Do not make me decipher your intent. Do not assume allegorical common ground. Do not make me pay attention to your god damn motif. Tell don’t show, like Wikipedia.
A blunt argument for the straight story in fiction, over at The Toast.
Do not make me decipher your intent. Do not assume allegorical common ground. Do not make me pay attention to your god damn motif. Tell don’t show, like Wikipedia.
A blunt argument for the straight story in fiction, over at The Toast.
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Although the article was tongue-in-cheek, there is actually something to be said for her argument. Consider the stories of Roberto Bolano’s “Last Evenings on Earth.” The plots alone seem to convey the emotions and humanity in each story.
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