The Chimera
by Tom Barriein 🎭️ Culture
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The Chimera
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About Tom Barrie
London-based freelance journalist and writer. Longlisted for the Observer Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism 2025, winner of the Futurist Letters “Dispatches” short story competition. Find my bylines in British GQ, Wired, The Face and more.
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