Posts Tagged ‘kurt vonnegut’
There are six seasons. Not four.
Kurt Vonnegut proposed a restructuring of the seasons that I like a lot. January and February: WinterMarch and April: UnlockingMay and June: SpringJuly and August: SummerSeptember and October: FallNovember and December: Locking Vonnegut argued that March and April never really exemplify spring. It’s still cold. The grass is brown. Trees aren’t yet budding, and winter…
Read MoreBased upon his 8 tips for writing short stories, I think Vonnegut would’ve made a great storyteller.
If asked to choose a favorite author (which is a ridiculous exercise), I always say Kurt Vonnegut. He was a genius. A rule breaker. A curmudgeon of the highest order. I cried on the day he died. I recently stumbled upon a list of Vonnegut’s eight tips for writing short stories, and after reading them,…
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