Appointment
This study guide will help you analyze the short story “Appointment” by Olivia Parkes. You can also find a summary of the text, as well as inspiration for interpreting it and putting it into perspective.
Presentation of the text
Title: “Appointment” (2020)
Author: Olivia Parkes
Genre: Short story
Olivia Parkes (b. 1989) is a British-American artist and writer based in Berlin. In 2021, Parkes got an MFA in Creative Writing at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Parkes’ fiction has appeared in several publications, including The Masters Review and Electric Literature.
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