Beguine (short story)

	Iris Wildthyme
	Tom
	England, 21st century
	Stephen Cole
	Wildthyme on Top
	20 July 2005
Iris Wildthyme
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Beguine was the fifth story in the anthology Wildthyme on Top. It was written by Stephen Cole.

Summary

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Characters

• Iris Wildthyme
• Tom
• Ben
• Edna
• Doug

Worldbuilding

• Iris has a time-space kinetograph.
• The historical figures Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joan Collins, James Joyce and Wyndham Lewis are mentioned.
• Tom jumps a time phase when the kinetograph malfunctions.

Notes

• This story features a non-linear narrative.

Continuity

• Iris drinks Bombay Sapphire. She later recalls Jenny Winterleaf. (PROSE: Verdigris)
• The time-space kinetograph is a parody of the Time-Space Visualiser. (TV: The Chase)