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The Egyptian First-Person Perspective is Doing Excellent

Josh Robert Nay

When reading my new short story The Uninvited and the Curse, which I mentioned in my previous entry on The Purple Dragon as well as in repeated posts on both Facebook and Twitter, some people ask why I chose to go with a first-person perspective for Khufu, the pharaoh in the story. Simply put, the story just would not be as personal without it. I wanted to focus as much as possible on Khufu, his feelings, his memories, and his thoughts. If I were to do a third-person perspective on this, sure, it would have all of the necessary information.

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Cat Links Short Stories Writing

Ancient Egypt Mania!

Josh Robert Nay

Enter The Uninvited and the Curse, a short story told from the point of view of ancient pharaoh Khufu, for whom the Great Pyramid was built. The story was one of those I announced at the last minute but was quickly scooped up and published by Yahoo, especially for all you fans of ancient Egypt! In the story, Khufu is astounded when he realizes 5,000 years have passed since his death, and the story tells of his thoughts on this and gives a little fictional insight to his death. You can find a link to the short story on the

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