Tag: ophelia

  • Onstage Story, Part 2 – The Mask of Ophelia

    Onstage Story, Part 2 – The Mask of Ophelia

    “Now.” The word signals the start of the rescue operation. Leonardo swoops on the foundation, measuring out the exact amount required for each cheek and for Martha’s high forehead. He dots, blends and expands, taking the reddish hue from her skin, replacing it with a pale sheen: the mask of Ophelia.

  • Backstage Story, Part 1 – The Mask of Ophelia

    Backstage Story, Part 1 – The Mask of Ophelia

    The Mask of Ophelia The Mask of Ophelia is a short story set in the theatre, written at a time when I was writing a lot of stories and flash fiction and not so much poetry, believe it or not!  Part 1 tells the Backstage Story, where Martha, (who has been cast as Ophelia), awaits…