Ding Dong, the Bitch Is Dead
Interzone published this story under the abridged title of Queen of Hearts. Interzone receives funding from the Arts Council. The Royal Family are patrons of the Arts Council. Nuff said. However, David Pringle was good enough to insist I soldered on an upbeat ending, which in retrospect improves it. See what you think.
The Jordan Dowdeswell sequence
News from Hilaria
Dear Diary
Status Report
The first story in this sequence was originally entitled The Untied Kingdom, but apparently this title was already taken. It was published under the revised title News from Hilaria. The second story was rejected by Interzone, and makes little sense to send to other magazines, as it fits in the same sequence. For this reason, I don't think these last two stories will ever be published, so I've included them here for completeness.
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