October 03, 2015

PURPLE: Talking it over with Genghis Khan, Heather Reyes. Live at Archway with Words 10 Oct

Reasons to be purple:Talking it over with Genghis Khan by Heather Reyes. Live at Archway with Words 10/10

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Reasons to be purple ...

How amazing is that? Certain molluscs (Purpura haemastoma and Murex brandaris, so I'm told) have cysts adjacent to their heads. These cysts produce a pus-like matter which, when spread on textiles in the sun (see the cloth laid out under blue Roman skies), will turn the material a reddish purple. From 'yuk' to beauty with the help of a star (though ninety-three million miles away). That's what we are.

Reasons to be purple is a story in Heather Reyes' new short story collection, Talking it over with Genghis Khan, published by Oxygen Books on 8 October 2015. Heather will be appearing at the Archway with Words festival on 10 October 2015.

Oct 3, 2015 11:36:42 AM | Talking it over with Genghis Khan

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