Afterword
I'm not sure how to feel about this.
I've run quite a few stories in the year I've had held this job, and by and large it's been a varied year. Published some things I felt were a bit clunky, some I really liked, a few that made me laugh, a handful that annoyed me very much. This is the first time a story made me clench up inside and want to take a shower. Thank you, Rumman. I hope you're proud of yourself.
In addition to violating your mind with 50 Shades of Slime, I'm presenting you with a new series called Boys' Own Adventure Stories. You can read the first installment of it today. It's topical stuff. The Government doesn't want you to know about it (well, the US government anyway, so not really relevant to us… or so we are led to believe). I want you to know about it. I want to preserve the purity and essence of your natural fluids, and it's not every day someone will tell you that. I'm fighting for your freedom. You matter to me.
After putting you through all of that I'm including this nice little piece by Maliyat by way of apology. It's a metaphor for the creative urge, when you have an idea you just have to get down on paper (or the word processor.) The big problem with it is that apart from the title the story itself doesn't indicate that it's a metaphor for anything. Threads between the narrative and its objective are missing. Quite lovely descriptions, though. She's good at them.
– Zoheb Mashiur, sub-editor, SHOUT
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