Consequence of lying, Twitter Short Story by Marcus Ako

Watch CONSEQUENCE OF LYING, Twitter Short Story:

Get to know writer Marcus Ako:

1) What is your very short story about?

CONSEQUENCE OF LYING looks at the repercussion of fibbing on a cv, something most of us have done at least once. Someone lies about being colour-blind. Now they need to diffuse a bomb.

2) What motivated you to write this story and submit it to the festival?

I heard about the festival and felt the challenge to tell an entire story in 140 characters. So many ideas flooded my tiny brain but converting them into that limited space was tough. The punchline hit me first, then I worked backwards to make the story work.

3) What movie have you seen the most in your life?

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? I have seen that movie – no lie – 50 times. I know all the songs and all the…