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Six Years After by Katherine Mansfield
“Six Years After” is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, first published in 1923 after the author’s death. Find it in The Doves’ Nest and Other Stories, alongside other works considered incomplete.
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How To Write Like Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson did not only write disturbing supernatural stories. Her most famous short story is “The Lottery”.
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The Found Boat by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
Short story “The Found Boat” by Alice Munro can be found in Munro’s 1974 collection Something I’ve Been Meaning To Tell You.
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Emotional Incest and Parentification
Sometimes fiction explores a character dynamic which psychologists now have a word for: Covert incest. You sometimes also hear the phrases ’emotional incest’, ’emotional enmeshment’ and ’emotional parentification’. Sometimes you will have to be more mature than your own parent. It will feel odd and unfair, like everything is off its place. It is not…
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Superheroes In Storytelling: Various Notes
Love it or loathe it, the superhero is an ambivalent archetype in storytelling, useful to either bolster the conservative status quo, or subvert it.
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Walking on Water by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
If you’re having a bit of trouble with “Walking On Water” (1974), know that Alice Munro herself considers this story not quite there. She’s not sure what to make of it herself.
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Writing Activity: Describe a Fairground, Showground or Carnival
Have you ever been to a carnival? What about a rural show? A fairground? Circus? For sure you’ll have seen depictions of fairgrounds on TV and movies. They have a very specific vibe, and storytellers love them.
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Forgiveness In Families by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
“Forgiveness In Families” is a short story by Canadian author Alice Munro. Find it in Munro’s 1974 collection Something I Have To Tell You.
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Bauhaus Design Book Covers
The Bauhaus movement was a ground-breaking and influential art, design, and architectural movement that emerged in Germany in the early 20th century, particularly in the years following World War I.
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Office Space (1999): Still Relevant in the 2020s
Office Space is a 1999 comedy written and directed by Mike Judge. This is a film I go back to every few years, and each time I watch, I have a different viewing experience.
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What do floods symbolise in literature?
Think of a famous flood. You’ll likely think of Noah and his Ark from the Old Testament. We’ve never stopped telling stories about floods, in all kinds of stories across the ages.
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What is a social construct?
A social construct is an aspect of our reality which is: not determined by nature, created by human societies and context specific.
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Wigtime by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
For a story of two female high school friends reuniting for the first time after many years, let’s take a close look at “Wigtime” by Canadian writer Alice Munro.
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“The Stephen King Of Japan”: Dark Water Film Study
Today let’s talk about an excellent Japanese horror film (J-horror) directed by Hideo Nakata based on a short story by author Kōji Suzuki, who also wrote The Ring.
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How to get out of a reading slump
Much has already been said about our waning attention spans. I won’t get into that here. Instead, I simply offer some tips, tricks and thoughts about being the reader you want to be: Someone who wants to read long things like books, but struggles with it. Although I’ve been writing this book blog for more…