Dec 31, 20213 minShort FictionTeaching Narrative Mode with Short StoriesNarrative mode is what makes fiction different from essays, history, and art forms like video and images. Without fiction ...
Mar 30, 20212 minCreative WritingThe Magic of Storytelling: Real and FictionalI recently listened to the podcast “The Story of Your Life” on Hidden Brain by Shankar Vedantam. I felt like I was listening to ...
Feb 19, 20213 minnovelsMagical Realism: Interpretation and CreationMagical realism goes beyond the place that a metaphor takes us. It goes beyond the realm of comparison.
Feb 13, 20212 minShort FictionBite-sized Prose, Buffet ConversationsBecause distributing books has been a challenge this year, some of my students have been reading novels on their computer. From the...
Apr 21, 20204 minShort FictionWhy Short Fiction?This is the magic of fiction. Depending on the story, the author must pick and choose what facts and thoughts the audience will know and not
Oct 31, 20194 minTechnologyThe Imaginary Reality of Technology and FictionMore and more, the screen determines who we are, and not our relationships with real people.