Featured in the 2023 graduate showcase for The Cambridge School of Arts
"I come to you with no background, nor affirmation of any credentials. I do not possess a history for you to judge my character; any preconceptions that you may have of me will be beginning to fester as we speak. Do not think of my image on the front cover of this book as a preference to the superficial, though I enjoy my own appearance; I, like you, merely wanted to satiate my own curiosity, and see who I would be talking to..."
— Simon Atkinson, author of Fictitious Power
Fictitious Power was my first experiment into the world of blended fiction and academic writing. Narrated by a fictional character called Simon Atkinson, Fictitious Power follows Simon's tyrannical, but heavily researched, study into the minds capacity to story memory. Over the course of his maniac ramblings, and confidence-induced-delusions, this will lead to him achieving what he deems, 'power over your memory', as he believes that the further you read-on, the more control he has...
With an introduction written by myself, I deliver Fictitious Power as a fun, but slightly crazed, academic essay which teaches us about our memory, and how important is is to our short, and fragile, lives.
Read Fictitious Power, below ↓
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