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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.
First, sincere thanks to President Barack Obama for including Vigil on his 2026 Summer Reading List – it is such an h...
Happy Sunday
Platforms, stepladders, Orwell
A couple of things to share with you this week…
Seams
What does a good idea feel like?
First, thanks to all of you paid subscribers who have weighed in our story of the week, “The Legend of Lough Gur.” It’s always amazing to me how just setting a story in front of this group leads to such dep...
If a Ghostly Cow Shows Up, Maybe Leave it Alone
Thoughts on “The Legend of Lough Gur”
So let’s talk about this lovely little Irish tale, “The Legend of Lough Gur,” which I found in a really fun anthology called “A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales.”
A Simple Irish Story
From which much can be learned.
One thing I like to do between big projects is find ways to ask myself, “What is a story, anyway?”
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