A writer has reinvented himself as ‘The Roving Typist’, creating short stories for anyone willing to pay.
C. D. Hermelin takes his portable ‘Royal Safari’ typewriter around the parks of New York City, setting up on a bench and advertising ‘stories while you wait’.
Passers-by just need to request a story about the subject of their choice and Hermelin will type up a unique tale there and then; afterwards, they simply pay him what they think the story is worth.
Hermelin has now branched into online requests, which can be sent to the reader by post.
Watch the video below or find out more about ‘The Roving Typist’ here.
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