Blog #6 “Stolpestad”

I really enjoyed this short story. I really felt that the writer provided good imagery, and did a lot in a very short time. The description of the injured dog was really great. I could feel the animal’s pain as she lied there, slowly dying. I also enjoyed the final scene where the father and boy went to the cop’s house. Even before the author said that the guy’s tone was “all wrong” and “snaky,” I could feel the tension. I found myself almost uncomfortable reading that part because of the tone of the boy’s father. If that isn’t successful writing, I don’t know what is. A great read.

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firstdrafty Says:
September 20, 2010 at 8:17 am

Why could you feel the tension before you got any information from the author? Can you expand on that?

And what about what happens when it’s clear there IS tension between the father and the cop? To me, that scene is utterly different from everything that came earlier in the story, and it is brilliantly written. Try to examine how Lychak constructs that scene.

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