“Expanding a Restrictive Paradigm”
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Story Club with George Saunders
A place to explore the way the short story works.
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"The Illumination of Santiago"
Let's discuss this beautiful thing.
"The Illumination of Santiago"
A new story for us, by Nona Fernández
On the Perils of Self-Assessing...
...too early, too roughly, too preemptively.
Sudden Cheers and Whoops
In which we step through five pages of "Al Roosten," in service of the Platforms and Stepladder model of the short story.
Happy Sunday
Platforms, stepladders, Orwell
Seams
What does a good idea feel like?
If a Ghostly Cow Shows Up, Maybe Leave it Alone
Thoughts on “The Legend of Lough Gur”
A Simple Irish Story
From which much can be learned.
The Natural-Born Artist.
Is there such a thing? (Office Hours)
A Note from the Road
With a bad cold, but nevertheless enthusiastic.