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"Poverty, Inky says, is the new wealth." (p71) "Inky always said being absent is the new being present." (p 69)

What is it supposed to be? Does this guy really think these lame parodies are funny? This is from the section called "Slumming", which is about rich people, a couple of whom are pretending to be poor : What is it supposed to be? Does this guy really think these lame parodies are funny? This is from the section called "Slumming", which is about rich people, a couple of whom are pretending to be poor : "Inky always said being absent is the new being present." (p 69) "Poverty, Inky says, is the new wealth." (p71) "Social divers, Inky says, are the new social climbers." (p71) "Nobodies are the new celebrity." (p72) "Public is the new I'm only on p 75 of this thing and I'm about to hurl it at the wall.

I'm only on p 75 of this thing and I'm about to hurl it at the wall. And the more desperate the circumstances become, the more desperate the stories they tell - and the more devious their machinations to make themselves the hero of the inevitable play/movie/non-fiction blockbuster that will certainly be made from their plight.more They are led to believe that here they will leave behind all the distractions of 'real life' that are keeping them from creating the masterpiece that is in them.īut 'here' turns out to be a cavernous and ornate old theater where they are utterly isolated from the outside world - and where heat and power and, most importantly, food are in increasingly short supply. The stories are told by people who have all answered an ad headlined ' Artists Retreat: Abandon your life for three months'. They are led to believe that here they will leave behind all the distractions of 'real life' that are kee Haunted is a novel made up of stories: twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales you'll ever encounter. Haunted is a novel made up of stories: twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales you'll ever encounter.