The anthology to which story this belongs takes the characters from the television series Dates, and helps you get a little deeper into their lives. Each story follows a character – sometimes into a dark and dangerous place. Not all of them are about a backstory. Some of them begin where we left the character on the screen; some of them are about a character’s fantasy world. All of them explore their character’s sexual and emotional life, and all of them have a dose of humour. They also give you exclusive access. Sometimes, things get graphic.
The stories have been written by friends of the show – screenwriters, journalists, writers and people who worked on the project from behind the scenes. They can be read alone, and, as short pieces of fiction of the highest quality, are also rewarding to readers who don’t know the series.
This is Kate’s story. It’s written by Jamie Chan, who is a New York-based writer who also works in production. She assisted Bryan Elsley on the US series of Skins for MTV, and wrote episode 4 of Dates.