Rupert Dreyfus's Blog - Posts Tagged "pyongyang"
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
