“Letter from an Understudy” by Kathryn Simmonds

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“Letter from an Understudy” by Kathryn Simmonds
02.28.12
Story 59/366

Kathryn Simmonds is an award-winning poet and short story writer based in London. She graduated from the University of East Anglia with an MA in Creative Writing. A number of her short stories are available online and it looks like she does a lot of flash fiction. This story is a letter from the understudy to the director of a play he’s doing, complaining about the leading man and apologizing for his actions in regards to the narcissistic twit. It’s funny and tragic at the same time and the writer (Gavin) is You can read “Letter from an Understudy” here. You can read or listen to some of her poetry here.

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