Walter and Margaret Munchheimer

The Prodigy is one of a selection of short stories, collaboratively written over the course of 2020 as a Covid project between Walter Munchheimer, a retired public sector executive and lifelong musician, and his expat adult daughter, visual artist Margaret Munchheimer. The collection is their debut creative writing effort, and will be published in various forms over the coming year.

The Prodigy

I don’t recall exactly when it first occurred to me that I might be gifted at what I was doing. Others seemed to have noticed, and there were the occasional third-person references to potential—to a bright future. It all felt pretty normal to me, so I just kept doing what I was doing. The assignments quickly became more demanding, the challenges exhilarating and always thoroughly mastered.

Long Short Story

Issue 49, May 2021

Walter and Margaret Munchheimer

The Prodigy is one of a selection of short stories, collaboratively written over the course of 2020 as a Covid project between Walter Munchheimer, a retired public sector executive and lifelong musician, and his expat adult daughter, visual artist Margaret Munchheimer. The collection is their debut creative writing effort, and will be published in various forms over the coming year.

The Prodigy

I don’t recall exactly when it first occurred to me that I might be gifted at what I was doing. Others seemed to have noticed, and there were the occasional third-person references to potential—to a bright future. It all felt pretty normal to me, so I just kept doing what I was doing. The assignments quickly became more demanding, the challenges exhilarating and always thoroughly mastered.

Long Short Story

Issue 49, May 2021

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