Agreed, David. The clues are there. Or else he does indeed have a doppelganger. Ironic, eh?

Did you catch one writer's use of "irregardless"? The story was a good one, but my jaw dropped when I read that particular word, which the author used twice. I do realize, though, that his/her usage was "voice", in first person narrative, which makes me think it was deliberate. How often do we readers encounter "irregardless", except in books such as Strunk & White's, The Elements of Style.

I must admit that I am unfamiliar with the other authors, and that it is Paul's story that I am attempting to ferret-out.

"The point of Oswald Masters" is also very good.