I’ve been lucky enough to get another story published by the fine folks at Literally Stories.
‘The Silver-Lined Ridge’ is a tale of one man’s journey up Everest, but Ralph Nilsen is no ordinary mountaineer…
Read it here.
Matthew Richardson is a writer of short stories. His work has featured in Gold Dust magazine, Literally Stories, Close to the Bone, McStorytellers, Penny Shorts, Soft Cartel, Whatever Keeps the Lights On, Flashback Fiction, Cafelit, Best MicroFiction 2021, Writer’s Egg, Idle Ink, The Wild Word, Down in the Dirt, and Shooter magazine. He has a Professional Doctorate in Education. Matthew blogs at www.matthewjrichardson.com.
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I am fascinated by your storytelling choices in this well-researched story, Matthew. You’ve opened a world that’s unfathomable to me and dropped me right into it, where I could feel the strains and decision-making and selfishness and folly and determination. And somehow your empathy infused George’s tragic journey with a bizarre heroism (despite the irony that his actions inevitably burdened the sherpas after all).
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Thanks Annie. This was a longer haul one for me but I loved doing the research for it. So many narratives on that relatively small piece of land!
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Great writing, Matthew!
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Thanks Chris. Much appreciated as always.
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Congratulations, Matthew; a great read ; perhaps your best that I’ve seen. I feel for Ralph but more for his daughter. And that legend of Mallory !
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Thanks John. I enjoyed writing this one; so much mountain lore to get into!
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