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Ep 9 - How to Read and Appreciate Short Stories

Hardcore Literature

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Short Fiction and How to Love It

The writer shares his philosophy on how to appreciate short fiction. He says it comes from the philosophies of people like Kurt Vonnegut, More Time Out Adler and Harold Bloom. When you come to a short story, forget about what your appropriate response should be,. Forget about letting the censor, the editor, the analyzer, the mind get in the way, the scholar, the critic. You'll go into try and selfishly appreciate them just for the short pleasure that they give you.

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