Refused permission by the authorities to write in his native language, the dissident decided to mark his opposition in two ways. Firstly, he published his latest story in picture-form: a piece of flash fiction expressed as a strip cartoon, the only words being those found in billboard signs, newspaper headlines and so on. Secondly, he posted a 'real' hundred-word story on the a website he himself had created. Those who wanted to read it would know where to find it.
The effect was electric: the story went viral, until one day there was a knock on his apartment front door.
The effect was electric: the story went viral, until one day there was a knock on his apartment front door.
