Short Fiction · Character
Miss Psyche Zenobia
Ambitious writer who follows Blackwood's advice with disastrous results.
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Also known as Miss Zenobia, Miss Psyche, Psyche Zenobia, Psyche, Zenobia, the Signora Psyche Zenobia, Signora Psyche Zenobia
First appearance: How to Write a Blackwood Article
Miss Psyche Zenobia shows up with force in How to Write a Blackwood Article. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator and aspiring writer who visits Mr.
Miss Psyche Zenobia first appears in 0021 how to write a blackwood article.
In How to Write a Blackwood Article: The narrator and aspiring writer who visits Mr. Blackwood to learn the secrets of composing a Blackwood article.
Later, in A Predicament: The narrator and protagonist, a commanding woman in a crimson satin dress, who ascends the cathedral belfry and becomes trapped by the clock's minute hand.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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