Reviews – B.E. MATTICE

August 12, 2013August 10, 2015

Reader Response to the Death of a Character

(If you haven't read The Stand by Stephen King and want to, please know that spoilers lie ahead.) I'm going to dip into the philosophical today. But, then again, shouldn't good writing always dip into the philosophical, at least a pinkie finger? I've been listening to The Stand by Stephen King this past month. It …

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March 13, 2013March 13, 2013

On Parallel Structures at the Beginning and End (Especially in the Short Story “Burn”)

Yesterday I read Daniel Swensen's short story, "Burn," and it caused me to think on parallel beginnings and endings. I won't spoil the story for you. It 's a short story, and anything spoilerish would destroy the anticipation. But I will say this: the beginning jolted me into the story, and the end jolted me out. …

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