By Fletcher Kovich
About this site
CuriousPages.com features the writing of Fletcher Kovich which has not yet been published in book form. There is also a blog, where you can leave your own comments on the works or read Fletcher’s notes on writing the works. His fiction tends to be both comic and thoughtful and focuses on themes related to communication and personality.
NEW WORKS
A comic novel. We often struggle to understand other people, and our own misunderstandings can cause us to mistreat them. Sally Softly is convinced that everyone is trying to trick her and she continuously plots to unmask all the ‘devious devils’ around her. Peter Softly is outraged by impolite behaviour and he decides to actively find and remove the cause of it from people’s heads. At the same time, a spree of murders begins and the citizens hysterically demand that the constabulary stop this brutal aggression. But the constabulary is as baffled by the murders as the citizens are by the hostility in their own relationships. Read more>>
The Betrayal of Jack Baynes
A short story. Ray Herring recalls his school days and the betrayal of his best friend, Jack Baynes. Read more>>
Sawing up my sofa
An account of... well, sawing up my sofa. Features a series of step by step photos on how to saw up your sofa. Read more>>
The Poems of Andrea Segovia
Some poems written by Andrea Segovia, which add further insight into her experiences that are featured in some of my short stories. Read more>>
Thinking 'Inside the Box'
Fictional diary entry. A burden is thrust upon me, in the manner of a cryptic message. Read more>>
Samuel Pam’s Salvation
A short story. Samuel’s life is plagued by strangers who whisper to him unwanted messages of a sexual nature. Read more>>
Andrea Segovia Loses Control
A short story. Andrea is addicted to correcting other people’s mistakes, and when she moves to London to meet her new boyfriend, she finds that she has plenty of work to do. Read more>>
If only Cats could Speak Japanese
A short story. Lorna Glover does not know whether her boyfriend has any feelings for her, so she decides to consult the Emotional Detective Agency to try to solve the riddle. Read more>>
Craig Stemford's imprisonment
A short story. Craig Stemford’s life seems like a prison sentence. He meets a new girlfriend on the internet, secretly hoping that she might set him free, but instead he only gains a deeper insight into his sentence. Read more>>
The Trouble with Conversation
Non-fiction book. Conversation may often seem to serve its purpose. But when you try to communicate about anything that matters to you, you may have noticed that communication can rapidly break down. This book explores the reasons why this happens. Using language that everyone can understand, it clearly describes what it is and is not possible to communicate about, and to whom. It also provides many deep insights into personality and describes why most of us are prone to misinterpreting other people’s words or actions in a negative way. Read more>>