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with some wings, then. When L told me that, I realised that I had never been able to picture him properly because I had been seeking a picture
of another monstrous man, when I should have been searching for the face worn by people who trust and believe in despots and gods, the blink- ing, genial face of a child.
(Originally published in Eunoia Review, August 2012, and a shorter version in Ambit magazine (print only), 2009)
Nick Sweeney’s novel Laikonik Express was published by Unthank Books in 2011. Much of his work shows his fascination with Eastern Europe and its people and history. When he’s not writing, he plays the guitar with Clash covers band Clashback.
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Topkapi
oil on canvas 28'' x 36''
By Amy Cheng