Margaret Atwood’s story “The Freeze-Dried Groom,” from her new collection Stone Mattress, leaves the reader with many tantalizing questions. How does it end? Will Sam be a killer or a victim? What are the other characters’ versions of events? Answer some of these questions, or ask some of your own, by writing a fanfic...
He doesn't even know her name. And she hasn't asked for his, not that it matters. He wouldn't tell her anyway. And it's probably for the best. The less they know about each other, the better. As it stands now, he knows more than he would ever want to know about her and her freeze-dried groom stashed in the unit that...
The long-awaited new novel from Margaret Atwood. The Year of the Flood is a dystopic masterpiece and a testament to her visionary power. The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability. Adam One, the kindly leader of the God's Gardeners—a r...
In Thriller Suite -- appearing serially for the first time on Wattpad -- Margaret Atwood has gathered these new poems inspired by her long history as a reader of strange tales, from 19th century gothic classics to ghost stories to crime fiction and thrillers. Poems that cross thresholds...
"As a child, I was one of those who buried treasures in jars, with the idea that someone, some day, might come along and dig them up. I found similar things while digging in the various gardens I have made: old nails, old medicine bottles, fragments of china plates... That is what the Future Library is like, in part:...
My entry into Margaret Atwood's #Freeze-Dried Fiction contest. Read Margaret Atwood's story, the Freeze Dried Groom, then read my story as a prequel. When Dr. Claire Ledus loses her sister in a tragic accident, her life is changed forever. As she grieves, she struggles to forgive the man whose carelessness cut her sis...
In 1966, before they were international sensations, Margaret Atwood and Charles Pachter teamed up to create Speeches for Doctor Frankenstein — now a unique piece of cultural history. In a book that has only existed as an artist book of fifteen copies Charles Pachter set the poetry of Margaret Atwood to his beautiful...
We had to write a poem from the inspiration of Margaret Atwood using 10-15 words from her originals. The words I used were: shadows, bones, green, blood, tree, consume, body, eyes, death, man and air. Use these words (or variations of them ex. Death-> Die) to make your own!! It's quite fun!!
The Freeze-Dried Groom is one of the nine stories in Margaret Atwood's fantastic new collection Stone Mattress. A collection of highly imaginative short pieces that speak to our times with deadly accuracy. Vintage Atwood creativity, intelligence, and humor: think Alias Grace. Margaret Atwood turns to short fiction fo...
Poems and forms Free Verse: "Home for causes, lost" Nursery Rhyme: "Ending a fairy tale" Dramatic Monologue: "Ariel's Odyssey" Narrative poem: "Estella" Villanelle: "Circle of Life" Epithalamion: "Groom to Bride" Carpe Diem: "Don't wait" Clerihew: "Margaret Atwood" Recueillement: "Am I a poet?" Octave: "Promise"
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Margaret Atwood’s new novel, The Heart Goes Last, imagines a world turned upside-down by a massive economic collapse. Stan and Charmaine, a married couple who were once gainfully employed, are forced to live in their car, vulnerable to roving bands of criminals. The Positron Project in the town of Consilience seems...
Write the future with Margaret Atwood If you could write a story for a time capsule, one that wouldn’t be opened until the year 2114, what would you say? To celebrate the creation of Katie Paterson's artwork Future Library, we’re hosting the “Dear 2114” Future Library writing contest with Margaret Atwood. The Writ...