Writers, artists, musicians, indeed all creative people, are perhaps motivated by a nightmare unique to the creative vocations ... this short story explores some of their anxieties and fears in an entertaining way. First published in Baachor Magazine (Los Angeles, USA) in the late 1990s, this overhauled version of The Phantom Library remains true to the original version with its magical realist/fantastic narrative style and haunting imagery. [Copyright Ian Irvine (Hobson) 1998-2013 all rights reserved.]

'Sometimes the best motivation for writers to complete outstanding book projects is an encounter with the "phantom library" ' See LINK below to the Scribd site where the story is stored.