If I am to die, let it be in Paris. Surround me with smoke and noise. Hide me in the flickering light from cheap picture houses. Let lovers on their Haussmann balconies glance away and smile over Beaujolais as I sag into the street, folding on myself like a crêpe.
Dave Bradley’s words have appeared in publications such as Best Of British Science Fiction 2018 and Dorling Kindersley’s The Screen Traveller’s Guide, as well as various pop culture magazines and websites.
So much better than the instructions I’ve given my children 🤣
Bravo, Dave! Bravo!
What delicious imagery! Well done.
Gorgeous, Dave.
Excellent!
That last line is perfection.
Those wonderful verbs! To sag and fold…what an image.