In Winter the Sky, by Jon McGregor Read it here in about 50 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… This version of the story (see the introduction from Granta) is written in the 3rd person, limited to the POV of the female character (Joanna), but it also includes extracts from Joanna’s writing (starting ‘InContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
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A short story I recently read
On a Winter’s Night, by Kate DiCamillo Read it here in less than 10 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… I love metafiction, so the opening sentence – ‘My father told me this story.’ – immediately entices me; it makes me think, ‘Yes! Tell me the story! I want to hear it!’. This first sentenceContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
The Great Silence, by Ted Chiang Read it here in less than 10 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… There aren’t nearly enough stories featuring sentient animals, let alone narrated by them; this story is narrated by an unnamed parrot, who speaks eloquently on behalf of the entire parrot collective (‘We’re a nonhuman speciesContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
A short story I recently read
The Monster, by Ali Simpson Read it here in 10 minutes. Thinking about why I love it… The first sentence hooked me – ‘LAURA WAS BECOMING UNSURE ABOUT WHAT TO DO with the monster in her closet’ – firstly, I’m intrigued by the idea of an actual monster being in a closet, rather than theContinue reading “A short story I recently read”
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