The Shadow's Puppet single work   short story   horror  
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Shadow's Puppet
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

A girl with a monster living in her shadow is raised to be blind in order to control it.

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Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia:

    Type of disability Acquired blindness.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view Third person.

    Note: This work uses disability as a metaphorical note or literary device. A character is purposefully kept in complete darkness and raised to be blind in order to control their attached 'shadow monster'.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Antipodean SF no. 167 May 2012 Z1859051 2012 periodical issue 2012
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