The Thousand Faces of Elias Thorne · Elias Thorn
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The Thousand Faces of Elias Thorne

Ian Patterson’s literary project asks different writers to use one name for every character. Its rules require working without AI; in August 2026, the organiser presented an electronic anthology. The collection shows a recurring name being deliberately turned into a shared assignment.

Name match · Name variant: Elias Thorne

Role · Ian Patterson · literary project organiser

Project and launch page checked; the full anthology has not been read

Date or period · 2026-06-16

Open source ↗ (https://ipatterson.substack.com/p/the-thousand-faces-of-elias-thorne)

Anthology launch · August 2026 (https://ipatterson.substack.com/p/elias-thorne-anthology-launch-party)

About the author · Shiraki Press (https://shirakipress.com/pages/ian-patterson)

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