Oooooh I can feel it! Time passing, deadlines insisting. I finished this story late and tomorrow I’ll send out the other two (Raymond Carver and Flannery O’Connor)— for Flannery O’Connor I chose to read “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” but I urge you to read any story of hers and tell me about your thoughts in the comments.
“The Half King”
I was on the fence almost the entire time with this story. This happens to me often with short stories. It’s kind of the magic of them? That one can be on the fence and continue to read, giving the whole thing an entire chance. I don’t even know why I was on the fence— maybe it had nothing to do with the story and more to do with me being very tired, in general.
The voice in this story is so intimate, casual, almost as if addressing a journal or diary. It felt like nonfiction. I loved the weaving through time, the narrator reflecting back as she conveyed a moment, knowing how things would turn out. The way there was always this reflective and a…
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