been proven completely wrong. In 2015 we slumped even further to the right by electing a Tory majority. Now in 2016 we’ve allowed them off the leash by exiting the EU so they can go onto cause as much damage as they want. We presently find our species sleepwalking towards full-blown neoliberal meltdown where the response on the ground only ever seems to be to drift further rightward. This is despite the observable impact it’s having on society and the environment. All of it makes me increasingly determined to keep writing these stories.
Anyway; once Spark is out there I’m diving straight back into finishing Broke which is primarily about the war against the poor and what it’s like to live in abject poverty in 2016. Hopefully that’ll be out before the end of the year and then I can figure out what will come in 2017. I was toying with the idea of writing an anti-fascist novella based on the recurring anarchist punk community referenced in both of my books. But now we’re on the other side of a particularly nasty referendum with Donald Trump contending to be the next President of the World, it’s going to have to wait. I try to keep as current as possible with my themes so I’m likely to write another collection of short stories. This will give me scope to tackle lots of pressing themes in one book.
Alongside this I have a new project underway which has the working title Critique of Pure Bullshit (this is likely to change but you get the picture). It’s going to be a collection of essays and polemics touching on politics, philosophy, culture and society. It will be from an anarchistic perspective and will at least tackle some important questions we’re presently facing. This is definitely going to happen. I just don’t know when it will be ready.
The next update will be the cover reveal and then Spark will be out there. Shan’t be long now…
Meanwhile keep being thoroughly disobedient and if you haven’t already then check out The Rebel’s Sketchbook. If you’re feeling as pissed off as I do right now then it may go some way towards alleviating those frustrations.0
R.D
“All flowers in time bend towards the sun.” – Jeff Buckley
All is rotten in the state of the UK. We’re basically trapped inside Nigel Farage’s wet dream for the foreseeable and it isn’t pretty. No time for writing about that now but rest assured I’ll be venting over the recent political developments for Consented in due course. I’m currently trying to process which angle I’m going to come at it from because there are too many up for consideration. One thing is for certain: if we don’t keep focused then we’ll go under. That’s why I’m putting out next month’s blog early as it’ll allow me to be more focused over the coming weeks.
Meanwhile I’m putting the last bits and bobs in place before releasing the paperback version of Spark. The book sleeve is finished and it looks fantastic. I’m just sorting out some last minute technical stuff which I won’t bore you with and then hopefully it’ll be ready for release in late July.
From where I’m sitting Spark gets more relevant as the years roll by. It was originally a response to the London Riots of 2011. Back then I was growing increasingly frustrated at the lack of left-leaning, anti-establishment authors in the UK. I decided to take the DIY approach as to capture some of the madness we’re witnessing in literary form because I knew the traditional publishers wouldn’t touch it. It’s been a long slog but after some credible media exposure and lots of support across social media, I feel like I’m finally reaching the sorts of people who care for some much needed dissident fiction in the Digital Age. The sort of fiction that flings shit at Westminster and sticks up a middle finger at the obedient droids cluttering up the landscape. Massive thanks to everyone who is reading my stories and is helping me to spread the word.
Back when I first began to put stories into the public domain things seemed like they couldn’t get any worse here in the UK. However, I have since been proven completely wrong. In 2015 we slumped even further to the right by electing a Tory majority. Now in 2016 we’ve allowed them off the leash by exiting the EU so they can go onto cause as much damage as they want. We presently find our species sleepwalking towards full-blown neoliberal meltdown where the response on the ground only ever seems to be to drift further rightward. This is despite the observable impact it’s having on society and the environment. All of it makes me increasingly determined to keep writing these stories.
Anyway; once Spark is out there I’m diving straight back into finishing Broke which is primarily about the war against the poor and what it’s like to live in abject poverty in 2016. Hopefully that’ll be out before the end of the year and then I can figure out what will come in 2017. I was toying with the idea of writing an anti-fascist novella based on the recurring anarchist punk community referenced in both of my books. But now we’re on the other side of a particularly nasty referendum with Donald Trump contending to be the next President of the World, it’s going to have to wait. I try to keep as current as possible with my themes so I’m likely to write another collection of short stories. This will give me scope to tackle lots of pressing themes in one book.
Alongside this I have a new project underway which has the working title Critique of Pure Bullshit (this is likely to change but you get the picture). It’s going to be a collection of essays and polemics touching on politics, philosophy, culture and society. It will be from an anarchistic perspective and will at least tackle some important questions we’re presently facing. This is definitely going to happen. I just don’t know when it will be ready.
The next update will be the cover reveal and then Spark will be out there. Shan’t be long now…
Meanwhile keep being thoroughly disobedient and if you haven’t already then check out The Rebel’s Sketchbook. If you’re feeling as pissed off as I do right now then it may go some way towards alleviating those frustrations.0
R.D
“All flowers in time bend towards the sun.” – Jeff Buckley
