The Darling – Anton Chekhov – Subject Choice
How does one choose what to write about? Think about it. The page sitting there. Empty. In “The Darling” by Anton Chekhov, he writes about a woman who has no opinion. She’s a screen for the men in...
View ArticleThe Other Place – Mary Gaitskill – Subject Matter and Daring
“The Other Place” by Mary Gaitskill is a dark story about parenthood and growing up. To write is to have courage. Courage to explore. Courage to expose. Courage to be examined. The story opens...
View ArticleBackbone – David Foster Wallace – Subject and Direction
In the posthumously published excerpt from The Pale King entitled “Backbone” by David Foster Wallace, the reader follows a young boy with a goal: to be able to kiss every inch of his own body. The...
View ArticleCraft: This Business of Latin and The Bequest – Guy de Maupassant
After reading “This Business of Latin” (La Question du Latin) and “The Bequest” (Le Legs) today, my first thought was: these stories would be hacked apart in a creative writing workshop. Why? A...
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