MacGuffin Stories gathers 18 commissioned works of short fiction and drawing that locate drama, memory, and tension inside the objects of everyday life — airbeds, blocked drains, windows, trees.
About This Book
There is a long tradition of writers and artists finding the uncanny inside the mundane, and MacGuffin Stories sits squarely within it. Originally commissioned for MacGuffin Magazine, these 18 stories and drawings refuse the idea that ordinary objects are passive backdrops to human experience. A collapsed airbed, a clogged sink, an unsettling window — each becomes a site of memory, anxiety, or quiet revelation. The contributors celebrate what design culture often overlooks: that the things surrounding us carry accumulated meaning, and that paying close attention to them is its own form of knowledge. Compact and idiosyncratic, this is a book for readers who find the everyday inexhaustible.
Key Features
- 264 pages of short fiction and original drawings centred on everyday objects
- 18 stories and artworks commissioned for MacGuffin Magazine
- Published by MacGuffin
What You'll Discover
- How objects such as airbeds, sinks, windows, and trees become carriers of memory and psychological tension
- The intersection of literary fiction and visual art in a format native to magazine publishing
- A collective argument, made through 18 distinct voices, that the familiar is never truly inert
- An alternative way of thinking about material culture — not through function or form, but through accumulated experience
About the Author
[Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 264
- Dimensions: 10 × 13.5 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789090417387
- Publisher: MacGuffin
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Designers, architects, and writers drawn to material culture, object studies, and the intersection of literary fiction with visual practice.