Trains

An Oulipian exercise

Terry Freedman

Mar 25, 2023

∙ Paid

Picture drawn by Dall-E for Terry Freedman

Trains

This story was written for the Soaring Twenties Social Club (STSC) Symposium. This month, the theme is Trains.

Introduction

Sorry this is rather long (or seems so: read on for an explanation) but it’s a puzzle for you, and an experiment for me. One of the constraints devised by the Oulipo movement is called …

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