Mr. Perfect

by Matthew Lang

Lex is bored at a Live Action Role Play bar gathering of Vampire the Masquerade and winds up in the arms (and on the teeth) of another partygoer. Complete with explanatory footnotes, and numerous asides, read at your own risk.


Placed equal second in the Midsumma Sex Write Off competition 2010.

5 pages, ebook

First published August 27, 2011

About the author

Matthew Lang writes behind a desk, in the park, on the tram and sometimes backstage at amateur theatre productions. He has been known to sing and dance in public, analyse the plots of movies and TV shows, and is a confessed Masterchef addict. Over the years he has dabbled in marketing, advertising, event management and the sale of light fittings, but his first love is and has always been that of the written word and is rarely too far from a good book. He likes his men hot and spunky, his mysteries fantastical, his fantasies real and his vampires to combust when exposed to sunlight. Other than that he’s pretty normal. One day we may even take him out of the straight jacket.

web: www.matthew-lang.com
twitter: @mattlangwrites
facebook: Matthew Lang on Facebook

Reviews

[Serena Yates · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is easily one of the funniest I've read in a while. I suspect you need an understanding of gaming (live role play or otherwise) to see the full humor of it, but even without that, I would think the carefully placed footnotes that are all part of the reading experience might suffice to amuse you. I was happy to have an interactive version of the story, which made clicking back and forth between text and explanations easy and entertaining.

And then there is poor, unsuspecting Lex, the guy whose story this is, except he wakes up in a body bag… A lot of the revelations of what actually happened comes slowly, as details are revealed step by step. Flashes and interruptions are the rule, and the comments made me laugh. Enough of what happened seems to remain a mystery to Lex (at least for now) to make him uncertain and have him "stumble off into the dark", but I, having read all the footnotes diligently, had the full picture.

If you like to read short stories in an unusual style, if you enjoy knowing more than the character who is living the story, and if you're looking for a humor-filled look at some vampire lore, then you will probably enjoy this short piece of fiction. Just… be ready for some potentially disturbing yet hilariously funny footnotes.


NOTE: This book was provided by the author for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the funniest books I've read this year. The footnotes make it.