Alexander became a magical lantern technician to follow his twin into the theatre without the risk of the dimly-lit floating stages. Single-handedly lighting a performance at the notorious Hantée Brume will guarantee his place with her troupe, away from the dark heights.
…until the magic of the lanterns dies out, smothered by the Hantée Brume’s shadows.
As the only one who knows how to refill the magic, Alexander and his talking owl must brave the darkened backstage—and the phantoms wandering the halls…
Who is this Alexander?? Why should readers care about a random lighting technition?
I’m glad you asked!
Allow me to officially introduce you to Alexander, the main character of my upcoming short story, All That Flickers.
🕯️Apprentice lighting technician.
👻 Followed his twin sister into the theater.
🕯️Afraid of the dark.
👻 Tasked with fixing the magical lanterns in a haunted theater…but the phantoms are drawn to candlight. ✨
Now, a main character can’t navigate a story alone, can they?
And who better to shove help Alexander fix the magical lanterns than a talking owl? *the vibes are immaculate*
Specifically, a sarcastic and rather puffed-up owl named Vérité.
✨Talking owl.
🦉Alexander’s faithful conscience…voice of wisdom…nagging pet
✨Convinced the phantoms are going to kill them
🦉Tasked himself with making sure Alexander gets across the theater alive.
Get to know these characters—and find out whether or not Alexander escapes the phantoms—in my story, All That Flickers, featured in Voices of the Future: Stories of Dreams and Determination!
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