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    The Mask of Melpomene
    The Mask of Melpomene
    The Mask of Melpomene
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    The Mask of Melpomene

    By Anne Spackman

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    A short story about Brian, an actor who moves from Chicago to New York City with his girlfriend, Diana. The adjustment to life in New York City takes Brian a while, but he keeps trying out new opportunities.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnne Spackman
    Release dateJun 15, 2015
    ISBN9781311383341
    The Mask of Melpomene
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    Anne Spackman

    At the current time, I am a gymnastics coach and a writer of many types of fiction. I have a BA in English language and literature from the University of Chicago. I am half-American and half-Scottish. I spent many summers as a girl in Scotland, and moved to England at 16 where I finished high school at Bedford High School in Bedfordshire, England.My first novel, The Last Immortal, I wrote more than twenty years ago. It is the first of six novels in the "Seeds of a Fallen Empire" series that was finished in 2000 and finally published as an e-book in 2010-2014 after many years of trying the traditional publishing route. I have also written one fantasy novel, Curse of the Dragon Kings, which was written in 1997 and published as an e-book in 2010.As a writer, I started out writing mostly science fiction and also fantasy as I so much loved J.R.R. Tolkien as a girl. I also really enjoy historical fiction set in the days of ancient Rome, (and Egypt.) I am now writing more romantic and historical short stories.

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      The Mask of Melpomene - Anne Spackman

      The Mask of Melpomene

      By Anne Spackman

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2015 by Anne Spackman

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      I sometimes wonder what it’s all for, said Brian with a sigh. Everything I have ever done up until this moment, well, I always felt I had a reason, and a purpose, and a driving ambition behind me making me do what I did. But in the last few months, I have been wondering, what is it all for, and who cares, and why am I driving myself so hard to achieve some greatness that is merely temporary?

      What is all this? said Diana, Brian’s girlfriend. Her pretty, heart-shaped face turned to him, and her eyes showed her concern. After the end of the play in which Brian had acted, the two had gone to a nearby bar for a drink to celebrate the play’s good reviews.

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