Tuesdays with Story
June 1, 2021
The first word…
“I have written somewhere that there is only one story, but there are many stories in the one, and I like that idea.”
– N. Scott Momaday
Tuesday evening at Jack Frieburger’s place…
Eight writers attended, including Jerry and Kashmira via Zoom link. Five writers presented work. Jamie’s brother, visiting from the Washington D.C. area, sat in on the group.
Jaime Nelson Noven
Outsleep, Ch. 14 part 1
This week, we looked at the disorienting effect of telling a story out of its chronology, the shifting of the tone, and sugar highs. I will be looking at characterizing the security guard more as being small in stature, as I now see that him being wrestled by the doctor is a weird image if it’s assumed he’s intimidating in size. Thanks, all. It was so nice to see so many of you in person.
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